History ShoutOut / MegaMan

* The first Mega Man game began life as a licensed game for Anime/AstroBoy. Rock himself looks suspiciously similar to Atom during the first game's ending.
* The implementation of Rush was inspired by ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'''s robot dog, Friender

** How about [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]'s cameo as a news reporter in the intro?

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

** In issue 46, when Rock and Blues are fighting and Blues confronts Rock about his relationship with Dr. Light, he yells "Then what am I supposed to be?!", a line from The Megas' song "I'm Not The Breakman".

* The comic book series also contains numerous references to the popular fan-made rock-and-roll group, The Megas:

** In issue 46, when Rock and Blues are fighting and Blues confronts Rock about his relationship with Dr. Light, he yells "Then what am I supposed to be?!", a clear reference to The Megas' song "I'm Not The Breakman".

--->'''Dr. Light:''' I made you in my image. I built your heart and gave you eyes. I gave you power and a sense of justice beyond any compare. I gave you hands, a child's face... Heh... Robot hair. But this burden, the burning in your heart, I did not put there.\\

** 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 sentence without ruining the moment.

* 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.

** And again with the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' {{Shout Out}}s: ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' performing the ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]]'' in the ''Day of Sigma'' {{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA (In the English dubs of ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'' and 'Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', X and Domon are voiced by Mark Gatha). Both Mega Man and Gundam fans didn't miss the chance to [[MemeticMutation spam this one...]]

** And again with the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' {{Shout Out}}s: ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' performing the ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]]'' in the ''Day of Sigma'' {{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA (In ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'', X and Domon even have [[HeyItsThatVoice the same voice actor!]]). Both Mega Man and Gundam fans didn't miss the chance to [[MemeticMutation spam this one...]]

* Another shout out appears in ''The Wily Wars'' for the 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''.

* 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.

** And again with the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' {{Shout Out}}s: ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' performing the ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]]'' in the ''Day of Sigma'' {{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA (X and Domon even have [[HeyItsThatVoice the same voice actor!]]). [[MemeticMutation Both Mega Man and Gundam fans didn't miss the chance to spam this one...]]

* The implementation of Rush was inspired by {{Casshern}}'s robot dog, Friender
** Speaking of Friender, that's the original Japanese names of the fire-breathing robot dog enemies in Wood Man's stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''.

* The comic book "Emerald-Spears" is one to [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan the cartoon]], which was produced by Ruby-Spears.

** Speaking of Friender, that's the original Japanese names of the fire-breathing robot dog enemies in Wood Man's stage in MegaMan2.

* The first Mega Man game began life as a licensed game for AstroBoy. Rock himself looks suspiciously similar to Atom during the first game's ending.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'', hold the B button when entering the Shade Man stage for the first time, and the music will change to a remix of the music from the first level of ''GhostsNGoblins''.

** Then there's Magma Dragoon, who wears humongous prayer beads around his neck, can perform the Hadouken, Shoryuken, and Tenma Kuujin Kyaku, and did some pretty questionable things just to fight X. Why hello there, Akuma.

** Another shout out appears in ''The Wily Wars'' for the 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''.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan 9'' features a shout out to the original in Dr. Wily's SwissBankAccount number (19-871-217). December 17th of 1987 is the release date of that game.
** Another shoutout appears in ''The Wily Wars'' for the SegaGenesis, to of all things 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 shoutout to ''JourneyToTheWest''.
* Starting from the fourth game, ''MegaManBattleNetwork'' also had a close relationship with ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'', from optional quests in the Battle Network game to actual crossover minigames 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).
** The "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" meme was referenced by one of the altered programs in [=ElecMan=]'s area in the first game.
*** [[http://megatuga.deviantart.com/art/Someone-set-us-the-bomb-MM-m-140152978?q=gallery%3Amegatuga%2F23658695&qo=27 This one]], to be exact.
* After a certain plot event in ''MegaManBattleNetwork 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 Hideo Kojima, creator of the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' series (and the ''MetalGear'' series, hence the impromptu Solid Snake cosplay), where the Gun Del Sol functions as the main character's weapon.
* In ''MegaManPoweredUp'', the robot masters have incredibly quirky personalities, kind of like {{Bob and George}}.
* ''MegaManStarForce'' has an EasterEgg where if you put a MegaManBattleNetwork cartridge into the GBA slot, then an event with Rockman.exe would occur. Complete with TimeTravel (Star Force is 200 years after Battle Network).
* In ''MegaManStarForce 3'', Geo's class has pet earthworms. The name of Geo's earthworm is [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim James]].
* Fans have noted that the wing bits on the Black Ace form from ''MegaManStarForce 3'' superficially resemble those of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Freedom]], and during its LimitBreak attack, it [[PowerGivesYouWings sprouts energy wings]] that are identical to those found on the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Destiny]].
** And again with the {{Gundam}} {{Shout Out}}s: ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' performing the ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]]'' in the ''Day of Sigma'' {{OVA}} (X and Domon even have [[HeyItsThatVoice the same voice actor!]]). [[MemeticMutation Both Mega Man and Gundam fans didn't miss the chance to spam this one...]]
* The ''StreetFighter'' {{Easter Egg}}s in the first two ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' games. X could get the Hadoken (X1) and Shoryuken (X2) from a ''gi''-clad Dr. Light by performing certain feats. These move were executed the same as in their game of origin (with Fire substituting for Punch), and could kill anything in one hit. X had to be at full power to use them.
** Then there's [[strike:Akuma]] Magma Dragoon, who wears humongous prayer beads around his neck, does the shoryuken, the hadouken and did some pretty questionable things just to fight X.
* The comic book's "Emerald-Spears" is one to the cartoon, which was produced by Ruby-Spears.

** Then there's [[strike:Akuma]] Magma Dragoon, who wears humongous prayer beads around his neck, does the shoryuken, the hadouken and did some pretty questionable things just to fight X.

** ThisTroper remembers the "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" meme being referenced by one of the altered programs in [=ElecMan=]'s area in the first game. At that time, the altered programs and their hidden faces were [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel SERIOUS NIGHTMARE FUEL]] for him.