Q: How did you first find out about the contest?

Daniel Vallée: I read about the contest in Nintendo Power, which I was subscribed to at the time. I was, and still am, a huge Mega Man fan, which is why I jumped at the opportunity to participate.

Q: How many robot designs did you draw for the contest?

DV: Wow. That was a long time ago, and I sadly mailed off all of my original drawings and did not keep copies for myself. But, I do remember having made enough robots for eight whole games. I used a pen to draw everything and then colored everything using coloring pencils.

Q: Do you remember the names of your original designs, and if Knight Man's was different?

DV: Knight Man was his original name. Among others I can remember, there was Samurai Man and Wave Man. When I saw Wave Man in Mega Man 5, I thought I had won then, but it was just another design which happened to have the same name as my design.

Q: Did you feel confident that Capcom would use one of your robot designs?

DV: I was pretty confident; I mean how many other contestants would send enough ideas for eight games' worth?