Banner

Banner (バーナー) is a character from the Mega Man Legends series. He is Roll Caskett's lost father and Matilda's husband. Banner and Matilda are both Diggers that went on an expedition to Forbidden Island 10 years before Mega Man Legends 2. Banner designed a Dropship that he thinks can land on the island safely, but the two disappeared.

Mega Man Legends 2
Banner is mentioned through the game as Roll and MegaMan search for clues about Roll's parents. He is first mentioned in Yosyonke City when the player meets Joe. Roll and MegaMan assume that Joe has met Banner as Joe has created a Dropship just like the one Banner once created, but since Joe lost his memory 10 years ago, he's unable to tell them anything from before he appeared in Yosyonke.

Banner is only seen in an old photo of him with a young Matilda holding a baby Roll. Two copies of the photo appear, the first with Barrell Caskett in the game's prologue, and the second being held by Joe.

Trivia

 * It's believed among part of the fanbase that Joe is in fact Banner. Some facts seem to support this theory, but there is no official word from Capcom about it and there can be other explanations about them. The facts are the following:
 * Joe appeared in Yosyonke City having lost his memory in some accident 10 years ago, which is the time Banner had been disappeared.
 * Joe has a photo of Roll's family.
 * Joe is creating a Dropship identical to the one Banner created, wanting to use it to enter Forbidden Island as he feels that he lost something very important there.