You’re not a video game villain until you’ve made your last stand in a glorious lair that a hero has fought through, and over the years that anarchi architecture has reached glorious new heights. So while I prepare to train a militia of influencers to help me take over the metropolitan area, here’s a look back at some of the more elaborate headquarters for evil.

For what seems like forever, Capcom has ignored the beloved blue bomber. Even worse than just forget his existence, they cancelled games. That’s changed with this week’s release of Mega Man 11, which is a great game – even if it hews a little too closely to its roots. Now, it looks like Capcom is keen to milk the lemon-slinger for all he’s worth

With a spring in his step and a cheerful outlook, Bounce Man makes for one unlikely Robot Master in Mega Man 11. Compared to the angular Impact Man who’s driven to a point, the concerns of modern robot life simply bounce off of this smooth, round Robot Master. Don’t let appearances fool you, though; Bounce Man’s stage might just stretch you to your limits!

2018 started with a bang thanks to Monster Hunter World, a new Mega Man was announced and E3’s best announcement this year was the return of Nero and Dante in Devil May Cry 5. There’s a common thread in Capcom’s upcoming releases, one that when pulled reveals a newfound focus on emphasising the core strengths of Capcom’s franchises and pursuing those genres with a single-minded determination.

Torch Man! He’s a robot master…with a torch! And we’re not talking the kind of illumination that relies on double-A batteries in Mega Man XI, but the kind of villain whose light comes from a more primal source: FIRE! The next Mega Man game may be adding a few modern touches to its classic gameplay, but the idea of battling stage by stage through several bosses is one aspect of the franchise that’ll never fade away.

Meet the latest robot master in Mega Man 11, a bomb-chucking fan of explosives who goes by the name of Blast Man.

For the upcoming Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Capcom is renaming the Maverick bosses back to their original Japanese titles for the upcoming greatest hits collection so as to avoid another Spaghetti Incident.

For years, it felt like Capcom just straight out hated Mega Man. The iconic blue bomber was one of the company’s biggest franchises, before they started ignoring the little robotic fella. Now? Well, now we have a release date. Yes, Capcom’s managed to not cancel a new Mega Man game. Mega Man 11 will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC on October 2.