Main Lan Hikari and MegaMan.EXE , is the main human protagonist of the
Battle Network series. He is a
fifth-grade student who has a strong bond with his fellow NetNavi, the titular character and main protagonist . Lan is the son of Yuichiro Hikari and Haruka Hikari and the grandson of Tadashi Hikari. Lan is a carefree boy who seeks adventure and fun and can be rash at times, but is also quick to notice small details and think calmly during situations. He frequently NetBattles, and is known to be dense about things unrelated to the Net. Despite his seemingly carefree attitude, Lan is always quick to do the right thing. He is talented on inline skates and commonly decorates his room with soccer-related things. Lan is voiced by
Alex Doduk in earlier parts of the anime's English dub and by
Brad Swaile in later parts of the anime's English dub. MegaMan.EXE is voiced by
Andrew Francis in the English dub.
Dex Oyama and GutsMan.EXE , known as Dex Ogreon in the English anime and manga, is Lan's classmate and friend and the operator of , who is often portrayed as a bully with a soft spot. He has a younger brother named Chisao, who is seen infrequently in
Battle Network, and a recurring character in the anime. In the anime, Dex later gives up NetBattling to focus on his new career as a curry chef. Dex is voiced by Numata Yuusuke in the original Japanese version and by
Tony Sampson in the English dub. GutsMan.EXE is voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama in the original Japanese version and by
Scott McNeil in the English dub.
Yai Ayanokoji and Glide.EXE . known as Yai Ayano in the English anime and manga, is Lan's classmate and friend and the operator of . She is younger than the other main characters, as she skipped grades due to her intelligence, and, in the anime, operates out of her father's company, AyanoTech (Gabcom). In the anime, and sometimes the games, she secretly adores Chaud after he helped guide her out of a stuck elevator. Yai is voiced by Kanamaru Hinako in the original Japanese version and by Jocelyne Loewen in the English dub. Glide.EXE is voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu in the original Japanese version and by
Ted Cole in the English dub.
Eugene Chaud and ProtoMan.EXE , known as Chaud Blaze in the English anime and manga, is the son of IPC's (BlazeQuest in English) president, and the operator and creator of ProtoMan.EXE. Aside from the introduction he gives in the
first game, he is exclusively referred to by his surname, Chaud. His mother died when he was young, and he was forced into becoming the vice-president of his father's corporation, a position which contributed to his initial cold attitude towards Lan. Over time, he gains more respect for Lan and begins to open up to others, but maintains his serious outlook during battle. In the games, he is an Official NetBattler who meets Lan while investigating a water shortage that WWW caused. He is introduced as a ruthless operator who takes his job seriously and will delete any Navis who get in the way, and despite originally seeing Lan as a pest, they slowly became friends. In
Battle Network 6, Chaud posed as the bodyguard of Mayor Cain. During Lan's confrontation with Cain, Chaud sheds his disguise and leads the arrest on Cain and Blackbeard. Eugene Chaud is voiced by Mitsuki Saiga in the original Japanese version. In the English dub, he is voiced by
Bill Switzer in season one and by Scott Perrie in
AXESS. ProtoMan.EXE is voiced by Masaya Matsukaze in the original Japanese version and by
David Kaye in the English dub.
Villains WWW An organization formed by the main antagonist of the game, Lord Wily, formed to take over the real world and cyberworld out of jealousy that Tadashi Hikari caused his robotics research to be pushed aside in favor of network technology. Initially trying to conquer the internet through the Life Virus (Dream Virus), Wily is forced to disband WWW's members and go into hiding after Lan and MegaMan.EXE foil his plans. Throughout the series, he recruits multiple human members to operate various NetNavis.
Lord Wily Lord Wily is the primary antagonist of the
Battle Network franchise. He was a
scientist who became jealous after his robotics research was pushed aside in favor of Tadashi Hikari's breakthroughs in network technology, and devoted his life to destroying network society. Wily appears as the main villain of
Mega Man Battle Network,
Mega Man Battle Network 3 and
Mega Man Battle Network 6. He manipulates Sean Obihiro into leading the NetMafia Gospel in
Mega Man Battle Network 2, and his son Dr. Regal is the main villain of
Mega Man Battle Network 4 and
Mega Man Battle Network 5.
