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Why do they call him Megaman? Looks about regular size to me

>> No.1877607

>>1877603
He's actually 4'4", so he's not even adult-sized.

But really, he's Mega Man because he has MEGA POWER!

>> No.1877612

his real name is rockman he was called megaman for western localization

and to be catchier

>> No.1877615

I remember Nintendo Power once said the original plan was to call him Rainbow Man, because when you cycle through the boss weapons he changes all sorts of colors, like a rainbow. Don't know if that was really ever true or not.

>> No.1877616

>>1877603
>>1877612

reason he was called rockman cuz his sisters names roll, kinda of a music them, no joke, his older brothers name is blues

>> No.1877632

>>1877603
was more marketable in the west than rockman

>> No.1877654

>>1877615
Rainbow Man and Mighty Kid were, indeed, names thrown around before settling on Rockman.

>> No.1877879

>>1877603

why do they call him mighty number 9?

>> No.1877880

>>1877603
It's "Rockman". Mega Man is a silly Westernversion.

>> No.1878031

>>1877616
Did you know that we didn't get the real Super Mario Bros. 2 and instead we got a retooled Doki Doki Panic, while later on we got the real SMB2 as SMB The Lost Levels?

>> No.1878034

>>1877603
His head is round. His shots are round. Why don't they call him "Roundman?"

>> No.1878036

>>1878031
What's that have to do with Mega Man? Stay on topic.

>>1878034
Because he's more Mega than round.

>> No.1878037

>>1878036
>What's that have to do with Mega Man? Stay on topic.
I was making fun of him pointing out the thing most people already know.

>> No.1878054
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1878054

>>1877603
>Mega MAN
>Looks like a teenager

>> No.1878056

>>1878037
Ii-i didn't know.

>> No.1878063

>>1877616
>Mentions Rock & Roll
>But not Bass & Treble

I called him BAHss like the fish until they introduced his dog, and I realized he was supposed to be BAYss. I still call him BAHss though.

But yeah, why is the dog Rush?

>> No.1878068

>>1878063
the band, rush. there's also a megaman game where every boss is named after members of guns and roses.

>> No.1878272

>>1878068
Wasnt that a Megaman X game?

>> No.1878298

>>1877880
But he's neither made of rock, nor is he a man. At least he has "mega" power.

>> No.1878308

>>1878063
Wily's bird is called Reggae. There are tons of music puns in series.

>> No.1878313

>>1877603
>Looks about regular size to me
FOR YOU

>> No.1878316
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1878316

>>1877603
>Looks about regular size to me
Were you expecting a big guy?

>> No.1878342

>>1878054
Teenagers dress in blue body suits, wear helmets, and have plasma blasters on their arms where you live?

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1878353

>>1878342
actually...

>> No.1878372
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1878372

>>1878342
ummm.....

>> No.1878384
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1878384

>>1878342

>> No.1878385

>>1878316
FOR YOU

>> No.1878391
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1878391

>>1878054

>> No.1878395
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1878395

>>1878342

>> No.1878397
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1878397

>>1878395
and then they grow up

>> No.1878402

>>1877603
Probably because it was a 1-megabit (128 kilobyte) cartridge, which was considered huge back then.

>>1878063
Because Megaman 3 was horribly rushed.

>> No.1878406
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1878406

>>1878397
Girls can do it too

>> No.1878459

>>1878406
>Girls
That bulge don't lie

>> No.1878474

>>1878406
>you will never have a qt3.14 trap robot

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1878509

>>1878406
Who knows what the future will hold for us!?

>> No.1878518

why does Japan think just naming your character after a musical reference is clever

>> No.1878536

>>1878509

Is that AWA?

That looks like the entrance to where the 4chan thing was held.

>> No.1878541
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1878541

>>1878518
why does US think naming your company after random japanese words is cleaver

>> No.1878604

>>1878385
Somebody get this hothead outta here!

>> No.1878795

>>1878068
I thought that was a localization thing.

>> No.1878815
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1878815

>>1878541
Why does Japan think naming your company after a stupidly corrupted pair of English words is broadsword?

>> No.1878837
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1878837

>Tango will never be in a game ever again

>> No.1878847

>>1878837
Didn't he get a cameo in MM10?

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1878887

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1878960

>>1878815
>broadsword

>> No.1878991

>>1878815
Japan didn't come up with that name, Service Games already renamed themselves Sega before the Japanese bought it out. Learn your history, dirkhead.

>> No.1879014

>>1878837
>no Mega Man character will be in a game ever again

>> No.1879023

>>1878887

It's weird, but she could actually pass as a chubby kid if she taped her tits down a little bit...

>> No.1879058

>>1878402
>Because Megaman 3 was horribly rushed.

And it was still one of the best in the series. Just imagine if they took their sweet time with it.

>> No.1879071

Is Megaman's name in Germany "Übermensch"?

>> No.1879081

>>1879071

That's not even remotely what Mega means.

>> No.1879089

>>1879071
Ubermensch means superman. That's the literal translation.

>> No.1879128
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1879128

>>1877616
I always thought his original name was gutsman because he's the hero and has guts and they just took the name of the rock-throwing Robot because it sounds cooler.

So... why is Gutsman called Gutsmen then? Does he actually not throw rocks but... intestines?

>> No.1879157

>>1879071
it's Megaman here too.
If you'd literally translate it, since mega is greek for great, it would be "Großmann"... hm, I know some people with this as a last name.

>> No.1879169

>>1879128
Because he's strong. For some reason, Japanese people always think "guts" refers to physical strength, not courage.

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1879186

>>1878887

Hmm...

>> No.1879190

>>1879071

"Übermensch" has varying meanings depending on context but usually means "superhuman".

>> No.1879217

>>1879058
That's pretty debatable. I feel like 3 is the weakest in the classic library.

>> No.1880824

They call him the blue bomber because he's blue!

>> No.1880839

Why is he called Rockman? He doesn't look like he's made of rocks and he doesn't look like a Robot Master.

>> No.1881664

>>1878054
Reviving an old thread because THAT'S BIG DAVE LONG from the live action aqua teen.

I went to college with that guy. Awesome bro all around.