The Stardroids are Robot Masters from space that appeared in Mega Man V on Game Boy. They are also the main antagonists in that game. Their serial numbers are given with SRN-[insert number here], with "SRN" meaning "Space Ruler Number", a possible nod to the Japanese version having them be simply called "Space Rulers".
Background[]
Stardroids are a series of robots from an ancient alien civilization that Dr. Wily found in some unnamed ruins. Dr. Wily reprogrammed them to use the robots in an attempt to conquer the world. Each of the Stardroids have a name of one of the Solar System's planets (and 1 star).
Appearances[]
Mega Man V[]
All the Stardroids first appeared in Mega Man V. Dr. Wily found them in some unknown ruins and decided to use them to conquer the world. With this they were brought back online and attacked the world, being led by Terra. Mega Man, after being defeated by Terra, was then upgraded with the new Mega Arm and was dispatched to defeat them.
After defeating four of the Stardroids and Dark Moon, the battle soon shifted to space itself where he defeated the last four Stardroids, and finally in a rematch against Terra where he won. Mega Man then discovers that Dr. Wily was the leader of the Stardroids. On the Wily Star, Mega Man has a rematch against the Mega Man Killers, Quint, and eight of the Stardroids, except Terra.
Soon after defeating Dr. Wily, the scientist released another robot, excavated from the same ruins, the doomsday weapon Sunstar. However, Sunstar would not obey Wily and attacked him after he was released, causing him to retreat. Sunstar then faced Mega Man, and after three battle phases, was defeated. The robot was surprised when his enemy showed kindness and offered to repair him, as he believed robots could only fight, but he would never known if he could do more than fighting as his fusion reactor was critical and would soon explode. After Mega Man escapes from the fortress, Sunstar explodes, taking the Wily Star with him.
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The Stardroids are powerful space robots that attack Earth after being inadvertently freed from the body of the extraterrestrial robot Duo, whom they were imprisoned in. Eventually, thanks to Mega Man, Proto Man, Duo, and the help from Dr. Wily, Dr. Light, Dr. Cossack and their robots, the Stardroids are destroyed one by one. However, Terra is able to activate Sunstar before he perishes. Sunstar and Mega Man battle in space, and although the fight appears to be hopeless, Mega Man doesn't give up as it's worth to protect the people from Earth, and Sunstar is defeated.
Members[]
- SRN. 001 Terra (Earth) -- The leader of the Stardroids.
- SRN. 002 Mercury -- A greedy Stardroid made of lime green liquid metal. He uses his fluid body to his advantage. His weapon, the Grab Buster, allows him to steal energy from his opponent. He is vulnerable to the Black Hole.
- SRN. 003 Venus -- This squatty Stardroid takes her design from that of a crab. Due to this design, Venus cannot properly walk forward, but she can move side to side and turn. Venus' weapon is the Bubble Bomb, which has her launch a similar projectile to the Danger Wrap. Venus has only one hand, with her left arm ending in a cannon which launches the Bubble Bomb. She likes being clean which leads her to applying shampoo to her bald head. Her weakness is the Photon Missile which can pierce her carapace.
- SRN. 004 Mars -- A Stardroid who was designed to look like a tank. He has heavy armour, which hinders his jumping capabilities. His Special Weapon, the Photon Missile, has him fire missiles from his cannons. Mars is weak to the Salt Water which can corrode his carapace. He is the only Stardroid who does not have hands.
- SRN. 005 Jupiter -- A Stardroid who resembles a green bird. He can use his jetpack to fly. His Special Weapon is the Electric Shock, which has him fire a thunderbolt towards opponents from the cannon on his right arm. (His left arm ends in a normal hand.) His weakness is the Bubble Bomb. He is the only Stardroid to have eyes in their mouth. According to the lore, Jupiter originally had megaton bombs, but decided not to use them due to them being too dangerous.
- SRN. 006 Saturn -- A brown-clad Star Droid. He is somewhat lazy and uses his ring to pull others towards him. He likes hula hoops and is very great with them, but is bad at video games. Saturn uses his own ring as his weapon, allowing him to pull in his enemies in an attack that he calls the "Black Hole". He can also freeze opponents and fire bullets around. Saturn is weak to the Electric Shock.
- SRN. 007 Uranus -- A red bull-like Stardroid. He is short-tempered, and likes to run fast, but overturns tables when he gets angry. His Special Weapon, the Deep Digger, has him lift boulders from the ground à la the Super Arm and throw them. Uranus is weak to the Break Dash.
- SRN. 008 Pluto -- A purple Stardroid who has felinoid designs. He uses his Break Dash to rush his foes. Mercury annoys him due to his habit of hitting Pluto with the Grab Buster. Slash Man is based on Pluto's design. Pluto is weak to the Grab Buster, which doesn't help with his relationship with Mercury.
- SRN. 009 Neptune -- A blue fish-like Stardroid. He can swim rather well, much like Splash Woman can. His Special Weapon, the Salt Water, has him fire corrosive water blobs forwards. Neptune is weak to the Spark Chaser.
- SRN. ??? Sunstar -- The final boss of the game.
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Trivia[]
- The Stardroids earned their names from various Astronomical Bodies in the Solar System. Terra is the only exception to this rule, deriving his name from the Latin Terra, Terrae(s), which means "ground". Sunstar does not count to the rulebreaking, with his name coming from the Sun.
- Neptune bears a similar appearance to the Robot Master Ocean Man, who was originally supposed to appear in Mega Man 9 but was scrapped.
- The Stardroids' weaknesses may be justified by the following:
- Mercury has a liquid body and the Black Hole can easily pull in fluids, including his own body fluids.
- Venus has a carapace that can be easily punctured by sharp objects like the Photon Missile, which thus became her weakness.
- Terra is weak to the Deep Digger's boulders since his weapon's electricity cannot pass through stone.
- Mars is weak to the Salt Water since that weapon's acids can destroy his armour.
- Jupiter is weak to the Bubble Bomb since water can short out his electrical components.
- Saturn is weak to the Electric Shock since his Black Hole needs power.
- Uranus is weak to the Break Dash which can disrupt his coordination.
- Neptune is weak to the Spark Chaser due to electricity and water being a bad combination. Strangely, the Electric Shock is not his weakness, and neither is the Deep Digger despite water being unable to penetrate certain types of stone.
- Pluto is weak to the Grab Buster since the latter can drain his power. Additionally, cats hate being grabbed.
