Now that 'Bass' and Treble were properly prepared, Vinyl decided it was time to see how her Dad had managed as far as the Robot Masters he said he would make for this takeover attempt. As such, she made her way happily to his lab, looking around for him. While she didn't see him at first, she did see the eight Robot Masters wandering around, as well as a datapad with them listed out by name and number. Smiling happily, she scooped up the pad and read through the data presented. Seeing the note that they were already programmed to listen to her, she decided to work her way from the top with what she saw was a...rather eclectic assortment of Masters. "DWN-049, Freeze Man!" she called out. "Report!"
The Robot Master that approached seemed to be based off of Shadow Man's overall design, with a sleek humanoid shape. He was dark purple, with blue ice constructs on boots and shoulder epaulets, with a large red crystal embedded in the center. Once he arrived, he stood at attention, saluted with one hand, and held up a sign with the other.
Did you need something?
Vinyl blinked, having not expected something like this. "Umm...how come you're using a sign?"
Freeze Man held up another sign.
Wily didn't install a voice chip.(1)
"Oh, I see," Vinyl replied. "Well, I can probably give you one-"
Freeze Man quickly lifted another sign.
No! As your father, Wily knows what's best for you!
Vinyl quirked her eyebrow up, then rolled her eyes. "Keep your distance from Bass," she warned. "It's Mega Man you're supposed to fight."
Nodding, Freeze Man turned back to attempting to stuff his face from a platter of food, despite the absence of mouth.
Shaking her head in amusement, she glanced down at the next Robot Master listed. "DWN-050, Junk Man?" she called out.
The robot that approached reminded her of Doc Robot's original design, in that it seemed to be a mishmash of different robot parts. The only real difference she could see was that some effort had been made to make Junk Man more streamlined, as well as a coat of blue paint being applied to most of the parts. "I am Junk Man!" he proclaimed in a distinctive, somewhat synthesized voice. "I live to serve the Wilys!" He paused, blinking. "Uhh...what's a Wily?"
"I'm a Wily!" Vinyl replied. "I'm Vinyl!"
"I am Junk Man, and I live to serve you!" Junk Man promptly offered Vinyl a tray of sweets.
Vinyl happily took one as she giggled. "You'll do just fine!" she praised.
"I am Junk Man, and I'll do just fine!" Junk Man proclaimed as he turned back to the rest of the room, wandering around to figure out what he was supposed to do now.
Giggling, Vinyl glanced down at her list. "DWN-051, Burst Man?" she called out.
Another humanoid robot walked over, this one blue and gold with tubes running over his shoulders and into the large buster on his left hand. His right held a large sack. "Who wants to know?" Burst Man asked cautiously while attempting to swipe the datapac and stuff it into his sack.
Vinyl doggedly held onto the datapac with her magic. "That's not yours," she growled out.
Burst Man promptly released the datapac. "I don't know what you're talking about," he insisted as he snatched her shades, only to freeze as her magic gripped him.
"Give those back, or I'll count Bass as the eighth this time around," she growled.
Burst Man carefully put the glasses back and raced off the moment he was released from her magic, pausing long enough to swipe Junk Man's serving tray but not the treats on it.
"Well isn't that a story!" a bulky yellow robot floating on a cloud stated, using the electricity the orbs around him generated to power a video camera. "Talk about the scoop of a lifetime! Looks like I've caught the lab clepto red - or, well, blue yellow and white - handed!"
Vinyl blinked, and glanced down at the list. "Umm...DWN-052, Cloud Man?" she asked curiously.
"Aww, who am I kidding?" Cloud Man complained as he turned to film Vinyl. "Ponies being cute beats out any serious story any day. Smile for your adoring fans!"
Giggling, Vinyl grinned widely. Once Cloud Man made his way to pursue 'other leads', she glanced down at her list. "Let's see...DWN-053..." She paused as she stared at the name. "...Spring Man?" she asked cautiously, glancing around to see if she could spot him.
It didn't take long. A bright pink robot with springs for arms, legs, and neck was bouncing around like a supercharged slinky while making crazed cartoonish noises, and overall acting incredibly wacky.
