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.