Big Eye

Big Eye
In-Game Information
Points:	9000
HP:	20 (MM1) 8 (MM:DWR)
Attack Damage:	10 (MM1) 5 (MM:DWR)
Weakness:	Super Arm
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Mega Man: The Wily Wars Mega Man Network Transmission Mega Man: Powered Up (as enemy and boss)
Other Appearances:	Episode 5 from Captain N

Big Eye (ビッグアイ, Biggu Ai) is a one-eyed surveillance robot with high defense that tries to crush its enemies. In the first Mega Man game, a single Big Eye appears in the stages of Cut Man (red), Guts Man (blue), Ice Man and Elec Man (red), and three metallic Big Eyes appear in the beginning of the final stage. They also appear in the first part of the Wily Tower in Mega Man: The Wily Wars. In Mega Man Powered Up, the Opening Stage boss is a larger Big Eye called Proto Eye that attacks with laser orbs and stomps.

Big Eyes are vulnerable on all parts of their body in the first game, while in Mega Man Powered Up their only weak spot is the eye, which closes when at rest. In Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, Big Eyes can only be damaged while they are jumping and appear in the stages of Cut Man, Ice Man, Elec Man and both Wily stages (Wily Castle and Wily Station respectively).

Mega Man Legacy Collection data

A robot made to monitor enemies. This strong foe boasts high defensive capabilities. Freeze with your ice weapon, and then attack.

HP: 20
AT: 10
Weakness: Super Arm

Hits data chart

Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Big Eye.

Mega Man
Mega Buster	Rolling Cutter	Super Arm	Ice Slasher	Hyper Bomb	Fire Storm	Thunder Beam
20	20	3	-	5	20	5

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Buster	Rolling Cutter	Super Arm	Ice Slasher	Hyper Bomb	Fire Storm	Thunder Beam
20	20	3	-	3	20	5
	Metal Blade	Air Shooter	Bubble Lead	Quick Boomerang	Crash Bomber	Time Stopper	Atomic Fire	Leaf Shield
	0	3	0	5	5:5	-	20:7:1	3
	Needle Cannon	Magnet Missile	Gemini Laser	Hard Knuckle	Top Spin	Search Snake	Spark Shock	Shadow Blade
	20	0	0	2	0	0	-	20

• A hyphen indicates that the freeze effect is functional.

Strategy

The Big Eye has two jumps: a high jump and a low jump. Big Eye will follow the player using these jumps. What determines which jump the Big Eye uses is pure randomness, so strategy is unfortunately limited. In most cases, it's not worth killing a Big Eye, as it takes too many hits and puts you at risk of colliding with it, and it deals a lot of damage. Instead, let it pass you with a high jump. Big Eyes are weak against Super Arm, Thunder Beam, and Hyper Bomb (although the latter is not ideal). Although Big Eyes aren't damaged by Ice Slasher, they will be frozen, making fighting or passing by them significantly easier. It is best to freeze them at the peak of their high jump so you can walk underneath it safely.

In Mega Man Powered Up, Big Eye's attacking behavior varies across the three difficulties in New Style. In Easy, it will only stay in one spot while jumping, not following the player at all. In Normal and Old Style, it behaves similarly to its old counterpart in the first Mega Man game. In Hard, the Big Eye jumps wider and faster while following the player, making it very difficult to avoid. Also in New Style, the Big Eye can now be damaged normally by the Ice Slasher.

Proto Eye

Proto Eye
In-Game Information
HP:	28
Attack Damage:	4 (contact)
Weakness:	Mega Buster
Main Stage:	Opening Stage (MMPU)
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man: Powered Up

Proto Eye (プロトアイ, Puroto Ai) is the boss from the Opening Stage of Mega Man Powered Up exclusive to New Style. It is a larger, grey-colored version of a normal Big Eye that Dr. Wily sends after the player to cover his escape.

The Proto Eye is actually less dangerous than a regular Big Eye, since it deals less damage, is vulnerable on all parts of its body, and makes slower, wider jumps all at the same height, allowing the player to pass underneath it easily at any point. In Easy and Normal, Proto Eye will always jump forward four times before turning around. In Hard, Proto Eye will turn around to follow the player if it jumps over them, and it jumps more frequently compared to Easy and Normal.

In Normal and Hard, Proto Eye can fire green energy orbs towards the player after a certain number of jumps. In Normal, it will fire a single orb after it jumps vertically (ie. after it reaches one end of the stage), while in Hard, it will fire three energy orbs at different angles after every three jumps.

Proto Eye is also weak to Mega Man C's Charge Shots and Proto Man's Proto Strike, both capable of knocking Proto Eye back and disorienting it for a short while. Interestingly in Normal, if Proto Eye is knocked back by the aformentioned weapon after making its vertical jump but before firing its energy orb, it will then jump forward once before attempting to fire an energy orb.

Overall, the Proto Eye is not too difficult in part due to its status as an introductory boss.

Big Eye in Mega Man Network Transmission

BigEye appears as a virus in Mega Man Network Transmission. They act basically the same as the original enemies.

Virus stats

BigEye	HP:	400	Element:		Damage:	100
	Dropped:	FootStomp, Recov150
	Location:	Power Plant Comp, Legendary WWW Area

Trivia

• Big Eye and Fly Boy share their same sound effect.

Gallery

Early design of the Big Eye.

Concept art of Big Eye from Mega Man Powered Up.

Proto Eye's model from Mega Man Powered Up.

Big Eye's model from Mega Man Powered Up.

Big Eye in Street Fighter × All Capcom.

Big Eye from Captain N: The Game Master.

Big Eye Cel From Captain N

Big Eye in the first issue of the Mega Man comic series by Archie Comics.

Big Eye in the Rockman manga.

Big Eye in the Rockman World manga.

Big Eye cameo in Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu.

Big Eye in Rock'n Game Boy.

Big Eye in Mega Man Network Transmission

Similar enemies

Enemies similar to the Big Eye.

• Bikky
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