In "". A school boy named Bert Wily is Aki Light's best friend. The comic book revival mini-series reveals that Bert is related to the "Fully Charged" version of Dr. Wily, who is his grandson. He manipulates Skull Man, the Robot Masters, Mega Man, and Nanagem against each other to create a robot uprising he would control in the shadows. After Skull Man's death and the reconciliation of Mega Man and Nanagem, Dr. Wily reveals he stole the former's schematics and pilots a giant mech to kill them both. He is defeated and begs for mercy before escaping.