The franchise’s overall popularity and the promise of one of eight exclusive golden Rockman 4 cartridges caused a staggering 70,000 Robot Masters to be submitted for Mega Man 4. Perhaps to make up for Mega Man 3’s lack of aquatic Robot Masters, Mega Man 4 is the only game in the series to feature two: Dive Man and Toad Man.
The option to revisit completed stages from the original Mega Man was reintroduced.
Bright Man was originally submitted as Pearl Man, named after a brand of lightbulbs in Japan.
The developers scrapped an entire work-in-progress stage and redesigned it specifically for Skull Man once his design had been chosen.
| Robot Master | Special Weapon | Weakness | Sprites |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bright Man |
Flash Stopper |
Rain Flush |
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Toad Man |
Rain Flush |
Drill Bomb |
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Drill Man |
Drill Bomb |
Dive Missile |
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Pharaoh Man |
Pharaoh Shot |
Flash Stopper |
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|
Ring Man |
Ring Boomerang |
Pharaoh Shot |
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|
Dust Man |
Dust Crusher |
Ring Boomerang |
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Dive Man |
Dive Missile |
Skull Barrier |
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Skull Man |
Skull Barrier |
Dust Crusher |
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