Bubble Man

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Bubble Man, as seen in Rockman Complete Works.
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In-Game Information
HP:	Mega Man 2 | Mega Man: The Wily Wars 28 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge 19 Super Adventure Rockman 2800
Attack Damage:	Mega Man 2 | Mega Man: The Wily Wars 4 (Contact) 2 (Shots) 4 (Bubble Lead) Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge 4 (Contact) 2 (Shots) 4 (Bubble Lead) Super Adventure Rockman 8 (Bubble Lead)
Weapon:	Bubble Lead
Weakness:	Mega Man 2 | Mega Man: The Wily Wars Metal Blade Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Quick Boomerang Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters Shadow Blade
Affiliations:	Wily Patrol (Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues)
Main Stage:	Bubble Man Stage
Misc. Information
Script:	バブルマン
Rōmaji:	Baburuman
Alt. Name(s):	Bubbleman
Designer:	Takashi Tanaka
Gender:	Male
Eye Color:	Blue
Relative(s):	Dr. Wily (creator)
NetNavi Counterpart:	BubbleMan.EXE
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man 2 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Mega Man 3 (Doc Robot data) Mega Man: The Wily Wars Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters Mega Man's Soccer Mega Man & Bass (as a data CD) Mega Man Pinball Panic Shot! Rockman Super Adventure Rockman Rockman Strategy Rockman Xover Super Robot Wars X-Ω Street Fighter x All Capcom Mega Man Universe Dragalia Lost
Other Appearances:	Captain N: The Game Master Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou Rockman World Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin Rock'n Game Boy Mega Man (Archie Comics) Mega Man Megamix Mega Man Gigamix
Japanese VA:	Hekiru Shiina (Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters) Akio Suyama (Super Adventure Rockman)
Theme Music

This article is about the original Bubble Man. For his NetNavi counterpart, see BubbleMan.EXE.

"The sea will swallow you!!"

—Bubble Man, Mega Man & Bass database

Bubble Man (バブルマン, Baburuman) is a Wily Number who debuted in Mega Man 2. He is the first aquatic humanoid robot created by Dr. Wily for underwater combat. However, a defect in his systems made him unable to walk on land, being only able to move by jumping (akin to a frog). When Wily noticed this, he couldn't help but laugh. Despite this flaw, Bubble Man is at home in the water, being able to swim at a remarkable speed.

Bubble Man's Special Weapon is the Bubble Lead, which can be fired from his left arm cannon alongside his normal shots, as well as a special bubble gun on top of his head. Bubble Man can utilize the bubbles offensively and defensively, including hitting opponents with bursts of small bubbles and blowing larger and more durable bubbles to either wrap opponents inside to trap them temporarily, or for Bubble Man himself to hide in as his own personal shield.

Physical appearance

Bubble Man is a rotund robot with dark blue eyes. His body resembles a blue skin tight suit with a dark green armor over. He sports a head set which consists of a helmet diving goggles, a mask that covers the lower half of his face, and a snorkel-like tube in the top of his head that he uses to shoot his Bubble Lead. He also sports a pair of black flippers. He carries a pair of tanks from his back and his left arm is a cannon that he uses to shoot projectiles.

Personality

Despite often being the butt of jokes due to his design flaws, Bubble Man is an affable and high-spirited individual, but has a bad habit of lavishly spending money when he has it. He enjoys bathing in hot springs in his spare time, but much like the later-introduced Wave Man, has a vehement dislike for water pollution, especially oil slicks.

Video game appearances

See also: Bubble Man Stage

Mega Man 2

Bubble Man is one of the eight Wily Numbers created by Dr. Wily to combat Mega Man. Defeating him will grant the player his Bubble Lead weapon.

Attack pattern

Bubble Man's room is underwater and has spikes layered on the ceiling. Bubble Man starts his pattern by firing 1 to 3 bouncing Bubble Leads from his head-gun. They bounce high enough that the player has to stand in a way so they bounce over Mega Man. Once he shoots the last Bubble Lead, he will start swimming diagonally to a height above Mega Man, and then float back down to the ground. If he catches Mega Man in his crosshairs, he will rapid-fire small projectiles forward, which can be hard to dodge. He resets his pattern once Mega Man lands on the ground after Bubble Man has done so, who will wait for the player in the meantime. Due to how his Bubble Leads are first shot at an arc, there is a flaw in his pattern where you can stand right next to him as he shoots Bubble Lead to avoid the Bubble Leads, making the fight much easier.

The rematch arena does not have spikes on the ceiling, removing any full-jump restrictions.

In Mega Man: The Wily Wars, the Bubble Leads bounce much higher after the initial bounce.

Weaknesses

Bubble Man's weakness is Metal Blade, which can not only kill him in 4/7 hits but also allows the player aim at Bubble Man when he is higher up, removing the stress of having to jump very high. Bubble Man also has secondary weaknesses to Quick Boomerang and Crash Bomb, taking 4/2 damage from each. While Quick Boomerang is easier to use, Crash Bomb should be shot at the wall so the explosions can rack up multiple hits against Bubble Man.

