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{{quote|'''''Cut Man:''' I don't have any data on you... WHO ARE YOU?!''
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The fan favorite and oft celebrated adaptation of the classic ''[[Mega Man (
... That is, until recently, when publisher UDON announced that they would be bringing the series to the west. All three volumes have already been released, with the latter two including bonus content. For example: Volume 2 includes supplementary materials, like interviews with Kenji Inafune, Robot Master profiles, and comic strips based on the Soccer game (which are much less serious than the actual Megamix manga).
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* [[Actually a Doombot]]: Near the beginning of the ''The Greatest Enemy in History'' story arc, after {{spoiler|Copy}} Mega Man foils Dr. Wily's plans, he ''shoots him in the forehead'', only for the head to start bouncing on a spring, revealing it be a robot fake. The real Wily observed the event from his Wily Capsule, shocked at how Mega Man would shoot a human.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: This, in SPADES. The series does an excellent job of building on a series not known for in-depth plots. From the way Ariga justifies the robot masters' abilities and weaknesses to expanding the personalities of characters who previously had NONE, Megamix is chock full of detail that makes the classic series feel much more alive.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Dr. Wily fluctuates between this and actually being intimidating, particularly in the third story of volume 1, ''Metal Heart.'' The same goes for the third and fifth armies, in stark contrast to their predecessors from Mega Man 2.
* [[
** Averted by Rock & Roll Light. Rock plays it straight in one storyline {{spoiler|but it turns to be Copy-Rock, who subverts the trope because he's basically doing what he was programmed to do. May count as a [[Double Subversion]].}} Alternatively, Rock becoming a hero is a subversion.
** Subverted by the Yellow Devil Mk. II {{spoiler|who just wants to be reunited with his mother}} and when Proto Man does a [[Batman Gambit]]. Proto Man may qualify as another [[Double Subversion]], as he joined Wily willingly (playing it straight), left and now follows his own agenda, which often involves things like harming his siblings or provoking Bass to attack Rock. Also, the Cossackbots.
** Justified for Bass and the reprogrammed Lightbots. Justified and Subverted by Skull Man {{spoiler|via [[Death Equals Redemption]].}}
** Defied by the imposition of the three laws: enforced by the racism that exists because of public awareness of this trope.
** Inverted by the [[Mega Man (
** Deconstructed by the robot master rights issues and the fact the imposition of the three laws is responsible for the generator programming flaw Blues has, according to his bio. In other words, Proto Man is dying because Dr. Light was [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] and thought this trope might be played straight.
** [[Zig Zagged]] by Bass.
** Wily attempts to Exploit this with {{spoiler|Copy-Rock, but Shadow Man is not able to kill Rock due to Proto Man's [[Batman Gambit]].}}
** Justified and invoked by both Light and Wily in Gigamix Vol. 2 {{spoiler|at the very onset of robotic evolution as proven by a flashback to their initial partnership. By giving robots 'souls', they could adapt and achieve more than just simple programming and instruction could, fully aware of the problems this could result in.}}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: One of the most famous things about the manga series is the [[Doing It for
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Proto Man to Mega Man.
* [[Always Second Best]]: The reason for Wily's hatred of Dr. Light and his attempt to take over the world is that he's jealous of all the praise Dr. Light receives. The profiles at the end of volume 1 actually state that Wily is ''smarter'' than Dr. Light, but he was never able to fully realize his talent due to their teachers always fawning over Light and never really giving him a chance.
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: {{spoiler|The Stardroids are defeated... so here's Wily on his eighth attempt to conquer the world!}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Proto Man does more than just fight Rock in this. Probably a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|type III]].
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: Used for characterization in chapter three, where Rock is surprised [[McNinja|Shadowman]] didn't already know what a yellow devil's weakness was. It becomes a plot point in Asteroid Blues, where it's [[Justified Trope|Justified]] when Dr. Light reveals that {{spoiler|he couldn't bring himself to trust Dr. Wily, so he deliberately built Gamma with a weak spot,}} [[Properly Paranoid|just in case.]]
