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pyjamaart · 28 days

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I never needed such help / This is my SOS

(Content warning: self harm) (If you don't have a problem with that, huge Drillman essay under the read more lol)

When I said that I wanted to draw Drillman some more, this really wasn't what I had in mind.

This week, I've been shopping for music on various second hand sites, which made me realize I don't physically own one of my all time favorite albums: "Squaring The Circle" by Sneaker Pimps. I had to change that immediately. (As well as buying like 15 other CDs and vinyls, lol.) As I was listening to it once again, I realized just how much the song "SOS" reminded me of Drillman and his struggles.

If you don't want to look it up, here are some of the lyrics:

"I look much smaller seen from inside out/Far too small to see myself/Down on reflection, cast in hate and in doubt/Flawed and flaws I add myself"

"Oh mirror mirror hanging on the wall/Please just show me someone else/My hopes were low and I got so much so less/Nothing left to save myself"

Listen, this dude got some major problems with his self esteem. He feels like an embarrassment because he was forced into a life he never wanted by his father. Now he seeks revenge on the company that bought his families business, along with him and apparently his bodily autonomy. Think about that for a minute. How fucked would it be if your parents wanted you to be a doctor, but a requirement for that would be to have your hand surgically removed and replaced with a scalpel. That's the exact situation Drillman found himself in.

Now a lot of people probably think "Well why doesn't he just ask Dr. Light to give him a new pair of hands then, if he's this miserable?" This is where we get to one of Drillmans biggest problems: the refusal to ask for help in any way. And even after the finale of the season, why would he go to the Lights for help in the first place? Wasn't it Aki who thought the best way to help him through his problems was hypnotism? And in the process embarrassing him in front of the whole city, ruining the last bit of reputation he may have had? (For real though, that episode is so hard for me to watch. I just feel so so bad for him, since I really struggle with social anxiety myself.)

As the guys from the Youtube channel "The D-Pad" (who reviewed all of the MMFC episodes) fittingly commented: "This would be like fucking Vietnam for him." And they were right. Obviously, Drillman is horrified that Aki would humiliate him like this and lashes out, solidifying his opinion that asking for help is a bad idea.

In that episode, there's this one moment that really stuck with me. At around the 8 minute mark, while Drillman is having a breakdown over the terrible "music" Aki made him perform, there's this one shot where he takes a moment to look at the drills that replaced his hands in frustration. The camera perspective makes it seem as if we are experiencing this brief scene through his eyes. It's actually quite upsetting. (A link to the moment I'm talking about: youtu.be/OC_jdhoeTrE?si=ZPzAXu…)

This is also a perfect moment for me to gush over the voice acting for this scene. Andrew McNee did such a fantastic job of conveying Drillmans distress and anger through his voice. That reminds me, giving him a British accent was honestly such a good decision.

The reason he doesn't talk at all throughout most of his first appearance is probably because the writers wanted to surprise their audience a little. As in, you see this big, imposing construction robot and think "Oh man, what a brute. He probably has a pretty deep voice." And then he actually starts to speak and it's this sophisticated, well-articulated British voice instead. Quite the whiplash.

To get back to the original topic, I'm honestly still upset that they didn't give Drillman a redemption arc at the end of the show. This probably would have happened in season 2, as Mega Man even says at some point "I know deep down your inner bits are good", proving to me that the writers definitely had something in mind regarding Drillmans character arc.

And now that all of that is out of the way, we can finally get into headcanon territory.

You might have seen this image while browsing the tags and asked yourself, "Why is this Mega Man Fully Charged artwork littered with content warnings?" And well, now that you're here and reading this, you probably know why. I can't say I've ever made myself sick with a drawing before. That's a first for me.

My headcanon is, that after the finale of the show, Drillman is just utterly lost. Lord Obsidian, who sought him out specifically because he knew of Drillmans problems and offered him a place to stay and a way to get revenge on the people he thought responsible for his predicament, turned out to be a horribly racist human who was just using him to achieve his own devious goals. After getting his ass kicked by the Lights, the same people who had not only humiliated him in front of the whole city, but who had also left him stuck to his abusive father for an entire day (I bet that ride to the police station was horrible for all the people involved, most of all the police bots who had to hear the Drillmen yell at each other the whole time), Sgt. Night is detained by the police. We don't actually see what happens after that, because that's where the show ends.

