Drill Man

Drill Man (ドリルマン) was created by Dr. Cossack for underground construction and mining until he was reprogrammed to be a combat robot by Dr. Wily in Mega Man 4. His main weapon, the Drill Bomb, is intended to pierce dense objects and explode, causing as much damage to the object as possible. Like Crash Man and Spark Man, Drill Man has no hands. Instead, he has two powerful, all purpose drills made for grinding through solid rock and dirt, which he incorporates into his attacking strategy, primarily involving drilling into the ground, digging underground (out of the player's sight), before jumping out to attack from below, sometimes also bringing his Drill Bombs into play whilst on the surface.

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A digger robot for a construction site. He has been given an award for finding a gold mine.

"Oops, I damaged the gas pipe..."

Good point: Industrious

Bad point: Haphazard

Like: A rush job

Dislike: Calculations 

Stage enemies
Enemies in Drill Man's stage in Mega Man 4 (NES).
 * Boulder
 * Battonton
 * Bug Copter
 * Helipon
 * Jumbig
 * Metall EX
 * Mono-Roader
 * Pakatto 24

Enemies in Drill Man's stage in Mega Man III (Game Boy).
 * Boulder
 * Battonton
 * Count Bomb
 * Hammer Joe
 * Helipon
 * Jumbig
 * Metall EX (jump type)
 * Pakatto 24
 * Shield Attacker

Other media
Drill Man appeared in the episodes The Big Shake, Showdown At Red Gulch and Master of Disaster from the Mega Man animated series. He also had a action figure.

Drill Man also appeared in the manga Mega Man Megamix, Rockman 4 and Rockman 4Koma Great March.

Trivia

 * Contrary to popular belief, Drill Man isn't an upgrade of Crash Man, because Crash Man was a bombing robot, and Drill Man was built purely for mining purposes. They also had different creators. However, both robots do have drill-like hands, as well as a green orb on their chest. Their similar overall design means that Drill Man's design was likely inspired by Crash Man's. Of note, when Crash Man's name and appearance was being decided, Drill Man was one of the names suggested.


 * Ground Man was originally called Drill Man by his designer, Iwamoto Yoshihiro, but his name was changed because there was already a Drill Man.


 * Drill Man's weakness, Dive Missile, takes away 3 bars of his energy in Mega Man 4. With the exception of Pharaoh Man, the rest of the Robot Masters in Mega Man 4's weaknesses do 4 bars of damage.