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Bright Man

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Articles About Bright Man
Games Classic Series - Battle Network Series
Cartoons 1994 Cartoon - MegaMan NT Warrior
Comics Mega Man Megamix - Archie Comics
Something comes to me in a flash!
~ Bright Man

Background

Bright Man is a Robot Master debuting in Mega Man 4. He was created by Dr. Cossack for the purpose of exploring dark areas, lighting up the surrounding area with his light bulb head, but Dr. Wily modified him to serve as a combat robot to fight against Mega Man. His Special Weapon, the Flash Stopper, emits an intense light beam with ten million watts of power from the light bulb on his head. The strong light activates a safety device in the camera eyes of robots, blinding them for a brief moment, which makes them unable to move. He then proceeds to attack stunned opponents without mercy

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Bright Man’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Mega Man 4
Bright Man is one of the eight bosses. He will jump around the room at random, stopping to fire at him or stun Mega Man with his Flash Stopper and then fire at him, similar to Flash Man's means of attack. The shots can be avoided by jumping over them if they are fired towards Mega Man. He will only use Flash Stopper while his HP equals 16, 8, or 4.

His weakness is the Rain Flush, which defeats him in seven hits. As the player only just has enough energy to defeat him with it at its maximum amount of energy, it is best not to use it in the level so that the player arrives at the battle with Bright Man with a full weapon gauge. A strategy to beat him easily is to shoot him once with the Mega Buster, and from there use the Rain Flush against him repeatedly. Because his AI is programmed to only activate the Flash Stopper once his HP reaches an exact amount (16, 8, and 4), Bright Man will never use it, allowing the player to beat him with minimal resistance.

Mega Man IV
Bright Man is one of the first four bosses. His attack pattern is similar to the one used in Mega Man 4. Unlike in Mega Man 4, he can use Flash Stopper at anytime regardless of his current HP.

Mega Man (Game Gear)
Bright Man is one of the initial four bosses, alongside Stone Man, Napalm Man and Star Man. His attacking pattern is similar to his original NES appearance, but he moves faster and jumps around much more quickly. His Flash Stopper is particularly useful against Napalm Man and Star Man. Like in Mega Man IV, he can use Flash Stopper regardless of his current HP.

General Information

Name: Bright Man, DWN-025

Origin: Mega Man 4

First Appearance: Mega Man 4

Company: Capcom

Creator: Yoshinori Takenaka, Tokuro Fujiwara

Gender: Male

Assigned Gender: None (Bright Man is a robot and is not biological)

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Classification: Robot Master

Species: Robot

Occupation: Light Source for Dark Areas

Status: Alive, Unknown in the X Series (Takes place many years in the future where the fate of prior classic series characters are unknown, with it being implied their data still exists as Cut Man's data exists still)

Alignment: Lawful Good (Built for the purpose of exploring dark areas and lighting them up to help humans and will follow the laws of robotics), Lawful Evil when reprogrammed by Dr. Wily (Reprogrammed by Dr. Wily to help him take over the world and kill Mega Man)

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At most High 6-A, Higher with Rage Power

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Solar Energy (Robot Masters[1][2][3] are built in with[4] usages of solar energy to charge their bodies and use their weapons essentially limitlessly[5])

Attack Potency: At most Multi-Continent level (Potency) (Fought against and harmed Mega Man, who was able to fight on par with beings such as Duo, whose fight with Evil Robot caused a cloud explosion on Jupiter which was at this level), Higher with Rage Power (When Robot Masters are damaged to about half their health, they become invulnerable for a few seconds and perform more powerful attacks)

Durability: At most Multi-Continent level (Can take hits from Mega Man)

Striking Strength: At most Multi-Continent Class (Potency), Higher with Rage Power

Lifting Strength: Class G (The Robot Masters are normally made to be on par or superior to Mega Man, who was able to hold up Dr. Wily's fortress at end of Mega Man 5, with Robot Masters such as Guts Man being superior in strength and Robot Masters such as Splash Woman having comparable feats such as lifting entire ships from the ocean)

Travel Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can move this fast compared to Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo, who can travel around the earth destroying evil energy around this timeframe), Faster Than Light with Teleporters (Robot Masters teleporters should scale to Mega Man and Proto Man’s teleportation, where they are able to travel planets and solar systems in a short time frame[6], reaching this levels of speed)

Attack Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can keep up with Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo in combat who uses attacks that involve his travel speed)

Reaction Speed: Massively Hypersonic Can keep up with Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo in combat who uses attacks that involve his travel speed)

Stamina: Mimics Limitless Stamina (As long as they are powered by solar energy. All Robot Masters bodies are powered by solar energy, effectively giving them limitless stamina and ammo[7][8][9][10])

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with Attacks (His flash stopper can flash freeze entire screens. Equipped with an arm cannon which should be comparable in range to Mega Man's, who can shoot opponents an entire forest distance away), Interplanetary with Teleporters (All robot masters naturally display teleportation through teleporters interplanetary distances[11])

Intelligence: Gifted Intelligence (Noted to be resourceful and a compulsive note-taker, getting a lot of "bright ideas". Can keep up with Mega Man in combat)


Powers and Techniques




Equipment

Nothing notable.


