Characters of Bob and George

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Image:BnG cast.png This is a list of characters from the sprite-based webcomic Bob and George.

Contents 1 Primary Characters 1.1 Mega Man 1.2 Proto Man 1.3 The Author 1.4 George 1.5 Bob 2 Secondary Characters 2.1 Bass 2.2 Mike 2.3 Mega Man X 2.4 Zero 2.5 Dr. Thomas Light 2.6 Roll 2.7 N4-T3 2.8 C1-14D-L1N6 2.9 Ran Cossack 2.10 Alternate Mega Man and Bass 3 The Villains 3.1 Dr. Albert Wily 3.2 Mynd 3.3 Non-Alternate Mynd 3.4 The Helmeted Author 4 Other characters 4.1 Mega Man Universe Characters 4.2 Alternate Mega Man Universe Characters 4.3 Rockman Universe Characters 4.4 Hand-Drawn Universe Characters 4.5 Bob and George Community Characters

Primary Characters

Mega Man

Also known as: Rock, Rock Man

Quote: "To be an Idiot"

The main character in the video games, and one of the most important characters in Bob and George. He was originally created by Dr. Light. While Mega Man is capable of stunning tactics when fighting Dr. Wily's robots, most of the times he is an idiot. He was one ever since he was created (when Dr. Light told him his purpose, it simply went over his head), although he was reprogrammed by Dr. Wily shortly after to be even more idiotic briefly before Dr. Light managed to fix him somewhat. His primary mission is "to destroy the evil robots and stop Dr. Wily"; his secondary mission is to be an idiot. He has a Bob-like program inside his head named Vic that sells him highly concentrated evil juice.

Proto Man

Also known as: Blues, Break Man

Quote: "Better get out the recolor traps."

Created by Dr. Light as a prototype design, and thus Mega Man's older brother, Proto Man is possibly the most strategic fighter of the cast. Proto Man was initally created to be Dr. Light's butler (the arm cannon and shield were there in case Cut Man, the gardener, goes berserk). Proto Man left shortly thereafter to fight crime. Reveals to Bob that the source of his scarf flutter, and by extension Bob's, is simply because they're that cool.

In the past he has been in the employ of Dr. Wily as a spy. Never lets anyone touch his buster, even accidently killing Dr. Light when he tried to take it during the re-enactment of the First MegaMan Game.

It is strongly hinted in the comic that he will survive the Cataclysm, and will be rebuilt as a freelance Maverick Hunter named Prometheus (a play on his original name and status as Mega Man's prototype). As Prometheus, he essentially looks like Zero with Protoman's head and scarf. Just how he survived the Cataclysm, and what happened during that time is still unknown (it is said he made a promise to the Author not to reveal the truth to anyone, including the Author himself), but two things are certain: he was not among the robots who fought Zero (it is hinted that he was away from the action when the Cataclysm started, and had enough sense to hide out until the fighting cooled down when he returned), and that, besides himself and X, one more of Dr. Light's creations survived the conflict, but was terminated by X sometime between his awakening and the first Mega Man X game (the identity of the third robot has yet to be revealed).

The Author

Also known as: Dave, He Who Lives Above the Panels

Quote: "Tada!"

The Author is the creator of the comic and the Bob and George universe. He is nearly omnipotent. The Author occasionally shows up to help the characters out, be it through some helpful advice, sending characters through time to their proper time period, or reviving dead characters. Although he is powerful, many of the charaters do not like him.

The Author appears as a brown-haired purple-and-blue palette swap of Mega Man without his helmet.

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George

Also known as: Blitz, The Ultimate Lord of the Ice Cream Clan

Quote: "I'm scared."

Older brother of Bob, George is a superhero from another dimension with the ability to control lightning. George generally gets along with most of the characters in the comic. George loves ice cream, even so much as to declare himself "The Ultimate Lord of the Ice Cream Clan". As a title character, he is generally immune to death, and has been saved more than once by a convenient plot device. By trade he is an electrical engineer. George fused with Chadling creating Charge to defeat Mynd, he was able to do this because after accidentally eating some of Chadling the protoplasm combined with George's cells, allowing the two of them to fuse. Recently, he lost an eye because of Dr. Light, and had it replaced with a bionic eye. George is often found eating ice cream with Chadling, and gets depressed when Chadling isn't around to eat ice cream with.

