 The story of Mega Man & Bass varies slightly depending on which player character is chosen . It begins One year after <unk> 8 when a robot villain named King breaks into Dr. Wily 's laboratory and then the Robot Museum to collect the data blueprints for the creations of Dr. Light . Dr. Light alerts the hero Mega Man that he must go at once to the Robot Museum to confront this new enemy . Meanwhile , Bass ( Mega Man 's rival and Wily 's greatest creation ) hears of the new criminal 's appearance and decides to prove himself the stronger robot by defeating King . Proto Man is the first to arrive at the scene . King <unk> his plan to him ; he desires to create a <unk> in which robots rule the world over humans . To accomplish this , King seeks to create an <unk> army using the data and invites Proto Man to join him . Proto Man refuses and attempts to attack , but King <unk> and <unk> his body in half . Proto Man then <unk> back to the lab for repairs while King escapes with the data , instructing his <unk> to handle the heroes . With their own motivations , Mega Man and Bass set out to put a stop to King 's plans . 