I'd like to think that the Lights actually try to talk to the robot masters once everything is over, telling them all the horrible things their so-called "leader" has said and done. And most importantly, what he thinks of robots: That they're nothing but tools to him. That once they had gotten him his Mega key, he would have wiped their minds and turned them into mindless machines.

I'm guessing none of the robot masters would take these news well, but most of all Drillman. I think that after he ran away from Skyraisers Inc. and fought Mega Man for the first time, he was really relieved to have some place to stay and a new goal, maybe even a robot to look up to. That being Lord Obsidian of course. Who knows what lies he told Drillman and the others? Kinda sad that we never really got to see what the robot masters who stayed with Lord Obsidian did the entire day. When they weren't causing havoc in the city, that is.

None of them seemed really friendly with each other in the finale, now that I think about it. I guess "Obsidians robot sanctuary" wasn't really a great place to stay at after all. But still better than being homeless, like that one maniac living in the forest all by himself. Speaking of Woodman, in my AU, he and Drillman already knew each other at this point. This also reminds me of something I forgot to mention in my last post. While I'd love to see them interact in any way, because they're both my favorite characters, I don't ship them in any way whatsoever. I'd also like to think that Woodman and Drillmans father were schoolmates back in the day, maybe even friends? (I'm still holding onto those 30 years).

Anyway, after all the former robot comrades part ways, now without a leader, what was Drillman supposed to do? Once again betrayed by a trusted figure, feeling useless and without purpose, still with these stupid drills mounted to his body... Still too ashamed to ask for help. After all that has happened in the past few hours he begins spiraling, which ultimately leads him to make a very unfortunate decision. Trying to get at least some of the freedom in his life back, he attempts to get rid of the drills making up his body on his own, using the same tools that have haunted him all this time to finally rid himself of this burden.

He regrets this just seconds after, when he's left with an unresponsive limb, metal and wires exposed and oil splattered all over his orange plating. All he can do is stare at the stained drill in front of him in horror.

"I never needed such help/This is my SOS"

Jesus Christ that got dark. Sorry. I mentioned in my last post that Drillman possibly has really bad body dysmorphia, which I'm also trying to convey here. Don't worry, he really gets his hands back after this. Maybe the Lights find him after that and the good Doctor offers to fix him up. By which I mean not only his arm. Because apparently, Dr. Light also doubles as robot psychologist. I just really need Drillman to get his happy ending. He really really deserves it after everything he had to go trough over the course of the show.

I also need him to have a DJing redemption, besides the normal redemption. I've seen people headcanon that he exclusively likes classical music, but I personally don't believe that. He'd be the kind of music nerd who would say stuff like "I listen to everything" and then you look at his playlists and he actually listens to everything. Maybe not experimental noise rock, though. I can just imagine Aki and Suna helping him put on an actual show, this time without any hypnotizing bullshit, as a way for Aki to apologize for the dread he's caused Drillman during that incident. Drillman would be highly suspicious at first, but actually goes along with it in the end. Maybe they'd also take Fireman along, who Dr. Light also blessed with a brand new pair of hands. The punchline at the end would be that Drillman would have so much anxiety about embarrassing himself again, that he forgets to make an actual set list for the gig. In the end, he exclusively plays Lady Gaga songs, which no one complains about.

Alright then, enough yapping from me. I've really been writing this essay since 8pm. And now it's 2am. My god. I just have a lot of feelings about Drillman.

But now I really gotta go to bed. Stay safe peeps. I hope you actually read the content warnings. Jenny out.

