Plant Man

Plant Man (or Plantman) is a Robot Master first appearing in Mega Man 6. Like the other Robot Masters from the game, he was built by an unspecified creator for the First Annual Robot Tournament before being stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily in his Mr. X persona.
Plant Man's design is based on a flowering plant, possibly a kind of corpse flower, with large petals surrounding his head and thorny vines curling around his body. His signature weapon is the Plant Barrier, which creates a shield of petals around the user.
==In the Games==
===Mega Man 6===
In Mega Man 6, Plant Man is one of the main eight Robot Masters that must be fought to reach Mr. X's fortress, appearing as the fourth option (in reading order) on the stage select screen. His stage is the Forgotten Area, which resembles a tropical rainforest, and his title given in his boss intro is "Flower Fancier", making him one of only two Robot Masters in Mega Man 6 to not have a title with the format "Master of [blank]".
In battle, Plant Man fights similarly to Star Man from the previous game, creating a bullet-deflecting shield around himself and jumping across the room before throwing his shield forward at . Apart from this attack, Plant Man can only cause damage by colliding with Mega Man, which he may try to do deliberately by running into him.
Plant Man is weak to the Blizzard Attack, which deals 4 damage to him, and he also takes 2 points of damage from Flame Blast, making him the only Robot Master in the game with a secondary weakness. Defeating him grants Mega Man the Plant Barrier, which he can use to create a shield, though unlike Plant Man, he cannot throw it. He also receives the Rush Jet Adaptor, allowing him to become Jet Mega Man.
===Mega Man: The Power Battle===
Plant Man appears as one of the bosses fought in the arcade game Mega Man: The Power Battle, where he is voiced by Hekiru ShiinaMan: The Power Battle on IMDb..
===Battle Network era===
Plant Man has a NetNavi equivalent in PlantMan.EXE, whose design is more heavily based on the character's thorny vine theme, to the point of also being known as VineMan.EXE. He first appears in Mega Man Battle Network 3 and his Operator is Anetta.
=== Super Smash Bros. series ===
===Other appearances===
Plant Man makes a cameo appearance in Mega Man 7, appearing in a glass case in the background of the Robot Museum stage. Oddly, he can be seen in the background twice (on the left side and the right), which may indicate that multiple copies of exist of him; however, as the glass cases are largely obscured by the foreground graphics, they may simply be repeated for simplicity.
==Official Data==
===Mega Man 6===
Like the other Robot Masters in Mega Man 6, various data about Plant Man is shown on the screen after selecting his stage. Although no units are provided for any of the numbers, the numerical range used for the robots' height and weight suggests that they are given in centimeters and kilograms, respectively.
HEIGHT 	143 	WEIGHT 	111
ATTACK 	42 	DEFENCE 	103
MOBILE 	98 	SOLAR ENERGY 	SOLAR ENERGY
FORGOTTEN AREA	FORGOTTEN AREA	FORGOTTEN AREA	FORGOTTEN AREA
 	 	 	
PLANTMAN 	PLANTMAN 	PLANTMAN 	PLANTMAN
FLOWER FANCIER	FLOWER FANCIER	FLOWER FANCIER	FLOWER FANCIER
===Mega Man & Bass CD===
Plant Man's CD in Mega Man & Bass is located in Burner Man's stage, a jungle location comparable to his own stage. It is guarded by a Spinning Gabyoall and Potom No. 2.
===Mega Man Legacy Collection Database===
Plant Man appears under "Mega Man 6" in the in Mega Man Legacy Collection and is the third Robot Master listed for the game. Like other Robot Masters, he can be fought by pressing a designated button while viewing his data.
==Related Robot Masters==
Plant Man is one of several Robot Masters that use a spinning shield as their signature move. Others include:
* Wood Man (Mega Man 2) - Another nature-themed Robot Master.
* Skull Man (Mega Man 4)
* Star Man (Mega Man 5)
* Junk Man (Mega Man 7)
* Turbo Man (Mega Man 7) - Shield is only used offensively.
* Jewel Man (Mega Man 9)
==Trivia==
* Although Plant Man has not appeared in any Mega Man TV series, he and the other Robot Masters from Mega Man 6 briefly appear in animated form in that game's Japanese commercial.Rockman 6 / Megaman 6 *FULL commercial* ( FAMICOM / NES ) on YouTube, uploaded on 23 Nov 2018 by user Thunderblaze16.
* The Mega Man 6 Robot Masters are implied to come from different countries all over the world, though their exact origins are not specified. Plant Man's theming suggests that he originates from a region with rainforests, such as Southeast Asia or South America. However, his Database entry in Mega Man Legacy Collection implies his plant theme stems from being a mascot for a botanical garden prior to being entered into the tournament, which could be located anywhere.
* The Mega Man X5 Maverick Spike Rosered bears some resemblance to Plant Man, both being humanoid plant-robots entangled in thorny vines.
* Plant Man's weapon, the Plant Barrier, appears as a customisation option for Mega Man's Leaf Shield special in Super Smash Bros. 4, even though Plant Man himself does not appear in any form in any of the Smash Bros. games.
==References==
Category:Mega Man 6 Robot Masters
Category:The Power Battle bosses
Category:Missing Info - The Power Battle