Cheat Man

Cheat Man

Artwork by Himajin Jichiku

DLN-010

Information In-Game Information HP: 28 Weapon: Cheat Saber Weakness(es): Flash Stopper, Super Arrow Affiliations: Dr. Light Type: Space Occupation: Combat Robot Location(s): Tier 6 Deep Thoughts Misc. Information Script: チートマン Romaji: Chītoman Designer(s): Himajin Jichiku Programmer(s): NaOH Gender: Male Eye Color: Purple Series Information MaGMML Game Appearances: MaGMML2 (Boss, NPC) Other Appearances: Rockman CX

"You're wondering how I got here, aren't you, Mega Man? Well, I looked up all the answers, of course! I am CHEAT Man after all! Mwahahahaha!"

―Cheat Man, Deep Thoughts

Cheat Man is a Robot Master from the Rockman 2 ROM hack Rockman CX. He was created by Dr. Light to destroy the titular Rockman CX, a knockoff of Mega Man created by Dr. Wily. As his name suggests, his main ability is distorting the game to gain an unfair advantage in battle.

He appears in Make a Good Mega Man Level 2 as a tier boss, and makes a few other appearances throughout the game. Cheat Man is significantly less difficult here than he is in Rockman CX, but he is still very much a threat.

Game Appearances

Rockman CX

Cheat Man is one of the eight Robot Masters. His stage is set across a city's rooftops, which Rockman CX must navigate. During the battle against Cheat Man, he attacks by cheating in numerous ways, including (but not limited to) teleporting Rockman CX so his own attacks damage himself, gradually refilling his health, deleting half of the arena to create a bottomless pit, swapping healthbars with Rockman CX if the latter's is higher, throwing instant kill spikes, distorting the room's background and tiles, and using his Cheat Saber, which instantly kills Rockman CX on contact. When refought alongside the other seven Robot Masters in Dr. Light's Laboratory, Cheat Man is supported by three enemies from the video game Mother 3; a Gently Weeping Guitar, a Jealous Bass, and a Beaten Drum. He also gains several new ways to be a cheating git attacks.

Cheat Man's weakness is Mega Man's Special Weapon, the Mega Buster. His Cheat Saber, however, isn't the weakness of any one boss in particular; rather, it instantly kills any boss it is used on. The one exception is, ironically, Cheat Man himself, who will manipulate the game to have it kill Rockman CX instead if he tries using it on him.

Make a Good Mega Man Level 2

Cheat Man appears as the boss of Tier 6, the Battle Network. On entering the boss corridor, Cheat Man will trap Mega Man in the left wall, forcing him upwards while transforming the area into a recreation of his original Rockman CX stage, before the battle begins proper. He also appears as a normal boss towards the end of the Tier X stage Deep Thoughts.

All fights with him start with dialogue, and he begins the fight by throwing the text of the final dialogue box at Mega Man while shooting three projectiles straight forward. He then floats near the top of the room and shoots two large projectiles that bounce off of surfaces eight times. After that, he uses the following pattern:

• He will float back down to the ground and charge up a laser. Cheat Man will try to fake Mega Man out by waiting until a split-second after what sounds like an audio cue to shoot the laser. The laser reduces Mega Man's health to 1; in Deep Thoughts, it outright kills him, bypassing the effect of the Skull Amulet.
• He will shoot another bouncing projectile, then float back and forth with a glitchy wall in front of him. Shooting this wall will teleport the projectile to the top of the screen, where it will fall down on Mega Man and damage him on contact. This also happens if it makes contact with the Sakugarne or Rush.
• At the middle of the room, he will shoot yet another bouncing projectile, float up, and forcibly teleport Mega Man to the top of the room nine times, with the last four times having a smaller window between teleports.

