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Sword Man (ソードマン, Sōdoman) is a combat Robot Master from Mega Man 8 that was built by Dr. Wily to utilize an ancient sword that he stole from a museum. Unfortunately, Sword Man's sword was really heavy, so the upper and lower parts of his body was fitted with an anti-gravitational device to stabilize him, and as such, both halves of his body can act independently to improve his balance.

Video game appearances

Mega Man 8

Sword Man is one of the second four bosses. His main attack is Flame Sword, an attack that envelops his sword with flames for extra damage. Sword Man can also attack by spinning his upper part rapidly to cut enemies, and drops heavy statues. His stage is a Cambodian temple-like area shown located somewhere in Central Asia, but would be more southeast on the Asian mainland.

Strategy

The battle can be either easy or hard with or without his weakness, Water Balloon. Sword Man has a number of attacks:

Fire Slash - When Sword Man does that attack, he will try to attack Mega Man by spinning his upper torso, separating it and having it return like a boomerang. Mega Man cannot attack him when he's doing that, but he can slide under him.
Flame Sword - Sword Man will attempt to stop Mega Man with this attack at close range, which is a flame version of Slash Claw. Mega Man need only maintain his distance to avoid it.
Quake - When Sword Man jumps, a giant version of a Kao de Kahna will drop. Mega Man must slide to avoid it.
Body Strike - When Sword Man jumps, his upper torso gravitates into the air while his lower torso rams at Mega Man on the ground. Mega Man must be fast to jump carefully and avoid it.

Sword Man can use Body Strike and Flame Sword in rapid succession.

When Sword Man's health is below 50%, he will place his sword on the ground and surround himself with a swirling fire pillar. Mega Man cannot hit him during this attack, except with Water Balloon. Touching the pillar does a tremendous amount of damage, but Sword Man tends to do it far away from Mega Man, so it is unlikely the player will get hit with it.

Rockman Strategy

Sword Man appears twice as an enemy in the game, and can also become a part of the player's team. His initial appearance is in the "Temple of the Moon" in Madagascar (no relation to the structure of the same name in Super Adventure Rockman) as one of Luna's backup units, along with Skull Man. The pair would later join Aqua Man and Bomb Man in working to protect the Wily Capsule in "Dimensional Space".

Data

Voices

Intro:

ソードマンだ。(Sōdoman da.) "I'm Sword Man."

Taunts:

"Let's make this a fair fight."
"I won't hold back."
"I'll do my best."
"Nothing personal, but I've got orders."

Attack Shouts:

"Body Strike!"
フレイムソード！"Flame Sword!"
ファイヤスラッシュ！"Fire Slash!"
Overdrive Attack: "Huuuh!"

If Mega Man completely avoids Fire Slash attack:

"Impressive."

Cries:

"Urragh!"
''Euuugh'' (if hit by Water Balloon)
"Not yet." (if hit by Water Balloon while using Overdrive Attack)

Death:

"Nice shot."

Mega Man & Bass CD data

• CD data •

Stage enemies

Enemies in Sword Man's stage.

Other appearances

Mega Man (Archie Comics)

Sword Man appears during the Worlds Collide arc as part of an army of Robot Masters assembled by Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman. During the course of the battle, his sword gets stuck in the ground due to an attack by Sonic the Hedgehog.

Short Circuits

The sword used by Dr. Wily in the Short Circuits strip of Issue 36 bore a strong resemblance to that of Sword Man's.

Gallery

Trivia

How he is weak to the Water Balloon is a reference to the process of quenching. Moreover, if a heated sword is immediately water treated without refinement or care, its edge and form can be potentially ruined upon it being warped through cooling and the metal of the blade unevenly forming.
During Capcom's boss character contest for Mega Man 8, Sword Man was one of three robots created using a pre-made design template supplied to fans (Clown Man and Search Man were the others). Sword Man's template was known as "Katana Robot."
Sword Man is one of the first robot characters to possess a noticeable accented voice (Australian), alongside Colonel (whose voice is coincidentally provided by the same voice actor who did Sword Man) and Iris.
Sword Man was one of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 8 to receive a toy in the form of Bandai's Mega Armor model kit series, the other being Tengu Man. The model is not separated at the waist, instead closing the two halves together.
In the Mega Man: Anniversary Collection version of Mega Man 8, Sword Man's voice files are bugged, raising his pitch considerably. Many other Robot Masters, especially in Wily Stage 4, suffer from the same problem.

