Copy Robot

**Copy Robot** is Robot Master created by Dr. Wily with the ability to mimic practically every aspect of whoever he fights - appearances, abilities, memories, you name it...the only thing Copy Robot can't copy is personalities; thus, he's able to possess a personality all his own, which is portrayed in outside media as arrogant and sarcastic (although he does attempt to imitate some of the Robot Masters' personalities in Mega Man Powered Up). Copy Robot can also be distinguished by his red eyes (as well as a bluish glow emanating from his body in Mega Man Powered Up).

Copy Robot appears in Mega Man 1 and 3, where he was assigned to defend Wily's fortress from Mega Man in both games.

## Appearances

### *Mega Man*

**Copy Robot** is the boss of Wily Stage 2 in this game. When Mega Man reaches the boss room, two devices hover down. One of them scans his body, and the other uses that data to generate a copy of Mega Man.

#### Attack Pattern

Copy Robot follows the exact same movement pattern as Elec Man. He will walk back and forth around the arena, and shoot a projectile once he reaches one of his 3 spots. He also jumps forward or backwards when the player shoots and takes knockback. The key differences is that Copy Robot is much slower but has no windup to his attack, shooting immediately. Thus, he cannot be cheesed as easily. The unique aspect about Copy Robot is that he will change weapons to always match what the player is currently using. Mega Buster is the easiest projectile to dodge given its small size, with Fire Storm and Thunder Beam being the toughest ones to dodge. Ice Slasher moves slowly and Rolling Cutter boomerangs back to the boss. Hyper Bomb can only hurt the player upon detonation, and Super Arm / Magnet Beam doesn't actually do an attack as there are no blocks in the area.

#### Weakness

Copy Robot is a very resistant boss, but there are a few weapons that can do 2 damage against him: these being the Fire Storm, Thunder Beam, and Hyper Bomb. Fire Storm is the most recommended one to use, as the projectile is quick and fast and if the boss jumps past it, he'll get hit by the pseudo-shield. Thunder Beam is a decent choice, but the wide range of the boss's attack makes it hard to avoid damage. As Hyper Bomb uses 2 ammo with each throw, it is not recommended.

### *Mega Man 3*

Copy Robot is the boss of the third Wily stage in this game, once again copying Mega Man's data (only his appearance this time) and is also accompanied by a pair of holographic Copy Robots; the trio of copies is known collectively as the **Holograph Mega Mans.**

#### Attack Pattern

The room layout has 3 signature elevations, with teleporters at the center of each of them and blocks to traverse them. To start their pattern, the Holograph Mega Mans teleport in from these and walk back and forth along their elevations. They attack in unison by firing Mega Buster shots directly at the player's position, even if they are not facing the player when firing. They will do this constantly as they walk around, making dodging extremely difficult. Eventually, the HMMs will go back to their teleporters, leave, and then come back in to redo the pattern. Only one of these copies can get damaged, as the other 2 are intangible to projectiles. The easiest way to know which is which is that the real one teleports in a little earlier than the other two, and at the vert beginning of the fight, the top copy will always start off as the real one.

#### Weaknesses

The Holograph Mega Mans are extremely weak to Search Snake and Top Spin, both of which can destroy the Copy Robot in just 4 hits. Since the boss doesn't have i-frames, Search Snake can make short work of the boss once the real one is found. Alternatively, Top Spin can outright one-shot the boss (provided they spin again after getting hurt).

### Mega Man: The Wily Wars

In this remastered collection of the first three Mega Man games for the Sega Genesis, Copy Robot returns in his respective roles completely unchanged, except for during the Holograph Mega Mans' battle where he can no longer get one-hit killed by Top Spin.

### *Mega Man Powered Up*

Copy Robot returns in Mega Man Powered Up, this time encountered in the third Wily stage. Here he can copy whichever Robot Master you're playing as. When playing as Mega Man, Copy Robot fights similarly to how he does in Mega Man 1, except he can switch between special weapons at will, and on Hard mode he uses charge shots. If playing as any of the eight boss Robot Masters, Copy Robot copies their fighting style exactly. If playing as Roll, Copy Robot can use her melee attack and, on Hard mode, jump around and use the melee attack in midair. If playing as Proto Man on Easy mode, Copy Robot just runs back and forth, firing a Proto Strike every time he turns around; on Normal mode, Copy Robot fires three rapid-fire Proto Strikes instead of one; on Hard Mode, Copy Robot can also jump around the room. If playing as Rock, Copy Robot can only attack by kicking as he runs and jumps around the room (on Easy mode, he doesn't jump).