Notable Techniques

  • Flash Stopper: Flash Stopper is Bright Man's Special Weapon. This is not to be mistaken as Flash Man's power, Time Stopper. Unlike Time Stopper, the Flash Stopper emits an intense light that activates a safety device in the camera eyes of robots, blinding them for a short period, which makes them unable to move and open for attacks. However, when used in the games it appears to freeze time, being able to stop projectiles and enemies without eyes such as Super Ball Machine Jr. and Pakatto 24. Flash Stopper does no damage to enemies directly, but it has a bonus effect: it can allow one to attack shielded enemies, like Shield Attacker and Skeleton Joe, without them being able to block the shots.

Other

Standard Tactics: Flash Man will hop around, using flash stopper along with shooting three shots from his arm cannon.

Weaknesses: He is weak to Toad Man's rain flush. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Trivia

  • Bright Man's dislike is "unmoral districts" (a euphemism for where brothels and other ill repute areas are). These are often called "Red-light districts", since brothels tend to have red lights in them.
    • Originally, Bright Man had neon lights as his dislike.
  • Bright Man's original name was Pearl Man (パールマン?), named after a brand of light bulbs in Japan.[130][131]
  • Bright Man appeared in the most episodes out of all the Mega Man 4 Robot Masters, making four appearances in total.
  • In the cartoon show, Bright Man has a voice almost like that of the late comedian, Ed Wynn (known for his act as the "Perfect Fool").

References

  1. Dr. "I’m Always" Right Breaks It Down Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  2. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  3. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  4. Power Source/ R.S. Power Reactor (Micro-sized) Right Solar Power Pile Dr. Right-made Solar Energy Generator
  5. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  6. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  7. Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  8. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  9. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  10. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  11. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  12. Mega Man V Pluto
  13. Mega Man 5 Star Man
  14. Mega Man V Saturn
  15. Mega Man 9 Galaxy Man
  16. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  17. Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  18. Mega Man 2 Opening
  19. Mega Man 4 Opening
  20. Mega Man 6
  21. Mega Man: Powered Up
  22. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  23. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  24. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man Boss
  25. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man Boss
  26. Mega Man Powered Up Bomb Man Boss
  27. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Boss
  28. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  29. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  30. Mega Man 8 Aqua Man
  31. Mega Man 8
  32. Mega Man X4
  33. Mega Man X4
  34. Mega Man X4
  35. Mega Man Zero
  36. Mega Man Zero Copy X
  37. Mega Man ZX Model W
  38. Dr. "I’m Always" Right Breaks It Down Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  39. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  40. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  41. Power Source/ R.S. Power Reactor (Micro-sized) Right Solar Power Pile Dr. Right-made Solar Energy Generator
  42. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  43. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  44. Mega Man 3
  45. Mega Man X
  46. Mega Man 7 Versus Mode
  47. Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack Boss
  48. Mega Man 10
  49. Mega Man 10
  50. Mega Man 10
  51. Mega Man 3 Doc Robots
  52. By swapping out the program data of all the robots Dr. Wily has constructed, this robot is able to adapt other robots’ moves as its own. With the powers of all robots combined into one, this is truly one dreadful robot.
  53. This all-purpose robot can take on the same abilities of every other robot merely by switching its program data. Still, if it just copies the powers of robots that Rockman has already been able to defeat, one might expect for Rockman to overcome them again…
  54. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  55. Mega Man X DiVE: Story Stage 20 - Deep Log
  56. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  57. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  58. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  59. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  60. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  61. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  62. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  63. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  64. Mega Man X Dive Offline
  65. Mega Man & Bass
  66. Mega Man & Bass - (Mega Man) - Codex Wiki - King's Fortress Stage 2
  67. Mega Man XTreme
  68. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  69. Mega Man X6
  70. Mega Man ZX
  71. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  72. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  73. Mega Man Zero 3
  74. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
  75. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man
  76. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man
  77. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  78. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  79. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man
  80. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  81. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  82. Mega Man Xtreme
  83. Mega Man Xtreme
  84. Mega Man Xtreme
  85. Mega Man Xtreme
  86. Mega Man NES
  87. Mega Man NES Wily's Castle Robot Masters Rematches
  88. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Secret
  89. Mega Man XTreme
  90. Mega Man XTreme
  91. Mega Man XTreme
  92. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  93. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  94. Mega Man ZX Omega Boss
  95. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  96. Mega Man Xtreme
  97. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  98. Mega Man X6
  99. Mega Man ZX
  100. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  101. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  102. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  103. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  104. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  105. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  106. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  107. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  108. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  109. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  110. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  111. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  112. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  113. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  114. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  115. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Cut Man
  116. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Magma Man
  117. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 40-41
  118. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Stage
  119. Mega Man Powered Up Fire Man Stage
  120. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 98-99
  121. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  122. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  123. The exact type of degree isn't noted, but due to it being an American manual, it's likely referring to Farenheit
  124. Mega Man 11
  125. Mega Man 11
  126. Mega Man 6
  127. Mega Man & Bass Data Base Centuar Man File
  128. Mega Man 6 Wind Man
  129. Megaman 2 The Power Fighters Cut Man
  130. Yoshitaka Works
  131. Atomic Fire - Yoshitaka Enomoto interview

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