"...yeah..." she grumbled to herself. "Here's hoping the others aren't as crazy-"
"Slash! Slash! Man...Slash!"
Vinyl paused, staring up at the blue and green robot with spiky hair and claws on both hands. "...I'm guessing you're DWN-054, Slash Man?"
"Slash!" Slash Man insisted happily.
"And...you think you're a Pokemon..." Vinyl groaned. "Great..."
"Yes!" a robot with bat wings in all purple proclaimed proudly. "That's six! Six crazy robot masters! Ah ha ha hah!"
Vinyl groaned, burying her face in her hooves. "Make that 7, Shade Man..."
A race car zoomed up to her side before unfolding into a robot. "That's right we're all not quite right in the head!" he proclaimed, his voice fast like an auctioneer. "That's quite traditional for us all as we're all supposed to be quirky and we hit the motherload with this group and-"
"-just like that, I'm out!" Vinyl insisted, turning to go. "Next time, we're running quality control on the random personality generators."
(1) The speaking with signs because of an absence of voice chip is, apparently, canon to the Mega Man manga, according to a friend of mine. I couldn't resist using it for this story...with this personality.
Shouldn't you already be doing that?
If he doesn't pull a Wylie E. Coyote I am going to be very disappoint.
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Wrong personality.
For a second I thought the masters were going to be based on the nerima wrecking crew.
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
Sing? Typo alert! Sound the alarm! .......and get 'The other Sans'!
...*checks link*
*GASP*
My childhood! God I loved that show as a kid! I feel so nostalgic....
....Is JunkMan's personality based on Wreck-Gar from Transformers Animated?
This is one thing I always look forward to, in this story. The Robot Master introduction ^^
I am looking forward to seeing how this group is gunna screw with the blue bombers mind. Now I know this is not actually in any of the games but maybe just maybe...to screw with mega man Vinyl could invent platforms and blocks the either teleport out from under mega man to appear one space infront of him or have it set so they teleport him back to the start of the area. I honestly think that would finally send the blue bot over the edge would at least make him rage if he kept getting sent back to the start cuse of a teleport platform that was moving at varying rates and elevations and he had to get passed to get to vinyl to arrest her.
7156753 Sans will be here soon enough, I can guarantee.
7156728 Mayhaps no one thought it necessary 'til now.
7156753 Oh, this is going to be Punderful.
Freeze Man is funny. Also, he sorta reminds me of Wile E. Coyote from Loony Tunes with his signs.
7156728 I agree with you there dude.
7156745 That's what I thought to.
... Imagine Vinyl makes EG version of the Robot Masters?
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I think it was more letting them choose who they are. After all, we certainly don't kill babies and/or fetuses because their genetics make them more likely to be horrible people, or annoying, and robot masters are supposed to be equal citizens in sky lagoon.
So, a neurotic mute, Weird Al Wreck-Gar (if his chapter title/boss theme isn't 'Dare to be Stupid', I am disappoint), a klepto, paparazzi/ecstatic-photographer man, super-crazy-mode Daffy Duck, a robot that thinks he's a Zangoose, Count Von Count (because we've already done Castlevania jokes), and Mr. Fast EVERYTHING.
Interesting turn-out this time around.
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Actually, it's supposed to be...
Panda-Genma (thus the joke of stay away from Bass, since Forte's personality is based on Ranma)
Yes, Wreck-Gar
yes, a klepto
Reporter Lakitu
Gogo Dodo (Looney Tunes)
...no, a Sandslash
...is that The Count's full name?
And the Micro Machines guy.
Thanks for making me like Shade Man and Slash Man even more, Tatsu
Sounds like a stereotypical reporter.
Obvious reference to The Count, from Sesame Street.
Could we get a robot master personality with Dinobots (Beast Wars) personality? With all the awesome personalities you have done so far this would be awesome!
Wonder if there'll ever be a master that acts like MTT. Be funny for Mega man to have to fight a "death by glamour"
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Want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it want it....
*A few decades later*
want it want it want it ANNND need it.
Huh, I wonder how Sa- Skull man will react to that type of personality.
Heck, I wonder how Mega man would react.
