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* SuperWeight: [=MegaMan=], [=ProtoMan=], and [=Bass=] are basically on a track of constant ascent, mostly so they can have more kickass fights with each other. By the end of the series, each of them is easily level 4, possibly level 5.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower:
** [[spoiler:Proto Soul in the fight with Bass GS, which is kept later on.]]
** [[spoiler:Bass Cross [=MegaMan=] and then Beast [=MegaMan=] against Nebula Grey.]]
** [[spoiler:Super Beast [=MegaMan=] against the Super Cyber Beast.]]
** [[spoiler:Proto Soul in the fight with Bass GS, which is kept later on.]]
** [[spoiler:Bass Cross [=MegaMan=] and then Beast [=MegaMan=] against Nebula Grey.]]
** [[spoiler:Super Beast [=MegaMan=] against the Super Cyber Beast.]]
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* ChildProdigy: Chaud is a top-flight Official despite being Lan's age.
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* DiscardAndDraw: [=MegaMan=]'s old {{Super Mode}}s are often ignored once they become SoLastSeason, and replaced with the new PowerUp ''d'jour'' but [=MegaMan=] never actually disposes of them, allowing on one occasion the return of Hub Style in the middle of the BN4 arc.
* EagleLand: In the manga, Lan visits Netopia [[spoiler: to try and collect [=MegaMan=], who's on the run from military detention.]]
* EverythingIsOnline: ''Everything''. Even doghouses and hospital beds.
* EagleLand: In the manga, Lan visits Netopia [[spoiler: to try and collect [=MegaMan=], who's on the run from military detention.]]
* EverythingIsOnline: ''Everything''. Even doghouses and hospital beds.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: Lan winds up bleeding and badly beat up on more than one occasion, and due to the fact that it lacks the animation constraints of the anime, Navi wounds look a lot more like, well, ''open wounds.'' [=MegaMan=] literally ''tears [=ShadeMan=] apart.''
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* FreeRangeChildren: Lan wanders about without much parent supervision. One arc sees him put in the employ of the Netopian army. In [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Netopia]]. (Technically, he brings Chaud with him, but they get separated when Lan gets taken for a helicopter joyride...and then shot at by military choppers.)
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Chaud tries to get Lan back on his feet early in the series [[spoiler:after Mega's HeroicSacrifice]]. He does it with insults and Lan naturally picks a fight with him.
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* LargeHam: Mr. Famous.
--> "I am '''the... Number One Net-Battler Instructor!! Known far, wide, and handsome as... Mr. Famous!!'''"
--> "I am '''the... Number One Net-Battler Instructor!! Known far, wide, and handsome as... Mr. Famous!!'''"
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* LimitedWardrobe: It's notable if a character is seen in more than one or two outfits. Lan is seen sleeping in his usual outfit and is shown to have worn that same outfit way back when he was ''five'' and first got [=MegaMan=].
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The manga is loaded with characters and viruses that defer to Takamisaki's personal style rather than the original games.
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* OpenMindedParent: During the third major arc, [=NetNavis=] materialize in the real world, and Haruka ends up hosting for Tora and [=KingMan=] (the latter of whom is an eight-feet-tall chess piece). She mentions offhandedly that [[LampshadeHanging she's not as calm as she looks]].
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: The manga focuses specifically on a small number of relationships: Lan and [=MegaMan=], Lan and Chaud, [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=], [=MegaMan=] and Bass. Lan and [=MegaMan=] see this trope in action the most.
* PowerGlows: Hub Style in the manga is interesting, as it a) doubles as a [[PlotRelevantAgeUp visual age up]], and b) makes it seem as though the power is leaking out through [=MegaMan's=] helmet.
* PowerGlows: Hub Style in the manga is interesting, as it a) doubles as a [[PlotRelevantAgeUp visual age up]], and b) makes it seem as though the power is leaking out through [=MegaMan's=] helmet.
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* SayMyName: Lan does it in the manga whenever [=MegaMan=] succeeds at a HeroicSacrifice.
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* ThreateningShark: [=SharkMan=] is a {{Jerkass}}; then again, Dex and [=GutsMan=] didn't help things by lying to him and Masa about their abilities.
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* TransformationSequence: In the manga, the time delay during Style Change effectively puts it out of the fight. [[NoSell Not that it's any use against the Dark Power.]]
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* {{Tsundere}}: Mayl is one and then some--it's quite a feat watching how quickly she and Lan will swap between mutual cheer, angry shouting, and even [[BelligerentSexualTension outrighting brawling on the floor]].
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* TheWorfEffect: The manga has a tendency of introducing new bad guys literally ''just after'' the last ones were defeated, with the heroes saved only by a new set of allies arriving on the scene. Why these allies have never bothered to show up beforehand is '''never''' explained.
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10-year-old Lan Hikari is a talented and ultimately good kid, but his rebellious nature often leads him into trouble and he partakes in illegal Net Battles with his [=NetNavi=], [=MegaMan=]. After a series if incidences that lead to the two stopping several terrorist attacks, they find out that they are capable of a rare phenomenon called [[{{Synchronization}} Full-Synchro]], where Operator and Navi power up by melding their minds in perfect harmony. Receiving an official Net Battler license due to their talent, they must now use their awakened powers for the good of the world.
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10-year-old Lan Hikari is a talented and ultimately good kid, but his rebellious nature often leads him into trouble and he partakes in illegal Net Battles with his [=NetNavi=], [=MegaMan=]. After a series if of incidences that lead to the two stopping several terrorist attacks, they find out that they are capable of a rare phenomenon called [[{{Synchronization}} Full-Synchro]], where Operator and Navi power up by melding their minds in perfect harmony. Receiving an official Net Battler license due to their talent, they must now use their awakened powers for the good of the world.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Bubbleman in this adaption is an ally of Mega Man though he is more of a nuisance.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Bubbleman in this adaption adaptation is an ally of Mega Man though he is more of a nuisance.
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* AdaptedOut: A lot of characters from the games suffer this. Most notably, Aquaman is a solo Navi in this adaption instead of having Shuko as his operator.
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* AdultsAreUseless: During the Life Virus arc, Lan and [=MegaMan=] are given unofficial invitations to an [=anti-WWW=] task force filled with [=NetNavis=] piloted by competent adults picked specifically to take down Wily's organization. After everyone [[TheWorfBarrage gets in a hit against the Life Virus]], [[GenreBlindness they celebrate]]...and [[RedshirtArmy then get annihilated]], leaving only [[ConservationOfNinjutsu [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]]].
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* AdaptedOut: A lot of characters from the games suffer this. Most notably, Aquaman is a solo Navi in this adaptation instead of having Shuko as his operator.
* AdultsAreUseless: During the Life Virus arc, Lan and [=MegaMan=] are given unofficial invitations to an[=anti-WWW=] anti-WWW task force filled with [=NetNavis=] piloted by competent adults picked specifically to take down Wily's organization. After everyone [[TheWorfBarrage gets in a hit against the Life Virus]], [[GenreBlindness they celebrate]]...and [[RedshirtArmy then get annihilated]], leaving only [[ConservationOfNinjutsu [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]]].
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*** The manga also briefly features a boy named Akira, Lan's partner-in-pranks. He doesn't last long, moving out of town during his debut chapter and mattering not a whit afterwards.
*** Another notable from the manga include Rhythm, a joke character created by Takamisaki to be Blues' answer to [=RockMan's=] Roll; doesn't last too long however, as Navis who hadn't appeared in the manga yet suddenly [[SelfDeprecation gang up and]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attack Takamisaki]].