Battle Network 6 reveals that, for a time, he had put aside his thirst for revenge, but the death of Baryl's father caused him to reconsider. When it came to a falling out with Mayor Cain, Joe Mach and Baryl remained by Wily's side while Captain Blackbeard, Yuita, Vic, and Prosecutor Ito sided with Cain. Wily later puts his anger aside and helps Lan to save the world while also recreating Colonel.EXE and Iris.EXE. He is voiced by
Katsumi Chō in the original Japanese version and by
Paul Dobson in the English dub.
Mr. Match , known as Mr. Match in English, is the operator of FireMan.EXE, HeatMan.EXE, and FlameMan.EXE, who appears in every game except for
Battle Network 5. In
Battle Network, he operates FireMan.EXE and fills the Hikari family's oven with viruses when posing as a repairman. In
Battle Network 2, Match is unaffiliated with Gospel, but lets Lan battle HeatMan.EXE at any time. In
Battle Network 3, Match rejoins WWW and operates FlameMan.EXE. He tricks Lan into installing several programs that raise SciLab's temperature to extreme levels. Mr. Match is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi in the original Japanese version and by
Trevor Devall in the English dub. TorchMan.EXE is voiced by
Satoshi Katōgi in the original Japanese version and by
Ross Douglas in the English dub. HeatMan.EXE is voiced by Issei Futamata in the original Japanese version and by
Brian Drummond in the English dub.
Mr. Higsby , known as Mr. Higsby in English, is a collector of rare Battle Chips who owns the chip shop "Higsby's" (). His NetNavi, NumberMan.EXE (ナンバーマン
Nanbāman), operates a similar chip shop from the cyberworld in the anime. In the anime, Mr. Higsby and NumberMan.EXE don't have a connection with WWW. Mr. Higsby is voiced by Yūji Ueda in the original Japanese version and by
Lee Tockar in the English dub. NumberMan.EXE is voiced by Yūji Ueda in the original Japanese version and by
Samuel Vincent in the English dub.
Maddy , inconsistently known as Ms. Madd, Maddy, and Madoi in English media, is an agent of WWW and the operator of ColorMan.EXE, known as ColoredMan.EXE in Japanese. She was the mastermind behind altering the traffic signals in the city to cause accidents. In the anime, she is named Maddy in English while ColorMan.EXE is renamed WackoMan.EXE in English. She has a brief stint with Gospel, but finds friendship with her fellow WWW operators. WackoMan.EXE was found in the TV series. WackoMan.EXE duplicates himself and tries to act strong, while he is a coward. Maddy is voiced by
Junko Noda in the original Japanese version and by
Tabitha St. Germain in the English dub. WackoMan.EXE is voiced by
Andrew Toth in English.
Count Jack Zap , also known as , and Count Jack Zap in English, is an agent of WWW and the operator of ElecMan.EXE. In the anime, he is the brother of Gauss Magnus and fosters a rivalry with him due to their mother's preference of one over the other. In
Beast+, his wife Ann confronts him over inheriting the assets of his estate. Count Zap is voiced by
Kenta Miyake in the original Japanese version and by Colin Murdock in the English dub. ElecMan.EXE is voiced by Suzuki Chihiro in original Japanese version and by
Kirby Morrow in the English dub.
Yahoot , known as Yahoot in English, is an agent of WWW and Lord Wily's right-hand man, as well as the operator of MagicMan.EXE. His fate is revealed in
Battle Chip Challenge, where he quits his life of crime to help support his village in the nation of Edina. In the anime, Yahoot is the host of a yoga television show. He is considered to be the world's foremost authority on curry, and uses the profits from his curry shop, which Lan frequents, to fund the WWW's operations. Later on, he trains Dex to be a curry chef. Yahoot is voiced by
Keiichi Sonobe in original Japanese version and by Ron Halder in the English dub. MagicMan.EXE is voiced by
Katsuyuki Konishi in the original Japanese version and by
Paul Dobson in the English dub.
