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Title: Do you prefer the name "Megaman" or "Rockman" ?
Post by: Emmanuelf06 on November 24, 2014, 03:04:04 PM
I prefer Rockman ! Like rocknroll, rockman musics who are so good....
But for occident, we had always megaman, so it's better to keep "megaman", i think....

Capcom have bought the total copyright of "Rockman" there is some years ago...but not sure, they will use it for the next games if there is.... xD

Megaman si too much like...superman, bioman....
"Rockman" is more original for me...
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Post by: Rui on November 24, 2014, 03:08:42 PM
I prefer Megaman.

It sounds more recognizable and I grew up with it. I'd imagine everyone in the East identifies him more as Rockman, though.
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Post by: Ivory on November 24, 2014, 03:11:50 PM
My (relatively common) head canon is that I like to think that his actual name is Rock but his super fighting robot form is Megaman.
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Post by: LarissaFlash on November 24, 2014, 03:39:28 PM
Now we gotta name the game Rockmn 8-bit deathmatch.
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Post by: Medley on November 24, 2014, 03:42:38 PM
When I think of Rockman, I think of some manner of bootleg sausage vehicle construct.

So Megaman.
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Post by: LarissaFlash on November 24, 2014, 03:47:06 PM
When i think in Rockman,  i think on megaman without helmet for some reason.
When i think in Megaman
Title: His name was changed because Rock = A drug
Post by: BiscuitSlash on November 24, 2014, 04:42:02 PM
"Megaman" does sound a bit cheesy honestly, so I have slight trouble saying it out loud sometimes. I don't get that problem with the name "Rockman" however, which sounds more original.

Based on this I slightly prefer his Japanese name.
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Post by: PressStart on November 24, 2014, 05:37:56 PM
Well, I like how Rockman sounds, and like the connection to "rock and roll". If Capcom were to start using it as the brand name in the US (in an Eggman situation), I would probably always call it Rockman. Mega Man is pretty cool too, though, and since it's the English name, that's what I usually go with.
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Post by: LlamaHombre on November 24, 2014, 06:25:54 PM
Rockman isn't as fun to shout as Mega Man. :(
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Post by: Max on November 24, 2014, 06:33:44 PM
Rockman just makes me think of a robot master designed after rocks
When Mega Man has no element and just shoots pew pews the name Rockman is a bit misleading
But that's because I grew up with Mega Man, and I think it sounds better for everything imaginable
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Post by: Awbawlisk on November 24, 2014, 06:39:12 PM
Megaman!

Weapon get! MEGA BUSTER

________________________

Rockman!

Weapon get! ROCK BUSTER

(A buster that shoots out gray/brown rocks instead of mega lemons?)

_______________________

Eh, I prefer Mega Man. It just sounds... more complete. I grew up with the name after all, I guess its just how I feel.
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Post by: Kapus on November 24, 2014, 06:43:24 PM
Quote from: "PressStart"
Well, I like how Rockman sounds, and like the connection to "rock and roll". If Capcom were to start using it as the brand name in the US (in an Eggman situation), I would probably always call it Rockman. Mega Man is pretty cool too, though, and since it's the English name, that's what I usually go with.
Exactly this.

I like Rockman more but I say Mega Man since it's the commonly used name that I grew up with.
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Post by: TheDoc on November 24, 2014, 07:25:58 PM
Quote from: "LlamaHombre"
Rockman isn't as fun to shout as Mega Man. :(
^This
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Post by: LarissaFlash on November 24, 2014, 07:46:23 PM
Megaman should be called Lemonman. >_>
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Post by: Yuri Sakazaki on November 25, 2014, 01:44:43 AM
The "Rock and Roll" connection is still there since Megaman is still known as Rock, without the armor. That's what Megaman 9 stated, did it not? I mean after the disaster of calling him Mega in Powered Up.

So yeah. Megaman all the waaaaay!
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Post by: Mr.Faq2014 on November 25, 2014, 04:08:50 AM
I always used to call him Megaman, so there it goes my vote
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Post by: -FiniteZero- on November 26, 2014, 02:04:09 AM
I like them both. I generally refer to the guy as Mega Man when talking about him, but I recognize the term Rockman as well.
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Post by: Heihachi_73 on November 26, 2014, 08:29:30 PM
Megaman (with no space).
Title: Re: Do you prefer the name "Megaman" or "Rockman" ?
Post by: PressStart on November 29, 2014, 02:28:05 PM
Quote from: "Yuri Sakazaki"
The "Rock and Roll" connection is still there since Megaman is still known as Rock, without the armor. That's what Megaman 9 stated, did it not? I mean after the disaster of calling him Mega in Powered Up.