*** Another notable from the manga include Rhythm, a joke character created by Takamisaki to be Blues' answer to [=RockMan's=] Roll; doesn't last too long however, as Navis who hadn't appeared in the manga yet suddenly [[SelfDeprecation gang up and]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attack Takamisaki]].
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* ChekhovsClassroom: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], where [=MegaMan=] reminds Lan of a history lecture that went awry when it broke off into "sensationalist tripe" about hyperadvanced prehistoric civilizations after Dex asked about [[{{Atlantis}} Atlantis and Mu]] and gets laughed down for it. Lan has a good reason [[SubvertedTrope for not remembering]] - [[AsleepInClass he slept through the whole thing]].
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* ChekhovsClassroom: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], {{Inverted|Trope}}, where [=MegaMan=] reminds Lan of a history lecture that went awry when it broke off into "sensationalist tripe" about hyperadvanced prehistoric civilizations after Dex asked about [[{{Atlantis}} Atlantis and Mu]] and gets laughed down for it. Lan has a good reason [[SubvertedTrope for not remembering]] - [[AsleepInClass he slept through the whole thing]].
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--> '''Bass:''' [[LittleNo No...]] I won't let you go... without my permission! '''I'll''' be the one to kill you!!! Don't forget that, [=MegaMan=]!!! Don't forget [[WorthyOpponent our bond!]]
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* CombatPragmatist: Punk notes that when [=MegaMan=] uses Style Change, he's briefly vulnerable and can be defeated with the correct timing. This was hinted at when the Custom Style ultimate warrior tried to attack [=MegaMan=] during the latter's Hub Style transformation, but he did so barely too late. Many enemies afterwards try to exploit this, with varying levels of success.
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* CombatPragmatist: Punk notes that when [=MegaMan=] uses Style Change, he's briefly vulnerable and can be defeated with the correct timing. This was hinted at when the Custom Style ultimate warrior tried to attack [=MegaMan=] during the latter's Hub Style transformation, but he did so was barely too late.late and [=MegaMan=] caught his bullets. Many enemies afterwards try to exploit this, with varying levels of success.
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* CombatPragmatist: Punk notes that when [=MegaMan=] uses Style Change, he's briefly vulnerable, which was hinted at when the Custom Style ultimate warrior tried to attack [=MegaMan=] during the latter's Hub Style transformation. Many enemies afterwards try to exploit this, with varying levels of success.
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* CombatPragmatist: Punk notes that when [=MegaMan=] uses Style Change, he's briefly vulnerable, which vulnerable and can be defeated with the correct timing. This was hinted at when the Custom Style ultimate warrior tried to attack [=MegaMan=] during the latter's Hub Style transformation.transformation, but he did so barely too late. Many enemies afterwards try to exploit this, with varying levels of success.
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* CombatPragmatist: Punk notes that when [=MegaMan=] uses Style Change, he's briefly vulnerable, which was hinted at when the Custom Style ultimate warrior tried to attack [=MegaMan=] during the latter's Hub Style transformation. Many enemies afterwards try to exploit this, with varying levels of success.
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* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. [=MegaMan=] is forced to rely on Double Soul instead in order to keep up with the Darkloids. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again. Bass himself only relies on Dark Power and later Beast Out after his first defeat.
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* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. [=MegaMan=] is forced to rely on Double Soul instead in order to keep up with the Darkloids.Darkloids, though strangely, he never uses it during the Beast arc when Dark Power is no more. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again. Bass himself only relies on Dark Power and later Beast Out after his first defeat.
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* NextTierPowerup: Serenade gives [=MegaMan=] Bug Style, which allows him to fuse his arms with [=ProtoMan's=] and later allows him to use Double Soul, giving him a way to reach and surpass Hub Style's level of power without being cancelled by Dark Power.
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* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again.
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* SheepInSheepsClothing: Charlie at first seems to be a Netopia agent trying to capture Lan with a fake millionth customer deal. It turns out he was telling the truth and he really is just a civilian with a helicopter. Unfortunately, Netopia's military has no problem attacking Charlie just to get to Lan.
* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. [=MegaMan=] is forced to rely on Double Soul instead in order to keep up with the Darkloids. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again. Bass himself only relies on Dark Power and later Beast Out after his first defeat.
* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. [=MegaMan=] is forced to rely on Double Soul instead in order to keep up with the Darkloids. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again. Bass himself only relies on Dark Power and later Beast Out after his first defeat.
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* ReformedButNotTamed: After [=MegaMan=] gains control of Hub Style without losing his sanity, he's still more aggressive and prideful than in his regular form.
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* WorkoutFanservice: Episode 16 of ''Stream'' includes a TrainingMontage of [[FairCop Manabe]] in scanty gym wear.
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* DigitalAbomination: Compared to the games, many of the enemies look less cybernetic and more like outright mutants. Unnamed Darkloids and even some boss viruses tend to look like grotesque demons or aliens to emphasize how otherworldly they are. This gets worse when Greigar and Falzar fuse and start [[RealityWarper consuming the real world]].
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* AbortedArc: Early on, the manga spent very little time on filler, and would occasionally cast blatant foreshadowing on [=MegaMan=]'s relationship with Lan and his uniqueness as a NetNavi. These threads were ultimately LeftHanging during the Style Change arc.
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* AbortedArc: Early on, the manga spent very little time on filler, and would occasionally cast blatant foreshadowing on [=MegaMan=]'s relationship with Lan and his uniqueness as a NetNavi.[=NetNavi=]. These threads were ultimately LeftHanging during the Style Change arc.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Lan Hikari has a noticeable mean streak in this version. Compared to the video games and anime where he is a NiceGuy, he starts off as a delinquent and can be quite rude to his friends. Though granted, he is more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold than a straight up Jerkass.
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* BigDamnHeroes: [=MegaMan=] saves [=ProtoMan=] this way (and vice versa) at least once in the Manga, most notably when [=ProtoMan=] is about to bite it under attack from Gospel. He immediately starts grousing for [=MegaMan=] to back off, and [=MegaMan=] [[CasualDangerDialog teases him for taking himself so seriously]].
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* BigDamnHeroes: [=MegaMan=] saves [=ProtoMan=] this way (and vice versa) at least once in the Manga, most notably when [=ProtoMan=] is about to bite it under attack from Gospel. He immediately starts grousing for [=MegaMan=] to back off, and [=MegaMan=] [[CasualDangerDialog [[CasualDangerDialogue teases him for taking himself so seriously]].
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** Dr. Regal was the BigBad in two games and a major villain in two anime seasons plus a movie. The manga, however, has him as merely an ArcVillain for Volumes 10 and 11.
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* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: Dark [=MegaMan=] runs on this becoming more powerful the more you try to kill him. [[spoiler:It works at first, but [=MegaMan=] eventually gets around it by attempting to destroy him with the rationalle that it needs to be done, and not because he hates him. It works.]]
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* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: Dark [=MegaMan=] runs on this becoming more powerful the more you try to kill him. [[spoiler:It works at first, but [=MegaMan=] eventually gets around it and kills him by attempting to destroy attacking him him with the rationalle rationale that it needs to be done, and not because he hates him. It works.him.]]
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* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: Dark [=MegaMan=] runs on this becoming more powerful the more you try to kill him. [[spoiler:It works at first, but [=MegaMan=] eventually gets around it by attempting to destroy him with the rationalle that it needs to be done, and not because he hates him. It works.]]
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Not to be confused with the [[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior2002 anime]], nor Manga/BattleStoryMegaManNTWarrior.
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Not to be confused with the [[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior2002 anime]], nor Manga/BattleStoryMegaManNTWarrior.