Mega Man 8
Stage Select bosses
Tengu Man • Astro Man • Sword Man • Clown Man • Search Man • Frost Man • Grenade Man • Aqua Man
Other bosses
Yadokargo • Duo • Atetemino • Bliking • Super Bass • Green Devil • Wily Machine 8 • Wily Capsule Great - Sega Saturn only - Cut Man • Wood Man
Special Weapons and support items
Mega Ball • Tornado Hold • Astro Crush • Flame Sword • Thunder Claw • Homing Sniper • Ice Wave • Flash Bomb • Water Balloon Rush Question • Rush Bike • Rush Bomber • Rush Charger
List of enemies
Aloha Dodonpa • Ammoner • Batton M64 • Batton Mommy & Petit Batton • Big Telly • Bunby Tank DX & Bunby Top DX • Cline B • Cline G Count Bomb CD • Count Bomb GEO • Crunchran • Dodonpa Cannon • Fire Metall • Goriblue • Gorigree • Gorigro • Hannya Attacker Hogale • Joe Classic • Kaizock • Kao de Kahna • Kao ga Mehda • Kao na Gahna • Kemumakin • Metall SV • Metrenger • Monopellan Muragattori • Onbuubattan • Penpen EV • Potom No. 1 & No. 2 • Rabbiton • Rompers • Shell'n • Shupponpon • Shururun Spinning Gabyoll • Surumaker • Succubatton • Sydecka • Telly R • Tencrow • "Thorn Vine" • Wall Teck
- Mid-bosses -
Gearna Eye • Gorone • Shiriko da Gama • Sisi Roll • Ururuun
Locations
Dr. Light's Laboratory • Wily Tower
Miscellaneous
Script • List of enemies • Damage data chart • Miscellaneous data • Parts

Rockman Strategy
Characters
Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll Proto Man • Duo • Auto • Eddie • Fan • Dr. Wily
Bosses
Aries • Taurus • Gemini • Cancer • Leo • Virgo Libra • Scorpio • Sagittarius • Capricorn • Aquarius • Pisces Bass • Treble • Apollo • Luna • Wily Machine α • Wily Capsule α
Robot Masters
Fire Man • Cut Man• Bomb Man • Flame Man • Ice Man • Frost Man Guts Man • Metal Man • Elec Man • Spark Man • Cloud Man • Heat Man Napalm Man • Bubble Man • Freeze Man • Hard Man • Yamato Man • Tomahawk Man Pharaoh Man • Burst Man • Dive Man • Aqua Man • Stone Man • Astro Man Knight Man •Sword Man •Skull Man
Miscellaneous
Characters and Enemies • Screws • Dr. Light's Laboratory • Items • Script

Mega Man series

Main characters
Mega Man • Roll • Dr. Light • Dr. Wily • Proto Man • Bass • Duo • Dr. Cossack • Kalinka • King Auto • Rush • Treble • Eddie • Beat • Tango • Reggae • Cut Man • Guts Man • Robot Masters
Main games
Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Rockman Complete Works (Pokeroku) • Anniversary Collection • Legacy Collection • Legacy Collection 2
Platformer spin-off games
Mega Man World: Dr. Wily's Revenge • II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Mega Man: The Wily Wars • Mega Man Powered Up Mega Man (DOS) • Mega Man 3 (DOS) • Mega Man (Game Gear) • Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Street Fighter X Mega Man • ~~Mega Man Mania~~(cancelled) • ~~Mega Man Universe~~ (cancelled)
Other spin-off games
Mega Man: The Power Battle • Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters • Rockman Battle & Fighters RockBoard • Mega Man's Soccer • Mega Man Battle & Chase • Super Adventure Rockman Rockman Strategy • Tobe! Rockman • Chokkan! Rockman • Pinball • Space Rescue • Rockman GP • Dot Art Logic Panic Fire • Slot • Solitaire • Tennis • Mega Man Rush Marine • Diver • The Puzzle Battle • Poker • VR
Lists of enemies
Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass
Damage data charts
Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha • The Power Battle • The Power Fighters Powered Up • The Wily Wars
Game scripts
Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha • The Power Battle • The Power Fighters Powered Up • The Wily Wars
Media
Captain N: The Game Master • Mega Man (Ruby-Spears) • Mega Man: Upon a Star • Mega Man: Fully Charged Mega Man (Dreamwave Productions) • Mega Man (Archie Comics) Mega Man Megamix • Mega Man Gigamix • Mega Man Maniax • Mega Man Mastermix • Rockman Tanjou Densetsu Rockman (manga series) • Rockman 8 • Rockman & Forte • Rockman 10 -Extra F- • Rockman 11 Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin • Rockman: Battle & Chase
Miscellaneous
Special Weapon (List • Strengths) • Speed Runs • Wily Castle