#oh man i would like to formally apologize for this #just throwing my favorite blorbo into the shredder over here #if anyone needs me to add any other content or trigger warnings please please tell me i really dont wanna upset anyone with this #megaman #mega man #mega man fully charged #mmfc #drillman #drill man #self harm tw #its robot sh but juuuust in case yknow #robot gore tw

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skull-crusher · 1 year

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this one im especially upset over losing the og saved file for lol..hehehee

#kalinka cossack #megaman #ringman #diveman #toadman #drillman #dustman #pharaohman #brightman #skullman

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rederick-ignis · 6 months

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How big are the seconds in Ur head

What scale do they operate on (and do you have any Particular thoughts on other robot master sizes 👀👀👀)

HIII HAII HAII HELLO HAIIIII HIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!! HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY so do you come around here often.anyway

from shortest to tallest in the second line:

heat - 3'5

bubble - somewhere between 4'5 and 5'

quick - 5'4

metal - ?????????somewhere in between

flash - 6'

crash - 7'3. big boy. of course. who do you think i am

wood AND air - probably like . 8 ft somewhat

as for other robot masters there's drillman and sparkman who are, respectively, 5'5(not counting the drill on his head) and 5'10 , and then there's blastman who i still have to decide on for the sake of him being annoying and getting punted by crashman but i think he's overall somewhere around 5 ft because its funny. chaotic loud little twink with explosives

i think i also made bombman 5' and gutsman 10'5+ , mostly based off what i can see from the megamix comics

and now for some mildly comical size comparisons. the second one is far more halfassed than the others but just bear with me i didnt feel like figuring out ariga gutsman at that time . also i keep using crashman as comparison for when i have to size other characters? it's really funny to me

(tempo is there too)

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void-proxima · 4 days

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One of the more heartbreaking episodes of this show was released on April 28, 2019: "This is Not A Drill", featuring Drill Man (...and his absolutely abysmal excuse for a father). To commemorate it, I drew him over the weekend (and touched up the shading today). As always, the poor guy is not having a good time.

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#mmfc #Mega Man Fully Charged #Drill Man #Drillman #this episode is an interesting one #because it was definitely framed to be more lighthearted than how it ended up #and the ending corroborates that #but even from what is explicitly stated it ended up really frickin dark #Before i actually watched this episode when I got into the show in 2022 #I assumed most of their dynamic was extrapolated or leaned into for interpretations #but nope his father is just straight up abusive onscreen #not to mention all the subtle details that cause me emotional harm #aside from the dissonance and the fact that once again Drill Man has gotten screwed over by opening up to people #one of the worst parts is that it could have been a REALLY GOOD way to connect with kids who don't have such a great home life #and subtly introduce that idea to kids who do so they have a better understanding when they brush up against that irl #Like at the end when Dr. Light goes into that monologue about how parents ALWAYS love their children and he's SURE Drill sr secretly cares #what if instead they had acknowledged that his dad did not really care about Drill Man's feelings and hurt him for his own personal gain #and that treating your kids like that isn't right and isn't loving #IMAGINE IT #we were kind of robbed tbh that could have been groundbreaking #no pun intended

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crop-pop · 7 months

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Aki Light: Robot Rescuer - My BRFF Aki by UngratefulWolf on AO3 is a pretty good mmfc fanfic even if it's one chapter long. Here a little scene redraw

Version without text cause I spend a good chunk of time drawing this just to be blocked by text:

#art #mmfc #mega man fully charged #drill man #drillman #aki light #sgt night #i am tired

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sundove88 · 20 days

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My Headcanons on Mega Man’s Robot Masters- Part 4

ToadMan:

He is surprisingly a big fan of rainy days and has a leaf umbrella.

One of his biggest aspirations is to find someone who will genuinely smooch him- aka a “Princess”.

He has a surprisingly long tongue that can reach as far as a chameleon’s.

BrightMan:

Everyone always looks at him when they get an idea.

One of his common nicknames is “Lightbulb”.

He has an entire book around ideas.

PharaohMan:

When it comes to his punches- he most certainly does NOT hold back.

His living quarters are like he dumped an entire bucket of gold paint and a briefcase of gold bricks into it.

And he also has a pet robotic black cat he calls “Bastet”.

RingMan:

He has a nack for detective novels- Especially Noir ones.

His alter ego is “Detective Gilded”.

And he has a massive Spidey-Sense, aka he always trusts his gut.

DustMan:

Three words- Utter neat freak.

His favorite scents are fresh ones, especially chamomile and laundry detergent.

He really likes cleaning and ensures that the whole area is spotless when he’s done.