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* AbortedArc: Early on, the manga spent very little time on filler, and would occasionally cast blatant foreshadowing on [=MegaMan=]'s relationship with Lan and his uniqueness as a NetNavi. These threads were ultimately LeftHanging during the Style Change arc.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Being only a loose adaptation, there's not much in the main story of Takamisaki's manga, but there are a number adapted sidestories that could quite easily fit into proper ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]]'' {{Canon}}.
* AdultsAreUseless: During the Life Virus arc, Lan and [=MegaMan=] are given unofficial invitations to an [=anti-WWW=] task force filled with [=NetNavis=] piloted by competent adults picked specifically to take down Wily's organization. After everyone [[TheWorfBarrage gets in a hit against the Life Virus]], [[GenreBlindness they celebrate]]...and [[RedshirtArmy then get annihilated]], leaving only [[ConservationOfNinjutsu [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]]].
* AlternateHistory: In Classic Mega Man, robot technology is the way of the future; in ''NT Warrior'', it's networks. Carrying over from the games, [[ForWantOfANail Tadashi Hikari chose to study network technology instead of robotics like Wily did]]. Most of the Robot Masters from previous [=MegaMan=] titles appear in this series as [=NetNavi=] programs with different personalities.
* AdultsAreUseless: During the Life Virus arc, Lan and [=MegaMan=] are given unofficial invitations to an [=anti-WWW=] task force filled with [=NetNavis=] piloted by competent adults picked specifically to take down Wily's organization. After everyone [[TheWorfBarrage gets in a hit against the Life Virus]], [[GenreBlindness they celebrate]]...and [[RedshirtArmy then get annihilated]], leaving only [[ConservationOfNinjutsu [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]]].
* AlternateHistory: In Classic Mega Man, robot technology is the way of the future; in ''NT Warrior'', it's networks. Carrying over from the games, [[ForWantOfANail Tadashi Hikari chose to study network technology instead of robotics like Wily did]]. Most of the Robot Masters from previous [=MegaMan=] titles appear in this series as [=NetNavi=] programs with different personalities.
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* BigDamnHeroes: [=MegaMan=] saves [=ProtoMan=] this way (and vice versa) at least once in the Manga, most notably when [=ProtoMan=] is about to bite it under attack from Gospel. He immediately starts grousing for [=MegaMan=] to back off, and [=MegaMan=] [[CasualDangerDialog teases him for taking himself so seriously]].
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* CanonForeigner: There's Inspector "Slick Daddy" Oda, Lan's and Mega's liaison with law enforcement. He's a significant figure for the first half of the manga, but disappears [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse without a trace or a mention]] once the Darkloids arrive.
*** The manga also briefly features a boy named Akira, Lan's partner-in-pranks. He doesn't last long, moving out of town during his debut chapter and mattering not a whit afterwards.
*** Another notable from the manga include Rhythm, a joke character created by Takamisaki to be Blues' answer to [=RockMan's=] Roll; doesn't last too long however, as Navis who hadn't appeared in the manga yet suddenly [[SelfDeprecation gang up and]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attack Takamisaki]].
*** The manga also briefly features a boy named Akira, Lan's partner-in-pranks. He doesn't last long, moving out of town during his debut chapter and mattering not a whit afterwards.
*** Another notable from the manga include Rhythm, a joke character created by Takamisaki to be Blues' answer to [=RockMan's=] Roll; doesn't last too long however, as Navis who hadn't appeared in the manga yet suddenly [[SelfDeprecation gang up and]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou attack Takamisaki]].
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* ChekhovsClassroom: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], where [=MegaMan=] reminds Lan of a history lecture that went awry when it broke off into "sensationalist tripe" about hyperadvanced prehistoric civilizations after Dex asked about [[{{Atlantis}} Atlantis and Mu]] and gets laughed down for it. Lan has a good reason [[SubvertedTrope for not remembering]] - [[AsleepInClass he slept through the whole thing]].
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Both Hub Style and Beast Out [=MegaMan=] are troublesome to get a handle on. The first one, being based on [[{{Synchronization}} Full Synchro]], effectively puts Lan in a coma.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Both Hub Style and Beast Out [=MegaMan=] are so powerful and troublesome to get a handle on. The first one, on that they cause [=MegaMan=] to go berserk. Hub Style, being based on [[{{Synchronization}} Full Synchro]], effectively puts Lan in a coma.coma and prevents him from stopping [=MegaMan=].
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* TheArtifact: In the games, Hub Style's name comes from the fact that [=MegaMan=] is actually Lan's brother Hub recreated as a [=NetNavi=]. The manga doesn't expound on this plot point at all, so there's no explanation as to why the name of [=MegaMan=]'s SuperMode is the seemingly random "Hub".
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* DemotedToExtra: Because the manga focuses so heavily on the relationships between Lan and Chaud on the one hand and [=MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Bass=] on the other, the supporting cast has very little development.
** Mayl was a prominent character in Lan's life for the first couple of volumes, but from volume three on was edged OutOfFocus in favor of the Lan-Chaud rivalry.
** Tora shows up in Volume 5 as a new benchmark for Lan to surpass and, once surpassed, became relegated to cameos.
** Some major characters actually went ''forgotten'' by the Dark World arc, like Inspector Oda and Mr. Famous.
** Mayl was a prominent character in Lan's life for the first couple of volumes, but from volume three on was edged OutOfFocus in favor of the Lan-Chaud rivalry.
** Tora shows up in Volume 5 as a new benchmark for Lan to surpass and, once surpassed, became relegated to cameos.
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** Because the manga focuses so heavily on therelationships rivalries between Lan Lan/[=MegaMan=] and Chaud on the one hand Chaud/[=ProtoMan=], Lan's group of friends and [=MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Bass=] on the other, the supporting cast has very little development.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Lan's friend Akira is introduced in Chapter 3, only to immediately move away to another town within the same chapter.
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''[=MegaMan=] NT Warrior'' is a manga written by Ryo Takamisaki, first released in 2001 via [=CoroCoro=] Comic. Comprising of 13 volumes, it loosely adapts the story of the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' games. The series ran until 2006 in Japan, with the international release being published by Creator/VizMedia between 2004 and 2008.
Just like the games, the world of ''NT Warrior'' revolves around the fact that EverythingIsOnline. People use partners known as [=NetNavis=] to, as their name suggest, navigate the stupidly complicated and intricate Cyberworld.
10-year-old Lan Hikari is a talented and ultimately good kid, but his rebellious nature often leads him into trouble and he partakes in illegal Net Battles with his [=NetNavi=], [=MegaMan=]. After a series if incidences that lead to the two stopping several terrorist attacks, they find out that they are capable of a rare phenomenon called [[{{Synchronization}} Full-Synchro]], where Operator and Navi power up by melding their minds in perfect harmony. Receiving an official Net Battler license due to their talent, they must now use their awakened powers for the good of the world.
The manga is notably a little DarkerAndEdgier than its anime and game counterparts. There is far less censorship and more violence, though never so much that it would push up the age rating. It also takes its own spin on the franchise's basic concept for its own character writing and plots, such as making Lan more of a delinquent than his game and anime versions.
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!!This manga contains examples of:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Bubbleman in this adaption is an ally of Mega Man though he is more of a nuisance.
* AdaptedOut: A lot of characters from the games suffer this. Most notably, Aquaman is a solo Navi in this adaption instead of having Shuko as his operator.
* ArcWelding: Dark Power is involved in the third, fourth, and fifth games' arcs, and retroactively involves itself in the second's [[spoiler: since whoever turned Sean into [[{{Brainwashed}} Kei Yuki]] was after the same information Sean was looking into when he was studying Dark Power in Netopia.]]
