Robot Master of the Week #54: Shadow Man

Dizzy · 06-07-2011, 02:08 PM

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Shadow Man (シャドーマン, Shadōman?) is a stealthy and powerful ninja-themed Robot Master that first appeared in Mega Man 3. Possibly alien in origin, Shadow Man was originally an unknown, deactivated robot discovered by Dr. Wily, who remodeled and reprogrammed him. He is a master of ninjutsu, and can summon a giant frog robot to ride on or small frogs to check areas for him (a reference to Jiraiya, a rogue ninja hero from a Japanese folktale, who mastered frog magic). Shadow Man's main weapon is the Shadow Blade, a large shuriken coated with a deadly liquid that can break down any material it touches. He is sometimes seen wearing a big red scarf.

Appearances
Mega Man 3
Mega Man III
Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Mega Man: Battle and Chase
Super Adventure Rockman
Mega Man & Bass (as a data CD)
RockBoard
Episode 15 from Mega Man cartoon
Rockman Megamix

Theme

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Fun Facts
■The weapon obtained from Shadow Man, Shadow Blade, is similar to the Metal Blade obtained from Metal Man in Mega Man 2.
■As Shadow Man is possibly alien in origin, he may be a precursor to other alien robots in the series, such as Sunstar and Duo.
■He is the first Robot Master with the ability to slide.

Requested by 1-Up Salesman.

Jere · 06-07-2011, 02:58 PM

This looks like a "shady" character!

i would trust him but i bet he is black!

The humor on this thread is starting to get a little dark!

(im done soon)

Ey some guy from sega called he calls you a faker!

If someone mentions anything about certain emeralds ill go mental!

Ill bet his elemental power is Dark!

That is probably a guy that likes to do it after dark!

Statler: When that guy walked on stage everything went black
Waldorf: It did, that's great
Statler: What do you mean?
Waldorf: It's not like we are missing anything
Both: dohohohohohohoh

1-up Salesman · 06-07-2011, 03:33 PM

He's so cool. Thanks for doing this.

Dizzy · 06-07-2011, 03:39 PM

Feh. Ninja's have gotten considerably less cool since the '80s.

Zaden · 06-10-2011, 04:55 PM

What are you talking about? Ninjas are as cool as they've always been. Vampires are what aren't cool anymore.

06-07-2011, 02:58 PM	#2
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	This looks like a "shady" character! i would trust him but i bet he is black! The humor on this thread is starting to get a little dark! (im done soon) Ey some guy from sega called he calls you a faker! If someone mentions anything about certain emeralds ill go mental! Ill bet his elemental power is Dark! That is probably a guy that likes to do it after dark! Statler: When that guy walked on stage everything went black Waldorf: It did, that's great Statler: What do you mean? Waldorf: It's not like we are missing anything Both: dohohohohohohoh

06-07-2011, 03:33 PM	#3
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	He's so cool. Thanks for doing this.

06-07-2011, 03:39 PM	#4
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Feh. Ninja's have gotten considerably less cool since the '80s.

06-10-2011, 04:55 PM	#5
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	What are you talking about? Ninjas are as cool as they've always been. Vampires are what aren't cool anymore.