List of cameos and references

Met helmet in Bionic Commando: Rearmed

This page lists cameos and references that the Mega Man franchise has made in other video games and different media. For cameos and references in the Mega Man franchise, see the list of cameos and references in Mega Man.

Video games

Games in which Mega Man characters have a short, non-playable appearance, or are indirectly playable as cards, skins, and other ways.

Capcom games

Media		Platform(s)	Year of release
	Street Fighter series	Various	1987 (first game)
	Mega Man content appears in several games from the series, starting with a cameo in Street Fighter III: New Generation.
	Monster Hunter series	Several	2004 (first game)
	Mega Man content appeared in several games from the series, starting with a Palico armor set in the 2014 game Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.
	Dead Rising series	Various	2006 (first game)
	Has several Mega Man cameos, including costumes of Mega Man characters and Servbot masks.
	Capcom Baseball	Arcade	1989 (Japan only)
	The members of the "Capcom Games" team are named after various Capcom games, including Rockman.
	Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken	Game Boy	1990 (Japan only)
	The game has a Mega Man themed map with Guts Man, Elec Man, Quick Man, Wood Man, and Dr. Wily as bosses. The Wily Castle and Mets also appear in the map.
	Adventure Quiz: Capcom World	Arcade	1989 (Japan only)
	Dr. Wily is the second boss.
	Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2	Arcade	1992 (Japan only)
	Ten characters from Mega Man 3 (Mega Man, Proto Man, Dr. Light, Dr. Wily, Gemini Man, Hard Man, Snake Man, Shadow Man, Hammer Joe and Returning Monking) appear as enemies. The Beginner Course has two maps, the first playing the music from Cut Man's stage and the second from Bright Man's stage. Dr. Wily is the boss from the first map, and stones shaped as Mega Man and Rush appear in the second map. The game also has a few questions related to the series.
	Mighty Final Fight	NES	1993
	Mega Man's face can be seen in a billboard in the ending.
	Capcom's Soccer Shootout	Super Nintendo	1994
	A Mega Man advertising board can be seen in the scenes that appear after making a goal.
	My Stamp	Arcade	1997 (Japan only)
	A stamp making booth, Rockman being part of the stamps available.
	Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix (Pocket Fighter)	Arcade PlayStation Saturn	1997
	The character Felicia can use a Mega Man costume, and ten characters from the Mega Man, Mega Man X and Mega Man Legends series appear in the background of the Running Battle mode. One of the random defeat animations has the character exploding like Mega Man characters.
	Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter	Arcade PlayStation Saturn	1997
	The character Norimaro can use a Mega Man costume, and there are Mega Man banners in one stage.
	SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters series	Neo Geo Pocket Color Nintendo DS	1999 (first game)
	Contains some Mega Man related cards and some references.
	Capcom Park	Mobile phone	2000
	A Japanese service provided by Capcom for i-mode phones that could be used to download Capcom content, such as games (Tobe! Rockman, Kobun ga Tobun?, etc.), ringtones, and wallpapers. A Servbot appeared in the main menu.
	Power Stone 2	Arcade Dreamcast	2000
	The Powered Buster is a reference to the Mega Buster.
	Puchiguru	Mobile phone	2001 (Japan only)
	A puzzle game that contains Mega Man themed icons.
	Auto Modellista	PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox	2002
	Servbot figures can be placed in the garage.
	Capcom Girl no Mind Puzzle	Mobile phone	2004 (Japan only)
	Roll (from the classic series), Tron Bonne and Servbots appear in the game.
	Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	PlayStation 2 PC	2004
	The second costume of the character Jacques Blanc has a Servbot replacing his Oni Gauntlet.
	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2	PlayStation 2	2006
	The 15th anniversary Mega Man X bobble head figure appears in the title screen.
	Capcom Classics Collection Remixed	PlayStation Portable	2006
	Mega Man and Cut Man can be seen in one of the illustrations from Captain Commando.
	Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure	Wii	2007
	Mega Man and Mega Man X appeared as Mysterious Treasures.
	Bionic Commando Rearmed	PC PlayStation Network Xbox Live Arcade	2009
	A Met helmet appears in a warning message from Area 5.
	Lost Planet 2	PC PlayStation 3 Xbox 360	2010
	Some of the Noms de Guerre the player can obtain are references to other Capcom games, including Mega Man, Proto Man, and Robot Master.
	Onimusha: Soul	PC	2012
	Tron Bonne is a playable character.
	Minna to Akashic Heroes	Mobile	2012
	Promotional Mega Man cards could be obtained by defeating Proto Man, Bass and Wily Machine in 2012 from July 27 to July 31.
	Minna to Capcom All Stars	Mobile	2012
	Capcom crossover that included the Mega Man franchise.
	Street Fighter × All Capcom	Mobile	2013
	Capcom crossover that included the Mega Man franchise.
	Otoranger	Mobile	2013
	Several Mega Man characters appeared in promotional events.
	Breath of Fire 6	Mobile PC	2016
	Mega Man, Roll, MegaMan Volnutt, and Tron Bonne costumes were available in one event.
	Toraware no Palm	Mobile Switch	2016
	The player can find and gift Haruto different volumes from a popular manga titled Kobun no Daibouken (コブンの大冒険, Kobun no Daibouken). It is also possible to find, repair, gift, and have Haruto pose for a photo with a Kobun figure.
	Toraware no Palm: Refrain	Mobile Switch	2018
	The player can find and gift Chiaki different volumes from a manga titled KOBUN.
	Devil May Cry 5	PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC	2019
	Mega Buster is a DLC Devil Breaker for Nero.
	Resident Evil 3	PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC	2020
	The subway has a poster with Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, and the shop Toy Uncle has Bad Box Art Mega Man toys.
	Exoprimal	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PC	2023
	A Mega Man collaboration x Exoprimal, the characters in the collaboration are MegaMan, Air Man and Yellow Devil.

