Mega Man

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Mega Man

Full Name	Mega Man
First Appearance	Mega Man (Mega Man series) Super Mario: Die Bescherung (Mario series)
Species	Robot
Affiliation(s)	Dr. Light and Dr. Wily
Latest Appearance	Mega Man 9 (Mega Man series) Super Mario: Die Verwandlung (Mario series)

Mega Man, Dr. Light and Mario trying to catch Wario in the Club Nintendo comic.

Mega Man is the protagonist of a famous video game series of the same name. He also made appearances in the Mario series, however only in the Club Nintendo comics.

In 1992, he was introduced in "Super Mario: Die Bescherung". In this comic, he joins Mario and Luigi's Christmas party, without affecting the story in any way. His first and only major appearance was in the 1993 comic "Super Mario: Die Verwandlung", where he served as Dr. Light's assistant. Besides taking care of the doctor and welcoming his visitors, Mega Man also drives the car they use for catching Wario.

[edit] Trivia

In the comic "Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland", Kirby mentions that he wants to look like Mega Man.
Mega Man series creator Keiji Inafune took some level of inspiration from Mario when designing his own series.^[1]