A Gearsome Beginning, Part 1

A Gearsome Beginning, Part 1 is the first episode of the first season from The Gear Heroes: Friendship is Powerful and the series in general, as well as the first of two parts of the same episode.

Synopsis
The Cossack family, characters who debuted in Mega Man 4, live peacefully in Moscow, Russia. However, the Robot Masters of Mega Man 11 (except Torch Man) hate them and hold a deep grudge against them by the death of their creators. As heroes embark on a journey through the dark forest, a Robot Master named Pharaoh Man disguises himself to prevent them from discovering his identity so he can help them discover the Elements of Double Gear.

Summary
The episode begins with a rainy day in Moscow, Russia, and we can see the home of the Cossack family. Pharaoh Man is reading a book about Egyptian culture while Bright Man is afraid of lightning. Drill Man causes a brief tremor by accidentally damaging the gas pipe in the bathroom where Dr. Cossack was taking a shower. Kalinka goes to ballet school and says goodbye to his father with a kiss. Ring Man comments that the world is feeling better since Sigma and his Maverick Organization were over by the Maverick Hunters, but Dive Man assumes the presence of another villain to dominate the world, which Pharaoh Man guesses that he is referring to Queen Marysalis Shimmer and tells his brothers about her story, which made Bright Man cry who is afraid of losing his other loved ones because of her, but Tundra Man assures him that they will never allow her to do so. They then listen to the conversations of MM11 Robot Masters when it comes to the death of their creators caused by a fire at the Institute of Science during the Maverick Wars; An upset Blast Man accuses the Cossack family of this situation, and although Torch Man tries to convince his friends that it's not their fault, none of them agree with him. As they go home, the Cossack Numbers were in shock and Dr. Cossack also heard that conversation.

In the city of Tokyo, Japan, we find the home where the seven heroic robots live in, Castle Double Gear. There, they have sushi and ramen. Torch Man continues to try to convince his friends to give the Cossack family another chance, but Blast Man refuses to forgive them. Suddenly, a yellow and violet light begins to shine very bright and Fuse Man realizes that it comes from the dark forest, with Acid Man wondering about the existence of the place.

Meanwhile, the Cossack family have lunch shashlyk. Later, Pharaoh Man receives a message from the hologram voice, informing him of the existence of the dark forest found in the city of Tokyo and, as a bonus fact, the nine Elements of Double Gear, but only eight are known: Honesty, Willpower, Kindness, Science, Trust, Loyalty, Generosity, and Laughter; and that his important mission is to help the seven robots find them before nightfall. The Cossack Numbers are surprised by the message, but Pharaoh must fulfill that mission despite being unfairly judged by the heroes. So, he decides to disguise himself as a masked superhero robot to avoid being recognized. Although Dr. Cossack tells him that he should be proud of himself no matter what others say rather than hiding his identity, the Egyptian robot doubts that they have a place in their hearts to accept his family's apologies. Tundra Man decides to help him too as the seven heroic robots don't know the presence of the ninth Cossack Number. With that, the rest of their brothers wish them success in their important mission.

The seven robots walk through the fog-filled dark forest and can hardly see anything, just for Marysalis Shimmer, hidden among the leaves of a tree, taking the opportunity by spying them. Until the bushes begin to shake and she notices that they are actually Tundra Man and Pharaoh Man (the latter disguised as a masked superhero robot), thinking that these two came to help the heroes fulfill their important mission. Torch Man walks on the mud puddles when he hears the sound coming from the same bushes, prepares to attack until Pharaoh manages to stop him. Nervous, Tundra Man greets Torch Man as he asks him who is the "stranger" next to him; However, it's difficult for him to hide the secret, but Pharaoh Man takes off his mask and tells him to calm down. The Egyptian robot explains to Torch Man that he disguised himself as a masked superhero robot because his friends held a deep grudge against the Cossack family. Although he is not very good at keeping secret as he hates lying, Torch Man keeps his promise not to tell anyone that they are both Cossack Numbers. Tundra Man realizes that there are a lot of mud puddles, freaks out and runs as he hates getting dirty, but a frog jumps on his head that makes him scare even more, only for Pharaoh Man to carry him on his arms and run away. Torch Man secretly begins to fall in love with Tundra Man, with a golden arrow passing through his heart and making him faint. The seven robots then find him lying on the ground and wake him up, asking him what had happened to him and the fire Robot Master explains describing the robot he fell in love with. Suddenly, the ledge falls where they were and the heroes fall from the ravine, with Blast Man trying to help them. An echo is heard from the depths of the ravine, which Torch Man asks his friends to keep falling. At first they doubted him, but he assures them that he is telling the honest truth and they should trust him. Finally, the rest of them continue until the scene darkens.

