Pharaoh Man

Pharaoh Man (ファラオマン Faraoman) is a Robot Master designed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh that resembles Tutankhamun who appeared first in Mega Man 4. He is the main protagonist of The Gear Heroes: Friendship is Powerful and the unofficial leader of The Gear Heroes, created by Dr. Cossack with high resistance, agility, and adaptability to the dark to explore pyramids and ancient ruins. His Special Weapons are Pharaoh Shot and Pharaoh Wave, but also has a lot of fire powers and abilities.

Whenever the Gear Heroes are in trouble, Pharaoh Man first hides his true identity by disguising himself as a masked superhero robot and supports them during some of their missions and adventures. Tundra Man and Torch Man are the only ones who know his secret, but they never tells that to their friends so they won't ruin it until the Egyptian robot has the courage to reveal it, sooner or later. The reason Pharaoh does that is because, according to the episode A Gearsome Beginning, Part 1, the Gear Heroes hate the Cossack family believing that the latter ignored the situation caused by the Mavericks Wars of the last century when they tried to ask them for help to save their creators from a fire at the Institute of Sciences until it was too late to do so and they all sadly died.

Pharaoh Man represents the Element of the Power of Friendship.

Appearance
Pharaoh Man's appearance is based on a real-life Egyptian pharaoh. He has black and yellow stripes on his crown, a yellow chest, legs, and arms. His arms, legs, and lower torso are black. His shoulder pads are a very pale yellow, almost peach.

Personality
Pharaoh Man is a heroic robot with a charismatic personality and a fighting spirit, is normally calm, but sometimes tends to flare up and explode into rage when he loses his patience or when his friends don't agree with his convictions. He is never afraid of being alone as he prefers to take time for himself when necessary, especially if he feels stressed. His commanding presence hides his gentle interior, sense of care and responsibility towards others and has a favorite sarcophagus that he likes to stay with. He loves his family dearly and will do anything to protect them if necessary. He always knows what is going on and what to do. If someone is in trouble, he will be there immediately, regardless of the situation. Generally very serious, oriented, and dedicated, he has the heart and mind of a true strong leader, with a great capacity for concern for robots and humans alike. He likes to give orders and advice to others. His strength, wisdom, creativity, determination and honesty surprise everyone. Also, he values ​​keeping his promises no matter what and hates disappointing his loved ones. He is totally optimistic and tries not to let something discourage him, but he rarely loses his faith and hope when the situation worsens. Even with his amazing fire powers and combat skills, he can't win every fight or battle, but he is still one of the most determined characters in the series. Due to his charisma, Pharaoh Man is very insightful of what he is, being able to change the way of being and thinking of the people he meets even with those who have the hardest heart, whatever the cost.

In short, Pharaoh Man is a true friend and powerful ally who is always ready to give people a hand. He never lets himself be manipulated by toxic, violently selfish people and will teach them a lesson by grabbing them by their cheeks or submitting them by using his scarf to intimidate or threaten them especially when his loved ones are being attacked by them.

Abilities
See: Pharaoh Man's powers and abilities

Weaknesses

 * Flash Stopper: Pharaoh Man's eyes are highly sensitive and a strong enough flash of light can fry his optic sensors and even damage his brain core.

Other facts and trivia

 * Pharaoh is the only character to appear in every episode and, along with the Gear Heroes, in every movie in the series.
 * In some special episodes, he introduces himself to viewers before reading and narrating his favorite stories, such as "The Brave Little Astro" (Mega Man version of "The Brave Little Tailor").
 * Pharaoh Man's quote "I'm the king of the world!" refers to how powerful the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt believed themselves to be. The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was a god in human form and later to be believed as the descendants of Horus, the patron deity of Upper Egypt and the god of the Sun.
 * The scene of Pharaoh Man punching Mega Man in the face, from the Mega Man cartoon, has become a fairly common meme on YouTube.
 * The above mentioned scene from the cartoon also gave him the honor of being one of the two Robot Masters (the other one being Crystal Man) who fought back even after having their weapon stolen by Mega Man.
 * In large part due to this meme, Pharaoh Man has gained one of the highest approval ratings of any Robot Master amongst fans of the series.
 * He is the only Robot Master from Mega Man 4 to appear on its American cover.