George appears as a blonde-haired blue-and-gray palette swap of Mega Man without his helmet.

Bob

Also known as: Napalm

Quote: "Now I'm definately going to come back and kill you."

George's younger brother, and a super-villain from another dimension with the ability to control fire. An expert programmer who used to work for Microsoft. Trapped in the Mega Man Universe, Bob is frequently shown trying to get back to his home dimension. Inadvertently helped cause the Cataclysm in the Rockman Universe. In the fifth Mega Man game Bob took over Dr. Wily's role in using Robot Masters to take over the world. Following the events of that game, Bob was stuck in a subspace rift. He was recently brought back to the Mega Man Universe by Dr. Wily.

Bob appears as a red-haired gray palette swap of Proto Man.

Secondary Characters

Bass

Also known as: Forte

Quote: "Wanna go do something stupid?"

Bass is a robot created by Dr. Wily to be a copy of Mega Man, he was designed to be even stupider and more powerful than Mega Man. Bass tends to hang around with Mega Man and Chadling. Has no taste receptors, as Dr. Wily felt them unnecessary.

Mike

Also known as: Ninja Ned

Quote: "Ninja Ned?"

From the same dimension as Mynd, Mike is a ninja and Mynd's former minion. During the battle with Mynd, Mike fell off a cliff and was presumed dead. However, he managed to survive the fall, and was rescued months later from the bottom of the cliff by Bass and Mega Man. In order to save him, Mike was repaired using cybernetics by Dr. Light, and now has cybernetic limbs. Had been cut in twain by the Helmeted Author. Mike is now being hunted by Evil Overlord Mike, who doesn't like the fact that there exists of another Mike. He works as the interviewer for the yearly parties and BnG News. Has romantic feelings toward Roll.

Mike appears as a red-and-gray palette swap of Mega Man with Proto Man's shield.

Mega Man X

Also known as: X, Rock Man X, Reploid Hunter X

Quote: "Resistence is futile, George."

Robot created by Dr. Light. In the present, X has recently been activated by Dr. Light and has had a hard time adapting to the situation around him. X assimilated all the other characters before being defeated by George. At some point, X will be put into stasis by Dr. Light to undergo 30 years of testing. One hundred years in the future X will be reactivated by Dr. Cain, and become a powerful Maverick Hunter. Friends and partners with Zero. Has faced and defeated Sigma on multiple occasions. His weapon of choice is the Mega-Buster Mark 17, also known as the 'X-Buster', the most powerful (and stable) weapon of the age. Bob, under the orders of Shadowy Author, erased X's memories of assimilating people, in exchange of memories of X playing pranks on everyone.

Zero

Also known as: Reploid Hunter Zero

Robot created by Dr. Wily, and based off X's designs, which Bass stole in Mega Man 7. In the present, Zero is still uncompleted in Dr. Wily's Lab. His activation is what ends up causing the Cataclysm in the Mega Man Universe, wherein he kills most of Dr. Light's robots, as well as the good doctor himself. One hundred years in the future, Zero is reactivated, and after being defeated by Sigma becomes good. A friend and partner of X, Zero is one of the most deadly Maverick Hunters. His weapons of choice is a buster similar to the X-Buster in power, as well as the Z-Saber, a powerful laser sword.

Dr. Thomas Light

Also known as: Dr. Wright, Dr. Right, Dr. Hikaru

A genius scientist, Dr. Light created many of the robots in Bob and George. Dr. Light is the foremost authority on artificial intelligence and robotics. Used to be partners with Dr. Wily before Wily revealed his evil plans. Although a genius when it comes to designing robots, Dr. Light can be incredilby stupid at times. Alcoholic.

Roll

Younger sister of Proto Man and Mega Man, Roll was initially designed to replace Mega Man as Dr. Light's assistant. Recently, Roll has shown a more violent streak, and now uses a battle suit and is a competent and aggressive fighter. Roll is often seen accompanying Proto Man and is shown as a yellow and red recolor of MegaMan with Protoman's helmet and modified hair from a 16-bit zero sprite.

N4-T3

Also known as: Nate

Nate originally appeared as a Yellow Demon who tried to destroy Mega Man. After being defeated, Dr. Light reprogrammed Nate to be good. Incapable of speaking, Nate usually communicates using signs.

