The name of a
popular video game series developed by the company called Capcom, and the main character after whom the game is named. Originally started by Capcom, the game's main character is a small, blue robot boy weilding an energy
gun on either
hand. (Though he is only known to use one hand at any given time.) Originally, this character started out as a lab assistant built by a man named
Dr. Light, but after an evil Scientst named Dr. Wily attempted to conquer the
world with six Robot Masters, Rock volunteered to be transformed into a fighting machine to save the
world. The MegaMan series has grown into an impressively large collection of games, several spin-off series, and many, many side games.
It's also important to note that the MegaMan series started in
Japan under the name "RockMan". It was later dubbed into "MegaMan" When it was translated, and brought to other nations, especially the United States.