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- "Does Fire Man complain about how hot he is? Because I'm supposed to be a direct upgrade on his design, and you'd think heat resistance would be a part of that... I don't even want to move... "
- ―Heat Man, Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Heat Man (ヒートマン Hītoman) is a Wily Number from Mega Man 2 created by Dr. Wily based on Fire Man's design. He was built by Dr. Wily specifically for combat in his revenge against Mega Man. He is a combat robot whose body has a box-like shape which resembles a Zippo lighter, with a lid that Heat Man can use to retract his head into for additional protection, but it can sometimes close down onto him unintentionally. Heat Man is designed to be highly resistant to sources of heat, including fire, and has a dial in his back that regulates the power of his flames, which few are aware of.
His Special Weapon is the Atomic Fire, a heat-based weapon powered by highly compressed nuclear energy, which can be charged to produce bursts of fire at temperatures of up to 12,000 degrees Celsius (21,632 degrees Fahrenheit). He can also spit fire from his mouth and project enormous fire blasts from his hands. Heat Man's favorite attack is to first surround himself in flames for protection, making him invulnerable for a short time, before charging at his opponents at high speed from across the arena, causing major damage to his foes by crashing into them.
Appearance[]
Heat Man is a humanoid robot with green eyes and yellow eyelids. He has a black body, a yellow box-like armor with a green gem on the front center, a red helmet with a yellow vertical line on top, red pauldrons, red hands and red boots with yellow part on top.
Personality[]
Whilst Heat Man lacks enthusiasm for his line of work, he is carefree and happy to work at his own pace in doing so. He enjoys summer barbeques, but has a dislike of water (particularly from his weakness, the Bubble Lead) and cold things, such as ice cream.
Video game appearances[]
See also: Heat Man Stage
Mega Man 2[]
Heat Man is one of the eight Wily Numbers created by Dr. Wily to combat Mega Man. Defeating him will grant the player his Atomic Fire weapon.
Attack pattern[]
If left alone, Heat Man stands still and can throw a trio of three fireballs (this being his variation of the Atomic Fire), each in slightly different trajectories, and they will temporarily erupt into small flames upon touching the ground. The strength he throws them is based on player proximity. To dodge, the player must do a short hop over the low one at far range, or simply walk away if they are close to Heat Man. When Heat Man gets hit, he ignites himself in flames, making himself temporarily invincible. After a short time, he will charge forward in an atomic burst, doing a ton of damage. He stops where the player was and returns to normal. The timing that he charges is variable, so it's a matter of reacting to his animations in order to dodge it.
In Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Heat Man's Atomic Fire projectiles are all thrown at the same arc, though they spread out slightly from each other. His charging attack is also a little slower.
Weaknesses[]
Heat Man is weak to Bubble Lead, which defeats him in 3/5 hits. The weapon's grounded nature will also guarantee hits if aimed in his general direction. Heat Man also has the Mega Buster, Air Shooter, and Quick Boomerang as secondary weaknesses.
It should be noted that Heat Man will heal himself completely if the player fires Atomic Fire at him when he's idling. He will also get healed completely by Crash Bomb in this same case, though a bug can also be found using this weapon. If shot at Heat Man during his flame tackle state, the A.I. will shift back and forth in the spot of the explosion and repeat the tackle again while regaining health, quickly changing directions until he smacks into a wall, in which he will eventually return to normal.
Mega Man 3[]
The second Doc Robot in Shadow Man's stage copies Heat Man's moves, and before the battle, Heat Man has a cameo appearance as program data copied by Doc Robot. This Doc Robot is weak against Top Spin and Shadow Blade.
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge[]
Heat 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[]
Heat Man's difficulty increased, mainly because the Atomic Fires he throws now all fly at the same arc and only slightly spread out from each other. He also does not throw them relative to the player's position, but rather chooses between close throws, medium throws, and far throws, being tough to anticipate where they will go. Heat Man's charging attack is mostly the same, though he will always be able to use one Atomic Fire at least once before he gets ready for another charge. It is actually possible to hit Heat Man twice before he becomes invincible, though the timing window for the second hit is very strict. Defeating him rewards the player with Atomic Fire and a big Life Energy.
Weaknesses[]
Heat Man is once again weak to Bubble Lead, which will destroy him in 5 hits. He also has a semi-weakness to Quick Boomerang, which does 2 damage and can at least serve as a replacement to the Mega Buster, which only does 1 damage to Heat Man in this game.
Mega Man: The Power Battle[]
Heat Man is one of the six bosses from the "Mega Man 1~2" course.
The music that plays when fighting Heat Man in this game is a remix of Gyro Man's stage theme from Mega Man 5.
Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters[]
- "Heat Man will try to do the Bodily Crash if you go near him. Watch out! There can be one weapon that extinguishes fire. Find it, and you'll win!"
- —Dr. Light
Heat Man is one of the six bosses from the "Search for Wily!" course.
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Super Adventure Rockman[]
Heat Man and other fifteen robots are rebuilt by Ra Moon in the Lanfront Ruins, and Heat Man is one of the second bosses from the game. After Metal Man's defeat, the player must decide if Rockman will proceed by a river or a mountain, being the only choice to affect a boss encounter. Choosing the river will lead to a battle against Bubble Man, and the mountain to Heat Man. If the player loses against Heat Man, the defeated Rockman falls to the ground as Heat Man laughs triumphantly- although he ends up being interrupted partway through by his lid falling on his head. Rockman is then saved by Guts Man, and Rockman can battle Heat Man again.
In the mountain path, Rockman will meet Guts Man before fighting against Heat Man. Guts Man says he found Bubble Man disabled (hinted to have been defeated by Blues) and took his Bubble Lead for Rockman, which is Heat Man's weakness and is used to defeat him. If Rockman chooses the river, Guts Man will instead appear after Bubble Man's defeat to give the Atomic Fire, which he took from a disabled Heat Man.
Rockman Strategy[]
Heat Man appeared as an enemy in Rockman Strategy, and could also be recruited to the player's team. He first appears in the Caldera stage, where he and Napalm Man are placed to aid Leo. He later returns as one of Apollo's supports, the other being Knight Man.
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Other appearances[]
- Heat Man is a boss in the Tiger Electronics Mega Man 2 handheld.
- Heat Man has a cameo appearance in Mega Man 7. He, along with other robots from the previous Mega Man games can be seen in the background of the Robot Museum. Also, a portion of the background music that plays in the museum is a remix of the music that plays in his stage in Mega Man 2, the other two portions being from Guts Man's and Snake Man's stages.
- Heat Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
- Heat Man would appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.
- Heat Man appeared in Street Fighter × All Capcom.
- Heat Man appeared as an event unit in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.
- Heat Man appeared as an event skin in Castle & Dragon.
- Heat Man appeared alongside Flash Man in an event Wyrmprint from Dragalia Lost.
Data[]
Mega Man & Bass CD data[]
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Rockman Complete Works data[]
たいねつせいにすぐれ、火をおもいのままにあやつるロボット。体あたり攻撃は前ジャンプで、かくじつにかわそう。
Mega Man Legacy Collection translation: An exceptionally heatproof robot that can control fire at will. Be sure to jump and dodge his tackle attack.
Rockman Battle & Fighters data[]
- Power Battle: ファイアーマンのノウハウをもとにつくられたロボット。たいねつせいにすぐれたボディをもち、かえんをじゆうにはっせいさせる。せなかにかりょくのちょうせつダイヤルがあることはあまりしられていない。とくしゅぶきはアトミックファイヤーじゃ。
- Power Fighters: ＰＢにもとうじょうしたヒートマンは、ロックマン２でとうじょう。ちいさいからだににあわずダイナミックなほのおのこうげきをとくいとしている。ほのおをあっしゅくしたねつせんほうしゃのとくしゅぶきアトミックファイヤーはじめんにちゃくだんしたのちたかくもえあがる。
Translation:
- Power Battle: A robot built based on Fire Man's know-how. He has a body with excellent heat resistance, and can freely generate flames. It is not well known that he has a dial on his back to adjust his firepower. His special weapon is Atomic Fire.
- Power Fighters: Heat Man, who also appeared in PB, first appeared in Rockman 2. Despite his small size, he specializes in dynamic flame attacks. His special weapon, Atomic Fire, is a compressed flame that burns high after landing on the ground.
Damage data chart[]
Amount of damage in units that Heat Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 2.
| Mode | Mega Buster | Metal Blade | Air Shooter | Bubble Lead | Quick Boomerang | Crash Bomber | Time Stopper | Atomic Fire | Leaf Shield |
| Normal | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | + | 0 | +:+:+ | 0 |
| Difficult | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | + | 0 | +:+:+ | 0 |
- *Any data with a "+" represents the weapon actually restoring the boss's health.
Other media[]
Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)[]
Heat Man from the Mega Man animated series.
- "I'll get him."
- ―Heat Man, Mega Man (cartoon)
Heat Man appears in the episode Bro Bots from the Mega Man animated series, where he works with Elec Man and Needle Man. The three attack the city's museum and are defeated by Mega Man and Proto Man, being retrieved by Dr. Wily. They later appear in Wily's hideout and attack Mega Man, but are paralyzed by him. The only attack Heat Man used in the series was his ability to spit fire.
