Nitro Man
Nitro Man (ニトロマン Nitoro Man) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 10. He can transform into a motorcycle and release several Wheel Cutters, his main weapon.
Before contracting Roboenza, Nitro Man was a stunt robot who had appeared in many movies and TV shows. He is fairly bold and would be willing to do whatever stunts he is asked, regardless of the risks and the negative outcomes. Nitro Man is also the president of a robot stunt club, which has sixty members.[1]
Appearance[]
Nitro Man is an average humanoid robot. He seemingly has a black body, a red helmet with a vertical white stripe on the center, a torso which is a part of a motorcycle, red shoulders, red hands and seemingly light lavender boots.
Strategy[]
- See also: Highway Stage (Mega Man 10)
Nitro Man rides around in his motorcycle mode and tries to ram into Mega Man, Proto Man or Bass. Afterwards, he will perform a wheelie, ride up the wall, change back into his normal mode, and fire his weapon, the Wheel Cutter. Nitro Man will also throw several Wheel Cutters while on the ground.
On Easy Mode, he only throws one Wheel Cutter at a time and never performs wheelies; the player should just keep jumping and they should not be hit if careful.
On Hard Mode, his bike mode is extremely fast and he runs a short path again and again instead of across the room.
Chill Spike works best against Nitro Man, since the shot will freeze him (and reset his attack pattern) and the spikes both destroy Wheel Cutters and do heavy damage to him.
Damage data chart[]
Displays the amount of damage in units that Nitro Man will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 10.
| Mega Man 10 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Buster | Proto Buster | Triple Blade | Water Shield | Commando Bomb | Chill Spike | Thunder Wool | Rebound Striker | Wheel Cutter | Solar Blaze | Mirror Buster | Screw Crusher | Ballade Cracker |
| 1 | 1:3 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | 1:5 | 1:2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- *For Proto Buster, the first is normal hit; the second is charged up.
- *For Commando Bomb, the first is normal hit; the second is explosion hit.
- *For Chill Spike, the first is normal hit; the second is the spike hit.
- *For Thunder Wool', the first is wool hit; the second is thunder hit.
Other media[]
Nitro Man in Sonic the Hedgehog #250.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
Prior to Nitro Man making an appearance in the main story from the series, he was briefly mentioned by Mega Man while fighting Sonic the Hedgehog, when commenting on the latter's speed being faster than Nitro Man. Nitro Man made a brief appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog #250, where he is chasing after Sonic along with Quick Man, Turbo Man, Metal Man, Charge Man, and Slash Man. The group ended up in a pile after Sonic tripped Quick Man, who caused his fellow Robot Masters to stumble.
Other appearances[]
Nitro Man has a short appearance in the manga Rockman 10 -Extra F-.
Gallery[]
Concept artwork of Nitro Man and his stage.
Nitro Man blue concept.
Nitro Man concept with motorcycle.
Nitro Man concepts with lineart.
Nitro Man in the manga Rockman 10 -Extra F-.
Trivia[]
- Nitro Man is the fourth Robot Master with the ability to transform into a vehicle, after Turbo Man, Ground Man, and Galaxy Man.
- Nitro Man is the only Robot Master in Mega Man 10 to not enter the boss room in the normal fashion, i.e., fall down from the ceiling. Instead, he rides in from the left of the screen in his motorcycle form to the right, then stops and transforms into his humanoid form.
- His stage music was featured in the first Mega Man 10 trailer.
- Nitro Man's weakness to the Chill Spike may be a reference to how sharp enough objects, such as spikes, can pop a tire, as well as icy floors causing driving accidents.
- Despite this, Nitro Man can take hits from his own weapon without taking a lot of damage.