Number: DWN-036

Weapon: Gyro Blade

Weakness: Gravity Hold

Dr. Wily’s limited budget is what forced him to have a propeller. He will cowardly hide himself in clouds, but if you have the weapon that plays on his weakness, he’ll go down quickly!

So, we can all agree “gyro” is less intimidating than something like “chopper” or “jet,” right? And even the official description above suggests Gyro Man’s design is a little bit… ineffective. However, I’ve always liked this design, especially his landing-gear style feet that look plucked from a helicopter.

So yeah, poor Gyro Man. The fact he has a propeller is used as a rare example of Wily’s formerly limitless budget colliding with reality. If only he got that jet engine…

And in the end, you even take away his propeller as your own weapon! It’s actually kinda cool too, as you can fire and then control it afterward. It can only move straight up or down, but with so many enemies on ceilings, it has its uses.

Brian aka “Protodude”

From a design standpoint, Gyro Man is my absolute favorite of Mega Man’s rogues gallery. He’s essentially a walking helictopter… of doom! According to Mega Man & Bass’ CD database, Gyro Man is a huge fan of greek sandwiches. Ironically, he dislikes jet engines — this despite the fact he was initially designed to have a proper engine on his back!

David Oxford (The Mega Man Network)

It’s hard not to like Gyro Man’s design. Like Dive Man, he’s another of the pre-transforming vehicle-type Robot Masters who looks like a cross between a helicopter and a ninja — and there’s just something cool about those skids he has as feet. Seeing as Wily had to make some budget cuts to the design, one has to wonder what we could have wound up with instead — a jet samurai? We may never know.

When he’s not taking over hanging gardens and trying to destroy Mega Man, I hear he plays a pretty mean lead guitar. Some might even say that his tunes are hypnotic.