Hard Man

	“	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.

Statistics

Tier: 5-B

Name: Hard Man, DWN-020

Origin: Mega Man

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Robot Master

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Planet level+ (Can harm Mega Man who was able to fight on par with beings such as Duo, who was at this level)

Durability: Planet level+ (Can take hits from Mega Man)

Striking Strength: Planet Class+

Lifting Strength: Class T (Several Robot Masters are made on par with or even stronger than Mega Man's lifting strength such as Guts Man)

Travel Speed: FTL (Is comparable to Mega Man, who can outrun black holes from robot masters such as Saturn and Galaxy Man)

Combat Speed: Massively FTL (Can keep up with Mega Man)

Reaction Speed: Massively FTL (Can keep up with Mega Man)

Stamina: Essentially Limitless due to being a robot

Range: Standard Melee Range to Hundreds of Meters

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

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Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2. Hard Man is a robot), Body Control (Can shoot out his arms to attack opponents with Hard Knuckle. He can also regenerate them instantly after shooting them), Paralysis Inducement and Vibration Manipulation (Hard Man is able to create an earthquake that leaves opponent stunned in place even if they are in midair), Regeneration (Mid. Should scale to all the other Robot Masters who all regenerate after being flattened in Mega Man Powered Up), Immortality (Type 8; All robots "true existences" rely on their data, thus as long as their data is stored they can be remade or come back if their data is specifically "SAVED"), Resurrection (Robots that are fought and defeated are able to be brought back as long as they still have their data), Information Manipulation (Can directly interact with, harm, and destroy a robots data, which all robots "true existences" rely on their data, thus as long as their data is stored they can be remade or come back if their data is specifically "SAVED")

Resistance to Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation (As a robot, Hard Man does not have a soul or mind, and functions on AI programming)

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Standard Equipment

None Notable

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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 destroyed he will be incapable of coming back.

Explanations

Explanation of data in the Mega Man series.

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