Synopsis

Mega Man is a robot created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Light, who hoped many his many creations would only be used for good. One day however, a mad scientist named Dr. Wily stole Light's original 6 robots and creation plans. From them he began creating a whole new series of robots, with one goal... World Domination! But Dr. Light gave Mega Man the ultimate trump card when he built him.… Mega Man possesses the ability to absorb the powers of other robots. Now Mega Man and his best friend, a robotic dog named Rush fight for everlasting peace against the evil Dr. Wily!

Independent rap artist Mega Ran remixed several Mega Man tracks for an album called Mega Ran (2007) and several follow-up albums, which were officially licensed by Capcom. he holds a Guinness World Record for the most songs recorded referencing a video game franchise, with 130 songs referencing Mega Man.

Get Equipped (2008) is their debut album covering the events of Mega Man 2; while their albums History Repeating: Blue (2012) and History Repeating: Red (2014) cover the events of Mega Man 3.

Rock music group the Protomen (named for Mega Man character Proto Man) formed in 2003 to compose and perform a rock opera inspired by the story and music of Mega Man, which consists of three acts: the self-titled debut album retroactively referred to as Act I, The Protomen (2005); prequel Act II: The Father of Death (2009); and the sequel to Act I, Act III: This City Made Us (2026).

While the rock opera's story and sound are inspired by Mega Man, the Protomen do not tell the canonical story of Mega Man or reuse any obvious musical cues from the franchise.

Manami Matsumae is renowned as a video game musician for her Mega Man soundtrack credits. ==== Music inspired by Mega Man ==== Numerous musical artists were inspired by the Mega Man franchise.

VGA Foundation noted a "curious number" of Mega Man inspired acts appearing in the years around 2001, including the Protomen and Horse the Band.