Kalinka Cossack
Kalinka Cossack
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- "PleaseMega Man, don't! My father is not really evil. Dr. Wily took me hostage and forced my father to fight you. Please Mega Man, don't hurt my father any more."
- ―Kalinka Cossack,Mega Man 4
Kalinka Cossack (カリンカ・コサック,Karinka Kosakku, Russian: Калинка Казак) is a character from the originalMega Man series. She is the nine-year-old[1] daughter ofDr. Cossack that dreams to become a princess. She is skilled at ballet dancing and playing the piano.[1]
Physical Appearance[]
Kalinka has a fair skin complexion, blue or green eyes, and wavy blonde hair.
Originally, her hair was shoulder-length. She wore a red fur coat with a skirt, indigo fur, and two yellow buttons. She also had indigo leggings, tan boots with white fur and soles, round blue earrings, and a black ushanka.
Kalinka's appearance changed inRockman ×over. Her hair is much longer, reaching her back, and has a turquoise coat with white fur and six black buttons. She also has a pair of black mittens. She still keeps her earrings and hat.
Personality[]
Video game appearances[]
- InMega Man 4,Dr. Wily kidnapped Kalinka to force Dr. Cossack to fightMega Man, but Mega Man and Dr. Cossack stopped their fight whenProto Man saved Kalinka and reunited her with her father.
- In the version ofMega Man 4 that was featured inMega Man: Anniversary Collection andRockman Complete Works, Kalinka plays the role of Mega Man'snavigator if Navi Mode is enabled in the options menu. Even after being rescued, she will still continue to support Mega Man throughout the rest of the game as an act of gratitude.
- Kalinka and her father first appear as player-controllable characters inWily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise. In this game, she hopes to build a lot of castles in the world and realize her dream of becoming a princess.
- She also appears withRoll carrying a banner in the end of matches of Tournament Mode inMega Man's Soccer.
- InMega Man Legends 2, there are magazines in a place namedCalinca with her on the cover of issue 3.
- InRockman ×over, Kalinka is 14 years old, and serves asOVER-1's navigator.
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Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
Kalinka first appears during theSpiritus Ex Machina arc, where Roll accidentally bumped into her. This nearly caused a confrontation between Roll, her brother Rock, andPharaoh Man, one ofDr. Cossack's Robot Masters before Cossack quelled it. She was later introduced to Dr. Light by her father, both of whom were old college friends. Kalinka also ended up explaining to Rock that the point of the A.R.T.S. Convention is for robotics experts to meet each other and that Light and her father studied with each other andDr. Noele Lalinde when they were younger. Kalinka also expressed confusion when Lalinde addressed her as one of Cossack's "creations," as she's not a robot, causing her father to sheepishly state that he'll explain it to her when she's older. While the doctors go to the lecture hall, Kalinka and Roll stay behind to see more of the convention.
Kalinka in school
Kalinka held captive
When theEmerald Spears terrorist group invaded the convention and held everyone hostage, Kalinka called her father while hiding with Roll, fearing for his safety, with Cossack telling her to stay in hiding and that he'll be fine. She later managed to escape with Roll (the latter faking being a human), and then reported to AgentRoslyn Krantz about the terrorist occupation of the convention just as one of the bombs set by the terrorists ended up set off. Afterwards, Kalinka spent some time with Roll andTempo (Dr. Lalinde's Robot Master) at the beach before she returned to Russia, and later aided in saving several people when a ship ran aground. (Mega Man #19) Ina future event when Mega Man was caught intime travel, Dr. Cossack laments that, thanks to Mega Man, Kalinka is most likely dead. She later celebrated New Years with her father inMega Man #21. WhenRa Moon commenced his EMP wave, she ended up terrified by the event. According to Dr. Cossack in the aftermath of Ra Moon's defeat, Kalinka suffered from nightmares relating to the episode, even when it was all over. This is further alluded to when Dr. Cossack glares at Dr. Wily during the first part of Dawn of X when he asks how Kalinka is doing. Dr. Cossack retorts that she's worrying less about monsters-andmad scientists. In addition, when Wily asked Dr. Cossack about how his daughter was doing, Cossack's mug's handle broke off, foreshadowing Wily's later abduction of her and forcing Cossack himself into villainy to guarantee her safety.
