Board 8 > + Metal Man rally: still on for 20XX!

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Welcome to the official Metal Man rally: where men become Men.

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Its time we see a Robot Master. Mega Man-games are awesome largely because of its great casts of bosses, right? Metal Man is an iconic RM from Mega Man 2, the most classic MM-game. Hes the man we need to cut this streak and get one into a contest!

Sure, hes a memorable boss from a legendary series known for its focus on bosses...but maybe youre not sold yet. Thats okay -- his legend goes beyond that. Defeating him gave you the power of Metal Blade, which famously wrecked most of your enemies in this difficult game. This power encouraged savvy players to fight him first, then use his power through-out the rest of their quest.

Yeah, but does anybody actually like him? Se7enthrusts most recent Save My Mega Man Boss-contests suggest people care about Metal Man. He lost to Pharaoh Man in one championship, but he also redeemed himself in another championship when he skunked Air Man 59-0. Since Metal Man was the only RM to make it to the end of both contests and MM2s cast had the most support of any MM-game, Metal Man looks like Board 8s safest choice.

Metal Man can also rock in a contest. In fact, his timing is perfect since Mega Man just had his best Character Battle yet; he beat Charizard despite Zeros LFF and nearly beat Mewtwo + Pikachu COMBINED in a year of Pokemania, so MM-nostalgia is strong today. The fan-reaction to Capcoms apathy, success of Mighty No. 9s Kickstarter, and addition of Mega Man in SSB4 support this notion too.

Speaking of SSB4, did you know Nintendo showed off Metal Man and Metal Blade first in Mega Mans power-montage?

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Lets be real: Mega Man, Mega Man X, and Zero are probably out of reach in a contest...but heres my bold prediction: Metal Man will be the next strongest Mega Man-character, which means hed have to beat Proto Man. The argument is simple: the role of Robot Master is more iconic, MM2 >> MM3, and Metal Man even sneaks into MM3 to steal some spotlight. I dont expect MM9-DLC, MM10, and a whistle to save Blues here. If Metal > Proto, that means Metal Man could have scored the upset on Ike this past contest...or even challenged Epona!

Even if he falls short of Proto Man, its hard to imagine Metal Man bombing. Hed definitely beat Dr. Wily, for example; RMs are much more anticipated than Dr. Wilys fights and a lot of players dont complete many MM-games, so recurring eyebrow-raises arent enough. Pit him against Servbot, and youd see a certain 2002-result get exposed. Like any worthwhile character, he could at least crush Sigma and Roll combined. Metal Man has some range, but he wont go too low -- he beats these other MM-reps weve seen before.

Character Battle 20XX: you know who to pick first.

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1) HaRRicH
2) pjbasis
3) vcharon
4) scarletspeed7
5) Dark Young Link
6) XIII_rocks
7) MrGreenonion
8) Blairville
9) paperwarior
10) Aecioo
11) PrestonStarry
12) meche313
13) AxemRedRanger
14) PepsiPlunge
15) Murphiroth
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16) Shaduln
17) paulg235
18) Lucavi000
19) tennisboy213
20) Zylothewolf
21) Kinglicious / Wanglicious
22) MycroProcessor
23) PrestonStarry
24) Mattssacre
25) Haste_2
26) Ayvuir
27) Quick-Man
28) Shoenin_Kakashi
29) Se7enthrust
30) Delseban
31) Black_Hydras
32) Magmortar75 / Ranticoot
33) Ytterbium_70
34) Fenny
35) Nanis23
36) ProfitProphet
37) GOGZero
38) MenuWars
39) FlyingForever
40) Metal_DK

???) hylianknight3
???) superange128
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Contest season baby!
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This is no time to give up!
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never give up
never surrender
until the contest starts anyways!
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Starts? STARTS?! Metal Man's in it to win it when the contest ENDS, and he'll bring up contest vote totals along the way!
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I'm down with the Metal Man
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SBell yeah! Thanks for joining in and making this happen!
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Nominations might be opening today...!
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Or maybe tomorrow!
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