SearchMan.EXE

SearchMan.EXE is Raika's NetNavi, and his design is heavily based upon the clothes of a soldier, with the camouflage and all, and is good with long range attacks. He's a rather serious person who follows orders amazingly well, but this doesn't stop him (usually) from disobeying them when his friends are in danger. He first appears in the Red Sun Tournament from MegaMan Battle Network 4, and later joins Team ProtoMan in MegaMan Battle Network 5.

His first appearance in the anime is in episode 12 of MegaMan NT Warrior Axess, where he has the mission to protect programs from ShadowMan.

In Battle Network 5
In MegaMan Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan, SearchMan is imitated by a fake SearchMan to trick MegaMan into believing that SearchMan is attempting to destroy Gargcastle, while another Navi imitates MegaMan to convince SearchMan of the same. They meet deep inside Gargcastle, and SearchMan is beaten, upon which the fakes reveal themselves. Both SearchMan and MegaMan forgive each other, team up, and destroy the fake Navi's.

SearchMan can be used in Battle Network 5, and has a special liberation ability known as "PanelSearch". This allows him to search six panels outward in whatever direction he is looking, and if a trap is located, he will commence a virus battle. Liberating the viruses means that the traps are removed, leaving the Item Panels alone. In battle, SearchMan can use the Search Satellite, which has a cross hair move up and down the enemy ranks, and a laser is fired when the player presses "A". The laser damages whataver it hits, and does a little damage to anything in the same column or rank within one square of the laser. His charge shot is the use of the Arm Mounted Rifle which shoots three charged shots at his enemy regardless of his location and theirs.

In the DS version of the game (MegaMan Battle Network 5: Double Team DS), if the player is using Team Colonel's storyline and has NumberMan and a TP chip, NumberMan can be swapped out in the battle for SearchMan.

Search Soul
By sacrificing a Search Chip in Battle Network 5, and a Hide Chip in Battle Network 4, MegaMan can take control of the Search Soul, which gives him SearchMan's rifle. MegaMan cannot move while firing the rifle. He is also given the special effect of shuffling for chips. In the custom window, a special button will be on the bottom of the selection screen which says "shuffle". By clicking it (up to three times), MegaMan can shuffle through his folder at random for 5 more chips than what he was given.

By sacrificing the DarkCircle chip, MegaMan gains a red armor and retains the shuffle ability, but loses the Search Rifle in favor of the darkchip as a charge attack. This allows MegaMan to pelt 7 out of the 9 panels on the enemy ranks with powerful bullets. It only lasts one turn.

Trivia

 * While the original Search Man was comical and ridiculous, SearchMan as a Navi is the exact opposite, being strict, loyal to his NetOp, and has never made a fool of himself on the show (He's the only main character to not have done so).
 * It's ironic that SearchMan's first enemy in the anime was ShadowMan for the most part, as they are on opposing teams in BN5.