Nate is capable of "merging" with other robots to increase their power. Characters who have merged in the past include Bass, the Helmeted Author, and Proto Man.

Nate usually appears as either a yellow palette swap of Mega Man with glasses, or as a giant Yellow Demon with glasses. When merged, they both appear as the merged character's head placed on the body of a Robot Master sprite (usually a Guts Man sprite, but Proto Man's merged form uses Napalm Man's sprite).

C1-14D-L1N6

Also known as: Chadling

Also originally an evil foe, this Purple Demon was a minion of Mynd before he realized the error of his ways and switched teams. Perhaps the ultimate lover of ice cream and definitely a danger to all who threaten him, Chadling is an extremely powerful opponent. He can either attack foes with his large purple demon form, or his smaller clawed form. Loves ice cream. He is often found eating ice cream with George, and gets depressed when George isn't around to eat ice cream with.

Chadling displayed the ability to fuse with George to create Charge when Dr. Light's lab was under attack from Non-Alternate Mynd. He was last seen, along with N4-T3, controlling Mega Man's body after a failed attempt to allow N4-T3 and C1-14D-L1N6 to return to their respective bodies.

Chadling usually appears as either a purple palette swap of Mega Man 7 Robot Master Slash Man, or as a giant two-eyed Purple Demon with claws and a gem in his forehead.

Ran Cossack

Also known as: Ran[afk], The Commie-Bot

Quote: "You can kill me, but you can't stop me!"

Ran was initally created by Dr. Cossack's daughter Kalinka as a last-minute science fair project. Built with cheap Communist parts, he is very fragile and can be broken with a mere touch. He was built this way because of Kalinka's unshakable devotion to Communism, and her belief that efficient construction with good quality, imported materials is too capitalistic. However, whenever he is broken, a copy teleports to his previous location. His weapon of choice is the Cossack Buster, a weapon designed by the Future Alternates to be even more powerful than the X-Buster, but has powerful recoil which usually results in his death. If thrown at a target while wielding the Buster, Ran tends to explode, obliterating the localized area. This battle tactic is known as using 'Ran-bombs'. Ran is an original character created by the Bob and George forum member of the same name.

Alternate Mega Man and Bass

Also known as: The Alternates, The Present Alternates, The Future Alternates, The Far Future Alternates

The Alternates are versions of Mega Man and Bass from a parallel dimension. Unlike their Mega Man Universe counterparts, the Alternates are incredibly intelligent, and discuss scientific topics for fun. The Future Alternates are versions of the Alternates from the future, who have developed the means to travel through time. The Far Future Alternates are versions of the Alternates from even further in the future. The future versions of the Alternates enjoy going back in time and watching their previous counterparts suffer. This quickly causes mind-splitting confusion on the part of George.

The Future Alternates gave Bob the ability to travel through time. In order to remove that ability, they inadvertently helped cause the Cataclysm in the Rockman Universe. The next time they tried to remove Bob's time travel ability, they and their present selves played instrumental roles in Mega Man 5. First, they upgraded Ran's blaster, then the Present Alternates infiltrated Bob's fortress and defeated him while the Future Alternates helped fight against the army of Robot Masters.

The Villains

Dr. Albert Wily

Also known as: Dr. Wily

Former partner of Dr. Light, and master at robotics. Has attempted to take over the world numerous times. Created most of the Robot Masters, Forte and Treble, Zero, and the Wily Beer Company. His fortresses often end up being destroyed; this has happened at the end of each Mega Man game, as well as once in the present.

Mynd

Also known as: That Sigma Wannabe

Villain from another universe who attempted to take over the Mega Man Universe. Mike and Chadling are his minions. He was defeated by the combined forces of Bob and George. Fights using a beam saber. His current whereabouts and intentions are unknown.

Mynd appears as a gray-and-purple palette swap of Sigma.

Non-Alternate Mynd

This is the version of Mynd that is from the Mega Man universe. Minion of Evil Overlord Mike. Tried to kill Mike, but defeated by Charge, a fusion of George and Chadling. Is currently limbless, and held prisoner in Dr. Light's dungeon. Fights using two beam sabers.

