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The Blue Bomber has finally joined the Brawl! He comes with a full arsenal of weapons and gadgets, as well as his helpful canine companion, Rush.

Along with the Mega Buster, Mega Man brings many different techniques to the game. He is sure to offer variety!

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NAME: Mega Man
FIRST APPEARANCE: Mega Man (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1987)
SERIES: Mega Man
LOGO: Mega Man's helmet

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Well, now we're getting into the odder character selections! I'm pretty much out of ideas for first-party newcomers (other ideas I just didn't get around to creating), so we're going into the third-party newcomers now.

Mega Man is an excellent choice for a newcomer, and he's one of my two third-party choices for Brawl's remaining third-party slot. The other one will appear in my next Profile. Some of you might already know who it is, so those of you that know, please don't spoil it for anyone.

Anyway, let's get on with Mega Man's moveset!

The only good choice for a Standard Special Move, the Mega Buster is a basic chargeable projectile. Instead of working like the standard charge move (Tap B to charge, tap B again to fire), I made it more traditional, like Mega Man's Mega Buster in his games (Hold B to charge, release to fire). And, of course, Mega Man could move around while charging.

In all honesty, they should have added the option of either Tap Charging or Hold Charging in the Controls update , letting players choose between the two. I find Tap Charging to be rather clumsy, and I'd rather Hold Charge to use Samus's Charge Shot or DK's Giant Punch. Of course, this works both ways, as other players might rather Tap Charge to use Ike's Eruption or King Dedede's Jet Hammer.

Like I've said in the picture, Rush Coil summons Rush to appear and act as a springboard, launching Mega Man to recovery. This is like Sonic's Spring Jump, and can be used by other players if their timing is good.

The Mega Ball is an item-summoning move, giving Mega Man a Mega Ball to use. It deals a moderate amount of damage, and has nice knockback; a fairly even-handed move. The trick is that the Mega Ball gets amazing distance if Mega Man kicks it, along with the ability to ricochet off of walls! Only Mega Man can kick it, though, by pressing Down-B again. The Mega Ball can be thrown and caught by anyone, but only Mega Man can unleash its true potential.

The Weapon Copy is the move which merits the most discussion. Basically, Mega Man could conceiveably work like Kirby, stealing powers from opponents. In the Mega Man games, Mega Man always had to defeat an enemy to get its power, but that wouldn't work in most cases pertaining to Smash Bros. games. Imagine a simple 1-on-1, 1-stock VS match. If Mega Man K.O.'ed his opponent, he would get a weapon, but the match would be over, and he wouldn't be able to use the weapon. Kind of a gyp, right?

Thus, an alteration was needed. When using the Weapon Copy as is, Mega Man dashes forward in a manner similar to Bowser's Koopa Klaw, trying to grab an enemy. If he grabs an enemy, he scans them, copying weapon data. The weapon absorbed isn't a direct copy of an enemy attack, but rather a weapon similar to one of Mega Man's old weapons, but still similar enough to the character copied. As stated in the picture, an example of this would be Mega Man copying Mario, which would give him the Atomic Fire, a chargeable fire-throwing technique quite different from Mario's Fireball.

Kind of a mouthful, there.

The mechanics of the Weapon Copy are much like Kirby's Copying technique. If Mega Man copies an opponent, he steals a power. If one Mega Man (A) copies another Mega Man (B) when Mega Man B doesn't have a Copy Power, Mega Man A retains the Weapon Copy ability. If Mega Man A copies Mega Man B when Mega Man B has a Copy Power, Mega Man A receives the Copy Power, while Mega Man B loses theirs.

Get all that? Go ahead, take a 5-minute break, and, when you feel ready, read the rest of this at your leisure.

Of course, Mario isn't my only Copy Power idea. Here are some more Weapon Copy ideas from characters that already exist.

Samus: since Samus has a Missile that homes in on enemies, I figured that Mega Man could use the Homing Sniper from Mega Man 8 when copying her. Both Samus's and Mega Man's missiles could work the same way.

Ice Climbers: Mega Man has had numerous ice-type weapons over the course of his career. Any one of them could conceivably work, but, for the sake of nostalgia, the Ice Slasher from Mega Man 1 would be best. It would fire an icy bolt forward, possibly freezing whoever it touches.

