Pickelman

Pickelman
Misc. Information
Script:	ピッケルマン
Rōmaji:	Pikkeruman
Alt. Name(s):	Picket Man Pickman
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Mega Man 3 Mega Man II Mega Man III Mega Man: The Wily Wars RockBoard Super Adventure Rockman

Pickelman (ピッケルマン, Pikkeruman), known as Picket Man in some English sources, is a type of Met that has a humanoid appearance. It throws pickaxes and also uses a shield. Pickelmen also appear piloting machines, using a bulldozer in Mega Man 3, a jackhammer-like machine in Mega Man III, and an excavator in Mega Man 11.

Types of Pickelman

Basic Pickelman

Pickelman
In-Game Information
Points:	1500
HP:	10
Attack Damage:	3 (contact) 2 (pickaxe)
Weakness:	Fire Storm
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Super Adventure Rockman

Basic Pickelmans throw several pickaxes and protects their body with a shield. Fire Storm and Hyper Bomb can both defeat the enemy in a single hit as they ignore the defenses of the Pickelman's shield. It appears in Guts Man's stage in the first Mega Man game and Mega Man: Powered Up, in Buster Rod G's stage in Mega Man: The Wily Wars, and in Episode 2 of Super Adventure Rockman. Its shield can be knocked out in Super Adventure Rockman and Mega Man: Powered Up.

Mega Man Legacy Collection data

An industrial robot created by giving arms and legs to a Metall. Back up, and attack from afar.

Hits data chart

Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Pickelman.

Mega Man
Mega Buster	Rolling Cutter	Super Arm	Ice Slasher	Hyper Bomb	Fire Storm	Thunder Beam
10	10	?	-	1	1	5

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Buster		Rolling Cutter	Super Arm	Ice Slasher	Hyper Bomb	Fire Storm	Thunder Beam
10		4	?	-	0	1	5
Metal Blade	Air Shooter	Bubble Lead	Quick Boomerang	Crash Bomber	Time Stopper	Atomic Fire	Leaf Shield
0	3	0	5	4:4	-	10:4:1	3
Needle Cannon	Magnet Missile	Gemini Laser	Hard Knuckle	Top Spin	Search Snake	Spark Shock	Shadow Blade
5	2	2	1	0	0	0	4

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Pickelman Bull

RBRB Pickelman Bull
In-Game Information
HP:	Mega Man 3: 3
Attack Damage:	Mega Man 3: 6 (contact) Mega Man II: 4
Weakness:	Gemini Laser
Misc. Information
Script:	ピッケルマン・ブル
Rōmaji:	Pikkeruman Buru
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man 3 Mega Man II RockBoard

Pickelman Bulls (ピッケルマン・ブル, Pikkeruman Buru) are Pickelmans in a small bulldozer that can only be damaged in its head. It moves forward in short bursts. It appears in Top Man, Hard Man, Shadow Man and Spark Man's stages. It is also one of the boss cards on RockBoard.

They show up again in Hard Man's and Top Man's Stage in Mega Man II.

They also appear in Buster Rod G's Stage and the 3rd Wily Tower Stage in Mega Man: The Wily Wars.

Hits data chart

Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Pickelman Bull.

Mega Man 3
Mega Buster	Needle Cannon	Magnet Missile	Gemini Laser	Hard Knuckle	Top Spin	Search Snake	Spark Shock	Shadow Blade
3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2

Wily Wars shares the same damage values for Mega Man 3 weapons, hence their exclusion from the following table.

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Buster		Rolling Cutter	Super Arm	Ice Slasher	Hyper Bomb	Fire Storm	Thunder Beam
3		2	?	0	1	2	1
Metal Blade	Air Shooter	Bubble Lead	Quick Boomerang	Crash Bomber	Time Stopper	Atomic Fire	Leaf Shield
2	2	0	3	1:1	-	3:0:0	3

Pickelman Dada

Pickelman Dada
In-Game Information
HP:	7
Attack Damage:	6
Misc. Information
Script:	ピッケルマン・ダダ
Rōmaji:	Pikkeruman Dada
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man III

Pickelman Dada (ピッケルマン・ダダ, Pikkeruman Dada) is a Pickelman variant from Mega Man III that uses a loud jackhammer-like machine. It moves by performing large jumps or by using a similar pattern to the Pickelman Bull. It appears in Spark Man's, Gemini Man's and Shadow Man's stages, as well as Wily's Marine Fortress. It is similar to the Dada enemy from Snake Man's stage.

Pickman (Mega Man 11)

Pickman
In-Game Information
Weakness:	Block Dropper and Acid Barrier
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man 11

Pickmans, known as Pickelmans in Japan, return in Mega Man 11. They behave almost exactly as they did in the first Mega Man game, but without their shields. Their most prominent appearance is on Impact Man's stage.

Pickman Digger

Pickman Digger

Pickman Digger, known as Pickelman Shovel (ピッケルマンショベル, Pikkeruman Shoberu) in Japan, is a sub-boss in Mega Man 11, encountered in Impact Man's stage.

Other media

Mega Man (Archie Comics)

A Picket Man appeared in the second issue of the Mega Man comics published by Archie Comics. When Mega Man was trying to locate Guts Man and fight him, he encountered what looked like a human worker and tried to tell him to evacuate, although he eventually realized his mistake when he saw that "he" was actually a robot. Another one makes an appearance near the end of Mega Man Issue 8 (Archie Comics) where its seen working on the Wily Castle from Mega Man 2.

Pickelman Bull makes an appearance on the Variant Cover of Mega Man #40.

Other appearances

Pickelman and his variations appeared in the Rockman manga series.

Gallery

Concept art of Picket Man from Mega Man: Powered Up.

Pickelman's render from Mega Man: Powered Up.

Pickelman in Super Adventure Rockman.

Pickelman in the comics.

Pickelman in the Rockman manga.

Pickelman Bull cameo in the Rockman World 2 manga.

Pickelman Dada in the Rockman World 3 manga.

Pickman

Trivia

• Despite resembling and having the same naming theme, Pickelman/Picket Man robots are completely unrelated to Robot Masters.
• Pickelmans are very similar in their behaviour to a Hammer Bro. from the Super Mario series.

Similar enemies

• Dig Labour
• Met