In a previous post from the very start of this year, I went into detail regarding my love for the tenth installment of the Classic Mega Man series of games, as well as how spectacular a lot of that game’s robot master designs were (Even if most would disagree).
Even some of the more plain-looking robot masters of the bunch still appeal to me quite a bit, and if there’s one robot master from Mega Man 10 that wouldn’t look too out of place in an NES-Era Mega Man title, it’s probably Pump Man, perhaps one of the most underrated bots from Mega Man’s tenth outing.
In spite of being overshadowed by just about everybody else, he still has a lot going for him. In my opinion, Pump Man’s Water Shield is one of the best barrier weapons in the series, he has a really immersive stage theme (Reminds me a lot of Acid Man’s theme) and, while his stage takes place in a wastewater treatment plant, the stage itself has some really nice spritework.
Speaking of spritework…
I wanted to take a shot at spriting Pump Man myself, just like I did with Solar Man!
Thank you everyone who submitted an idea for a robot master! I’m sorry I couldn’t do all of them, but it was really fun for me reading through the suggestions and making my own interpretation of them! I hope you all enjoy the results! Below I list each one by name, the weapon Mega Man G obtains from them, and a quote of theirs to hopefully help get some of their personalities across. (Starting bottom left and going up and around clockwise) BG photo by NASA.
Law Man - Electro Cuffs “Suspicious robot detected! Cease and desist or I’ll be forced to take you down!”
Spice Man - Pepper Grenade “W-what are you doing in my kitchen?! Oh dear, d-dinner’s not even ready yet! Get OUT!!”
Wolf Man - Moon Claw Cutter “Wharrrooooo!! The price for entering a wolf’s territory is to become scrap! RAAARR!!”
Tamer Man - Portal Hoop “Behold and be amazed! I, Tamer Man, shall now summon all manner of dangerous beasts! Protect me my friends!”
Surf Man - Wave Ride Crasher “Dude, where’s your board?! No way you can keep up with me! You’re gonna get pounded into little metal grains of sand!”
Lumber Man - Metal Seed “If you cut down a tree, you must plant one in its place. This is the law of the forest. You however seem like one who only knows destruction.”
Fallout Man - Atomic Furnace Blast “Don’t you dare make fun of my size! That’s it, I’m going nuclear!!”
Muscle Man - Powerhouse Punch “Once a mild-mannered weight-lifting bot, now a hero to robots everywhere! Dare you face the mighty Muscle Man?!”
I got tired of remaking the same sprites for the craft shows and conventions that I go to, so I decided to spice things up. Here’s what I’m dubbing the “attack set.”
