World Three

World Three (ワールドスリー) is a NetCrime organization created by Dr. Wily in the Mega Man Battle Network series of video games and MegaMan NT Warrior anime and manga. The name World Three is a nod to the acronym for the World Wide Web.

First iteration
The first iteration of the WWW was formed by Dr. Wily in the first Mega Man Battle Network to take over both the real world and Cyberworld, and breed terror into society. Its members consisted of Mr. Match/FireMan.EXE, Mr. Higsby/NumberMan.EXE, Ms. Madd/ColorMan.EXE, Count Zap/ElecMan.EXE, Yahoot/MagicMan.EXE, the Solo NetNavis BombMan.EXE and StoneMan.EXE, and, behind the shadows, the Professor. Ms. Yuri was a former member, and Mr. Higsby would also see the errors in his ways thanks to Lan and Ms. Mari and open a battle chip shop, reforming and becoming a valuable ally to Lan during the course of the series.

The WWW’s goal was to collect the four elemental super programs to create the Life Virus and hack into vulnerable missile satellites around the world to delete the net society and plunge the world into chaos as revenge against Wily’s old colleague Tadashi Hikari. His plans would be foiled by Tadashi’s grandson, Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE, however, and Wily goes into hiding while most of the other members of the WWW are arrested.

Second iteration
A month later, the Professor would start a new WWW with the solo NetNavis StarMan.EXE, SwordMan.EXE, GravityMan.EXE, and PharaohMan.EXE, Dusk/ShadowMan.EXE, as well as the mysterious Zero.EXE. The Professor’s goal was to resurrect the Life Virus and spread Zero’s Virus through a fake vaccine distributed by StarMan, gathering funds from the profit the vaccine provided.

However, he is stopped when Zero is cleansed of his virus and becomes a true NetNavi, and Lan and MegaMan defeat the Life Virus R.

Temporary WWW
After Gosepl’s attack, Lan and MegaMan stumble upon a secret area in the farthest reaches of the Undernet where they find a temporary base for the soon-to-be revived WWW, guarded by PharaohMan, NapalmMan.EXE, and the WWW’s temporary leader PlanetMan.EXE. Despite defeating the Navis and bringing the base down, their efforts would be for naught as Dr. Wily and his WWW would return soon after.

Third iteration
The third iteration of the WWW consisted of Dr. Wily, Rei Saiko/FlashMan.EXE, Takeo Inukai/BeastMan.EXE, Mr. Match/FlameMan.EXE, Noboru Sunayama/DesertMan.EXE, Anetta/PlantMan.EXE the Solo NetNavis BubbleMan.EXE and DrillMan.EXE, as well as Bass.EXE, who was tricked by Dr. Wily into aiding him. Wily’s plan was to claim the Tetra Codes, a set of four codes that would allow Wily to access Alpha, a prototype form of the internet that had gone haywire years before, and use it to dismantle the cyberworld. It is revealed that Wily was behind the Gospel incident, taking advantage of Gospel’s leader, Sean Obihiro, to create the perfect clone of Bass to break the protection over Alpha, however, Wily mages to recruit the real Bass, and Alpha is revived. Wily and Bass are absorbed however, and a synchronized Lan and MegaMan fight Alpha. Despite winning, Hub, Lan’s twin brother who lived on as MegaMan, sacrificed himself to allow Lan to escape the network. Wily, the WWW members, as well as MegaMan’s data, are retrieved from the wreckage of the WWW base, while Bass is saved by the Gospel Bug Beast and hides in the Secret Area.

Fourth iteration
The WWW was revived one final time at the series' end, with Wily's goal being destruction of both worlds with the aid of giant Copybot (Copyroid) versions of the Cybeasts (Cyber Beasts), Gregar (Glaga) and Falzar (Falzer). Members of the WWW in this game were divided into two factions later in the game: one loyal to Lord Wily (Baryl and Joe Mach), and the other opposed to how Baryl led the organization, wanting to gain the Cybeasts for their own criminal purposes. The latter faction was funded by Mayor Cain, who was somehow linked to the Cybeasts' incident.