SkullMan:

He’s starred in a bunch of milk commercials- because milk is good for your bones.

Whenever he gets angry, his left eye flashes a bright blue- sound familiar?

He can actually take himself apart with as little effort.

DiveMan:

Has a fierce rivalry with PirateMan.

As much as he doesn’t want to admit it, he has a crush on Splash Woman as well.

He has a ton of naval medals somewhere in his living quarters.

DrillMan:

Like his Fully Charged counterpart, he loves playing the piano.

He and Metal Man get into fierce rivalries over who is sharper.

One of his more recent hobbies is collecting gems.

#my headcanons #livi’s rambles #mega man #mega man 4 #toadman #brightman #pharaohman #ringman #dustman #skullman #diveman #drillman

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rosebud64 · 9 months

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Day 4 of the mmfc art challenge by @lucamisu Drill Man!

#megaman #megaman fully charged #mmfc #Drillman #megaman drillman #megaman fully charged drillman #mmfc drillman #yes thats the trans flag #forte arts

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lucamisu · 9 months

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[No repost]

Day 4: Drillman

BRI'ISH

#megaman fully charged #mmfc #drillman

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tinyreploid · 2 years

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I made it into another comic. :3

They’re having a meetup and groundman is a little late, but all is well. I know he’s not that big, but I think it’s cute and funny when he is.

#megaman #crashman #drillman #groundman #my art #this took too long to do and you can tell I rushed it

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drawingandsketching · 11 days

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#drillman #large drillman #skibidi multiverse #skibidi tag #skibidi fanart #skibidi toilet

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yourmangogirl · 1 year

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MMFC robot masters in my AU real names, age and personalities when they're were humans:

(warning: angst)

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Experiment 01, AKA Fire Man - Fred Reed

He was a normal 40 y.o. human man who worked a firefighter in Silicon City. He was considered the best firefighter in the city. He had a daughter who he loved the most, but she died in a fire incident.

Experiment 03, AKA Drill Man - Dustin Bailey

He was a 45 y.o. human man who worked a miner in Silicon City. But he was very interested in music, but his work did never give him time for it.

Experiment 04, AKA Hypno Woman - Mary Gweneth

She was a normal 40 y.o. human woman who worked a psychologist guidance counselor at Aki's school. She was always ready to help everyone solving their problems. Even thought she was always feel herself overwhelmed by that...

Experiment 05, AKA Wave Man - Winslow Brooks

He was a 45 y.o. human man who was obsessed with interest in maritime affairs, cute things, and the most, alligators(he loved animals very much). He had a sensitive and gentle heart..

Experiment 07, AKA Ice Man - Isaac White

He was just a 14 y.o. human boy who was studying at Aki's school. He was very cheerful and pure-hearted guy. And also naive and too trustful...

Experiment 08, AKA Blasto Woman - Becca Taylor

She was a 41 y.o. human woman who worked a tour guide at the museum in Silicon City. She was a soul woman with a good sense of humor. Also she was Mary's(Hypno Woman's) best friend.

Experiment 10, AKA Air Man - Archie Miller

He was a 35 y.o. human man, a little bit arrogant. He had a great passion for flying, dreamed of becoming the greatest helicopter pilot.

Experiment 11, AKA Chemistry Man - Cameron Hall

He was a 40 y.o. man who worked a chemistry teacher at Aki's school. He had a difficult times working a teacher as kids did not listen to him during classes. But he was never give up. Until one awful day...

Experiment 14, AKA Guts Man - Greg Baker

This man was a 44 y.o. man who worked a main head chef in a cooking TV show. His show was popular all over Silicon City until it was overshadowed by another cooking show..

Experiment 16, AKA Elec Man - Elmer Price

He was a restless 30 y.o. human man with a big sense of humor, he worked as an electrician, but all the employees considered him somehow useless and annoying, which of course made him feel sad..

Experiment 18, AKA Wood Man - Woody Perry

Was a normal 35 y.o. man, a big lover of plants. He was absolutely a pure-hearted man. He even wanted to grow a tree, but due to an accident, nothing came of it..

