Taban (ターバン Tāban) is a flying vigilance robot created by Dr. Wily. They act similar to Battons, hanging on ceiling and flying in Mega Man's direction, but it can also shoot at Mega Man. In Mega Man 5 they appear in the Stages of Stone Man, Charge Man, Napalm Man, the 3rd Stage from Proto Man's Castle, and in the first and second Wily Castle Stages.
They appear again in Stone Man's and Napalm Man's Stage in Mega Man for the Game Gear; as well as in Stone Man's and Charge Man's Stage in Mega Man IV.
Other media[]
Taban appears in the first episode of Mega Man: Upon a Star, being one of the robots that attacks the amusement park in Japan and is part of Samurai Man. They also make appearances in the Rockman 5 manga.
Gallery[]
Rockman Complete Works artwork
Tabans, as seen in Mega Man: Upon a Star.
Tabans in the Rockman 5 manga.
Taban in Shigeto Ikehara's tribute artwork
Etymology[]
- Taban's name may be derived from the word turban.
Similar enemies[]
References[]
- ↑ Mega Man (Game Gear) manual
| Mega Man IV | |
|---|---|
| Robot Masters | |
| Bright Man • Toad Man • Pharaoh Man • Ring Man Stone Man • Charge Man • Napalm Man • Crystal Man | |
| Other bosses | |
| "Satellite Cannon" • Ballade • "Bridge" • Hunter • Wily Robo Iron Golem | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Flash Stopper • Rain Flush • Pharaoh Shot • Ring Boomerang Power Stone • Charge Kick • Napalm Bomb • Crystal Eye • Ballade Cracker | |
| Support items | |
| Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Beat | |
| Locations | |
| Dr. Light's Laboratory • Bright Man Stage • Toad Man Stage • Pharaoh Man Stage • Ring Man Stage Wily Station • Stone Man Stage • Charge Man Stage • Napalm Man Stage • Crystal Man Stage • Wily Battleship | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Enemies • Script | |
| Mega Man (Game Gear) | |
|---|---|
| Robot Masters | |
| Bright Man • Stone Man • Star Man • Napalm Man • Wave Man • Toad Man | |
| Other Bosses | |
| Wily Capsule II | |
| Mega Man's Special Weapons | |
| Mega Buster • Flash Stopper • Power Stone • Star Crash • Napalm Bomb • Water Wave • Rain Flush | |
| List of Enemies | |
| 100 Watton • Apache Joe • Asteroid • B Bitter • Baby Metall • Battan • Bomb Thrown • Bounder • Changkey Maker • Dachone • Daidine • Dompan • Gas • Giree • Gyotot • Hirarian 427 • Irucan • Jet Bomb • Lyric • Metall Cannon • Metall Mommy • Minoan • Mizzile • Mousubeil Power Muscler • Puyoyon • Rackaser • Ratton • Rider Joe • Rock Thrown • Rolling Drill • Scworm • Sniper Armor • Space Metall Springer • Swallown • Subeil • Sumatran • Taban • Tatepakkan • Teckyun • Tondeall • Toss Machine • Totem Polen Twin Cannon • Yudon • V | |
| - Sub-Bosses - | |
| Escaroo • Octoper OA | |
| Locations | |
| Bright Man Stage • Stone Man Stage • Star Man Stage • Napalm Man Stage • Wave Man Stage • Toad Man Stage | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Mega Man (Game Gear) Damage Data Chart | |