Professor The Professor is the main antagonist of
MegaMan Network Transmission. According to Higsby, he is a high-ranking member of WWW who was its acting leader when Lord Wily was in hiding. He is responsible for spreading the Zero Virus, as well as the Beast viruses in
Beast+, to wreak havoc across the Net. He also owns a sushi factory that serves as a front for his secret laboratory beneath it. After Zero is converted into a NetNavi using the MystData, he helps to defeat the Professor and sacrifices himself to destroy his airship, after which the Professor escapes by parachute, only for the NetPolice to arrest him. He is voiced by
Takurō Kitagawa in the original Japanese version.
Takeo Inukai is a member of the WWW in the games and Neo WWW in the anime, and the operator of BeastMan.EXE, who is known as SavageMan.EXE in English and appears in
AXESS as a Darkloid. He later gains Asteroid BeastMan.EXE from Slur. In
Battle Network 3, he was a
zookeeper who freed the animals to scare people. In
Stream he was a former
animal trainer that was fired due to his harsh treatment of animals and used Asteroid BeastMan.EXE to control them as vengeance. He has a pet lion named Manosuke. Takeo is voiced by
Kiyoyuki Yanada in the original Japanese version. BeastMan.EXE is voiced by
Dai Matsumoto in the original Japanese version and by
Scott McNeil in the English dub.
Noboru Sunayama is a member of the WWW in the games and Neo WWW in the anime, and the operator of DesertMan.EXE, who appears in
AXESS as a Darkloid. He was a
television producer of DNN who, in
Battle Network 3, created the N1 Grand Prix as a plot to defeat Chaud and ProtoMan on live TV to showcase the World Three's power. In
Stream, Noboru's occupation remains intact and received Astroid DesertMan.EXE. He works for DNN and steals Wily memorabilia for Tesla. Noboro is voiced by
Ken Narita in the original Japanese version. DesertMan.EXE is voiced by
Kiyoyuki Yanada in the original Japanese version and by
Ward Perry in the English dub.
Rei Saiko , known as Ray Saiko in the English version of
Battle Chip Challenge, is a WWW operator in the games and a member of Neo WWW in the anime, and the operator of FlashMan.EXE, who appears in
AXESS as a Darkloid. In the video game, he was a
hypnotist who was banned from the industry for using a NetNavi to help him in his hypnosis which led to Wily recruiting him. In
Stream, Rei gained Asteroid FlashMan.EXE. He is the least acknowledged of the Neo WWW and, other than his introductory episode, where he operated a Navi-driven race car, his plots involve assisting other members of the Neo WWW when he was given Asteroid FlashMan.EXE. Rei is voiced by
Nobuyuki Hiyama in the original Japanese version. FlashMan.EXE is voiced by
Makoto Yasumura in Japanese and by Clay St. Thomas in English.
Anetta is the operator of PlantMan.EXE, also known as VineMan.EXE in English, in the games and Silk.EXE in the anime. In the games, she is a nature-loving WWW agent who is brainwashed by Wily into believing that the cyberworld is destroying nature making her act like an
eco-terrorist. In the anime, she was plagued by illness for most of her life with Silk.EXE acting as her nurse. Silk was deleted trying to save her from a burning hospital, with Anetta harboring a grudge towards Chaud for her misconception of the situation. After discovering the truth, she becomes Yai's rival for Chaud's affections. Anetta is voiced by
Rie Kugimiya in Japanese and by
Maryke Hendrikse in English. PlantMan.EXE is voiced by
Hiroyuki Yoshino in Japanese and by Scott Logie in English.
Mayor Cain Mayor Cain (first name unknown) is the
mayor of Cyber City, the
principal of Cyber Academy, and the benefactor of WWW, who later leads a split faction of the organization. His grandfather created Falzar to counter the threat of Gregar, which led to events that make his grandfather an outcast. During his confrontation with Lan alongside Blackbeard where Cain reveals his grandfather's history, it was discovered that Cain's bodyguard was Chaud in disguise as he leads the arrest on Cain and Blackbeard.
