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- "How dare you do this to Shadow Man?! You even destroyed his core. He can't come back now. He was... he was my only friend! I'll avenge him! Fight me!"
- ―Wood Man, Super Adventure Rockman
Wood Man (ウッドマン Uddoman) is a Wily Number created by Dr. Wily specifically for combat in his revenge against Mega Man. He has a very unique design due to his body being made almost completely out of natural Japanese cypresses- including his internal mechanisms, along with a thin coating of metal for extra protection. Because of this, Wood Man has great strength and resistance against physical blows, but is somewhat slow and highly vulnerable to fire and cutting weaponry.
His Special Weapon is the Leaf Shield, leaf-shaped pieces of Ceratanium that are sharpened around the edges and levitated using electromagnetism that can be used to protect himself and attack enemies in different ways, including launching them in rings of four or eight and summoning them down from the ceiling to fall down onto the target. Due to his flammable construction, his primary weakness is the Atomic Fire.
Wood Man is apparently one of Dr. Wily's favorite robots, due to his unique, resilient design, and according to the amount of times he has been called into action against Mega Man.
Appearance[]
Wood Man is a bulky humanoid robot with blue, or dark green eyes. Color varies by sprite and official art. He has a gray lower body with a brown, wooden upper torso. He has a wooden stump helmet with a small branch on the right side of it, wooden tracer, tan hands and wooden boots.
Personality[]
Wood Man is kind to his subordinates, especially the animal-based robots that guard his stage, but is easily offended and has little tolerance for those who harm nature. Wood Man enjoys the world's natural beauty, and often goes hiking and mountaineering in his spare time.
Video game appearances[]
- See also: Wood Man Stage
Mega Man 2[]
Wood Man is one of the eight Wily Numbers created by Dr. Wily to combat Mega Man. Defeating him will grant the player his Leaf Shield weapon.
Attack pattern[]
Wood Man is one of the hardest bosses in the game. He first creates a Leaf Shield around him, which blocks all attacks. During the few seconds he has it on, he throws some leaves into the air. Then, he’ll throw the Leaf Shield forward, which hits really hard and must be avoided by jumping forward. Shortly after, Wood Man jumps a short distance towards the player, and the leaves come down from the ceiling, swaying together in a fast motion. Once the leaves disappear, Wood Man creates another Leaf Shield. Although the Leaf Shield blocks all attacks, Mega Man is able to shoot through the shield if he is close enough that his buster hand goes past the shield and reaches Wood Man. This 'shooting through shield' technique is required to defeat him buster-only without taking damage. Occasionally, Wood Man may actually do a higher jump in a way that makes it much easier to run under him, though it's unknown what causes him to do this.
In Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Wood Man's pattern is tweaked. The Leaf Shield is much tighter to jump over, the ceiling leaves sway much more slowly, and Wood Man won't jump right away after throwing the Leaf Shield.
Weaknesses[]
Wood Man has a lot of weaknesses, arguably the most out of any boss in the series. His biggest weakness is Atomic Fire: although it can't pierce his shield, a fully-charged attack will kill him in 1/2 hits. His other weakness is Air Shooter, which kills him in 4/7 hits and can also go through his shield and do a lot of damage simply through that method alone. As for secondary weaknesses that do 4/2 damage, you got Metal Blade and Crash Bomb. The former can do a lot of damage thanks to the game's short boss i-frames, while the latter can also be shot at his shield, causing the explosions to hit Wood Man multiple times through the shield.
It should also be noted that using Leaf Shield on Wood Man in the rematch will heal his life gauge completely.
When playing on Easy Mode in the iOS port of Mega Man 2, a fully-charged Atomic Fire can defeat Wood Man in one hit.
Mega Man 3[]
Wood Man has a cameo appearance in Mega Man 3 as data of the first Doc Robot in Shadow Man's stage. The Doc Robot with his data is weak to Needle Cannon and Search Snake. However, it is more recommended to defeat him with the Needle Cannon, as it is easier to hit the Doc Robot with it and it can deal more damage with consecutive hits for lower weapon cost. Any of these weapons defeats it in seven hits. unlike Wood Man, Doc Robot's Leaf Shield spins faster and the leaves are darker, but it's just for aesthetic purposes and doesn't affect gameplay.
Mega Man 8[]
Wood Man appears as a mid-boss in the Sega Saturn version of Mega Man 8, as a one-time boss in Search Man's stage. He grants Mega Man a Bolt (relocated in the PlayStation version) when defeated, making it the only mandatory Bolt in the game. He now jumps more than one time after throwing the shield. He is weak to the Astro Crush and Flame Sword, the latter one being more recommended due to its lower energy cost and dealing the same damage. Any of these weapons will pierce through his shield and defeats him in ten hits.
