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"That's the way the ball bounces."
—Spring Man, Mega Man & Bass database

Spring Man (スプリングマン Supuringuman) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 7 who was created by Dr. Wily. His body is predominantly composed of over two thousand springs, making him very light and able to perform very high jumps. However, this gives him a bit of trouble when trying to move around, especially up and down stairs.

Personality[]

Spring Man is an optimistic and carefree individual who is elusive, but likes to live life to the fullest. As a spring-based robot, he enjoys jumping as high as he can, but has an unfortunate tendency to accidentally hit his head on low ceilings.

Video game appearances[]

Mega Man 7[]

Spring Man is one of the second four bosses, his stage being based in a theme park, where he attacks by throwing spike-tipped springs from his body with the Wild Coil, extendable punches from a distance, and catching opponents to ram them into the ceiling with a high jump. He is weak to the Slash Claw, as it can easily slice through his internal springs.

Spring Man will jump up to the center of the room, jump high, erratically spin and preform two spring punches. They are avoided by sliding when he is about to finish spinning. Then when he lands, he will use his Wild Coil (if there are not any already on-screen). The Wild Coil bounces across the room on the floor and off the walls. There are only five safe spots, which are in-between the coils; the coils bounce in the same spot every time. While the coils are bouncing, he will bounce by the screen, attempting to land on Mega Man and catch him to jump and smash him against the ceiling to kill him. This attack is very dangerous, as it takes eight units of damage from Mega Man. It is better than to keep constantly moving, while stopping on the safe spots to avoid the coils. After this, Spring Man jumps back into the position he started and begins the pattern with. Again, his weakness is the Slash Claw, and it can cut down his Wild Coils. If he is struck by it, he will go directly to the phase of performing the spring punches. It defeats him in seven slashes.

He is immune to the Thunder Bolt, and if it is used against him, it will cause him to become magnetized, and try to pull Mega Man to him for awhile. If he succeeds, he will use the ceiling smash. However, if he fails, the battle will return to normal, and nothing will happen. Skilled players can fire Noise Crush (if earned) just as Mega Man enters the room; since the sound wave will hit him before his HP bar starts filling up, it will instantly kill him.

Mega Man: Battle & Chase[]

Spring Man uses the Surprise Boxer, a tricky vehicle that uses springs to absorb shocks and attack opponents with punches. He entered the Battle & Chase to use the prize money for heavy parts and accessories in order to make his light body more stable. If the player wins the game with him, he buys the parts he wants, but over-exaggerates and finds himself barely able to move.

Surprise Boxer
Vehicle
Surprise Boxer (サプライズボクサー)
Game description
A tricky machine. The springs absorb shock and attack the opponent.
Maximum speed
480 km/h (in plain terrains)
Parts Game description
Body Turn Punch Body Rotates the spring arms, and extends it to attack enemies. It also softens the damage from crashing.
Engine Happy Engine Excels in acceleration and maximum speed but weak on uphill roads.
Wing Lucky Wing A wing that increases the chance to obtain better items.
Tire Hopper Tire ("Hoppy Tire" in Japan) Automatically jumps when going over a mine.

Losing quotes:

  • "I feel vexed."
  • "You're so cruel."

Other appearances[]

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

Spring Man's CD data card

Stage[]

Main article: Theme Park Stage

Damage data chart[]

Amount of damage in units that Spring Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 7.

Mega Man 7
Mega Buster Freeze Cracker Junk Shield Danger Wrap Thunder Bolt Wild Coil Slash Claw Noise Crush Scorch Wheel Super Adapter
1:2 1:1 1 1 0 0:0 4 1:2 1 2
*For Mega Buster, Wild Coil and Noise Crush, the first number is the damage done when the weapon is fired normally; the second number is damage done when the weapon is charged up.
*For Freeze Cracker, the first number is when the shot is whole; the second number is after it splits.

Other media[]

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Spring Man is also featured in the Archie Comics, first appearing during the Worlds Collide crossover arc with the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog series. In it, he appears as part of a large army of Robot Masters who battle the heroes in the Skull Egg Zone.

Mega Man Gigamix[]

Spring Man is one of the racers in the Battle & Chase competition in the story "Burning Wheel".

Other appearances[]

Spring Man also appeared in the manga Rockman 7 and Rockman Battle & Chase.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Spring Man and Burst Man are the only Robot Masters in Mega Man 7 who do not have Mega Man Battle Network series counterparts, nor have they appeared in the Power Battle & Fighters games.
  • In his Mega Man: Battle & Chase artwork, Spring Man has a normal right arm instead of a buster, but his buster is present in the game. He has normal arms in the Mega Man Gigamix manga.
  • Spring Man's name was earlier used in a boss submission for Mega Man 6.
  • In Japanese games, Spring Man only speaks in katakana and has a stretched tone. He speaks normally in other media.
  • In Mega Man Gigamix, Spring Man is one of the few Robot Masters to lack Dr. Wily's W-symbol, possibly due to him being inserted into the Battle & Chase competition in disguise.
  • Spring Man is one of the two Robot Masters in Mega Man 7 to be affected by a possible glitch, which can kill him instantly. The other is Turbo Man.
    • If Noise Crush is fired immediately as the player is entering the door to his arena, it will bounce off the walls and hit Spring Man while he is executing his intro, killing him instantly before the battle begins. This was not changed in Mega Man Anniversary Collection.
    • Unlike Turbo Man, in order to make the glitch work, the Noise Crush must enter in the room perfectly, or else after the third bounce, it will disappear and the battle will normally starts.
  • Spring Man shares his name with the main character of Nintendo's fighting game ARMS. They also share many of the same colors, with a shade of red as the prominent color and a shade of blue used for design.
    • The shared name was referenced to by the official Mega Man Twitter account.[1]

References[]

  1. Twitter - "Congrats from our Spring Man to your Spring Man on the launch of ARMS, @NintendoAmerica!"


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