Air Man

is a Robot Master from the Mega Man series created by Dr. Wily specially for combat, debuting in Mega Man 2. Air Man has his face built into his torso instead of a head — an unusual design, said to be intimidating. This would later become known as an Air Man Type design, and would be used as a basis for later Robot Masters such as Needle Man, Napalm Man, Magma Man, Blizzard Man, and Strike Man. Air Man's main method of attack is to generate powerful winds with the propeller in his torso — in particular, he is able to push enemies away or pull them or other items towards him, generate typhoons, and can use his Special Weapon, the Air Shooter, to attack foes with rapid barrages of tornadoes.
Air Man is something of an egotist — whilst generally an individual of good character, he can be condescending and has a tendency to bore his colleagues by talking about himself for long periods of time. In his spare time, Air Man enjoys wind surfing, and is skilled at the Japanese card game Menko. He dislikes the autumn season however, due to falling leaves clogging up his propeller — the same reason he is weak to Wood Man's Leaf Shield.
==Game appearances==
===Mega Man Grand Tour (2001)===
Air Man appears as one of at least 517 bosses in this early Lunatic Entertainment fan game. In this game his physical appearance has changed over the years but as of its most current iteration, he uses his Hitoshi Ariga redesign. He is weak to the Leaf Shield and the Super Arm, as both can clog up his fan.
===Ultimate Showdown (April 2010)===
Air Man is one of the thousands of characters to appear in this 2010 2D action battle royale by Lunatic Entertainment. In the game his character is of the Elementalist class; although technically a mastermind, he had no actual control over the machinations of his henchmen. Instead they would randomly spawn in the area around him and attack opponents on their own. His primary attack is the Air Shooter though he also has access to the Tornado Shoot (from Mega Man's Soccer), the trash shield and tsunami (Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters). He takes more damage from the Leaf Shield and the Super Arm. His ultimate technique is called Airman ga Taosenai, also known as his improved Golden Form. He also has six alternate outfits:
#Videolander: Changes appearance to how he appears in Captain N: The Game Master.
#MonoGreen: Changes appearance to how he appears in Mega Man II, in original Game Boy green hues.
#MonoWhite: Changes appearance to how he appears in Mega Man II, in the grayscale hues of the Game Boy Pocket.
#AmAiRica: Changes appearance to how he appears in the American Mega Man cartoon.
#AiRiga: Changes appearance to how he appears in Hitoshi Ariga's style.
#Red Air: Changes appearance to his alternate red palette seen in ''Street Fighter x All Capcom.
===Megaman: Powered Up 2 (September 2010)===
Airman appears as one of the game's bosses in this game created by AdamGregory03. He can be unlocked for the player to play as by defeating him with the Mega Buster. His stage is called the Secret Skyway.
===Mega Man Mega Melee (2011)===
Air Man was an unlockable character in this Super Smash Bros. clone created by ProfEyeborg.
===Mega Man's Soccer 2 (2013)===
Air Man reappears in this sequel to the original SNES sports game by Sotosbros.
===Robot Master Wars (January 2014)===
Air Man appears as a playable character in this open world fighting game created by Jblei97.
===Megaman Powered UP: Battle (July 2014)===
Air Man (under the Japanese spelling "Airman") appears as a character in this 2014 platform-fighter by CostarGamerZ. When used by the player he is a slow-moving character that can push back enemy thrown projectiles. He uses the Air Shooter as his weapon of choice.
===Super Smash Bros. Impact (May 2015)===
Air Man appears as a spirit in this fighting game by DevinWash97. Here he is a ★★ Spirit at a cost of 2. It grants the player Fog Immunity.
===Mega Man RPG Prototype (June 2015)===
Air Man appears in this browser-based RPG by MusicalKittyLo.
===Mega Man and Kirby: Copy Heroes (November 2015)===
Air Man appears as a boss in this game by GamerTendo.
===Mega Man Maker (February 2016)===
Although Air Man himself doesn't seem to make an appearance in this game by Fetalisk, his theme does. It can be added to any player-made levels.
===Megaman Soccer II - Hyper Bomb and Lightning Bolt Edition (March 2016)===
AirMan (as it is written in this game) is a member of Bass' team in this sequel to the original SNES sports title by Colonel Scrawling King and released for the V2.
===Super Smash Bros. Obliteration (2017)===
Although Air Man himself does not appear in this fighting game by Xmike920 his signature weapon, the Air Shooter, is used as the basis of Mega Man's Up+Aerial attack.
===Rockman 12: Dr. Wily's Final Plan!! (October 9, 2018)===
Although Air Man does not actually appear in .lennongrad's version of Mega Man 12, development notes state that the Robot Masters follow the same themes and weaknesses as those seen in Mega Man 2, and thus Wraith Woman is his equivalent.
===Mega Man 12 (October 12, 2018)===
Air Man appears as CD data in OwtheEdgehog's version of Mega Man 12. This data plays the same collectible role as they did in Rockman & Forte/Mega Man & Bass.
===TPXZF1997's Super Smash Bros. (2019)===
Air Man appears as a spirit in this fighting game in the Super Smash Bros. by TheProjectXZoneFan1997.
==Printed media appearances==
===Mega Man Meets Kirby (2009)===
Air Man was likely intended to appear in Story 2: MM + K: Back to the Wily of this comic series, which was based on Mega Man 2 and Kirby's Adventure.
===Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Fate (2016)===
Air Man appears as a character in this crossover comic book by Collaterale1, considered to be a sequel to both Archie Comics' Worlds Unite and Worlds Collide arcs.
==Television appearances==
===Megaman Adventures (2024)===
Air Man is a character that appears in this television show in 2024 (real life 2020), where he is voiced by David Kayne (America) and Kenji Nomura in Japanese. Here is portrayed as an egotist yet of good character but has a tendency to be condescending and to talk about himself for long periods of time, boring his colleagues.
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