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Beat (ビート Bīto) is a bird-type combat support robot from the Mega Man series built by Dr. Cossack for Mega Man to help him protect the world. He serves a support role by either attacking enemies or protecting Mega Man, depending on the game.

Appearances

  • In Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6 and Mega Man IV, Beat attacks enemies that appear on the path (he can not attack bosses in Mega Man 6). Unlike Rush and Eddie before him, his internal radar can not lock on to Mega Man from a distance, so he needs to rely on the signal of Plates to be able to fly to his aid.[1] Beat can appear without the need of collecting Plates in later games, suggesting that the issue was fixed in some way.
  • In Mega Man 7, Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10, Beat will appear when Mega Man falls into a pit and carries him for a while. The player must move to a safe area before Beat releases Mega Man, as he can not hold his weight for too long. Unlike in most games, where he uses weapon energy, the item can be used only four times and must be refilled in the shop after usage.
    • In Mega Man 7 the item is called Beat's Whistle. Mega Man must save Beat in an area hidden in the part with bees in Slash Man's stage (the Scorch Wheel can burn the trees to reveal the area) to be able to use him. He receives four Beat's Whistles after this and can buy more later in the shop.
    • In Mega Man 9 and 10, the item is called Beat Call (ビートコール Bīto Kōru), and is available in the shop from the beginning by spending 50 screws in Mega Man 9. In Mega Man 10, one Beat Call costs 20 screws when playing with Mega Man and 30 screws with Proto Man.
    • In the ending of Mega Man 9, Beat sees Hornet Man watering a flower garden.
  • In Mega Man 8, he helps out in the sections were Mega Man uses Rush Jet. He can damage enemies that fly into him and dashes forward when Mega Man fires a charged shot.
  • In Super Adventure Rockman, Beat accompanies Mega Man throughout the game. He is often seen in cutscenes retrieving weapon chips from the defeated Robot Masters, and could communicate with Mega Man through what appears to be his own language, which solely takes the form of bird sounds.
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Beat in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

  • In the fighting games Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Beat takes the form of a small plane for a short time in the special attack Beat Plane (ビートプレーン Bītopurēn) used by Mega Man and Roll. He also combines with Rush, Eddie, and Mega Man/Roll in the special attack Hyper Mega Man/ Hyper Roll to create a huge version of the player that shoots a wide beam across the entire screen with energy duplicates of Beat, Rush, and Eddie.

Damage Data Charts

Known damage values in units for Mega Man 5.

BeatIcon Beat
Boss Damage
Gravity Man 1
Wave Man 1
Stone Man 1
Gyro Man 1
Star Man 1
Charge Man 1
Napalm Man 1
Crystal Man 1
Dark Man 1 3
Dark Man 2 3
Dark Man 3 3
Dark Man 4 3
Big Pets 0
Circling Q9 1
Wily Press 1
Wily Machine No. 5 0
Wily Capsule II 2


Known damage values in units for Mega Man 6.

MM6-Beat-Icon Beat
Boss Damage
Blizzard Man 0
Centaur Man 0
Flame Man 0
Knight Man 0
Plant Man 0
Tomahawk Man 0
Wind Man 0
Yamato Man 0
Rounder II 0
Power Piston 0
Mettonger Z 0
X Crusher 0
Mechazaurus 0
Tank-CS2 0
Wily Machine No. 6: 1st Phase 0
Wily Machine No. 6: 2nd Phase 0
Wily Capsule 0
  • In Mega Man 6, Beat cannot inflict damage on bosses -- only enemies.

Data

Mega Man & Bass CD data

Beat's CD data card


Rockman Complete Works data

コサック博士が世界平和のために開発し、ロックマンにプレゼントした鳥型攻撃支援ロボット。

Mega Man Battle Network series

Beat

Beat's counterpart in the Mega Man Battle Network series is a Navi Customizer program that appears once per battle in multiplayer NetBattles to take one of the opponent's Mega/Giga Battle Chips for the player to use.

Other media

Mega Man Megamix

In Mega Man Megamix and Mega Man Gigamix, Beat is a robot created by Dr. Cossack and given to Mega Man.

In the story Metal Heart, Beat, Tango and Snake Man go after the Yellow Devil MK-II, but Snake Man provokes the two supports and they fight, losing sight of the Yellow Devil.

In The Grim Reaper of Resurrection, Beat sees Skull Man kidnapping Dr. Cossack on TV and flies away to find him. Beat finds the doctor, but is beaten by Reggae and Dr. Wily.

In Burning Wheel, Beat stays inside Roll's car, which is shaped like him.

Other appearances

Beat appeared in the Rockman manga series, Rockman 8, and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In the North American Mega Man 5 manual, it is said that both Dr. Cossack and Dr. Light were working on Beat before Dr. Light's kidnapping, and he is completed by Dr. Cossack during the game.
  • His saying, "Go on a diet, Megaman," and his dislike of heavy cargo, may have something to do with his funny expression when he rescues Mega Man from a pit but is ridden for too long.
  • Beat would have appeared in Mega Man: The Power Battle, but was removed from the game before its release. However, his sprites remained in the game data, as he makes an appearance as a support unit in the sequel.[2]
  • It is unknown if Roll's car in the game Mega Man: Battle & Chase only has Beat's appearance (as all cars in the game can have their parts exchanged), or if it is a transformation like the Beat Plane from Marvel vs. Capcom (as the car has a sweat drop in Roll's ending, implying it has intelligence). In Hitoshi Ariga's manga Mega Man Gigamix, Beat stays inside the square in the forehead of the car.

See also

References


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