Like many animated series, the Ruby-Spears Mega Man TV show had its own merchandise, including action figures, soundtracks, and more. Though most of the merchandise in this article has long since been out of production, they can still be found on auction sites such as eBay.
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Action figures
These figures were released around early 1995 and were produced by Bandai America. Because Mega Man could take other robot's weapons, all figures (except for Rush) had a "weapon" that could be fired out of from the Plasma Cannons of either Mega Man or Proto Man, from the launchers of other characters, and from the Air Raider's missile launcher.
Series 1
The first series consisted of six figures. This series assortment number is 2711. Four figures were re-released as part of series 2. The original release and re-release can be told apart by their package, series 1 lacking the character's name and the item number in the front while series 2 included those details, and each has their respective series listed in the back.
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Mega Man | 
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| Item no. ? (Series 1) Item no. 2732 (Series 2) | ||
| Arm is interchangeable with a firing Plasma Cannon and plasma shot. | ||
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Proto Man | 
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| Item no. ? (Series 1) Item no. 2733 (Series 2) | ||
| Arm is interchangeable with a firing Plasma Cannon and plasma shot. | ||
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Rush | 
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| Item no. ? (Series 1) Item no. 2735 (Series 2) | ||
| Comes with a clip-on Rocket Pack and has wheels on the bottom to simulate hovering, and pegs on his back to allow other figures to stand on him. Wiggling Rush's tail up and down will move his head. | ||
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Cut Man | 
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| Item no. ? (Series 1) Item no. 2734 (Series 2) | ||
| Rolling Cutters (normal and giant sheers) that can be fired from his head. | ||
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Guts Man | 
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| Item no. ? | ||
| Lifting action simulating his strength and a Fire Hydrant that can be fired from the launchers of other figures. | ||
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Bomb Man | 
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| Item no. ? | ||
| "Hyper Bomb" tossing action and a bomb that can be fired from blasters. |
Series 2
The second series was limited to four new figures, possibly due to the pending cancellation of the show. One vehicle that the figures could ride in was produced as well. This series assortment number is 2720.
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Drill Man | 
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| Item no. 2721 | ||
| With firing Drill weapon. | ||
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Bright Man | 
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| Item no. 2722 | ||
| Firing blaster arm and a Light Bulb that can be fired from blaster. | ||
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Snake Man | 
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| Item no. 2723 | ||
| Has interchangeable firing blaster arm and Snake weapon. | ||
| Elec Man | 
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| Item no. 2724 | ||
| Arm is interchangeable with a firing blaster arm and "Thunder Beam". | ||
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Mega Man's Air Raider | 
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| Item no. 2726 | ||
| Has a firing missile launcher and wheels on the bottom, being usable as a plane or as a car. Some figures will not fit in the vehicle, like Guts Man (due to his size) and Snake Man (due to the helmet's tail). |
PVC figures
Around the same time of the release of the action figures, Bandai released sets of small non-poseable plastic figures that were roughly two inches tall. These figures came in sets of two. Mega Man's figure is the same for all three sets he appears. This line's assortment number is 2710.
Canceled toys
Unreleased deluxe Mega Man figure
When the show was cancelled, the toy line followed with it, leaving several toys unproduced.[1][2][3]
- A tall deluxe Mega Man figure (Item #2728) with a light-up Mega Buster with sound was in the works.[2][4]
- Three figures of Mega Man with the suits he used in season 2: Dive Mega Man (#2736), Sky Mega Man (#2737), and Stealth Mega Man (#2738).[2]
- Mega Man's Land Blazer (#2740), a vehicle that was featured a few times in Season 2.[2]
- A playset (Dr. Light's Laboratory) with a hanger for the Air Fighter, a crane, a cage, a breakable wall and two defense cannons.[5]
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Mega Man: The Album
Album Cover
In 1995 (or early 1996), a soundtrack album was released on CD and cassette by Atlantic Records. The CD did not feature any music from the show, and the tracks on the album were not featured on the show itself, except during the end credits. However, there was some artwork and screenshots from the show featured in the booklet included with the CD.
This album is now out of print.
Track list:
- Driver-The Hollowbodies
- Eileen-Skid Row
- She-Smile
- Iron Mic-Sugar Ray
- Realms of Junior MAFIA Pt. 2-Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- Tryst-Machines of Loving Grace
- Sinnerman-Extra Fancy
- So Far, So Good... So What-CIV
- Take Cover-Mr. Big
- Got Myself Together-The Bucketheads
- Signs, I Can't Take It-Inner Circle
- Mega Man Theme
Other merchandise
- ADV Films has released two DVD box sets of both seasons of the show which are still available in stores.
- Four VHS tapes with two episodes each were released during the cartoon's run, but are now out of production:
- Volume 1: "The Beginning" & "Electric Nightmare"
- Volume 2: "The Big Shake" & "Mega-Pinnochio"
- Volume 3: "Robosaur Park" & "The Ice Age"
- Volume 4: "20,000 Leaks Under the Sea" & "The Strange Island of Dr. Wily
- "Mega Man - Mega Man", a 1996 EP on 12" vinyl and CD of the German dub's opening, released by CNR music and distributed by Floto. The four tracks were each remixes attributed to different DJs, with the "Radio version" coming the closest to the one used in TV airings. Unlike the original opening, this EP consists of only electronic music ranging from eurodance to hardcore. While the Vinyl release comes in a standard Sleeve of CNR and the label only reads credits, the CD's Jewel case features an Image of Mega Man on the front and a copyright note crediting Capcom on the back. The Main track, "Mega Man (Radio version)" was produced by Robert Borrmann, the collective of DJs and producers involved carries the artist name "Mega Man", leading to the redundant name.
This EP is out of print as well.[6]
- Ja-Ru released some Mega Man rack toys.
- A Mega Man mask was released by Collegeville Costume Company, a company founded in 1927 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The company closed in 1996, and much of their inventory went to the American Treasure Tour, including the Mega Man mask.[7]
- A Halloween costume of the cartoon Mega Man was released back while the cartoon was running, but is now out of production and hard to find.[8]
- A study kit containing a pencil pouch, sharpener, eraser and ruler.
Gallery
A gallery of the 1994 action figures and shots of the soundtrack album.
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Trivia
- Elec Man was misnamed as "Eleckman" in the figures, Dr. Wily was misnamed as "Dr. Wiley" in the Air Raider's box, and the Air Raider is named "Air Fighter" in the toy itself.
- The Bomb Man action figure was pulled from store shelves shortly after the Oklahoma City office bombing before the start of the second season.[9]
- Guts Man's action figure had a brick instead of a fire hydrant in the TV commercial. [10]
- Roll's boots on her PVC figure are different than they are on the show. They are red on the show, but brown on the figure.
References
- ↑ King Weasel Productions: MegaMan Merchandise (archive)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sipher Says Stuff: Page scan from Comic BomBom featuring Bandai’s Ruby-Spears Mega Man toys.
- ↑ Ruby Spears Mega Man toy line pamphlet
- ↑ Protodude's Rockman Corner: So That's What Bandai's Talking Mega Man Figure Looked Like
- ↑ Protodude's Rockman Corner: Old Bandai Toy Fair Tape Shows Off Unreleased Ruby-Spears Mega Man Toys
- ↑ Mega Man - Mega Man on Discogs.
- ↑ American Treasure Tour: Collegeville Costume Company
- ↑ Protodude's Rockman Corner: Auction: Ruby-Spears Mega Man Halloween Costume
- ↑ Toys Archive: Bandai's 5" Mega Man Action Figures
- ↑ Retro Junk: Megaman Action Figures (1990)
