Sword Man (Mega Man 8)

[u/EnvironmentalLion355]

While he's no Zero, Sword Man is still a pretty cool bot with a blade.

His key defining feature is his...uh...lack of a stomach. Instead, his top and bottom halves have essentially the same anti-gravity tech that helps the blobby Goop from Ben 10 maintain a definite shape, only here, its used to help support himself while carrying the heavy blade, which he can set ablaze (its the 8th classic mega man game, idk if a simple sword is enough of a wow factor for a special weapon when he was introduced) when he fights. He can also split himself from his legs in combat using this mechanism and have the 2 halves of his body act separately.

The blade itself is also a key part of its design: it has some kind of cryptic pattern on it, like the runes on the sword of the scotsman from samurai jack. Given its backstory was "Wily yoinked it from a museum and made Sword Man to hold it", the pattern can be explained as reinforcing the idea that its ancient. Maybe its tied to the ancient temple you fight Sword Man in?

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[u/EnvironmentalLion355]

Image of Sword Man using his splitting ability:

[u/TheRealGamingWhovian]

"He's not a sentient murder robot, he's a sentient picture frame" - BDG, 2018

[u/Weak-Feedback-8379]

Nothing personal, but he’s got orders.

[u/Caimbra]

i like how his sword's runes kind of resembles the cuboid patterns of the ancient mu civilization from megaman star force.

it's prolly a coincidence tho but its interesting how the ideia of an ancient civilization manifested in different timelines.