Elec Man

**Elec Man** (エレキマン *Erekiman*) is a Robot Master from the original Mega Man. He was created by Dr. Light to control the voltage of nuclear power plants. At the time of his creation, Elec Man was often hailed as Dr. Light's greatest creation and boasts razor-sharp judgement, as well as a physical agility that would not be matched until the creation of Quick Man, who is in turn based on his design. His Special Weapon, the Thunder Beam, fires off devastating bolts of very high-voltage electrical energy in multiple directions, with sufficient power to go through multiple enemies with one shot and even break through solid rocks.

In terms of personality, Elec Man is conceited and egotistical, with something of a sadistic streak in him (which is especially present in Mega Man Powered Up), but is otherwise very responsible, smart and competent. In his spare time, he has taken up playing the electric guitar while singing. Fitting for his motif, he also despises products made of rubber.

## CD Data

 **Dislike:** | Rubber products

## Appearances

### *Mega Man*

#### Attack Pattern

Elec Man’s room has 2 Guts Blocks on the left, though you will start the fight in the middle. Elec Man will run back and forth across the room at a high speed. He has 3 points where he will stop, and upon reaching those points he will raise his hands to shoot a powerful Thunder Beam forward. The attack has a big hitbox, does a whopping 10 damage, and can also hit Mega Man if he’s standing on the blocks. Elec Man also takes knockback from attacks, a trait shared with Cut Man, and can be interrupted from attacking if the player times their shot correctly. Shooting while he’s running will make him jump forwards or backwards, and shooting again will make him attack mid-air. He can also jump onto the blocks if he runs up against them. As such, Elec Man can obliterate blind players in seconds, but his knockback makes it easy to stop him from ever attacking.

In *The Wily Wars,* Elec Man's Thunder Beam has decreased in size so that a grounded shot can't hit the player if they are standing on the blocks, but Elec Man no longer follows the pattern above, seemingly doing whatever he wants with his jumps and attacks.

#### Weapon

Elec Man's weapon is Thunder Beam, which not only shoots a large electric bolt forward but also 2 vertical ones as well that go up and down, providing a lot of range. The weapon can also shatter Guts Blocks, but has some slight trouble hitting small enemies at ground level due to its curving nature. Like with most weapons, it is very powerful and will one-shot most enemies in the game. Each shot uses up 1 ammo.

#### Weaknesses

Elec Man's biggest weakness is Rolling Cutter, which will kill him in 3 hits. Super Arm is also a weakness, and can utilize the blocks to do 4 damage each, though it won't be enough on its own. Lastly, Hyper Bomb is a secondary weakness, but is unreliable and not recommended against him.

### *Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge*

Elec Man is part of the first wave of 4 Robot Masters, which all come from *Mega Man 1.*

#### Attack Pattern

Elec Man's difficulty has been significantly reduced, to the point of being one of the easiest bosses in the game. His movement is identical to that in *Mega Man 1,* but his running speed is much slower and the Thunder Beam hits for way less damage. Although he cannot shoot mid-air, the Thunder Beam attack is even bigger now, and jumping over it is *extremely tight.* However, he can be stopped from ever using this attack. While his knockback has been stripped away, his jump is always directed at the player and goes much higher, so high that he will actually leap over his designated attack points. With this knowledge, Elec Man can be tricked into jumping over his first attack point at the start of the fight, forcing him to run back to it once he lands. After this, the player can keep shooting to make him jump further away, and then simply 'orbit' around Elec Man, jumping over and running under him as he runs and jumps in a continuous loop that forces him away from his attack point.

#### Weapon

Elec Man's weapon is Thunder Beam, which behaves the same way as in *Mega Man 1.* It is also now a multi-hit weapon, doing more damage the longer it is inside an enemy. Each shot uses up 1 ammo.

#### Weakness

Elec Man's weakness is Rolling Cutter. Even though the Thunder Beam will no longer kill the player in 3 hits, Rolling Cutter will still kill Elec Man in 3 hits.

### *Mega Man Powered Up*

In *Mega Man Powered Up*, Elec Man appears as a boss, but he also becomes a playable character if Mega Man beats him using only the Mega Buster. In New Style Mode, his weakness goes from the Rolling Cutter to the Oil Slider.

Elec Man is portrayed as very calm and noble, albeit arrogant, as well as rather narcissistic and overdramatic. This adds to his morbid side, which is displayed when caught the heat of the moment, as he seems to be genuinely interested in electrocuting the other Robot Masters, and finish his opponents off at "lightning speed". However, he is also very smart, as seen when he faces Mega Man?, since he is able to quickly discern him from the real Mega Man.

### *Mega Man 10*

Elec Man has a cameo appearance in *Mega Man 10* as data of the Weapons Archive.

## Fan Game Appearances

### *Mega Man Rock Force*

Elec Man appears in *Mega Man Rock Force* as one of the members of the eponymous **Rock Force**. He is is a bit of a pompous and uncooperative robot, but stands as one of Dr. Light's most powerful robots, aside from Mega Man and Proto Man. Despite his arrogance, he will work with others with a bit of coaxing from Dr. Light and Mega Man, two figures he greatly respects. He is also incredibly intelligent and competent, and he will risk himself to defend those he cares about without hesitation.

He can be rescued in Shock Man's stage, and from there, becomes playable for the rest of the game. Elec Man only has one type of attack, but it has a big radius. He also has great mobility, from his faster movement speed to his new wall jump ability. His moveset is:

* Attack: Elec Man shoots a powerful Thunder Beam forward, as well as shooting lighting bolts upwards and downwards from his hands as well. He cannot spam this move as it has a slow rate of fire.
* Wall Jump: Elec Man will jump straight up if he jumps off of a wall. This gives him infinite vertical movement so long as there is a wall he can climb.

Elec Man's Thunder Beam is the primary weakness of Boom Man and Justice Man.

### *Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Final Attack*

Elec Man makes up part of the fusion summoned by Special Attack, along with Wood Man and Frost Man. This fusion shows up to give the player a big health pickup, a 1-UP, or an E-Tank.

## Trivia

* Elec Man is Keiji Inafune's favorite Robot Master from the first game, because he was the first robot he ever designed.
* Elec Man bears a resemblance to the 1973 *Kyodai Hero* character Thunder Mask. Both are robots who use electricity in their abilities as well.
* Elec Man is incorrectly called **Electric Man** in the instruction manual from *Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge*.
* Elec Man is one of the few Robot Masters in the series with the distinction of having the same color and thickness of forearms as the upper arms.
* Elec Man's level theme sounds very similar to "Faithfully" by Journey.
* As with the other Robot Masters in *Dr. Wily's Revenge,* Elec Man is not fought again because there are no rematches.