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* [[Badass]]: This version of Quick Man. Powerful, cool, collected, and able to use his powers in such a way to disable his rival, Flash Man, with ease.
** No mention of Bass/Forte, Proto Man/Blues, Rock, or Elec Man?
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Blues wears a black one when he's passing for human.
** Ring Man wears a trenchcoat, being chief of the Robot Police. Anybody reminded of [[Inspector Gadget]]?
*** With a touch of [[Inspector Zenigata]], yeah...
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: {{spoiler|The Battle & Chase race}}. Also a bit of [[Throw the Dog
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Blues' modus operandi.
* [[Berserk Button]]: A storyline in the second volume hinges on Blues hitting-running Bass', who then finds and hits Rock's in order to get Rock to fight him seriously.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Roll and the other Lightbots are Rock's younger siblings. There's also Blues.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The original Robot Masters in chapter 1, and then again in chapter 2. Blues, when he doesn't make things worse.
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* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]: Proto Man coughs up blood at one point while fighting Mars, [[Fridge Logic|despite being a robot]].}}
* [[Blood Knight]]: Bass, who has no purpose in existence besides fighting to prove he's the strongest.
* [[Blood Sport]]: Dr. Light disapproves of Battle and Chase because of this, and all Rock can say is that at least it's not as bad as the [[Gladitorial Games|tournament]] in ''[[Mega Man (
** This is also why Rock is so worried about Roll's participation {{spoiler|even before he finds out about the bomb.}} He resorts to things like lying and barricading a door to keep Dr. Light from finding out, knowing he'd be upset.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: The original Robot Masters, as in the original game.
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** This could be applied to all the robots working at the amusement park, but it's less pronounced because Napalm Man is a killing machine working a desk job, while Wave Man scrubbing floors makes a bit more sense.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Cut Man fills this role for the original team of Robot Masters.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Not quite this example, but Shadow Man's portrayal in Megamix had a considerable affect on [[Mega Man Battle Network
** Though there was one in the original game (kind of), the portrayal of {{spoiler|Copy Mega Man}} influenced and led to his inclusion in [[Mega Man Powered Up]].
* [[Catch a Falling Star]]: {{spoiler|After destroying two Stardroids with the heat of atmospheric reentry, Shadow Man is saved from a high-altitude fall by Quick Man and his Mecha Dragon}}.
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Most teams have at least one, but Star Man takes the cake.
* [[Composite Character]]: Sort of, more along the lines of a particular detail being recursively added in. {{spoiler|The White Giant first emerges from an Asteroid. The original Duo flew around in space under his own power. The Duo of ''[[Battle Network]]'', however, used a meteor to travel the universe.}}
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: [[
** In Asteroid Blues, you can see [[Mega Man Battle Network
** During Terra'a one on one battle with Rock, some of the spectators around the world include [[Mega Man Battle Network
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Within the series itself. Wily equips Proto Man with {{spoiler|an alien power crystal found in the Asteroid Alpha ruins}}. When Terra of the Stardroids roams around the city, he detects {{spoiler|that same crystal and recognizes it as "one of [their] own."}}
** During "Warrior's Day Off," Dr. Light is busy training [[Street Fighter|in a karate outfit]] for a "[[Mega Man X
** In "Asteroid Blues", some of the robots on the asteroid strongly resemble [[Mega Man Legends
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Blues, when he just wants to get people out of his way, and {{spoiler|Bass vs. Rock, until}} [[Let's Get Dangerous|Rock got serious.]]
** Almost every single battle in Gigamix Vol. 2 counts.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: In ''spades''. Some have compared it to [[
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Shadow Man and Shade Man.
* [[Dead Ex Machina]]: In Gigamix Vol. 3, {{spoiler|a vision of Skull Man appears to terrify Pluto and give Ring Man the fortitude and moral support to defeat his enemy}}.