Pit: since Pit is primarily a bow-wielder, an arrow weapon is only natural. The Super Arrow from Mega Man 5 seems too goofy, so I'd go with the Arrow Shot from Mega Man 8. A normal Buster power-up in that game, the Arrow Shot can fire a single arrow forward to pierce an enemy. When an enemy is hit, the arrow then splits into a stream of arrows that travel in various directions!

Snake: for Snake, something bomb-related is obviously required. I think the Hyper Bomb from Mega Man 1 is a bit too direct, so Mega Man 5's Napalm Bomb is best. It fires a bomb that creates a nicely-sized explosion.

Sensing a pattern here? Obviously, most of these Copy Powers would be projectile-based, but there could be some variations.

Ike: seeing as how Ike has Eruption, a sword-based move that causes a fiery explosion, maybe the Flame Sword from Mega Man 8 would be good. It would work like a normal sword attack, except it would cause opponents to ignite. It might as well be Ike's Copy Power, seeing as how Roy's most likely gone.

Wario: coming up with a Copy Power for Wario was rather difficult, seeing as how Mega Man isn't the type of character to unleash a giant fart cloud. In Mega Man 8, Mega Man can summon Rush to transform into a motorcycle, so the Rush Cycle could be Wario's Copy Power, seeing as how Wario can use a motorcycle. Of course, if Mega Man dismounts the Rush Cycle, it would just dissappear, as the idea of Rush breaking into pieces to be thrown at enemies seems rather morbid to me.

Sonic: I'd go with the Break Dash from the Game Boy version of Mega Man 5. With this, Mega Man can boost forward quickly to strike enemies, much like Sonic.

And, of course, some Copy Powers from a couple of my character ideas.

Alex Roivas: the only thing I could think of would be the classic Thunder Beam from Mega Man 1, since it works sort of like Alex Roivas's Magickal Attack. It could fire forth a beam of electric energy.

Isaac: the Power Stone from Mega Man 5 seems like a good option for Isaac. With this, Mega Man could launch rocks in various directions, sort of like Isaac's Grand Gaia technique.

Mega Man's Final Smash takes a page from Mega Man 7, where he was able to summon Rush to combine and become Super Mega Man. Super Mega Man had the ability to boost with a jet pack, as well as two types of projectiles; normal Buster fire, and the Mega Rocket Fist. The Mega Rocket Fist launches Mega Man's arm to home in on enemies.

Mega Man's Final Smash, the Super Adapter, does just this. He combines with Rush, becoming Super Mega Man. With this, he is able to fly around like Super Sonic, attacking enemies as he goes. He can use the B-button to fire a constant stream of Buster bullets, and he can charge and release the A-button to fire homing Mega Rocket Fists! Two of these fists can be used at once, provided you charge up the move for double the required time. He can also damage people by colliding into them but, unlike Super Sonic, collision damage is minimal, as not to take priority away from the arsenal of fists and bullets.

And, yes, I am aware of Mega Man's "de-confirmation ." I am still willing to retain faith that Mega Man may show up in Brawl, as wholly unlikely as it may seem.

There are other viable, qualified third-party candidates, too, so the news isn't entirely crushing.

Like I said before, the next character update will most likely be my next most-wanted third-party choice, seeing as how I already have the picture drawn and all.

Update: As of today (7/30/09), the text in this profile has been updated with Justified Left alignment, making the text a little cleaner when confined to boxes. Also, some move descriptions have been changed to better fit the new alignment.

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Update (6/11/13): LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE CONFIRMATION!

I was honestly surprised by this, and a little glad that some of the ideas I had actually made it to the actual character (mainly that he uses Rush Coil and weapons from the games). Mega Man using weapons from other games is great, but it's probably implemented less clumsily than the ideas I typed in this description (which is a good thing, I think).

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Other Entries in this Series Include:

Veterans
• Profiles in Smash: Jigglypuff
• Profiles in Smash: Mr. Game & Watch
• Profiles in Smash: Captain Falcon
• Profiles in Smash: Mewtwo
• Profiles in Smash: Luigi

Newcomers
• Profiles in Smash: Waluigi
• Profiles in Smash: Daisy
• Profiles in Smash: Lucario
• Profiles in Smash: Alex Roivas
• Profiles in Smash: Captain Olimar
• Profiles in Smash: Isaac
• Profiles in Smash: Goemon
• Profiles in Smash: Shinra
• Profiles in Smash: Neku

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Super Smash Bros. and all games and terminology are © by Sora Inc.
Mega Man is © by Capcom.
This artwork is an original piece by TriforceJ.

