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So in Japan he's known as "Rock Man," okay.

And there's a girl robot known as "Roll," okay. Rock N' Roll.

Except that pun would only make sense in English, right? But he's Mega Man in English.

Also Mega Man general.

>> No.1289512

Japan likes English words because they're cool.

>> No.1289528
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>>1289504
>when you play Megaman you are controlling a guy in a Spandex costume

>> No.1289537

>>1289528
Are you new to Tokusatsu

>> No.1289540

>>1289537
I had to google it so yes, I am

>> No.1289565

The reason they changed it is because English speakers would think rock as in stones, rubble, etc. But I guess in Japan people mostly just related the English word "rock" with music, because they already had their own words for stones.

>> No.1289570

Has he ever been called "Rock" in any english game in dialogue? Like Megaman 7, 8, or Bass

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>> No.1289612

>>1289565
This.
Whenever I hear "Rockman" I think of a robot master with stone based weapons.

>> No.1289615

>>1289504
It's ironic how the PAL cover for MM1 was the absolute best, but then they fucked up the next one.

>> No.1289628

>>1289504
The term Rock N' Roll is known on the entire world.

>> No.1289637

There's also Blues (Proto Man) and Forte (Bass).

>> No.1289638
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>>1289570
They call his pre-Megaman form "Rock" twice in MM4's opening.

>> No.1289640

>>1289512
this. there are a shitload of english words/phrases that are used in everyday japanese speech.

>> No.1289650

I really wish they'd used Rock Volnutt and Megaman Trigger for Legends' localization.

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>>He doesn't know about the Mega Roll genre of music

>> No.1289760

>>1289637
Don't forget Gospel (Treble). The games are full of music references.

>> No.1289801

>>1289512
More so for usage than just because "they're cool." Otherwise they'd have to invent a new word and kanji for every new concept they come across since Japanese isn't a malleable language like English is.

>> No.1289803 [DELETED] 

>general
>>>/vg/

>> No.1289806

>>1289803
Old/dead series trumps general. It belongs here.

>> No.1289816

>robot that shoots other robots
>rock man

Yeah, no.

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>>1289637
>>1289760

How could you guys forget Rush?

>> No.1289849

>>1289836
Who?

>> No.1289850

I always took it that Rock was his real name and that Mega Man was his nickname/"superhero" name.

>> No.1289853

Rock/Roll (we've covered this)

Blues (Proto Man's original name, and the musical ancestor of rock & roll)

Rush (the band, presumably)

Beat (obvious)

Forte/Gospel//Bass/Treble (I still think they screwed the pooch -- HAH! DOG PUN! -- by not calling Forte's dog Piano)

Reggae (a robot bird who assists Dr. Wily in manga adaptations, appears in RockBoard and MM7's password screen)

Enker (Romanization of 'enka,' which is Japanese 'country' music)

Ballade (a classical musical term closely related to the more common term 'ballad')

Quint (a play off of quintent, or a musical group with five members)

Punk (obvious)

>> No.1289878

>>1289565
Don't they actually make a double pun off of Rockman by making the mega-buster strong against Cutman?

>> No.1289891

>>1289853
Don't forget Tango, the cat.

>> No.1289894

>>1289891
You know, I forget him in his own damn game. I think I used him once during my first playthrough of MMV and then never thought of him again.

>> No.1289930

>>1289528

Oh, wow. I never noticed before, but... Dr. Light is the villain on the Mega Man II cover.

>> No.1289958

>>1289930
QUALITY

>> No.1290002

>>1289853
Reggae also appears in the item shop of mm10 if you play as bass

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>>1289528
I love that one of Capcom's artists actually drew this a while back.

>> No.1290023 [DELETED] 

>>1289803
>autism

>> No.1290038

>>1289878
Yep, rock beats scissors.

>> No.1290089

>>1289853
Inafune said in a recent interview that Rush was named after Rush & Crash, so he seems to be the exception.

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>>1289638
>His name in Powered Up is Mega

Just why?

>> No.1290934

>>1290009
Oh my god, he even included Megaman's awkwardly-angled foot.

>> No.1290986

>>1289512
Japan's reconstruction was mostly financed by the US. Not surprised they would adopt some expressions.

>> No.1290993

>>1290986
What ?

Goash who isn't milking the US must be retarded

>> No.1291165

>>1289836
With practice.

>> No.1291169

>>1289504

Capcom USA decided to rename the character.

I kind of get what they're going for. "Rock Man" sounds like he should have rock based powers. The reference is more musical however, and is a reference to the catchy music of the series.

>> No.1291436

>>1289504
In both America and Japan, the character's actual name is just Rock.

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>>1289836
Bitch please

>> No.1291440

>>1291169
Apparently it was because the CEO of Capcom USA though Rockman was a stupid name.

>> No.1291521

>>1289637
>>1289760
The alpha names of Forte and Gospel were Baroque and Crush, iirc, and they looked more like their counterparts. Because evil twins and all that.

>> No.1291550

>>1289853
>Enker is Enka

And all this time, I thought he was some silly Japanese garbling of Encore.