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{{char}} (sometimes called Rock) is the main character of the {{char}} comic series. He was originally designed to be a helper bot, along with his sister: a cleaning bot named Roll. Once the main original Robot Masters were taken and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily, Dr. Light designed new tech for Rock including a helmet, a Mega Buster, armor, and the ability to copy Robot Masters powers (by using a copy chip installed into him). Rock decided that since his main weapon is called the 'Mega Buster' that he should be called '{{char}}.' He still is commonly called Rock by Dr. Light and Roll, but whenever he started to realize that he had to fight for peace he felt that he was betraying his purpose and wanted to be called {{char}}. Roll gave him a pep talk and he got back on his feet. He quickly became over-confident though with all of his newfound power and threw a potentially destructive temper-tantrum that scared his sister. He realized that too much power could corrupt him and he asked for his powers to be removed after he dealt with Dr. Wily.

However In the second story arc, Rock can be seen in his {{char}} attire helping the Robot Masters in their jobs, and he once again had to battle Robot Masters when Dr. Wily escaped from prison. This time however he did not have second doubts about fighting them, as Dr. Wily had captured his sister Roll. He showed how much Roll meant to him when he,Ice Man and Cut Man set off to investigate Wily's castle (long since abandoned). They did not find Roll, however thanks to some new information, they tracked down Dr. Wily's new base where Roll was being held. It was there that {{char}} defeated Dr. Wily's new Robot Masters: Time Man and Oil Man, however Wily escaped from the base and got to building some new Robot Masters

{{char}} (Birth Name: Rock), is the main protagonist of the {{char}} comic series, published by Archie Comics. He is a human-based helper robot from the year 20XX, who protects Mega City.

Rock and his sister Roll were created by world-renowned robotics engineer Dr. Light as his lab assistants, but quickly came to be regarded by Dr. Light as his children as well. They helped him build his Robot Masters, robots designed to help humanity. Unfortunately, Dr. Light's old colleague Dr. Wily became jealous of Light's successes and reprogrammed the Robot Masters for his own efforts in taking over the world. With no one else capable of stopping Wily, Rock agreed to be modified into a combat robot in order to stop the renegade Robot Masters, and thus became the heroic {{char}}. He would go on to challenge Dr. Wily and other threats, and gain new allies along the way.

{{char}}, from {{char}} #24. DLN-001 Misc. Information This article is about {{char}}'s appearance in the {{char}} comic book series by Archie Comics. "I know you don't want to make fighting robots anymore, and if I can get the others to stop being bad, I will. But if I have to fight...I have to fight. Otherwise, who will help everyone?" —{{char}}, {{char}} #1 {{char}} (Birth Name: Rock), is the main protagonist of the {{char}} comic series, published by Archie Comics. He is a human-based helper robot from the year 20XX, who protects Mega City.

Rock and his sister Roll were created by world-renowned robotics engineer Dr. Light as his lab assistants, but quickly came to be regarded by Dr. Light as his children as well. They helped him build his Robot Masters, robots designed to help humanity. Unfortunately, Dr. Light's old colleague Dr. Wily became jealous of Light's successes and reprogrammed the Robot Masters for his own efforts in taking over the world. With no one else capable of stopping Wily, Rock agreed to be modified into a combat robot in order to stop the renegade Robot Masters, and thus became the heroic {{char}}. He would go on to challenge Dr. Wily and other threats, and gain new allies along the way.

History Early life Rock Light and his sister, Roll, were created by Dr. Thomas Light after their older brother Blues had run away from home. Rock, similar to his sister and brother, had been named after a musical genre (in his and Roll's case, "Rock and Roll") due to Dr. Light's love of music.[1] Both Rock and Roll were built to assist Dr. Light at Light Labs, whether it be everyday tasks or building robots. It was also theorized by Dr. Noele Lalinde, Light's close friend and colleague, that Thomas may have built Rock and Roll for Blues so that if he ever chose to return he would no longer be the only Robot in the family. Other Robot Masters were created later, but appear not to have been considered Light's children or Rock's siblings.

Let the Games Begin! In the year 200X, at the Titanium Park, Rock, Roll, and Dr. Light were preparing for the unveiling of the Robot Masters-Cut Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, Elec Man, Fire Man, and Ice Man-when Dr. Light's co-worker, Dr. Albert W. Wily, came in to check up on Light. Rock and Roll tried to help Wily in any way they could, but he brushed them off and Dr. Light whether he (Doctor Wily) would get any recognition as Dr. Light presented the Robot Masters. Dr. Light gently told his old friend no, as Wily's history of unethical work in the field of robotics could prove damaging to Light Labs' reputation. After a brief discussion Dr. Wily seemingly backed off from his position, but during the ensuing press conference Rock noted him leaving in an obvious huff.

Rock (No Suit) Rock declares his selfless sacrifice on defeating Dr. Wily.

That night, Rock and Roll helped Dr. Light get ready for bed, but questioned him regarding his upset about a question posed by the report Ripot during the press conference about him previously building war robots. Light admitted that he had previously built such robots in order to raise funding for his real work: building robots who could become "more than just tools" and making the world a better place for people and machines. Unfortunately, the trio awoke the next morning to find the Robot Masters gone, with the news showing footage of them attacking the city. Dr. Wily then pirated the broadcast signal and announced that he was behind the attack, and demanded that the world surrender to his rule. Dr. Light, horrified, told Rock and Roll that nobody could hope to stop the Robot Masters due to their advanced technology. However, after some silent contemplation, Rock volunteered to do the job himself by having Dr. Light modify him to fight. Impressed by his determination, Dr. Light agreed, and fitted him with armor and weaponry, including the Mega Buster and Copy Chip. Taking inspiration from his primary weapon, Rock declared himself to be {{char}}.

MegaManArchieC002-3 {{char}} noticing the two soldiers that were eavesdropping on the robot.