* ArtEvolution: Dramatically, especially after Volume 7. It's also present in the earlier parts of the Manga, even across ''[[ExaggeratedTrope a single volume]]''.
* BashBrothers: [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=], often. Sometimes [=MegaMan=] and [[spoiler: Bass]].
** BattleCouple: Roll helped out with some virus busting efforts early in the manga.
* BattleAura: The activation of [[spoiler:Full Synchro]] will give us a brief flash of this.
* BedmateReveal: A variant. The arc in which Navis begin to appear in the physical world begins with Lan waking up, getting out of bed, then looking back at his bed to find that Mega Man laying there, also half-asleep and just getting up.
* BerserkButton: Attack Lan and Mega Man will ''rip you to shreds.''
* BeyondTheImpossible:
** In Chapter Five, Lan and Mega prove to be such prodigies at {{Synchronization}} that the enemy boss is a little stunned.
---> ''I'll be...You've just '''redefined''' what's '''possible!!!'''''
** There's an implicit example in the epilogue, where onlookers dub [=MegaMan's=] and [=ProtoMan's=] fight as "Tera-class". Those familiar with the [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork source material]] should recognize it as RankInflation beyond "Giga", the highest of the [[PowerLevels Battle Chip Tiers]].
* BigNo: Mega Man does this when the Darknoids threaten to [[spoiler: murder Lan]] in volume 8.
* BladeBrake: During the FightScene between [=MegaMan=] and Bass GS, Mega recovers from a MeteorMove by sticking his BladeBelowTheShoulder into a nearby building.
* CanonImmigrant: The Bugriser, an EldritchAbomination that appeared in a sidestory of the manga published to promote the new ''Rockman.EXE Battle Chip Stadium'' arcade game. The Bugriser would become TheCameo in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar'', appearing in Giga Chip recreations of his {{Signature Move}}s, [[VersionExclusiveContent either Bugrise Sword or Bug Death Thunder]].
* CheapCostume: Lan tries to hash together an imitation of [[SuperMode Hub Style]] for the gang, but he can only vaguely depict it. His friends, [[TemptingFate who had asked to see it]], laugh him off... and in only a few hours, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Hub Style]] is rampaging through the Cyber World.
* ConflictBall[=/=]FightingYourFriend: The final arc of the manga could readily be described as "[=MegaMan's=] Friends All Suck At Friendship." [[spoiler:After being invited to the tournament meant to find the ultimate [=NetNavi=], [=ProtoMan=], [=SearchMan=], and [=Tomahawkman=] all try to [[GoodIsNotNice turn Mega Man "ruthless"]] to fight the Cybeasts. [[SarcasmMode Because that's how its worked every other time]].]]
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Hub Style is this at first. It puts Lan in a critical condition, with all of his vitals maxed out, and Mega Man goes into an unstoppable rampage. Later on they manage to get Mega Man under control--somewhat--but it still amplifies the injuries Lan sustains.
* DayOldLegend: [[spoiler:Bass Cross]] Mega Man is christened the "Legendary Berserker" despite having only come into existence mere minutes ago.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork the source]]. Lan starts off as a delinquent, enjoys FightClubbing, and there's plenty of {{Deconstruction}} going around. [[DeconstructorFleet Lots]], actually. Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s bickering can get downright ''nasty''. Lan's {{Delinquent}} tendencies urge him to accept when invited to attack the ''board of education'' for some thrills. {{Synchronization}} isn't unambiguously positive like in the later games, such as when [=MegaMan's=] first SuperMode and Lan's broken [=PET=] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity put the latter in a coma]]. [=ProtoMan=] [[spoiler:''kills a [=NetNavi=] in cold blood'' after it begs to be spared]]. Chaud grows incredibly jealous of Lan's [[TheGift skills and potential]]. Bass exploits Lan's and [=MegaMan's=] desires ToBeAMaster [[spoiler: so he can later feed on their growth]]. The Ameroupan Army [[spoiler:puts [=MegaMan=] on its Criminals At Large list for his ability to FusionDance]]. [=ElecMan's=] pre-programmed abiding loyalty to WWW grates on his Operator's nerves so much he gets disowned.
** The manga also takes advantage of the Net Navi's being made mostly out of data, which means more violent fights. Indeed, most of the battles in the latter half of the manga are downright ''brutal''.
** LighterAndSofter: Over time. The uplifting nature of the {{Shonen}} genre seeps its way into the manga, usually through the brighter, cheerier ArtEvolution and increasingly common [[PlayedForLaughs gags]]. A famous one is when Lan and Chaud first get to Netopia, Lan immediately ignores Chaud's warnings t be careful and drags him around in search of food...eventually deciding on the biggest hamburgers he can find.
* DemotedToExtra: Because the manga focuses so heavily on the relationships between Lan and Chaud on the one hand and [=MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Bass=] on the other, the supporting cast has very little development.
** Mayl was a prominent character in Lan's life for the first couple of volumes, but from volume three on was edged OutOfFocus in favor of the Lan-Chaud rivalry.
** Tora shows up in Volume 5 as a new benchmark for Lan to surpass and, once surpassed, became relegated to cameos.
** Some major characters actually went ''forgotten'' by the Dark World arc, like Inspector Oda and Mr. Famous.
* DieOrFly: There lies a temple at the apex of the Undernet, guarded by [=PharaohMan=], in which great power may be unlocked. The challenge is that the power must be unlocked ''during combat'' against four warriors who appear in the challenger's image, but are individually enhanced by the [[SuperMode Style Change]]. Most people who fight them... tend to not get back up again. Lan and [=MegaMan=] not only succeed at the challenge and unlock a Style Change, they manage to unleash the ''Grandaddy'' of them all: Hub Style.
* FaceOfAThug: Raoul's[[note]]:A student of Mr. Famous.[[/note]] face is so terrifying Lan and [=MegaMan=] immediately assume he's a villain (and are quite stunned when [[BerserkButton he suggests they guess again]]). Takeo Inukai, however, beats him at his own game...in more ways than one.
-->'''Ahh!!''' That face!! '''Scarier''' than '''Raoul's !!!'''
-->'''Say what?!'''
* FightClubbing: [=NetBattling=] Licenses are only available to individuals over the age of eighteen. [=ACDC=]'s youth have a damn good time nonetheless. Lan enjoys something of a reputation in this crowd, [[spoiler:especially after he and Mega Man defeat Bass.]]
** One early scene has Roll clear the house by raising a false alarm about a Net Battle Raid. Clearing the various Net Navis out allows her to deliver an e-mail from Mayl to Lan and to flirt with [=MegaMan=].
* FingerLickinEvil: The DragonAscendant of the Darkloid arc sticks his tongue out and licks his lips or one of his fingers in just about every other panel he's in.
* FusionDance: A variation. [=MegaMan's=] later power-ups via the Double Soul ability extracts everything but the barest dregs of a given [=NetNavi's=] data, leaving them as entirely vulnerable shells prone to attack. At one point [=BubbleMan=] has to grab[=ProtoMan=] and run away from the blast zone, bonking his head on the ground a number of times, much to Chaud's chagrin.
** In the final arc, [=MegaMan=] can assume a Beast form modelled on Greiga after extracting a portion of its power. Of course, that's assuming he can [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity get a handle on it]].
** Right before the premier of Beast [=MegaMan=], we're given a brief glimpse of [[spoiler:Bass Cross [=MegaMan=]]], who's so powerful his body [[ExplosiveOverclocking can't actually handle it]] and [[HeroicRROD starts breaking down]].
* GoshDangItToHeck: The "swearing" in the official English translation ranges from age-inappropriate (what grade schooler would say "drat" or "curses"?) to just bizarre ("dang blang!").