7156908 Oddly enough, the Count himself seems to actually be based off of genuine vampire lore. It's said that vampires can't resist counting tiny things. One of the ways recommended to escape from one was to throw a handful of poppy seeds. It would completely ignore you as it hunted down every last one and counted them.
Apparently Guns n' Roses fan robot master over here is such an egomaniac his own name is his entire vocabulary.
I was kinda hoping Slash man would take a George of the Jungle quirk.
Why do I get the feeling with the next set of Robot Masters.... Clown Man is going to horrify poor Wubs?
I get the impression that this next set is going to be quite silly. ... LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!!
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
I've got a strong hunch Clown Man is gonna be worse than Metal Man...
I picked up on Genma and Wreck-gar right away.
Honestly, I actually thought you'd pulled from two generations of Transformers there: The Micro Machines guy also voiced Blurr from G1. Transforming futuristic car robot...
Reading the comments, I see now that Turbo Man is a parody of the Micro Machines guy. At first I thought his method of speaking came from the Speed Racer cartoon.
7157473 Though seriously. The count from SS.
7156865 What? You have a Pink Robot Master who's entire stich is bouncing around, AND YOU DIDN'T BASE IT ON PINKIE!?!?!?!?!?!?
Could maybe at least give him a Springy Sense?
7156921 Perhaps Tengu or Sword Man?
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Yes, the Counts name from Seasame Street really is Count Von Count.
yes, Count Von Count, of the Transylvanian Von Counts, thrice removed strangled cousins of the Tepes / Dracul
Turboman parodying the old Speed Racer dubs?
At this point, I'm surprise. Pokemon in the Capcom universe? Is Vinyl Scratch perhaps borrowing Pinkie Pie's ability to break the fourth wall, or something?
7199414 with all the other references tossed in?
At this point, the only shocking thing is that there has not been a mysterious Dr. What? in a universe-hopping craft known as the TURDIS (looks like a blue port-a-john, but everything is smaller on the inside than out...entrance has a matter compression field or something) showing up to make even more terrifying robot masters.
Dude, don't do that kind of thing to me. I nearly choked here just now.
the speaking signs are also a reference to Loony Toons' Wile E. Coyote, who also speaks with signs, which i find kinda funny in Loony Toons: Back in Action. (yes, i'm 14 and i like Loony Toons, sue me)
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honestly? i may like pokemon, but i can't call myself a "dedicated superfan" because i haven't played any of the games, i don't have any cards, and i haven't seen most of the pokemon shows. so, no, i'm not sure its in the capcom universe. can anyone else help this guy? cuz i don't have an acceptable answer
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I just find it curious that there'd be Pokemon games in Megman's world, considering that Pokemon is made by The Pokemon Company, originally Creatures, and the Megaman games were made by Capcom. I'm aware that the two franchises both appeared on Nintendo systems and (if the Pocket Monsters games are to be believed) a Sega system. If there aren't any Pokemon games or episodes of the anime in Megman's world, the only other possibility left open to me is that, as I asked about in my first comment in this chapter, that Vinyl must've borrowed Pinkie's ability to break the fourth wall. Either way, it's just fun to think about.
Since I see that no one has made the obvious joke yet..... Who the heck builds a Spring Man anyway?!
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I feel the need to bring up The Puppet from FNAF 2 onwards. His limbs had to be spring-like or he wouldn't be able hurl himself like that.
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That would be HILARIOUS.
I don't get who the bat is though...
Also, why does the spring bot remind me of someone? Especially with the color. There has often been a cameo so far...
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Shade Man is The Count from Sesame Street.
You have both Spring Man and Slash Man listed as DWN-053.
....actually, wait a second. How are we already at 49-56? I understand it's 8 per game, but I thought DWN specifically was a designation for robots Wily built. Both takeover "attempts" 4 and 6 were not done using Wily's robots, though; 4 being Cossacks, and 6 being a bunch of other guys. Shouldn't this batch be DWN 33-40?
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While that confused me as well, I've decided to just ride this train of insanity.
After the wubmaster we stop really seeing the mega smashers all that much
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That would have been funny 😂