Behind the Back

First appearance

The "Behind your back" gag is a running gag where a character monologues to the audience, but then discovers that someone was standing behind them listening to them. The punchline typically involves the listening character revealing themselves and mocking the speaker for not noticing them. The gag originated with Dr. Wily, who frequently monologues about his evil plans, but it has also been done by other characters. This gag has also been copied by other Sprite Comics, such as Kid Radd (which admitted to copying it). When the Helmeted Author did it (while disguised as Evil Mega Man), he explained that it was called a soliloquy and that no one was supposed to be able to hear it, although this did not stop Roll from hearing him.

List of times the gag has been used

• The Beginning of the Story - Gotta Be Careful When Making Evil Plans
• The Author as Mega Man - He Has That Bad Habit
• The Return to the Beginning - I Swear, This is the Last Time
• The Introduction of Bob - Portal Observations
• The Second Megaman Game - Wily Dr. Wily
• Something Stupid - Dr. Wily, Typical Mad Scientist
• Something Stupid - Dr. Wily's All Alone
• Tales From a Parallel Universe 4 - Mike's Torture, Cut Short
• The Arrival of Mynd - Nate the Witness
• The Third Megaman Game - Where Is George?
• The Third Megaman Game - Even Good Ideas...
• The Third Megaman Game - Shifty Eyes
• The Third Megaman Game - For Old Times' Sake
• The Third Megaman Game - More Clones?
• The Attack of Mega Man - Wacky Shenanigans
• The Attack of Mega Man - The Well Runs Dry
• The Attack of Mega Man - Lead is Yummy
• The Attack of Mega Man - Love Hurts
• The Attack of Mega Man - Peeping Tom Light
• The Attack of Mega Man - Lackey Distraction
• The Attack of Mega Man - Roll's Back
• The Attack of Mega Man - One More Big Problem
• The Attack of Mega Man - What About Nate?
• George's Bad Day - Wily's Background Check
• The Sixth Megaman Game - Dead Horse Walking