Joe Mach , known as Joe Mach in English, is Lan's
teacher at Cyber Academy who is later revealed to be BlastMan.EXE's operator and a WWW agent. He has a history with Baryl who trained him karate. Joe joined WWW because Wily saved his daughter's life, but later betrays WWW to save Lan. Though having been arrested, Joe had cooperated with the authorities and got a lighter sentence. He was allowed to congratulate his students at their graduation.
Captain Blackbeard , known as Captain Blackbeard in English, is an animal trainer at Seaside Town's aquarium and the operator of DiveMan.EXE. He is a member of the WWW in
Battle Network 6, and works for Wily of Beyondard in
Beast. Blackbeard was present when Lan confronts Mayor Cain. Chaud sheds his bodyguard disguise and leads the arrest of Cain and Blackbeard. In
Beast+, he and Yuika are stranded in the world opposite of their own and form an alliance with BubbleMan to commit crimes.
Yuika , known as Yuika in English, is the operator of CircusMan.EXE. She is a member of the WWW in
Battle Network 6, and works for Wily of Beyondard in
Beast. In
Beast+, she and Blackbeard are stranded in the world opposite of their own and form an alliance with BubbleMan to commit crimes.
Vic , known as Vic in English, is the operator of ElementMan.EXE. He is a member of the WWW in
Battle Network 6 after he failed to get a job as Cyber City's
weather forecaster which went to someone else. In the anime, Vic is an incompetant weather forecaster fired from his job. After BubbleMan loans him a Miniroid, he has ElementMan hack the Marine Land pool system to get revenge on Lan and co. after they unknowingly make fun of him.
Prosecutor Ito , known as Prosecutor Ito in English, is a court
prosecutor and the operator of JudgeMan.EXE. He is a member of the WWW in
Battle Network 6 where he is also the creator of the Judge Tree. In the animem Ito seeks to eliminate NetCrime by unilaterally convicting Navis before they are taken into custody.
Baryl , known as Baryl in English, is the operator of Colonel.EXE and an official NetBattler from Netopia, who seeks Lan and MegaMan to form Team Colonel. In
Battle Network 6, he joins the WWW. As a child, he was placed in Lord Wily's care while his father went to war; after Wily learned that Baryl's father was killed in combat, he raised Baryl as his own son. In the anime, he is an old friend of Dr. Wily who lived twenty years before the start of
Stream and died by the time of its events, leaving Colonel.EXE a solo Navi. However, using the Past Tunnel, he is able to communicate with the characters of the present time and travel between timeframes.
Colonel.EXE is the head of an elite team of Navis who freed the net from Nebula's influence in
Battle Network 5, and part of the WWW in
Battle Network 6. He is cold and ruthless, which
Battle Network 6 reveals to be a result of his emotion data being separated from him and used to create a new Navi named Iris.EXE. His signature attacks include Screen Divide, a series of sword slashes, and Aspire Break, a powerful finishing move.
WWW's Solo NetNavis • BombMan.EXE, known as BlasterMan.EXE in English, is a solo NetNavi that works for Lord Wily. He is voiced by
Hidenari Ugaki in the original Japanese version and by Nick Harrison in the English dub. • StoneMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for Lord Wily. He is voiced by Hiroaki Ishikawa in the original Japanese version and by
Ward Perry in the English dub. • PlanetMan.EXE is a planet-themed NetNavi and the acting leader of the WWW area in
Mega Man Battle Network 2. In the anime, he takes over a moon base and traps Commander Beef outside when he is sent to investigate. MegaMan.EXE and GutsMan.EXE went to the Moon go to stop him, and while GutsMan.EXE is occupied with the viruses, MegaMan.EXE confronts PlanetMan. With Lan using an extra code given to him by Mr. Famous, MegaMan.EXE uses his AquaCustom form to delete PlanetMan.EXE and save Commander Beef. PlanetMan.EXE is voiced by
Dave "Squatch" Ward in the English dub. • NapalmMan.EXE, known as MoltanticMan.EXE in English, is a solo NetNavi that works for PlanetMan.EXE in
Mega Man Battle Network 2. He guards the door in the WWW area, which opens if the player has the V3 Navi BattleChips. • PharaohMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for PlanetMan.EXE in
