Elec Man

"Do your worst, but I find it hard to believe that such a low-voltage robot like you can defeat me."

- Elec Man

Elec Man (エレキマン) is a Robot Master from the classic Mega Man series. He was built by Dr. Light to control electrical operations. Elec Man manages nuclear power plants and is capable of generating electricity. He can expel over 500,000 volts from his fingertips. Elec Man is very fast and his powerful Thunder Beam can destroy Mega Man in three hits. This was changed in later titles, but his speed and attacking power, along with new lightning-based attacks, still make him a force to be reckoned with, and is still one of the most feared opponents in the original game.

Elec Man becomes a playable character in Mega Man Powered Up if he's beaten using only the Mega Buster. In that same game, his personality gets a serious makeover since Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, as he is now very calm and noble, albeit arrogant and somewhat overdramatic. At the time of his creation, Elec Man was often hailed as Dr. Light's greatest creation and boasts superhuman calculation speed and razor-sharp judgment, as well as a physical agility that would not be matched for some time. He is very conceited and egotistical, but is otherwise very responsible and competent.

Mega Man
Elec Man is a very hard Robot Master to beat. He runs around the room, often stopping to shoot a single Thunder Beam, and less often shooting one when jumping. The Thunder Beam is very dangerous, as it cuts the player's HP for about a third of his max HP. However, it can be avoided if jumped over it with good timing. His weakness is the Rolling Cutter, which takes him out in three shots, however it is a close range weapon and should be careful when battling him with it.

Mega Man Powered Up
He inherits the same attacks in this game, but in Normal and Hard modes, he gains a new attack: the Thunder Bolt, consisting of a lightning striking the screen, trying to hit Mega Man where he is standing. This is avoided by fastly moving out of the way. If playing against him with New Mega Man, his weakness is now Oil Slider, but it may damage Mega Man by contact damage if he is sliding. He is defeated with fourteen blobs, but five tackles if Mega Man is on the slider.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters data
Dr. Light: Elec Man's thunder laser is long and powerful. Distance is the key! Use an electric-proof weapon to stop him!

Rockman Battle & Fighters data
げんしりょくエネルギーのでんあつせいぎょさぎょうをしていたロボットじゃ. するどいはんだんりょくとすばやいうごきで、すさまじいこうげきをしてくる. とうじワシがかいはつしたロボットのなかでも、もっともゆうしゅうじゃぞ. とくしゅぶきは、サンダービームじゃ.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Elec Man's stage: Enemies in Elec Man's (Game Boy) stage:
 * Big Eye
 * Blader
 * Spine
 * Watcher
 * Flea
 * Big Eye
 * Lightning Lord
 * Met
 * Octopus Battery

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

As a Boss
Elec Man: Well done... but you say good bye here. I might even tell you more about me after I win.

Mega Man: I don't have any reason to fight you, Elec Man! Come on, let's go home...

Elec Man: You'll never blast through my heart with that kind of attitude. It's really too bad, but I'm going to finish you at lightning speed... 

Other media
Elec Man appeared in episodes 1, 17, 18 and 24 from Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, where he is much weaker than his video game counterpart (often being defeated by Roll's vacuum arm) and has a brief appearance in the third episode of Mega Man: Upon a Star. He has also appeared in several manga series, such as Mega Man Megamix, Rockman, Rockman World, Rockman: Blues' Resurrection and Rockman 4Koma Great March. He also plays a role in the Archie Comics Mega Man series.

Trivia

 * Elec Man has a cameo appearance in Mega Man 10 as data of the Weapons Archive.


 * Elec Man is Keiji Inafune's favorite Robot Master from the first game, because he was the first robot he ever designed.


 * Elec Man is incorrectly called "Electric Man" in the instruction manual from Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge.


 * Elec Man is one of the few Robot Masters in the series with the distinction of having the same color and thickness of forearms as the upper arms.


 * In Mega Man Megamix, Elec Man is one of the two most prominently featured robot masters from the original game, along with Cut Man. Acting as the "big brother" of the Light family, he has a very no-nonsense serious personality, though he is shown to have moments of childishness in secret. Throughout the manga, he is slashed in the chest twice. First by Mega Man in "The Birth of Mega Man" with a Rolling Cutter, and again by Quick Man's Quick Boomerang sword in "R Destruction Order".
 * In Mega Man Powered Up, Elec Man has a very confident, theatrical personality, often speaking highly of himself and his skills. In addition to this, many of his poses are references to the traditional Japanese genre of tokusatsu, also known in North America as Power Rangers.


 * Elec Man shouts "Thunder Bolt!" in Mega Man Powered Up just before unleashing his special attack. However, his special attack is more similar to the Lightning Bolt. To make it even more confusing his Thunder Beam looks more like a Thunder Bolt in Powered Up.


 * Elec Man's level theme sounds very similar to "Faithfully" by Journey.


 * In Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters Elec Man uses an attack he calls Force Field which is similar to the Force Field weapon Mega Man gets off Volt Man in Mega Man 3 for the PC.
 * Interestingly, Elec Man can be defeated easily with no damage simply by shooting him in his underarms with correct timing. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FMCwvh60tM&feature=related.