* {{Keet}}: [[ChildProdigy Kei Yuuki]]. [[spoiler:Sean Obihiro, post-mind control]].
** IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: One of the first clues something's up with [[MeaningfulName Kei Yuuki]] is when he demonstrates his LackOfEmpathy by taking a ''scientific interest'' in Lan's coma.
* TheKindnapper: In the first chapter of Volume 3, [=SkullMan=] kidnaps [=MegaMan=] so he ([=SkullMan=]) can have a friend (his Operator's disposition [[JustifiedTrope kinda scares people away]]) and to keep him safe from the dangers of the [=UnderNet=]. He offers freedom to [=MegaMan=] if [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass he can]] [[SchmuckBait defeat SkullMan]].
* LightningBruiser: Plenty. [=BeastMan=] is notable for claiming prowess due to being a "beast-type" Navi...until [=ProtoMan=] cuts him down to size.
* MeaningfulName: Kei Yuuki is rough Japanese for "False Courage".
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The manga gives us a few primarily of the RedBaron class.
** "The Black Shadow" and the "Messenger of Darkness" for [[spoiler:Bass.]]
** "The Legendary Berserker" for [[spoiler:[[FusionDance Bass Cross [=MegaMan.=]]]]][[note]]One might question the "Legendary", considering he's appeared a grand total of twice, both for very modern threats.[[/note]]
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Invoked to spoof the games' habit of treating the main characters like nobodies despite their repetitive world-saving. After beating the WWW, Lan's name gets out and his house is raided by promoters trying to get him into their competitive netbattling tournaments, only to discover him making a scene at [=MegaMan's=] "wake"; Mayl, who's in on the ruse, takes the opportunity to suggest that Lan is only an AttentionWhore and the whole WWW affair is something he made up.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lan's not dumb. Lazy and unmotivated, certainly, but a damn good fighter nonetheless. When presented a free helicopter ride (see UmpteenthCustomer below), he immediately gets psyched up and goes along with it before Chaud can even finish telling him to be careful. [[spoiler: And the [=ProtoMan=] gets an email about how Lan knows what he's doing.]]
** Early on, Lan deliberately plays up the idea that he's an emotional nutcase to pull out of the limelight after [[spoiler:news reports identify him as one of the two child prodigies who saved the world together.]]
*** Even before that, Lan comes to school only to find the gates locked. Two men tell him that school's been canceled for the day, so he runs off, elated. Then he comes running back and manages to jump the gates, realizing that something was up. Turns out he was right.
* PennyAmongDiamonds: The climax of the Grave arc sees Class 5A invited aboard Gauss Magnets' [[ExaggeratedTrope ridiculously]] [[CoolBoat luxurious yacht.]] Which comes complete with [[LockedInAFreezer arctic simulation climate control]].
** PrincessForADay: Mayl, Yai, and Mari all seized the opportunity to fancy themselves up when the class got that cruise line invitation. Yai and Mari were out to look pretty, whereas Mayl was out to look pretty ''for [[IdiotHero someone]]''.
* PowerHigh: The problem with Hub Style is that it feels ''so damn good'' to go [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity overboard]].
* PrayerIsALastResort: Inspector Oda, during the battle against the Life Virus.
-->'''Oda:''' ''I'm not a praying man... but may these kids find favor with the almighty!''
* RecurringExtra: Whenever the local Navis (especially the guys Lan and Mega go Fight Clubbing with) are running around, look to see a lot of familiar faces.
* RuleOfCool: While the entire premise of the EXE franchise is basically this, the manga takes it up a notch. Most of the battles from Volume 5 onward reach ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' levels of over-the-top.
* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Each new BigBad exceeds the last by a good order of magnitude.
* SuperMode: The earliest was [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Hub Style]], though it was quickly discarded because Dark Power [[PowerNullifier negated it]]. Later [=MegaMan=] is granted the [[FusionDance Double Soul]], which gives him access to his Beast Mode, which itself gets a [[NextTierPowerUp further extension]] in Super Beast Mode.
** Style Change in general is considered to be this in-universe -- a [=NetNavi's=] skills spontaneously evolve to better take advantage of their Operator's fighting style. Lan and [=MegaMan=] managed to get their hands on the greatest of them all. [=ProtoMan=] gets a unique "style" [[spoiler:when Serenade grants him the [[DesperationAttack Muramasa]].]]
* SuperWeight: [=MegaMan=], [=ProtoMan=], and [=Bass=] are basically on a track of constant ascent, mostly so they can have more kickass fights with each other. By the end of the series, each of them is easily level 4, possibly level 5.
* TaremeEyes[=/=]TsurimeEyes: Normal Style [=MegaMan=] has the former. Hub Style [=MegaMan=] has the latter.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Happens ''a lot'' between [=MegaMan=] and Bass in the manga. [[LampshadeHanging Usually lampshaded.]] After their third big fight they made a promise (while Bass ''was on fire'', having [[TakingTheBullet taken a bullet]] for [=MegaMan=]) that they'd go at it again someday, and that the other had better stay alive till then. This leads to one saving the other a few times, usually followed by a reference to said promise:
--> '''Bass:''' ''Until the day... I bring you down...stay in the game! Show me... you can '''survive'''... And one day I will '''KILL''' you!! This is...'''what unites us!!!'''''
** Needless to say, they both take this promise to the extreme sometimes; with [=MegaMan=] and Lan charging an enemy stronghold to rescue Bass and later letting [=MegaMan=]'s EvilTwin land hits in an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight manner to wake Bass up, while on Bass's side we see him initiate a FusionDance with [=MegaMan=] to save his life, despite socking him not even a minute ago for merely ''suggesting'' the idea in the first place. Not to mention all the times Bass [[EnemyMine helps]] fight the BigBad of whatever arc he decides to show up for.
*** Bass even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his reason for doing so:
--> '''Bass:''' [[LittleNo No...]] I won't let you go... without my permission! '''I'll''' be the one to kill you!!! Don't forget that, [=MegaMan=]!!! Don't forget [[WorthyOpponent our bond!]]
* TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed: Like it says above, new villains are almost constantly cropping up after the old one falls. The biggest time breaks between arcs never exceed a few months...so TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed for maybe a whole year, at most.
* TournamentArc: {{Averted|Trope}}, interestingly enough. It's not that Lan and [=MegaMan=] are trying to stick to FightClubbing, it's that they're avoiding the extra publicity -- [=SharkMan=] is ''not'' particularly happy that they won't showing up.
** The arc that corresponds to the 6th game is ostensibly a "tournament", though its more of a [[BossRush Free-For-All]]. [=MegaMan=] does not take kindly to being forced to [[FightingYourFriend fight his friends]] and ESPECIALLY not to the fact that they suddenly all have absolutely no problem [[FaceHeelTurn with killing him]].
** Later, in the epilogue, [=MegaMan=] actually ''loses'' during the preliminary rounds of the newest tournament - everyone who watches assumes he's trying to give the weaker participants a boost, Lan himself wonders if Net Battling's worth getting excited about anymore, but [=ProtoMan=] shows up and calls him out on how he's been given a lot of credit for heroism when he just lost like a chump. Finally presented with a fight [[SpiritedCompetitor worth getting excited about]], Lan and [=MegaMan=] prove [[IAmNotLeftHanded exactly how much badass they've been holding in reserve]]. The crowd approves so heartily they actually invent the ''Tera-Class'' specifically for the fight.
* TricksterMentor: Mr. Famous [[InvokedTrope revels in it]]. He deliberately antagonizes Lan and Chaud to ensure they're itching to prove themselves when they cross Serenade's path. Serenade [[LampShaded teases]] Mr. Famous about it.