So yeah. Megaman all the waaaaay!
It's funny you bring this up, because in Dr. Light's trophy for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U, they actually call him "Mega" again (lol).

I don't know about Mega Man 9 (I can't think of where they would call him Rock) but they for sure called him Rock in the intro to Mega Man 4. Also, his original name is Rock in both the Ruby-Spears Cartoon and the Archie Comic series as well (altho they do like calling him "Mega" in the cartoon).

I've seen at least one person suspect this was the result of a mistranslation error, although they could have based it off of Powered Up. I'd be interested to see Dr. Light's trophy description in the European version, since they went with "The Blue Bomber" instead of "Blue Metal Hero" for his Boxing Ring title.
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Post by: Russel on November 29, 2014, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: "LlamaHombre"
Rockman isn't as fun to shout as Mega Man. :(
This tho

Alright...this one is a little iffy for me. Megaman sounds cooler overall for me, but it honestly depends on the context. I think it's because the dubs for most of the Megaman-based anime were really bad, but I think I would prefer Rockman in that context...most other scenarios, Megaman just fits better.

Buuuuut... this opinion would likely be reversed if the opposite was designed for the series where the Japanese name for the dude was Megaman instead of Rockman. I mostly blame country bias for the name preference.
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Post by: Yuri Sakazaki on November 29, 2014, 04:08:49 PM
Quote from: "PressStart"
Quote from: "Yuri Sakazaki"
I don't know about Mega Man 9 (I can't think of where they would call him Rock)
I believe it was in the digital manual for it or so? I can't remember exactly.

Goodness about them calling him "Mega" again though, I think Capcom just can't be consistent! Hasn't Metool/Mettaur been thrown about randomly too?
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Post by: PressStart on November 29, 2014, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: "Yuri Sakazaki"
Quote from: "PressStart"
Quote from: "Yuri Sakazaki"
I don't know about Mega Man 9 (I can't think of where they would call him Rock)
I believe it was in the digital manual for it or so? I can't remember exactly.

Goodness about them calling him "Mega" again though, I think Capcom just can't be consistent! Hasn't Metool/Mettaur been thrown about randomly too?
Haha, ya. For the longest of time (and still off-hand) I call them "Metool" because that was the name given to an old MUGEN character (http://mugen.wikia.com/wiki/Metool) based off of one, so that's what I became familiar with. I dunno if that name/spelling is based off some better known source... In the credits of Mega Man X on SNES, it's listed as "METTOOL C-15" and the virus is called "Mettool" in MMBN1 (while they're renamed to "Mettaur" in MMBN2 and beyond). At the very least, they stuck with Mettaur in Smash Bros., heh.

I'm sure this has been brought up before, but while looking up this stuff I found it funny that this guy (http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Gun_Volt) was named Gun Volt, lol.
Title: Re: Do you prefer the name "Megaman" or "Rockman" ?
Post by: Ivory on November 29, 2014, 06:05:55 PM
But Press Start. The robot is named Gun Volt, the other is named Gunvolt. Completely separate things! It's like saying that Mega Man and Megaman are the same person. Yup, totes.
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Post by: Blaze Yeager on November 30, 2014, 05:47:15 PM
I prefer either name honestly. There's no real difference.
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Post by: GameAndWatcher on December 05, 2014, 01:58:17 AM
I prefer him as Mega Man, but don't mind when he's referred to as Rockman.
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Post by: DMGUYDZ64 on December 06, 2014, 09:10:16 AM
If you have seen the 1st episode of the Old Megaman Cartoon,Megaman was Called Rock,and his Sister was Called Roll (Rock and Roll !! =D)
It was later that people started calling him Megaman,whatever was the Reason ...
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Post by: Turbodude on December 10, 2014, 03:23:47 PM
If I'm not referring to him as 'Rock' like I usually do, I tend to call him 'Mega Man'.
Title: Re: Do you prefer the name "Megaman" or "Rockman" ?
Post by: DMGUYDZ64 on December 12, 2014, 10:21:22 PM
Quote from: "Turbodude"
If I'm not referring to him as 'Rock' like I usually do, I tend to call him 'Mega Man'.
Got the Rock,time to Roll !! :v yah i also prefer megaman,whenever i hear rockman i think of a guy eating rocks ...
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Post by: arkman on December 25, 2014, 09:04:33 PM
Megaman, because Rockman and roll doesn't work.

if there was a more direct word for rock music that fit Maybe,

Van Halen man?
LeadZepplinMan
Just rock is pretty nice but rockman? he doesn't have enough theme for it to work.

although megaman zx they should have kept the original megamerge Catchphrase "Double Rock ON".