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Data (データ Dēta) is a mysterious little robotic monkey from the Mega Man Legends series, a friend of MegaMan Volnutt that was found by his side by Barrell Caskett. He only talks with monkey sounds and MegaMan is the only one who understands him, but it's later revealed Data can speak normally and is MegaMan's peripheral memory storage device. He is MegaMan's supporter and sticks to him like a shadow, probably also travelling with him in his adventures. In the series, Data appears in several areas dancing, and players can save the game, completely recover life and weapon energy, and obtain advice by talking with him.
Appearance
Data is a robotic monkey who has a brown spherical head with a tan face, brown circular ears, a white cream body with a gray top end, a tan tail with a brown sphere on the end of it, tan spherical hands and brown feet.
History
MegaMan Trigger created Data and transferred all his essential memories of Elysium and of The Master into him so that no one could scan or tamper with them, making sure no one would find the Master's genetic code. After the battle against Sera in Terra, Yuna sealed Data alongside MegaMan (which was reset into a baby) in a stasis field. Years later, they were encountered by Barrell in the Nino Ruins, and took them under his care.
In Mega Man Legends, most of the time Data appears is mainly for his gameplay function, and he is present in the Support Car with Roll Caskett. Data has no important role until the end of the game, where he helps MegaMan Volnutt save Kattelox Island. Data orders Eden to pass MegaMan Juno's authority of the island to MegaMan Trigger, interrupt Juno's reinitialization order, and delete Juno's back-up data.
In the beginning of Mega Man Legends 2, Data accidentally starts a fire in the Flutter when he was cooking, and MegaMan has to extinguish the flames. Because of the damage, a few rooms from the Flutter can't be accessed until they are repaired. When MegaMan is severely hurt by Geetz's final attack in the Sulphur-Bottom, Yuna uses Data's memory files to restore MegaMan's program while repairing him, and a large portion of the information that was stored in Data is revealed in a long cutscene that explains the plot line. At the end of Mega Man Legends 2, Data tries to help Roll Caskett and Tron Bonne by instructing them how to build the rocket to retrieve MegaMan from Elysium, but their bickering causes them to ignore him, leaving Data to lament on MegaMan being stuck there "for a little while longer".
Data would have been present in the cancelled game Mega Man Legends 3. His role in the game is unknown.
Other appearances
Data's dance in Mega Man Legends 3.
- In the demo Rockman DASH 2 Episode 1, Data appears in Ruro Town in the first mission, and in the fourth mission a Servbot says that Data had already rescued Roll.
- Data is a playable character in the mobile game Kobun ga Tobun?.
- Data appears in the attack Lunch Rush used by Tron Bonne and Servbot in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, where several Servbots attack the opponent.
- In Mega Man Battle Network 2 and 3, Data has a cameo appearance in Yai's house, where a plush doll of him is seen sitting on her couch, and is said to be the Servbot's rival. In the Blue version of the third game, Data can be seen near the Roll Caskett figure in Mayl's room.
Other media
Archie Comics
Mega Man Timelines
Gallery
Behind the scenes
Early in the development of Mega Man Legends, Data had the temporary name Sarukichi (サル吉) and was planned to be a creation from Roll Caskett. Sarukichi is described as being a mascot pet attached to Roll that is less smart than Rush and as unhelpful as Amedeo from 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother.[1]
Trivia
- For unknown reasons, Data appears in Terra in the end of the second game, even through he was with MegaMan in Elysium and was last seen in front of the final boss's door. It is possible that Gaatz sent Data back to Earth before MegaMan's battle with Sera, and that Gaatz later became involved in the battle by helping MegaMan indirectly.
- Data is always seen doing a dance similar to the dance called "The Monkey".
- Data can deal some damage to MegaMan when he's caught on fire during fire on the Flutter. This only happen if MegaMan did not extinguish Data's tail that caught fire in time, causing Data to jump on MegaMan.
- The Roll Caskett spirit battle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has Diddy Kong assisting the main puppet fighter, referencing Data.
References
| Mega Man Legends series | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | |
| MegaMan Volnutt • Roll Caskett • Barrell Caskett • Data • Tron Bonne • Teisel Bonne • Bon Bonne • Servbots • Glyde • Birdbots Lex Loath • Denise • Von Bluecher • Bola • Klaymoor • MegaMan Juno • Sera • Yuna • Gaatz • Geetz • The Master | |
| Games | |
| Mega Man Legends • Mega Man Legends 2 • The Misadventures of Tron Bonne • Rockman DASH: 5tsu no Shima no Daibouken! Rockman DASH Golf • Kobun ga Tobun? • Oshioki Kobun • Kumitate Kobun • Roll-chan no 15 Panel | |
| Related items | |
| Flutter • Gesellschaft • Gustaff • Locations • Reaverbot • Refractor • Sulphur-Bottom • Support Car Terms • MegaMan Volnutt's equipment | |