Eddie

Eddie

Eddie was created byDr. Light to carry items forMega Man. (According to U.S. game manuals, Dr. Light built him as his personal cybernetic suitcase.) He is equipped with a material transfer unit that allows him to relay an unlimited amount of items fromDr. Light's Laboratory, but asDr. Wily (usingDr. Cossack) attacked while he was still under construction, Eddie is sent incomplete to assist Mega Man in the battle and is unable to choose items, giving them randomly. LikeRush, Eddie is equipped with a sensor that identifies Mega Man's exact location. The sensor allows him to appear by Mega Man’s side instantly whenever he is needed.^[1] He has a jet engine that allows him to fly, while inMega Man 11 he flies with a propeller.

Video game appearances[]

As a support[]

FromMega Man 4 toMega Man 6 andMega Man III toMega Man V, Eddie appears in a section of some stages to help Mega Man, giving a random recovery item, much like a? Can or anItem Present. Items dropped by Eddie will not disappear until they are taken. If the item isn't taken and the player is able to leave and return to the area with Eddie, Eddie will reappear and give other item, allowing the player to select the item. InMega Man 5, for some reason, Eddie could not be retrieved after the events from the fourth game, but he still functions and reappears to assist Mega Man.^[2]

The locations where Eddie giving an item:

• InMega Man 4, appears in the stages ofRing Man,Dust Man,Dive Man,Skull Man, and the secondWily Castle stage.
• InMega Man 5, appears in the stages ofStone Man,Napalm Man, andCrystal Man.
• InMega Man 6, appears in the stages ofCentaur Man,Knight Man,Plant Man,Tomahawk Man, and the lastWily Castle stage.
• InMega Man III, appears in the stages ofDrill Man, Dive Man, and Skull Man.
• InMega Man IV, appears in the lower path fromCrystal Man's stage.
• InMega Man V, appears in the stages ofVenus,Saturn,Uranus, and inside theWily Star.

InMega Man 8, Eddie is one of the assistants that can appear to help Mega Man in theRush Jet sections fromTengu Man's stage and the secondWily Tower stage. He attacks by throwing bombs from his head.

InMega Man 2: The Power Fighters, if the player loses half of his energy during a battle, Eddie appears to give an item that calls a support robot.Rush will appear when the item is taken by Mega Man,Treble appears forBass, andBeat forProto Man orDuo.

As an item[]

InMega Man & Bass,Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha,Mega Man 9,Mega Man 10, andMega Man 11, Eddie will not appear in the stages, but it is now anitem that can be bought by Mega Man in theshop withScrews, calledEddie Call (エディコール,Eddie Call) in such games. When the item is used, Eddie will appear and drop many healing items for Mega Man to pick up. This version works exactly asRush Question fromMega Man 8. In most games, the item is disposable, but inMega Man & Bass, it can be used repeatedly as long as there is still energy like the Rush functions.

Minor appearances[]

• InMega Man 7, Eddie appears withAuto insideBig Eddie.
• InMega Man: Battle & Chase, Eddie appears only in the loading screen together with Auto, both racing on cars. Player 2 can make Eddie's car move faster.
• In the Navi Mode of theRockman Complete Works games, Eddie and Beat point recommended directions to the player.
• InMega Man X DiVE, Eddie appears asRoll's second active skill. Additionally, multiple Eddies with different colors are shown in Daily Mission (red, yellow, blue, green, and grey), Story and Coop modes (red, blue, and grey), as well as Boss Challenge (red, yellow, blue, and green) to provide various items to player by achievement progress.

Crossovers[]

• InMarvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes andMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes,Mega Man andRoll can summon Eddie to give them theMega Ball,Tornado Hold orLeaf Shield. In the Hyper CombosHyper Mega Man andHyper Roll, the user transforms by combining with Rush, Eddie and Beat and performs a powerful attack.
• Eddie appears as a Trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• InOtoranger, the Fever attack of the goodMega Man characters is a combination of Eddie, Rush, Beat, and Tango namedRight Great.
• Eddie appears in Rush's card fromSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash.