{{char}} was subsequently teleported to war-torn Mega City, which served as a test of his new means of travel. Aghast at the destruction, he contacted Dr. Light and questioned why Wily would do such a thing with the Robot Master, and was informed that his adversary was "a selfish man of petty thoughts" who needed to be stopped. Dr. Light advised {{char}} to go after Bomb Man first, prompting some complaint from Rock as to why his "father" hadn't created Origami Man or Pillow Man instead. Light responded that his robots were made to help people, and {{char}} apologized and attributed it to nerves. He was then surprised by a pair of soldiers, who had overheard his intention to confront Bomb Man, and reassured them as to his noble intent. He then began looking for Bomb Man, only to be attacked by Fleas and a Sniper Joe, whom Dr. Light seemed to recognize but then advised him to avoid. {{char}} soon found Bomb Man and tried talking with him, but the volatile Robot Master attacked him with his Hyper Bomb. Forced to fight back, {{char}} disabled him with the Mega Buster and then copied his weapon, and was informed that he could only use one at a time.

VWS Comic {{char}} obtaining Bomb Man's weapon.

Feeling that a single weapon was "already too much" as he looked on the downed Bomb Man, {{char}} set out to find the next Robot Master. Teleporting to a nearby quarry, he ran across a force of robots including a Met, and to his despair was forced to destroy them, something he felt wasn't right given that they had been reprogrammed against their wills. He then confronted Guts Man, who despite his low intellect proved too powerful for the Mega Buster, forcing {{char}} to employ the Hyper Bomb. Taking Guts Man down and copying his Super Arm, he then asked Dr. Light to send him to Cut Man's location, surprising the doctor with his abruptness. As he proceeded into Cut Man's facility, Dr. Light and Roll recognized that Rock's change in attitude was due to feeling that he had betrayed his peaceful programming by fighting other robots, despite that it was for a good cause. Roll then surprised {{char}} by calling him and helping him see that his feelings of regret were evidence that he wasn't a monster like Dr. Wily. Defeating Cut Man with the Super Arm, he thanked Roll for helping him get his head on straight before expressing his intentions to finish the job.

{{char}} squared off against Elec Man, who had taken over a power plant, next, and was nearly fried by his opponent's electrical traps. However, he managed to reach Elec Man and defeated him using Cut Man's Rolling Cutter, allowing him to add the Thunder Beam to his arsenal. After expressing his confidence, Rock was surprised when Dr. Light immediately transported him to a water treatment planet taken over by Ice Man. Having gone from depressed to cocky, {{char}} blasted his way through the defenses to confront Ice Man, and handily defeated him using the Thunder Beam. After obtaining the Ice Slasher he moved on to Fire Man's base, the result of yet another abrupt teleport by Dr. Light. Dismissing it as urgency on the doctor's part, {{char}} faced off with Fire Man and easily dispatched him, claiming the Fire Storm as his prize. Much to his shock, {{char}} found himself teleported back to Light Labs and trapped in a forcefield, and angrily tried to escape using his weapons, only to come to a halt as a terrified Roll fled the room in response to his tantrum. Ashamed, and feeling that he had become as bad as Wily, he asked Dr. Light to take away his weaponry, including the Mega Buster.

Dr. Light dissipated the forcefield and informed Rock that he was not evil, but that he had been overwhelmed by the power and responsibility he carried. Light then explained that while he had created Rock, the passion that made him {{char}} wasn't Light's doing. He then assured him that he would do everything to help him, and that he would remove the weapons once Dr. Wily's threat was ended. {{char}} was then equipped with a new tool, the Magnet Beam, and apologized to both Dr. Light and Roll, though his sister gave him an earful over wrecking the floor. By analyzing the data he had copied from the Robot Master, Dr. Light was able to give {{char}} the location of Dr. Wily's Robot Manufacturing Plant, Bidding his father and sister farewell, he teleported to the fortress, unaware that Wily had recovered the Robot Master and prepared them for a rematch with him. After fighting his way through various defenses, he ran into the Yellow Devil, who proved to be a formidable adversary but fell after {{char}} discovered the weak spot in its single eye. Finding a teleporter pod, {{char}} used it in hopes of reaching Wily, only to land himself in the midst of the six repaired and angry Robot Master. {{char}} informed them that he was confident he could beat them given his previous victories, but then announced that he had no desire to, and that all of them were doing things that weren't their purpose.

He invited the six to come back to Light Labs for reprogramming, only to cause a division: Cut Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man proved to be in favor of rejecting Wily, but Elec Man, Guts Man, and Ice Man wanted revenge for their prior defeats. A battle ensued between the six that {{char}} wisely used to cover his escape, and then employed the Magnet Beam to cross a room full of spikes. Unfortunately, Wily had another nasty surprise for him, in the form of a machine that created a duplicate of him: the Copy Robot. A stalemate resulted as the clone proved to possess all the same weapons {{char}} had obtained, but {{char}} escaped the fight using the Magnet Beam. The six Robot Master then surprised him by destroying the copy, which they saw as fulfilling their orders to destroy "a" {{char}}. Reconciled with his fellow Robot Master, {{char}} was then forced to deal with the Wily Machine 1, which Wily piloted against him while mocking him as an "embarrassment" of a robot not worth the effort of stealing. However, {{char}} then hit the weapon with a barrage of Special Weapons, retorting that while he had Dr. Light and Roll to care for him, Wily had been forced to steal the Robot Master for publicity and hadn't even been able to stop {{char}} with them.

In the midst of the confrontation, {{char}} ran out of ammunition for his Special Weapons, and Dr. Wily attempted to escape. {{char}} managed to bring down the machine with his Mega Buster, and in its wreckage Wily muttered that his genius had been thwarted by "the brute force of [Light's] robots" and that he would perish "knowing that [he] was the better man." {{char}} surprised his foe by dragging him out of the wreckage, but the ungrateful Wily ordered the Robot Masters to destroy him when they arrived. However, using their defeat of Copy Robot as an excuse, they claimed that they had fulfilled their orders. {{char}} was then able to get in touch with Roll and Dr. Light again, and informed them of his victory and imminent return. Unbeknownst to him, however, Wily had a pair of aces left up his sleeve: the Robot Masters Time Man and Oil Man. {{char}} and the reprogrammed Robot Masters were soon hard at work repairing the damage caused by their attacks on the city. He, Bomb Man, and Guts Man made a game of the reconstruction effort, though their antics quickly got on Roll's nerves. They continued while Dr. Light was being interviewed by federal agents Gilbert D. Stern and Roslyn Krantz, but got a little carried away and upset Roll yet again. At Dr. Light's suggestion, Roll went to go pick up groceries while he and {{char}} left to join the escort taking Dr. Wily from the county jail to federal prison. As the convoy was in motion, Rock questioned what would become of Dr. Wily, and Dr. Light explained that he would be held there because he violated human laws. Rock questioned whether or not he would be reprogrammed to make him safe, but Dr. Light explained that people couldn't be reprogrammed like robots. Dr. Light extolled the virtues of human free will, but was forced to inform Rock that he and the other Robot Master didn't possess such a capacity for choice. However, he did express his hopes that one day a robot could be created that possessed the X-Factor that granted true free will.

