AMMO WRITING TRYOUT: THE STAR MAN SCRIPT

Written by Brett Stephen “Brett CCS” B.

Average Page Count/Robot Master for Ammo: 10 to 15 Pages of a ~30ish page issue

Add. Context:

• Takes place within the time frame of MegaMan 5, a “Blues” led robot revolution that took out the cities spaceport and power grid

• Dr. Light is kidnapped, Dr. Cossack is helping MegaMan track down the Wily Numbers to gain some information on “Protoman’s” location

• MegaMan has defeated WaveMan, ChargeMan, StoneMan, and NapalmMan

• StarMan is mostly his canon and MegaMix personality, AKA his best one

• “Previous Issues”: There’s a radio signal preventing the search of Light’s location, in the story before this, they locked onto the source of the signal, a previously abandoned space station

Page 1

Panel 1: Establishing page, MegaMan and Rush are flying through space, weaving through an asteroid field. Cossack is helping MegaMan navigate through the dangerous environment to find a nearby space station.

Cossack: MegaMan? Come in MegaMan!

MegaMan: I’m still here Dr. Cossack! The signal is weak out here-

Cossack: Then we’re on the right track. The closer you get to that signal, the closer we get to finding where Thomas is being held.

TextBox: MegaMan, fighting to save the world.

TextBox 2: Rush, A MegaMen’s best friend.

SFX: SHOOOOOOOOOOOMMM (Rush) 

WHOOSH (Asteroids)

Page 2

Panel 1: Shot from behind MegaMan’s head, notices the abandoned space station in the distance. Cossack’s signal is breaking up more and more

MegaMan: Wait… I see it!

Cossack: Gre- BZZT! -he robo- BZZT! -n there!- BZZT! -e caref- BZZT! -gaMan!

Panel 2: Shot of MegaMan’s face from the neck up, playing with the comm on his helmet.

MegaMan: Dr. Cossack..? …

Panel 3: Shot from below of MegaMan leaning forward, talking to Rush through the window of Rush Space.

MegaMan: Looks like we’re on our own Rush…

Rush: BARK!

MegaMan: It’s okay… We’ve done this before, we can do it again!*

Editor’s Note: MegaMan 41-42

Panel 4: A far shot of StarMan Standing on the outside of the space station’s main entrance. He stares at MegaMan from afar with his arms crossed.

MegaMan: Huh?

MegaMan: Why is waiting out here?

Page 3

Panel 1: MegaMan and Rush fly up to the entrance, MegaMan leaps out onto the balcony. StarMan looks at him pleased, opening his arms in an inviting way.

StarMan: MegaMan! Welcome!

SFX: CLANG! (MegaMan), SHOOM! (Rush)

Panel 2: Medium shot of MegaMan and Rush looking at each other, puzzled.

FX: ???

Panel 3: MegaMan approaches the robot master cautiously. Rush follows behind him, on guard.

StarMan: Welcome to my humble abode! Can I get you anything? An energy refill? 

Rush: Grrrrrrrrrrrr…!

Panel 4: StarMan crouches to forcibly pet Rush. Rush looks visibly angry. The shadows on StarMan’s face partially cover his eyes in an ominous way.

StarMan: Maybe a skeleton joe arm for your little friend perhaps?

Panel 5: MegaMan, his arm still in buster-mode, pleads with the robot master to surrender and give up Light’s location. Starman looks unfazed.

MegaMan: StarMan, please… I just want to see Dr. Light again… Just tell me where he is.

MegaMan: Please…

Panel 6: Close up on StarMan’s face (from the bust up) thinking about the proposition.

StarMan: Hmmmmmmmmm….

Panel 7: Identical panel to panel 6, although StarMan is more smug.

StarMan: Maybe-

Page 4

Panel 1: Shot of the interior side of the entrance door shrouded in darkness, the light of the 3 robots and the space outside shining a bright light into the facilitie’s entrance. StarMan is closer to the camera and more shrouded in shadow with an ominous smile.

StarMan: Walk with me-

MegaMan: Huh!?

SFX: SHOOFT! (Door)

Panel 2: Wide shot of the 3 walking about the facility, walking around exposed wires and mettaurs welding plates of metal over gaps in the floor and walls. The station is shrouded in dark blues with spotty light from propped up work lights.

StarMan: Forgive the mess, I asked for something nicer, but-

StarMan: He was afraid I’d blow it…

MegaMan: What do you mean…

Panel 3: Shot of the back of starmans upper body.

StarMan: Oh, I’m sure you’ll figure it out eventually-

Panel 4: Close up on MegaMan, he looks on edge.

StarMan: -You have a knack for foiling these world threatening plans.

Panel 5: MegaMan is stopped by StarMan’s buster arm. He looks surprised.

Panel 6: Far shot of the 2 looking down a torn up hallway of shrapnel floating about. The hallway is difficult to see through due to the darkness.

MegaMan: What happened to the hallway? 

StarMan: Hard to say. Most would assume an asteroid crashed through here.

Panel 7: Ominous close up on starman with a silhouette of a dachone behind him.

StarMan: But my sensors have picked up something more… Extraterrestrial.