Once the scene reappears, the heroes wake up and see a black mist figure, prepare to confront it until Torch Man fires flames from his shoulders to clear the fog revealing Tundra Man and Pharaoh Man, managing to stop the rest of the Robot Masters and Acid Man apologizes for the confusion. Bounce Man asks a disguised Pharaoh Man what his name is, but he doesn't want to admit it because it's his personal secret. The Egyptian robot explains that he and Tundra Man came to help them uncover the mystery of the Elements of Double Gear and that if they find the first eight ones, the ninth will be revealed. Out of nowhere, a red Blazing Torch-shaped crystal (Torch Man's Special Weapon) appears in the sky and falls into Torch Man's right hand, bringing him curiosity to know what the reason is. Later, the leader of the Pickelmen calls Impact Man from his communicator they urgently need him.

A lightning strikes the roof of Nakaume Heavy Machinery's construction room causing an earthquake, and the rocks block the main entrance by locking up the Pickelmen. Fortunately, Impact Man arrives at the site and persistently tries to destroy the rock wall with all his might, but it is too thick. However, Impact doesn't plan to give up now and must continue to strive. Activating his Power Gear, he transforms into a jackhammer and begins drilling the rock wall, with the Pickelmen encouraging him, knowing that he can overcome any obstacle around him, and he manages to destroy the rock wall. They are praising and thanking him for saving them, while an orange Pile Driver-shaped crystal (Impact Man's Special Weapon) appears in the sky and falls on Impact Man's right arm, also wondering what's going on.

Torch Man admires Tundra Man's beauty, making him blush and he's lucky to have met a professional ice skating robot like him. Tundra also begins to secretly fall in love with him. Impact Man arrives running and tells them that he also has a crystal like Torch Man does although he also doesn't know how it appeared. Pharaoh Man notices that someone calls him and disappears with teleportation. Later, spirit lions confront the heroes. When the other robots try to forcefully subdue them, Fuse Man tells them to stop. He kindly approaches a lion cub and it shows him a thorn stuck in its paw. He removes the thorn and the grateful lion cub licks him. Fuse Man tells Torch Man that even if he didn't know about the thorn, sometimes we need to show kindness especially to the most dangerous animals on planet Earth. He is about to leave when a yellow Scramble Thunder-shaped crystal (Fuse Man's Special Weapon) appears floating and the electric bot catches it.

The eight robots enter through a dark cavern, but they can't see where they're going and start pushing each other. Blast Man angrily asks Fuse Man to light up the place, but he explains him the light from his fuses is limited. But Blast Man asks him to make an effort, so Fuse Man shouting "Night light!", to his surprise, his fuses fire an electric explosion that causes a tremor inside the caves. Everyone runs trying to reach the entrance, but it's too late, as the rocks block the way, leaving the eight trapped. The episode continues.

Debut

 * Pharaoh Man
 * Block Man
 * Fuse Man
 * Blast Man
 * Acid Man
 * Tundra Man
 * Torch Man
 * Impact Man
 * Bounce Man
 * Cossack family
 * Marysalis Shimmer

Transcript
See: Transcripts/A Gearsome Beginning, Part 1

Other facts and trivia

 * This is the first episode that doesn't have songs.
 * It's the first one with flashbacks.
 * Pharaoh Man is the first character to speak in the series.
 * Bright Man is the first to cry in the series.
 * Marysalis Shimmer is the first villain introduced to the series.