It should also be noted that using Bubble Lead against Bubble Man will actually heal his entire life gauge.

Mega Man 3

In Mega Man 3, the second Doc Robot in Gemini Man's stage copies Bubble Man's moves, and before the battle, Bubble Man has a cameo appearance as program data copied by Doc Robot. This Doc Robot is weak against Spark Shock and Shadow Blade. Unlike the original Bubble Man, Doc Robot's shots are slightly bigger, although they deal the same amount of damage. Like in Bubble Man's original stage, there are spikes on the ceiling.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge

Bubble Man is one of the four bosses, all of which come from Mega Man 2, that are part of a mini-gauntlet fought via teleport systems in the Wily Castle before Enker.

Attack pattern

Although Bubble Man's arena does not have any visible water, it is still underwater (allowing the player to do high jumps), being the only underwater area of the game. Bubble Man's pattern has been slightly simplified. His Bubble Lead count has went from 1-3 to 0-2, meaning he may swim without shooting any Bubble Lead prior. The Bubble Lead projectiles also bounce much higher and bound up and down much quicker. Bubble Man also only shoots once level with the player, meaning he will no longer shoot them continuously. His swimming speeds have been altered so his vertical speed is slower going up, but faster going down. He also can't be cheesed the same way he could in Mega Man 2 due to these attributes. Defeating him rewards the player with a big health pickup.

Weakness

Bubble Man's only weakness is Quick Boomerang, which does 2 damage for each hit. It is possible to hit Bubble Man twice with one boomerang, but due to the weapon having very short range, it is less reliable than the Mega Buster.

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Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise

Bubble Card

Bubble Man appears in the Boss Card Bubble Card (バブルカード, Baburu Kādo).

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Mega Man's Soccer

Bubble Man is a balanced player that doesn't have his own team. In Tournament mode, he is a member of the Cut Man, Elec Man, Pharaoh Man, Skull Man, Enker, and Proto Man teams. In League mode, he is a member of the Mega Man and Cut Man teams.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters

"You can't move once you're caught in Bubble Man's bubble. Attack with a sharp weapon that can cut through the bubble!"

—Dr. Light

Bubble Man is one of the six bosses from the "Search for Wily!" course. He attacks with Bubble Lead and Claws (or a similar robot). He is weak to the Shadow Blade.

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Super Adventure Rockman

"It’s been a while. Let’s go!"

―Bubble Man, Super Adventure Rockman

Bubble Man in Super Adventure Rockman.

Sixteen of Dr. Wily's robots from Rockman 2 and 3 are rebuilt by Ra Moon, including Bubble Man. After Rockman defeats the first boss, Metal Man, he will spot a river and the player must decide if he pass by the river or by the nearby mountain. If the player choose the river, Rockman will be attacked and fall into a deep part of the river, where he will fight against Bubble Man. If the player loses to Bubble Man, the deactivated Rockman sinks into an underwater crevasse, but will somehow be saved by Guts Man, and the player can have a rematch with Bubble Man.

On the other hand, if the player choose the mountain, Rockman will meet Guts Man on the other side, who says that he found Bubble Man defeated (apparently by Blues) and took his Bubble Lead to give to Rockman, and Rockman fights against Heat Man instead.

Near the end of the game, Dr. Wily's robots (except for Shadow Man) are revived, and Wily orders them to destroy the captured Rockman. However, Ra Moon attacks the fifteen robots, revealing his true intentions, and when Wily orders the newly created Ra Thor to destroy Ra Moon, but he attacks Wily's robots. Rockman is freed and he defeats Ra Thor, but Ra Moon reveals he created a robot called New Yellow Devil. Wily orders his robots to attack the New Yellow Devil, but their attacks cause no harm and it knocks down all robots. If the player is defeated, Rockman can ask the robots to help him, and they will give their remaining energy to Rockman and shut down. Their bodies are apparently destroyed in the explosion of Ra Moon's temple.

Rockman Strategy

Bubble Man appears as one of Virgo's bodyguards in the Undersea City level, alongside Freeze Man. Later, he is joined by Burst Man and Stone Man in fighting Rockman's team on a bridge.

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Other appearances

• Bubble Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
• In Mega Man: The Power Battle, Bubble Man can be seen in the background of the penultimate stage.
• Bubble Man is a boss in Mega Man Pinball.
• Bubble Man is one of the five bosses present in the first version of Panic Shot! Rockman.
• Bubble Man appeared in Battle Memory from Rockman Xover.
• Bubble Man would appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.
• Bubble Man appeared in Street Fighter × All Capcom.
• Bubble Man appeared as an event skin in Castle & Dragon.
• Bubble Man appeared as an event character in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.
• Bubble Man appeared alongside Wood Man in an event Wyrmprint from Dragalia Lost.