* UmpteenthCustomer: While hunting for [=MegaMan=] in Netopia, Lan and Chaud stop for hamburgers, only to be told that being the millionth customer entitles Lan to a free helicopter ride. Chaud fails to keep him from running off into the ObviousTrap, only for Lan to [[ObfuscatingStupidity reveal he knew]] [[SubvertedTrope the whole thing was a setup]] and went along with it to get to [=MegaMan=] that much faster. Charlie, who owns the helicopter, wonders [[DoubleSubverted what the heck Lan's talking about]].
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** [[IdiotHero Lan]] and [[FieryRedhead Mayl]]. [[ExaggeratedTrope A LOT]]. Early chapters see them arguing furiously with each other, and even brawling on the floor. Of course, Mayl's a fair bit more developed in the romance department then he is, so it turns into BelligerentSexualTension every now and again, like when she deliberately attempts to [[SheCleansUpNicely get Lan's attention]] on the cruise ship, only for him to tease her about wearing frilly stuff in cold weather. She takes a moment to stretch his face out.
** Also Lan and Chaud, especially in the early parts of their partnership. They actually spent most of their first encounter with Bass fighting each other more than they were fighting him because of this. It trickles down to [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] too, but aside from when Lan is in Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=] it's mostly on [=ProtoMan=]'s end due to both [[NotSoStoic him and Chaud having a shorter fuse than their game and anime counterparts.]] Later during the Nebula Arc this also develops between Lan and Dingo.
* VoodooShark: The manga attempts to perform ArcWelding between the second and third arcs to explain a former villain's FaceHeelTurn, but the villain's goals were so irrelevant to the third arc that the explanation undermines itself. [[spoiler:Shun Obihiro explains that he became Kei Yuki after being influenced by the forces of Dark Power... which is silly, because Kei Yuki's goal was to use Hub Style to TakeOverTheWorld, while Dark Power [[SoLastSeason makes Hub Style completely useless]]. The explanation requires the villains who created Kei Yuuki to have been pursuing the use of something they'd consider useless]].
* WeHardlyKnewYa: Lan's friend Akira is introduced in Chapter 3, only to immediately move away to another town within the same chapter.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Both Hub Style and Beast Out [=MegaMan=] are troublesome to get a handle on. The first one, being based on [[{{Synchronization}} Full Synchro]], effectively puts Lan in a coma.
* WorkoutFanservice: Episode 16 of ''Stream'' includes a TrainingMontage of [[FairCop Manabe]] in scanty gym wear.
* WouldHurtAChild: Whereas the anime mostly averts this, with the non-human [=MegaMan=] doing most of the fighting, the manga has a lot more scenes of Lan getting severely injured. This is mostly because the synchronization means that an injury to [=MegaMan=] spreads over to Lan, and Lan can also enter the network at times as well. [=DarkMan=] even directly attacks Lan at one point. Needless to say, Mega Man is NOT pleased when this happens.
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Just like the games, the world of ''NT Warrior'' revolves around the fact that EverythingIsOnline. People use partners known as [=NetNavis=] to, as their name suggest, navigate the stupidly complicated and intricate Cyberworld.
10-year-old Lan Hikari is a talented and ultimately good kid, but his rebellious nature often leads him into trouble and he partakes in illegal Net Battles with his [=NetNavi=], [=MegaMan=]. After a series if incidences that lead to the two stopping several terrorist attacks, they find out that they are capable of a rare phenomenon called [[{{Synchronization}} Full-Synchro]], where Operator and Navi power up by melding their minds in perfect harmony. Receiving an official Net Battler license due to their talent, they must now use their awakened powers for the good of the world.
The manga is notably a little DarkerAndEdgier than its anime and game counterparts. There is far less censorship and more violence, though never so much that it would push up the age rating. It also takes its own spin on the franchise's basic concept for its own character writing and plots, such as making Lan more of a delinquent than his game and anime versions.
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!!This manga contains examples of:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Bubbleman in this adaption is an ally of Mega Man though he is more of a nuisance.
* AdaptedOut: A lot of characters from the games suffer this. Most notably, Aquaman is a solo Navi in this adaption instead of having Shuko as his operator.
* ArcWelding: Dark Power is involved in the third, fourth, and fifth games' arcs, and retroactively involves itself in the second's [[spoiler: since whoever turned Sean into [[{{Brainwashed}} Kei Yuki]] was after the same information Sean was looking into when he was studying Dark Power in Netopia.]]
* ArtEvolution: Dramatically, especially after Volume 7. It's also present in the earlier parts of the Manga, even across ''[[ExaggeratedTrope a single volume]]''.
* BashBrothers: [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=], often. Sometimes [=MegaMan=] and [[spoiler: Bass]].
** BattleCouple: Roll helped out with some virus busting efforts early in the manga.
* BattleAura: The activation of [[spoiler:Full Synchro]] will give us a brief flash of this.
* BedmateReveal: A variant. The arc in which Navis begin to appear in the physical world begins with Lan waking up, getting out of bed, then looking back at his bed to find that Mega Man laying there, also half-asleep and just getting up.
* BerserkButton: Attack Lan and Mega Man will ''rip you to shreds.''
* BeyondTheImpossible:
** In Chapter Five, Lan and Mega prove to be such prodigies at {{Synchronization}} that the enemy boss is a little stunned.
---> ''I'll be...You've just '''redefined''' what's '''possible!!!'''''
** There's an implicit example in the epilogue, where onlookers dub [=MegaMan's=] and [=ProtoMan's=] fight as "Tera-class". Those familiar with the [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork source material]] should recognize it as RankInflation beyond "Giga", the highest of the [[PowerLevels Battle Chip Tiers]].
* BigNo: Mega Man does this when the Darknoids threaten to [[spoiler: murder Lan]] in volume 8.
* BladeBrake: During the FightScene between [=MegaMan=] and Bass GS, Mega recovers from a MeteorMove by sticking his BladeBelowTheShoulder into a nearby building.
* CanonImmigrant: The Bugriser, an EldritchAbomination that appeared in a sidestory of the manga published to promote the new ''Rockman.EXE Battle Chip Stadium'' arcade game. The Bugriser would become TheCameo in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar'', appearing in Giga Chip recreations of his {{Signature Move}}s, [[VersionExclusiveContent either Bugrise Sword or Bug Death Thunder]].
* CheapCostume: Lan tries to hash together an imitation of [[SuperMode Hub Style]] for the gang, but he can only vaguely depict it. His friends, [[TemptingFate who had asked to see it]], laugh him off... and in only a few hours, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Hub Style]] is rampaging through the Cyber World.
* ConflictBall[=/=]FightingYourFriend: The final arc of the manga could readily be described as "[=MegaMan's=] Friends All Suck At Friendship." [[spoiler:After being invited to the tournament meant to find the ultimate [=NetNavi=], [=ProtoMan=], [=SearchMan=], and [=Tomahawkman=] all try to [[GoodIsNotNice turn Mega Man "ruthless"]] to fight the Cybeasts. [[SarcasmMode Because that's how its worked every other time]].]]
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Hub Style is this at first. It puts Lan in a critical condition, with all of his vitals maxed out, and Mega Man goes into an unstoppable rampage. Later on they manage to get Mega Man under control--somewhat--but it still amplifies the injuries Lan sustains.
