Fire Man

"Evil! Remember my name, for I am Fire Man! My flame o' justice will have its revenge on you!"

- Fire Man

Fire Man (ファイヤーマン) is a Robot Master from the original Mega Man series. He was built by Dr. Light to work in an incinerator at a waste management facility and is able to wield flames that can reach 7000-8000 degrees. Fire Man can melt or burn through almost anything with his Special Weapon, the Fire Storm, whose weapon system excellently combines offense and defense. Fire Man's and Bomb Man's development began at the same time, and despite being warned by Rock that working with both explosives and fire could be dangerous, Dr. Light went on believing that Ice Man could handle the situation in case anything happened. A few flash fires did occur, but Ice Man ran away saying he doesn't like saunas.

A hot-blooded and charismatic, albeit hot-tempered individual, Fire Man sees himself as something of a hero- obsessed with fire and the ideals of justice, often referring to himself as the "Flame of Justice". He enjoys camping in the summer, but has a particular dislike for rainy days and the cold- particularly from his weakness, the Ice Slasher.

Mega Man
Dr. Wily reprogrammed Fire Man and Dr. Light's other industrial robots to help him conquer the world, appearing as a boss. Mega Man fights against Fire Man and defeats him.

Strategy
Fire Man's only attack is a fire wave which stalls after being shot then promptly blazes forward, leaving a flame on the ground as it crosses Mega Man's vertical position. He will only attack from a specific distance (about 1/2 of screen width) or in counter-attack, which means that if one keeps close enough to him he will keep retreating, changing direction only after reaching a wall, attacking only if hit and allowing the player to calculate his own attacks and subsequent jump dodges. Following this method guarantees a no-damage, as long as one does not get greedy near walls.

Mega Man Powered Up
As a remake of the first game, Fire Man appears as a boss, but he becomes a playable character if he is defeated by Mega Man using only the Mega Buster. He can use his Fire Storm whenever he wants, but if he runs into water, he will lose the ability to launch waves of fire (though he will still be able to summon a fiery sphere around him) until he comes back into contact with lava or fire.

Strategy

In Normal and Easy mode, Fire Man works the same as he did in the original game. In hard mode however, he does an extra attack too which he jumps and shoots fire mid-air. To dodge it, you can jump over them with a long jump. Also, the fire he sends won't be extinguished once reaching the wall and will return. When you see it's about time, wait for Fire Man to shoot fire and jump over both of them. His special attack is that he sends fire on the ground toward you. He uses this attack when his health is down by half in Normal and Easy mode. In Hard mode, he can use this at anytime.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Fire Man is one of the four bosses available in the beginning of the game.

Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise
The Boss Card Fire Card (ファイヤーカード) can be used to summon Fire Man, who will incinerate (discard) one of the opponent's cards of the player's choice.

Mega Man's Soccer
Fire Man is a balanced player. In the Capcom Championship mode, a team formed by eight Fire Men in one of the eight team bosses. One Fire Man joins Mega Man's team after his defeat.

In Tournament mode, his team consists of three Fire Men, Ice Man, Bomb Man, Air Man, Gemini Man and Top Man. In League mode, his team contains three Fire Men, two Bomb Men, two Flash Men and Enker.

Super Adventure Rockman
If Mega Man is defeated by Crash Man, Fire Man will appear to save him, giving the player the chance to fight against Crash Man again.

Chokkan! Rockman
In the mini-game Isoge! Rousoku Ignition (急げ！ろうそくイグニッション), Fire Man skies down a "Rockman 20th Anniversary" cake while lighting candles to gain more time and taking strawberries for extra points.

Rockman ×over
Fire Man is one of the four bosses from World 3. He also appears in Battle Memory.

Rockman Strategy
Fire Man is a recurring enemy in this game, first appearing during the Opening Stage in Japan along with Cut Man. He also appears in Sagitarius' Magma Inferno stage in Northwest Africa with Burst Man, and can become a member of the player's party.

Other appearances

 * Fire Man appears in Mega Man 3's ending.
 * Fire Man appears in a CD data in Mega Man & Bass.
 * The loading screen from the first Mega Man game in Mega Man: Anniversary Collection shows Fire Man and Guts Man.
 * Fire Man is an opponent in Rockman The Puzzle Battle.
 * Fire Man is the main enemy from Rockman Panic Fire.

Mega Man & Bass CD data


Rockman Complete Works data
やく８０００どの火をあやつる、はいきぶつしょりロボット. ファイヤーストームはよけにくいので、弱点武器で攻撃しよう

Stage enemies
Enemies in Fire Man's stage:
 * Killer Bullet
 * Screw Bomber
 * Spine
 * Tackle Fire

Enemies in the Game Boy version of Fire Man's stage:
 * Screw Bomber
 * Sniper Joe
 * Hothead (With Tackle Fire)
 * Octopus Battery
 * Blader

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Fire Man will receive from each special weapon from the original Mega Man.

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
Fire Man makes an appearance in the intro to the Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon, as well as an appearance in the first episode. He had no lines and was taken out near effortlessly by Roll's vacuum. He did not appear in the series again. He strongly resembled his game counterpart, but his armor had a very muscular appearance and his joints were red, and he had flames painted on his arms.

Captain N: The Game Master
Fire Man appeared along with the rest of the Robot Masters from the first Mega Man game in the fifth episode. He looked nothing like his game counterpart aside from flamethrower arms and a flame on his head.

Other appearances
Fire Man appears in Mega Man Megamix, Mega Man Gigamix, Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin, Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu, and Rock'n Game Boy.

Trivia

 * Fire Man's weakness is rare, since he is a fire-type robot weak against an ice weapon; only two other bosses, a fellow Robot Master and a Maverick share this type of weakness. Most other fire-elemental bosses in the Mega Man and Mega Man X series are otherwise weak to wind or water-elemental weapons.


 * Originally, Fire Man could melt ice, making players argue that Ice Man should be weak against Fire Man's weapon. Others argue that, after the ice melts, it turns to water, which in turn can put out Fire Man's flames, rendering him vulnerable. This might explain why the Ice Slasher is Fire Man's weakness.


 * Fire Man is the only Robot Master from Mega Man to have the same weakness in all of the games he appears in.


 * Fire Man is the first Robot Master in the original Mega Man series to not have any hands.
 * In Mega Man Megamix however, Fire Man can turn his cannons into hands, like Mega Man (see Gallery above).


 * Fire Man is also the first Robot Master ever to have at least one arm cannon.


 * Fire Man's head appears to have been designed to be like a torch, and to an extent also resembles a stereotypical knight's helmet.


 * In Rockman Strategy, Fire Man's name was mistakenly switched with that of Flame Man during the translation to English.


 * Fire Man is perhaps the least utilized member of the original six Robot Master bosses from the original Mega Man game, notably being absent from Mega Man: The Power Battle. Additionally, he appeared with less frequency than any of the other Robot Masters in the first fifty or so issues of the Archie Comic, and never unaccompanied by his fellows except during his battle with Mega Man.


 * Fire Man is also the first Robot Master ever to not have a visible mouth however in Mega Man Megamix he can open his face plate.


 * Fire Man has blue eyes, but he is portrayed with red eyes in Mega Man Powered Up and the Ruby-Spears cartoon.