Air Man

Airman (エアーマン), resp. AirMan and also spelled Air Man, is a Robot Master created by Dr. Wily specially for combat. Airman has his face in his torso instead of a head, a design said to be intimidating. Airman can generate powerful winds with the propeller in his torso to pull or push enemies, and can attack with small tornadoes with his Air Shooter. Airman dislikes Fall season because the leaves get stuck in his fan, the reason he is weak to Leaf Shield.

Mega Man 2
Airman creates six tornadoes and blows them in Mega Man's with his propeller to damage him. After doing this three times, he will jump to the other side of the screen and repeat the attack. Airman is very weak to the Leaf Shield, as it clogs up his propeller with leaves. But, if the Leaf Shield touches a tornado it will be destroyed, so shots must be timed carefully. Mega Man obtains the Air Shooter and Item-2 by defeating him.

Mega Man 3 (Doc Robot)
The first Doc Robot from Needle Man's stage uses the same strategy from Mega Man 2. This Doc Robot is weak against the Magnet Missile and Spark Shock. Also, Mega Man can slide in this game, making it easier to avoid some tornadoes.

Mega Man II
Airman's strategy is the same as in Mega Man 2, except he shoots four tornadoes instead of six. Mega Man can slide to avoid some tornadoes.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Airman uses his Air Shooter to create five tornadoes, and blows them in the direction of the player. He also pushes or pulls Mega Man away using only wind, with a DeluPipi coming to attack sometimes while pushing. After losing half of his energy, he will switch to Hypermode, which gives him new attacks. He can now jump to the center of the screen and use his propeller to suck junk to him, using it as a shield similar to the Junk Shield, and them blow the junk away. He will also use a typhoon attack. Airman is weak to the Super Arm in this game, as the fragments from the broken blocks clog up his propeller.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters data
Dr. Light: Airman controls the wind. Be careful not to be blown away. Attack Airman's propeller with a huge weapon.

Rockman Complete Works data
おなかに強力なプロペラをないぞうした、どくとくなデザインのロボット.

あるていどのダメージはかくごしてれんしゃ攻撃だ.

Translation: In his belly, a strong propeller was installed, he is a robot with peculiar design. To some extent he causes rapid fire damage.

Rockman Battle & Fighters data
のちに「エアーマンタイプ」といわれることばをうんだどくとくのデザインのロボット. かんぜんなひとがたよりもたいせんしゃにきょうふをあたえる. とくしゅぶきはエアーシューターじゃ.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Airman's stage from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II.
 * Air Tikki (with Gremlins)
 * Fan Fiend
 * Lightning Lord
 * Pipi
 * Scworm

Wily and Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise
Airman's card blows the selected player away to where it was last turn.

Damage Data Chart
Amount of damage in units that Airman receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 2.

Mega Man
Airman appears in episode 7 of Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, where his appearance was drastically altered from his video game counterpart. This Airman's armor was a powder blue instead of the darker shade of blue in Mega Man 2. He is also taller, and in one scene, he appeared to be taller than Guts Man. The most notorious change was that Airman now had a head and red eyes. In the game, Airman was basically a torso with eyes and a big fan in the middle with arms and legs. It should also be noted that he and Ice Man do NOT get along very well.



Captain N: The Game Master
Airman appears in episode 20 of Captain N: The Game Master, where he and other robots from Mega Man 2 plays soccer against the main character. In this cartoon, Airman suffers drastic alterations. He is white instead of blue, and has propellers in both arms instead of his torso.

Mega Man Megamix
In the manga Mega Man Megamix, Airman's blaster is on his right arm instead of the left, and he has large shoulders similar to the animated series and a larger back. He appears in the story "Orders to Destroy R", where he and Flash Man, along with several of Airman's minions, attack Mega Man in the city. After Flash Man's defeat, the other Light robots appear and help Mega Man fight against Airman, defeating all of his minions; but other Wily robots arrive to aid him. When Dr. Wily's plan fails, Airman retreats with the other robots.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Airman makes an appearance in the eleventh issue of the Archie Comics. Mega Man first attempts to use Atomic Fire on him, but he is able to nullify with a burst of wind and knock Mega Man down with the Air Shooter. As he closes in, Mega Man destroys him with Leaf Shield. During the fight, Airman twice insists Mega Man can't defeat him, acting as a nod to the Internet meme Airman ga Taosenai.

Airman and Wily's other Robot Masters were reconstructed by Ra Moon in the Lanfront Ruins. Airman questions why Wily is wasting time with exploring Lanfront Ruins instead of rebuilding his lab and building a robot army, though Wily assures him that they can afford more prep time.

Trivia

 * Airman and Wind Man are rivals.


 * One of Airman's minions, Matasaburo, was based on him.


 * Airman was set to appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.


 * Wave Man from the PC version of Mega Man 3 is almost directly based off Airman.


 * Airman's fan blades are bright blue in his artwork, but due to the color limitations of the the NES, they are yellow in his Mega Man 2 sprite.


 * If Mega Man is standing on Item-1 during the battle with Airman in the NES version of Mega Man 2, he will not blow his tornadoes.


 * If Mega Man is hit with an Air Shooter, while standing on Item-1 right against the boss gate, a glitch will occur transporting Mega Man to a glitchy location where the layout becomes similar to Wily Stage 2, but the level can no longer be cleared, forcing the player to reset the game.