Stone Man

Stone Man (ストーンマン) is a strong Robot Master that was built by Doctor Albert Wily to look like and be as tough as a bunch of bricks. He also bears a striking resemblance to his friend Guts Man. Coincidently, both robots are strong and attack with rocks, and both are weak to an explosive weapon in the first game they appeared.

In Mega Man 5, Wily ordered him to occupy a high mountain to help Gyro Man take over a hanging garden. Despite his weight, he can jump quite high. However, if he jumps too high or is hit by a strong attack, the impact will make his body break apart, but he is able to reconstruct himself back to his normal form. His weapon, the Power Stone, makes heavy stones circle around him, bashing anything in their path with immense force. In Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters the Power Stone makes a big, forward crawling stone hand. He's also able to create a wall of bricks to protect himself from incoming attacks and can throw stone pillars at his foes. His weakness is the Napalm Bomb, as it can shatter his external chassis before he can reassemble himself.

Mega Man 5
Stone Man attacks by using Power Stone. Although this rarely occurs, if Mega Man gets hit, he will take heavy damage from it, however, it is easy to avoid. He also tries to jump on Mega Man to crush him, sometimes jumping up high and breaking to pieces on impact with the sheer force, before quickly rebuilding himself. The high jump can be easily avoided by sliding to the side Mega Man has more space, then shooting at him. Stone Man is weak to Napalm Bomb, but it can be difficult to hit him with it as it does not explode against him when he is disassembled and its trajectory can be a bit unpredictable—it is recommended to fire it as soon as he has finished reconstructing himself. To do this, one must be virtually on top of Stone Man in order to guarantee a hit (he does not deal contact damage when he is disassembled). However, seven hits from Napalm Bomb is all it takes to defeat Stone Man.

Rockman Strategy
Stone Man joins Burst Man and Bubble Man in battling Mega Man's party on the broken bridge level. Later, he serves as Astro Man's partner and Aquarius' bodyguard on the Meteorite Surface in Africa.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters data
Dr. Light: You have no choice but to avoid the Power Stone. Time your jump! He is weak against unexpected attacks. Sound for example...

Rockman Battle & Fighters data
くうちゅうていえんをこうりゃくするためそのあしばとなるたかいやまをかくほするためにつくられたロボットじゃ. どのこうげきもきょうりょくで、とくにいわをふりまわすジャイアントスウィングからのこうげきはあたると、ちめいてきじゃぞ. とくしゅぶきは、パワーストーンじゃ.

Translation (approximate): A robot made to ensure well scaffolding high mountains in order to capture a hanging garden. Has powerful attacks, specially the rock-wielding giant swing attack that if hit, can be fatal. Special weapon is Power Stone.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Stone Man's stage in Mega Man 5:
 * Hirarian 427
 * Lyric
 * Metall Mommy and Baby Metall
 * Mousubeil
 * Rock Thrown
 * Subeil
 * Tatepakkan
 * Taban

Enemies in Stone Man's stage in Mega Man IV for Game Boy:
 * Kabatoncue
 * Metall Mommy and Baby Metall
 * Rock Thrown
 * Subeil
 * Tatepakkan
 * Taban

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
Stone Man appeared in the episode "The Big Shake" from the Mega Man animated series voiced by Garry Chalk. He has an arm cannon that fires his Power Stone instead of forming them out of his own body like he does in the game. He has no lines (only grunts), although he is one of the more game-design accurate portrayals featured in the show.

Mega Man: Upon a Star
The Mega Man 5 bosses have short appearances fighting against Mega Man or helping Wily in the three episodes from the OVA.

Mega Man Megamix
In the manga, Stone Man appeared in the story "Holiday of Soldiers", where the eight Robot Masters from Mega Man 5 have part-time jobs in an amusement park to obtain money for Dr. Wily. He operates the Ferris wheel.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Stone Man was also featured in the Mega Man comic series from Archie Comics. He made his first appearance during the Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog Worlds Collide crossover as part of large army of Robot Masters. He and Concrete Man battled Knuckles the Echidna, whom they quickly discovered to be as powerful as Guts Man.

Other appearances
Stone Man also appeared in the manga Rockman 5 and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.