Mega Man 10[]
Wood Man has a cameo appearance as data of the Weapons Archive and is weak to Triple Blade.
Mega Man II[]
Wood Man is one of the four bosses in the Stage Select Screen, which all come from Mega Man 2.
Attack pattern[]
Wood Man has been significantly nerfed, to the point where he's now one of the easiest bosses in the game. His Leaf Shield no longer fully protects him, meaning stray shots can still pass through even when Mega Man is shooting from far away. The Leaf Shield is much weaker and easier to jump over. Wood Man also now throws only 3 leaves up to fall down, and they barely sway sideways that they can simply be avoided by standing in a general spot between them. Since Wood Man's projectiles do very little damage and shots simply pass through Leaf Shield, the player can easily win by just standing in place, tanking damage, and mindlessly spamming. Even someone with half health will be able to beat Wood Man this way.
Weaknesses[]
Wood Man's main weakness is now Metal Blade, which can destroy him in just 4 hits. Wood Man also has a secondary weakness to Crash Bomber and takes 2 damage from it. However, they cannot be shot at the shield to do damage because the explosions have a short-range, so it is not recommended to use it.
Mega Man: The Power Battle[]
Wood Man is one of the six bosses from the "Mega Man 1~2" course. Similar to Mega Man 2, he fights by using his Leaf Shield and jumping, but now he is also able to attack by taking the shape of a log. As a log he will mainly bounce around the area, but sometimes he will roll in the opponent's direction instead. He is weak to Atomic Fire.
Wood Man's theme in Mega Man: The Power Battle is a remix of Crash Man's stage theme.
Mega Man's Soccer[]
Wood Man is one of the eight team bosses in the Capcom Championship mode, and one Wood Man joins Mega Man's team when defeated. He has the lowest run speed from the game, but in compensation he has a good kick and the second best tackle and defense from the game (the first being Dr. Wily). His special is Wood Shoot.
Wood Man's team in Tournament mode is made of three Wood Mans, Flash Man, Gemini Man, Top Man, Snake Man, and Toad Man. In League mode his team has three Wood Mans, two Air Mans, two Gemini Mans, and Enker.
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Super Adventure Rockman[]
Wood Man appears as the first boss of Episode Two. Here, it is revealed that when Rockman destroyed Shadow Man at the end of the previous episode, he also obliterated his core, making it impossible to repair him. As a result, Wood Man is seen to be incredibly angry and vengeful towards Rockman, vowing to kill him for what he did to his only friend. At first Rockman is reluctant to fight, but he remembers what Blues and Quick Man told him and fights, defeating Wood Man.
In combat, Wood Man starts by using Leaf Shield to protect him while he runs in Rockman's direction to punch him. After losing half of his energy, Wood Man will change his strategy, throwing Leaf Shield three times and taking a log-like shape to roll in Rockman's direction.
Wood Man and Wily's other robots (except for Shadow Man) are later revived by Doctor Wily and Ra Moon near the end of Episode 3, but they are betrayed by Ra Moon and incapacitated. If Rockman is defeated by the New Yellow Devil, he can ask the robots to give him their remaining energy. Wood Man and Hard Man protect Rockman while everyone gives their energy, shutting down afterwards. Wood Man and the others are apparently destroyed alongside Ra Moon and its temple.
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Other appearances[]
- Wood Man appeared in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
- Wood Man is a playable character in Rockman Tennis.
- Wood Man appeared in Battle Memory from Rockman ×over.
- Wood Man is the second boss from the Rockman map in Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken. The player must answer six questions to defeat him.
- Wood Man would appear in the cancelled games Mega Man Universe and Rockman Online.
- Wood Man appeared in Street Fighter × All Capcom.
- Wood Man appeared as an event playable character in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.
- Wood Man appeared as an event skin in Castle & Dragon.
- Wood Man appeared alongside Bubble Man in an event Wyrmprint from Dragalia Lost.
- Wood Man appeared as an obtainable Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Data[]
Mega Man & Bass CD data[]
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Rockman Complete Works data[]
気はやさしくて、ちからもち。どんな攻撃もはねかえす強力なリーフシールドをそうびしたロボット。シールドがない時がチャンス！
Mega Man Legacy Collection text: Kindly, but powerful. This robot is equipped with the almighty Leaf Shield, which can deflect any attack. When the shield's down, that's your chance!
