Beat

Beat (ビート) is a robotic bird built by Dr. Cossack for Mega Man as a gift for saving his daughter Kalinka. He serves a support role by either attacking enemies or protecting Mega Man, depending on the game.

Functions

 * In Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6 and Mega Man IV he attacks enemies that appear in the path (he can't attack bosses in Mega Man 6). The player needs to find Plates to obtain him.


 * In Mega Man 7, Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10, Beat will appear when Mega Man falls into a pit and pull him for a while. The player must move to a safe area before Beat releases Mega man, as he can't hold his weight for much time. Unlike most games, where he uses weapon energy, the item can be used only 4 times and must be refilled in the shop after usage.
 * In Mega Man 7 the item is called Beat's Whistle. Mega Man must save Beat in a area hidden in the part with bees in Slash Man's stage (The Scorch Wheel can burn the trees to reveal the area) to be able to use him. He receives 4 Beat's Whistles after this and can buy more later in the shop.
 * In Mega Man 9 and 10, the item is called Beat Call (ビートコール), and is available in the shop from the beginning by spending 50 screws in Mega Man 9. In Mega Man 10, one Beat Call costs 20 screws when playing with Mega Man and 30 screws with Proto Man.


 * In Mega Man 8 he helps out in the sections Mega Man uses the Rush Jet. He can damage enemies that fly into him and dashes forward when Mega Man fires a charged shot.


 * In Mega Man & Bass he creates a shield to protect Mega Man. He also protects Proto Man and Duo in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.


 * In the fighting games Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Beat takes the form of a small plane for a short time in the special attack Beat Plane (ビートプレーン) used by Mega Man and Roll. He also combines with Rush, Eddie, and Mega Man/Roll in the special attack Hyper Mega Man/Hyper Roll to create a huge version of the player that shoots a wide beam across the entire screen with energy duplicates of Beat, Rush, and Eddie.

MegaMan Battle Network series
Beat's counterpart in the MegaMan Battle Network series is a Navi Customizer program that appear once per battle in multiplayer NetBattles to take one of the opponent's Mega/Giga chips to the player use.

Mega Man & Bass CD data
A bird-type robot that Dr. Cossack has presented to Megaman. He can grab and carry Megaman.

"Go on a diet, Megaman."

Good point: Speed & power

Bad point: Wanderlust

Like: Flying

Dislike: Heavy cargo 

Trivia

 * His saying ("Go on a diet, Megaman.") and his dislike (heavy cargo) may have something to do with his funny expression when he rescues Mega Man from a pit but is ridden for too long.
 * Beat would appear in Mega Man: The Power Battle, but was removed from the game before the release. However, his sprites remained in the game data as he makes an appearance as a support unit in the sequel.
 * In the ending of Mega Man 9, he sees Hornet Man watering a flower garden.
 * The upside of his head resembles Mega Man's helmet.