Mega Man Battle Network 2. He appears as a secret boss in
Battle Network and in
Battle Network 2 in the WWW area, where he tries to prevent MegaMan.EXE from advancing. In
Network Transmission, PharaohMan.EXE guards the legendary WWW area. PharaohMan.EXE is voiced by
Keiji Fujiwara in the original Japanese version and by
Michael Kopsa in the English dub. • BubbleMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for Lord Wily and is DrillMan's "cousin". In
AXESS, BubbleMan.EXE is a Darkloid that is loyal to ShadeMan. He is voiced by
Chiyako Shibahara in the original Japanese version and by
Gabe Khouth in the English dub. • DrillMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for Lord Wily and is BubbleMan's "cousin". In the anime, he is owned by the assistant of a small company president and used to distract ProtoMan.EXE while he flees with a part needed for the new PET. He is voiced by
Trevor Devall in the English dub. • GravityMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for the Professor and encounters MegaMan.EXE in the Strange Grav Center, where he acted as a sentry. He initiates his extermination sequence, only to be deleted by MegaMan.EXE. He also appears in
AXESS as a Darkloid. GravityMan.EXE is voiced by
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama in Japanese and by
Robert O. Smith in English. • StarMan.EXE, known as NovaMan.EXE in English, is a solo NetNavi that works for the Professor. He is distributing fake vaccines for the Zero Virus, but retreats when MegaMan.EXE confronts him. He later appears in the No Grav Zone, where he fights MegaMan.EXE but is deleted. He also appears in
AXESS as a Darkloid. StarMan.EXE is voiced by
Kumiko Yokote in the original Japanese version. • SwordMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for the Professor, with three swords that each give him a different personality. He appears as a boss guarding the path to the Life Virus, defeating ProtoMan.EXE before MegaMan.EXE defeats him. In the anime, he is a Darkloid. In the Japanese version, SwordMan.EXE's three heads are voiced by
Tetsu Inada (red sword), Daisuke Kirii (blue sword), and Tsuguo Mogami (yellow sword). In the English dub, SwordMan.EXE is voiced by
Paul Dobson.
NetMafia Gospel is a
NetMafia organization led by the mysterious and a wolf-like monstrosity called Gospel which they unleashed. In the English, Boss Gospel is known as Kid Grave, the organization is known as Grave, and the beast is known as the Grave Virus Beast.
Sean Obihiro , known as Sean Obihiro in English, is the true identity of Shuryou Gospel and the
crime boss of Gospel. When he was a child, his parents were killed in an airplane crash. Ostracized by his peers, he decided to strike back at society by forming Gospel while taking the alias of Lord Gospel, but was unaware that Wily was manipulating him. Sean eventually changes his ways after Lan offers to be his friends.
Battle Chip Challenge reveals that FreezeMan was his original NetNavi. In the anime, his Lord Gospel form is a robot which Lord Wily controls and uses the alias of Kid Grave. After Gospel virus is destroyed, Bass takes over the robot's body. n the manga, he works undercover as Kei Yuki, a professor from Ameroupe. Kid Grave is voiced by Noriko Hidaka in the original Japanese version of the first anime, Junko Minagawa in the original Japanese version of AXESS, and
Cathy Weseluck in the English dub.
Gauss Magnus , known as Gauss Magnus in English, is the
CEO of Gauss Inc. and the original operator of MagnetMan.EXE as well as the second-in-command of Gospel. In the games, he apparently dies attempting to hijack an airplane. In the anime, Gauss is a
cross-dresser with "Wily-mania" that was defeated by WWW. Gauss also reveals that Count Zap is his brother, something that was only strongly implied in the games. In
Stream, Gauss is sprung from prison and acts as Neo WWW's janitor for a short period of time before playing matchmaker for his daughter and Charlie Airstar. Gauss is voiced by
Hideyuki Umezu in original Japanese version and by Ron Halder in the English dub. MagnetMan is voiced by Tomoyuki Komo in the original Japanese version and by
Michael Dobson in the English dub.
