Mega Man

''This article is about the Mega Man from the original Mega Man series. For other Mega Men, see Mega Man X, Mega Man Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE or Star Force Mega Man''

"I'll keep on fighting for peace for both humans and robots!"

- Mega Man

Rock, AKA Mega Man, is the main protagonist of the series of the same name. He appeared in the 55th episode of Death Battle, Mega Man VS Astro Boy, where he fought against Astro Boy from the series of the same name. He will return for the 105th episode of Death Battle, Mega Man Battle Royale, where he will fight against fellow Mega Men, Mega Man X, Mega Man Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE and Star Force Mega Man.

History
Rock was a young robot created by the genius Dr. Light, but when Light's colleague, Dr. Wily, tries to take over the world with Light's Robot Master's, Rock volunteers to become a combat robot to stop Wily's plans as the hero, Mega Man.

Background

 * Real Name: Rock
 * Serial Number: DLN-001
 * Height: 4'4" | 132 cm
 * Weight: 230 lbs | 105 kg
 * Dr Light's second advanced-AI robot after the first went rogue
 * The only iteration of Mega Man to have blue eyes
 * His soccer skills would surprise you

Variable Weapon System Abilities

 * Physical Projectiles
 * Metal Blades, Rolling Cutter, Quick Boomerang, Leaf Shield, Mega Ball, Spread Drill


 * Explosives
 * Crash Bomber, Dive Missile, Magnet Missile, Commando Bomb, Bubble Bomb


 * Various elemental weapons
 * Atomic Fire, Ice Slasher, Thunder Beam, Tornado Blow, Bubble Lead


 * Mirror Buster reflects energy
 * Black Hole Bomb pulls in enemies
 * Time Stopper

Feats

 * Managed to hold up Wily's Castle with his own two hands
 * Functions as easily on Jupiter as he does on Earth
 * Defeated foes whose internal temperatures range from 12,000*C to Absolute Zero
 * Brought down the evil genius Dr. Wily more than 20 times
 * Defeated his future self twice

Leon Kennedy VS Frank West
Mega Man's original sprite makes a cameo in Leon Kennedy VS Frank West, as it is part of an advertisement of a Capcom Heroes Arcade that Leon Kennedy and Frank West are fighting near.

One Minute Melee
Mega Man appeared in Season 1 of One Minute Melee where he supposedly fought against Samus Aran from the Metroid series and won. However, after he defeats her, it's revealed to be her monstrous counterpart, SA-X. The real Samus Aran arrives and helps Mega Man destroy the monster.

DBX
Mega Man appeared as a combatant in Season 2 of DBX, where fought against Konami's Bomberman and won. He was voiced by Matthew Morandi.

Trivia

 * Mega Man is the second Mega Man combatant in Death Battle, after Dr. Wily and his robotic army, and with the next six being Zero, Sigma, Mega Man X, Mega Man Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE and Star Force Mega Man.
 * Mega Man is known as Rock Man in Japan. To reference this in the comics and cartoon, his standard name is Rock when he's not Mega Man.
 * Mega Man's sprites were lifted straight out of the 1995 SNES game, Mega Man 7.
 * Prior to his first episode, a heavily requested opponent for Mega Man was Beck from Mighty No. 9. However, due to the hype for his game dying down and the eventual backlash for the final product, it was scrapped.
 * Mega Man is the 16th returning combatant, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * He's also the first returning combatant to appear in Season 6.
 * Mega Man's robotic dog Rush has made several cameos throughout Death Battle.
 * As one of Hercule's capsules in Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki
 * When he merged with Mega Man to form the Super Adapter.
 * At the KO! screen when he plays fetch with Astro Boy with Mega Man's head.
 * In Mega Man's DBX fight against Bomberman, he sacrifices Rush to escape Bomberman's massive explosion.
 * Mega Man was originally planned to fight Bomberman back in Season 1. The matchup was eventually made into a Season 2 episode of DBX.