Board 8 > + Metal Man for 20XX +

(+) Yeah! (+)

Bumping is hard. Nominating Metal Man is much more natural!

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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HaRRicH posted...

Bumping is hard.

So maybe open this once you know that the nominiations are up?
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Gotta be ready and on my feet when nominations open!
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Happy Labor Day!
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<(^_^<) <(^_^)> (>^_^)>
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I nominated him.
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it's impossible to nominate him
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Wasnt for me!
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Oh it works as 1 word. I am not doing that, they need to fix the form.
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First nomination.
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Nominated.
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done

here's hoping!
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Done
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Done.
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nomed
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okay, I may have nominated him
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...and this is why I made the topic again Nanis. =)

It's go-time. Nicely done so far for all of you confirming your nominations, thank you!
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Done.
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Up!
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Did my part!
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Awwwww yeah.
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The list of those who have nominated M E N :
1) HaRRicH
2) AxemRedRanger
3) Dark Young Link
4) paulg235
5) Ranticoot
6) _SecretSquirrel
7) Zylothewolf
8) LOLIAmAnAlt
9) TheKnightOfNee
10) Ytterbicide
11) Black_Hydras
12) Murphiroth
13) You, the one over there sharpening your blades.....

Thank you!
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@pjbasis
@vcharon
@scarletspeed7
@XIII_rocks
@MrGreenonion
@Blairville
@paperwarior
@Aecioo
@PrestonStarry2
@meche313

It's your time to shine, like the sheen of a buzzsaw.
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@PepsiPlunge
@Shaduln
@Lucavi000
@tennisboy213
@Wanglicious
@MycroProcessor
@Mattssacre
@Haste_2
@Ayvuir
@Quick-Man

The time is here to cut through the contest madness and nominate Metal Man!
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@Shoenin_Kakashi
@Se7enthrust
@Delseban
@Fenny
@ProfitProphet
@GOGZero
@MenuWars
@FlyingForever
@Metal_DK
@Obellisk

Rise and shine -- it's 20XX and time to act on your pledges!
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@Nanis23

You posted earlier -- niw let's get your nom in!

@hylianknight3
@superange128

These two were maybes once upon a time -- hope you join us for this momentus occasion!
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Already nommed
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already done boss
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I was summoned for this? Fiiiiiiiine.
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I'm not one to go back on a promise, done.
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As soon as I saw the Character Battle X Nomination Form, he was immediately my first character nomination.

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Number 9, We, Board 8, are Metal Man
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HaRRicH posted...

@Nanis23

You posted earlier -- niw let's get your nom in!

@hylianknight3
@superange128

These two were maybes once upon a time -- hope you join us for this momentus occasion!

I did
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Ya'll are crushing it, good job.
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The revolution will not be televised.

It will be nominated through this very rally.
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Signin' time!
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Moar.
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Okay. I'll do it.

@HaRRicH

Perfect! I'll have to update the list a little later. =)
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Those who nominated M E N :
1) HaRRicH
2) AxemRedRanger
3) Dark Young Link
4) paulg235
5) Ranticoot
6) _SecretSquirrel
7) Zylothewolf
8) LOLIAmAnAlt
9) TheKnightOfNee
10) Ytterbicide
11) Black_Hydras
12) Murphiroth
13) pjbasis
14) Obellisk
15) PepsiPlunge
16) Shaduln
17) GOGZero
18) Nanis23
19) PrestonStarry2
20) Haste_2
21) Camden
22) A legend in the making.....
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Oh, and also:

22) ZenOfThunder
23) KCF0107
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Done
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M E N :
1) HaRRicH
2) AxemRedRanger
3) Dark Young Link
4) paulg235
5) Ranticoot
6) _SecretSquirrel
7) Zylothewolf
8) LOLIAmAnAlt
9) TheKnightOfNee
10) Ytterbicide
11) Black_Hydras
12) Murphiroth
13) pjbasis
14) Obellisk
15) PepsiPlunge
16) Shaduln
17) GOGZero
18) Nanis23
19) PrestonStarry2
20) Haste_2
21) Camden
22) ZenOfThunder
23) KCF0107
24) MenuWars
25) Someone who knows buzzsaws are better than ninja stars.....

Keep it up team, ya'll holding up your end is how we make this happen -- thank you!
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Shout-outs to the six people so far who have nominated Metal Man AAAAANNNDDD also pledged for the rally in October 2013, which was before they even knew this rally would be for Metal Man:

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

An especially big shout-out to @pjbasis for being the very first person to blindly believe and still followed through. My man!

Eight other people tried to shoot the moon with us, and maybe they'll step up too. We live in hope.....
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Oh lol wow thats a long time ago

Hurrah
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That's what happens when you're the first rally for the next Character Battle!
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Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.
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Down.

No, wait, up!
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We ain't done yet!
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Can't stop, won't stop.
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