Eventually, while at school, she was lured away bya mysterious boy in a trenchcoat as well as anodd bird-like robot, and while talking to him about how her father was developinga similar robot, the man proceeded to place a teleportation harness on her and brought her to theX Corporation. Wily, who was believed to be dead, then congratulated the man, Break Man, and then proceeded to make a phone call to her father telling him that he has abducted his daughter and he has to do everything he says if he wants to see her again. Kalinka then breaks down in fear and begs for a knight to rescue her as she's a princess, with Break Man noticing.
Mega Man Megamix[]
Kalinka is Dr. Cossack's only daughter. Her special talents include ballet dancing and playing the piano, but she dreams of one day becoming a princess in a big castle. (It is possible that the exterior ofDr. Cossack's laboratory is shaped like a castle because Dr. Cossack wanted to make Kalinka's dream come true in a small way.) When Kalinka was nine years old, she was kidnapped by Dr. Wily, and ensuring her safety was the reason Dr. Cossack went into battle against Mega Man.
Kalinka used to feel conflicted about robots in general, as she sometimes felt that her father cared more for his mechanical creations that he did for her, which resulted in a twinge of jealousy. However, after the Skull Man incident and due to her growing friendship with Roll, her perspective on robots started changing. Now, Kalinka considers Roll one of her nearest and dearest friends. Since Roll is a robot, she will never experience the natural effects of aging, but as a human, Kalinka continues to grow up as the series progresses.
In Grim Reaper of Resurrection, Kalinka is 12 years old.[2] WhenSkull Man destroyed Dr. Cossack's laboratory,Dive Man protected her from the debris, and they are found by Mega Man and Roll. The four, alongsideBright Man andToad Man, try to find Skull Man to rescue the kidnapped Dr. Cossack and three of his robots, but when they find him, he captures Roll and Kalinka. Skull Man leaves the two in a cave, and Kalinka is unable to leave due to the snow storm outside. The cold is too much for her, and she loses consciousness, but Roll overheats herself to keep her warm. When Kalinka awakens, she notices that Roll is steaming and tells her to stop, and it could damage her circuits. When Skull Man is defeated, he reveals where he hid the girls and they are rescued.
In The Greatest Enemy in History, a 14 years old Kalinka assist Dr. Cossack to prove Mega Man's innocence. Kalinka also appears inMega Man Gigamix, where she assists Roll in theBattle & Chase competition and gives support in the battle against theStardroids.
Mega Man Through the Ages[]
Kalinka, alongside her father Dr. Cossack, were shown waiting for Mega Man close to the 1991 banner, with a 30th Icon containing the key art and footage forMega Man 4, being at their feet.
Other appearances[]
Kalinka appears in the mangaRockman 4,Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues,Rockman 8 and theNovas Aventuras de Megaman comic.
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Trivia[]
Concepts of Kalinka for theMega Man Battle Network series.
- WhenYūji Ishihara heard that Dr. Cossack was going to have a counterpart in theMega Man Battle Network series, he assumed that Kalinka would also appear and did some sketches of her while working onDr. Cossak.[3] However, she isn't even mentioned in the series, and it's unknown if Dr. Cossack's counterpart has a daughter.
- Kalinka may be named after the Russian folk song "Kalinka", which is appropriate since manyMega Man characters' names are references to musical terms, and it also fits her Russian heritage.
- Kalinka's hat is known as anpapakha. These hats are worn by cossacks and various turkic ethnic groups of the Caucasus. Many variants of papakha exist, but black and slim ones are mainly associated with russian woman fashion. She is rarely seen without her hat, even in warm climates.
- Kalinka is the only female human with known name in the classic series video games.
- It's hinted that she may have romantic feelings forMega Man as shown in an artwork ofR20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works, although her limited appearances leave little focus on this.
References[]
- ↑1.01.1Rockman 4 - PS1 Books
- ↑Kalinka's profile inMega Man Megamix.
- ↑Mega Man Battle Network Official Complete Works page 103
External links[]
- Kalinka Cossack on the Mega Man Fanon wiki.