Captain N: The Game Master[]
Heat Man appeared in Episode 20 of Captain N: The Game Master, where his team plays football against the main characters. Heat Man is taller (at least in terms of proportions), his main color is red and he has a blaster on one hand. He also looks much more metallic and has a picture of a flame on his armor.
Mega Man Megamix[]
Heat Man in Mega Man Megamix.
In the manga Mega Man Megamix, Heat Man appears in the story "R Destruction Order", where he, Crash Man and Metal Man appeared to help Air Man when he was outnumbered by Dr. Light's robots. When Mega Man went after Wily using Item-2, Heat Man asked Crash Man to give him Crash Bombs, which he consumed to use as boosts to pursue Mega Man by air, fighting against him along the way. Near Wily's castle, Bubble Man appeared in the sea below and attacks Mega Man. During the chase, Mega Man managed to kick Heat Man into the water, damaging him because of the sudden temperature change and heating the water near Bubble Man, who had to escape to avoid the heat, making them unable to continue the pursuit.
In the original version of Destruction Order from Rockman Remix, Heat Man only appeared in two panels, the first showing that he was defeated by Elec Man in Wily's base, and the second in the last panel with Wily and the other seven robots.
Heat Man also had short appearances in Mega Man Gigamix.
Mega Man (Dreamwave Productions)[]
Heat Man is the only boss from the games to appear prominently in the comic. He caused mayhem in an airport and attacked Dr. Light's house.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
Heat Man is one of the eight Robot Masters created by Dr. Wily to fight against Mega Man in The Return of Dr. Wily.
Mega Man 2 (Worlds of Power)[]
Heat Man was the sixth of Wily's eight superrobots defeated by Mega Man. Heat Man is described as an ordinary robot with a steel body so hot that it glowed, and the air around him sizzled. Heat Man is surrounded by a box-like protective armor that keeps him cool, and it has a lid that could snap shut when he pulled his head inside.
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Rockman World[]
Heat Man, alongside Bubble Man, Quick Man, and Flash Man, simultaneously attack Rockman inside Dr. Wily's base. At first it seems they will be victorious, but Rockman defeats Flash Man and takes his Time Stopper, using it to stop the other three robots, easily destroying them.
Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou[]
After defeating four of the eight leaders from Dr. Wily's army, Rockman was sent to the city's sewer system to investigate why the water was heating up and killing the nearby marine life. Rockman finds the responsible, Heat Man, and defeats him with Bubble Lead.
Other appearances[]
Heat Man appears briefly in three panels from Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues as a member of the Wily Patrol. Heat Man also appeared in the manga Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu, Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin, and Rock'n Game Boy.
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Gallery[]
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Mugshots[]
Trivia[]
Heat Man's unused sprites from Mega Man: The Power Battle
- In Mega Man: The Power Battle, unused sprites show animations of Heat Man lighting and smoking a cigarette, Heat Man having his lid shut on him, and him being frozen solid by his weakness, the Ice Slasher.[1]
- The unused sprites may have been the cause of a gimmick in community images and fanart, where Heat Man is usually depicted with a cigarette.
- The maximum temperature Heat Man can reach, 12000 degrees Celsius, is higher than the Earth's core and the Sun's surface. Also, fire doesn't reach this temperature in reality, this heat being closer to plasma.
- Heat Man is Hitoshi Ariga's favorite Wily Number.[2]
- In Mega Man Official Complete Works, Keiji Inafune stated that Heat Man was his favorite boss from Mega Man 2, because he's such a "gimmicky" character.[3]
Preview screenshot of Mega Man's Soccer with Heat Man.
- Heat Man was planned to appear in Mega Man's Soccer, but was removed from the game before its release.[4]
- Ironically, in the Archie Comic's Mega Man series in issue 10, Heat Man is extremely heat-intolerant and Mega Man finds him complaining about being hot (as he's stationed in a geothermal plant filled with molten lava), stating that he doesn't even want to move.
- However, when he re-appears in issue 14, he discovers the dial on his back (Which is a heat regulator), and it is implied that it is directly connected to how heat-tolerant (or intolerant) he becomes.
- Though Heat Man is based off the design of Fire Man, he may also share some similar tactics to another Light Number, Ice Man. They both have the same body structure and face design, their stage outline is much similar and their design both share a reference, with Ice Man based on a parka and Heat Man based on a Zippo lighter.
- Graf Michael Sepperin, a character the doujin soft series, Rosenkreuzstilette, uses a similar attack pattern to Heat Man.
