Tier Rank

Tier Ranks are an item introduced in Make a Good Mega Man Level 3. They are medals that act as goals for contestants in the Worldwide Sixth Sponsored Robot Tournament, and possession of all of them is required to be inducted into the finals. Unlike previous games which progressed the story at certain Energy Element total thresholds, the story of MaGMML3 progresses with each Tier Rank that is collected.

Each Tier Rank is typically held by the current tier's boss, who is inaccessible without first collecting a certain amount of Energy Elements from the tier's simulations. The Rank is then dropped by the boss upon their defeat. The exception to this rule is Tier 15's Rank; because it has no Tier Boss, earning it instead requires obtaining all the Energy Elements from the top ten levels, then speaking to Bright Man at the very top of the tier.

Though their role is largely limited to "plot coupons", the Tier Ranks play a minor role in the final battle, whereupon Mega Man (or Proto Man) uses them to boost the power of the Rush Bike and overpower the Wily Jet. In Bass Mode, Bass outright rejects the Ranks' powerup and settles for beating Wily through his own anger.

List of Ranks

Rank	Location	Held by	Notes
	Tier 1 - Old Wily Fortress	Regular Joe	Symbol is of a skull with a Sniper Joe eye.
	Tier 2 - The Scrapyard	Repair Man	Symbol is of a wrench.
	Tier 3 - The Sewers	Muscle Juggler	Symbol is of a drop of water.
	Tier 4 - Sheriff's Jailhouse	Mad Man	Symbol is of a ball and chain.
	Tier 5 - Gravity Gift Shop	Puzzle Man	Symbol is of a pair of arrows resembling the Gravity Flippers in Gravity Man's stage.
	Tier 6 - Cryo Laboratory	Ice Buster	Symbol is of a snowman. Officially, it is held by Ignorance (who is never fought).
	Tier 7 - Pine Forest	N/A	Symbol is of a leaf. Although it has no Tier Boss, Boki must still be defeated to claim it.
	Tier 8 - Costume Party	Mirage Man	Symbol is of a domino mask.
	Tier 9 - The Taste Collective	Pyre Duo	Symbol is of a flame. Mega Man automatically collects the Rank after defeating the Tier Boss.
	Tier 10 - Rave Concert	Sound Man	Symbol is of an audio speaker.
	Tier 11 - Grand Library	Wizard Man	Symbol is of an open book.
	Tier 12 - Power Plant	Control Man	Symbol is of a lightning bolt.
	Tier 13 - Movie Theater	Death Man	Symbol is of a film projector.
	Tier 14 - World-Class Gym	Punch Donkey	Symbol is of a boxing glove.
	Tier 15 - Festival Grounds	Bright Man	Symbol is of a star. Requires clearing all ten levels then speaking to Bright Man.

Notes

• Within MaGMML3's plot, a number of Tier Ranks Mega Man obtains are said to have been planted by Dr. Wily as part of an intended means of framing him for cheating; of these, the Ranks for Tier 1, Tier 6, and Tier 7 are explicitly identified as such.
• Though distinct from Energy Elements, Tier Ranks are internally counted as such, and contribute to a given tier's Energy Element total.