Astro Man
- "Don't get technical!"
- —Astro Man, Mega Man & Bass database
Astro Man (アストロマン Asutoroman) is a Robot Master who debuted in Mega Man 8. His original job was to work in a planetarium to create alternative dimensions in which he could bring people in, but Dr. Wily stole him and modified him for combat. Astro Man uses his abilities to confuse his opponents and then attack them with either his two orbs levitating around him or his Special Weapon, the devastating Astro Crush. His weakness is Search Man's Homing Sniper.
Profile[]
Personality[]
Astro Man has a modest personality and is very shy. He's easily startled and is something of a coward, thus not being very reliable in battle. He is known to be the world champion at hide-and-seek and likes wishing upon stars in his spare time. He dislikes cheap humor and old gags.
Appearance[]
His body is a large round black sphere with his torso coming out of the top. His head is bright green with a black visor and glowing red eyes. He also has a spinning cup anemometer on top of his head. His armor is a bright green color. His shoulders are large, cyan colored orbs, his arms are yellow, with gauntlets that are half green and half yellow in color, and his plump, metal fingers retain the same color. His belly area is large and spherical. With the bottom half of it being a shiny black color, and the top half being a teal color with pink, rectangular lights going down it.
Game history[]
Mega Man 8[]
Astro Man is one of the four Robot Masters dispatched to protect the barrier to the "Wily Tower" and was placed in a planetarium in the northeast of Europe, possibly Norway.
Boss Guide
Astro Man is one of the second four Robot Masters. His arena takes place in a outer space background during the fight. He has two spinning orbs that can damage Mega Man if they hit him. He also can shoot star projectiles, and lastly he teleports rapidly before doing his Astro Crush. He is weak to Homing Sniper, which targets both the spinning orbs and Astro Man himself. If he is hit, it causes the orbs to fall to the ground and become temporarily harmless.
Mega Man & Bass[]
King revived Astro Man by using the data he stole from the robot museum in the Opening Stage.[1] He is one of the first three selectable Robot Masters in Mega Man & Bass, alongside Cold Man and Ground Man. He attacks with his two orbs, summons three Shururuns, and uses Copy Vision. Defeating Astro Man opens the stages of Dynamo Man, Pirate Man, and Tengu Man.
Other appearances[]
Rockman Strategy[]
Astro Man appears on the Meteorite Surface in Africa with Stone Man, both of them sent to aid Aquarius. He later appears in the chemical plant level alongside Yamato Man and Dive Man.
Data[]
Mega Man & Bass CD data[]
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Stage enemies[]
Mega Man 8[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Astro Man (boss) |
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Onbuubattan |
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Metall SV |
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Shururun |
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Crunchran |
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Monopellan |
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Spinning Gabyoall |
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Wall Teck |
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Potom No.1 |
Mega Man & Bass[]
| Image | Enemy |
|---|---|
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Astro Man (boss) |
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Melody Response Cannon (sub-boss) |
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Onbuubattan |
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Metall SV |
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Wall Teck |
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Crunchran |
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Joe Classic |
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Muragattori |
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Potom No.2 |
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Bunby Tank DX |
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Bunby Top DX |
Damage data charts[]
Amount of damage in units that Astro Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass.
| Mega Man 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Buster | Mega Ball | Tornado Hold | Astro Crush | Flame Sword | Thunder Claw | Homing Sniper | Ice Wave | Flash Bomb | Water Balloon |
| 1:3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mega Man & Bass | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Buster | Bass Buster | Ice Wall | Wave Burner | Remote Mine | Spread Drill | Tengu Blade | Magic Card | Copy Vision | Lightning Bolt | Treble Boost |
| 1:3 | 1:2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:0:0 | 0:0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- *For Mega Buster, the first digit is the damage done when the weapon is fired normally; the second digit is damage done when the weapon is charged up. A fully-charged Mega Buster does the same damage in all of its forms (normal, Laser, and Arrow).
- *Damage values listed for Mega Man & Bass assume the player does not have the "C. Attack" (Counter Attacker) item equipped and activated.
- *For Bass Buster, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when Super Buster is activated. Hyper Buster shares the same attack power as a standard Bass Buster shot.
- *For Spread Drill, the first number is damage inflicted with the big drill; the second number is with the smaller drills; third number is with the tiny drills.
- *For Tengu Blade, the first number is striking with the projectile; second number is attacking with the slash or dash.
In-game voice quotes[]
Mega Man 8[]
| Usage | English | Japanese | Rōmaji & Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro (Stage Select) | I'm Astro Man. | アストロマンです～ | Asutoroman desu~ |
| Pre-battle | I've come here... but I don't know what to do! | あぁっ来ちゃったよぉ…どうしよう～！？ | Ā Kichatta yō... Dōshiyō~!? ("Ah, you came here... What am I gonna do!?") |
| Pre-battle | Oh, how did you find me? I feel so embarrassed. | 見つかっちゃった…！恥ずかしい～！ | Mitsukacchatta...! Hazukashī~! ("Oh, You found me...! I feel so embarrassed!") |
| Attack shout | Yaah! | えぇい！ | Ēi! (One of the kiai or kakegoe) |
| Attack shout | Astro Crush! | アストロクラッシュ！ | Asutoro Kurasshu! |
| Cry | Gyah! | ひゃあ！ | Hyā! |
| Targeted by Homing Sniper | Owie! | ひゃあ！ | Hyā! |
| Hit by Homing Sniper | How'd that happen?! I can't take this anymore! | 痛いよ～！もうやだ～！ | Itai yo~! Mō yada~! ("Really painful! I can't take this anymore!") |
| Defeat | ...You're great. | 負けちゃったぁ… | Makechattā... ("I lost...") |
Other media[]
Astro Man appears in the manga Rockman 8 and Rockman & Forte, has a brief appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog #250 and in the end of Mega Man Gigamix vol. 3, and a cameo in the Mega Man comic from Dreamwave Productions.
Gallery[]
Astro Man's artwork for Mega Man 8.
Alternate Astro Man artwork.
Concept artwork of Astro Man.
Astro Man's CD database sprite from Mega Man & Bass.
Astro Man in Rockman Strategy
Cameo in the Dreamwave Productions comic.
Astro Man in the Rockman 8 manga.
Astro Man in the Rockman & Forte manga.
Astro Man's cameo in Mega Man Gigamix.
Trivia[]
Background of Spring Man's stage.
- There are plans for a robot similar to Astro Man displayed in the background of Spring Man's stage in Mega Man 7.[2]
- When Astro Man uses Astro Crush, the "meteors" that rain from the sky are actually fiery, green replicas of Astro Man himself.
- His quote, "Don't get technical!" may be a subtle reference to C-3PO in the movie Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In one scene on Tatooine, after R2-D2 sasses off, C-3PO replies with, "Don't get technical with me."
- Astro Man is one of four Robot Masters to give Mega Man two different weapons. The other three are Tengu Man (Tornado Hold and Tengu Blade), Centaur Man (Centaur Flash and Centaur Arrow), and Pharaoh Man (Pharaoh Shot and Pharaoh Wave).
References[]
- ↑ Rockman & Forte official site
- ↑ The Mechanical Maniacs: Classic Megaman Mysteries
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