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This article is about the Robot Master PharaohMan. For information on his NetNavi counterpart, see PharaohMan.EXE
"I'm the king of the world!"
—Pharaoh Man, Mega Man & Bass database

Pharaoh Man (ファラオマン Faraoman) is a Robot Master designed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh that resembles Tutankhamun. He was originally created by Dr. Cossack with high resistance, agility, and adaptability to the dark to explore pyramids and other ancient ruins. When Dr. Wily forced Dr. Cossack to work for him, Pharaoh Man was modified to have extra attack power for his battle against Mega Man in Mega Man 4. His Special Weapon is the Pharaoh Shot, a sphere that is charged with solar energy.

In the game Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, Pharaoh Man has new powers, being able to levitate, create a giant eye-shaped shield for additional defense, summon Astro Zombiegs that help him, and release waves of solar energy in two directions with the Pharaoh Wave.

Appearance[]

Pharaoh Man is a humanoid robot based on an Egyptian pharaoh, hence his name. He has red eyes, a helmet that resembles Tutankhamun, a white mouth cover, a yellow armor, white pauldrons, his left arm has a white bracer and a white hand, a buster on his right arm, yellow leg armor (with a white decorative part on top of it) on each leg and white feet.

Personality[]

Pharaoh Man is a charismatic leader—he enjoys collecting rare treasures and is said to have over one thousand Mummira working for him, but becomes timid near beautiful women and has a particular disdain for tomb robbers.

Video game appearances[]

Mega Man 4[]

Pharaoh Man is one of the eight Robot Masters, and defeating him will reward the player with Pharaoh Shot.

Attack Pattern[]

Pharaoh Man's arena is uneven, having a 4-tile hill at the center with steep inclines, allowing him to use his moves to his advantage. Pharaoh Man has several attacks that he can pull from randomly, but the player's positioning may influence him into doing certain attacks. Pharaoh Man's main movement is to do 2 jumps in one direction, a short jump and a higher jump. At the apex of each of these jumps, Pharaoh Man will throw a little Pharaoh Shot at the player's position. If the player is too far away, Pharaoh Man may instead jump all the way to just in front of the player's position while attacking with a little Pharaoh Shot. He can also do very high jumps that will land on the player, but he will not throw anything. Lastly, Pharaoh Man will charge himself up by pointing into the air, which ends with him shooting a powerful Pharaoh Wave straight ahead. He is more likely to do this attack if the player stays close to him, thus allowing the player to dodge it more consistently once it becomes predictable.

Note in the rematches that his arena will be flat, given he's the only Robot Master who has an uneven arena.

Weaknesses[]

Pharaoh Man's main weakness is Flash Stopper. Unlike any other boss, Pharaoh Man will be completely frozen in place by the Flash Stopper, allowing players to freely damage him using the buster. He will remain helpless as long as the player has ammo to utilize, making it extremely easy to defeat him. He also has a secondary weakness to both Rain Flush and Dust Crusher, the latter of which being especially useful. As with most other bosses, Pharaoh Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot and a fully charged Pharaoh Shot.

Mega Man IV[]

Pharaoh Man is part of the first wave of 4 Robot Masters, which all come from Mega Man 4.

Attack Pattern[]

Pharaoh Man's arena has been simplified, in that the center hill is only 3-tiles long, and there are only 2 elevations. Pharaoh Man's jumping movements are more unpredictable here: the distance he can travel with jumping is variable, from just barely jumping in place to crossing the entire room. Any one of his movements is unrestricted when it comes to doing 1 jump or 2 jumps, and the same goes for whether he actually throws a Pharaoh Shot during a jump. The jump height is also variable, from being a short hop that can only be slid under, or a full jump that reaches the ceiling. Despite all this variability, Pharaoh Man generally aims to land on or next to Mega Man with his jumps. His Pharaoh Wave has a slightly longer telegraph, and he flashes at a faster rate just before he launches the wave. He can no longer be tricked into using Pharaoh Wave multiple times by staying close.

Note in the rematches that his arena will be flat, given he's the only Robot Master who has an uneven arena.