Collaboration

Collaboration with Mega Man in non-Capcom games.

Media		Platform(s)	Year of release
	Boktai series	Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS	2003 (first game)
	ShadeMan.EXE appears as an extra boss available after completing Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, and MegaMan.EXE gives the Mega Buster to Django after ShadeMan's defeat. Also features a crossover link battle function where owners from Boktai 2 and Mega Man Battle Network 5 face ShadeMan at the same time, and the first to defeat him wins. In Shin Bokura no Taiyō, references include items and decorations based on Rockman EXE characters, and Rockman.EXE can be replaced by Django in the bike areas. Also features a crossover link battle function similar to the previous game, with The Count of Groundsoaking Blood replacing ShadeMan in this game and Rockman EXE 6. In the Japanese version of Bokura no Taiyō: Django & Sabata, linking with a Japanese copy of Shooting Star Rockman will unlock Ox Fire as an optional boss. Defeating him grant the player the ability to have Warrock as an assist character that can summon Shooting Star Rockman. Players can also form BrotherBands.
	Duel Masters Play's	Mobile	2020 (update)
	MegaMan.EXE and Bass.EXE appeared as event limited cards and skins.
	Tower of Saviors	Mobile	2021 (update)
	Several Mega Man X characters appeared in promotional events.
	Minecraft	Multiple	2023 (update)
	A Mega Man X themed world and skins.
Amiibo compatibility
	Mario Kart 8/Deluxe	Wii U Switch
	A Mega Man themed costume becomes available for Mii characters.
	Yoshi's Woolly World/Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World	Wii U 3DS
	Unlocks a Mega Man themed skin for Yoshi.
	Super Mario Maker	Wii U
	A Mega Man skin becomes available for the small Mario.

Other games

Unauthorized Mega Man references in other games.