Description
The Blue Bomber has finally joined the Brawl! He comes with a full arsenal of weapons and gadgets, as well as his helpful canine companion, Rush.

Along with the Mega Buster, Mega Man brings many different techniques to the game. He is sure to offer variety!

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NAME: Mega Man
FIRST APPEARANCE: Mega Man (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1987)
SERIES: Mega Man
LOGO: Mega Man's helmet

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Well, now we're getting into the odder character selections! I'm pretty much out of ideas for first-party newcomers (other ideas I just didn't get around to creating), so we're going into the third-party newcomers now.

Mega Man is an excellent choice for a newcomer, and he's one of my two third-party choices for Brawl's remaining third-party slot. The other one will appear in my next Profile. Some of you might already know who it is, so those of you that know, please don't spoil it for anyone.

Anyway, let's get on with Mega Man's moveset!

The only good choice for a Standard Special Move, the Mega Buster is a basic chargeable projectile. Instead of working like the standard charge move (Tap B to charge, tap B again to fire), I made it more traditional, like Mega Man's Mega Buster in his games (Hold B to charge, release to fire). And, of course, Mega Man could move around while charging.

In all honesty, they should have added the option of either Tap Charging or Hold Charging in the Controls update , letting players choose between the two. I find Tap Charging to be rather clumsy, and I'd rather Hold Charge to use Samus's Charge Shot or DK's Giant Punch. Of course, this works both ways, as other players might rather Tap Charge to use Ike's Eruption or King Dedede's Jet Hammer.

Like I've said in the picture, Rush Coil summons Rush to appear and act as a springboard, launching Mega Man to recovery. This is like Sonic's Spring Jump, and can be used by other players if their timing is good.

The Mega Ball is an item-summoning move, giving Mega Man a Mega Ball to use. It deals a moderate amount of damage, and has nice knockback; a fairly even-handed move. The trick is that the Mega Ball gets amazing distance if Mega Man kicks it, along with the ability to ricochet off of walls! Only Mega Man can kick it, though, by pressing Down-B again. The Mega Ball can be thrown and caught by anyone, but only Mega Man can unleash its true potential.

The Weapon Copy is the move which merits the most discussion. Basically, Mega Man could conceiveably work like Kirby, stealing powers from opponents. In the Mega Man games, Mega Man always had to defeat an enemy to get its power, but that wouldn't work in most cases pertaining to Smash Bros. games. Imagine a simple 1-on-1, 1-stock VS match. If Mega Man K.O.'ed his opponent, he would get a weapon, but the match would be over, and he wouldn't be able to use the weapon. Kind of a gyp, right?

Thus, an alteration was needed. When using the Weapon Copy as is, Mega Man dashes forward in a manner similar to Bowser's Koopa Klaw, trying to grab an enemy. If he grabs an enemy, he scans them, copying weapon data. The weapon absorbed isn't a direct copy of an enemy attack, but rather a weapon similar to one of Mega Man's old weapons, but still similar enough to the character copied. As stated in the picture, an example of this would be Mega Man copying Mario, which would give him the Atomic Fire, a chargeable fire-throwing technique quite different from Mario's Fireball.

Kind of a mouthful, there.

The mechanics of the Weapon Copy are much like Kirby's Copying technique. If Mega Man copies an opponent, he steals a power. If one Mega Man (A) copies another Mega Man (B) when Mega Man B doesn't have a Copy Power, Mega Man A retains the Weapon Copy ability. If Mega Man A copies Mega Man B when Mega Man B has a Copy Power, Mega Man A receives the Copy Power, while Mega Man B loses theirs.

Get all that? Go ahead, take a 5-minute break, and, when you feel ready, read the rest of this at your leisure.

Of course, Mario isn't my only Copy Power idea. Here are some more Weapon Copy ideas from characters that already exist.

Samus: since Samus has a Missile that homes in on enemies, I figured that Mega Man could use the Homing Sniper from Mega Man 8 when copying her. Both Samus's and Mega Man's missiles could work the same way.

Ice Climbers: Mega Man has had numerous ice-type weapons over the course of his career. Any one of them could conceivably work, but, for the sake of nostalgia, the Ice Slasher from Mega Man 1 would be best. It would fire an icy bolt forward, possibly freezing whoever it touches.

