Why does Capcom like Guts Man so much?

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on: March 06, 2010, 03:23:34 PM
How did Guts Man turn from just that boss in MM1 to an internet meme that features his glutes? Guts Man was just a boss in MM1, he reappeared in Mega Man 2 as Guts Dozer, there was a huge Guts Man like robot named Gamma, Stone Man looks like a skinner version of Guts Man, the a quite a few enemies in the games with his jaw and Guts Man appears again in MM7 as a new and improved Fortress Boss. I have to ask and with a bit of curiosity as to why Inafune likes Guts Man so much? Is it his design, his jaw or just that ass?



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Reply #1 on: March 06, 2010, 03:51:31 PM
Beats me, but the meme is understandable--the video was funny, and the idea that Mega was able to identify Gutsman based on ass alone (though I'm leaning more towards "build + color scheme") was also funny.



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Reply #2 on: March 06, 2010, 03:58:35 PM
Guts Man is not Inafune´s fav as far as I know, but in game he is Wily´s favourite


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Reply #3 on: March 06, 2010, 04:04:43 PM
^^That might explain a bit, really. At least, he wasn't the MM1 representative chosen for one of the Weapon Archive units (in MM10). MM9's already given us our Guts Man quota, with Concrete Man.

On a side note, Wood Man is one of Wily's favorite creations, apparently. As of now, he's returned in MM8 and got to be MM2's rep, for one of the WAs.

Edit: Oh, wait, I just realized that Solar Man also has a "Guts Man" faceplate.

Edit 2: But hey, I don't mind all the Guts Man love. After all, Guts Man's one of my favorite MM1 RMs. ;)



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Reply #4 on: March 06, 2010, 05:34:50 PM
Capcom had nothing to do with the Gutsman's ass meme.

I think the series of robots with a "Gutsman's jaw" is just a unique design element that is simply repeated for the sake of artistic consistancy.  Sort of like the "no headed" robot design introduced in Airman.

There's a few robots that get used over and over again from MMs 1 and 2.  But Guts sure does get preferencial treatment.  I don't think it's even been asked why that was so.  Elecman was Inafune's favorite, i believe.


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Reply #5 on: March 06, 2010, 05:51:55 PM
I love that vocal song from Battle & Chase, that's apparently the theme of Gutsman. : D
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Reply #6 on: March 06, 2010, 06:01:09 PM
Because his design pretty much Dumb Muscle personified.
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Reply #7 on: March 07, 2010, 05:23:35 PM
It's 100% the jaw.

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Reply #8 on: March 07, 2010, 05:51:19 PM

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Reply #9 on: March 07, 2010, 08:20:15 PM
It's funny how you notice the amount of appearances Guts Man has, yet you overlook that Cut Man has showed up just as many times.


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Reply #10 on: March 07, 2010, 08:36:49 PM
Cut Man only appeared as himself, Guts has cameos as enemies, sub bosses, fortres bosses, bosses


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Reply #11 on: March 07, 2010, 09:31:40 PM
Cut Man only appeared as himself, Guts has cameos as enemies, sub bosses, fortres bosses, bosses

True that.

Athough, a riff from Cut Man's song can be heard, in some MM4 songs.



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Reply #12 on: March 08, 2010, 02:54:56 AM
Was that RingMan's stage music?  I always thought that part sounded like the FireMan song, but now that you mention it, CutMan's song has a part like that too.

Don't forget that CutMan also appeared as KUNG FU CUTMAN!
(Because in the future, CutMan knows kung fu.  No lie.)



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Reply #13 on: March 08, 2010, 03:19:56 AM
Wily's man-crush for Guts Man was actually evident in the first MM game. Weren't there like a ton of Guts Man statues in the final level?


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Reply #14 on: March 08, 2010, 03:36:35 AM
I used to expect some of those statues to come to life and jump down on me.  So disappointing when they all just stayed there.



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Reply #15 on: March 08, 2010, 04:05:49 AM
I think that was a rare insertion of the plot into the game.  I think it meant that Wily planned to take over the world with an army of Gutsmen and that MM stopped him.  That or Wily decided to use them as statued in his fortress.


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Reply #16 on: March 08, 2010, 04:40:32 AM
Clearly they were supposed to come alive and mob Megaman, but luckily for our hero Wily forgot to make them able to move.



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Reply #17 on: March 08, 2010, 06:30:17 AM
Maybe he's just really popular among fans?

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Reply #18 on: March 08, 2010, 07:22:10 AM
Who doesn't like GutsMan that much?  It's GutsMan!



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Reply #19 on: March 08, 2010, 08:05:27 PM
I find it kind of ironic how Cut Man and Guts Man made way more appearances throughout the rest of the series than Elec Man has, even though Inafune once said that HE was his favorite Robot Master.



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Reply #20 on: March 08, 2010, 10:30:40 PM
It's probably that the fans like them more than Elec. But if it's any consolation, Elec is in 10.


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Reply #21 on: March 08, 2010, 10:33:57 PM
I am not that found of Guts Man


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Reply #22 on: March 09, 2010, 04:14:53 AM
I used to expect some of those statues to come to life and jump down on me.  So disappointing when they all just stayed there.

Ha, same here! I didn't get to that level until years later and an experience with Super Metroid scared me for life.


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Reply #23 on: March 10, 2010, 01:53:36 AM
Gutsman? Come on! It's frickin' Guts Man! WTF is a Guts? You have Cutman (he cuts stuff), Bombman (throws bombs) Iceman, Fireman, and Elecman (Ice, Fire, and Electricity, derrr...)... Gutsman (has... lots of guts?) Doesn't make sense really, but he's awesome!

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Reply #24 on: March 10, 2010, 07:53:03 AM
He will spill your guts.