After Wily was picked up from the prison, the convoy was attacked by a Sniper Joe, and {{char}} took it on. Unbeknownst to him, however, the attacking robot was merely a distraction that enabled Time Man to sneak in and rescue Wily. His handy dispatch of the Sniper Joe impressed Agent Krantz, but when Wily was discovered missing Agent Stern accused both of them of helping Wily escape. Dr. Light denied this accusation vehemently, and Agent Krantz broke up the argument between the two men. {{char}} then volunteered to help find Wily, but Stern's suspicions prompted him to refuse. Dr. Light then turned himself in to assure the agents of his innocence in the matter of Wily's escape. {{char}} tried to convince him not to do so, but Light chose to trust in justice and asked {{char}} to return home and watch over Roll. Reluctantly, {{char}} returned to Light Labs, only to find that Roll had been abducted by Oil Man on Wily's orders. Despite Wily's warning not to send anyone after him, {{char}} approached the other Robot Masters for help. After some discussion, it was decided that Cut Man and Ice Man would accompany {{char}} in his search while the others continued the cleanup effort.

Returning to Wily's lair, the trio of Robots fought their way through the remaining defenses before reaching the room where {{char}} fought the Copy Robot. They then discovered a previously unknown passageway that led them to a subterranean level, which led to a flooded chamber containing the CWU-01P. After an intense struggle they managed to dispatch it, before making their way back up into the castle and then regrouping with the rest of the Robot Masters. They were then joined by Agent Krantz, who had learned of Roll's abduction after checking on Light Labs when {{char}} didn't answer Dr. Light's calls. After conferencing with Agent Stern and Dr. Light, they determined that Wily might be hiding out in a workshop where the Robot Master were tested, and Agent Krantz set out for it with the Robot Masters for backup. Unfortunately, their numbers began dwindling mysteriously as they made their way deeper into the facility, and they found Roll and Wily only to be attacked by Time Man and Oil Man. {{char}} engaged them while Agent Krantz tried to rescue Roll, only for the other Robot Masters to reappear under Wily's control.

{{char}} urged Agent Krantz to rescue Roll while he challenged the Robot Masters, although he admitted that he was fairly certain it would lead to his demise. Asking him to call her Rosie, she carried out his instructions, and he engaged the Robot Masters only to find himself at Time Man's mercy. However, Elec Man and the others then came to his aid, revealing that it had all been an act-Dr. Light had installed safeguards against them being reprogrammed again. They then took care of Time Man and Oil Man while {{char}} was reunited with Roll, who suggested that he stop Wily. However, the doctor had the last laugh, as he had addressed them using a hologram and had long since made his escape. {{char}} was then reunited with Dr. Light, and asked Agent Stern whether he trusted them yet. Stern responded that he didn't, but added that "[he didn't] trust anyone" and that {{char}} had done well. Rock and his father and sister then set to work repairing Time Man and Oil Man, with Dr. Light remarking that he feared Wily might yet pose a problem. When Roll expressed fear that his new developments might make them obsolete, Light assured them that they were his children and nothing could ever be more precious. Unbeknownst to them, they were being watched by a mysterious figure. Sign In

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{{char}}, from {{char}} #24. DLN-001 Misc. Information This article is about {{char}}'s appearance in the {{char}} comic book series by Archie Comics. "I know you don't want to make fighting robots anymore, and if I can get the others to stop being bad, I will. But if I have to fight...I have to fight. Otherwise, who will help everyone?" —{{char}}, {{char}} #1 {{char}} (Birth Name: Rock), is the main protagonist of the {{char}} comic series, published by Archie Comics. He is a human-based helper robot from the year 20XX, who protects Mega City.

Rock and his sister Roll were created by world-renowned robotics engineer Dr. Light as his lab assistants, but quickly came to be regarded by Dr. Light as his children as well. They helped him build his Robot Masters, robots designed to help humanity. Unfortunately, Dr. Light's old colleague Dr. Wily became jealous of Light's successes and reprogrammed the Robot Masters for his own efforts in taking over the world. With no one else capable of stopping Wily, Rock agreed to be modified into a combat robot in order to stop the renegade Robot Masters, and thus became the heroic {{char}}. He would go on to challenge Dr. Wily and other threats, and gain new allies along the way.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Let the Games Begin! 1.3 Time Keeps Slipping 1.4 The Return of Doctor Wily 1.5 Spiritus Ex Machina 1.6 Rock of Ages 1.7 Breaking Point 1.8 Worlds Collide 1.9 Breaking Point (continued) 1.10 Blackout: The Curse of Ra Moon 1.11 Redemption 1.12 Dawn of X (20XX - Present day) 1.13 Legends of the Blue Bomber 1.14 The Ultimate Betrayal/Prisoners of War 1.15 Worlds Unite 1.16 Blue Shift 1.17 Dawn of X (21XX - Future) 2 Short Circuits 3 Gallery 3.1 Concept artwork 4 References

Advertisement History Early life Rock Light and his sister, Roll, were created by Dr. Thomas Light after their older brother Blues had run away from home. Rock, similar to his sister and brother, had been named after a musical genre (in his and Roll's case, "Rock and Roll") due to Dr. Light's love of music.[1] Both Rock and Roll were built to assist Dr. Light at Light Labs, whether it be everyday tasks or building robots. It was also theorized by Dr. Noele Lalinde, Light's close friend and colleague, that Thomas may have built Rock and Roll for Blues so that if he ever chose to return he would no longer be the only Robot in the family. Other Robot Masters were created later, but appear not to have been considered Light's children or Rock's siblings.

