Bomb Man

**Bomb Man** is a Robot Master from *Mega Man*, created by Dr. Light as one of his first line of industrial Robot Masters. Bomb Man was created to work alongside Guts Man in land development; Bomb Man would use his Hyper Bombs, which are capable of creating powerful explosions, to level land sections and make them suitable for construction projects that Guts Man would manage. However, Bomb Man was stolen by Dr. Wily and reprogrammed to help him take over the world.

## CD Data

 **Dislike:** | Match, Lighter

## Official Appearances

### *Mega Man*

#### Attack Pattern

Bomb Man is one of the easiest bosses in the game. He has a simple pattern of hopping a short distance or a long distance, and he’ll usually jump away from Mega Man if he tries to get close to him. Once safe, he’ll throw a Hyper Bomb at a high arc so it lands just in front of Mega Man. The Hyper Bomb will explode as soon as it hits the ground, covering a decent radius. Bomb Man tends to throw multiple bombs one at a time before he jumps, usually up to 3 at a time. Because he always jumps if the player gets close, he can be kept in a continuous cycle of moving so that he never gets to throw a bomb.

In *The Wily Wars,* Bomb Man's jumps are no longer triggered by the player getting close, but the jumps themselves have changed to be lower in height, making it much harder to avoid taking damage.

#### Weapon

Bomb Man's weapon is Hyper Bomb, which allows the player to throw a bomb forward in a short arc. The bomb will bounce around the ground for a little bit and sit still before exploding. Only the explosion will deal damage (the bomb will not explode on enemies), but like with most weapons, it is very powerful and will one-shot most enemies in the game. Each bomb uses up 2 ammo.

#### Weaknesses

Bomb Man's primary weakness is Fire Storm, which will blow him up in 7 hits. He has a bunch of secondary weaknesses as well, which include the Mega Buster (doing 2 damage), Rolling Cutter, and Thunder Beam.

### *Mega Man Powered Up*

In *Mega Man Powered Up*, Bomb Man is a little more dangerous to fight, as he can now lob Hyper Bombs at different angles for better accuracy. He also has another attack he can use if the game is on Normal or Hard difficulty; this attack entails Bomb Man pulling out a giant Hyper Bomb that he'll either toss to have it bounce three times before exploding, or just chuck it directly at Mega Man.

## Fan Game Appearances

### *Mega Man Rock Force*

Bomb Man appears in *Mega Man Rock Force* as one of the members of the eponymous **Rock Force**. Mega Man felt a demolitions robot was a necessary addition to the team, and because Guts Man is always busied by new projects, Bomb Man was all too willing to volunteer. Bomb Man brings a much needed sense of humor and light-heartedness to the team, but knows when to take things seriously. He is an apt combatant, but he doesn't do well at close range considering his bombs are both a danger to himself and his opponents. Bomb Man is also a risk taker, though this carries both good and bad aspects.

He can be rescued in Boom Man's stage, and from there, becomes playable for the rest of the game. He is focused on throwing powerful Hyper Bombs from a distance, which explode on contact with anything and can even destroy barriers. Thus, he has to fight enemies within a certain range. He also gets to skip Pulse Man's midboss and the 'on and off lightbulb' gimmick is changed to being automatic because of this playstyle, which is shared with Nitro Man. His moveset is:

* Attack: Bomb Man throws the Hyper Bomb at a small arc forward.
* Up + Attack: Bomb Man throws the Hyper Bomb straight up at roughly same height that the arc makes.
* Slide: When Bomb Man slides, he drops the bomb, letting it explode where he was.
* Ladder Climb: Bomb Man drops his bomb upon grabbing a ladder. He also has a unique SFX when climbing it.
* Getting Hurt: Bomb Man drops his bomb when he takes damage, which has to potential to hurt enemies around him.

Bomb Man's Hyper Bombs are the primary weakness of Photon Man, Plague Man, and Thermal Man.

## Trivia

* Out of the six Robot Masters of the first *Mega Man* game, Bomb Man is the one with least appearances in games. Bomb Man (along with Fire Man) did not appear in any of the arcade titles. He, along with Guts Man, did not appear in the first Game Boy title, *Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge*. However, as Guts Man appeared in *Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken*, Bomb Man is the only Robot Master from the first four NES games to not appear in a Game Boy title.
* A mass-produced enemy based on Bomb Man was designed for the first game to go along with Sniper Joe, a mass-produced model who's based on Proto Man.