Notably, the background of his fight will become progressively more glitchy and distorted as Cheat Man takes damage. Once the player's save file reaches 100%, Cheat Man will appear as an NPC outside Dr. Light's Lab, where he will congratulate Mega Man on clearing the game 100%, and unlock Cheat Mode. Talking to him again afterwards will take Mega Man straight to the Cheat Menu.

Pre-Battle Dialogue

Character	Dialogue
	(As Mega Man approaches the boss room, he gets pulled into Cheat Man's stage from Rockman CX. Mega Man enters, and Cheat Man appears, and his health bar fills up)
Mega Man	Woah -- Cheat Man? From Rockman CX? Oh gosh, you were by far the hardest boss in that game. Although, of course, it wasn't actually me who fought you -- it was Wily's evil clone of me, Rockman CX. Now I definitely regret suggesting to Dr. Light to give you all those instant kill attacks... As I recall, your pattern revolved around quite a lot of glitches.
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Mega Man during the next line of dialogue.)
Mega Man	Fortunately, this game's engine is very stable, there is no way you could AAUAUAUGHGHAAUGH
	(If the player is Proto Man)
Proto Man	Interesting. It's Cheat Man. Dr. Light sure built some strange robots after he ditched me.
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Proto Man during the next line of dialogue.)
Proto Man	Huff. I don't suppose there is anything you could throw at me that I haven't seen -- OOOHHHHH NOOOOOO
	(If the player is Bass)
Bass	HAHAHAHA! What's this? Another worthless robot created by the incorrigible Dr. Light. Your arms aren't even properly attached to your body. Pathetic.
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Bass during the next line of dialogue.)
Bass	Oh well. I was hoping for a challenge, but I guess I really am the world's greatest robot -- AAAAAAAAARRRRRGH
	(If the player is Roll)
Roll	Woah -- Cheat Man? From Rockman CX? Oh gosh, you were by far the hardest boss in that game. Although, of course, it wasn't actually me who fought you -- it was Wily's evil clone of my brother. Rockman CX had a lot of trouble with him, which is why Wily obviously should have built Roll CX instead. Now I definitely regret suggesting to Dr. Light to give you all those instant kill attacks...
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Roll during the next line of dialogue.)
Roll	Fortunately, this game's engine is very stable, there is no way you could EEEEEEEEEEEEEPPP
	(If the player is Dr. Light)
Dr. Light	Cheat man! My most powerful creation. From my encounter with Rockman CX. My, oh my. I certainly never thought I would end up having to face you myself. I definitely regret giving you all those instant kill attacks.. Hehehehe... fortunately for me, your power relies on hacking and cheating.
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Dr. Light during the next line of dialogue.)
Dr. Light	Since I am not a robot, there is absolutely no way you can pull any of your AAUAUAUGHGHAAUGH
	(If the player is Rockman CX)
Rockman CX	My worst nightmare.
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Rockman CX during the next line of dialogue.)
Rockman CX	How many rematches am I destined to fight against you, Cheat Man?
	(If the player is Cut Man?)
Cut Man?	ahem -- OH NOES IT DAT CHEAT MAN! THETS THE SHED. GONNA BAD! GONA GONNA BADD! wheezez WUH. DA WUH- OH NOES, TALKS IS HARDS
	(The text from the text box gradually flies out attacking Cut Man? during the next line of dialogue.)
Cut Man?	SPARE ME MOM OK. YEURGHELRUGLHELU YRRLGUHELURLUGHLUGH YEURUHLRLUGHLE

Damage Table

1/1/3	1	2	2	1	Y	2	1	1	1	3
Other Notes		Flash Stopper ends earlier than normal when used on Cheat Man.

Notes

• Prior to the release of the Megamix Engine, Cheat Man appeared on the official MaGMML Twitter in a "Weapon of the Week" video showcasing the Rush Bike, where he revealed the engine's Open Beta release date of July 11th, 2018.
• According to the creator of Rockman CX, Himajin Jichiku, Cheat Man was created simply by taking Heat Man and adding a C to his name.