Weakness[]

Pharaoh Man is once again weak to Flash Stopper, being the only boss who actually gets frozen in place by it. He will remain helpless as long as the player as ammo to utilize, making it extremely easy to defeat him. He also has a secondary weakness to Crystal Eye, which does 2 damage, but it can only be used in the rematches and the player should avoid being carried away with timing the ricochet shots. As with most other bosses, Pharaoh Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot and a fully charged Pharaoh Shot.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters[]

"You'll have trouble if you attack the big eye of Pharaoh Man too much. Attack with a sharp weapon that can cut his eye to pieces!"
Dr. Light

Pharaoh Man is one of the six bosses from the "Recover the new parts!" course. He will defend himself with an eye-shaped shield and will throw two Pharaoh Shots at once when in the air. Pharaoh Man will throw two Pharaoh Waves at the player. When in danger, he will be shielded and will summon Astro Zombiegs to attack his opponent.

Mega Man's Soccer[]

Pharaoh Man is one of the eight team bosses in Capcom Championship. When his team is defeated, one Pharaoh Man joins Mega Man's team.

Rockman Strategy[]

Pharaoh Man appears twice as an enemy in Rockman Strategy, first as part of a wandering "tribe" with Napalm Man and Tomahawk Man. Later, he appears alongside Knight Man in aiding Bass and Treble in battle against Mega Man's team.

Other appearances[]

MM8PharaohWave

Pharaoh Man in Mega Man 8.

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

Pharaoh Man's CD data card.


Rockman Complete Works data[]

たかいセイノウをもつピラミッドたんさくロボット。まともに戦うと、まったくはがたたないのでかならず弱点武器を使おう

Translation: A pyramid-searching robot with high performance. He is completely unstoppable in a proper fight, so be sure to use a weapon he's weak to!

Rockman Battle & Fighters data[]

ピラミッドたんさくようにつくられたロボット。きびんせいやたいきゅうりょくなど、たかいせいのうをもち、こうげきりょくをプラスしてせんとうようにかいぞうされた。とくしゅぶきはファラオウェーブじゃ。

Translation: A robot built to explore the pyramids. He has high performance in terms of agility and durability, and has been modified for combat by adding attack power. His special weapon is Pharaoh Wave.

Stage[]

Main article: Pharaoh Man Stage

Damage data chart[]

Displays the amount of damage in units that Pharaoh Man will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 4.

Mega Man 4
Mega Buster Flash Stopper Rain Flush Drill Bomb Pharaoh Shot Ring Boomerang Dust Crusher Dive Missile Skull Barrier Wire Adaptor
1:3 * 2 1 1:3 1 2 1 1 1

*For the Mega Buster and Pharaoh Shot, the first digit is when the weapon is fired normally and the second is when it is fully charged.

*For Flash Stopper, Pharaoh Man is the only boss affected by it. In addition, Flash Stopper does no actual damage, instead allowing the player to fire uncharged Mega Buster shots when activated.

Other media[]

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)[]

Ruby-Spears Pharaoh Man

Pharaoh Man in the Mega Man animated series.

"So you command. So it shall be done!"
―Pharaoh Man, Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)

Pharaoh Man appeared in the episode Electric Nightmare of the Mega Man animated series, where he was voiced by Jim Byrnes. Pharaoh Man and Proto Man help Dr. Wily invade the power station for a second time at night, this time being successful in installing the overriding device and gaining control over the city. When Mega Man confronts Wily near the end of the episode, Wily calls upon Pharaoh Man to destroy Mega Man, and they fight. Pharaoh Man has the upper hand at first- blasting Mega Man out of a nearby window with his weapon, before jumping down after him and trying to burn him with it again.

After being ambushed by Mega Man and having his weapon taken, he responds by punching Mega Man in the face with enough force to send him flying backwards, before trying to smash him with a piece of a nearby fountain. However, Mega Man foils him by counterattacking with his new Pharaoh Shot, hitting the debris Pharaoh Man was holding onto with full power- the resulting knockback throws him high into the air, arcing over a nearby building. He did not appear in any other episodes afterwards.