Arashi Kazefuki is the operator of AirMan.EXE. In
Battle Network 2, Arashi poses as a
mechanic and has AirMan hack into Yai's air conditioning system to infect it with gas. He is supposedly killed by a bomb hidden in a suitcase as punishment for his failure. In the anime, Arashi is the head of a small company. He controls AirMan.EXE from a courtesy phone in the subway station as part of his revenge on AyanoTech for his company being outdone by them. The NetAgents arrest him upon AirMan.EXE's defeat. Arashi is voiced by
Susumu Chiba in the original Japanese version and by
Brian Dobson in the English dub. AirMan.EXE is voiced by
Susumu Chiba in the original Japanese version and by Peter New in the English dub.
Speedy Dave , known as Speedy Dave in English, is the operator of QuickMan.EXE who sided with Gospel due to disliking littering and the destruction of nature. In the games, he is a
park ranger and attempts to destroy a dam, but is arrested after Lan defeats him. In the anime, he is still a park ranger. While he has a connection with Sal, Dave pretends to side to with Gospel under the alias of Earth Avenger. He is not arrested in the end. Speedy Dave is voiced by
Kosuke Okano in the original Japanese version and by
Kirby Morrow in the English dub. QuickMan.EXE is voiced by Masaru Motegi in the original Japanese version and by
Alistair Abell in the English dub.
Dusk , known as Dusk in English, is a mysterious
mercenary-for-hire and the operator of ShadowMan.EXE, who sides with Gospel in the second game and Team Colonel in the fifth, under the alias of Mr. Dark in English. In the anime, only his Navi appeared in the second season of
EXE and was mentioned in
AXESS. He first appeared in
Stream, and he becomes one of the Cross Fusion members marked by Duo. In both, he and ShadowMan.EXE set out to eliminate MegaMan until Lord Wily convinces him to put aside his work and join Lan. Dusk is voiced by Kenichi Obo in the original Japanese version. ShadowMan.EXE is voiced by
Kentaro Ito in the original Japanese version and by Ron Halder in the English dub.
Princess Pride is the
princess of Creamland, which is known as Brightland in English, and the operator of KnightMan.EXE. In
Battle Network 2, she attempts to kill a group of Official NetBattlers using booby traps, but inadvertently falls into one herself. Chaud suspects that she joined Gospel to get revenge on the countries that abandoned Creamland. In
Battle Network 5: Team Colonel, she seeks to help Creamland by mining MagnoMetal, but in doing so accidentally puts Mayl, Dex, and Yai in danger. Soon after, she and KnightMan join Team Colonel. In the anime, Princess Pride befriends Lan while disguised as a boy and has no connections with Gospel. Princess Pride reappears in
Stream as one of the Cross Fusion members marked by Duo. Princess Pride is voiced by
Tomoko Kawakami in the original Japanese and by Jillian Michaels in English. KnightMan.EXE is voiced by
Jin Horikawa in Japanese and by Russell Roberts in English.
NetMafia Gospel's Solo NetNavis • FreezeMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that works for Gospel and leads their attacks on the Net, taking control of environmental control systems to cause natural disasters. In the anime, FreezeMan.EXE is responsible for the near-deletion of FireMan.EXE, and later controls the robot penguins to freeze DenTech City. MegaMan.EXE struggles to fight him until HeatMan.EXE arrives to assist him. During the threat of the Gospel Virus, FreezeMan.EXE fights HeatMan.EXE again, and HeatMan.EXE manages to defeat him. When FreezeMan.EXE retreats to Gospel to have Lord Gospel heal him, ShadowMan.EXE arrives and deletes him, which is removed from the English dub and changed to make it look like HeatMan.EXE deleted him. FreezeMan.EXE is voiced by
Soichiro Tanaka in original Japanese version and by Mark Oliver in the English dub. • CutMan.EXE is a solo NetNavi that is the vice-commander of Yumland's Occupation force and is tasked with eliminating the survivors of the countries that ShadowMan.EXE attacks. In the anime, CutMan.EXE is briefly heard warning MegaMan.EXE and his allies about the threat of Grave. He later makes himself known to MegaMan.EXE following QuickMan.EXE's failure to destroy the dam. Combining with WoodMan.EXE's powers, MegaMan.EXE uses the Electro-Wood Tower to delete CutMan.EXE. It is later revealed that CutMan.EXE had five brothers named Jirō, Saburō, Shirō, Gorō, and Rokurō (Vinny, Sammy, Jerry, Joey, and Nicky in English), who attempted to take revenge on MegaMan.EXE for killing Tarō. In the Japanese version, CutMan.EXE Tarō and CutMan.EXE Jirō are voiced by
Chiyako Shibahara, CutMan.EXE Saburō is voiced by
Tomoko Ishimura, CutMan.EXE Shirō is voiced by
Kei Kobayashi, CutMan.EXE Gorō is voiced by
Kumiko Watanabe, CutMan.EXE Rokurō is voiced by Kaori Matoi, and CutMan.EXE Chōrō is voiced by
Hiroshi Ito. In the English dub, the CutMan.EXE brothers are all voiced by
Scott McNeil.
