LogFAQs > #966227825

I love Mega Man and some of the characters have ludicrous stats, but I don't think Air Man has any canon feats or specific values to judge how powerful he's meant to be.

Heat Man's flames burn at over 21,000 degrees which would be twice as hot as the surface of the sun & he can briefly transform into pure energy that seems to be immune to everything. This should make him an absurdly powerful character, but in gameplay, he's pretty lame and none of that comes across.

Flash Man can freeze time and (other than Quick Man) all the RMs have chips that make them immune to time manipulation. It's not relevant to anything, I just think Wily doesn't get enough credit for his genius; simultaneously inventing a way to control time & render your creations immune to it is more impressive than anything Thomas ever did #truegenius

But Air Man has nothing. You can *try* arguing his power level based on other characters'--"He can tank multiple fully charged shots from Heat Man's weapon, so he must be durable; his tornadoes deal as much damage as Heat Man's flames, so he must be strong"--but there's literally no canon evidence to support this or disprove it.

Even his weakness is a point of contention. The Leaf Shield is not made of actual leaves; they are leaf shaped blades made of Ceratanium/Ceramic Titanium. Yes, Air Man is weak to it--you are literally lodging several blades of a fantasy super metal into his body. Most people are vulnerable to being ripped apart from inside by giant blades.

-But- it's actually canon that he hates falling leaves in general. So he may actually be weak to regular leaves after all?? This character is a mess. (If you consider the Power Battles series canon then he's also weak to large blocks being thrown into his propeller, so any large debris can defeat him.)

The only thing I can find for a feat for Air Man is that he can create typhoon class winds. Could Donkey Kong survive a typhoon? Probably. I'd be shocked if he didn't fight through a typhoon or other comparable weather disaster in at least one of his games. There are certainly RMs I'd take over DK, but this feels like a stomp in DK's favor.