Who’d get caught dead with stuffy old wood chessmen when you could be pushing these rad pieces around? I like Zelda okay, but I got a huge soft spot for classic Mega Man. With this chess set, I’m bound to become the next Harvey Kasparov. But wait, which piece does what? Here’s a breakdown:

GOOD SIDE

King: Dr. Light

Queen: Mega Man

Bishops: Roll/ Kalinka

Knight: Rush

Rook: Beat

Pawn: Eddie

BAD SIDE

King: Dr. Wily

Queen: Bass

Bishops: Sniper Joe/Hammer Joe

Knight: Treble

Rook: Batton

Pawn: Metool

So, in previous chesses, I was a stickler for the Queen to be a female. Not so with this project: I thought it worked too well for Mega and Bass to be “Queens” so they could tear up the board against each other.