Iron Man vs Mega Man - Who Would Win

Iron Man vs Mega Man – Who Would Win

Some might say the battles I do in these posts aren’t very nice. Well this time I take it to a whole new level, I put a fully grown man against a robot with the A.I. of a ten year old boy. Yes it’s Iron Man, a man who doesn’t have a suit made or iron vs Mega Man, someone who isn’t a man at all. In a battle with no outside assistance who would win. Let’s find out.

 

Billionaire playboy Tony Stark was kidnapped and his captors tried to force him to create a weapon of mass destruction. Suffering from a severe chest injury he instead built a suit of power armour to escape. He later upgraded the armour with more weapons and tech and as they say the rest was history.

 

Tony Stark is incredibly smart and one of the most intelligent characters in the Marvel universe. He is an expert in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, A.I. and quantum mechanics which is far more impressive than my A’s in A-Level Maths and Chemistry. His expertise in engineering make him a valuable ally by himself so add in a power suit and you’ve got a truly formidable super hero.

 

The armour takes an ordinary man and makes him superhuman. Being made of a gold titanium alloy, it give Stark super human durability and can take huge amounts of punishments. The armour can stand up to the godlike power of Thor and being Titanium and gold rather than actual iron makes it light allowing Iron Man to move quickly and with agile.

 

The suit also grants him super human strength as well as flight for easy travel and manoeuvrability. He can fly at immense speeds and has shown he can manoeuvre around battle fields. He has a vast array of weaponry, his most famous being his repulsor rays fired from the palms of his gauntlets. He has a uni beam from his chest, a freeze beam and pulse bolts that gather more kinetic energy the further they travel. He can create and manipulate magnetic fields, create 3D holograms to use as distraction and a plethora of explosives.

 

Iron Man has also received combat training from Captain America meaning he is good in a fight even without the suit. However despite this he is reliant on the suit in a battle and definitely will be in his battle with Mega Man. Without the suit he would certainly lose this fight. He can also be arrogant which could lead to his downfall. His strengths vastly out weight his weaknesses however and Iron Man is a force to be reckoned with.

 

Mega Man is a super fighting robot created as a lab assistant by Dr Thomas Light in the futuristic year 200X with the name Rock along with his sister robot Roll. Yes Rock and Roll, Capcom’s genius writing aside when the evil Dr. Wily tried to take over the world Rock underwent a procedure in order to become a fighting robot known as Mega Man.

 

Despite being converted into a fighting robot, Rock was designed to be like a 10 year old boy and thus he has a wide range of emotions similar to a pre-pubescent boy. He does however have a high sense of justice and is very courageous. Despite this he does prefer not to use violence, however he does appear to have independent thoughts despite being a robot as he has decided himself at times to kill Dr. Wily.

 

Being a robot gives Mega Man enhanced physical attributes beyond a normal human despite having the A.I. of a ten year old boy. He therefore has superhuman strength, reflexes, stamina and durability. A good example of his enhanced physicality is the Mega Kick, a kick that does more damage than a shot from his mega buster. He also can perform a powerful upper cut move called the Mega Upper to inflict big damage to his enemies. He also has his slide move used for dodging and attacking close up enemies.

 

Mega Man’s main weapon is his mega buster, the arm cannon on his left arm. It fires a stream of solar bullets at his foes and gained the ability to charge up into one powerful shot in Mega Man 4. Mega Man’s greatest strength is arguably his weapon copy system. Mega Man can replicate the weapon system of Robot Masters giving him a wide variety of weaponry at his disposal. According to Wikipedia there are 127 special weapons in total so I won’t list them all but Mega Man has access to multiple fire arms, explosives, elemental attacks and shields and many more.

 

Mega Man is strong but not invincible. He has a strange weakness to spikes and will instantly die if he touches them. He is also is very small. Being a tiny 4 foot 4 inches tall does make him a difficult target to hit however his small body would likely mean he would take more damage from an attack due to him receiving the full impact of the attack. He is tough however being made of Ceramic Titanium, a metal more durable than normal titanium and able to flex and bend under impact before returning to its original shape. Mega Man is a tough match for anyone and has truly earned the right to be referred to as mega.

 

I must admit after doing the research I did find this quite a difficult fight to call. I went back and forth inside my head on who would win but I think I finally have an answer. Mega Man is certainly more versatile than Iron Man with his huge variety of special weapons and is almost certainly able to take the brunt of any of Iron Man’s individual attacks. I doubt Starks engineering genius would be of much help in a battle situation and Mega Man does have the arsenal to take him down. However …

 

The key is while Mega Man does have the arsenal to kill Iron Man I don’t see him being able to land a killing blow. Iron Man’s flight would allow him to keep his distance and evade any assault Mega Man may launch. His manoeuvrability is key and while Mega Man is very durable, Iron Man is from the marvel universe, a place full of metals stronger than titanium. Mega Man fits this category and while it may be a long fight Iron Mans Weaponry should have enough kick behind it to eventually take the little blue guy down. Maybe Mega Man could land a hit or two but he would struggle to hit the flying Iron Man and the Iron Man armour has shown itself to be able to take some severe punishment in the past. Mega Man may have more advanced weaponry being from the futuristic 200X but that’s no good if you can’t land enough blows. The winner is Iron Man.