Bass.EXE Bass, known as in Japan, was intended to be the first fully autonomous NetNavi, completely independent of an operator. Bass.EXE was falsely blamed for causing problems in the original internet, and the SciLab Elite Corps nearly killed him. Dr. Cossack, his creator and the only human he trusted, was arrested before he could get Bass.EXE to safety, leading Bass.EXE to believe he had betrayed him and causing him to harbor hatred toward humanity. In
Battle Network 2, Sean Obihiro of Gospel attempts to make an army of Bass.EXE copies, eventually leading to the accidental creation of the Gospel Megavirus. In the game's ending, Bass.EXE is shown deleting a clone while swearing revenge upon humanity. Bass.EXE returns to fulfill this promise in
Battle Network 3, where he assists Wily in using Alpha to destroy network society; however, he and Wily are later swallowed by Alpha. However, the remains of the Gospel Megavirus save him and fuse with him. Bass.EXE is later confronted by MegaMan.EXE in the secret area and defeated. It is revealed that Bass.EXE has amnesia, but MegaMan reminds him of his creator Cossack and he leaves in confusion. In
Battle Network 4, Bass.EXE is found deep in the Undernet hibernating as a statue, and reawakens upon meeting MegaMan.EXE. After being defeated, he retreats and vows to become stronger. In
Battle Network 5, a post-game boss created through dark power takes on his likeness, but he can also be fought. When defeated, he leaves of his own volition. This trend continues until
Battle Network 6. There, Bass is confronted in his gravestone in the Undernet and several times afterwards. The final confrontation with Bass is him at his most powerful, having absorbed the power of a Cybeast into his body. After being defeated, he drifts away into the net and is available as a random encounter in the Graveyard area. Bass.EXE is voiced by Keiko Nemoto in the original Japanese version and by
Matt Hill in the English dub.
Gospel Gospel is a monstrous
wolf-like virus who was accidentally created by Sean Obihiro when he was making clones of Bass. In
Battle Network 2, Gospel was created from a collection of bugs in various programs, while in the anime, Gospel and Bass were created from the remnants of PharaohMan. Gospel and the Cybeast Gregar are similar in appearance because they were both born from a fusion of bugs. Remnants of Gospel later saves Bass' life and fuses with him.
Other characters Dr. Yuichiro Hikari is Lan's father and the creator of MegaMan. He followed in his father's footsteps, working as a scientist and a renowned authority on the net. As such, he is often away working on his latest projects at SciLab. In
Axess, his focus shifts to merging operator and NetNavi in a process called Cross Fusion, which later inspired the "Double Soul" ("Soul Unison"). His father, Dr. Tadashi Hikari, is considered to be the founder of the computer networking system within the
Battle Network series. As such, Yuichiro is regarded as an expert on the subject of networking. Although he is not seen with a NetNavi of his own, he is the creator of several NetNavis, including MegaMan.EXE. In the games, in an attempt to save his dying son, Hub, he creates MegaMan by placing his DNA into a Navi program. In the anime, Yuichiro is often responsible for new designs and additions to existing PET models, and his research into the nature of Dimensional Areas leads to the creation of the "Synchro Chip" and Cross Fusion, an ability that allows an operator to merge with their NetNavi. In the original Japanese version, he is voiced by Koichi Nagano and by Tokuyoshi Kawashima in
Stream-
Beast+. In the English dub, he is voiced by
Michael Adamthwaite.
