Zoano DarkMan.EXE

Zoano DarkMan is an antagonist in Rockman.EXE Beast, and is a Zoanoroid in Glaga’s army. He is first seen observing Zoano GutsMan.EXE’s battle at the Ministry of Science and notes that Rockman.EXE is not present. Before Zoano GutsMan can be defeated by Blues.EXE, TomahawkMan.EXE, and the Earth GutsMan.EXE, DarkMan interrupts and points out that Rockman isn’t there and tells Zoano GutsMan he must be hiding somewhere else with Trill.EXE. Iris, who the trap had been set for, appears, and DarkMan fires a Dark Beam at her, which begins tracking her, and he and Zoano GutsMan retreat.

He and Zoano GutsMan arrive at Trill’s true hiding place later that night, having followed Iris to his location, and begins to use Dream Viruses to try to destroy the barrier that protected him. Zoano SnakeMan.EXE of Falzer appears with an army of RoiHawks, having followed DarkMan and GutsMan, and attacks the dome as well. When Dr. Hikari manages to trap SnakeMan and Zoano GutsMan into Block 15 and put their data into stasis, DarkMan confronts the group and tries to take Trill as Blues and SearchMan try to keep him busy, but he opens a Black Wing portal and reforms in front of Rockman and the others and uses a Killer’s Beam, which is reflected by Iris. Rockman, Blues, and SearchMan use the Hyper Burst, Dream Sword, and Mugen Vulcan Program Advances on DarkMan, who is seemingly defeated.

He returns later in a pod containing Copyroids that blasts past the helicopter with Meijin and Makoto Aoki inside, and plugs into a Copyroid. He re-establishes access to Block 15 and frees Zoano GutsMan and SnakeMan. Netto, Enzan, and Laika cross fuse to combat him, but he holds them off and manages to grab Iris. Meijin tosses C.F. SearchMan the Hyper-Magnetron, a weapon that utilizes a fault in the Copyroids, and C.F. Blues and C.F. Rockman keep him busy as C.F. SearchMan fires the Hyper-Magnetron at DarkMan, but DarkMan uses a device that opens the Fossa Ambience and retreats back to Beyondard before he is deleted, taking Iris and Trill, and by accident, Netto, Enzan, Laika, Meiru Sakurai, and Dingo with him.

Back in Beyondard, DarkMan attempts to bring Trill back to Glaga and states he has taken an interest in Iris, however Falzer forms behind him and attacks the two. Glaga appears and attacks Falzer and Iris and DarkMan are caught in the middle, and Iris uses this chance to send Trill away as her and DarkMan are sent hurdling to the ground.

He appears in episode 19, working with Captain Kurohige and Chirol to imprison Iris in Kurohige Castle.

Trivia

 * Zoano DarkMan survived the longest out of all other Zoanoroids, surviving 7 episodes, appearing in 4 of them. Other Zoanoroids were either deleted within the same episode they debuted, or the next episode they appeared in.