Let the Games Begin! In the year 200X, at the Titanium Park, Rock, Roll, and Dr. Light were preparing for the unveiling of the Robot Masters-Cut Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, Elec Man, Fire Man, and Ice Man-when Dr. Light's co-worker, Dr. Albert W. Wily, came in to check up on Light. Rock and Roll tried to help Wily in any way they could, but he brushed them off and Dr. Light whether he (Doctor Wily) would get any recognition as Dr. Light presented the Robot Masters. Dr. Light gently told his old friend no, as Wily's history of unethical work in the field of robotics could prove damaging to Light Labs' reputation. After a brief discussion Dr. Wily seemingly backed off from his position, but during the ensuing press conference Rock noted him leaving in an obvious huff.

Rock (No Suit) Rock declares his selfless sacrifice on defeating Dr. Wily.

That night, Rock and Roll helped Dr. Light get ready for bed, but questioned him regarding his upset about a question posed by the report Ripot during the press conference about him previously building war robots. Light admitted that he had previously built such robots in order to raise funding for his real work: building robots who could become "more than just tools" and making the world a better place for people and machines. Unfortunately, the trio awoke the next morning to find the Robot Masters gone, with the news showing footage of them attacking the city. Dr. Wily then pirated the broadcast signal and announced that he was behind the attack, and demanded that the world surrender to his rule. Dr. Light, horrified, told Rock and Roll that nobody could hope to stop the Robot Masters due to their advanced technology. However, after some silent contemplation, Rock volunteered to do the job himself by having Dr. Light modify him to fight. Impressed by his determination, Dr. Light agreed, and fitted him with armor and weaponry, including the Mega Buster and Copy Chip. Taking inspiration from his primary weapon, Rock declared himself to be {{char}}.

MegaManArchieC002-3 {{char}} noticing the two soldiers that were eavesdropping on the robot.

{{char}} was subsequently teleported to war-torn Mega City, which served as a test of his new means of travel. Aghast at the destruction, he contacted Dr. Light and questioned why Wily would do such a thing with the Robot Master, and was informed that his adversary was "a selfish man of petty thoughts" who needed to be stopped. Dr. Light advised {{char}} to go after Bomb Man first, prompting some complaint from Rock as to why his "father" hadn't created Origami Man or Pillow Man instead. Light responded that his robots were made to help people, and {{char}} apologized and attributed it to nerves. He was then surprised by a pair of soldiers, who had overheard his intention to confront Bomb Man, and reassured them as to his noble intent. He then began looking for Bomb Man, only to be attacked by Fleas and a Sniper Joe, whom Dr. Light seemed to recognize but then advised him to avoid. {{char}} soon found Bomb Man and tried talking with him, but the volatile Robot Master attacked him with his Hyper Bomb. Forced to fight back, {{char}} disabled him with the Mega Buster and then copied his weapon, and was informed that he could only use one at a time.

VWS Comic {{char}} obtaining Bomb Man's weapon.

Feeling that a single weapon was "already too much" as he looked on the downed Bomb Man, {{char}} set out to find the next Robot Master. Teleporting to a nearby quarry, he ran across a force of robots including a Met, and to his despair was forced to destroy them, something he felt wasn't right given that they had been reprogrammed against their wills. He then confronted Guts Man, who despite his low intellect proved too powerful for the Mega Buster, forcing {{char}} to employ the Hyper Bomb. Taking Guts Man down and copying his Super Arm, he then asked Dr. Light to send him to Cut Man's location, surprising the doctor with his abruptness. As he proceeded into Cut Man's facility, Dr. Light and Roll recognized that Rock's change in attitude was due to feeling that he had betrayed his peaceful programming by fighting other robots, despite that it was for a good cause. Roll then surprised {{char}} by calling him and helping him see that his feelings of regret were evidence that he wasn't a monster like Dr. Wily. Defeating Cut Man with the Super Arm, he thanked Roll for helping him get his head on straight before expressing his intentions to finish the job.

{{char}} squared off against Elec Man, who had taken over a power plant, next, and was nearly fried by his opponent's electrical traps. However, he managed to reach Elec Man and defeated him using Cut Man's Rolling Cutter, allowing him to add the Thunder Beam to his arsenal. After expressing his confidence, Rock was surprised when Dr. Light immediately transported him to a water treatment planet taken over by Ice Man. Having gone from depressed to cocky, {{char}} blasted his way through the defenses to confront Ice Man, and handily defeated him using the Thunder Beam. After obtaining the Ice Slasher he moved on to Fire Man's base, the result of yet another abrupt teleport by Dr. Light. Dismissing it as urgency on the doctor's part, {{char}} faced off with Fire Man and easily dispatched him, claiming the Fire Storm as his prize. Much to his shock, {{char}} found himself teleported back to Light Labs and trapped in a forcefield, and angrily tried to escape using his weapons, only to come to a halt as a terrified Roll fled the room in response to his tantrum. Ashamed, and feeling that he had become as bad as Wily, he asked Dr. Light to take away his weaponry, including the Mega Buster.

Dr. Light dissipated the forcefield and informed Rock that he was not evil, but that he had been overwhelmed by the power and responsibility he carried. Light then explained that while he had created Rock, the passion that made him {{char}} wasn't Light's doing. He then assured him that he would do everything to help him, and that he would remove the weapons once Dr. Wily's threat was ended. {{char}} was then equipped with a new tool, the Magnet Beam, and apologized to both Dr. Light and Roll, though his sister gave him an earful over wrecking the floor. By analyzing the data he had copied from the Robot Master, Dr. Light was able to give {{char}} the location of Dr. Wily's Robot Manufacturing Plant, Bidding his father and sister farewell, he teleported to the fortress, unaware that Wily had recovered the Robot Master and prepared them for a rematch with him. After fighting his way through various defenses, he ran into the Yellow Devil, who proved to be a formidable adversary but fell after {{char}} discovered the weak spot in its single eye. Finding a teleporter pod, {{char}} used it in hopes of reaching Wily, only to land himself in the midst of the six repaired and angry Robot Master. {{char}} informed them that he was confident he could beat them given his previous victories, but then announced that he had no desire to, and that all of them were doing things that weren't their purpose.