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

English data A support robot that Dr. Light has created for Megaman. It can fly with a jet engine. Good Point: Flip-flopper Bad Point: Bag of nerves Like: Lottery Dislike: Wasting money Japanese data A support mech created by Dr. Right to deliver items to Rockman. He can fly with jets. Good Point: Takes good care of things Bad Point: Bad at organizing Like: Lotteries Dislike: Squandering

Rockman Complete Works data[]

Dr.ワイリーとの戦いにそなえライト博士が開発したアイテム運びロボット。開発終了間際にDr.ワイリーが攻めてきたので未完成のまま出動した。

Translation: An item-carrying robot developed by Dr. Right in preparation for the battle against Dr. Wily. Dr. Wily attacked just as the development was about to finish, so the robot was deployed without being completed.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Trophy[]

Other Media[]

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)[]

"Don't forget your energy cans, MegaMan"

―Eddie,The Beginning

Eddie has several appearances in Ruby Spear'sMega Man animated series, where he was voiced by Scott McNeil. His main role is to giveEnergy Cans to Mega Man when his energy is low, being able to store up to five of them in his head at once. In the cartoon, Eddie's color scheme was changed from red to green and he also received a small height increase in addition to a more conical-shaped head.

Mega Man: Upon a Star[]

Eddie is a video game character that comes out from the TV a few times to help Mega Man recover.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Eddie first appeared in one panel fromissue 20. In theWorlds Collide crossover he suppliedMega Man with a replacement chip for hisMega Buster (asSonic had used his super-speed to steal the chip from him to disable his weapon), as well as an Energy Tank to refill his reserves before resuming his match with Sonic in his dimension.

Eddie eventually made his formal debut inissue 37, where he was seen being worked on byAuto whileDr. Wily was privately admitting that he was luring Mega Man and company into a trap. Eddie is completed and activated inissue 53, just in time to assist Mega Man againstDr. Cossack and his robots.

Mega Man (Dreamwave Productions)[]

Eddie only appeared in two panels, the first being inside Dr. Light's limousine in the first issue, and the second being worked on by Dr. Light in the fourth issue, where Light mentions that the robot will be able to "make the finest coffee this side of Seattle".

Mega Man Megamix[]

Eddie doesn't have an active role in the manga, usually only having minor appearances. He was created by Dr. Light as an item transport robot to assist Mega Man, but as he was rushed out to assist him in a time of need, his Item Selection function is not as refined as it could have been. Still, Eddie manages to play an important role outside of battle as well by acting as a rice cooker for Dr. Light's household. He transmitted to Dr. Light the events thatTango observed in "The Strongest Enemy to Date", Light not knowing who sent the footage.

Mega Man Through the Ages[]

Eddie appears under the 1992 banner, where he provides Mega Man with a 30th Icon containing key art and footage forMega Man 5.

Other appearances[]

Eddie also appeared in theRockman manga series,Rockman 8,Rockman & Forte, andRockman 4Koma Dai Koushin. In most of those, Eddie has a very small role or a brief appearance, the shortest being in only one panel from theRockman & Forte manga, where Roll uses him as a rice cooker.

Gallery[]

Eddie inMega Man 4.

Front, side, and back view of Eddie.

Eddie in theMega Man 4 US manual.

Eddie with Mega Man, Rush, and Beat inMega Man 6.

Mega Man 6 artwork

Mega Man 6 artwork

Eddie inMega Man 7.

Bass, Beat, Rush, Eddie, Met, Treble, Proto Man and MegaMan inMega Man 7

Chibi Eddie fromMega Man 8.

Eddie with Mega Man, Rush, and Beat inMega Man 9.

Mega Man 11 concept art.

Mega Man 11

Eddie's CD database sprite fromMega Man & Bass.

Eddie with Mega Man and Rush inMega Man III.

Eddie inRockman VR.

Eddie inRockman Strategy

Eddie inMega Man: Upon a Star.

Eddie's formal debut inMega Man #37.

Eddie inMega Man Megamix.

Eddie inMega Man Megamix.

Eddie in theRockman 6 manga.

Eddie and mass-produced Eddies inRockman: Yomigaeru Blues.

Eddie in theRockman 8 manga.

Eddie's cameo in theRockman & Forte manga.

Eddie inRockman 4Koma Dai Koushin

Eddie in theRockman 11: Unmei no Haguruma!! manga

Eddie figure

Eddie and Roll inMega Man 11

Trivia[]

• During the development ofMega Man 2, Keiji Inafune was asked to design a character who could carry and produce items, but the character was not used in the game. The character was later implemented inMega Man 4.^[3]
• In the Ruby-Spears cartoon, Eddie's voice is nearly identical to that of Waspinator ofBeast Wars: Transformers, another character voiced by Scott McNeil. At one point in episode 1, he even speaks in third person while Mega Man is being repaired, a common trait of Waspinator's dialogue.
• Eddie has his own foil, which resembles him but has the opposite purpose. Rather than providing items like their good counterpart, theAnti-Eddies steal things.

See also[]

• Big Eddie
• Anti-Eddie

References[]