Blast Man

Blast Man (ブラストマン Burasutoman) is a Robot Master who appears in Mega Man 11. He's one of the main characters from "The Gear Powers". He is a volatile robot with a flair for the theatrics and a taste for explosions. He's a pyrotechnician (or in his words, an explosion artist) who was manufactured by B.B. Bomb Company to design the explosive special effects for movie studios and theme parks. Blast Man was creating an explosion-themed attraction for the theme park Flower Land. He's added several personal touches, including a number of signs featuring himself as the star of "Blast Man Adventure".

Blast Man represents the Element of Loyalty.

Appearance
Blast Man is a tall, slender humanoid robot with a black skin-tight body suit that is covered in blue and red armor. His waist is covered with a red belt. Blast Man also has red "hair" consisting of six spikes that stick out from the back, giving it the appearance of a bomb explosion. In addition, Blast Man has grey/green knobs covering parts of his body armor. Two larger knobs are placed on his helmet and attached by a metallic strip, which resemble headphones. Blast Man also shows a sinister grin to reflect his insane and unstable nature.

Personality
Described to be dangerous, volatile, and a bit short-tempered, Blast Man is fond of explosives and uses his bombs to create them for his own enjoyment. He also has an egotistical and narcissistic side and a flair for the theatrics. He is a Robot Master who often boasts of his great abilities, talents and achievements, besides to showing a rude, cheeky, impatient and irritating attitude towards others, he even likes to make fun of robots that are couples (whether they are heterosexual or gay) and interrupt comically their private moments with his friend Crash Man. He's so competitive that he is even seen participating in contests. However, he shows a strong optimism and great value for loyalty to the Gear Powers, he will never abandon them without a good reason or turn his back on them, especially for things he desires for. He also has a great sense of humor and enjoys the jokes, pranks, tickling, and tender hugs of Bounce Man. In his spare time, he writes a column for his favorite magazine, Boom Monthly. Besides the explosions, some of his most favorite things are rock music, he enjoys singing, dancing and playing any musical instrument as many times as he wants.

Abilities
See: Blast Man's powers and abilities

Weaknesses

 * Blazing Torch - Extreme heat can cause the bombs stored inside Blast Man's body to explode prematurely and damage him, making Torch Man's weapon the ideal method of attack against him.
 * Accidental or not, his volatile and dangerous attitude gets out of control many times, which can endanger his friends, humanity, nature and even (in some cases) the entire Planet Earth. However, he knows when to stop himself so he won't hurt or kill someone or something.
 * He's overconfident in his abilities.
 * He's very impatient, especially with Fuse Man for his shyness and/or when he tries to hide his emotions/feelings.
 * He has an exaggerated overreaction, as shown in the episode The Return of Midnight Shadow when Blast Man gets furious every time he thinks about the Stardroids and doesn't want anything to do with them.
 * He's usually very reckless with his explosives.

Relationships

 * Pharaoh Man: Blast Man is extremely loyal to Pharaoh Man and always gives him a hand to support him on his missions/adventures. However, along with Acid Man, Blast Man sometimes teases him by calling him a "dolphin's brainy head" or by reading books, without fear of showing jealousy and envy towards him. At the same time, Pharaoh Man is annoyed when Blast Man acts without thinking or when his dangerous and volatile character gets out of control, as in the episode Birds. But still, the two are very good friends and work together to defend the world from evil.
 * Block Man: The two have a great brotherly relationship and often spend time together performing various artistic activities whether it's stone sculptures and towers or pyrotechnic explosions. However, Block Man sometimes gets upset with Blast Man because of his volatile nature or when he boasts his abilities and talents too much. Still, they know how to do good teamwork when it comes to defending the world.
 * Fuse Man: The two are very competitive with each other and can show off their skills, especially in the sports field. Although they mostly tie, both argue and fight, but they are still easily reconciled. In fact, Fuse Man doesn't always get along with Blast Man as his explosive temperament, volatile character, and teasing never leave him alone. However, they are able to forget their differences and get along better as big brothers if they agree.
 * Acid Man: They are super close brothers (especially as shown in the final cutscene from Mega Man 11) and have mutual respect for each other. According to Acid Man, although he doesn't always express it openly, Blast Man is the only one capable of brightening his day during his stressful moments at work. Also, the two of them sometimes like to tease Pharaoh Man by calling him a "dolphin's brainy head" for his wisdom or for reading books, but on the other hand, at the same time they praise him for his fighting skills or when he learns a new fire power.
 * Tundra Man: Although the two don't have much contact each other and don't live together so much, since their interests are totally different, they can get along quite well if they want to. Even if Blast Man doesn't like things related to fashion and elegance, he allows Tundra Man to use himself as a model to try on his suits at times. Both share that spirit of drawing attention although Tundra Man uses it for his ice skating shows and Blast Man for his explosion art. As with Torch Man, Tundra Man fights and argues with Blast Man because of his volatile and impulsive attitude, but they easily reconcile and care for each other.
 * Torch 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.
 * Impact Man: They get along well. However, Impact Man is upset when Blast Man acts without thinking, but it's only because he is deeply concerned about his well-being and defends him in extreme situations. Impact Man is always ready to help and advise Blast Man which makes them two inseparable brothers.
 * Bounce Man: The two are inseparable brothers. Blast Man enjoys being Bounce Man's playmate when the others don't want to spend time with him. Blast Man also defends Bounce Man when the others are impatient with him.
 * Butterflette: They get along very well. However, Blast Man's volatile nature scares her slightly, but he always apologizes for scaring Butterflette and often makes it up to her by taking her to his amusement park. Butterflette likes setting up fireworks with Blast Man for special occasions.

Other facts and trivia

 * Blast Man is one of two Robot Masters in Mega Man 11 who has a mouth, the other one being Fuse Man.
 * Blast Man is one of the four robots whose stage is centered around an amusement park. The other three are Clown Man, Magic Man and Bounce Man.
 * Blast Man's weakness to Blazing Torch is a reference to explosives having the tendency to detonate when exposed to high temperatures, much like Bomb Man's weakness to Fire Storm in the original Mega Man series. Also, a single flame can ignite a bomb's fuse and result with the explosive detonating.
 * Blast Man's line of stating Explosion as an Art is similar to the character Deidara from the Naruto manga/anime series.
 * It's also similar to Launch Octopus's death quote in Maverick Hunter X, where he says that "even his explosion is beautiful."
 * Blast Man is one of the three Robot Masters whose purpose is for entertainment (pyrotechnics, in this case). The other two are Clown Man and Magic Man (who are circus performers).
 * "Flash in the pan" is an expression used to describe something that might seem showy or flashy at first, but ultimately has no effect at all. This is an allusion to the fact that Blast Man works in pyrotechnics, creating explosions solely for entertainment.

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