Media		Platform(s)	Year
	Segagaga	Dreamcast	2001
	Sega game with parodies of other games, including the Rockman Complete Works version of Rockman 2 as "Rokujōman" (六畳マン, lit. "Six-Tatami Man").
	The Simpsons Game	Various	2007
	One area contains several posters parodying other games. One is "Mega Moleman X Screwed Up - Limited Edition", based on the cover of Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.
	Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister	PSP	2009
	The game contains a mini-game named "Mega Kona-tan" (メガコナタン, "Mega Kona-tan" Konata Izumi), where the titular character must climb Waku Waku Douga comments as high as possible to defeat Metal Miyuki (メタルミユーキ, Metal Miyuki), a giant copy of Miyuki that resembles Proto Man. In the U-18 Meister Ending, Konata changes into Mega Kona-tan to save the world.
	Game Dev Story	Mobile systems	2010
	One of the random games shown during the Global Game Awards is "Omega Man" by Campcon.
	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game	PlayStation Network Xbox Live Arcade	2010
	The scene where the last boss is defeated is similar to the ending from Mega Man 2.
	Super Meat Boy	Various	2010
	The intro from each chapter is a reference to a video game, chapter 5 being a reference to the opening from Mega Man 2.
	Magicka	PC	2011
	The DLC pack "Mega Villain Robes" from July 2012 contains three robes based on Ice Man, Fire Man and Elec Man.
	Transformice	PC	2011
	Mega Man's helmet is in the shop.
	Double Dragon Neon	PlayStation Network Xbox Live Arcade	2012
	The boss of the fourth stage, Airlock, is the Super Combat Bot Mecha Biker, a blue robot riding a red bike. After the Mecha Biker is taken down from his bike, he attacks with three shots, a charge shot or sliding. When defeated, he explodes into energy spheres. Also, there are two shutters before the boss.
	The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures	PC	2013
	The stage Happy Fun Candy Time has an enemy that looks and acts like the Goblin.
	Monster Strike	Mobile	2013
	The character Dr. Shrewd appears to be based on Dr. Wily.
	StrikeForce Kitty series	PC	2014 (first game)
	The Cragman costume is based on the original Mega Man suit. StrikeForce Kitty 2 included an upgraded named Tankman that is based on X with the Armor Parts from the first Mega Man X game. The upgrade is done by combining Cragman with artifact 4, an E Tank.
	Shovel Knight.	Various	2014
	The Hedge Farmer will dub Shovel Knight "the Blue Burrower" if he has the Trench Blade, a reference to Mega Man's nickname "the Blue Bomber".
	Castle in the Darkness	PC	2015
	Contains references to multiple video games. Mega Man references include a shutter in the end of the Windy Ruins, lethal spikes, and the frog knight having a begging animation similar to Dr. Wily's.
	Megadimension Neptunia VII	PC and PlayStation 4	2015
	The character C-Sha makes references to several Capcom franchises, including Mega Man. Her C-Buster skill has her firing three shots from a Buster, Sliding, firing a Charge Shot and teleporting away. When used during her Gold Form she also mentions "Mavericks".
	Enter the Gungeon	PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	2016
	The weapon Megahand is based on the Mega Buster. Besides its default and charged shots, it can use the eight weapons from Mega Man 2.
	Slime Rancher	PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch.	2017
	Quicksilver Slime's Secret Style skin, Boomerang, is a reference to Quick Man, its description mentioning that it has no weakness, save for the Time Stopper.
	20XX and 30XX	Various	2017 (20XX) 2021 (30XX)
	20XX was inspired by the Mega Man franchise, mainly the Mega Man X series, having several references. It later received a sequel titled 30XX.
	Hiveswap Friendship Simulator	PC and mobile	2018
	A spin-off "friendship simulator" game from Hiveswap. On the tenth volume, in Tegiri Kalbur's route, a "trollified" version of a Mega Man poster can be seen on a arcade machine area.
	La-Mulana 2	PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	2018
	Bad Box Art Mega Man appears as a shopkeeper named Megarock in Heaven's Labyrinth.
	Super Meat Boy Forever	Various	2020
	The minigame from chapter 4 is a reference to the Metal Man battle from Mega Man 2, with Bandage Girl as "Mega Bandage" and Dr. Fetus as Metal Man.
	LunarLux	PC	2020 (Demo) 2022 (Full)
	A Mega Man Battle Network 6 screen can be seen in an online streamer's room.
	Shadow Generations	Various	2024
	Entry #185 from Gerald Robotnik's Journal has a photo of Gerald and several researchers. One of the silhouettes in the photo has the same hairstyle as Dr. Wily.

Television and films

	The Wizard	1989
	Mega Man 2 can be seen briefly about in the middle of the film as one of the games played by Jimmy while practicing for the video game tournament.
	GameCenter CX	2003
	A Japanese show about video games starring Shinya Arino. Rockman to Rockman 5, Rockman X, and Rockman X2 were the main challenges from some episodes, Rockman 9 was the first of the Nintendo eShop specials challenges, and other Rockman games had short appearances.
	Just My Luck	2006
	The Mega Mini Pack X figure appears stuck on Katy's face when she first appears.
	Spaceballs: The Animated Series	2008
	One of the video game characters in episode 2 resembles Dr. Wily with his Mega Man 8 outfit and a giant brain. While talking about Raccoon City, he is killed with a headshot by a character resembling Agent 47.
	Caprica	2009
	Mattel's WindblastMan figure can be seen in a shelf in the pilot episode.
	Mad	2010
	Mega Man appeared in the segments "MAD's Guide to Video Game Cheats" (alongside Strike Man), "Gaming's Next Top Princess", and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus".
	Ixion Saga DT	2012
	A mask of Mega Man and other Capcom characters can be seen in the end of episode 15.
	Denkigai no Honya-san	2014
	In episode 3, a game with a large resemblance to Mega Man is played.
	Heybot!	2017
	Episode 31 contains multiple references to the Mega Man franchise.
	Pop Team Epic	2018
	Pop Team Epic makes several references to Mega Man: Episode 3: A scene resembling Zero's death from Mega Man X is shown. Episode 5: Mega Man 8's Slide icon from Frost Man's stage is shown. OVA: There is a video game segment that references Mega Man with Popuko air dashing and sliding.
	Titans	2018
	In the episode "Doom Patrol", an action figure of Zero can be seen in Gar's room.
	Re:Stage! Dream Days♪	2019
	In episode 2, when Kae Hiiragi connects a USB port from her phone, she does an exact replica of Lan Hikari's jack in animation from MegaMan NT Warrior.
	Free Guy	2021
	The Mega Buster is one of the weapons used by Guy.
	Komi Can't Communicate	2021
	In the first episode, a pixelated Tadano appears jumping and exploding like Mega Man.

