The name of a popular video game series developed by the company called Capcom, and the main character after whom the game is named. Originally started by Capcom, the game's main character is a small, blue
robot boy weilding an energy gun on either hand. (Though he is only known to use one hand at any given time.) Originally, this character started out as a lab assistant built by a man named
Dr. Light, but after an evil Scientst named
Dr. Wily attempted to conquer the world with six Robot Masters, Rock volunteered to be transformed into a fighting machine to save the world.
The MegaMan series has grown into an impressively large collection of games, several spin-off series, and many, many side games.
It's also important to note that
the MegaMan series started in Japan under the name "
RockMan". It was later dubbed into "MegaMan" When it was translated, and brought to other nations, especially the United States.