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Dr. Thomas Light is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, and is one of the protagonists of the Mega Man comic series. He is a world-renowned robotics engineer from an alternate Earth in the year 20XX. He is the creator of Mega Man, Roll and Proto Man among several others, as well as the founder of Light Labs. When his former colleague Dr. Wily turned to a life of crime, Dr. Light upgraded Rock upon his request from a common helper robot to the super fighting robot, Mega Man, to battle Wily's forces, and has been assisting his son by giving advice and upgrades ever since.
Appearance
Dr. Light is a tall, male human with thick white hair and a long beard who is somewhat overweight-one of the concepts behind his design was "Santa Claus in a lab coat." Under the coat he typically wears a white shirt with a light brown vest and a blue tie. He also sports red pants and brown shoes, and during the final battle with the Robot Master Army donned Proto Man's helmet and a cannon he built himself out of wreckage from the fight.
History
Pre-Worlds Collide
During Mega City's celebration of Mega Man's birthday, Dr. Light witnessed his former creation Proto Man (under the alias Break Man) attacking the city, making quick work of Robot Masters Bomb Man, Guts Man and Cut Man. Proto Man then fought Mega Man and was about to defeat him, only for the latter to plead to spared so that his "father" Dr. Light's heart wouldn't be broken. Break Man was about to depart until Mega Man grabbed a hold to unmask him. Before either could do anything further, however, the Genesis Wave struck, rewriting reality across Earth 20XX and the universe of Mobius. (FCBD: #0)
Worlds Collide
After the Genesis Wave subsided, Dr. Light was seen being assisted by Rock as he was building a new Robot Master named Bond Man in the Light Labs, but before they could begin, Roll had ran inside the laboratory to notify that Proto Man is fighting against four new "Robot Masters", which were, in reality, the Roboticized Masters. Mega Man, realizing the situation calls for it, switches to his Blue Bomber form and transports his way to Mega City. He saves Proto Man from nearly being crushed by the Robotcized Masters, and the two transport on a rooftop. Proto Man informs Mega Man that the Roboticized Masters have a gem (which is, in reality, a Chaos Emerald) that they stole from the bank, to which Mega Man decides to chase after them and get the gem back.[1]
Dr. Light appeared again when an injured Protoman teleported to Light Labs. An overjoyed Dr. Light greeted him, but Proto Man maintained his distance from his creator as he provided him with the data drive containing his info on the ring. Roll, recognizing the damage he had suffered, persuaded him to let her repair him-with no involvement from Dr. Light-so that he could rejoin the battle more quickly. Proto Man's repairs were completed just in time, as the lab was attacked by Metal Sonic and Bass, who managed to capture Dr. Light but were prevented from doing any serious damage by Proto Man's efforts. The two villains escaped with their captive just as Mega Man arrived with new friends Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails, the latter having been restored to his original form following his transformation into Tails Man. With Proto Man's input, the Fox was able to create another Warp Ring to take them where the evil robots had gone. Sonic and Tails volunteered to join Mega Man in the rescue mission, and Proto Man joined in and suggested bringing Rush as well. Assured that the lab would be safe in their absence-especially since Dr. Light had managed to contact their old ally Duo before being captured. The band of heroes then passed through the portal into the Skull Egg Zone. Once inside, they quickly ran into more trouble in the form of Copy Robot and the Genesis Unit. Proto Man squared off with Mega Water S, and was briefly kept at bay by his attacks, but managed to strike back. Once his teammates had dealt with their own opponents, Proto Man was able to finish off Mega Water as he attempted to flee the battle. Despite their victory, the two robot brothers were concerned, explaining to Tails and Sonic that they had previously destroyed the four robots who had just attacked them, and that the loss of their Integrated Circuits should have meant their permanent end. After discussing the implications, the group moved on, only to run into Dr. Wily, Dr. Eggman, and their remaining force of Roboticized Masters. (SU: #52, MM: #25)
Dr. Light was searched for by his creation Protoman who had separated from Sonic and Mega Man.Dr. Light was later discovered to being held hostage in the Willy Egg base. To make matters worse, Dr. Light was later dropped from the Wily Egg, with no one close enough to rescue him physically. Fortunately, Shadow was able to rescue him using Chaos Control, who brought him to Proto Man. After informing Mega Man that their father was unhurt, Proto Man lent Light his helmet so that he could talk to Mega Man directly, and then defended him from Gemini Man. (StH: #250, SU: #54, MM: #27)
When Light's Robot Masters arrived to aid the heroes, Proto Man recruited Knuckles the Echidna, Rush, and Dr. Light to help him board the Wily Egg and learn the fate of Sonic and Mega Man. Finding the pair at the mercy of Eggman and Wily, Knuckles and Proto Man went on the offensive while Light and Rush freed the captured pair. Knuckles and Proto Man pressed their assault, causing heavy damage to the Egg-Wily Machine X that was aided by the doctors' mutual sabotage. Unfortunately, the doctors got their mech back up and running and were able to draw energy from the Genesis Reactor, repairing their damage and greatly increasing the machine's power. Proto Man and Knuckles were forced to retreat with Dr. Light in tow, but their efforts bought Sonic and Mega Man time needed to absorb some energy from the reactor themselves. Super Mega Man and Super Sonic thus took up the fight, while Proto Man and his companions came across Bass, Treble, and Metal Sonic just before the Super Genesis Wave washed over them all. With the doctors' defeat, Super Mega Man then reversed the effects of both waves, returning Proto Man and the rest of the inhabitants of Earth 20XX to their proper places in reality. (StH: #251)
Legacy
Some years into the future, Dr. Light created an even more advanced type of robot with the capacity for human emotion. Dubbing his creation Mega Man X, Light placed him in a protective capsule that would analyze his systems and insure that they wouldn't break down, doing so because the process would take longer than he had left and he had no successors to carry on his work. X would later be awakened in the year 21XX-a century after the time of Mega Man-and become the template for a new race of robots, the Reploids. X made it his mission to fulfill Light's dream, but would face difficulty in the rise of the Mavericks, a group of robots who turned against humanity due to infection by a virus and through conscious rebellion against their creators. (FCBD: #7)
Personality
Dr. Light is an idealist whose greatest hope is that his robotic creations can make life better for humans. He is tremendously proud of his "children," caring for them with all the affection of a father for biological offspring, and expressing concern for them as well. Like Mega Man, he has been reluctantly forced to stand up and defend the world from the predations of Dr. Wily and other evils, typically doing so by aiding Mega Man from the sidelines. Despite the many betrayals Wily has dealt him, however, Light has never ceased his efforts to help his former colleague see reason, particularly when the latter takes a path of self-destruction that Light has seen him walk all too often.
Powers and abilities
Dr. Light is a brilliant scientist and an expert in terms of robotics and machinery. He is capable of cobbling together useful gadgetry from even the meanest spare parts, and while he abhors violence is a capable shot.
Trivia
- Dr. Light's first name is derived from famous inventor Thomas Edison. His last name "Light" could also be seen as an allusion to the fact that Edison was known for creating the light bulb. In Japan he is known as "Dr. Right."
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References
- ↑ Sonic Universe #51, "When Worlds Collide Part Two: Mistaken Identities"