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Ohhh, what a drag...
~ Hard Man
Mega Man 3 - Hard Man Stage

Background

Hard Man (ハードマン Hādoman) is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, making his debut appearance in Mega Man 3. He has a hard, durable body made of ceratanium, which makes his body highly resistant to attacks and grants him remarkable defense. However, it also makes him very heavy, with his weight being three tons, and affects his movement speed considerably. His Special Weapon is the Hard Knuckle, which allows him to detach his fists and attack from afar with rocket-powered punches, and also has a compact rocket booster built into himself that allows him to jump high into the air. He can utilize his jumping ability in combination with his excessive weight to attack by leaping up and diving down onto his opponents to crush them, or to smash the floor and cause tremors that can stun nearby foes.

General Information

Name: Hard Man, DWN-020

Origin: Mega Man 3

First Appearance: Mega Man 3

Company: Capcom

Creator: Masayoshi Kurokawa, Tokuro Fujiwara

Gender: Male

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

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Classification: Robot Master

Species: Robot

Occupation: None

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 Evil (A robot reprogramed by Dr. Wily for his revenge against Mega Man)

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At least 8-B, 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 least City Block level (Potency) (Can harm Mega Man who can[6] fight[7] against[8] the[9] Robot[10] Masters[11] of Mega[12] Man 1[13], who cause multiple explosions encompassing this size[14]), 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 least City Block level (Can take hits from Mega Man)

Striking Strength: At least City Block 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[15], 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[16])

Travel Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Is comparable 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[17], reaching this levels of speed)

Attack Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can keep up with Mega Man, who is able to dodge lightning from Cloud Man[18], who uses natural cloud to ground lightning that doesn't appear instant from either sides perspective[19])

Reaction Speed: Massively Hypersonic Can keep up with Mega Man, who is able to dodge lightning from Cloud Man[20], who uses natural cloud to ground lightning that doesn't appear instant from either sides perspective[21])

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[22][23][24][25])

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with attacks, Interplanetary with Teleporters (All robot masters naturally display teleportation through teleporters interplanetary distances[26])

Intelligence: Gifted Intelligence (Can keep up with Mega Man in combat)


Powers and Techniques




Equipment

None Notable


Notable Techniques

  • Hard Knuckle: Hard Knuckle is Hard Man's Special Weapon in the Mega Man series. When utilized, there is a short delay before the knuckle starts moving forward. It is somewhat slow, but has great strength. Hard Man can slightly guide the knuckle up or down once it is moving. Hard Knuckle can also be used to break through destructible blocks in Mega Man 3 and Mega Man: The Wily Wars.

Other

Standard Tactics: Hard Man jumps around and causes an earthquake strong enough to paralyze opponents in midair and shoots Hard Knuckles while they are stunned.

Weaknesses: Magnet Missile. Is too heavy to swim. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Trivia

Hard Man's boss submission.
  • Hard Man's submission to the boss character contest was named “Press Man” before being renamed Hard Man.
  • Officially, it is unknown what he was built for.
  • Bit Man's mugshot from the PC version of Mega Man 3 is an edit of Hard Man's mugshot.
  • Hard Man and Top Man were the only two Robot Masters who did not appear in the Mega Man 3 handheld by Tiger Electronics.
  • Hard Man and Gemini Man are the only two Robot Masters from Mega Man 3 whose stages require Rush to be completed (prior to Doc Robot and Dr. Wily stages).
  • Hard Man and Gemini Man are also the game's only Robot Masters to not have a NetNavi counterpart.
  • The reason why Hard Man dislikes swimming according to his Mega Man & Bass CD data, is because he is so heavy that if he tried to swim, he would immediately sink straight to the bottom.
  • In Rockman Strategy, Hard Man's map sprite has eyes and a white face, while his battle sprite has no eyes and has a purple face.
  • Hard Man is the only Robot Master whose shockwaves Mega Man is susceptible to in the air.
  • Hard Man was planned to appear in Mega Man's Soccer.[145]