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-{{Looking for|This page is about the original Sword Man. For his [[NetNavi]] counterpart, see [[SwordMan.EXE]].}}
+{{Looking for|This page is about the original Sword Man. For his [[NetNavi]] counterpart, see [[SwordMan.EXE]].}}<!--)-->
-{{Nihongo|'''Sword Man'''|ソードマン|Sōdoman}} is a combat [[Robot Master]] that was built by [[Dr. Wily]] to use an ancient sword that he stole from a museum. Unfortunately, Sword Man's sword was way too heavy, so the upper part of the body was fitted with an anti-gravitational device, and as such, both the upper and lower halves of his body can act independently of each other to improve his balance.
+{{Nihongo|'''Sword Man'''|ソードマン|Sōdoman}} is a combat [[Robot Master]] from ''[[Mega Man 8]]'' that was built by [[Dr. Wily]] to utilize an ancient sword that he stole from a museum. Unfortunately, Sword Man's sword was really heavy, so the upper and lower parts of his body was fitted with an anti-gravitational device to stabilize him, and as such, both halves of his body can act independently to improve his balance.
+==Video game appearances==
-His main attack is [[Flame Sword]], an attack that envelops his sword with flames for extra damage. Sword Man can also attack by spinning his upper part rapidly to cut enemies, and drops heavy statues. His stage from [[Mega Man 8]] is a Cambodian temple-like area shown located somewhere in Central Asia, but would be more southeast on the Asian mainland.
+===''[[Mega Man 8]]''===
+Sword Man is one of the second four bosses. His main attack is [[Flame Sword]], an attack that envelops his sword with flames for extra damage. Sword Man can also attack by spinning his upper part rapidly to cut enemies, and drops heavy statues. His stage is a Cambodian temple-like area shown located somewhere in Central Asia, but would be more southeast on the Asian mainland.
-==Strategy==
+====Strategy====
+The battle can be either easy or hard with or without his weakness, [[Water Balloon]]. Sword Man has a number of attacks:
+*'''Fire Slash''' - When Sword Man does that attack, he will try to attack Mega Man by spinning his upper torso, separating it and having it return like a boomerang. Mega Man cannot attack him when he's doing that, but he can slide under him.
-The battle can be either easy or hard with or without his weakness. Sword Man has a number of attacks:
+*'''[[Flame Sword]]''' - Sword Man will attempt to stop Mega Man with this attack at close range, which is a flame version of [[Slash Claw]]. Mega Man need only maintain his distance to avoid it.
+*'''Quake''' - When Sword Man jumps, a giant version of a Kao de Kahna will drop. Mega Man must slide to avoid it.
+*'''Body Strike''' - When Sword Man jumps, his upper torso gravitates into the air while his lower torso rams at Mega Man on the ground. Mega Man must be fast to jump carefully and avoid it.
+Sword Man can use Body Strike and Flame Sword in rapid succession.
-* Fire Slash - When Sword Man does that attack, he will try to attack Mega Man by spinning his upper torso , separating it and having it return like a boomerang. Mega Man cannot attack him when he's doing that, but he can slide under him.
+When Sword Man's health is below 50%, he will place his sword on the ground and surround himself with a swirling fire pillar. Mega Man cannot hit him during this attack, except with Water Balloon. Touching the pillar does a tremendous amount of damage, but Sword Man tends to do it far away from Mega Man, so it is unlikely the player will get hit with it.
-* Flame Sword - Sword Man will attempt to stop Mega Man with this attack, which is a flame version of Slash Claw. Mega Man must stay away from his path.
+===''[[Rockman Strategy]]''===
-* Quake - When Sword Man jumps, a giant version of a Kao de Kahna will drop. Mega Man must slide to avoid it.
+Sword Man appears twice as an enemy in the game, and can also become a part of the player's team. His initial appearance is in the "Temple of the Moon" in Madagascar (no relation to the [[Temple of the Moon|structure of the same name]] in ''[[Super Adventure Rockman]]'') as one of [[Luna (Rockman Strategy)|Luna's]] backup units, along with [[Skull Man]]. The pair would later join [[Aqua Man]] and [[Bomb Man]] in working to protect the [[Wily Capsule]] in "Dimensional Space".
-* Body Strike - When Sword Man jumps, his upper torso gravitates into the air while his lower torso rams at Mega Man on the ground. Mega Man must be fast to jump carefully and avoid it.
-Sword man can use Body Strike and Flame Sword in rapid succession.
-When Sword Man's health is below 50%, he will place his sword on the ground and do a Fire Column. Mega Man cannot hit him when he's doing that, except with Water Balloon.
 ==Data==
 ===Voices===
 '''Intro:'''
-*"I'm Sword Man."
+*ソードマンだ。(Sōdoman da.) "I'm Sword Man."
 '''Taunts:'''
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 '''Attack Shouts:'''
 *"Body Strike!"
-*"Flame Sword!"
+*フレイムソード！"Flame Sword!"
-*"Fire Slash!"
+*ファイヤスラッシュ！"Fire Slash!"
 *''Overdrive Attack:'' "Huuuh!"
