Buster Rod G (バスターロッドＧ Basutā Roddo G) is a Robot Master from Mega Man: The Wily Wars based on Sun Wukong, a character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. He's the leader of the Genesis Unit and a master of martial arts. Because of his rowdy personality, he and Mega Water S argue often, and Hyper Storm H tries to avoid conflicts between them.
He is fought twice in the game. In his stage he attacks with a rod that can extend, and can spin it fast to protect against attacks. He also creates illusions of himself when he jumps to other side of the room. After his defeat, he escapes (having only 1 HP left) and is fought again in the third Wily Tower stage, where he attacks with shots from his arm cannon and jumps from platforms that are constantly falling down. His weakness is Hard Knuckle.
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Damage Data Chart (1st Encounter)
Mega Man | |||||||||||
| Arm Cannon | Rolling Cutter | Super Arm | Ice Slasher | Hyper Bomb | Fire Storm | Thunder Beam | |||||
| 1 | 3 | -- | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Mega Man 2 | |||||||||||
| Air Shooter | Atomic Fire | Bubble Lead | Crash Bomber | Leaf Shield | Metal Blade | Quick Boomerang | Time Stopper | ||||
| 4 | 1/3/9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Mega Man 3 | |||||||||||
| Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Magnet Missile | Needle Cannon | Search Snake | Shadow Blade | Spark Shock | Top Spin | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Damage Data Chart (2nd Encounter)
Mega Man | |||||||||||
| Arm Cannon | Rolling Cutter | Super Arm | Ice Slasher | Hyper Bomb | Fire Storm | Thunder Beam | |||||
| 1 | 3 | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | |||||
Mega Man 2 | |||||||||||
| Air Shooter | Atomic Fire | Bubble Lead | Crash Bomber | Leaf Shield | Metal Blade | Quick Boomerang | Time Stopper | ||||
| 4 | 1/2/3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Mega Man 3 | |||||||||||
| Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Magnet Missile | Needle Cannon | Search Snake | Shadow Blade | Spark Shock | Top Spin | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Stage enemies
Enemies in Buster Rod G's stage:
- Batton
- Beak
- Blader
- Big Snakey
- Bomb Flier
- Changkey Maker
- Hammer Joe
- Komasaburo
- Matasaburo
- Met
- Metall DX (both normal and propeller types)
- Petit Snakey
- Picket Man
- Pickelman Bull
- Pipi
- Robbit
Other media
Mega Man Megamix
In the manga, Buster Rod G was created with lightweight materials to make him fast, but as result he has low resistance to damage. He has a hologram generator similar to the one used by Gemini Man, allowing him to produce multiple images of himself and confuse enemies. He appears in the side story "Mega Gandhara" and has a cameo appearance in the last story from Mega Man Gigamix.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Buster Rod G first appeared in issue 20, where the Genesis Unit and the Mega Man Killers help Dr. Wily invade the Chronos Institute in an event that will happen in the future. He appears again during the crossover Worlds Collide. He and the rest of the Genesis Unit had been completely destroyed by Mega Man beforehand, down to their IC chips, although the time fluctuations caused by the Skull Egg Zone resulted in their "revival."
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Trivia
- The "G" in Buster Rod G's name stands for "Gokou" from the name Son Gokou. Son Gokū is the name for Sun Wukong in Japan and is not to be confused with the hero from Dragon Ball. However, as the two are based on Sun Wukong there are notable similarities and thus the parallels are somewhat reasonable.
- Buster Rod G's Japanese dislike of Rush and Treble comes from a Japanese belief that dogs and monkeys don't get along.
- Buster Rod G is one of the few Robot Masters in the original series to have a tail. The others being Centaur Man, Pluto, Splash Woman, and Snake Man.
- Buster Rod G is ranked #13 in The Quarter Guy's top 50 Robot Masters