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Pharaoh Man (ファラオマン Faraoman) is a Robot Master designed as a pharaoh that resembles Tutankhamun. He was originally created by Dr. Cossack to explore pyramids, but was modified for battle by Dr. Wily in Mega Man 4. He is a charismatic leader, said to have over 1000 Mummira working for him, but becomes timid near beautiful women. He was created with high resistance and agility to avoid traps in pyramids and has very sensitive eyes to be able to see in dark places, but this also makes him weak to strong lights like the Flash Stopper, which could blind him easily. His main weapon is the Pharaoh Shot, a thermal sphere that can be 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 for defense, summon Astro Zombiegs and release a wave of energy in two directions with the Pharaoh Wave.
Strategy
Mega Man 4 and Mega Man IV
The battle is extremely difficult without his weakness or E-Tanks. Pharaoh Man will jump at Mega Man, throwing two Pharaoh Shots. The player must slide to avoid his landing and Pharaoh Shots. Next, he either repeats the jump move or charges up a Pharaoh Wave. His weakness is Flash Stopper.
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 will defend himself with an eye and will throw two Pharaoh Shots at once when in the air. Pharaoh Man will throw two Pharaoh Waves at Mega Man. When in danger, he will be shielded and will summon Astro Zombiegs to attack Mega Man.
Data
Mega Man & Bass CD data
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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: (approximate) A robot created to explore pyramids. His endurance and agility have high performance, was modified for additional offensive power for combat. Special weapon is Pharaoh Wave.
Stage enemies
Enemies in Pharaoh Man's stage:
Enemies in Pharaoh Man's (Game Boy) 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
Pharaoh Man appeared in the episode Electric Nightmare of the Mega Man animated series. 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 faces Wily near the end, Wily calls Pharaoh Man to destroy Mega Man and they fight, with Pharaoh Man blasting Mega Man out a window with his weapon. After being ambushed by Mega Man and having his weapon copied, he responds by punching Mega Man square in the face, before trying to smash him with a piece of a nearby fountain. However, Mega Man uses his weapon to fire at the debris Pharaoh Man was holding onto with full power, throwing him clean into the sky.
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.
He 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.
Mega Man Megamix
In the manga, Pharaoh Man appeared in the story The Grim Reaper of Resurrection, where he is attacked by Skull Man. 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. He also appears in Mega Man Gigamix vol. 3.
Other appearances
Pharaoh Man also appeared in the fourth comic book by Archie Comics, Spiritus Ex Machina, and the manga Rockman 4. He is also slated to make an appearance in Rockman Online, albiet with some changes to his design.
Gallery
Trivia
Sphinx statue from the Rockman 4 prototype.
- Pharaoh Man's dislike of raiders may be a reference to archeology movies (such as Indiana Jones) and also a reference to the legendary "Pharaoh's curse" often wrought upon those who loot the pyramids.
- 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, who appears with Pharaoh Man's number.
- Pharaoh Man makes a cameo appearance in the museum stage of Mega Man 7, in the opening scene from Mega Man 8, and in the penultimate stage of Mega Man: The Power Battle.
- The Balloon item is in his stage. It's off to the right, on the extra desert, amidst three rock platforms.
- Pharaoh Man has the same signature pose as Drill Man
- His stage in Mega Man 4 was supposed to have a sphinx sub-boss in the path containing the balloon item, but it was removed prior to the game's release.[1] In the final version, the only details left in the data are the snake on its forehead, its chin, and the sphere Mega Man is standing on.[2]
- 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 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.
- 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.
References
| Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters | |
|---|---|
| List of Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass • Duo | |
| List of 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 | |
| List of 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 | |