![]() As Mega Man focuses on action, Capcom rarely displays these philosophical dilemmas in the games, but existential concepts about "what makes a person," help color the fiction and remain an important component of the series. While other robots were made for a specific job and can be controlled, having no need for an "off switch", Mega Man is free to make his own judgments, and must find purpose in life through the choices he makes. This autonomy is an honor as well as a burden. This grants Mega Man with a special level of autonomy and places him above other robots. For example, unlike other robots, Mega Man was created with the ability to turn himself off. Throughout the NES' lifespan, Capcom built a Mega Man narrative that plays with heavy philosophical themes that may not be noticed by casual players. Mega Man would later gain a similar effect in Mega Man 11, with the appearance of his helmet and arm changing depending of his current weapon. As an alternative, it was decided that his color would change depending on the weapon he was using. In an interview with Akira Kitamura, featured in the 2011 release of Rockman Maniax, he stated that he wanted Mega Man's appearance to change depending on the weapon he was using, with the protrusion of Mega Man's helmet changing like the helmets of the Ninja Captor characters and showing a little symbol, but this element was scrapped for unknown reasons, possibly due to hardware limitations at the time. Although "Mega Man", or "Rockman", is usually the name used to describe only the original Mega Man from the classic series, it can also be used less specifically to describe the Mega Man series of fictional works, or the group of adherently named main characters within. Mega Man's fictional universe can be divided into seven categories, each featuring different variations and incarnations of the same blue hero. Having appeared on many gaming systems since the Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Man has had a wide gaming audience, and his games continue to evolve with the ever-changing hardware demands of modern gaming systems. Since then, he has become one of Capcom's primary original characters and continues to be one of the video game industry's most recognizable icons. The pixel art for Mega Man was created by the designer of the original game in the series, Akira Kitamura (credited under the pseudonym "A.K"), and later turned into a refined illustration by Keiji Inafune (credited under the pseudonym "Inafking"). In parts of the English speaking world, some people call Mega Man "The Blue Bomber" because of his blue armor and high fighting capabilities. In addition, the original Mega Man titles intentionally incorporated a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" game play mechanic into defeating certain enemies. Such music-themed naming conventions are present in a number of Keiji Inafune's other character designs, such as Blues. The word "Rock" in Rockman is a reference to the music genre rock and roll, and is meant to work in tandem with his "sister" robot, Roll. 4.15.3 Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's ParadiseĪlthough originally the names "Battle Kid" ( バトルキッド, "Battle Kid" ), "Mighty Kid" ( マイティーキッド, "Mighty Kid" ), "Knuckle Kid" ( ナックルキッド, "Knuckle Kid" ), "Rainbow Warrior Miracle Kid" ( レインボー戦士 ミラクルキッド, "Rainbow Warrior Miracle Kid" ) and "The Battle Rainbow Rockman" ( ザ・バトルレインボー ロックマン, "The Battle Rainbow Rockman" ), were proposed, Capcom eventually settled on "Rockman" as Mega Man's Japanese moniker. ![]() Light and his assorted robotic companions, Mega Man's eventual goal is to one day achieve "everlasting peace". Utilizing his special Mega Buster arm cannon, and his ability to copy a defeated robot's Special Weapon, Mega Man must travel the world and traverse harsh environments in order to bring Wily's menace to an end. ![]() Wily and his ever-growing army of robots, and stop them from taking over Earth by using their own special abilities against them. Mega Man's role in the original story is to battle the mad scientist Dr. He was given the name Rock ( ロック, Rokku ), by his creator, Doctor Thomas Light, creating a pun with the name of his sister Roll, but he was dubbed "Mega Man" after being modified into a super fighting robot in the English version of Mega Man Powered Up, he was already being called "Mega" even before he became Mega Man. Mega Man, known as Rockman ( ロックマン, Rokkuman ) in Japan, or Mega ( Rock in Japan) for short, is the main titular protagonist of the original Mega Man series, first debuting in the game of the same name in 1987. I believe humans and robots can live in peace!" ―Mega Man tells Sunstar his motives, Mega Man V ![]() " No, you're wrong! I only fight when I am forced to protect the world from those who would pit machines against man. For others, see the Mega Man disambiguation. ![]()
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