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Mega Man Rig by Angel Paez
Mega Man Rig by Angel Paez is a free Maya rig of the classic Mega Man character, set up and ready to animate in Maya and prepared for export to Unreal Engine and other game engines. Angel teaches Intro to Game Animation at AnimSchool and built it for the community to practise with, and it covers gameplay cycles and cinematic acting from the same file. Fan-made, for artistic and educational purposes.
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- 265
- Downloads
- 3 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya
- Licence
- Free, fan-made
- File size
- 13.1 MB
- Engine export
- Unreal Engine and other engines
Maya
Instant download Vetted creator
Latest rig updates
Mega Man Rig is out
Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Ready for game engines
Prepared for export to Unreal Engine and other game engines when you want the animation running in real time.
Gameplay and cinematic
Locomotion, combat and cycles, or acting shots and expressive performance, from one rig.
v2 eyelid fix
The v2 update fixed the eyelid issues.
Built by an AnimSchool teacher
Angel Paez is a 3D animator and modeller who teaches Intro to Game Animation at AnimSchool.
Watch it move
Mega Man, rigged by Angel Paez
The story behind the Mega Man rig
A free Mega Man rig for the animators asking where to find good rigs
One question Harvey hears from animators all the time is where to find good rigs, and it has been in the back of his mind for a long while. Angel Paez's Mega Man rig is one of the rigs that answers it.
Angel is a 3D animator and modeller, and he built this rig for the community: something to practise with, and a way to have fun animating a character people grew up with.
What stands out is range. It works as well for gameplay animation as it does for cinematic work, so locomotion, combat, acting and expressive performance all sit comfortably on it. It fits into modern pipelines and lets you iterate quickly without unnecessary complexity, which is what you want when you are trying to push a shot further.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Mega Man rig
Mega Man Maya rig
Set up and ready to animate in Autodesk Maya.
Game engine export support
Prepared for Unreal Engine and other game engines.
v2 update
Eyelid issues fixed.
13.1 MB download
The whole rig in one small file.
Great for
What the Mega Man rig is great for
- Gameplay animation, including locomotion, combat and cycles
- Cinematic performance and acting shots
- Showreel development and personal animation practice
- Testing ideas in a proper production-style setup
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Engine export
- Unreal Engine and other game engines
- Version
- v2
- Download size
- 13.1 MB
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya
Credits
Who made it
- Rig: Angel Paez
Animate something with it? Tag Angel, he loves seeing what people make: @di_angeel on X, @di_angeel.bsky.social on Bluesky, @di_angeel_3d on Instagram.
Licence terms
Free, fan-made
Mega Man is a character owned by Capcom. The model and textures come from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, owned by Capcom and Nintendo. This rig is fan-made, created purely for artistic and educational purposes, and Angel does not own any rights over the character or its design.
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Vetted
Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.
Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Angel Paez, or email support@anim.works.
Yours to keep
It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.
Community
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