Rockman Battle & Fighters data[]
きはやさしくてちからもち。そうてんねんぼくをとくしゅコーティングした、こうきゅうかんあふれるボディ。とうぜんのごとくかきげんきん！とくしゅぶきはリーフシールドじゃ。
Translation: Gentle and powerful. His body is made of all-natural wood with a special coating that gives him a luxurious feel. Naturally, he is highly flammable! His special weapon is Leaf Shield.
Damage data charts[]
Amount of damage in units that Wood Man receives from each Special Weapon from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 8.
| Mega Man 2 | |||||||||||
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| Mode | Mega Buster | Metal Blade | Air Shooter | Bubble Lead | Quick Boomerang | Crash Bomber | Time Stopper | Atomic Fire | Leaf Shield | ||
| Normal | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2:6:28 | + | ||
| Difficult | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:3:14 | + | ||
- For Atomic Fire, the first number is the standard shot; second is when it is charged more; third number is when it is fully charged.
- Leaf Shield restores Wood Man's health.
| Mega Man 8 | |||||||||||
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| Mega Buster | Mega Ball | Tornado Hold | Astro Crush | Flame Sword | Thunder Claw | Homing Sniper | Ice Wave | Flash Bomb | Water Balloon | Rush Bike | Rush Bomber |
| 1:2:3 | 2 | 1:1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -- | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- For Mega Buster, the first number is damage done when the weapon is fired normally; the second number is damage done when the weapon is partially-charged; third number is damage done when the weapon is charged up.
Other media[]
Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)[]
Wood Man appeared in the episode The Strange Island of Dr. Wily. In the animated series, Wood Man's Leaf Shield takes the form of a large leaf-shaped shield made of treated metal, sharpened around the edges, and is wielded almost like a tennis racquet. The leaf can also be thrown like a spear, although it returns to Wood Man. It is quite strong, being able to destroy stonebots in a single hit while Cut Man's Rolling Cutter could not make a scratch. He accompanied Doctor Wily, Cut Man and Guts Man to the titular island to assist them in the experimentation with the "Stonebots".
Wood Man is voiced by Richard Newman.
Captain N: The Game Master[]
In Episode 20 of Captain N: The Game Master, Wood Man and other robots from Mega Man 2 play soccer against the main characters. This version of Wood Man has a wooden shield on his left arm instead of the Leaf Shield, and his right arm is a blaster that can shoot vines.
Mega Man Megamix[]
Wood Man in Mega Man Megamix.
In this manga, Wily developed Wood Man for combat in wooden areas, so he was designed with camouflage as a main feature. The Leaf Shield is an electromagnetic field that surrounds him with leaf-shaped units made of Ceramic Titanium, which are coated with a special substance that makes them impervious to all attacks.
In the story "R Destruction Order", Wood Man and his minions rescued Dr. Light's robots from their scheduled destruction and tries to convince them to join Dr. Wily. Elec Man and Ice Man went with him in a helicopter to Wily's base, but they only followed him to capture Wily, defeating Wood Man at the base.
In the original Destruction Order from Rockman Remix, Wood Man only appears briefly being thrown out of a helicopter and exploding during the fall, being defeated by Fire Man and Bomb Man. The two jump from the helicopter before it explodes and fall near Wood Man's burning body. Wood Man later appears injured in the last panel with Wily's other seven robots.
Wood Man also had short appearances in Mega Man Gigamix.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
Mega Man 2 novel[]
Wood Man was the penultimate superrobot fought by Mega Man.
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Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou[]
Wood Man is the second robot leader to be fought by Rockman. At first he uses his Leaf Shield for attack and defense, but when he is going to jump on Rockman, he is attacked by the Metal Blade while in the air and is defeated.
Rockman World 2[]
After Clash Man is defeated by Rockman, Wood Man, Air Man, and Metal Man appear in the Time-Space Research Laboratory and attack Rockman at the same time. Rockman manages to defeat them by using their weakness, first defeating Metal Man to take his Metal Blade and use it against Wood Man, then taking his Leaf Shield to defeat Air Man.
Other appearances[]
Wood Man appears briefly in two panels from Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues as a member of the Wily Patrol. He also appeared in Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin and Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu.
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Gallery[]
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Mugshots[]
Trivia[]
- Wood Man is the first robot in the series known to have a body made of natural resources. A problem with this is that, unless laminated or otherwise treated, Wood Man's wooden parts could eventually rot over time, which would mean replacement parts would be needed every once in a while. However, Wood Man has a thin metal coating that apparently serves as lamination.
- All of Wood Man's weaknesses relate to some of the harms that can be done to nature:
- The Atomic Fire and the Crash Bomber represent forest fires.
- The Metal Blade represents tree cutting and deforestation.