* DayOldLegend: [[spoiler:Bass Cross]] Mega Man is christened the "Legendary Berserker" despite having only come into existence mere minutes ago.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork the source]]. Lan starts off as a delinquent, enjoys FightClubbing, and there's plenty of {{Deconstruction}} going around. [[DeconstructorFleet Lots]], actually. Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s bickering can get downright ''nasty''. Lan's {{Delinquent}} tendencies urge him to accept when invited to attack the ''board of education'' for some thrills. {{Synchronization}} isn't unambiguously positive like in the later games, such as when [=MegaMan's=] first SuperMode and Lan's broken [=PET=] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity put the latter in a coma]]. [=ProtoMan=] [[spoiler:''kills a [=NetNavi=] in cold blood'' after it begs to be spared]]. Chaud grows incredibly jealous of Lan's [[TheGift skills and potential]]. Bass exploits Lan's and [=MegaMan's=] desires ToBeAMaster [[spoiler: so he can later feed on their growth]]. The Ameroupan Army [[spoiler:puts [=MegaMan=] on its Criminals At Large list for his ability to FusionDance]]. [=ElecMan's=] pre-programmed abiding loyalty to WWW grates on his Operator's nerves so much he gets disowned.
** The manga also takes advantage of the Net Navi's being made mostly out of data, which means more violent fights. Indeed, most of the battles in the latter half of the manga are downright ''brutal''.
** LighterAndSofter: Over time. The uplifting nature of the {{Shonen}} genre seeps its way into the manga, usually through the brighter, cheerier ArtEvolution and increasingly common [[PlayedForLaughs gags]]. A famous one is when Lan and Chaud first get to Netopia, Lan immediately ignores Chaud's warnings t be careful and drags him around in search of food...eventually deciding on the biggest hamburgers he can find.
* DemotedToExtra: Because the manga focuses so heavily on the relationships between Lan and Chaud on the one hand and [=MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Bass=] on the other, the supporting cast has very little development.
** Mayl was a prominent character in Lan's life for the first couple of volumes, but from volume three on was edged OutOfFocus in favor of the Lan-Chaud rivalry.
** Tora shows up in Volume 5 as a new benchmark for Lan to surpass and, once surpassed, became relegated to cameos.
** Some major characters actually went ''forgotten'' by the Dark World arc, like Inspector Oda and Mr. Famous.
* DieOrFly: There lies a temple at the apex of the Undernet, guarded by [=PharaohMan=], in which great power may be unlocked. The challenge is that the power must be unlocked ''during combat'' against four warriors who appear in the challenger's image, but are individually enhanced by the [[SuperMode Style Change]]. Most people who fight them... tend to not get back up again. Lan and [=MegaMan=] not only succeed at the challenge and unlock a Style Change, they manage to unleash the ''Grandaddy'' of them all: Hub Style.
* FaceOfAThug: Raoul's[[note]]:A student of Mr. Famous.[[/note]] face is so terrifying Lan and [=MegaMan=] immediately assume he's a villain (and are quite stunned when [[BerserkButton he suggests they guess again]]). Takeo Inukai, however, beats him at his own game...in more ways than one.
-->'''Ahh!!''' That face!! '''Scarier''' than '''Raoul's !!!'''
-->'''Say what?!'''
* FightClubbing: [=NetBattling=] Licenses are only available to individuals over the age of eighteen. [=ACDC=]'s youth have a damn good time nonetheless. Lan enjoys something of a reputation in this crowd, [[spoiler:especially after he and Mega Man defeat Bass.]]
** One early scene has Roll clear the house by raising a false alarm about a Net Battle Raid. Clearing the various Net Navis out allows her to deliver an e-mail from Mayl to Lan and to flirt with [=MegaMan=].
* FingerLickinEvil: The DragonAscendant of the Darkloid arc sticks his tongue out and licks his lips or one of his fingers in just about every other panel he's in.
* FusionDance: A variation. [=MegaMan's=] later power-ups via the Double Soul ability extracts everything but the barest dregs of a given [=NetNavi's=] data, leaving them as entirely vulnerable shells prone to attack. At one point [=BubbleMan=] has to grab[=ProtoMan=] and run away from the blast zone, bonking his head on the ground a number of times, much to Chaud's chagrin.
** In the final arc, [=MegaMan=] can assume a Beast form modelled on Greiga after extracting a portion of its power. Of course, that's assuming he can [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity get a handle on it]].
** Right before the premier of Beast [=MegaMan=], we're given a brief glimpse of [[spoiler:Bass Cross [=MegaMan=]]], who's so powerful his body [[ExplosiveOverclocking can't actually handle it]] and [[HeroicRROD starts breaking down]].
* GoshDangItToHeck: The "swearing" in the official English translation ranges from age-inappropriate (what grade schooler would say "drat" or "curses"?) to just bizarre ("dang blang!").
* {{Keet}}: [[ChildProdigy Kei Yuuki]]. [[spoiler:Sean Obihiro, post-mind control]].
** IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: One of the first clues something's up with [[MeaningfulName Kei Yuuki]] is when he demonstrates his LackOfEmpathy by taking a ''scientific interest'' in Lan's coma.
* TheKindnapper: In the first chapter of Volume 3, [=SkullMan=] kidnaps [=MegaMan=] so he ([=SkullMan=]) can have a friend (his Operator's disposition [[JustifiedTrope kinda scares people away]]) and to keep him safe from the dangers of the [=UnderNet=]. He offers freedom to [=MegaMan=] if [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass he can]] [[SchmuckBait defeat SkullMan]].
* LightningBruiser: Plenty. [=BeastMan=] is notable for claiming prowess due to being a "beast-type" Navi...until [=ProtoMan=] cuts him down to size.
* MeaningfulName: Kei Yuuki is rough Japanese for "False Courage".
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The manga gives us a few primarily of the RedBaron class.
** "The Black Shadow" and the "Messenger of Darkness" for [[spoiler:Bass.]]
** "The Legendary Berserker" for [[spoiler:[[FusionDance Bass Cross [=MegaMan.=]]]]][[note]]One might question the "Legendary", considering he's appeared a grand total of twice, both for very modern threats.[[/note]]
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Invoked to spoof the games' habit of treating the main characters like nobodies despite their repetitive world-saving. After beating the WWW, Lan's name gets out and his house is raided by promoters trying to get him into their competitive netbattling tournaments, only to discover him making a scene at [=MegaMan's=] "wake"; Mayl, who's in on the ruse, takes the opportunity to suggest that Lan is only an AttentionWhore and the whole WWW affair is something he made up.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lan's not dumb. Lazy and unmotivated, certainly, but a damn good fighter nonetheless. When presented a free helicopter ride (see UmpteenthCustomer below), he immediately gets psyched up and goes along with it before Chaud can even finish telling him to be careful. [[spoiler: And the [=ProtoMan=] gets an email about how Lan knows what he's doing.]]
** Early on, Lan deliberately plays up the idea that he's an emotional nutcase to pull out of the limelight after [[spoiler:news reports identify him as one of the two child prodigies who saved the world together.]]
*** Even before that, Lan comes to school only to find the gates locked. Two men tell him that school's been canceled for the day, so he runs off, elated. Then he comes running back and manages to jump the gates, realizing that something was up. Turns out he was right.
* PennyAmongDiamonds: The climax of the Grave arc sees Class 5A invited aboard Gauss Magnets' [[ExaggeratedTrope ridiculously]] [[CoolBoat luxurious yacht.]] Which comes complete with [[LockedInAFreezer arctic simulation climate control]].
** PrincessForADay: Mayl, Yai, and Mari all seized the opportunity to fancy themselves up when the class got that cruise line invitation. Yai and Mari were out to look pretty, whereas Mayl was out to look pretty ''for [[IdiotHero someone]]''.
* PowerHigh: The problem with Hub Style is that it feels ''so damn good'' to go [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity overboard]].
* PrayerIsALastResort: Inspector Oda, during the battle against the Life Virus.
