Vectorman (character)



VectorMan (AKA VMan) is a Sega character that starred his franchise of the same name.

History
In the year 2049, Earth was overtaken by pollution. VMan was an ordinary Orbot left to clean up when Raster, a more powerful Orbot, accidentally was connected to a nuclear device and renamed himself WarHead and then took over Earth and attacked anyone that returned to it.

In the sequel of the first game, VMan is attacked my a stray missile from space and free falls back to Earth. After returning, he finds out that there are suddenly insects everywhere bent on destroying Earth. He must find out who their leader is and get through more than 15 levels to do so.

Appearance
VMan looks slightly similar to any other Orbot, but has many other differences. He is mainly green with blue orbs connecting the main parts of his body. He also has red eyes. and a triangle-shaped chest piece.

Abilities
VMan is capable of taking on many transformations, mostly through the power-ups in the first game. His main ability is his MBall shots which can be used normally. He can also do a double jump.

Personality
In both games, he had a personality that seemed to appeal to most gamers: Savage, funny, and ambitious. He often uses quotes like "Toasted!" which he says in the first game. He also is ambitious enough to take on violent antagonists like WarHead.

Trivia

 * His sprite in the games is consisted of twenty-three different sprites.
 * A third game was planned to give him a completely different appearance.
 * In the first game's box art, he looks slightly different. He has no pupils and doesn't have any blue orbs connected to him. The cutscenes in the first game depicted him with yellow eyes and no pupils, also having a lighter more pale shade of green.