Haruka Hikari is Lan's mother, who works at home and prepares meals for her family. In the anime, she is portrayed as somewhat naïve, though wishing the best for her loved ones. In the fifth game, she ends up inviting Mayl over to teach her cooking, with Mayl teaching her to NetBattle. Haruka Hikari is voiced by
Masako Jo in original Japanese version and by
Nicole Oliver in the English dub.
Ms. Mari , known as Ms. Mari in English, is the teacher of class 5-A at the ACDC/DenTech school (Densan), which Lan, Mayl, Dex and Yai attend. She serves as the adult chaperon to many of Lan's activities. She does not have a NetNavi in the anime, and uses a generic one in the games. She is voiced by
Noriko Hidaka in original Japanese version and by
Janyse Jaud in the English dub.
Sal , known as Sal in English, is an environmentalist and the owner of a boxed lunch stand who is also the operator of WoodMan.EXE. In the anime, Sal is a
gardener who takes on the identity as a Net Agent. She also has a crush on Speedy Dave. Sal is voiced by
Omi Minami in Japanese and by
Kelly Sheridan in English. WoodMan.EXE is voiced by Toshihide Tsuchiya in Japanese and by
Lee Tockar in English.
Masa , known as Maysa in English, is the owner of a fish stand and the operator of SharkMan.EXE. In the anime, he has a secret identity as , one of the Net Agents, and only uses SharkMan.EXE while costumed. By day, he often lectures the kids on the various merits of fish and calcium, and claims that he does not have a NetNavi. Masa has a crush on Ms. Mari, but Ms. Mari has fallen for Commander Beef. In Beyondard, Masa is the leader of the human resistance, operating under the name . Although he thinks NetNavi's are lame in the anime, he has a NetNavi even in the first Battle Network game and doesn't disguse himself as Commander Beef. Masa is voiced by Jin Horikawa in the original Japanese version and by
Richard Newman in the English dub. SharkMan is voiced by Takumi Suzuki in the original Japanese version and by
Don Brown in the English dub.
Miyuki Kuroi , known as Miyu in English, is a
fortune teller and the operator of SkullMan.EXE. She is an antique shop proprietor and also a Net Agent in the anime, taking on the identity of . Miyu is voiced by Kumiko Yokote in Japanese and by
Anna Cummer in English. SkullMan.EXE is voiced by Riichi Nishimoto in Japanese and by
Brian Drummond in English.
Ribbita , known as Ribitta in English, is often seen as a
reporter or a
Television presenter at DNN and the operator of ToadMan.EXE. In
Battle Network 5, she joins Team Colonel while trying to get an interview with the team. In the anime, Ribbita is still a television personality. She and Higsby are later the commentators for the N1 Grand Prix. Ribbita is voiced by
Akiko Nakagawa in original Japanese version and by Sharon Alexander in the English dub. ToadMan.EXE is voiced by
Akiko Nakagawa in the original Japanese version and by
Samuel Vincent in the English dub.
Mr. Famous , known as Mr. Famous in English, is a scientist working with Yuichiro. In the games, he is the creator of several Navis, including GateMan.EXE, KendoMan.EXE., GridMan.EXE (known as FootMan.EXE in English), and Punk.EXE, although he does not have a NetNavi in the anime. Mr. Famous is voiced by
Keiji Fujiwara in the original Japanese version and by Jonathan Holmes in the English dub.
Ms. Yuri Ms. Yuri () is the twin sister of Ms. Mari. In the first
Battle Network, she was a WWW agent who left the organization to become a
summer school teacher. She is a
palette swap of Ms. Mari in the game, but is redesigned and given a much more significant role in the anime. In the anime, she is the second-in-command of Nebula, and the operator of NeedleMan (NeedleMan was operated by Yai's unnamed gardener in
Mega Man Network Transmission). She was separated from her twin sister fifteen years before the start of the series, and raised by Dr. Wily. At the end of
Axess, she was faced with the choice of killing her own sister or betraying Nebula. In the end, she cuts ties with Nebula. In
Stream, Ms. Yuri becomes one of the Cross Fusion members marked by Duo. ==Gameplay ==