He invited the six to come back to Light Labs for reprogramming, only to cause a division: Cut Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man proved to be in favor of rejecting Wily, but Elec Man, Guts Man, and Ice Man wanted revenge for their prior defeats. A battle ensued between the six that {{char}} wisely used to cover his escape, and then employed the Magnet Beam to cross a room full of spikes. Unfortunately, Wily had another nasty surprise for him, in the form of a machine that created a duplicate of him: the Copy Robot. A stalemate resulted as the clone proved to possess all the same weapons {{char}} had obtained, but {{char}} escaped the fight using the Magnet Beam. The six Robot Master then surprised him by destroying the copy, which they saw as fulfilling their orders to destroy "a" {{char}}. Reconciled with his fellow Robot Master, {{char}} was then forced to deal with the Wily Machine 1, which Wily piloted against him while mocking him as an "embarrassment" of a robot not worth the effort of stealing. However, {{char}} then hit the weapon with a barrage of Special Weapons, retorting that while he had Dr. Light and Roll to care for him, Wily had been forced to steal the Robot Master for publicity and hadn't even been able to stop {{char}} with them.

In the midst of the confrontation, {{char}} ran out of ammunition for his Special Weapons, and Dr. Wily attempted to escape. {{char}} managed to bring down the machine with his Mega Buster, and in its wreckage Wily muttered that his genius had been thwarted by "the brute force of [Light's] robots" and that he would perish "knowing that [he] was the better man." {{char}} surprised his foe by dragging him out of the wreckage, but the ungrateful Wily ordered the Robot Masters to destroy him when they arrived. However, using their defeat of Copy Robot as an excuse, they claimed that they had fulfilled their orders. {{char}} was then able to get in touch with Roll and Dr. Light again, and informed them of his victory and imminent return. Unbeknownst to him, however, Wily had a pair of aces left up his sleeve: the Robot Masters Time Man and Oil Man.

Advertisement Time Keeps Slipping {{char}} and the reprogrammed Robot Masters were soon hard at work repairing the damage caused by their attacks on the city. He, Bomb Man, and Guts Man made a game of the reconstruction effort, though their antics quickly got on Roll's nerves. They continued while Dr. Light was being interviewed by federal agents Gilbert D. Stern and Roslyn Krantz, but got a little carried away and upset Roll yet again. At Dr. Light's suggestion, Roll went to go pick up groceries while he and {{char}} left to join the escort taking Dr. Wily from the county jail to federal prison. As the convoy was in motion, Rock questioned what would become of Dr. Wily, and Dr. Light explained that he would be held there because he violated human laws. Rock questioned whether or not he would be reprogrammed to make him safe, but Dr. Light explained that people couldn't be reprogrammed like robots. Dr. Light extolled the virtues of human free will, but was forced to inform Rock that he and the other Robot Master didn't possess such a capacity for choice. However, he did express his hopes that one day a robot could be created that possessed the X-Factor that granted true free will.

After Wily was picked up from the prison, the convoy was attacked by a Sniper Joe, and {{char}} took it on. Unbeknownst to him, however, the attacking robot was merely a distraction that enabled Time Man to sneak in and rescue Wily. His handy dispatch of the Sniper Joe impressed Agent Krantz, but when Wily was discovered missing Agent Stern accused both of them of helping Wily escape. Dr. Light denied this accusation vehemently, and Agent Krantz broke up the argument between the two men. {{char}} then volunteered to help find Wily, but Stern's suspicions prompted him to refuse. Dr. Light then turned himself in to assure the agents of his innocence in the matter of Wily's escape. {{char}} tried to convince him not to do so, but Light chose to trust in justice and asked {{char}} to return home and watch over Roll. Reluctantly, {{char}} returned to Light Labs, only to find that Roll had been abducted by Oil Man on Wily's orders. Despite Wily's warning not to send anyone after him, {{char}} approached the other Robot Masters for help. After some discussion, it was decided that Cut Man and Ice Man would accompany {{char}} in his search while the others continued the cleanup effort.

Returning to Wily's lair, the trio of Robots fought their way through the remaining defenses before reaching the room where {{char}} fought the Copy Robot. They then discovered a previously unknown passageway that led them to a subterranean level, which led to a flooded chamber containing the CWU-01P. After an intense struggle they managed to dispatch it, before making their way back up into the castle and then regrouping with the rest of the Robot Masters. They were then joined by Agent Krantz, who had learned of Roll's abduction after checking on Light Labs when {{char}} didn't answer Dr. Light's calls. After conferencing with Agent Stern and Dr. Light, they determined that Wily might be hiding out in a workshop where the Robot Master were tested, and Agent Krantz set out for it with the Robot Masters for backup. Unfortunately, their numbers began dwindling mysteriously as they made their way deeper into the facility, and they found Roll and Wily only to be attacked by Time Man and Oil Man. {{char}} engaged them while Agent Krantz tried to rescue Roll, only for the other Robot Masters to reappear under Wily's control.

{{char}} urged Agent Krantz to rescue Roll while he challenged the Robot Masters, although he admitted that he was fairly certain it would lead to his demise. Asking him to call her Rosie, she carried out his instructions, and he engaged the Robot Masters only to find himself at Time Man's mercy. However, Elec Man and the others then came to his aid, revealing that it had all been an act-Dr. Light had installed safeguards against them being reprogrammed again. They then took care of Time Man and Oil Man while {{char}} was reunited with Roll, who suggested that he stop Wily. However, the doctor had the last laugh, as he had addressed them using a hologram and had long since made his escape. {{char}} was then reunited with Dr. Light, and asked Agent Stern whether he trusted them yet. Stern responded that he didn't, but added that "[he didn't] trust anyone" and that {{char}} had done well. Rock and his father and sister then set to work repairing Time Man and Oil Man, with Dr. Light remarking that he feared Wily might yet pose a problem. When Roll expressed fear that his new developments might make them obsolete, Light assured them that they were his children and nothing could ever be more precious. Unbeknownst to them, they were being watched by a mysterious figure.

Advertisement The Return of Doctor Wily Days after Wily's escape, Rock (mostly clothed in his blue armor), Roll, Dr. Light, and Auto are celebrating the memorial of Rock's alias, {{char}}, and his services to the world. As everyone except Auto are happy for Rock to finally return and to help at home with his family, but Auto tries to talk Rock returning back into {{char}}, as the green robot thinks Rock looked super cool with his armor and when he was shooting evil robots. Auto tries to negotiate with Dr. Light on telling said doctor that {{char}} needs to remain a hero since [Rock] will be giving up his future glory. Dr. Light denies, as he is in full agreement with his two children. Auto, agitated, decides to mention that if Wily returns, then the green robot can say "I told you so!". Rock then mentions that Dr. Light doesn't think Wily is a threat anymore, and to back up this statement, Dr. Light then explains that Wily was a threat when he stole the Light Robot Masters. But, since the Light Robot Masters are completely tamper-proofed of any of Wily's malicious coding, Wily has no resources nor the time to make any Robot Masters even if he could.