Printed media

Appearances in comics, manga, and other books.

	Nintendo Power
	Howard & Nester has stories based on Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3.
	Club Nintendo
	Mega Man and Dr. Light appeared in some of the Super Mario comics.
	Warera Hobby's Famicom Seminar
	A Japanese gag manga that parodied several Famicom games, including Rockman 2 in chapter 36. It was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Jump between 1986-1990 and released in four tankōbon volumes, the Rockman 2 parody being in volume 3. Featuring Gōji as Rockman, Dr. Faminstein as Dr. Right, Komoru as Dr. Wily, Taka as Air Man, Mako as Heat Man, Rei as Wood Man, the Koro-chan as Kerog, and two robot thieves resembling Monking and Sniper Joe. The Wily Castle and Wily UFO also appear, and Air Man and Heat Man combined to form "Fan Heater Man".
	Bakuman
	The cover art from Rockman Zero Collection appears in the back from one issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in chapter 157.
	My Hero Academia
	In the first page from the popularity poll in chapter 120, it was noted that X and Pikachu got one vote for unknown reasons, and Hanta Sero asks if that's Smash Bros.. X is also mentioned in Chapter 48 when Izuku attempts to jump on walls.
	Hi Score Girl
	Air Man appeared in chapter 35, and Mega Man: The Power Battle is mentioned in chapter 38. Air Man is absent in the anime adaptation, but the Mega Man: The Power Battle mention was kept, and its title screen appeared in episode 20.
Avaturma Trônica MoniCop Gamebusters Batmenino vs. Super-Home 1/5	Clássicos do Cinema
	A Monica's Gang series parodying movies. Mega Man characters had cameo appearances in some issues: #24 Avaturma (Avatar) - X appeared alongside several blue characters. #32 Trônica (Tron) - Mega Man is in an area full of video game characters. #48 MoniCop (RoboCop) - X is in a meeting of robots. #52 Gamebusters (Ghostbusters) - Mega Man is one of the "game ghosts" that appears in the city. #58 Batmenino vs. Super-Home (Batman v Superman) - Dr. Wily is one of the mad scientists shown in a screen.
	Pop Team Epic
	Pop Team Epic makes several references to Mega Man: Chapter 33: X's Air Dash and Mega Man's slide techniques are mentioned. Chapter ??: Popuko is about to be arrested by the cyber police, but Pipimi comes to her rescue as Pippiman EXE, a reference to MegaMan.EXE. Pippiman EXE was also made into a can badge by Lashinbang. Chapter ??: Mega Man 8's famous "jump, jump, slide, slide" stage segment is referenced.
	Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
	In the manga chapter 13 and anime episode 5, Ena Ibarada makes a bet with Kosuke Inukai and easily wins, commenting that he is weak like Rockman bosses against the weapon that is their weakness.
	Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend?
	First mentioned in Volume 1, Chapter 3 in the light novel, as well as its manga adaptation. The titular "slightly older girlfriend", Orihara Hime, grew up with the Mega Man Battle Network games and is an enormous fan of it. It is mentioned again later in the book. Mega Man Battle Network was mentioned again in the novel's Volume 3, Prologue. It was adapted for the manga in Volume 6, Chapter 21.
	Call of the Night
	Chapter 85 has several bystanders dressed like different characters in a Halloween parade, two being Mega Man and Roll Caskett.

Web

Appearances on the web.

Art vs. Artist

The Art vs. Artist meme features a layout identical to the stage select screen from the Mega Man franchise.

Mega Man Dies at the End

Mega Man Dies at the End is a parody series of Mega Man made by Lowbrow Studios who is best known for making Sonic for Hire (and now, Morty Kombat). The series stars Mega Man who has been trying to find his sister Roll, and after defeating Dr. Wily fifteen years ago, he started slowly disappearing and moving to the countryside with his robot dog Rush. In the present, a mysterious robot visits Mega Man and tells him that "he's up for one last job" and that they know information about Roll, along with offering him a huge reward. The mysterious robot turns out to have Guts Man work for him too, who serves as Mega Man's guide for the missions. Guts Man tells him to get power-ups that will help him with a really big job.