History ShoutOut / MegaMan

* Another shout out appears in ''VideoGameMegaManTheWilyWars'' for the Platform/SegaGenesis, to of all things ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. During the outside portions of Mega Water S's stage, a green, grassy island with waterfalls can be seen in the distance, which bears a suspicious resemblance to GreenHillZone from the first Sonic game. More blatantly, you have the bosses (referred to as the "Genesis Unit" in later Capcom materials) of the Wily Tower section themselves, Hyper Storm H, Buster Rod G, and Mega Water S, who are a combined shout out to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
* Starting from the fourth game, ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' also had a close relationship with ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'', from optional quests in the ''Battle Network'' game to actual crossover mini-games obtained by linking the ''Battle Network'' game with the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' game. This material was stripped from the US translation of ''Battle Network 6'' after the relative flop of the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' games in the US, leading to fan outcry (to give you a scope -- two secret chips, six Navi (summon) chips, an optional boss, and an semi-secret area with accompanying SideQuest were cut out of the game).

** After a certain plot event in ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'', a visit to the haunted house in the real world results in a meeting with a stubble-bearded man with a sun-themed bandanna, who gives the player the code for the Battle Chip "Gun Del Sol EX". The man is actually intended to be Creator/HideoKojima, creator of the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' series (and the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, hence the impromptu Solid Snake cosplay), where the Gun Del Sol functions as the main character's weapon.

* Another shout out appears in ''The Wily Wars'' for the Platform/SegaGenesis, to of all things ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. During the outside portions of Mega Water S's stage, a green, grassy island with waterfalls can be seen in the distance, which bears a suspicious resemblance to GreenHillZone from the first Sonic game. More blatantly, you have the bosses (referred to as the "Genesis Unit" in later Capcom materials) of the Wily Tower section themselves, Hyper Storm H, Buster Rod G, and Mega Water S, who are a combined shout out to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.

* Another shout out appears in ''The Wily Wars'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, to of all things ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. During the outside portions of Mega Water S's stage, a green, grassy island with waterfalls can be seen in the distance, which bears a suspicious resemblance to GreenHillZone from the first Sonic game. More blatantly, you have the bosses (referred to as the "Genesis Unit" in later Capcom materials) of the Wily Tower section themselves, Hyper Storm H, Buster Rod G, and Mega Water S, who are a combined shout out to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.

* One sidequest in ''Mega Man Star Force 2'' involves an elderly woman worried by the fact that her long-distance boyfriend, [[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Alec Tribec,]] has stopped writing. Mega naturally wonders if Alec stopped because he's in some sort of jeopardy.

* One sidequest in ''Mega Man Star Force 2'' involves an elderly woman worried by the fact that her long-distance boyfriend, [[Series/Jeopardy Alec Tribec,]] has stopped writing. Mega naturally wonders if Alec stopped because he's in some sort of jeopardy.

* One of Blast Man's Pre battle quotes is "[[Anime/Naruto Explosion... is ART!]]"

** After a certain plot event in ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'', a visit to the haunted house in the real world results in a meeting with a stubble-bearded man with a sun-themed bandanna, who gives the player the code for the Battle Chip "Gun Del Sol EX". The man is actually intended to be Creator/HideoKojima, creator of the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' series (and the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series, hence the impromptu Solid Snake cosplay), where the Gun Del Sol functions as the main character's weapon.

* The comic book features an anti-robot terrorist group named the "Emerald Spears", a reference to the company that produced [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan the cartoon]], Ruby-Spears.

** The Gaea Armor's Giga Attack in ''X5'' is pretty much Chun Li's ''Kikoushou'' Super Art.

** While comforting Rock in issue 3, Dr. Light speaks the chorus of "The Message From Dr. Light", almost entirely word-for-word; bonus points go to the writers for actually managing to work the iconic phrase "robot hair" into the conversation without ruining the moment.

* For his [[FamousLastWords/MegaMan death line]] in ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', Block Man shouts, "You blockhead!", a line that served as [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicStrip/Peanuts ''Peanuts'']]' most famous insult line.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'', the robot masters have incredibly quirky personalities, kind of like Webcomic/BobAndGeorge.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' features a shout out to the original in Dr. Wily's SwissBankAccount number (19-871-217). December 17, 1987 is the release date of that game.

* Similarly to [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright]], Protectos has an attack that's avoided by standing in his shadow to avoid getting fried.

* Similarly to [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright]], Protectos has an attack that's avoided by standing in his shadow to avoid getting fried.

* A member of the Resistance in the first few [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero]] games is an elderly reploid named Andrew, who married a human woman and ended up modifying his body so he could age with her. Sound [[Film/BicentennialMan familiar]]?