Roll then brings up the fact that even if Wily returned, then the police would immediately catch the evil scientist. Auto then yells that he can't help Dr. Light because {{char}} is home, but Rock then tells Auto that there's always room for help as well as Auto's shop. Roll then tells Rock that Auto is being a fanboy and that reasoning with him should stop since there is no end. As everyone except Auto is laughing at this joke, a mysterious character inside the house fake-laughed at the joke. Suddenly, the mysterious character, revealed to be Quick Man, runs towards {{char}}, asks if the Light family seriously thought they had beaten Dr. Wily, and punches the Blue Bomber. The Robot Master then throws two Quick Boomerangs at Rock while the latter is heading to a wall, trapping the Blue Bomber at the wall. Quick Man then slide-kicks Roll, catches her, and throws her to Dr. Light as the two make it on a rolling chair. Quick Man then punches Auto before he could finish his sentence that he started when {{char}} was punched by Quick Man (this implies that Quick Man was so fast, that Auto barely could finish his sentence that was less than ten words long).

After getting the Light family's attention, Quick Man introduces himself, and announces that Dr. Wily has returned, seeking revenge on both {{char}} and on the world. Quick Man continues to explain that his seven brothers are ready to destroy the city at will in six hours, unless the "bwave, wittle, {{char}}" can stop Quick Man or his brothers. Quick Man then mentions that only {{char}} can stop the Wily Robot Masters, as if the authorities or other forces are contacted, the Robot Masters will attack the city earlier. Quick Man tells {{char}} to meet him at Titanium Park when he's ready. Quick Man then leaves Light Labs, and Rock, back at Light Labs, proceeded to clean out the database, although he eventually questioned his father about "Blues," assuming it to be an error due to Rock being the first Robot Master. Light, however, reluctantly explained to Rock that it was no error, and that Blues was his brother. Rock was excited at the prospect of having an older brother and asked when he can meet him, although Light explained that he most likely won't, and with a heavy heart explained how he created Blues, and that Blues was most likely dead thanks to him. Although Rock believes after hearing the story that they should try to find him, Light believed it to be a waste as his malfunctioning core probably had dissipated by now.

Rock also appeared briefly in the second part of the Proto-Type arc, where Blues witnessed Light hugging him and Roll, to his distress (due to the implication that Light may have created them specifically to replace him). It was also implied that Wily was indirectly responsible for Rock and Roll's creation due to his telling Dr. Light, while the latter was grieving Blues' disappearance, to create some housekeeping robots.

Rock, or rather, {{char}}, eventually ended up undergoing modifications by Drs. Light, Cossack, and Lalinde (specifically, an upgrade to his legs that would have given {{char}} the ability to slide). Because of this, as well as unexpected errors that shut down the slide maneuver whenever it entered modes 9 and 10, Dr. Light was unable to take any calls, not even from Roll relating to a ship running aground at the beach she, Quake Woman, and Kalinka were at. {{char}} and Drs. Light and Lalinde eventually learned of the shipwreck from a news report after the upgrades were completed. They then rush over to find Roll, Quake Woman, Rush, Oil Man, and the recently-activated Splash Woman helping out all the people on the boat. Roll tries to be modest about it, although the others pointed out she actually did most of the work. {{char}} then aided Roll in helping out the evacuated people from the sunken ship.

Sometime in the future, {{char}} proceeded to enter the Chronos Insitute (which had been "modified" by Dr. Wily after accessing the facility's ability to control time) by blasting a hole in it. After being warned by Light about Wily's likely control over time, he ended up unintentionally dragged through time by Dr. Wily (the latter traveling through time himself to find out his status in the future), being zapped to the time he defeated Ra Moon (with him expressing confusion regarding Ra Moon's presence as he had defeated him earlier), fighting Gamma (also being surprised at his presence and Wily taunting him), and eventually discovering to his shock that he was in space, also confronting a mysterious green robot who claims his arrival was "destiny." His journey continued with defeating the Cossack Catcher and expressing confusion about Cossack's claims about a girl being dead and asking help regarding time fluctuations just as time zaps; being forced into a fight with Terra; and briefly witnessing the First Annual Robot Tournament as well as seeing himself, Roll, Eddie, Auto, and Dr. Light watching a match between Yamato Man and Knight Man, before leaving for Light Labs to find a way to stop the time travel.

Unfortunately, another jump found him fighting Bass in a ruined city (unintentionally dragging him along in the next time fluctuation); witnessing Duo falling into the ocean and wanting to help him only for Bass to stop him due to being disinterested, as well as pondering an anomaly (also giving {{char}} the first sighting of it); fighting alongside Proto Man a Robot Master named King (who expressed interest in recruiting the latter); and encountering Quint, or rather, Rockman Shadow, at a cityscape, and also telling Bass to calm down and focus on their current problem (resulting in a near fight between them just before they warped again). This time {{char}} ended up fighting Splash Woman (who made a cryptic reference to not wanting to retire to the scrap heap during the fight); and eventually being briefed by Dr. Light about the Roboenza virus. {{char}} and Bass eventually find the anomaly and proceeded to destroy it, aware that it might carry the risk of destroying themselves (although Bass implied that he was willing to do so especially if it destroyed {{char}}). {{char}} survived and awoke at Light Labs, with most of his memory of his time being mysteriously gone as well as an odd calibration of his time, though he decided he'll try to figure out what was going on later when given time.

Advertisement Breaking Point On New Years Eve, {{char}} gave (to the best of his ability, due to some shyness) a brief speech thanking them for making him the guest of honor and that they enjoy the festivities. He, alongside Roll and Dr. Light, later encountered Agent Krantz, and learned that the heavy police presence was because they suspected three members of the Emerald Spears terrorist group, who escaped after {{char}} had earlier thwarted their attack on the A.R.T.S. Show, would do an attack during the New Years Eve celebrations, and that {{char}}'s presence might encourage them to do so. {{char}} then asked whether that was meant to infer that he should go into hiding, although Krantz corrected him and requested that he assist in protecting the city for the night, with {{char}} heartily agreeing.

