Doctor Albert W. Wily (Ｄï½'．アルムート・Ｗ・ワイリー,
DokutÄ ArubÄ to W WairÄ«), known simply as Doctor Wily
(Dr.ワイリー, DokutÄ Wairi) (English: /ˈwaɪli/), is a video
game character and the main antagonist of the original Mega Man
series, as well as Mega Man's archenemy. He appeared in the first Mega
Man video game and later in promotions and other media related to the
series. In Japanese, he is voiced by Takeshi Aono in all appearances
except Mega Man: The Power Battle and its sequel, as well as Mega Man:
Upon a Star, where he instead was voiced by Kenichi-Ogata; in English,
the character is voiced by Dean Galloway, Douglas Kendall, Keith
Silverstein, Ian James Corlett and Scott McNeil voicing the character
in Mega Man Powered Up, Mega Man 8, Mega Man 11, Captain N: The Game
Master, and the animated series, respectively.Scott McNeil also
reprised his role in Mega Man: Upon a Star, and Puzzle Fighter, being
the only English voice actor to voice Dr. Wily more than once. Paul
Dobson voiced the character in MegaMan NT Warrior.Artist and producer
Keiji Inafune explained that Wily's design is inspired by Albert
Einstein, and was initially conceived to appear as a tall, thin
scientist with a mustache, glasses, balding hair, and lab coat. As a
plus, his first name is Albert. As development on Mega Man progressed,
Inafune redrew the character to match the in-game sprites, making him
shorter and removing the glasses from his original design. Inafune has
expressed disdain for this design, stating in a 2003 interview that if
an artist approached him with similar work, he would reject it and
demand better. With the production of Mega Man 2, Inafune decided to
redraw the character completely, aiming to tie into the common
perception of a mad scientist. To this end he made Wily slightly
taller, and elongated his hair and chin. Satisfied with the
alternations, Inafune kept the design consistent for later appearances
of the character.Introduced in the first Mega Man game, Wily was an
old friend of Dr. Light, whose achievements in designing several
advanced robots (including intelligent humanlike robots) overshadowed
Wily's own accomplishments. Jealous, he reprogrammed the robots for
combat, seeking to use them as weapons to assist him in taking over
the world, with the exception of the childlike robots Rock and Roll.
However, he was defeated by Rock, now converted into the combat robot
"Mega Man". Wily returned as the antagonist of subsequent titles in
the main series with a different scheme each time, sometimes framing
someone else for his crimes (Dr. Cossack, Proto Man, a disguise for
himself named Mr. X, and Dr. Light), only to be defeated and surrender
to Mega Man at the end. Wily is also responsible for the creation of
several other characters throughout the series, including Bass and
Zero, and is indirectly responsible for the behaviour of the
antagonist of the Mega Man X series, Sigma, during that series.
DokutÄ ArubÄ to W WairÄ«), known simply as Doctor Wily
(Dr.ワイリー, DokutÄ Wairi) (English: /ˈwaɪli/), is a video
game character and the main antagonist of the original Mega Man
series, as well as Mega Man's archenemy. He appeared in the first Mega
Man video game and later in promotions and other media related to the
series. In Japanese, he is voiced by Takeshi Aono in all appearances
except Mega Man: The Power Battle and its sequel, as well as Mega Man:
Upon a Star, where he instead was voiced by Kenichi-Ogata; in English,
the character is voiced by Dean Galloway, Douglas Kendall, Keith
Silverstein, Ian James Corlett and Scott McNeil voicing the character
in Mega Man Powered Up, Mega Man 8, Mega Man 11, Captain N: The Game
Master, and the animated series, respectively.Scott McNeil also
reprised his role in Mega Man: Upon a Star, and Puzzle Fighter, being
the only English voice actor to voice Dr. Wily more than once. Paul
Dobson voiced the character in MegaMan NT Warrior.Artist and producer
Keiji Inafune explained that Wily's design is inspired by Albert
Einstein, and was initially conceived to appear as a tall, thin
scientist with a mustache, glasses, balding hair, and lab coat. As a
plus, his first name is Albert. As development on Mega Man progressed,
Inafune redrew the character to match the in-game sprites, making him
shorter and removing the glasses from his original design. Inafune has
expressed disdain for this design, stating in a 2003 interview that if
an artist approached him with similar work, he would reject it and
demand better. With the production of Mega Man 2, Inafune decided to
redraw the character completely, aiming to tie into the common
perception of a mad scientist. To this end he made Wily slightly
taller, and elongated his hair and chin. Satisfied with the
alternations, Inafune kept the design consistent for later appearances
of the character.Introduced in the first Mega Man game, Wily was an
old friend of Dr. Light, whose achievements in designing several
advanced robots (including intelligent humanlike robots) overshadowed
Wily's own accomplishments. Jealous, he reprogrammed the robots for
combat, seeking to use them as weapons to assist him in taking over
the world, with the exception of the childlike robots Rock and Roll.
However, he was defeated by Rock, now converted into the combat robot
"Mega Man". Wily returned as the antagonist of subsequent titles in
the main series with a different scheme each time, sometimes framing
someone else for his crimes (Dr. Cossack, Proto Man, a disguise for
himself named Mr. X, and Dr. Light), only to be defeated and surrender
to Mega Man at the end. Wily is also responsible for the creation of
several other characters throughout the series, including Bass and
Zero, and is indirectly responsible for the behaviour of the
antagonist of the Mega Man X series, Sigma, during that series.
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