Originally posted by Burning thoughtIt is called 'teleporting' within the game as well as in Capcom's official sourcebooks. Here's a version from 16 bit mega man 7:
How can you be sure this is a teleport? or a teleport from his own power, it could be Doctor wily or a portal of some kind. Is it stated anywhere to be a teleport?It may not be anything of canon and may actually just be a typical graphic of an old game to remove a character from the screen. He seems to just squash and then flies off the screen, he does not actual dematerialise or port.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t9gTpR3Rko&feature=related
And another from 32 bit Mega Man 8:
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