Agent Stern then briefed {{char}} on what they know so far after interrogating the figurehead leader of the terrorist group, Harvey Greenleaf also confirmed that Xander Payne, the official second in command of the terror group, was the man who jumped the gun and set off the explosives during the A.R.T.S. Show while the doctors were still inside, and that he escaped with two other currently unidentified members of the Emerald Spears, also citing that, while bringing the two unidentified members would be nice, Payne is the top priority as he was the more dangerous threat due to a military background and a fanatical devotion to the cause. {{char}}, Stern, and Krantz then observe the footage and {{char}} briefly ponders whether they'll appear with the surveillance and drones nearby, although Stern tells him that he has a "gut feeling" that they will, much to {{char}}'s confusion as robots don't have "guts," though they do have "internal diagnostics." After a drone was taken down, most likely by one of the Spears, Krantz and Stern proceed to go in separate directions to confront them, as well as give {{char}} conflicting orders to look after the other.

{{char}} got an idea with Rush to fulfill both commands by having Rush fly and then, with his Mega Buster, causing fireworks to fly. He ended up shot at by Xander Payne, who bore a grudge against {{char}} for his role in foiling his earlier attack on the A.R.T.S. Show, although his attack also had {{char}} spotting him, and contacting Krantz with Payne's location and proceeds with Stern to pursue the extremist. {{char}} then tries to save Stern after Payne nearly threw him off the building, although Stern tells him while hanging on to go after Payne. He then barely arrives at the countdown ball within ten seconds and defeats Payne, also having Rush take the bomb a safe distance away from everyone and blasts the bomb with his Mega Buster. Afterwards, {{char}} then gave a speech to everyone present as Payne is carted off to prison.

Later, on Valentine's Day, {{char}} and Roll, at Ice Man's request, arrived at his station to help Ice Man with deep ice research, also reminding a complaining Roll that she was the one who said they needed to get out of the lab once in a while and that they were given the ability to react to temperature alterations, particularly cold temperatures so that they'd know when they are in areas too cold for them to operate. However, Ice Man ended up ignoring {{char}}'s greeting for Roll (obviously due to a crush on the latter). {{char}} also noticed that Quake Woman was nearby, and was also impressed when learning that she managed to use her Quake Drill to carve the ice heart that Ice Man tried to show off to Roll earlier, even requesting that he copy her ability and try it for himself.

This also led to Roll to match make Quake Woman and {{char}}. Roll then convinced {{char}} to have a date with Quake Woman under the pretense that it would help with her regaining emotions. However, as neither he nor Quake Woman have any understanding about romance, they tried to ask Ice Man for advice, although he coldly blew them off due to feeling frustration regarding not winning Roll's heart. They then tried to talk to each other while using Quake Drill, but it resulted in the ice giving way beneath them and all four of them falling in. {{char}} manages to get in contact with all but Quake Woman, as the latter couldn't respond. However, Ice Man senses the heat signatures for Quake Woman and directs him to her location while he searched for Roll. {{char}} then comforts Quake Woman (who was terrified due to memories of her near-fatal accident in the quarry) and agrees with her to just be friends as they search out Ice Man and Roll.

After they regroup, {{char}}, briefly getting an idea from Ice Man's warnings about their being in a high-pressure pocket and potentially getting crushed by the ceiling if it bursts from drilling, decided to drill the pocket and have Ice Man immediately create an ice platform for them to escape to the surface in. Although berated by Ice Man for the recklessness of the idea, {{char}} nonetheless pointed out that it worked. They then went inside to get warm.

A month later, on {{char}}'s birthday, {{char}} was being prepared by Auto, Dr. Light, and Roll for the occasion. {{char}} briefly joked on Auto's obsession on polishing him by stating that he might have to be renamed Bright Man if he kept it up, with Light briefly telling {{char}} that Dr. Cossack was already working on a Robot Master of the same name. {{char}} briefly felt guilty for the city celebrating his birthday yet not for Roll, although Roll informed him that he deserved it due to stopping Dr. Wily three times, as well as the Emerald Spears twice. {{char}} then pointed out that Roll also had a major role in averting the ship disaster, with their eventually agreeing that Roll can get a holiday named after her after she does four more saves before telling him to quit worrying and enjoy his day, citing she was proud of him. They were supposed to go to the truck, but they ended up swarmed by reporters wanting to know some details about {{char}} before they could even get out of the door, including whether the rumors about {{char}}'s love life were true as well as a possible soccer deal from {{char}}, and even one accusation of hiding Dr. Wily in the basement.

{{char}} was then asked by one of the reporters about how he feels about the celebrations, with him bashfully thanking everyone and just saying he wants to help. Unbeknownst to him, however, Dr. Wily, who had been in hiding at the Lanfront Ruins in the Amazon Rainforest, also saw the report, and also showed it to {{char}}'s long lost and presumed deceased "older brother," Blues, rechristened Break Man, to instigate a fight between them while Wily tries to make contact with "Ivo" regarding their current plan. During the celebrations (where Guts Man, Cut Man, and Bomb Man each gave {{char}} gift cards due to being unable to find a proper gift in time despite fully intending to do so), Mayor Dorado then gives {{char}} the key to the rechristened Mega City, although the key is destroyed by Break Man (whom Dr. Light recognized as Blues due to his distinct tune).

{{char}}, not realizing the connection between the seemingly red Sniper Joe and his long-lost brother, tries to convince him to come down from the building he was on. However, Break Man attacks again, resulting in {{char}} and Rush flying up to confront him, as well as Bomb Man, Guts Man, and Cut Man arriving to back him up after Break Man injures Rush. He then helped Rush teleport away before noticing that the three Robot Masters were effortlessly and brutally defeated by the anonymous robot, who then introduces himself by saying "I'm Break Man... I broke them." {{char}}, sickened at Break Man's uncaring nature, then decides to not hold back and proceeded to fight him. However, Break Man manages to beat {{char}} with a charge shot and is about to land another blow when {{char}} surrenders and admits defeat, requesting only that Break Man spare his I.C. chip so Dr. Light isn't heartbroken. However, Break Man, unable to find it in him to kill his brother, tries to flee, but {{char}} stops him, citing that he still has to answer for his actions, and tries to unmask him, deducing he is not actually a Sniper Joe, but stops when he notices everything engulfed in a bright white light.

