Torch Man

Torch Man (トーチマン Tōchiman) is a Robot Master who appears in Mega Man 11. He's one of the main characters of "The Gear Powers". He's an outdoor advisor that teaches campers about fire safety and practice martial arts to keep the flames coming out from his body under control. He is a practitioner of Torch-jutsu (トーチ火炎拳 Tōchikaenken, lit. "Torch Flame Fist"), a martial art he developed, being particularly good with jumping kicks.

Torch Man represents the Element of Honesty.

Appearance
Torch Man is a tall robot master outfitted with red armor covering most of his gray body suit. His shoulder pads resemble torches and are constantly emitting flames, and his feet have vents.

Personality
Despite being a fire-themed robot and unlike all the other fire Robot Masters, Torch Man is surprisingly cool-headed, disciplined, calm and has a great self-control. He is a martial artist with a strong sense of honor and justice, who is not afraid of getting dirty when it comes to helping those most in need, even if it means he has to sacrifice his life to do so. He is the most mature and wise of the group, but at the same time he has bad manners, country customs and is not very educated in his way of life, which leads him to suffer a lot of fights with Tundra Man due to their opposite personalities. However, they both play the role of the Gear Powers' older brothers and are very protective of them. Torch Man gets particularly excited when it's time for the turkey roast.

Torch Man is also well known for his three greatest characteristics that make him unique, special, and beloved by his team: honesty, empathy, and wisdom (although the last one was not very evident, until from the middle of the second season, begins to develop as the series progresses); Speaking of the first one, Torch Man represents the Element of Honesty and values keeping his promises, but because he keeps it a lot, he sometimes can't lie or hide secrets even if he has good intentions and reasons to do so, which Tundra Man gets angry and intimidates him to force him to tell the truth; As for the second one, Torch is certainly the most empathetic of the team who understands the feelings and emotions of others, helps them and can even "feel" their pain especially when they are going through the most difficult times of their lives.

So in short, Torch Man is a non-stereotypical and disciplined fire Robot Master, a Torch-jutsu master with a strong sense of justice, and a Gear Power with a warm heart of gold.

Abilities
See: Torch Man's powers and abilities

Weaknesses

 * Tundra Storm - Since Torch Man constantly emits flames from his body, Tundra Man's weapon is especially effective against him as it can extinguish his flames and damage his internal components.
 * Although real snow is not his greatest weakness, once he is in contact with the Tundra Storm, he can freeze himself faster until he becomes an ice statue.
 * Sometimes, because he keeps his element a lot, he has some difficulty hiding secrets, which makes Tundra Man annoyed and angry.
 * He has very bad manners when he eats and doesn't like ornate outfits, which is why Tundra Man treats him like a ruffian.
 * He also has a weakness to water.

Relationships

 * Tundra Man: Tundra Man and Torch Man are two Robot Masters who are considered opposite poles, both in personality and element, they get along very badly, they almost always argue, they have problems between them continuously and they are the characters that have fought the most during the series. Tundra Man treats Torch Man unfairly like a ruffian because he is not very educated for his way of life despite his maturity, hates him with resentment, insults him and even intimidates him (looking angrily or pointing his face at him with the tip from his ice braid) to even force him to tell the truth; and at the same time, Torch treats him as a selfish, capricious and arrogant prince for always being a perfectionist. Despite this, when they do their best, they can become great friends.
 * Pharaoh Man: They are super close, since they are both Fire Robot Masters and share some abilities related to that element. In several episodes they are seen meditating on top of a tree. The two often go camping in their spare time. One fact that surprised Pharaoh Man about Torch Man is that he doesn't follow the stereotypes of a typical Fire Robot Master since he lacks characteristics such as bad temper and wild temperament. Pharaoh Man is the one who often stops the fight between him and Tundra Man.
 * Block Man: Block Man is impressed by Torch Man's martial arts skills while treating and respecting him as an older brother. For that reason, Block defends him precisely so that toxic people don't mess with him. Torch Man sometimes invites him to go camping and Block Man uses his compartment like an oven.
 * Fuse Man: Torch Man has a fatherly attitude towards Fuse Man and, for that reason, both build a father-son relationship. Being the most empathetic of the group, Torch Man helps him not only overcome some of his fears but also understand his emotions when Fuse Man tries to hide them from others, as in the case of the episode Lost and Found where Torch was the only one who knows that Fuse was not feeling well after losing Watt.
 * Blast Man: They get along very well although they rarely spend time together, especially when camping. Blast Man sometimes competes with Torch Man in martial arts competition, doing amazing tricks with his bombs.
 * Acid Man: The two have mutual respect for each other even though they sometimes argue and get into trouble together. Acid Man strongly respects Torch Man for his compassion, wisdom, and honesty.
 * Impact Man: They are very good brothers despite the fact that they can rarely have several disagreements which cause minor or major problems due to Impact Man's character, stubbornness and impatience, but they still take care of and support each other when necessary.
 * Bounce Man: They get along very well. Although like most characters, Torch Man gets impatient when Bounce Man becomes too restless, but he still loves him very much as his younger brother and is very protective of him.
 * Butterflette: Butterflette is always impressed and admires Torch Man for his artistic martial skills, honesty, and wisdom. Torch Man often watches over her to help her overcome her fears and sometimes invites her to camping trips, to which Butterflette always agrees to.

Other facts and trivia

 * Torch Man's fighting style is similar to Magma Dragoon's from Mega Man X4.
 * Torch Man shares his voice actor with Rush in Mega Man 11.
 * Torch Man is the second Robot Master whose purpose is to be an educational robot guide (campfire safety, in this case), the first being Dynamo Man (power plant guide).
 * He is the only Gear Power who hates to wear something fancy and worry about his own hygiene. However, he is able to do it for friends like Tundra Man and that are not the best ones.
 * He never lies, but if necessary, he avoids telling the truth only for good causes, with which, he doesn't break his Element that he represents.

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