Napalm Man

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Cartoons Mega Man: Upon a Star
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Feel the power of destruction!
~ Napalm Man

Background

Napalm Man is a Robot Master from Mega Man 5 created by Dr. Wily to help defend and protect his secret weapons factory, where he would spend his spare time collecting and searching for weapons as strong or stronger than his own.

Napalm Man is a weapons enthusiast equipped with an array of explosive weapons all over his body - he is equipped with Napalm Bomb launchers in his arms, a large missile launcher in his head, and also launch six smaller homing missiles from silos concealed in his shoulders. He has treads on his feet and can increase his speed with a rocket booster on his back.

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

Mega Man 5
Napalm Man is one of the eight bosses. He attacks by shooting two Napalm Bombs from his arms and then jumping, which can be avoided by sliding to the opposite side, but the player should make sure there is enough space to the side Mega Man is, for if he gets cornered, it will become almost impossible to dodge his attacks. Napalm Man also attacks by shooting head missiles which can be avoided by just jumping over them. He is weak when he has jumped and when he finishes firing missiles. His weakness is the Crystal Eye, but it should be fired at a wall, to increase the chances of two orbs hitting him. It takes him out in minimally five attacks, but more if two orbs do not hit him in the same attacks, up to a max of ten attacks.

Mega Man IV
Napalm Man is one of the four bosses fought in the Wily Station. He has the same attacks as he did in Mega Man 5, as well as the same weakness, but he has been added a secondary weakness: Pharaoh Shot. Crystal Eye defeats him in minimum four attacks if two crystal orbs hit him and more if that not happens, up to a max of seven attacks, while the Pharaoh Shot which defeats him in ten uncharged shots and four charged ones.

Mega Man (Game Gear)
Napalm Man also inherits the same attacks in this game, but now he is weak to the effects of the Flash Stopper.

Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
In both games, Napalm Man uses his previous attacks and the homing missiles from his shoulders. He can also speed up using the treads on his feet and a small rocket on his back. He is weak to Gemini Laser in both games, due to its ability to short out the firing mechanisms of his weaponry.

Mega Man: Battle & Chase
Napalm Man uses the Patriot Bomber, a resistant tank-like vehicle able to attack with bombs and other explosive weaponry. He wants to use the prize money to create his own Weapons Museum, and if the player wins using him, he successfully builds and stocks the museum with the prize money, but no one visits it. After waiting for a while, one guest visits the museum, but says it's boring. Angered by the comment, Napalm Man accidentally blows up the museum with his own weapons.

Rockman Strategy
Napalm Man appears in Rockman Strategy as a recurring enemy, appearing first in Indonesia in a volcanic caldera. He was dispatched by Dr. Wily to aid Leo, along with Heat Man; later he appears as part of a "tribe" with Tomahawk Man and Pharaoh Man. He has ten missiles on his shoulders instead of six, and does not have the rocket on his back.

General Information

Name: Napalm Man, DWN-039

Origin: Mega Man 5

First Appearance: Mega Man 5

Company: Capcom

Creator: Ichirou Mihara, Tokuro Fujiwara

Gender: Male

Assigned Gender: None (Napalm 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 Master created by Dr. Wily to help him conquer the world and destroy Mega Man)

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

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

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

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[1], 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[2][3][4][5])

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with attacks, Interplanetary with Teleporters (All robot masters naturally display teleportation through teleporters interplanetary distances[6])

Intelligence: Average Intelligence

Knowledge: Expert level (Can keep up with Mega Man in combat)


Powers and Techniques



Transmutation (Smaller characters are turned into mines that can explode), Power Nullification (Blocker prevents an opponent from using Special Attacks. Count Up destroys any items an opponent has and forces them to destroy 10 things before they can get new items), Explosion Manipulation (With Remote Controlled Bombs), Statistics Amplification and Invulnerability (Threefold Chance greatly amplifies the affects of items. Power Nitro greatly increases your power and speed as you can casually ram through opponents like the Super-Star in Mario Kart as well as making you invulnerable to attacks), Electricity Manipulation, Statistics Reduction, and Invulnerability Negation (Lightning bolt hits all opponents no matter where they are on a race-track it slows their speed and negates the affects of Power Nitro)

Equipment

  • Patriot Bomber: Napalm Man uses the Patriot Bomber, a resistant tank-like vehicle able to attack with bombs and other explosive weaponry. He wants to use the prize money to create his own Weapons Museum, if he wins he successfully builds and stocks the museum with the prize money, but no one visits it. After waiting for a while, one guest visits the museum, but says it's boring. Angered by the comment, Napalm Man accidentally blows up the museum with his own weapons.
Patriot Bomber
Patriot Bomber
Vehicle
Patriot Bomber
Game description
Has powerful weapons. Can put bombs behind or throw them away.
Maximum speed
436 km/h
Parts Game description
Body Full Metal Body Can shoot the Napalm bomb forward and backward. Possesses great destructive power.
Engine Device Engine
("Mega Torque Engine"
in Japan)
The acceleration plate's effect will last longer for this engine.
Wing Counter Wing Grants you more points and thus makes it easier to obtain items.
Tire E-Guard Tire Not affected by the deceleration area. More effective on dirt road.
Losing quotes
  • "That was a good strategy..."
  • "My parts..."

Notable Techniques

  • Napalm Bomb: Napalm Bomb is Napalm Man's Special Weapon. When used, he sends out a bomb that bounces about on the ground. It explodes if it kills an enemy on contact, or after a few seconds of no activity. It will change direction if it hits a wall. It is useful against low-lying enemies like Mousuberu. No boss in Mega Man 5 is immune to this weapon. It also seems that Napalm Bomb is the weakness of many big enemies, such as Dachone.

Other

Standard Tactics: Napalm Man will shoot out missiles along with shooting out his napalm bomb.

Weaknesses: He has a weakness to Crystal Man's crystal eye. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Trivia

  • Although Napalm Man is purple in his official artwork, he is blue in Mega Man 5 (both his mugshot and in-game sprites) due to color limitations. In every other game he was featured in (minus Mega Man 10), he was purple.
  • Due to his appearance in the intro as well as the series' cancellation after two seasons, Napalm Man may have been planned to appear in a third season of the Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon. However, Mega Man: Upon a Star, which is based on the Ruby-Spears cartoon, features Napalm Man.
  • Napalm Man's interview quote in Mega Man: Battle & Chase, "I'll be back.", is a reference to a recurring line from The Terminator franchise. It is also the only one of the quotes to be stated in English instead of Japanese.
  • The description given of Napalm Man in his Japanese Mega Man & Bass data and in the Mega Man: Robot Master Field Guide mentions his weapons museum, as well as the fact that no one visited it.
  • The Rockman 5 Japanese game commercial's music was a remix of Napalm Man's theme.
  • Napalm Man dislikes metal detectors because his body is full of hidden weapons, which metal detectors are designed to find.
  • Napalm Man is one of two Robot Masters in Mega Man 5 to not make an appearance in any episodes of the 1994 animated Mega Man series (except for his brief cameo in the opening). The other is Charge Man.

References

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

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