Robot masters

MAD DOCTOR OF THE WEEK

DR. WILY

Another one from video games, Dr. Wily is the main antagonist for Capcom’s Megaman series. After working with Dr. Light with building some robots to help humanity, Wily steals six of them and sends them out to help him with world domination. It’s up to Dr. Light’s robot, Megaman, to go to each one and defeat them, learning new skills from each one.

Dr. Wily has the classic foreboding evil castle as his hide-a-way, though it’s a bit of a give-a-way being it’s always in the shape of a skull. It looks great, though, and that’s what matters most. He’s a genius with robotics and has some of the most obvious plans that no one ever seems to notice, like disguising himself as a mysterious figure and runs a robot tournament. Sometimes his plans can be a bit farfetched, such as using the game of soccer to take over the world. Got to give the man creativity points, though.

Fun facts, most fans will note that there are always eight robot masters in every Megaman game. However, the first game only contained six. Also, the most recent Megaman game (Megaman 9) features the first female-based robot masters (all other ones follow the [blank]man scheme of naming and modeling, such as Cutman or Heatman).

PERSONAL REVELATION

Recently, I’ve been thinking of having an alias I want to be known by in terms of my artwork, kind of like a pen name. I always wanted something with the doctor title before it so I could get away with the title without having the actual certification (Dr. Suess does the same thing; brilliant man, he is).

After much pondering of something that I think represents me in the best manner, I decided on having “Dr. Luck” as an alias. The reasons being that first, I have an obsession with anything card or gambling games related. I don’t gamble, but I adore the designs of cards, poker chips, roulette tables, and so on. The artwork and design involved with them is something that has made me seriously consider working at a casino.

Second, my friends think I cheat all the time because I win quite often at cards. They’re just sore losers. They’re the first to go after my world domi--I mean when the apocalypse strikes.

A FRIENDLY REMINDER

This week is your last chance to get to the Soap Factory’s haunted basement! Next week I’ll probably have pictures up and details about it once it’s over so not to spoil the surprise. Order your tickets online! Remember, it goes to November 2!