ProtoMan.EXE

General CVG character
name= ProtoMan.EXE
name=Proto Man
caption=ProtoMan.EXE
firstgame="Mega Man Battle Network"
series="Mega Man Battle Network" series
creator=Keiji Inafune
voiceactor=David Kaye
japanactor=Masaya Matsukaze
inuniverse=Mega Man character
type=Navi
weapon=Proto Sword (Blues Sword), Proto Shield (Blues Shield)
loyalty=Eugene Chaud

ProtoMan.EXE, known in Japan as nihongo|Blues.EXE|ブルース.ＥＸＥ|Burūsu.eguze, is fictional character in the "Mega Man Battle Network" series of video games by Capcom, and the "MegaMan NT Warrior" ("Rockman EXE") anime and manga series. His design is based on Proto Man of the original "Mega Man" series, while also borrowing key traits from Zero of the Mega Man X series. In the anime, he is voiced by David Kaye in the English version, and Masaya Matsukaze in the original version of the series.

History

ProtoMan.EXE is the elite NetNavi of Eugene Chaud (Chaud Blaze in the English anime, Enzan Ijuuin in the Japanese version). His Navi mark, a circle split with a thunderbolt pattern into two black and white sections, can be seen on ProtoMan's chest and gloves, as well as, in the games but not in the anime, on the back of Chaud's vest. Unlike his robot counterpart Proto Man, he normally uses a sword weapon instead of a buster, although he does carry a shield reminiscent of the original Proto Man's, and does have a buster weapon when he is player-controlled in "Mega Man Battle Network 5".

Protoman, as a Navi for an official, is extremely well-trained by Chaud, who actually created Protoman himself. With Protoman's great fighting skills and Chaud's natural talent in NetBattling (or so he says, it was actually revealed in Mega Man Battle Network 3 that he is not naturally talented, but has trained for 10 hours a day for years), this team is one of the few who can match Lan and Megaman in strength, even occasionally defeating them.

In the anime, during "Axess", Chaud gains the ability to perform Cross Fusion with ProtoMan. When the two find themselves unable to defeat ShadeMan, Chaud reluctantly provides his Navi with a Dark Chip. In doing so, he released the dark soul in ProtoMan, which allowed him to escape. ProtoMan would later return as Dark ProtoMan (Dark Blues), a Darkloid completely absorbed by the Dark Aura due to the tampering of LaserMan. As "Axess" reached its finale, Chaud was able to rescue his friend's spirit, returning him to normal by Cross Fusing with him, confronting him within the confines of his heart. Protoman has also appeared in all the Megaman Battle Network games. As a friend and/or rival, Chaud and Protoman are always there to help.