References[]
- ↑ Unused sprites from Mega Man: The Power Battle in Sprites INC
- ↑ Hitoshi Ariga's Twitter
- ↑ "In '2', I think Heat Man is my favorite. He is such a 'gimmicky' character. (laughs) He's like a Zippo flipping open. None of the other robots really had a gimmick like Heat Man." -Keiji Inafune
Mega Man Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.13 Retrieved on March 14, 2011. - ↑ "I'm pretty sure I saw Guts Man and Heat Man in some preview screenshots... I wonder where they went? I asked people about that when I joined the company, and I was told they planned to include them in the sequel!" - Ryuji Higurashi, Mega Man Official Complete Works page 83.
| Mega Man 2 | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | |
| Metal Man • Air Man • Bubble Man • Quick Man • Crash Man • Flash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Mecha Dragon • Picopico-kun • Guts Tank • Boobeam Trap • Wily Machine 2 • Alien | |
| Mega Man's Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Bubble Lead • Quick Boomerang • Crash Bomber • Time Stopper • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield | |
| Mega Man's Support Items | |
| Item-1 • Item-2 • Item-3 | |
| List of enemies | |
| Anko • Batton • Big Fish • Blocky • Changkey • Changkey Maker • Copipi • Claw • Fly Boy • Goblin • Kaminari Goro • Kerog Kukku • M-445 • Matasaburo • Mole • Monking • Neo Metall • Petit Goblin • "Petit Kerog" • Pierrobot • Pipi • Press • Returning Sniper Joe Robbit • Scworm • Shotman • Shrink • Sniper Armor • Springer • Tanishi • Telly | |
| - Mid-bosses - | |
| Friender | |
| Locations | |
| Metal Man Stage • Air Man Stage • Bubble Man Stage • Quick Man Stage Crash Man Stage • Flash Man Stage • Heat Man Stage • Wood Man Stage • Wily Castle | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Script • List of enemies • Damage data chart • Miscellaneous data | |
| Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | |
| Cut Man • Ice Man • Fire Man • Elec Man • Bubble Man • Quick Man • Flash Man • Heat Man • Enker • Wily Machine I | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Rolling Cutter • Ice Slasher • Fire Storm • Thunder Beam • Bubble Lead • Quick Boomerang • Time Stopper • Atomic Fire • Mirror Buster | |
| Support Item | |
| Carry | |
| Locations | |
| Cut Man Stage • Ice Man Stage • Fire Man Stage • Elec Man Stage • Wily Castle • Wily Station | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Script • Enemies | |
| Mega Man: The Power Battle | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass | |
| Bosses | |
| - Mega Man 1~2 - Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Crash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 3~6 - Magnet Man • Gemini Man • Dust Man • Gyro Man • Napalm Man • Plant Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 7 - Freeze Man • Junk Man • Cloud Man • Slash Man • Shade Man • Turbo Man VAN Pookin - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Rolling Cutter • Super Arm • Ice Slasher • Crash Bomber • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield Magnet Missile • Gemini Laser • Dust Crusher • Gyro Attack • Napalm Bomb • Plant Barrier Freeze Cracker • Junk Shield • Thunder Strike • Slash Claw • Noise Crush • Scorch Wheel | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Script | |
| Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass • Duo | |
| Bosses | |
| - Search for Wily! - Shadow Man • Plant Man • Gyro Man • Centaur Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man Mad Grinder - Rescue Roll! - Cut Man • Stone Man • Shade Man • Elec Man • Dive Man • Slash Man Yellow Devil - Recover the new parts! - Guts Man • Pharaoh Man • Air Man • Quick Man • Gemini Man • Napalm Man Mecha Dragon - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Shadow Blade • Plant Barrier • Gyro Attack • Centaur Arrow • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire Rolling Cutter • Power Stone • Noise Crush • Thunder Beam • Dive Missile • Slash Claw Super Arm • Pharaoh Wave • Air Shooter • Quick Boomerang • Gemini Laser • Napalm Bomb | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush • Beat • Treble | |
| Super Adventure Rockman | |
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| 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 | |
| Rockman Strategy | |
|---|---|
| Characters | |
| Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll Proto Man • Duo • Auto • Eddie • Fan • Dr. Wily | |
| Bosses | |
| Aries • Taurus • Gemini • Cancer • Leo • Virgo Libra • Scorpio • Sagittarius • Capricorn • Aquarius • Pisces Bass • Treble • Apollo • Luna • Wily Machine α • Wily Capsule α | |
| Robot Masters | |
| Fire Man • Cut Man• Bomb Man • Flame Man • Ice Man • Frost Man Guts Man • Metal Man • Elec Man • Spark Man • Cloud Man • Heat Man Napalm Man • Bubble Man • Freeze Man • Hard Man • Yamato Man • Tomahawk Man Pharaoh Man • Burst Man • Dive Man • Aqua Man • Stone Man • Astro Man Knight Man •Sword Man •Skull Man | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Characters and Enemies • Screws • Dr. Light's Laboratory • Items • Script | |