Robot Master of the Week #44: Crash Man

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Crash Man, known as Clashman (クラッシュマン, Kurasshuman?) in Japan, is a combat Robot Master that was built by Dr. Wily using the designs of Bomb Man and Guts Man as a base, having explosive weapons and a thick armor that can withstand explosions. He also has high speed and agility. His main weapon is Crash Bomber, a powerful time bomb with a drill that attaches itself to the target. In Super Adventure Rockman, it's shown he also has other weapons hidden in his body, having rapid-firing weapons in his shoulders and large-sized bombs in his back that can split into three or more Crash Bombers when hit.

Appearances
Mega Man 2
Mega Man II
Mega Man 3 (Doc Robot data)
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Man: The Power Battle
Mega Man & Bass (as a data CD)
RockBoard
Super Adventure Rockman
Mega Man Universe
Mega Man (cartoon)
Captain N: The Game Master
Mega Man Megamix

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Fun Facts
-Crash Man's name has been the subject of controversy. It could be translated as both Crash Man or Clash Man. Japanese has a rhotic "l"; there is no way (save context) to discern what letter (of l and r) is intended. Because of this, he's called "Clash Man" in the English version of Mega Man II and "Crash Man" in the Japanese version of Mega Man: The Power Battle. Likewise, the Crash Bomber is given the abbreviation "CL" in the Wily Tower minigame of Wily Wars, though the game otherwise refers to the boss and weapon as "Crash".
-Crash Man is the only Robot Master from Mega Man 2 that doesn't have a NetNavi counterpart.
-Due to palette limitations, in his NES sprite, Crash Man's knees are white, instead of yellow like in the artwork.
-During development, some of the names for Crash Man's early designs were Drill Man and Missile Man. The name Drill Man was later used for a Robot Master in Mega Man 4, which bears some resemblance to him.