History Headscratchers / TheProtomen

** They know, no suits were filed. Indeed, they performed at Capcom's booth at ComicCon 2007.

** Capcom knows very well about Music/TheMegas, who cover MM songs, have lyrics that use character names, etc. They most likely have also heard of (and knowing the [[OneOfUs Capcom Blog]], enjoyed) Music/TheProtomen.

** Capcom knows very well about TheMegas, who cover MM songs, have lyrics that use character names, etc. They most likely have also heard of (and knowing the [[OneOfUs Capcom Blog]], enjoyed) Music/TheProtomen.

* Wily was just winging it at that point - Emily had caught him red-handed, and he was forced to think very quickly of something to save himself. "Join me" was the first thing he came up with (followed my "murder"). Also, he didn't rise to power by exploiting the witch hunt; he did it by making himself the Saviour of the City, by using his robots to exponentially increase everyone's quality of living. The witch hunt was organized because Wily realized it would be a great tool to dispose of the one man able to oppose him.

* Wily is a greedy and envious man. He only wanted Emily because she was Light's woman, not because he had any real interest in her. The only thing that matters to Wily is power over other people. Taking Emily from Light, one way or another, was just another way of exerting power over Light - the man whom Wily had the most reason to want to force into submission.

* Alternitavely his sanity was breaking through for a brief moment and Emily choosing to go with him would make him stop.
* Alternitavely Alternitavely the plan was always to murder Emily but Wily just wanted her to agree so he could later taunt Light by basically saying she would have chosen him when the chips were down.

* Alternitavely Alternitavely the plan was always to murder Emily but Wily just wanted her to agree so he could later taunt Light by basically saying she would have chosen him when the chips were down.

In the lyrics, Wily tries to convince Emily to let him take her away - she refuses, obviously, but what would he have done had she gone along with it? He only rose to such extreme power by exploiting the witch hunt surrounding her murder, but what would he have done if she had never died?

* The Intermission has her reading the letter Light sent to her, mentioning that he would weep if something terrible happens to her. She went with the wost-case scenario.

** It's debatable if that was his actual goal or not. It could easily have been Light ensuring Mega Man really ''wants'' to fight and a bit reverse psychology.

* Because he isn't doing it himself-- Even if he ''does'' make Protoman and Megaman ultimately he is still letting others stand for him just like the others.

* In addition, he tries desperately to ''stop'' Megaman from fighting.
** It's debatable if that was his actual goal or not. It could easily have been Light ensuring Megaman really ''wants'' to fight and a bit reverse psychology.

* Because they don't have to be able to hurt the robots, just help Protoman or Megaman win, which means they only need to be able to distract their enemies in order to contribute and at least it'd prove their enemies wrong. Even Protoman at his worst would probably have counted it if anyone had tried to help Megaman, they didn't need to stand completely on their own. And yeah, that help might get them killed, but people die in revolutions. If no one is willing to risk that, then they must not want it that much.

* Because apathy is what led them to subjugation in the first place. They hid behind Wily because he was powerful, Protoman (and MegaMan as well) do not want them to make the same mistake by simply hiding behind a powerful figure to be led by what that individual sees as right. The true test is whether they are willing to fight for what they know in their hearts to be right or if they will just follow whoever has the power.

** Because as proven by Joe and Dr.Light in ''Father of Death'' they can be killed by sticking a knife into it's neck. Not to mention Megaman had just ripped through a crowd of robots leaving their weapons and shielding basically in the streets where anyone could pick it up to use in the fight.

* It took him ''12 years'' to build Protoman, with Megaman taking years, too. He doesn't have the time, resources, or will to mass-produce him. He wanted a son, not a solider. :<

*** For one thing, the City is ''dangerous''. He didn't want to lose Mega like he did Proto. There's also a theory that Megaman designed the arm cannon himself, hiding it from him.
*** Well, the weaponry part, you can think about it as a nice reference to the original games, in which Rock was originally just a lab assistant robot, but he asked to be modified as a fighting robot to defeat Wily, thus becoming Megaman. Maybe the Megaman of the Protomen story asked Dr. Light to modify him, and the Dr. had to do it when he wasn't able to convince him not to fight.

Look, maybe I'm just staring at this from an odd angle, but I don't understand why we're supposed humanity in general is a terrible thing. They're scared as fuck of Wiley and his machines for good reasons. They are so damned crushed that there is no hope in their lives. Can you imagine? When Protoman first fights and he calls for help, they do the obvious thing and don't RUN TO THEIR CERTAIN DEATH IN A BATTLE THAT WILL CHANGE NOTHING TO FIGHT TERRIBLE ROBOTIC MONSTERS. During Megaman's fight with Protoman, they thought Protoman turned to the side of monstery, something that had been stalking them and forcing them to live this terrible life. His speech to them, calling them to rise up might as well been flipping them off. Why wouldn't they cheer at his death and wonder why their hero was mourning the death of who they saw as a monster?

* They put Wily in charge, selling their liberties by inches for his technomiracles. Then they hoped someone like Protoman and Megaman would save them from the terrifying results of their mistake. They willingly sacrificed every freedom they had and then expected someone else to swoop in and save them, without any effort on their own part, taking no responsibility for their actions. They aren't considered bad because they're afraid, they're considered bad because they repeatedly push the responsibility for their lives on other people. The only decision they ever make is to let someone else deal with their problem. When it turned out the first "someone else" that offered took advantage of them, they didn't remove him. They waited for a new "someone else" they could hoist the responsibility on. That's all they do, is find someone else they can point at and go "You fix it," that why they're not sympathetic. That's why they're the dead.

** Because as proven by Joe and Dr.Light in ''Father of Death'' they can be killed by knife sticking a knife into it's neck. Not to mention Megaman had just ripped through a crowd of robots leaving their weapons and shielding basically in the streets where anyone could pick it up to use in the fight.

** Capcom knows very well about TheMegas, who cover MM songs, have lyrics that use character names, etc. They most likely have also heard of (and knowing the [[OneOfUs Capcom Blog]], enjoyed) TheProtomen.