* [[Determinator]]: {{spoiler|Every single Lightbot refuses to back down against the Stardroids, even if they're missing a limb or two.}}
* [[Development Gag]]: {{spoiler|In ''Gigamix Vol. 2'' and ''3'', Duo is rebuilt by Dr. Cossack. Duo was originally going to be one of Dr. Cossack's robots in the games, but this was changed, and he came from space.}}
* [[
* [[Driven to Suicide|Driven to]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Copy Mega Man. By Blues.}}
* [[Early
** Duo {{spoiler|and the Eighth Numbers}} show up in bonus gag comics during the Megamix series, even though they don't have any plot appearances until Gigamix.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: In chapter three, Wily and Dr. Light's forces team up to stop the rampaging Yellow Devil.
** And again in Gigamix Vol. 2 {{spoiler|under the threat of the Stardroids}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Dr. Wily had Shadow Man {{spoiler|remove the bomb from Roll's car}} because of this.
* [[Evil Knockoff]]: {{spoiler|Copy Mega Man, meaning the Mega Man the player was controlling in Mega Man 6 was this}}. Technically, also Bass. The idea behind the all-Roll soccer team in the soccer strips, but it takes Dr. Wily a lot of work to make them anything resembling evil.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Bass and Wily, of course, and Blues' is good enough too, let alone Roll.
* [[Explosive Overclocking]]: Proto Man, armed with a customized [[Arm Cannon|buster]] that uses {{spoiler|an alien crystal power source}}, supercharges a blast in order to prevent a spaceship with Dr. Light on it from crashing on an asteroid. The custom buster blows in half afterward, but he can still use it to some capacity.
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* [[Feathered Fiend]]: Reggae's first act is to attack Rush, and continues to torment him at every opportunity. {{spoiler|He's also a spy for Wily's new Robot Masters.}}
* [[Feuding Families]]: According to Airman, anyway.
* [[Flawed Prototype]]: [[Double Subverted]]. Proto Man doesn't have the flaw in his power system that will probably kill him someday because it was a prototype, it's there because Dr. Light tried to install a buggy version of [["Three Laws
* [[Frictionless Reentry]]: {{spoiler|Shadow Man pushes Neptune and Mercury ahead of him and plunges back into the atmosphere from low Earth orbit. While Mercury melts himself down to hide and protect himself from the heat, Shadow Man is spared because Neptune's bulk protects him from the worst of the damage. Too bad for Neptune that there was nothing protecting ''him''}}...
* [[Gatling Good]]: Needle Man is portrayed with belt-fed arm cannons.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Rock has his moments, especially in the Battle and Chase story.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Blues is morally questionable and often times a flat-out jerk, but rarely will he do anything that isn't pushing toward good ends.
** {{spoiler|Played with by the 'White Giant' in Gigamix Vol. 2, as he's on a crusade against evil, but with severe [[Knight Templar]] and [[Implacable Man]] tendencies, while also acting as a [[Sealed Inside a Person
* [[Guile Hero]] / [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Blues, who has Rock and Bass' best interests at heart but has no problem manipulating Bass into attacking an injured Rock, for example. Even worse is the time he {{spoiler|basically set Copy-Mega Man up to commit suicide.}}
* [[Hannibal Has a Point]]: When the Stardoids [[Curb Stomp Battle|all but demolish the Light Numbers]], Dr. Light refuses to repair his own "children" as long as they intend to return to battle (and possibly be destroyed permanently.) After Wily offers to repair them instead, and Light gets pissed at him for it, Wily goes on an epic tirade about [[What the Hell, Hero?|how hypocritical it is for Light]] to deny his creations the power of ''choice''.
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* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: A way to interpret Blues, although he'll cheerfully maim them or allow them to be placed in danger.
* [[Les Yay]]: Kalinka and Roll. {{spoiler|In the story where they battle Skull Man, they have to huddle together to avoid Kalinka freezing, with Roll nearly overheating herself in order to save her life.}}
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Rock's initial upgrading into Mega Man. Lampshaded by Bass, who realizes that he needs to hurt or threaten others to unlock Mega Man's true power, but instead of attacking Roll he {{spoiler|bombs a city.}} Rock is shocked when he sees Blues annihilating some sniper joes, which implies that he was holding back when he fought Rock before.