Anime
In the anime, WWW serves a similar purpose to its game counterpart, breeding terror and chaos throughout society via the net whilst searching for the "Ultimate NetNavi," later revealed to be PharaohMan. Unlike the events of the game, the original WWW members, and even Wily himself, align themselves with the protagonists instead of starting anew in the end.

In Rockman.EXE Stream, however, WWW is revived by Tesla Magnus (Tesla Magnets) as Neo WWW. The original and newer groups often come into conflict with one another due to tensions over which is more powerful. Dark MegaMan (Dark Rockman) and his Darkloid servants would take over after Neo WWW's last scheme, with the memories of its lower-ranking members erased.

Mega Man Battle Network

 * Dr. Wily - Leader
 * Mr. Match (Kenichi Hino) - His NetNavi is FireMan who he uses to commit arson.
 * Ms. Madd (Madoi Iroaya) - Her NetNavi is ColorMan who she used to cause malfunctions.
 * Count Zap (Count Elec) - His NetNavi is ElecMan who he used to hack into the city's power plant.
 * Yahoot (Mahajarama) - Dr. Wily's right-hand man. His NetNavi is MagicMan
 * Mr. Higsby (Yamitaro Higure) - A former member of WWW. His NetNavi is NumberMan
 * Dr. Froid - Dr. Froid was blackmailed into aiding WWW by freezing the water system. His NetNavi is IceMan.
 * StoneMan - A Solo NetNavi that works for Dr. Wily.
 * BombMan - A Solo NetNavi that works for Dr. Wily.

Mega Man Battle Network 2

 * PlanetMan - Temporary leader
 * NapalmMan
 * PharaohMan

Mega Man Battle Network 3

 * Dr. Wily - Leader
 * Mr. Match - Mr. Match now uses the NetNavi FlameMan.
 * Anetta - An ecoterrorist who was tricked into participating. Her NetNavi is PlantMan.
 * Takeo Inukai - A zookeeper. His NetNavi is BeastMan.
 * Rei Saiko - His NetNavi is FlashMan.
 * Noboru Sunayama - A television producer of DNN. His NetNavi is DesertMan.
 * BubbleMan - A Solo NetNavi who is DrillMan's "cousin."
 * DrillMan - A Solo NetNavi who is BubbleMan's "cousin."
 * Bass - He was tricked into participating.

Mega Man Battle Network 6

 * Dr. Wily - Leader
 * Mayor Cain - The Mayor of Cyber City who is the benefactor of World III. Leader of the Split Faction.
 * Baryl (Barrel) - His NetNavi is Colonel.
 * Joe Mach - The teacher of Central Town School. His NetNavi is BlastMan.
 * Blackbeard (Captain Kurohige) - An animal trainer. His NetNavi is DiveMan.
 * Vic (Tsuyuharu Nyuudo) - His NetNavi is ElementMan.
 * Prosecutor Ito (Satoru Roppou) - A court prosecutor. His NetNavi is JudgeMan.
 * Yuika (Chirol) - Her NetNavi is CircusMan.

Mega Man Network Transmission

 * Professor - He was the acting leader of WWW at the time when Dr. Wily was in hiding.
 * StarMan
 * GravityMan
 * SwordMan
 * Zero
 * Dusk / Mr. Dark - He was hired by the Professor to work for WWW. His NetNavi is ShadowMan.

WWW (anime)

 * Mr. Wily - Leader
 * Mr. Match - His NetNavi is TorchMan and later HeatMan.
 * Count (Jack) Zap - His NetNavi is ElecMan.
 * Maddy - Her NetNavi is WackoMan.
 * Yahoot - His NetNavi is MagicMan
 * StoneMan
 * BlasterMan

Neo WWW (anime-exclusive)

 * Tesla Magnus - The leader of Neo WWW and the daughter of Gauss Magnus. Her NetNavi is MagnetMan.
 * Takeo Inukai - A former animal trainer. His NetNavi is Asteroid BeastMan.
 * Noboru Sunayama - His NetNavi is Asteroid DesertMan.
 * Rei Saiko - His NetNavi is Asteroid FlashMan.
 * Viddy Narcy (Narcy Hide) - His NetNavi is Asteroid VideoMan.
 * Professor - His NetNavi is Zero.

Base of Operations

 * WWW Research Facility
 * Castle Wily
 * Expo Pavilion