Mega Man 2

Mega Man 2, known in Japan as Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo (ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎, Rokkuman 2: Dr. Wairī no Nazo, "Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily") is the second game in the Classic era of the Mega Man series, developed and published by Capcom and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988-1990.
== Story ==
After his defeat at the hands of Mega Man in the previous game, Dr. Wily has created eight new Robot Masters to get his revenge. Mega Man must once again defeat the evil robots and stop Dr. Wily's plan for world domination.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
After defeating all the Robot Masters and making his way through Wily Stage, Mega Man encounters and destroys the Wily Machine 2, piloted by the doctor himself. However, Wily gets away, fleeing into an underground cavern. There, Mega Man discovers Wily apparently transforming into an Alien, which floats around the room and attacks him; however, this is soon revealed to be trickery, created by a hologram projector operated by the real Dr. Wily. With the illusion dispelled and his machine broken, Dr. Wily surrenders and Mega Man makes the journey home.
== Characters ==
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The protagonist and player character. Formerly a human-like household robot designed by Dr. Light, Rock was reconfigured into the fighting robot Mega Man to stop Dr. Wily's plans. He has the ability to take and use his enemies' weapons as he defeats them, allowing him to exploit their weaknesses.
=== Dr. Light ===
The brilliant scientist who created Mega Man, his sister Roll, and several other advanced robots. He aids Mega Man by developing new mobility "items", which he installs in his creation after certain stages.
=== Dr. Wily ===
Dr. Light's rival scientist, who is back and once again trying to take over the world. He previously stole and reprogrammed Dr. Light's robots to do so, but has created his own Robot Masters this time around.
== Gameplay ==
Like most games in the Classic era, Mega Man 2 is a side-scrolling platformer. Players take control of Mega Man, who can run, jump, shoot and climb on ladders to make his way through eight Robot Master stages (up from the previous game's six) in any order before taking on Wily Stage. Defeating a Robot Master grants Mega Man his weapon, and sometimes a new mobility item from Dr. Light; all of these can be used in place of the standard Mega Buster in exchange for weapon energy, which is recharged when Mega Man picks up certain items found throughout stages and dropped by enemies. Bosses (as well as some smaller enemies) are typically weak to one or more special weapons, which can be used to take them down more easily and quickly than with the Mega Buster alone.
Mega Man 2 strongly builds on its predecessor, but includes various gameplay improvements. New in this game are E-Tanks, which can be found in some stages and used in a pinch to refill Mega Man's life energy completely. Mega Man can carry up to four of them simultaneously in this game, which are lost when the player loses all of their lives. The game is also the first in the series to feature a password system rather than requiring it to be beaten in one sitting, which would become a staple of later games.
The NA and PAL releases of Mega Man 2 include a difficulty selection, allowing players to pick from "Difficult" (the original game as it was released in Japan) and a newly added "Normal" mode. The two difficulties play largely the same, but Mega Man's weapons deal twice as much damage to enemies and Robot Masters on "Normal", changing the way some enemies are fought. The drop rate of large refill items is also increased, and the Air Man boss battle made slightly easier by reducing the number of tornadoes to dodge. The difficulty selection feature remains relatively unique within the Classic era, though it was eventually brought back (for all regions) in Mega Man 10 and 11.
== Enemies ==
(Note: When playing on "Normal" difficulty in versions that include a difficulty selection, Mega Man's shots deal twice the amount of damage. As a result, enemy HP is effectively halved.)
=== Minor Enemies ===
Name	Sprite	Description	HP	Damage	Stage(s)
=== Minibosses ===
Name	Sprite	Description	HP	Damage	Stage(s)
=== Robot Masters ===
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== Weapons ==
Name 	Sprite	Description
Mega Buster 	 	(sprite reused from Mega Man)
Bubble Lead 	 	
Air Shooter 	 	
Quick Boomerang	 	
Atomic Fire 	 	
Leaf Shield 	 	
Metal Blade 	 	
Flash Stopper 	 	
Crash Bomber 	 	
Item-1 	 	
Item-2 	 	
Item-3 	 	
== Stages ==
File:MM2 - Stage Select Screen.png|256x240px|center|Mega Man 2 Stage Select Screen
rect 40 24 88 72 Bubble Man Stage
rect 104 24 152 72 Air Man Stage (Mega Man 2)
rect 168 24 216 72 Quick Man Stage
rect 40 88 88 136 Heat Man Stage
rect 168 88 216 136 Wood Man Stage (Mega Man 2)
rect 40 152 88 200 Metal Man Stage (Mega Man 2)
rect 104 152 152 200 Flash Man Stage
rect 168 152 216 200 Crash Man Stage (Mega Man 2)
* Robot Master stages: 
** Bubble Man Stage
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** Quick Man Stage
** Heat Man Stage
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** Flash Man Stage
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* Wily Stage: 
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== Items ==
Name 	Sprite	Description
1 UP 	 	Awards an extra life. (sprite reused from Mega Man)
Energy (small) 	 	Restores 2 units of life energy.
Energy (large) 	 	Restores 10 units of life energy.
Energy Tank 	 	Can be used at any time to refill Mega Man's health completely. Mega Man can carry up to four of these, and they are lost on Game Over.
Weapon Energy (small)	 	Restores 2 units of weapon energy.
Weapon Energy (large)	 	Restores 10 units of weapon energy.
== Locations ==
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== Relation to other games ==
=== Classic era ===
* Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge has Bubble Man, Quick Man, Flash Man and Heat Man. 
* Mega Man II has Crash Man, Metal Man, Wood Man and Air Man
* Ports, Remakes and Compilations: 
** Mega Man: The Wily Wars
** Rockman Complete Works
** Mega Man Anniversary Collection
** Classic NES
** Masterpieces on Smash Bros. for Wii U
==== Mega Man Legacy Collection ====
 
=== Super Smash Bros. series ===
==== Super Smash Bros. 4 ====
* - Plays only in the Wii U version.
** Mega Man Retro Medley - one of the sources for this. Plays in Both Versions. 
==== Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ====
* 2 Music Tracks from previous game returns
* Spirits: 
** Cut Man - #876
== Relation to other media ==
=== 1994 Animated series ===
== References ==
== External links ==
* Wikipedia
* TV Tropes
* Pyroskankic 
* SSB Wiki (on Mega Man Universe)
* SSB Wiki (on Mega Man 2)
* StrategyWiki
* Mega Man Home Page
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Category:Main Series games
Category:Classic era games