Data

Mega Man & Bass CD data

• CD data • English data The first humanoid robot in the universe created for underwater battles. "The sea will swallow you!!" Good Point: Bubbly personality Bad Point: Lavish spender Like: Hot spring Dislike: Oil slick Japanese data The world's first humanoid robot designed specifically for underwater use. However, due to a design error, he can only move by jumping. "I'll turn you to sea waste!" Good Point: Big-hearted Bad Point: Wasteful of money Like: Hot springs Dislike: Oil

Rockman Complete Works data

ワイリーメカはじめての水中ロボ。およぐすがたがかわいい。大ジャンプをうまく使って攻撃しよう。

Mega Man Legacy Collection translation: The first underwater robot created by Dr. Wily. He's pretty cute when swimming around. Make use of your higher jump and attack him.

Rockman Battle & Fighters data

はつのすいちゅうせんようひとがたロボットであったがじつはぼうすいしょりのかんけいじょう、ほこうすることができず、すいちゅうないでのいどうはすべてジャンプによっておこなわれていた。ながいきょりをいどうするときは、ワイリーでさえわらってしまうほどかわいい。とくしゅぶきは、バブルリードじゃ。

Translation: He was the first humanoid robot designed specifically for underwater use, but due to his waterproofing, he was unable to walk and had to jump to move around in the water. He was so cute that even Wily laughed when he traveled long distances. His special weapon is Bubble Lead.

Damage data chart

Amount of damage in units that Bubble Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 2.

Mega Man 2
Mode	Mega Buster	Metal Blade	Air Shooter	Bubble Lead	Quick Boomerang	Crash Bomber	Time Stopper	Atomic Fire	Leaf Shield
Normal	2	8	0	+	4	4	0	0:0:0	0
Difficult	1	4	0	+	2	2	0	0:0:0	0

*Any data with a "+" represents the weapon actually restoring the boss's health.

Other media

Captain N: The Game Master

Bubble Man appeared in episode 20 of Captain N: The Game Master, where he and other robots play soccer against the main characters. This version has a round blue body and a tank of water on his head.

Mega Man Megamix

In the manga Mega Man Megamix, Bubble Man has his arm cannon on his right arm instead of his left arm; his arm cannon is a spear gun, he has screw propellers under his foot, and he has a "W" on his knees and belt. Bubble Man made a very short appearance in the story "Orders to Destroy R", where he's in the sea near the Wily Castle. He attacks Mega Man while he was approaching. Heat Man, who was pursuing Mega Man, was kicked into the water, making the water boil with his heat. Bubble Man had to swim away to avoid damage in the overheated water.

Other appearances

Bubble Man also appeared in the mangas, Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou, Rockman World, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin, Rock'n Game Boy, and Mr. Mega Man.

Gallery

Bubble Man's original Mega Man 2 art.

Bubble Man's concept (Originally named Water Man).

Front, side, and back view of Bubble Man.

Bubble Man on the original cover art of Mega Man 2.

Bubble Man on the original cover art of Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge.

Bubble Man in Super Adventure Rockman.

Bubble Man's CD database sprite from Mega Man & Bass.

Bubble Man in Rockman Strategy.

Bubble Man in Street Fighter x All Capcom.

Dragalia Lost Wyrmprint (Base).

Dragalia Lost Wyrmprint (Unbound).

Bubble Man in the Mega Man comic.

Bubble Man in Mega Man Megamix.

Bubble Man's design sheet for Mega Man Megamix.

Bubble Man in Captain N: The Game Master.

Bubble Man Captain N production sketch (Front)

Bubble Man Captain N production sketch (Rear)

Bubble Man in Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues.

Concept art by Hitoshi Ariga.

Mega Man 2 bosses illustration by Hitoshi Ariga.

Bubble Man in Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.

Bubble Man (overlapped by one of the Bit Benders) in Rock'n Game Boy.

Sketch draw by Inafune around the release of Mega Man: The Power Battle.

Mugshots

Bubble Man's credits mugshot in Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge.

Bubble Man's mugshot in Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Bubble Man's mugshot in Super Adventure Rockman

Behind the scenes

Rough concept of Bubble Man in the original Mega Man design document (bottom left).

During the development of the first Mega Man game, while the game was still planned to have eight bosses in the Stage Select Screen, one of the bosses was named Bubble Man, alongside bosses named Oil Man and Bond Man. As Ice Man is absent, Bubble Man or Oil Man may have been an early version of him, while the other boss was scrapped before his design was fleshed out.

Several designs for the water themed boss in Mega Man 2.

In Mega Man 2, two of the early designs for Bubble Man's stage were named Water Man and Pump Man. The name Pump Man would eventually be used in Mega Man 10.

Trivia

Bubble Man on land in the Archie comics

• His dislike for oil slicks could be a reference to how oil doesn't mix with water. This may also be because he and Oil Man are both canceled bosses in the first Mega Man, and his original weakness was Oil Man's weapon.
• Bubble Man and Flash Man were the only two Wily Numbers from Mega Man 2 not to appear in the Ruby Spears animated series.
• Due to limitations of the systems, in many of the games, the blue parts of Bubble Man's head instead appear as green.
• Bubble Man is one of the four bosses in Mega Man 2, along with Flash Man, Heat Man, and Wood Man, who is healed when hit with his own weapon.