Page 5

Panel 1: A much more snarky StarMan, grabbing MegaMan by the hand. MegaMan looks confused.

StarMan: -Ah, I'm just joking! Everybody knows aliens don't exist!

Panel 2: as the robots walk through the field of broken metal, the debris is incinerated by a rotating field of star shaped energy. The Star Crash illuminates the station in an orange glow.

Text Box: Weapon: Star Crash

SFX: Shing!

Panel 3: Pulled back shot of the 3 walking through the debris

Panel 4: Front shot of the 3. StarMan lets go, the Star Crash fading as he points to an offscreen door. Megaman begins walking forward. 

StarMan: Well, here we are, please walk into my office!

Panel 5: Panel of MegaMan getting pushed back hard.

VFX: SHOVE!

Panel 6: Rush grabs MegaMan by the leg, yanking him back. The blue bomber barely avoids flying face first into the debris the group just traversed.

MegaMan: Good boy Rush!

Panel 5: MegaMan and Rush look at the Wily number in anger. StarMan looks away from them, grinning as the door opens before him.

MegaMan: Hey! Why did you do that?

StarMan: Oh don’t blow a fuse Rainbow Battle Kid, you were the one who let his guard down!

SFX: SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHF!!!

Panel 6: A giant Dachone robot appears from the door, immediately firing on MegaMan. StarMan jumps behind it laughing.

MegaMan: What the!?

StarMan: Well what do you know? Aliens do exist!

MegaMan: STARMAN!!!

SFX: BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

Page 6

Panel 1: MegaMan shoots at the robots legs, causing them to bounce off. The door shutting behind the enemy.

StarMan: Good luck!

Panel 2: StarMan sits down at a large terminal, with multiple tabs opened in regards to tops and dancing. A video comm. Opens up with the shadowed DarkMan 4’s true form.

“Mysterious Robot”: Report.

StarMan: Oh I have good news and the proof to embolden it!

“Mysterious Robot”: Get on with it-

StarMan: Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Your doctor is showing!

Panel 3: An evily gleeful StarMan looks at the screen off panel, his eyes slightly wide with excitement.

StarMan: First you give me what I want!

“Mysterious Robot”: Very well, you have your audience.

StarMan: Merci beaucoup!

Panel 4: A shot of the ruined city in the midst of restoration. All available billboards and screens light up to reveal the portraits of the remaining “5-Numbers”

StarMan: People of this fair city, it is with tears of joy that we announce, at this very moment, your savior is at his final curtain!

Textbox: Mega City, under reconstruction

Panel 5: The shot changes to the concerned citizens, some in the process of construction.

StarMan: Fate has ordained that the man who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

This brave man, DLN-001 MegaMan, knows that there is no hope for his recovery. 

Panel 6: The screens flash with a broadcast of MegaMan struggling against the Dachone.

StarMan: But they also know that there is hope for robotkind in his sacrifice. 

Panel 7: Dr Cossack looks at the broadcast stern, his focus and hope unwavering. Roll, Auto and Eddie look on in concern.

StarMan: He will be mourned by family, friends; they will be mourned by the people of the world;- 

Panel 8: Dr Light, within the confines of the Wily fortress, looks on in silent horror.

StarMan: -They will be mourned by a father that dared send his son into the unknown. 

Page 7

Panel 1: StarMan opens his arms wide, a fiery look on his face.

StarMan: In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the 

same- 

Panel 2: MegaMan is able to take out the Dachone with a well placed Power Stone to the eye, hurdling it into the vacuum of space.

StarMan: -but our heroes are epic men of cogs and oil. Others  will follow, and surely find their way home. 

MegaMan: THERE!

TextBox: Power Stone

Panel 3: Shot of StarMan’s back, bathed in the glow of the screen and cast in harsh shadow.

StarMan: Machine's search will not be denied.

Panel 4: MegaMan barges into the control room, StarMan turns back horrified.

MegaMan: Give it up StarMan!

StarMan: Y-you…!

VFX: !

Panel 5: MegaMan barges into the control room, StarMan turns back horrified.

StarMan: No… Y-you…

“Mysterious Robot”: Careful 037, your doctor is showing.

Panel 6: Collection of relieved characters (Light, Cossack, Roll & Auto and Mega City citizens) relieved and cheering.

Panel 7: StarMan presses a button on the console to end transmission. His eyes wide and with a manic smile on his face.

StarMan: You know, you would be really endearing if you weren’t so darn infuriating!

Panel 8: StarMan’s hand reaches for a zip drive plugged into the console.

StarMan: You want the doctor’s location so badly?

Page 8

Panel 1: StarMan activates his star crash, while MegaMan readies his Megabuster (akin to the panel right before ElecMan’s fight). Would be the largest panel on the page

StarMan: Then come rip it from my cold, dead hands..!

Panel 2: MegaMan fires at the barrier, but it does nothing but get absorbed and cause the stars to grow brighter.

SFX: BLAM! BLAM!

Panel 3: The robotmaster grabs MegaMan by the collar, the stars slash across his body, leaving burn marks.

MegaMan: AHHHH!!!