Pit: since Pit is primarily a bow-wielder, an arrow weapon is only natural. The Super Arrow from Mega Man 5 seems too goofy, so I'd go with the Arrow Shot from Mega Man 8. A normal Buster power-up in that game, the Arrow Shot can fire a single arrow forward to pierce an enemy. When an enemy is hit, the arrow then splits into a stream of arrows that travel in various directions!

Snake: for Snake, something bomb-related is obviously required. I think the Hyper Bomb from Mega Man 1 is a bit too direct, so Mega Man 5's Napalm Bomb is best. It fires a bomb that creates a nicely-sized explosion.

Sensing a pattern here? Obviously, most of these Copy Powers would be projectile-based, but there could be some variations.

Ike: seeing as how Ike has Eruption, a sword-based move that causes a fiery explosion, maybe the Flame Sword from Mega Man 8 would be good. It would work like a normal sword attack, except it would cause opponents to ignite. It might as well be Ike's Copy Power, seeing as how Roy's most likely gone.

Wario: coming up with a Copy Power for Wario was rather difficult, seeing as how Mega Man isn't the type of character to unleash a giant fart cloud. In Mega Man 8, Mega Man can summon Rush to transform into a motorcycle, so the Rush Cycle could be Wario's Copy Power, seeing as how Wario can use a motorcycle. Of course, if Mega Man dismounts the Rush Cycle, it would just dissappear, as the idea of Rush breaking into pieces to be thrown at enemies seems rather morbid to me.

Sonic: I'd go with the Break Dash from the Game Boy version of Mega Man 5. With this, Mega Man can boost forward quickly to strike enemies, much like Sonic.

And, of course, some Copy Powers from a couple of my character ideas.

Alex Roivas: the only thing I could think of would be the classic Thunder Beam from Mega Man 1, since it works sort of like Alex Roivas's Magickal Attack. It could fire forth a beam of electric energy.

Isaac: the Power Stone from Mega Man 5 seems like a good option for Isaac. With this, Mega Man could launch rocks in various directions, sort of like Isaac's Grand Gaia technique.

Mega Man's Final Smash takes a page from Mega Man 7, where he was able to summon Rush to combine and become Super Mega Man. Super Mega Man had the ability to boost with a jet pack, as well as two types of projectiles; normal Buster fire, and the Mega Rocket Fist. The Mega Rocket Fist launches Mega Man's arm to home in on enemies.

Mega Man's Final Smash, the Super Adapter, does just this. He combines with Rush, becoming Super Mega Man. With this, he is able to fly around like Super Sonic, attacking enemies as he goes. He can use the B-button to fire a constant stream of Buster bullets, and he can charge and release the A-button to fire homing Mega Rocket Fists! Two of these fists can be used at once, provided you charge up the move for double the required time. He can also damage people by colliding into them but, unlike Super Sonic, collision damage is minimal, as not to take priority away from the arsenal of fists and bullets.

And, yes, I am aware of Mega Man's "de-confirmation ." I am still willing to retain faith that Mega Man may show up in Brawl, as wholly unlikely as it may seem.

There are other viable, qualified third-party candidates, too, so the news isn't entirely crushing.

Like I said before, the next character update will most likely be my next most-wanted third-party choice, seeing as how I already have the picture drawn and all.

Update: As of today (7/30/09), the text in this profile has been updated with Justified Left alignment, making the text a little cleaner when confined to boxes. Also, some move descriptions have been changed to better fit the new alignment.

- - - - - - - - - -

Update (6/11/13): LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE CONFIRMATION!

I was honestly surprised by this, and a little glad that some of the ideas I had actually made it to the actual character (mainly that he uses Rush Coil and weapons from the games). Mega Man using weapons from other games is great, but it's probably implemented less clumsily than the ideas I typed in this description (which is a good thing, I think).

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Other Entries in this Series Include:

Veterans
• Profiles in Smash: Jigglypuff
• Profiles in Smash: Mr. Game & Watch
• Profiles in Smash: Captain Falcon
• Profiles in Smash: Mewtwo
• Profiles in Smash: Luigi

Newcomers
• Profiles in Smash: Waluigi
• Profiles in Smash: Daisy
• Profiles in Smash: Lucario
• Profiles in Smash: Alex Roivas
• Profiles in Smash: Captain Olimar
• Profiles in Smash: Isaac
• Profiles in Smash: Goemon
• Profiles in Smash: Shinra
• Profiles in Smash: Neku

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Super Smash Bros. and all games and terminology are © by Sora Inc.
Mega Man is © by Capcom.
This artwork is an original piece by TriforceJ.