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Revision as of 06:24, 31 May 2014
Hard Man (ハードマン Hādoman) is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily that first appeared in Mega Man 3. He has a hard, durable body made of ceratanium, which makes him highly resistant to attacks and grants him remarkable defence. However, it also makes him very heavy, weighing in at about three tons, and affects his movement speed considerably.
His special weapon is the Hard Knuckle, which allows him to detach his fists and attack from afar with rocket-powered punches, and also has a compact rocket booster built into himself that allows him to jump high into the air. He can utilise his jumping ability in combination with his excessive weight to attack by leaping up and diving down onto his opponents to crush them, or to smash the floor and cause tremors that can stun nearby foes.
Whilst generally known to be a man of few words, Hard Man is a fair-minded individual who prefers to fight his opponents on equal terms, which puts him at odds with the much more pragmatic Snake Man. He enjoys Sumo Wrestling, a sport in which he can put his weight to good use, but dislikes swimming.
Video game appearances
Mega Man 3
Hard Man is one of the eight bosses. In battle, he will start shooting two Hard Knuckles at Mega Man, which then will boomerang back at him if he avoided them. The best way for the player to avoid them is to jump over the first knuckle so the second knuckle fires in the air above Mega Man, then jump over the first knuckle again so the second one goes through the air, missing Mega Man. Hard Man will then jump at Mega Man's location and stomp the ground, causing an earthquake and paralyzing Mega Man even if he is in mid-air. The player has to get out of the way to avoid it. Hard Man will repeat the pattern over and over.
His weakness is the Magnet Missile, which is able to hit him better when he jumps to cause the earthquake. He is also weak to his own weapon, the Hard Knuckle, but it can only be tested on him on the rematch in the Wily Castle, like the other Robot Masters.
Mega Man II
Hard Man is one of the four bosses fought in the Wily Castle. He acts in the same way as Mega Man 3.
Super Adventure Rockman
Hard Man was one of the robots revived by Ra Moon in the Lanfront Ruins, appearing as the second boss of Episode 3. When Mega Man enters a garden-like place in the Temple of the Moon, Hard Man drops from the ceiling and attempts to crush Mega Man. However Hard Man missed and gets his head stuck in the ground, and the player must defeat him. After the battle, he falls to pieces and acid begins to flood the room, melting Hard Man's parts.
Hard Man is later revived by Ra Moon again, but Wily is betrayed by Ra Moon and his robots are attacked, collapsing. They are apparently destroyed alongside the Temple of the Moon.
Other appearances
- Hard Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
- Hard Man appears in Battle Memory from Rockman ×over.
- Hard Man is an enemy in the arcade game Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2.
Data
Mega Man & Bass CD data
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Rockman Complete Works data
セラミカルチタンをとくしゅかこうしたボディをもつたいじゅうは３トン。ハードナックルは画面はじで、かわそう。
Stage enemies
Hard Man's stage concept art.
Enemies in Hard Man's stage.
- Sub-boss: Proto Man (not present in Game Boy version)
- Bikky (not present in Game Boy version)
- Hammer Joe
- Metall DX (not present in Game Boy version)
- Returning Monking
- Pickelman Bull
- Have "Su" Bee (with Chibees)
- Wanaan
Damage Data Chart
Amount of damage in units that Hard Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 3.
| Mega Man 3 | |||||||||||
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| Mega Buster | Needle Cannon | Magnet Missile | Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Top Spin | Search Snake | Spark Shock | Shadow Blade | |||
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Other media
Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
Hard Man in the Mega Man cartoon show.
Hard Man appeared in Episode 25 from Ruby Spears' Mega Man animated series voiced by Terry Klassen.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Dr. Wily used Ra Moon to create Hard Man during the story arc Spiritus Ex Machina; Hard Man was designed by Wily and Dr. Light but not built until that point in time. He and his fellow Robot Masters were later employed by both Wily and Dr. Eggman to battle Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and their allies in the Worlds Collide crossover event. After a massive battle involving numerous Robot Masters, Hard Man and his brothers were returned to their proper places in reality by Super Mega Man.
Due to being created first by Ra Moon, Hard Man was susceptible to the computer's controlling influence and was forced to fight Dr. Wily's first line of Robot Masters and a team led by Mega Man. He and his brothers were later freed by Ra Moon's destruction, and soon recruited Shadow Man as well, with Hard Man's great strength proving highly effective in subduing the ninja robot. After building a new Wily Castle in tandem with Wily's first line of Masters, Hard Man and his brothers appeared to steal the Energy Elements designed to power Gamma, a powerful crisis-managing robot created by Dr. Light.
Mega Man Megamix
Hard Man appears in the story Metal Heart.
He also appears in the story Asteroid Blues from Mega Man Gigamix
Other appearances
Hard Man appeared in the manga Rockman World 2, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.
Gallery
Artwork
Screenshots
Trivia
- Bit Man's mugshot from the PC version of Mega Man 3 is an edit of Hard Man's mugshot.
- Hard Man and Gemini Man are the only two Robot Masters from Mega Man 3 to not have a NetNavi counterpart.
- Hard Man and Top Man didn't appear in the Mega Man 3 handheld by Tiger Electronics.
- The reason why Hard Man dislikes swimming according to his Mega Man & Bass CD Data, is because he is so heavy that if he tried to swim, he would immediately sink straight to the bottom.
- It is unknown if he was built for or likes boxing as his weapon permits him to punch opponents from a safe distance.
| Mega Man II | |
|---|---|
| The eight bosses | |
| Metal Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Wood Man • Needle Man • Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man | |
| Other bosses | |
| Quint • Wily Machine II | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Leaf Shield • Needle Cannon • Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Sakugarne | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Rush Marine | |
| Locations | |
| Metal Man Stage • Air Man Stage • Crash Man Stage • Wood Man Stage • Wily Castle Needle Man Stage • Magnet Man Stage • Hard Man Stage • Top Man Stage • Wily Station | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Enemies | |
| Super Adventure Rockman | |
|---|---|
| Characters | |
| Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll • Proto Man • Dr. Wily • Ra Moon Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Bomb Man • Fire Man • Elec Man | |
| Bosses | |
| Metal Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man • Flash Man • Quick Man • Shadow Man Wood Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Snake Man • Needle Man • Gemini Man Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man • Spark Man • Ra Thor • New Yellow Devil | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire • Time Stopper • Quick Boomerang • Shadow Blade Leaf Shield • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Search Snake • Needle Cannon • Gemini Laser Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Spark Shock | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Enemies • Energy Tank • Information Card • Item Box • Lanfront Ruins • Proto Shield | |