Needle Man

	“	Feel the eye of the needle!	„
		~ Needle Man

Mega Man 3 - Needle Man Stage

Background

Needle Man (ニードルマン Nīdoruman) is a deadly Robot Master from Mega Man 3. He uses his Special Weapon, the rapid-firing Needle Cannon, to pepper his foes with a barrage of needles which are sharp enough to pierce 10 inch-thick stones. Created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily using aspects of Metal Man's combat programming, his initial purpose was to work in energy mines, specializing in land development and breaking through boulders and bedrock.

Statistics

Tier: 5-B

Name: Needle Man, DWN-017

Origin: Mega Man

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Robot Master

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Planet level+ (Can harm Mega Man)

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: Massively FTL (Is comparable to Mega 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)

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2. Needle Man is a robot), Limited Flight (Needle Man can levitate for shorts times while shooting needles), Spike Manipulation (Can shoot several needles with Needle Cannon), Body Control (Needle Man can extend the top of his head to attack with sharp needles), Regeneration (Mid. Should scale to all the other Robot Masters who all regenerate after being flattened in Mega Man Powered Up), Resistance to Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation (As a robot, Needle Man does not have a soul or mind, and functions on AI programming)

Standard Equipment: None Notable

Standard Tactics: Needle Man jumps around shooting needles with Needle Cannon and also extends his spiked head at close range.

Weaknesses: Gemini Laser

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