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: No, not Dr. Light. {{spoiler|The 'White Giant' from Gigamix Vol. 2 plays with this, being an uncompromising [[Knight Templar]] seeking to destroy all evil in the universe, but with a severely low threshold for what counts as 'evil'. See also [[Good Is Not Nice]] above.}}
* [[Like You Would Really Do It]]: Played straight for the reader but inverted in-universe {{spoiler|for Blues and Kalinka during the Copy Mega Man storyline. They think he would, but he wouldn't.}}
* [[Lost in Translation]]: A part of the end of Asteroid Blues only makes sense if the reader is already aware that Proto Man's Japanese name is Blues.
* [[Made of Iron|Made of Ceramic Titanium]]: Rock refuses to go down easy no matter what opponent he's facing. {{spoiler|As the Lightbots prove against the Stardroids, this seems to be a family trait.}}
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Wily, of course, but Auto is pretty out there himself.
* [[Mama Bear]] / [[Housewife]] / [[Wrench Wench]]: It's made clear from her first appearance that Roll is in charge of the Light household, quite willing to order Dr. Light around and hit her younger brothers with a screwdriver to make them hold still to be repaired.
* [[Mayincatec]]: The ruins of Asteroid Alpha.
* [[McNinja]]: Shadow Man. Interestingly, done more accurately than most depictions of ninja. While Shadow Man sees himself as a tool and will use dirty tactics to carry out Dr. Wily's orders, his main duty is apparently that of bodyguard and he's extremely honorable in the old Japanese sense (best shown in Gigamix Vol. 2). It's because he's an honorable character because of (instead of in spite of) being a ninja that his [[What the Hell, Hero?]] towards {{spoiler|Blues}} is so effective, especially since that story arc is the one time he goes against Dr. Wily's orders, violating that honor code in order to help someone. [[Pet the Dog|The contrast]] is [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|effective.]]
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* [[Mister Exposition]]: Shadow Man is often used in order to get things across to the audience. In his first appearance in Megamix, he was used as something of a [[Foil Character]] for Rock, to help the reader understand Rock better as Shadow Man studied him. Then, in the final story of Megamix, he's the one that explains what is going on to {{spoiler|Copy Mega Man}}, and [[What the Hell, Hero?|his angry confrontation]] with {{spoiler|Blues}} near the end explains the other half of the plot. At the end of Battle and Chase, he and Shade Man's conversation also reveals a few important facts. In a bit of [[Hypocritical Humor]], Shade Man talking about what another character is really like annoys Shadow Man, since it reminds him of Blues, who fills this role (in a [[Manipulative Bastard]] way) in the story centered around Forte & Rock, and also told a few things to {{spoiler|Copy Rock}} very cruelly.
* [[Most Definitely Not a Villain]]: {{spoiler|Darkman #4}} in ''Battle & Chase'' is [[Broken Record|very insistent]] on the fact that he is Proto Man. And why wouldn't he? [[Department of Redundancy Department|He's Proto Man after all!]]
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'''{{spoiler|Darkman #4}}''': Yes... that's me. I'm Proto Man. I did those things.
'''Kalinka''': WE TOLD YOU, WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!
'''{{spoiler|Darkman #4}}''': Eh??... [[Blatant Lies|but I'm Proto Man!]] }}
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Blues to Rock: the amusement park battle is the best example.
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* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: The Stardroids. They even say as much that their purpose is to destroy everything.
* [[Omniscient Morality License]]: Blues, who is finally called out on it by Shadow Man in Vol. 3.
