Impact Man

Impact Man, known as Pile Man (パイルマン Pairuman) in Japan, is a Robot Master who appears in Mega Man 11. He's one of the main characters of The Gear Heroes: Friendship is Powerful. He's an all-purpose construction robot who specializes in piling, i.e. creating solid foundations for upcoming construction projects. Impact Man is extremely dedicated to his job and has never been one to leave a task unfinished since nothing can stop him from smashing through in record time.

Impact Man represents the Element of Willpower.

Appearance
Impact Man is a large robot whose body consists of three pile driver robots named Kui-ichiro (クイイチロー) (the oldest one, colored black), Kui-jiro (クイジロー) (the middle child, colored yellow), and Kui-saburo (クイサブロー) (the youngest one, colored orange), who call themselves the Impact Brothers. He has three spikes on his body, one atop his head and two more at the ends of his arms (one for each arm). He also has tailpipes on his shoulders. His upper body is colored orange on one side and yellow on the other side, and his lower body is colored black.

Personality
Always on task with his assignments, Impact Man is dedicated to working as a construction robot. He is also very loud and boisterous, never hesitates and always rushes to action. He and Block Man are cousins, best friends and companions who like to go to the oil bars to share a drink. Also, Impact is an optimistic, joyful, loyal, bold, fearless, adventurous and free-spirited Gear Hero. He has a huge heart of gold, an attitude of never giving up, and faith that is always ready to defend his loved ones, those most in need and what is right and will never accept "no" for an answer when he knows he is right. However, he is usually quite impulsive and acts before thinking, even seen as hard and surprisingly aggressive, as for example was shown in the episode Convergence Powers when Impact Man was enraged when Baku Ginga took away Pharaoh Man's pyrokinesis and (as a way to vent) he even wanted to hit him with all his rage, only to later be prevented by the villain.

As for the individual Impact Brothers, Kui-Ichiro is the leader and eldest brother who never fails to drive his point home, and usually takes control when the brothers are combined. Kui-Jiro, the middle brother, is indecisive and often has to ask Kui-Ichiro for instructions. He is also very unruly and can never trusted to take the reins when the brothers are fused together as Impact Man. Kui-Saburo, the youngest, is the most responsible after Kui-Ichiro, and takes charge of Impact Man if Kui-Ichiro is tired. He always makes time for proper maintenance, which keeps his spike spotless, shiny, and sharp.

In conclusion, Impact Man is a robot armed with his incredible willpower that puts the safety and well-being of others before his own, he sees the best of them, showing great loyalty and admiration for his loved ones, over all with the Gear Heroes.

Special Weapons

 * Pile Driver - Impact Man dashes across the room in an attempt to ram into his enemies with the drill spikes on his arms and head.

Weaknesses

 * Acid Barrier - Acid Man's corrosive weapon can quickly melt away Impact Man's chassis.

Other facts and trivia

 * Impact Man is the fifth Robot Master that can transform into a vehicle or machine, the other four being Turbo Man, Ground Man, Galaxy Man, and Nitro Man respectively based off of the order of games being released in chronological order.
 * Impact Man attacks Mega Man even before he reaches the boss room; in certain sections of his stage, Impact Man will show up as the Impact Brothers, which will fly across the screen as they try to ram into Mega Man.
 * This makes him the first boss in the classic series to attack the player while they're still in the stage, but not the first in the franchise, being preceded by bosses like Jet Stingray and Gigabolt Man-O-War.
 * Impact Man is the second Robot Master in Mega Man 11 with a giant form, the first being Block Man.
 * He's also the first Robot Master in Mega Man 11 with a different name in the Japanese and English versions, the second being Bounce Man.
 * Impact Man's weakness to Acid Barrier is a reference to acid being able to corrode most types of metal. This is very similar to Tunnel Rhino's weakness against Toxic Seahorse's Acid Burst.
 * According to the relationship chart found in the production notes that come with the complete edition of Rockman 11, Impact Man reads Boom Monthly, the same magazine Blast Man writes for.
 * Impact Man and Block Man are work colleagues, both manufactured by Nakaume Heavy Machinery and designed for construction.
 * Impact Man shares some similarities with Guts Man:
 * Both are construction robots with a bulky build.
 * During battle, both Robot Masters create quake tremors while stomping on the ground.
 * Impact Man is the Gear Power with the fewest songs and episodes as the main character.