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Elec Man
SSBU spirit Elec Man.png
MegaManSymbol.svg

Official artwork of Elec Man from Rockman Complete Works.

Universe Mega Man
Debut Mega Man (1987)
Smash Bros. appearances SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (2017)
Console/platform of origin Nintendo Entertainment System
Species Robot
Gender Male
Created by Keiji Inafune

Elec Man (エレキマン, Elecman) is a character from the Mega Man universe who appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy. When summoned, Elec Man runs and jumps about the stage, unleashing multiple Thunder Beam attacks. He fires three balls of electricity (one straight up, one straight down, and one forwards) that paralyze whoever it hits. Much like Mega Man, he uses his proportions from his original NES sprite rather than those of the official artwork.

Origin[edit]

Elec Man battling Mega Man in the original Mega Man.

Elec Man is one of the six Robot Master bosses in the first Mega Man, and has reappeared in many games since. Like most of the other Robot Masters, Elec Man was created by Dr. Light, Mega Man's creator, as an advanced humanoid robot to perform industrial tasks. In particular, he was designed to control energy usage in nuclear power plants, and was often hailed as one of Dr. Light's greatest creations due to his razor-sharp calculation and judgment. However, he was reprogrammed by Dr. Light's former friend turned enemy Dr. Wily, as part of his plan to conquer the world due to his jealousy of Light's success.

Elec Man's weapon of choice is the Thunder Beam, which fires an electric jolt in front of him. When Mega Man uses the weapon, he fires three electric jolts simultaneously above, below, and in front of him, much like the version of the attack in Smash. As with other Robot Masters, Mega Man acquires this weapon upon defeating Elec Man, functioning the same way. It is recommended to fight Elec Man after Cut Man, as he is weak to the Rolling Cutter (or in the remake Mega Man Powered Up, Oil Man's weapon, the Oil Slider). It is recommended to then fight Ice Man (or Time Man in Mega Man Powered Up) as they are weak to Thunder Beam in their respective games. If Elec Man is defeated with only the Mega Buster in Mega Man Powered Up, he can then be used as a playable character.

In Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

As an Assist Trophy[edit]

Elec Man in action in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Elec Man makes his Smash Bros. debut as an Assist Trophy in the fourth game of the series. When summoned, he will run and jump around the stage, occasionally sending out jolts of electricity in any of three directions: directly above him, directly below him, or directly in front of him. On some occasions, he will blast more than one in different directions, and rarely one in all three. If a jolt collides with an opponent, they will take damage and high knockback, enough to KO at the 70-90% range. These projectiles can be reflected. He will flinch if he is attacked, and attacking him enough will cause him to leave the stage early.

Trophy[edit]

Elec Man's trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Mega Man Trophy Box.

Elec Man's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Elec Man
NTSC A robot created to help manage the power at nuclear plants. He specializes in directing power flow, handling levels of energy that would short out lesser robots. When he is called into battle, he'll zip around while firing his Thunder Beam in all directions. Don't get zapped!
NES: Mega Man (12/1987)
PAL A robot created to control the voltage of nuclear power plants. He's sharp, speedy, and excels at commanding electrical currents (an unexpected forte for a robot). When you call on him in this game, he'll zip around, firing his Thunder Beam up, down and straight ahead. Anyone hit by the beam will be in for a shock!
NES: Mega Man (12/1989)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Elec Man does not return as an Assist Trophy, instead appearing as a spirit.

Spirit[edit]

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base Power Max Power Base Attack Max Attack Base Defense Max Defense Ability Series
881
SSBU spirit Elec Man.png
Elec Man
Grab
★★ 2 1749 7001 916 3666 734 2939 Electric Attack ↑ Mega Man Series

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese エレキマン, Elecman
UK English Elec Man
France French Elec Man
Germany German Elec Man
Spain Spanish Elec Man
Italy Italian Elec Man
China Chinese (Simplified) Elec Man
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 閃電人
South Korea Korean Elec Man
Netherlands Dutch Elec Man
Russia Russian Элекмен

Trivia[edit]

  • Elec Man is the only third-party Assist Trophy in the series that doesn't return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • Elec Man is the only Robot Master from the first Mega Man game whose stage music doesn't have a remix in Ultimate.
  • Elec Man and Magnus are the only two new Assist Trophies in SSB4 to neither appear in Ultimate as playable characters nor returning Assist Trophies. They do appear as spirits in Ultimate, however.

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