* [[Only One]]: The manga actually shows why Rock is this: robot masters vs. conventional military forces is a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. It's a discussed trope, since it's why he volunteered to be upgraded into a fighting robot in order to rescue his brothers. Of course: technically there were [[Only One|Only Two]], since Dr. Wily hadn't stolen Roll, either.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: This is how Quick Man thinks of himself and Mega Man. When Flash Man tried to usurp this role (going as far as to ''save Mega Man's life'' from Quick Man's fatal strike) Quick Man immediately turned on him so he could have an uninterrupted duel with Mega Man.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Dr. Light is quite willing to put himself into danger for the sake of his children. Dr. Wily in Gigamix Vol. 2, where, {{spoiler|seeing that the "White Giant" is not the merciful foe Mega Man is, he's so determined to stand by his robots that Shademan has to knock him out to get him to retreat.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Wily and Reggae, played straight and then subverted with the Yellow Devil. The revelation that Blues was the one who {{spoiler|sent the imprisoned Dr. Light footage of what was going on}} in The Greatest Enemy is one, although he has several [[Kick the Dog]] moments in that story. Shadow Man rescuing {{spoiler|Copy-Mega Man}} is this: it's something of a [[Hope Spot]] for the poor robot, since {{spoiler|he immediately goes and throws his life away.}}
* [[Go
* [[The Pollyanna]]: Rock's behavior towards Wily at the beginning of Asteroid Blues is unusually optimistic and friendly considering their recent history together. He goes so far as to express gratitude for getting to see Wily at work as an engineer.
* [[Powered
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The fifth game's Robot Masters take this to an absurdly literal level, taking pride in being the 'Part-Timer' Squad due to their side jobs at the Amusement Park, and generally non-antagonistic behavior toward Rock.
* [[Psycho Prototype]]: While Blues is generally well-intentioned, some of his tactics do make the reader wonder... as well as the other characters. He uses this to his advantage at least once. The attempt to avert this is what's killing him.
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** The Fifth Numb-- that is, the ''[[Running Gag|Hourly-Pay Squad Part-Timers]]!!'' (Galaxy, Star, Napalm, Gyro, Crystal, Charge, and Stone) take this trope and run away with it.
* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: Rock. Ariga makes an effort to draw him in human clothes as much as possible to point out that he was built to be a lab assistant, not a warrior: he doesn't fight because he wants to, he fights because he feels he has to.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Subverted by Bass' 'rescue' of Roll. Roll/Kalinka would qualify as this. Brutally subverted by {{spoiler|Blues and Kalinka}}
* [[Right Makes Might]]: [[Discussed Trope]]. Bass asks Blues what the source of Mega Man's power is. Blues says that it's a combination of the desire to protect everyone's future and [[The Determinator]].
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* [[Robo-Family]]: Three of them. {{spoiler|Four if you count the Yellow Devil and his mother.}}
* [[Robot War]]: Some of Dr. Wily's robots want to 'make this a robot's world," as Metal Man says in the chapter where the original robot masters were ordered killed by the government even though they'd been unbrainwashed. Different robot masters seem to have different motivations for serving Dr. Wily, such as a code of obedience (Shadow Man), familial loyalty and, of course, being [[Brainwashed and Crazy]].
* [[Running Gag]]: Everyone except Mega Man calls Bass "[[Berserk Button|that idiot]]" at least once. Even Roll.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: [[The Ace|And]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|how]].
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: Freeze Man sees this as his relationship with Ice Man due to the latter being an older, more experienced "ice-type"- even though Ice Man is [[One Head Taller|around half his height]].
* [[Shield Surf]]: When Proto Man decides to fly off into outer space to battle the Stardroids, he activates the hidden rocket boosters in his shield and rides it all the way to orbit.
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** He even included Tango, who showed up in only one game from the obscure Gameboy series.
*** Hell, he included the Stardroids from the same game as Tango.
* [[Single
* [[Single
* [[Single Tear]]: {{spoiler|Shadow Man}} in Gigamix Vol. 2.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: Surprisingly, the manga just briefly mentions Blues' time as this towards Rock.
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* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Bass, as is his usual role in this franchise. Elec Man tries to get in on this, but then he becomes good again.
* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]: What Blues says when asked why he won't let anyone help Rock.
* [["Three Laws
** In the story based on the sixth game, Wily begs for forgiveness and then pulls a (failed) sneak attack when {{spoiler|Copy}} Mega Man turns around. He then gets shot in the face for his efforts. {{spoiler|Turns out it was a robot double Wily left, but he was still shocked that Mega Man fired.}}
* [[Tomato in
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: Blues to Rock.
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]: [[It Makes Sense in Context|Quick Man in the Mega Man Soccer comics.]]
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