ProtoMan.EXE
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ProtoMan.EXE | |
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Game series | MegaMan Battle Network series |
First game | MegaMan Battle Network |
Creator(s) | Keiji Inafune |
Voice actor(s) (English) | David Kaye |
Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Masaya Matsukaze |
In-Universe Information | |
Classification | Navi |
Weapon(s) | Proto Sword (Blues Sword), Delta Ray Edge, BattleChips |
Loyalty | Eugene Chaud |
ProtoMan.EXE, known in Japan as Blues.EXE (ブルース.EXE Burūsu.eguze), is fictional character in the MegaMan Battle Network series of video games by Capcom, and the MegaMan NT Warrior (Rockman EXE) anime and manga series. His design is based off Proto Man of the original Mega Man series. In the anime, he is voiced by David Kaye in the dub, and Masaya Matsukaze in the original version of the series.
[edit] History
ProtoMan.EXE is the NetNavi of Eugene Chaud (Chaud Blaze in the English anime, Enzan Ijuuin in the Japanese version). His Navi mark, a circle split with a thunderbolt pattern into two black and white sections, can be seen on ProtoMan's chest and gloves, as well as, in the games but not in the anime, on the back of Chaud's vest. Unlike his robot counterpart Proto Man, he normally uses a sword weapon instead of a buster, although he does carry a shield reminiscent of the original Proto Man's, and does have a buster weapon when he is player-controlled in MegaMan Battle Network 5.
In the anime, during Axess, Chaud gains the ability to perform Cross Fusion with ProtoMan. When the two find themselves unable to defeat ShadeMan, Chaud provides his Navi with a Dark Chip. In doing so, he released the dark soul in ProtoMan, which allowed him to escape. ProtoMan would later return as Dark ProtoMan (Dark Blues), a Darkloid completely absorbed by the Dark Aura due to the tampering of LaserMan. As Axess reached its finale, Chaud was able to rescue his friend's spirit, returning him to normal by Cross Fusing with him, confronting him within the confines of his heart.
[edit] Trivia
- ProtoMan appears as a boss in every MegaMan Battle Network game, with the exception of the Red Sun version of Battle Network 4 and the Team Colonel version of Battle Network 5, though he appears briefly at the end of the Dark Colonel Liberation Mission and assists ToadMan to return Colonel to his former self.