Dr. Wily

Dr. Wily
Dr. Wily as he appears in Mega Man 10.
Universe	Mega Man
Debut	Mega Man (1987)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium (2022)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Article on Wikipedia	Dr. Wily

Dr. Albert Wily (Dr.ワイリー, Dr. Wily) is a character from the Mega Man series by Capcom, serving as the main antagonist of the classic series games.

Origin

Dr. Wily piloting the Wily Capsule in Mega Man 7.

Dr. Albert Wily is the antagonist of the main series Mega Man games. Formerly a respected scientist and colleague of Mega Man's creator Dr. Thomas Light, the two had a falling out after his inventions and experiments were deemed unethical and dangerous. Years later, a vengeful Wily would reprogram six of Dr. Light's robots, which Mega Man eventually fought and defeated. Since then, he has created his own robots and built many fortresses, where he acts as the final boss. As a running gag throughout the classic series, Dr. Wily always ends up on his knees and begs Mega Man for mercy after he is defeated, although most of the time he manages to escape. His creation of Zero and the virus within him also makes Dr. Wily indirectly responsible for the events of the Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero series, as well as the Mega Man ZX series to a lesser extent.

An alternate universe version of Dr. Wily exists in the Mega Man: Battle Network series, named Lord Wily. Originally best friend and rival to the late Tadashi Hikari (this universe's version of Dr. Light), they had a falling out after Wily's robotics research was pushed aside in favor of Hikari's computer science research, which eventually led to advancement of the internet into a functioning Net Society. A vengeful Lord Wily then devotes his life to creating viruses that would corrupt and destroy the Net Society. However, all of his attempts were challenged and thwarted by Hikari's grandson, Lan Hikari, and his personal NetNavi MegaMan.EXE. Wily's villainous career would reach a climax in Battle Network 6, as he witnessed side characters Colonel and Iris sacrifice themselves to save Net Society. Moved by these acts of selflessness, Wily denounces his evil past and vows to use his genius only for the better of Net Society. These efforts would advance the internet even further and would eventually lead into the Mega Man: Star Force series.

Dr. Wily's first appearance inside the Wily Capsule was in Mega Man 4, and since then, it has been part of his final battle in all main series games (with the exception of Mega Man 11), using different designs and attack patterns. The Wily Capsule he uses for his Assist Trophy role in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is specifically the one from Mega Man 7. Much like in Ultimate, he attacks by teleporting to random spots in the stage and firing four elemental orbs, which spread around Mega Man before flying towards him, as well as launching electricity downward that spreads across the ground. Unlike in Ultimate, he does not have a spinning ram attack. The elemental orbs can use fire, electricity, or ice; while electric orbs merely damage Mega Man, fire orbs cause him to temporarily burn in place and take constant damage, and ice orbs freeze him. The Wily Capsule in Mega Man 7 is notably one of the most difficult bosses in the Mega Man series, as it is only vulnerable to a few weapons, all of which deal minimal damage, while its elemental orbs deal high damage to Mega Man and are very hard to dodge.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Dr. Wily appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.

Trophy

Dr. Wily's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Dr. Wily's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Dr. Wily

A mad scientist from the Mega Man series who develops deadly robots to try and take over the world. He's not above stealing the robots made by other scientists and modifying them for his own evil ends, either. Dr. Wily has a tendency to beg for forgiveness when Mega Man inevitably defeats him; those tears don't look all that genuine, honestly...

: Mega Man (12/1987)

: Mega Man 2 (07/1989)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As an Assist Trophy

Wily Capsule on Mario Galaxy.

Dr. Wily appears as an Assist Trophy in the form of the Wily Capsule (ワイリーカプセル, Wily Capsule), specifically the form present in Mega Man 7. When summoned, he teleports to random spots above the stage and spreads four orbs around himself, which track opponents' movements before flying towards them. Each orb randomly uses one of three elements, from fire, electricity and ice, with the latter two paralyzing and freezing opponents respectively. Dr. Wily also fires electricity towards the ground, which splits into four orbs that travel alongside it, and rams into opponents while spinning, dealing high damage and knockback. If the Wily Capsule is destroyed, Dr. Wily falls to the ground and begs for forgiveness. Dr. Wily can't appear in Mementos and King of Fighters Stadium.

Spirits

Primary spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
874		Wily Capsule		★★★	3	2683	8071	1073	3228	1610	4843	No Effect	Mega Man Series

Support spirit

No.	Image	Name	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
873		Dr. Wily	★★★★	2	Jam FS Charge	Mega Man Series

Gallery

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  The Wily Capsule's official artwork from Ultimate.

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  Dr. Wily begging in front of Isabelle on Wily Castle.

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  Dr. Wily's homing elemental orbs.

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  Dr. Wily's Electric Spread attack.

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  The Capsule covered by a veil.

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  The Capsule lifting the veil.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ワイリーカプセル, Wily Capsule	—
English	Wily Capsule	—
French	Capsule Wily	Wily Capsule
German	Wily-Kapsel	Wily Capsule
Spanish	Cápsula Wily	Wily Capsule
Italian	Capsula del Dr. Wily	Dr. Wily's Capsule
Chinese	Wily Capsule	—
Korean	와이리 캡슐, Wily Capsule	—
Dutch	Wily-capsule	Wily Capsule
Russian	Капсула Уайли	Wily Capsule

Trivia

• Although Dr. Wily has a trophy on both the 3DS and Wii U versions, he is one of the few non-playable characters in Super Smash Bros. 4 to have different poses in both versions. Wily's 3DS trophy depicts his pose when surrendering at the endings of the original Mega Man games after being defeated, while his Wii U trophy is posed identically to his official Mega Man 9 artwork.