Dust Man

**Dust Man** (ダストマン *Dasutoman*) is a Robot Master with a built in vacuum cleaner, originally created by Doctor Mikhail Cossack to be used for sanitation, being able to inhale any type of garbage smaller than him. His powerful suction power got Dr. Wily's attention and he was modified into a combat robot to fight against Mega Man in *Mega Man 4*. Dust Man's Special Weapon is the Dust Crusher, a bomb encased in compacted scrap metal that can launch debris in several directions upon impact. He can also pull opponents towards himself with his vacuum.

Dust Man, while a good sanitation robot, often overestimates the amount of garbage he can handle, and thus his vacuum jets often get jammed due to the mass amount of garbage he can end up inhaling, which requires him to be cleaned out. He enjoys spring cleaning, but suffers from bad breath and a pollen allergy, and has an evident dislike of mice and other rodents. His weakness is the Ring Boomerang, which can jam his vacuum and render it inoperable.

## CD Data

 **Dislike:** | Mice

## Official Appearances

### *Mega Man 4*

#### Attack Pattern

Dust Man is one of the easiest bosses in the game. He pulls from his attacks randomly, but they are all very slow. Dust Man's main attack is to shoot a Dust Crusher from his vacuum. Dust Crusher is a pile of scrap that gets shot forward. Once it aligns with the player's x-position, it will split into 4 smaller shrapnel pieces that fly away in the diagonals. To dodge the full attack, you simply have to jump straight upwards. Dust Man can also do high jumps, but they only go a set distance forward. Lastly, Dust Man can try to suck up the player for an attack using his vacuum, but the player can simply walk away. Dust Man is also invincible to attacks when sucking up.

#### Weapon

Dust Man's weapon is Dust Crusher. The projectile flies straight forward. Upon hitting an enemy, the projectile splits into 4 smaller shrapnel pieces that fly away in the diagonals. The attack will usually hit enemies twice thanks to its nature, making one of the game's stronger weapons. Each shot uses 1 ammo.

#### Weakness

Dust Man's weakness is Ring Boomerang, which kills him in 7 hits. It does require the player to fight him in mid-range, though. As with most other bosses, Dust Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot and a fully charged Pharaoh Shot.

### *Mega Man III*

Dust Man is part of the second wave of Robot Masters, which all come from *Mega Man 4.*

#### Attack Pattern

Dust Man 's pattern has been modified slightly, in that after landing from a jump, he can do his next move much quicker. He shoots out Dust Crushers much more quickly, but the Dust Crusher itself moves more slowly and is easier to dodge.

#### Weapon

Dust Man's weapon is Dust Crusher, which functions as it did in *Mega Man 4.* Each shot uses 1 ammo.

#### Weakness

Dust Man is weak to Drill Bomb, but unlike all other weaknesses, this weapon only does 2 damage. As with most other bosses, Dust Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot. In this case, it does more damage than his actual weakness, and is more ideal to charge when Dust Man is trying to suck you in.

## Trivia

* Dust Man has a cannon on his right arm, but he has never been seen using it in a game, instead firing the Dust Crusher from his vacuum.
* According to *Rockman & Rockman X Daizukan*, the development of Dust Man is inspired by the Junk Golem enemy from *Mega Man 3.*
* Dust Man is considered to have bad breath because the scent of the garbage he inhales remains in his "mouth".
* Dust Man was initially designed by Yūsuke Murata, who also designed Crystal Man would later serve as the artist of *Eyeshield 21* and the *Weekly Shōnen Jump* version of *One-Punch Man*.
* As with the other Robot Masters in Mega Man III, Dust Man is not fought again because there are no rematches.