Protoman Symbol

BeRnY · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: Protoman Symbol

I was seeing the symbol that have protoman in his chest and hands a noticed that looks like the symbol of ying-yang, do you think that it could be right ? :/
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Midnight · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject:

It is similar, but there is some thimgs about it:

1) ProtoMan's symbol is much more angular than that of the Yin-Yang symbol.

2) ProtoMan's symbol lacks the spots of the opposite color in each half.

I do suppose, though, that the symobl was a basis for ProtoMan's emblem...he does seem to be an amalgam of opposing forces...
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I think it looks like a bolt of lightning.
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angelidollinda · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 10:40 pm Post subject:

Maybe it has to do with Enzan's hair? *snickers*
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Lido Azn Girl · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject:

That's what I thought when I first saw it. Laughing

Something similar to his hair...

Raijin · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 12:34 am Post subject:

How exactly is Protoman an amalgam of opposing forces?

I doubt it's a yin yang just because of the black and white. I actually think it's just a jagged cut to represent his swordsmanship and cold, ruthless behaviour.

Enzan Chaud · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 12:54 am Post subject:

er...remember
[spoil:f90390cace]Dark Blues >_>[/spoil:f90390cace]

Yeah...kinda seems he was intended to be an opposing forces canon fodder for a while. I think they just wanted to play on that. Or maybe mt head's playing tricks at me cause it's almost 2... <_<;
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Raijin · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 1:54 am Post subject:

Oh come on. Protoman's icon was designed years before the idea of Dark Blues ever came up, and by entirely different people no less.

TheWebbuilder · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 5:57 am Post subject:

Eh, I don't really think that it had anything to do with the Yin Yang symbol. Most likely the developers just wanted something that would easily identify the symbol with Chaud, and his unique hair fit the bill. So they made the symbol a black and white jagged circle.

And the [spoil:5f76c2ae55]Dark Blues/ProtoMan[/spoil:5f76c2ae55] theory is beyond farfetched.
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Midnight · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:31 am Post subject:

OK, you got me. I was half asleep when I answered that question. Answering questions in an altered state of consciousness is the neato-est! Smile

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Zan · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:34 am Post subject:

Maybe they just wanted a jagged line with black on one side and white on the other.

BeRnY · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 5:03 pm Post subject:

Then... Its not like ying-yang symbol ? Confused

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Unknown Neo · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject:

When you think about it why is megaman's like it is? Why are most navi icons like they are? Who knows? They're probally just things used to identify with the navis.

illusion · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

I always figured Blues navi symbol was fashion after the black/white patterns on Enzan's and his dad's hair. I doubt it is the ying-yang symbol. The only thing in common between those two is the color really.
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Raijin · Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 3:06 am Post subject:

Well, most navi icons have a distinct theme to them, but at least Megaman's and Protoman's are more abstract, likely because the designers made them first, and those two icons were their best ideas for simplistic yet definitive symbols. After that they had to be less abstract, so you can tell what almost every icon is supposed to be just by looking at it.

Some of the not-so-obvious ones that might be worth interpreting:

Napalmman - It's a bit of a stretch, but I think it's a mushroom cloud explosion.

Planetman - Just looks like three circles, but considering the navi, it's probably two planets orbiting a larger one.

Snakeman - Probably a diamond to represent his operator's wealth.

Punk - Kinda looks like the katakana "Pa", which would be the navi's first initial in Japanese.

Serenade - I think it's a "U" as in "Ura"

Tomahawkman - It's obvious enough it looks like a bird (perhaps a "hawk" as in "Tomahawk"), but it's also a "T" for Tomahawk.

Then there are still others that don't look like anything particular to me anyway, like Colonel's, or Glyde's, or Magicman's. But most are like Roll's and have something pretty distinct inside them. Any other icons too confusing?

blazequest · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:51 am Post subject:

Personally I think all the icons are simplistic in nature. I've always wondered why Megaman's symbol was the way it was, and why it didn't have any blue on it. I'm still wondering. I thought maybe it was a sunrise, but I think that's stretching it. I don't even know where I got that idea.

Protoman's mark, I'm reminded of the trident marking on Classic Protoman's helmet. I thought it might be a sort of spiky for that reason. It also represents a bolt of lightning and a sort of "Z" cut, like Zorro. I think it represents Protoman's speed and swordsmanship. I thin the ressemblance to Yin and Yang is purely coincidental.

And Rolls mark looks like a heart. I thought it was obvious.
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Raijin · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

Uh, I'm not quite sure what you mean, but I'd think the top of a totem pole would be based on a hawk, not the other way around.

JadedX · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject:

I always thought Protoman's symbol was Enzan & his dad's company icon? And Megaman's is the symbot that Netto's dad wears.
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TheWebbuilder · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject:

The icons/symbols are actually family crests. Meaning that ProtoMan's symbol is the Blaze/Chaud crest, and MegaMan's symbol is the Hikari crest. That's why Lan and Dr. Hikari (sorry, Mari, but there's no way I'd type his first name correctly) wear MegaMan's icon, its the mark of their family; and Chaud wears ProtoMan's symbol, it identifies him as a Blaze/Chaud.
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