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. Mega Man 1 Cut Man Boss
  7. Mega Man 1 Bomb Man Boss
  8. Mega Man 1 Elec Man Boss
  9. Mega Man 1 Fire Man Boss
  10. Mega Man 1 Guts Man Boss Fight
  11. Mega Man 1 Ice Man Boss Fight
  12. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man Boss Fight
  13. Mega Man Powered Up Time Man
  14. Mega Man 4 Intro
  15. Mega Man 5 Ending
  16. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Page 102 - Splash Woman
  17. 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!!
  18. Mega Man 7 Cloud Man Boss Fight
  19. Mega Man 7 Cloud Man Boss Fight
  20. Mega Man 7 Cloud Man Boss Fight
  21. Mega Man 7 Cloud Man Boss Fight
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  25. 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.
  26. 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!!
  27. Mega Man V Pluto
  28. Mega Man 5 Star Man
  29. Mega Man V Saturn
  30. Mega Man 9 Galaxy Man
  31. 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!!
  32. 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.
  33. Mega Man 2 Opening
  34. Mega Man 4 Opening
  35. Mega Man 6
  36. Mega Man: Powered Up
  37. 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.
  38. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  39. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man Boss
  40. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man Boss
  41. Mega Man Powered Up Bomb Man Boss
  42. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Boss
  43. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  44. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  45. Mega Man 8 Aqua Man
  46. Mega Man 8
  47. Mega Man X4
  48. Mega Man X4
  49. Mega Man X4
  50. Mega Man Zero
  51. Mega Man Zero Copy X
  52. Mega Man ZX Model W
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  56. Power Source/ R.S. Power Reactor (Micro-sized) Right Solar Power Pile Dr. Right-made Solar Energy Generator
  57. 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.
  58. 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!!
  59. Mega Man 3
  60. Mega Man X
  61. Mega Man 7 Versus Mode
  62. Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack Boss
  63. Mega Man 10
  64. Mega Man 10
  65. Mega Man 10
  66. Mega Man 3 Doc Robots
  67. 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.
  68. 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…
  69. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  70. Mega Man X DiVE: Story Stage 20 - Deep Log
  71. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  72. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  73. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  74. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  75. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  76. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  77. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  78. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  79. Mega Man X Dive Offline
  80. Mega Man & Bass
  81. Mega Man & Bass - (Mega Man) - Codex Wiki - King's Fortress Stage 2
  82. Mega Man XTreme
  83. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  84. Mega Man X6
  85. Mega Man ZX
  86. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  87. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  88. Mega Man Zero 3
  89. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
  90. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man
  91. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man
  92. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  93. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  94. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man
  95. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  96. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  97. Mega Man Xtreme
  98. Mega Man Xtreme
  99. Mega Man Xtreme
  100. Mega Man Xtreme
  101. Mega Man NES
  102. Mega Man NES Wily's Castle Robot Masters Rematches
  103. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Secret
  104. Mega Man XTreme
  105. Mega Man XTreme
  106. Mega Man XTreme
  107. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  108. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  109. Mega Man ZX Omega Boss
  110. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  111. Mega Man Xtreme
  112. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  113. Mega Man X6
  114. Mega Man ZX
  115. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  116. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  117. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  118. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  119. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  120. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  121. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  122. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  123. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  124. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  125. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  126. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  127. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  128. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  129. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  130. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Cut Man
  131. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Magma Man
  132. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 40-41
  133. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Stage
  134. Mega Man Powered Up Fire Man Stage
  135. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 98-99
  136. 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!!
  137. 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.
  138. The exact type of degree isn't noted, but due to it being an American manual, it's likely referring to Farenheit
  139. Mega Man 11
  140. Mega Man 11
  141. Mega Man 6
  142. Mega Man & Bass Data Base Centuar Man File
  143. Mega Man 6 Wind Man
  144. Megaman 2 The Power Fighters Cut Man
  145. The Cutting Room Floor: Mega Man's Soccer

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