Top 10 Mega Man Bosses

[Kugyince]

s there a game with more recognized and appreciated bosses than the Mega Man series? Once one plays past the more hackneyed bosses of Mega Man 1, one is overwhelmed by the amount of memorable bosses in Mega Man 2 and 3. Both these games clearly make up the best in the series. While Mega Man 4 showed some strength in its boss creativity (Skull Man), once we got to Mega Man 5-8 the idea of specific elemental men was run into the ground with such monstrosities as “Centaur Man” and “Tomahawk Man”. When you look back at Mega Man 2 and 3 specifically, you’re overwhelmed not only by how inspired the actual bosses themselves are, but also their respective stages and stage music. Flash Man WAS Flash Man’s stage, Snake Man was not just himself, but his stage which we will read about later. Mega Man hit its stride in these games not because of amazing graphics or overtly intricate story lines, but because of creativity and simplicity, combining a simple 2D shooter into a battle with all the elements epitomized by all the bosses that had to be cleared. One could make a list including every boss in the second and third installment of the series (except Top Man) but that would involve making no difficult decisions which is often the key in thinking about any “best of” list. The difficult decisions were made and we were left with these 10 bosses in the Mega Man series as the best.

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[Tails]

Cutman > Iceman

[Slime Slayer]

Dumb list, snake man wouldn't even be in my top 50 I don't think.

[joz]

I didnt' like the list. It blew chunks.

[Demon-Mask]

Dumb list, snake man wouldn't even be in my top 50 I don't think.
I agree, Snakeman was just lame.
Where's Cutman?

[fenrir1887]

I agree. To make matters worse, some of these bosses got remakes in the Battle Network series.

[Demon-Mask]

You say that like Battle Network was a bad thing.
The first three or four were awesome, then it just got old.

[Tails]

I didn't like Battle Network.

[Demon-Mask]

Okay... and?
I get it, it wasn't too great, but the first few games in the series were fun.

Fenrir, for some odd reason, cited the fact that some of these bosses got remade in Battle Network, as a justification for disliking the list.

[Tails]

Megaman shouldn't be into RPG.

[Demon-Mask]

And Disgaea's weakest characters shouldn't be the stars of a platforming game, but it worked. Sometimes, making a spinoff of a game in a different genre works, other times it doesn't. You can't really blame them from trying.

[Tails]

Prinny has a cult.

Anyways my top 10:

1. Cutman
2. Bubbleman
3. Metalman
4. Crashman
5. Topman
6. Woodman
7. Heatman
8. Splashwoman
9. Shadowman
10. Iceman

[Slime Slayer]

Here's mine:
1. Metalman
2. Crashman
3. Gutsman
4. Heatman
5. Quickman
6. Shadowman
7. Cutman
8. Magnetman
9. Woodman
10. Airman

[joz]

What are you two basing your top 10? Is it on style, stage difficulty, boss difficulty, attack power or a combination of sorts?

[Slime Slayer]

Just who I used to like the most, overall appeal.

[Demon-Mask]

Prinny has a cult.

And you, of all people, should know I am a part of that.

My top ten Megaman bosses:
10. Elecman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Elecman.png
9. Cutman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Cutman.png
8. Bombman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Bombman.png
7. Gutsman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Gutsman.png
6. Airman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Airman.png
5. Fireman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Fireman.png
4. Crashman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Crashman.png
3. Flashman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Flashman.png
2. Heatman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Heatman.png
1. Metalman
http://www.sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/megaman/Metalman.png

[Tails]

Just who I used to like the most, overall appeal.
Ditto, plus Cutman stickin out his tounge and pulling his ears is so cool!

@DM: I know you are, and why Metalman at first? He lost his cool points for being pwned by his own weapon.

[Demon-Mask]

Metalman is first because he is just awesome, he throws saw blades and he looks like a creepy doctor man.

[fenrir1887]

I'm not saying I dislike the list, but I dislike some of the bosses they remade.

[Parsons13]

I always liked crash man......but snake man #1? LAME and flash man? awesome level, lame boss (personally I consider him the easiest mega man boss, him and hard man) Shadow man in my eyes was more iconic than snake man (his level had protoman, snake mans didnt) Guts man was the most ICONIC

---------- Post added at 07:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:57 PM ----------

Guts man was the most ICONIC
Mega Man 3 is the most memorable in my eyes too(The last boss was pretty much a gigantic Gutsman and the flute when you fought Protoman)