Fuse Man

Fuse Man (ヒューズマン Hyūzuman) is a Robot Master who appears in Mega Man 11. He is one of the main characters from The Gear Heroes: Friendship is Powerful and the co-leader of the Gear Heroes. Created to manage and fine-tune power transformer stations, he is designed to handle massive electrical currents, but if he ever encounters a current that's too strong for him, the fuses on his head will blow, saving him from a critical overload. He's a crucial part of the city's power supply system, so he treats his job with a sense of responsibility and duty, putting speed above all else when a problem arises. Fuse Man is also an animal lover and caretaker although his main priority is his pet rabbit Watt who calms his stress during or after his work which requires him to be alert 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

With an alert and on-edge disposition coupled by his electrifying nature, Fuse Man uses his electric-based powers to attack his opponents at lightning-fast speed. His Special Weapon is Scramble Thunder.

Fuse Man represents the Element of Kindness.

Appearance
Fuse Man is a tall slender robot with a black skin-tight suit that is protected by yellow and blue armor. His helmet is also yellow and has two energy tubes that stick out from its sides, somewhat resembling horns. A lightning bolt symbol is also engraved on each of Fuse Man's boots. In addition, a green circle is engraved on Fuse Man's left chest plate, and yellow spikes protrude from the sides of Fuse Man's lower torso.

Personality
Fuse Man is very mature, serious, quiet, and stoic, yet at the same time surprisingly a little shy. However, he is also bit of a show-off, even when he competes against Blast Man at times, moving at the speed of light to demonstrate his agile prowess after activating his Speed Gear. Always when Fuse Man is in the most stressed moments, he communicates with his animal friends, they support and encourage him. Furthermore, when he feels someone mistreating them, he will unleash a dominant force and an incredibly powerful burst of fury that even Marysalis Shimmer and other more evil villains would be scared to death.

Of all the Gear Heroes, Fuse Man is the most introverted and rarely smiles. Also, he has a tendency to hide a lot of his emotions or feelings, especially the negative ones, in order to stay strong, but when a situation worsens, he finds it difficult to control them, which even makes depression dominate and affect his mental health completely. In the episode Lost and Found, when Fuse loses his rabbit Watt before leaving work, he begins to get stressed and tries to hide his sadness towards the others and the Gear Heroes, but at the same time was unable to control it because he couldn't help but fear the worst.

Special Weapons

 * Scramble Thunder: Fuse Man attacks his enemies by firing lightning bolts in multiple directions that split in two when they hit a surface.

Electrokinesis
Being an Electric-type Robot Master, Fuse Man has the ability to manipulate and control the electricity anywhere he wants. He can generate power, fire lightning bolts, turn lights on and off, create energy shields and barriers, plasma, thunderstorms, etc. Also, he can completely cover his body with electricity to give him more speed and agility if his Speed Gear doesn't work, but if he's angry enough or can't keep control of his ability, he overheats himself and his fuses blow. He can even apply more complex powers such as manipulating energy in a person, firing sparks to turn off electrical devices or electrical constructions, resuscitation by electrical impulses to the heart or brain, healing or regenerating cells by electricity, etc.

Weaknesses

 * Bounce Ball - Because rubber doesn't conduct electricity, Bounce Man's weapon deals heavy damage to Fuse Man on impact and will make short work of him.
 * Every time Watt or any of his loved ones disappear, Fuse Man hides his sadness from others, even though this is a disadvantage since keeping too many negative emotions in himself can make him mentally ill and depressed.

Other facts and trivia

 * Fuse Man is one of the two Robot Masters in Mega Man 11 who has a mouth, the other being Blast Man.
 * Fuse Man's stage theme was used for the Mega Man 11 announcement trailer in December 2017.
 * Fuse Man's weakness to Bounce Ball is a reference to rubber being a strong electrical insulator, just like how Sheep Man is weak to Rebound Striker from Mega Man 10.
 * Fuse Man owns a pet eel (unagi) named "Watt" instead of a pet rabbit (usagi) in the Japanese version