Collection 2 release of Mega Man 9 by either completing the game or by using the secret code at the Mega Man 9 title screen. He is also a playable character in Mega Man 10. Other appearances In the Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon, Proto Man, having been reprogrammed by Dr. Wily, is villainous and serves as Dr. Wily's main henchman alongside Cut Man and Guts Man in the cartoon series, having similar capabilities as Mega Man and identical to his appearance in the games except the fact that he lacks his shield. He is obsessed with destroying Mega Man and sometimes gets in the way of Wily's plots by going out of his way to do so. In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record the player can unlock a Proto Man costume, which can be used by the main character Frank West. Proto Man also appeared in Mega Mans comics published by Archie Comics. Another spin-off of the series, Mega Man Battle Network, features ProtoMan.EXE as a friend and rival of the protagonist, MegaMan.EXE. In this series, the characters are computer programs called "NetNavi" rather than robots and exist only in the digital world, although connections to the real world exist and progress through the series. Each person has his or her own NetNavi, and are known as "operators". MegaMan.EXE's operator is Lan, the series protagonist along with MegaMan, while ProtoMan.EXE's operator is Chaud, Lan's rival and a master operator, working with law enforcement. Proto Man also features as a central character in the works of the band the Protomen, namely in their retelling of the Mega Man series as a dystopian rock opera. Proto Man makes a cameo in Nova's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as a member of the new "Mega Nova Corps." In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Proto Man's armor and helmet (through paid DLC) can be worn by Mii fighters. He also appears as a collectible trophy in the Wii U version. In the following game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Proto Man appears alongside Bass in Mega Man's updated Final Smash. On September 4, 2019, it was confirmed on Nintendo's official YouTube Channel that the Proto Man costume for the Mii Fighters would be returning in Ultimate as DLC and was released later that day. He is a playable character in the fan-made Mega Man 2.5D and Mega Man