Wave Man

an amphibious combat Robot Master created by Dr. Wily to invade and take control of the water quality administration in Mega Man 5. Armed with the Water Wave, Wave Man attacks by producing pressurized columns of water which burst from the ground towards his opponents' positions. His offensive capabilities are augmented by the ability to launch razor-sharp Harpoons from the cannon on his right arm, but since these main means of attack are ranged, he tends to be more vulnerable when fought in close quarters. Unlike his predecessor Bubble Man however, Wave Man has good mobility, both on land and when submerged in water.

Wave Man is known for being highly emotional and easily moved to tears. He is also prone to fits of anger, during which he will fire his Harpoons around violently until his rage subsides. Overall, he is an anti-social robot who is not easily approachable, and would sooner take a walk by himself at the bottom of the ocean than engage other robots in conversation. Wave Man also hates pollution, particularly sludge, which only serves to fuel his temper even more.

Overview
Wave Man clocks in at completely base stats, with 100.0 HP and 0.8 walkspeed. Of note however, is his Wire ammo bar. Designated by a unique looking hookshot icon below his health and ammo with the number 500 next to it. That number indicates your Wire ammo, and if your Wire ammo number is in red, you cannot use it until it's back to white text. Other then that, Wave Man has a single ammo bar, denoting the ammo he has for his Water Wave.

Main
Water Wave

Water Wave summons a series of pillars of water where you look at. Disappears upon contact with walls. Summoning it right by a wall or at a ceiling makes it go backwards, aiming straight down at your feet will push you up, though it doesn't affect your horizontal momentum, meaning that you can use it after hooking onto something and keep the speed. It has a start up time that scales depending on how far away the spawning point of the water wave is from Wave Man. This costs M1 ammo.

Alt
Harpoon Buster

Harpoon Buster is a generic shot with a different sprite and hitbox. Has a higher rate of fire then some busters, but is more difficult to land.

Item
Wave Wire

Pressing item allows Wave Man to fire off the Wave Wire, a specially modified version of Mega Man's wire adapter. It travels much faster, and has unlimited range. When latching on to a wall, it will pull Wave Man in at an extremely high speed. Pressing item again will detach the wire, but Wave Man will keep all of his current momentum, meaning you can chain wires to get around the map extremely quickly. Combined with Water Wave's impressive vertical height, Wave Man can get anywhere he needs to be in a snap.

Basic Tips & Strategy
General strategy

Gondola V2.4.1

 * Hook detachment noise no longer global
 * Hook detachment and latching sounds now play directly to the user upon occurring

Gondola V2.5

 * Fixed global latching sounds

Gondola V2.6.1

 * Fixed Water Wave interaction with slopes

Trivia

 * Add some trivia and lore! Try to stick to lore about the character's move-set or the community (like how NeedleMan plays like TF2 Heavy), and not about the character itself.

Notable Players

 * Comp players