Dr. Albert W. Wily


 * For further reading on Dr. Wily outside of the "Worlds Collide" crossover, check out Mega Man Monthly

Dr. Albert W. Wily is a robotics engineer from the planet Earth in the year 20XX in an alternate reality. Formerly a partner to Dr. Light, Wily gradually grew jealous of his colleague who surpassed him in both skills and know-how to overall recognition. After losing his credentials for Unethical Robot Experimentation, he went to seek revenge against his former partner, reprogramming the Robot Masters they'de previously created together into weapons. He continuously finds himself going up against Dr. Lights helper turned fighter bot, Mega Man.

Background Information

 * Dr. Wily's first name is likely a reference to famous German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein. His last name is based on the word "wily" which means crafty or cunning. What his middle initial stands for is unknown.
 * Dr. Wily was first alluded to in Sonic the Hegdehog #247 by Doctor Eggman, where he remarks how he hopes Albert is ready, before heading off to initiate the Genesis Wave. Similarly, Wily also alludes to Eggman in Mega Man #23, referring to the latter as Ivo.