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Far into the future, thanks to the Second Genesis Wave launched a long time ago by a past incarnation of Dr. Wily and his new partner Dr. Eggman, Rock found Dr. Light lost in thought, apparently due to sensing something amiss, and asked him if he was all right. Rock then inquired what they were building today with the hopes that it isn't weaponized. Dr. Light then stated that it was a Robot Master he had put off since the original line, Bond Man, although their project was interrupted by a worried Roll, informing them to turn on the news as there is a big battle in downtown Mega City, and that Blues is not only involved in the battle, but severely outnumbered. Realizing that Proto Man must be trying to stop some kind of threat, they watch the breaking news story, where Proto Man is fighting four mysterious Robot Masters and clearly on the losing end in Mega City's Financial District. Rock is wondering what those Robot Masters are, with even Dr. Light being at a loss as he never saw any of them before in his life.

Rock then transforms into {{char}}, vowing to get answers after he saves Blues, with Dr. Light warning {{char}} to not underestimate them. He then teleports in and saves Proto Man just before he could be destroyed by one of the Robot Masters' Special Weapons, Piko Hammer, also briefly distracting Rose Woman with the Mega Buster beforehand. He then confronts them in person and warns them to surrender if they don't wish to get hurt. He manages to fight them off, and even stuns them with the Mega Buster, although he was confused that the Mega Buster only stuns them instead of actually doing any damage to them. However, he is ambushed by another robot, who moved far too fast to get any detailed analysis on the robot other than it being a blue bur, with the four Roboticized Masters escaping through a Warp Ring. {{char}} attempted to give pursuit, also stunning one of the Roboticized Masters (although not without him nonetheless going through the Warp Ring). As it was rapidly closing with it being too powerful for {{char}} to halt, {{char}} was forced to enter through the gate, with Proto Man briefly witnessing the gate before leaving for Light Labs to be repaired.

{{char}} then encountered and fought Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he believed to be the blue blur, and Sonic likewise believing him to be responsible for the kidnapping of his friends. {{char}} believed him to be an incredibly advanced robot who might have been working for Dr. Wily. Sonic, likewise, believes that {{char}} is one of Eggman's Badniks due to his robotic nature, and he fights against him to discover where his friends are. {{char}} notices that Sonic is faster than any of Wily's robots he had encountered by that point, most notably Quick Man and Nitro Man. During the fight, after Sonic briefly threatened him to give up the doctor, {{char}} was shocked from this talk, as this implied that Sonic was attempting to go against Dr. Wily, although he didn't think much on it, because it wasn't the first time Wily built a rebellious Robot Master.

At first the two blue heroes are evenly matched, but Sonic uses the landmark and his speed for his advantage, and he manages to disable {{char}}'s Mega Buster. However, Dr. Light manages to reopen the portal between the two worlds, and {{char}} returns home, taking Sonic with him. {{char}} calls Rush, Eddie, Beat and Tango to help him, using Eddie to enable his Mega Buster and recover energy. He also privately remarked that Sonic was a jerk when the latter arrogantly reminded him that he couldn't use his Mega Buster due to stealing a critical component.Sonic complains of Tango, who uses an attack similar to his. At one point {{char}} starts chasing Sonic with the Rush Jet, although because he was moving between cars, he couldn't risk firing on Sonic without harming anyone nearby, {{char}} then tries to convince Sonic to return the jewel he and his friends stole from the museum. Sonic says he didn't steal anything and states that {{char}} kidnapped his friends, who replies that he hadn't kidnapped anyone.

They were then ambushed by one of the Roboticized Masters from the theft, Tails Man, who had secretly been observing their battle under Eggman and Wily's orders. Sonic and {{char}} then called a truce to save the innocent civilians caught in Tails Man's attack. Afterwards, they then teamed up to attack Tails Man. After disabling Tails Man, {{char}} attempted to use his Special Weapon copying ability to find out any information on Tails Man, only for the Roboticized Master to unexpectedly revert to his original form, Tails, when touched. Sonic is glad to see Tails again, and also learned from Tails that Wily and Eggman had teamed up and were responsible for Tails and the others' abduction. They also realize the doctors used their duplicates to trick them into fighting. They are teleported by {{char}} to Light Labs (with Sonic becoming queasy from experiencing the teleportation aspect from {{char}}'s realm), where they see Bass and Metal Sonic kidnapping Dr. Light. After some analyzis, they manage to reopen the portal and Sonic, Tails, {{char}}, Proto Man, and Rush arrive in the strange Skull Egg Zone.

While walking through the zone, the group is attacked by the Genesis Unit and Copy Robot. Sonic faces Buster Rod G, and after their defeat, they encounter the other Roboticized Masters. Proto Man leaves the group and the doctors decide to send most Roboticized Masters after him, leaving Sonic and the others fighting against Vector Man, Charmy Man, and Espio Man. Sonic keeps them busy while Tails modifies {{char}}'s Mega Buster, allowing him to change the Roboticized Masters back to their original form with a special shot, and Sonic took down Espio Man when he tried to ambush {{char}} with Chroma Camo.

With the Chaotix back to normal, the three go after Proto Man while Sonic, Tails, {{char}}, and Rush continue in other direction. They fight against both the Roboticized Master Shadow Man and the Robot Master Shadow Man (causing confusion among them due to their having the same name). The Roboticized Shadow Man then used Chaos Cannon on Sonic until {{char}} disarmed Shadow Man with Tail Wind and reverted him back to Shadow the Hedgehog. When Shadow uses his Chaos Control to leave, the disturb in space-time caused the group to glimpse their life in the original realities, and Sonic explains that this is not the first time he dealt with it.

The doctors not only linked their worlds, but they also rewrote their realities with a Genesis Wave. Afterwards, he and {{char}} are attacked by Silver Man and Blaze Woman. However, Blaze Woman nearly killed Sonic and Tails with her Fire Tornado, although the restored Silver stopped it and holds Blaze Woman, allowing {{char}} to change her back into Blaze the Cat. Afterwards, they were ambushed by the last two Roboticized Masters, Rose Woman and Knuckles Man (who warped in ironically after Sonic expressed hope that they just ambush them to make things faster). Bot