The Helmeted Author

Also known as: Helmut, Fistandantilus, "Uncle Fisty"

Quote: "Trampolines and morons don't mix"

An evil Author from another dimenson who tried to take over the Bob and George Universe. His helmet, which The Author made him wear, restricts his powers. The Author defeated him in less than a minute and banished him to the white space beneath the blurb. Appears in numerous Helmeted Author Quips, a section on the main page below the comic. However, he has since apparently escaped from that space.

Before the Helmeted Author appeared, another Helmeted Author made an appearance during the "Attack of Mega Man" storyline. In this appearance, Bass and Nate merge their bodies into a single form, which Bass calls "Bate". When he speaks to Mega Man that he will know Bate as "Master", Mega Man replies "Master-Bate???", which prompts the Helmeted Author to appear and apply a drum roll. It's later revealed that the real Author put on the helmet, went back in time, and performed the drumroll, thus sealing up his own plothole.

The Helmeted Author appears similar to the author, but wearing a helmet. When the helmet is removed, he appears as a gray Mega Man recolor with dark gray Sephiroth-style hair.

Other characters

Mega Man Universe Characters

• Rush - Mega Man's robotic dog and trusted sidekick, Rush has played minimal parts in some storylines. Rush was given the ability to speak by Mega Man after he became intelligent, but not many characters are aware of this.
• Treble - Bass' robotic wolf, who has appeared on several occasions.
• Tango - A green feline robot that is the object of Rush and Treble's frustration.
• Metool-D2 - A Metoru (Metal / Hard Hat), classic Mega Man series enemy. He helped Bass defeat Bob during the fifth Mega Man game storyline, and then was transported to the alternate dimension of the Alternates.
• Circus - An elephantine robot that Dr. Light can combine with to turn himself into a powerful fighting machine. The sprite for this character is based on that of Flame Mammoth, a Maverick from Mega Man X.
• Shadow Man - A robot master with the ability of extreme stealth and confusing sayings. He has been popularized because on July 12, 2002, Shadow Man said "And now, I disappear into the background until I become a useful plot device again." This has caused many fans to speculate that Shadow Man will return as a villain, and that he is the one behind all the villains in the comic. In his most recent appearance he said that he will not be a major character because his sprite "sucks worse than a seven fingered cat in a room filled with clock radios."

Alternate Mega Man Universe Characters

• Alternate Proto Man - A stupid robot.
• Alternate Bob - A non-homocidal, homosexual, effeminate person. Friend of TopMan in Mega Man III. Acted as Dr. Wily's redecorator in Mega Man V.
• Alternate George - Killed the alternate versions of Dr. Light, Dr. Wily, and Roll. Has had his eyes pecked out by Alternate Beat.
• Alternate Beat - Alternate version of Beat. Pecked out the eyes of Alternate George.

Rockman Universe Characters

• Rockman - The Mega Man from the Rockman Universe. Unlike Mega Man, he is intelligent.
• Roll - Rockman's kind housekeeping sister.
• Dr. Right - The Dr. Light of the Rockman Universe. A kind scientist whose Elmer Fudd-style accent (L's and R's are replaced by W's) was inspired by the American voice acting of Mega Man 8.
• Dr. Wily - A competent evil scientist.
• Forte - An intelligent, evil robot created by Dr. Wily.
• The Shadowy Author or 'Shador' - The Author of the Rockman universe; little is known about him.
• Sniper Jed - A Sniper droid who Bob spent some time torturing, simply because he dislikes people named Jed.

Hand-Drawn Universe Characters

• Bob and George's Mother - Mother of Bob and George. It has been revealed that she is a goddess, making her the source of Bob and George's powers. Her appearance depends on who is viewing her. To George, she appears as a red-eyed amorphus black blob due to his extreme fear of her.

Bob and George Community Characters

• Liss - The Author's wife who used to have her own subcomic, "The Adventures of Super Ho", on the site, which has recently ended. Her character occasionally appears at parties.
• Mini-Dave/The Poké-Author - Mini-Dave is a miniaturized version of Dave. In the tradition of Pokémon, the only thing he can say is his name.
• Mini-Rick - Similar to Mini-Dave, a minituraized version of fancomic author Rick O'Shay. Like Mini-Dave, the only thing he can say is his name.
• Freakadave - An Author duplicate, dressed in the style of Freakazoid!. He is the star of 4 short animations on the subcomic page, which have no relation to the main storyline.