Ruby-Spears Pharaoh Man shot

Pharaoh Man's weapon in action.

Pharaoh Man has a number of visual changes: He wears a red cape, and his armor is several different colors. His chest armor is green, while the arms and shoulders are white. The lower legs are still the original color. His weapon also works somewhat differently- rather than producing a sun-shaped fireball above the user's head or a wave of fire, it instead produces chargeable, superheated blasts that possess much more severe knockback. The blasts are continuous, much like the Wave Burner, and severely burn anything they come into contact with.

Pharaoh Man was also one of two Robot Masters to fight back after having his weapon copied- the other one being Crystal Man- and the only one to be successful in doing so.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Mega Man Megamix[]

Pharaoh Man was originally developed for the exploration of ruins, being created with enhanced agility and durability. He is capable of absorbing and converting both infrared and ultraviolet lights to use as sources of energy. Pharaoh Man can absorb infrared energy from anything that emits heat, and can rely on torches or even the internal heat of the Earth to see while in dark underground areas. To aid him in exploring ruins like pyramids, Pharaoh Man has very acute sensors that allow him to seek out even the faintest source of light, but this also means he is hypersensitive to bright lights. His combat modifications allow him to form solid buster-type projectiles out of the energy he absorbs, which he can then fire at his enemies.

Pharaoh Man first appeared in the story The Grim Reaper of Resurrection, which happens after the events from Mega Man 4. Dr. Cossack, Pharaoh Man, Drill Man and Dust Man were captured by Skull Man and Dr. Wily, and he was reprogrammed. When Mega Man and the remaining Cossack robots go after Skull Man, Pharaoh Man attacks them and turning the snow into steam, lowering their visibility. He tries to attack all of them from behind with a fully charged Pharaoh Shot, but Bright Man (who wasn't with the others) knocks him down. After the battle, he is repaired by Bright Man and helps the others against Skull Man.

Pharaoh Man appears briefly in the story "The Strongest Enemy to Date" as one of the participants from the robot competition, being attacked by Mr. X's robots.

He also appears in Mega Man Gigamix vol. 3 to help Mega Man and the other robots.

Other appearances[]

Pharaoh Man also appeared in the manga Rockman 4 and Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Pharaoh Man's dislike of raiders may be a reference to archaeology movies (such as Indiana Jones) and also a reference to the legendary "Pharaoh's curse" often wrought upon those who loot the pyramids.
    • This, however, is ironic and seemingly hypocritical of Pharaoh Man since he is essentially a tomb raider himself. Of course, he may view himself as an archaeologist while tomb raiders are usually referred to in the sense of looting tombs for profit.
  • Pharaoh Man appears as No. 26 (DWN-026) in the credits of Mega Man 4. This is actually Toad Man's number, who appears with Ring Man's number (DWN-029), who appears with Pharaoh Man's number (DWN-028).
  • Pharaoh Man's quote refers to how powerful the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt believed themselves to be. The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was a god in human form and later to be believed as the descendants of Horus, the patron deity of Upper Egypt and the god of the Sun.
  • Pharaoh Man has the same signature pose as Drill Man.
  • The scene of Pharaoh Man punching Mega Man in the face, from the Mega Man cartoon, has become a fairly common meme on YouTube. One example of said meme is found here.
    • The above mentioned scene from the cartoon also gave him the honor of being one of the two Robot Masters (the other one being Crystal Man) who fought back even after having their weapon stolen by Mega Man.
    • In large part due to this meme, Pharaoh Man has gained one of the highest approval ratings of any Robot Master amongst fans of the series.
  • Despite having a snake statue, Ureaus, on his forehead in his official artwork and mugshot, on his in-game sprite, he appears to have a blue gem in place of it due to the small size.
  • Pharaoh Man is the only Robot Master from Mega Man 4 to appear on its American cover.
  • Pharaoh Man is the only boss from Mega Man 4 to deal less than 8 damage on contact - he does exactly half of that: 4.
  • In most of his appearances Pharaoh Man always has a green snake on his helmet. But in Rockman Strategy, his snake is purple/blue.

References[]


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