- The Air Shooter represents how strong winds can easily blow leaves away, as well as bend flimsy trees.
- Strangely, Mega Man: Robot Master Field Guide lists the Air Shooter as one of Wood Man's main weaknesses, whilst Metal Blade is not mentioned to be.
- Despite the Flame Sword from Mega Man 8 being both a bladed weapon and a fire weapon, it does significantly less damage than his previous weaknesses. He may have been better prepared. However, it is still considered one of his greatest weaknesses to date, since the Flame Sword can pierce and burn up his leaves, rendering his attacks harmless.
- Ironically, not only is Wood Man resistant to the Rolling Cutter, a weapon designed for cutting down trees, but Wood Man's Leaf Shield is the best weapon to use against Cut Man in Mega Man: The Power Battle.
- Wood Man is one of the bosses mentioned in Air Man ga Taosenai. The song states that in order to beat Air Man, they try to obtain Wood Man's Leaf Shield, but they are also unable to defeat Wood Man as well.
- Wood Man's and Cut Man's dialogue audio were not translated into English from the Japanese release of Mega Man 8 on the Sega Saturn, being removed entirely aside from grunts.
- The North American Mega Man 2 manual erroneously depicts an alternate illustration for Wood Man with a different design and with fire on one of his arms.
- Wood Man and Crash Man don't appear in the Mega Man 2 handheld.
- For April Fools' Day 2021, the official Twitter account for Mega Man was seemingly taken over by Wood Man. Additionally, the account's only tweet that day was just the words "wood man".[1]
References[]
| Mega Man 2 | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | |
| Metal Man • Air Man • Bubble Man • Quick Man • Crash Man • Flash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Mecha Dragon • Picopico-kun • Guts Tank • Boobeam Trap • Wily Machine 2 • Alien | |
| Mega Man's Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Bubble Lead • Quick Boomerang • Crash Bomber • Time Stopper • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield | |
| Mega Man's Support Items | |
| Item-1 • Item-2 • Item-3 | |
| List of enemies | |
| Anko • Batton • Big Fish • Blocky • Changkey • Changkey Maker • Copipi • Claw • Fly Boy • Goblin • Kaminari Goro • Kerog Kukku • M-445 • Matasaburo • Mole • Monking • Neo Metall • Petit Goblin • "Petit Kerog" • Pierrobot • Pipi • Press • Returning Sniper Joe Robbit • Scworm • Shotman • Shrink • Sniper Armor • Springer • Tanishi • Telly | |
| - Mid-bosses - | |
| Friender | |
| Locations | |
| Metal Man Stage • Air Man Stage • Bubble Man Stage • Quick Man Stage Crash Man Stage • Flash Man Stage • Heat Man Stage • Wood Man Stage • Wily Castle | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Script • List of enemies • Damage data chart • Miscellaneous data | |
| Mega Man II | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | |
| Metal Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Wood Man • Needle Man • Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man • Quint • Wily Machine II | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Leaf Shield • Needle Cannon • Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Sakugarne | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Rush Marine | |
| Locations | |
| Metal Man Stage • Air Man Stage • Crash Man Stage • Wood Man Stage • Wily Castle Needle Man Stage • Magnet Man Stage • Hard Man Stage • Top Man Stage • Wily Station | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Enemies | |
| Mega Man: The Power Battle | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass | |
| Bosses | |
| - Mega Man 1~2 - Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Crash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 3~6 - Magnet Man • Gemini Man • Dust Man • Gyro Man • Napalm Man • Plant Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 7 - Freeze Man • Junk Man • Cloud Man • Slash Man • Shade Man • Turbo Man VAN Pookin - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Rolling Cutter • Super Arm • Ice Slasher • Crash Bomber • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield Magnet Missile • Gemini Laser • Dust Crusher • Gyro Attack • Napalm Bomb • Plant Barrier Freeze Cracker • Junk Shield • Thunder Strike • Slash Claw • Noise Crush • Scorch Wheel | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Script | |
| Super Adventure Rockman | |
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| Characters | |
| Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll • Proto Man • Dr. Wily • Ra Moon Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Bomb Man • Fire Man • Elec Man | |
| Bosses | |
| Metal Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man • Flash Man • Quick Man • Shadow Man Wood Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Snake Man • Needle Man • Gemini Man Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man • Spark Man • Ra Thor • New Yellow Devil | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire • Time Stopper • Quick Boomerang • Shadow Blade Leaf Shield • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Search Snake • Needle Cannon • Gemini Laser Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Spark Shock | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Enemies • Energy Tank • Information Card • Item Box • Lanfront Ruins • Proto Shield | |