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 '''Cries:'''
 *"Urragh!"
+*<nowiki>''Euuugh''</nowiki> (if hit by [[Water Balloon]])
 *"Not yet." (if hit by [[Water Balloon]] while using Overdrive Attack)
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 |like = Swordsmanship
 |dislike = Faulty swords
+|jpdesc = Due to the Flame Sword attached to his arm, his bodily balance is difficulty, so his body has been separated.
-|jpdesc =
-|jpquote =
+|jpquote = A serious match! Prepare yourself!
-|jpgood =
+|jpgood = Vivid sharpness
-|jpbad =
+|jpbad = Fashion ignorant
+|jplike = [[Wikipedia:Iaido|<font color=#FCFCFC>Iaigiri</font>]]
-|jplike =
-|jpdislike =
+|jpdislike = Chipped blades
 }}
+{{Clrl}}
-<br style="clear: both;" />
 ===Stage enemies===
 Enemies in Sword Man's stage.
-*'''Mid Boss:''' [[Gearna Eye]]
+*'''Sub-boss:''' [[Gearna Eye]]
 *[[Bubble Bat#Batton M64|Batton M64]] (Bubble Bat)
 *[[Bubble Bat#Batton Mommy & Petit Batton|Batton Mommy &amp; Petit Batton]]
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 ==Other appearances==
-===[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)]]===
+===[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|''Mega Man'' (Archie Comics)]]===
-Sword Man appears during the [[Worlds Collide]] arc as part of an army of Robot Masters assembled by Dr. Wily and [[Dr. Eggman]].
+Sword Man appears during the [[Worlds Collide]] arc as part of an army of Robot Masters assembled by Dr. Wily and [[Dr. Eggman]]. During the course of the battle, his sword gets stuck in the ground due to an attack by [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
 ====Short Circuits====
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 <gallery>
 Mm8 swordconcept.jpg|Concept artwork of Sword Man.
-normal_skeleton_sword.jpg|Sword Man concept for Capcom's contest.
+MM8 katana robot template.png|Katana Robot (Primary Form) template for Capcom's contest.
+MM8 Sword Man submission.png|Keigo Matsuo's boss character contest submission.
-dsd.JPG|Sword Man's silhouette in the ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trailer
+MM&BSwordMan.png|Sword Man's CD database sprite from ''Mega Man & Bass''.
+SSBTSwordMan.jpg|Sword Man's silhouette in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' trailer.
+Maniax MM8 profiles.jpg|Concept art from ''[[Rockman Maniax]]''
+FireRobotMastersHitoshiAriga.jpg|Sword Man alongside other fire-related Robot Masters illustration by [[Hitoshi Ariga]].
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
+*How he is weak to the [[Water Balloon]] is a reference to the process of quenching. Moreover, if a heated sword is immediately water treated without refinement or care, its edge and form can be potentially ruined upon it being warped through cooling and the metal of the blade unevenly forming.
-*During [[Capcom]]'s Robot Master design contest for Mega Man 8, Sword Man was one of three robots created using a pre-made design template supplied to fans ([[Clown Man]] and [[Search Man]] were the others). Sword Man's template was known as "Katana Robot."
+*During [[Capcom]]'s [[boss character contest]] for ''Mega Man 8'', Sword Man was one of three robots created using a pre-made design template supplied to fans ([[Clown Man]] and [[Search Man]] were the others). Sword Man's template was known as "Katana Robot."
-*Sword Man is one of the first robot characters to possess a noticeable accented voice (British), alongside [[Colonel]] (whose voice is coincidentally provided by the same voice actor who did Sword Man) and [[Iris]].
+*Sword Man is one of the first robot characters to possess a noticeable accented voice (Australian), alongside [[Colonel]] (whose voice is coincidentally provided by the same voice actor who did Sword Man) and [[Iris]].
-*Sword Man was one of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 8 to receive a toy in the form of Bandai's Mega Armor model kit series, the other being Tengu Man. The model is not separated at the waist, instead closing the two halves together.
+*Sword Man was one of two Robot Masters from ''Mega Man 8'' to receive a toy in the form of Bandai's Mega Armor model kit series, the other being Tengu Man. The model is not separated at the waist, instead closing the two halves together.
+*In the ''[[Mega Man: Anniversary Collection]]'' version of ''Mega Man 8'', Sword Man's voice files are bugged, raising his pitch considerably. Many other Robot Masters, especially in [[Wily Tower (Mega Man 8)|Wily Stage 4]], suffer from the same problem.
-*In the [[Mega Man: Anniversary Collection]]'s version of Mega Man 8, Sword Man's voice files are bugged, raising his pitch considerably. Many other robot masters, especially in Wily stage 4, suffer from the same problem.
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+[[Category:Wily Numbers]]
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-[[Category:Robots made by Dr. Wily]]
+[[Category:Rockman Strategy]]
+[[Category:Archie Comics Classic characters]]
+[[Category:Characters voiced by Matthew Meersbergen]]

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