-->'''Oda:''' ''I'm not a praying man... but may these kids find favor with the almighty!''
* RecurringExtra: Whenever the local Navis (especially the guys Lan and Mega go Fight Clubbing with) are running around, look to see a lot of familiar faces.
* RuleOfCool: While the entire premise of the EXE franchise is basically this, the manga takes it up a notch. Most of the battles from Volume 5 onward reach ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' levels of over-the-top.
* SoLastSeason: Despite the dramatic Mega Man Hub Style vs. Bass Hub Style fight, [[SuperMode Hub Style]] is quickly brushed aside by opponents who use Dark Power, which negates it. Outside of a single CallBack where the style change is used to force Mega Man's way into the world of the Darkloids, it's never brought up again.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Each new BigBad exceeds the last by a good order of magnitude.
* SuperMode: The earliest was [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Hub Style]], though it was quickly discarded because Dark Power [[PowerNullifier negated it]]. Later [=MegaMan=] is granted the [[FusionDance Double Soul]], which gives him access to his Beast Mode, which itself gets a [[NextTierPowerUp further extension]] in Super Beast Mode.
** Style Change in general is considered to be this in-universe -- a [=NetNavi's=] skills spontaneously evolve to better take advantage of their Operator's fighting style. Lan and [=MegaMan=] managed to get their hands on the greatest of them all. [=ProtoMan=] gets a unique "style" [[spoiler:when Serenade grants him the [[DesperationAttack Muramasa]].]]
* SuperWeight: [=MegaMan=], [=ProtoMan=], and [=Bass=] are basically on a track of constant ascent, mostly so they can have more kickass fights with each other. By the end of the series, each of them is easily level 4, possibly level 5.
* TaremeEyes[=/=]TsurimeEyes: Normal Style [=MegaMan=] has the former. Hub Style [=MegaMan=] has the latter.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Happens ''a lot'' between [=MegaMan=] and Bass in the manga. [[LampshadeHanging Usually lampshaded.]] After their third big fight they made a promise (while Bass ''was on fire'', having [[TakingTheBullet taken a bullet]] for [=MegaMan=]) that they'd go at it again someday, and that the other had better stay alive till then. This leads to one saving the other a few times, usually followed by a reference to said promise:
--> '''Bass:''' ''Until the day... I bring you down...stay in the game! Show me... you can '''survive'''... And one day I will '''KILL''' you!! This is...'''what unites us!!!'''''
** Needless to say, they both take this promise to the extreme sometimes; with [=MegaMan=] and Lan charging an enemy stronghold to rescue Bass and later letting [=MegaMan=]'s EvilTwin land hits in an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight manner to wake Bass up, while on Bass's side we see him initiate a FusionDance with [=MegaMan=] to save his life, despite socking him not even a minute ago for merely ''suggesting'' the idea in the first place. Not to mention all the times Bass [[EnemyMine helps]] fight the BigBad of whatever arc he decides to show up for.
*** Bass even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his reason for doing so:
--> '''Bass:''' [[LittleNo No...]] I won't let you go... without my permission! '''I'll''' be the one to kill you!!! Don't forget that, [=MegaMan=]!!! Don't forget [[WorthyOpponent our bond!]]
* TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed: Like it says above, new villains are almost constantly cropping up after the old one falls. The biggest time breaks between arcs never exceed a few months...so TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed for maybe a whole year, at most.
* TournamentArc: {{Averted|Trope}}, interestingly enough. It's not that Lan and [=MegaMan=] are trying to stick to FightClubbing, it's that they're avoiding the extra publicity -- [=SharkMan=] is ''not'' particularly happy that they won't showing up.
** The arc that corresponds to the 6th game is ostensibly a "tournament", though its more of a [[BossRush Free-For-All]]. [=MegaMan=] does not take kindly to being forced to [[FightingYourFriend fight his friends]] and ESPECIALLY not to the fact that they suddenly all have absolutely no problem [[FaceHeelTurn with killing him]].
** Later, in the epilogue, [=MegaMan=] actually ''loses'' during the preliminary rounds of the newest tournament - everyone who watches assumes he's trying to give the weaker participants a boost, Lan himself wonders if Net Battling's worth getting excited about anymore, but [=ProtoMan=] shows up and calls him out on how he's been given a lot of credit for heroism when he just lost like a chump. Finally presented with a fight [[SpiritedCompetitor worth getting excited about]], Lan and [=MegaMan=] prove [[IAmNotLeftHanded exactly how much badass they've been holding in reserve]]. The crowd approves so heartily they actually invent the ''Tera-Class'' specifically for the fight.
* TricksterMentor: Mr. Famous [[InvokedTrope revels in it]]. He deliberately antagonizes Lan and Chaud to ensure they're itching to prove themselves when they cross Serenade's path. Serenade [[LampShaded teases]] Mr. Famous about it.
* UmpteenthCustomer: While hunting for [=MegaMan=] in Netopia, Lan and Chaud stop for hamburgers, only to be told that being the millionth customer entitles Lan to a free helicopter ride. Chaud fails to keep him from running off into the ObviousTrap, only for Lan to [[ObfuscatingStupidity reveal he knew]] [[SubvertedTrope the whole thing was a setup]] and went along with it to get to [=MegaMan=] that much faster. Charlie, who owns the helicopter, wonders [[DoubleSubverted what the heck Lan's talking about]].
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** [[IdiotHero Lan]] and [[FieryRedhead Mayl]]. [[ExaggeratedTrope A LOT]]. Early chapters see them arguing furiously with each other, and even brawling on the floor. Of course, Mayl's a fair bit more developed in the romance department then he is, so it turns into BelligerentSexualTension every now and again, like when she deliberately attempts to [[SheCleansUpNicely get Lan's attention]] on the cruise ship, only for him to tease her about wearing frilly stuff in cold weather. She takes a moment to stretch his face out.
** Also Lan and Chaud, especially in the early parts of their partnership. They actually spent most of their first encounter with Bass fighting each other more than they were fighting him because of this. It trickles down to [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] too, but aside from when Lan is in Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=] it's mostly on [=ProtoMan=]'s end due to both [[NotSoStoic him and Chaud having a shorter fuse than their game and anime counterparts.]] Later during the Nebula Arc this also develops between Lan and Dingo.
* VoodooShark: The manga attempts to perform ArcWelding between the second and third arcs to explain a former villain's FaceHeelTurn, but the villain's goals were so irrelevant to the third arc that the explanation undermines itself. [[spoiler:Shun Obihiro explains that he became Kei Yuki after being influenced by the forces of Dark Power... which is silly, because Kei Yuki's goal was to use Hub Style to TakeOverTheWorld, while Dark Power [[SoLastSeason makes Hub Style completely useless]]. The explanation requires the villains who created Kei Yuuki to have been pursuing the use of something they'd consider useless]].
* WeHardlyKnewYa: Lan's friend Akira is introduced in Chapter 3, only to immediately move away to another town within the same chapter.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Both Hub Style and Beast Out [=MegaMan=] are troublesome to get a handle on. The first one, being based on [[{{Synchronization}} Full Synchro]], effectively puts Lan in a coma.
* WorkoutFanservice: Episode 16 of ''Stream'' includes a TrainingMontage of [[FairCop Manabe]] in scanty gym wear.
* WouldHurtAChild: Whereas the anime mostly averts this, with the non-human [=MegaMan=] doing most of the fighting, the manga has a lot more scenes of Lan getting severely injured. This is mostly because the synchronization means that an injury to [=MegaMan=] spreads over to Lan, and Lan can also enter the network at times as well. [=DarkMan=] even directly attacks Lan at one point. Needless to say, Mega Man is NOT pleased when this happens.
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