Experiment 24, AKA Cut Man - Chauncey Wright

Oh, he was just a 15 y.o. human boy who was a perfectionist, lover of growing a plants. Was a student at Aki's school. He also was very emotional and sensitive to insulting

Experiment 36 (last experiment), AKA Chaotique - Charlotte Hayes

Charlotte(Chaotique) was a little silent, calm and very shy 14 y.o. girl that was also a student at Aki's school. She was practically inconspicuous, almost no one didn't pay attention to her. Except one girl at Aki's class with glasses and dramatical nature, but a good heart. Too bad these two hadn't spend last time together in happiness...

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Alright, that's all! Hope you understood everything here, that's was, so to say, a short description of MMFC robot masters when they're were humans.

Who was your favorite? Waiting for your opinions(and questions, if you have)!

Have a good day or night!!💖💙😸

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skull-crusher · 1 year

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taking him 2 the zerk-off room or something

just wanted to draw duo again, I’m not the best at drawing him but he’s very fucking cute I want to rip his face off.

#megaman #duo megaman #pharaohman #toadman #skullman #drillman

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rederick-ignis · 7 months

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oeuughhhhhhhh i wanna go back to sleep im soooooooo tired. anyway lineups am i right

#drillman is 5'5 NOT counting the head drill. tempo is probably about the same height #crashman is 7'3 and sparkman is 5'10 #drillman #crashman #sparkman #quakewoman #tempo #anyway i need to tweak sparkmans design too smiles #megaman #classic megaman #megaman classic

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joltsreviews · 1 month

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10 minute daily sketch

3/21

Red

#sketch #dailysketch #drawing #megaman #ketchup #robot #robots

#sketch #daily sketch #megaman #robot #robots #ketchup #drillman

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pyjamaart · 2 years

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If you go on Youtube right now and search for the Megaman Fully Charged episode "This is not a drill" (uploaded by El_Cut) you will see a comment under the video. The comment says "i felt so bad for drillman the entire series. sad that he never got his redemption in the end, with the series being cancelled. also nice move by dr. light. "surely glueing drillman and his abusive father together will help them solve all their problems" what the hell. im so angry im actually about to draw fanart of dr. light beating up drillman senior. i have issues."

You will never guess who wrote that.

But seriously now. That episode genuinely made me mad. My headcanon is that Dr. Light didn't know the reason Drillman and his father were fighting in the first place. I'm pretty sure once Aki tells him "Oh yeah, his father basically ripped his arms off against his will and destroyed his hopes and dreams", he'll feel pretty bad for the things he did in the episode. Dr. Light in Fully Charged seemed like a really good dad to Aki and Suna, so I'm a hundred percent sure once he hears about the families past, he would want to have a "talk" with Drillman Senior.

This was also partially inspired by the Megaman Fully Charged WMG page on TvTropes, where a troper wrote the following:

"Drill Man’s father will appear on the show." (This was written before the episode aired) "He’ll be a part of Drill Man’s redemption arc, in facing his past demons. His selfishness and lack of understanding, will peeve Dr Light off, to blow him away with a big "Reason You Suck" Speech, to where Aki and Suna or someone else will have to restrain him from going berserk on him, giving him a long overdue Jerkass Realization and make things right with his son."

Two things about this though. The thought of "Dr. Light going berserk on him" was so god damn funny to me. Like Dr. Light, the eternal pacifist, being so pissed off at Drillman Senior for how he treated (and treats) his son that he actually beats the shit out of him.

But then there's the "make things right with his son". You know, speaking from experience, sometimes it's just better to cut toxic people out of your life for good. Even if they're family members. And Drillmans father did not strike me as a person who would try to make things right just because someone called him out on his shitty behavior.

I'm deciding right now that Drillman will just become Aki and Sunas honorary big brother. Found family trope my beloved.

#i am not projecting onto a drilling robot. i am not projecting onto a drilling robot.#also sorry for all the text i just had a lot of feelings about this whole situation #im actually mad that fully charged got cancelled right as it got good #maybe drillman would have had a redemption arc in the second season #siiiigh #megaman #mega man #megaman fully charged #mega man fully charged #drillman #drill man #aki light #suna light #dr. light #dont worry fully charged fandom i have some more ideas

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