Panel 4: Close up on a Manic StarMan, his backlit body cast in shadow.

StarMan: Well my friend, you certainly ruin a good first impression! I understand why the doctor had such disdain for a

glorified stage hand!

Panel 5: Close up on megaman’s mega buster mid changing to water wave

StarMan: It’s been fun! But deserve one last hoo-

Panel 6: MegaMan shoots the robot with water wave, extinguishing his barrier. The robot is forced back by the pressure.

MegaMan: Rush, NOW!

Panel 7: Rush jumps in, tearing off StarMan’s non buster arm with the aided force of Rush Jet.

StarMan: T-the dog?!

Panel 8: Starman turns to MegaMan in horror, as the light robot readies a charge shot.

SFX: VOOMWOOMWOOMWOOM-

Page 8

Panel 1: The Archie MegaMan patented Robot in silhouette getting blasted through the chest with a charge shot. Would be the largest panel on the page, bordering on a full page spread

SFX: BLAM!!!

Panel 2: StarMan falls to the ground, defeated.

SFX: THUD!

Panel 3: Rush flies over to MegaMan, presenting the arm with the zip drive. He pets him for being, in fact, the best boy.

MegaMan: Good boy, Rush.

Page 9

Panel 1: Bust up MegaMan holding the zip drive, StarMan’s body is seen laying behind him, coughing.

StarMan: H-heh- BZZZT!! H-he-

Panel 2: MegaMan kneels down, absorbing the weapon data.

StarMan: H-He's told us not to- BTZ!! -it… 'Cause he knows it's all worth-BTZ!!!-le… H-h-he told me… 

Panel 3: Close up of the dying robot masters face, softer and content. His eyes turn to static.

StarMan: Let them lose it… Let them use it… Let… all… them…

Panel 4: Megaman looks down at the robot’s body, his face somber.

Panel 5: MegaMan and Rush insert the drive back into the console, turning off the signal jammer for good.

MegaMan: MegaMan to Light Labs, I’ve neutralized StarMan. I’m removing the signal jammer now. Will be heading back for 

minor repairs and refueling.

Dr. Cossack: Excellent! Now we can begin work on pinpointing Thomas’ location!

Panel 6: Roll excitedly takes the mic, looking up happily at the monitor.

Roll: Did you hear that Rock! We’ve almost found Dr. Light!

Panel 7: Dr. Cossack, begins to sort through all the data they currently have. His face is still stoic. Roll and Auto are celebrating in the background.

Dr. Cossack: However, there are still pressing matters at hand… Once your repairs are finished, there are still 3 rogue robot 

masters left to apprehend.-

Page 9

Panel 1: Full page spread of Dr. Light, looking up at the sky through a bared window. A weary smile sits on his face

Dr. Cossack: -Once they’re eliminated, we’ll find Thomas Light.

Dr. Light: Heroes are epic men of cogs and oil… Others will follow, and surely find their way home… That, I can believe in…

TextBox: AMMO Tryout: END

Panel 1: StarMan and CrystalMan are sitting at a table, CrystalMan looking into a crystal ball

Crystal Man: I see a presence joining you on your travels

throughout the cosmos…

StarMan: Oh?

Panel 2: StarMan beams smugly, CrystalMan looks… less enthused…

StarMan: And do tell, what shall my partner across the galaxy 

be like? Are they strong and nimble like m’wa?

Panel 3: Close up on a CrystalMan beginning to panic silently.

CrystalMan: It’s uhhhhhh… Quite p-powerful…

Panel 4: View of CrystalMan looking at the ball, clearly showing the robotmaster being hit by an asteroid. StarMan is none the wiser.

StarMan: I’m sold! When shall we meet?

CrystalMan: O-oh y-you’ll know when you see it…

• No air in space for sound to travel through? Clearly space is a coward and hasn’t played MegaMan 5 for the NES where the SFX and BGM are clearly left on! Do better, space, you loser!

•  He MUST look sassy at all angles and moments. Trust me, I have Ian Flynn tied in my basement at Capcom telling me all this canon lore he planned in 2013.

• "-You have a knack for foiling these world threatening plans." -  Let’s face it, they’re more world inconveniencing at best.

•  "-Ah, I'm just joking! Everybody knows aliens don't exist!" - This would be before MMV (GB), the line is more of a joke on the Ra Moon Situation and alien conspiracy theories.

• He Sings and references David Bowie's Star Man.

• Rainbow Battle Kid was a development name for MegaMan.

• Star Man’s whole speech is a retooling of the Safire Memo, a speech written in the event of a failure of Apollo 11. Like the hypothetical, StarMan gives it assuming MegaMan will perish, showing his arrogance. The retooled version is changed to be more of a revolution speech, in line with the actual plot of MegaMan 5, and could potentially be parroted in the adaptation of MegaMan & Bass, a similar robot revolution, making the reformed wily numbers look bad in the general public. It was a memo written during the Cold War’s space race, a race between 2 powers for technological superiority (akin to the 2 doctors albeit for different reasons.) Also space symbolism with stars, c’mon.

• TopMan X StarMan is greatest gift Fynn ripped from us.