History Recap / DeathBattleS06E02MegaManBattleRoyale

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Mega Men enter the battle in the same order they leave it. Volnutt is present first, and is offed by the combined Black Hole without a prayer. Rock arrives next, and though the same singularity offs him, he manages to almost last until it blows. Then X, Star Force, and .EXE are unceremoniously dropped in -- all three of them survive the Black Hole, and their specific farings represent their relative power levels (see FiveSecondForeshadowing above).

Franchise/MegaMan may be an icon by himself, but others have carried on his legacy, creating real immortality. Alas, this show does not believe in immortality. Time to find out which Mega Man is the most mega of the men. While there are many versions of the character to choose from, this battle will feature the five most prominent:

The Classic-era VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}; VideoGame/MegaManX; Volnutt from the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]]'' series; ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]]'''s [=MegaMan.EXE=]; and the alien [[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Star Force Mega Man]].

-->'''[[WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears Dr. Thomas Light]]:''' Here is the greatest creation of my career. And I will call him, Mega Man!\\

-->'''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite Mega Man X]]:''' As long as there's hope, we can change the future! (raises a fist skyward and warps out the battlefield)

-->'''[[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Mega Man Volnutt]]:''' (to Yuna, whom he is stranded on Elysium with) Don't worry, Yuna.\\

-->'''[[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior MegaMan.EXE]]:''' ''Electro Sword!'' (conjures a stream of solid lightning from the Mega Buster and impales a Jelly Virus on it)

-->'''[[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Star Force Mega Man]]:''' Battle Card - Raimeizan! (tosses the Battle Card to Omega-Xis, who devours it and turns into a discus launcher) Whitewing! Take this! (fires a wave of energy)

-->'''Boomstick:''' This battle totally rocked... man.\\

* UpToEleven: During the post-fight analysis, Wiz brings up the number '''''novemdecillion'''''. Boomstick observes that 61 digits is the biggest number they've ''ever'' used on the show.

** Just to push this even further, the Rock/X/Legends timeline never had a happy ending after all the war and destruction that occurred in their games. The Battle Network/Star Force timeline was able to ensure that their world received a definitive happily ever after.

** Poor Mega Man Volnutt. He may be a powerful robot in his timeline, but compared to literally every other Mega Man, he's a complete joke. He never gets to do anything meaningful in the fight and he gets unceremoniously killed when all the others fire their black holes at each other and X throws Classic at the giant black hole, who ''accidentally'' hits Volnutt and launches him into it as the first kill.

** When X is revealed to have countered Classic Mega Man's time stop with his own time stop, the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' kanji for the ''menacing'' atmosphere are used, obviously referencing Jotaro countering Dio's time stop with his own.

-->'''[[WesternAnimation/MegaMan Dr. Thomas Light]]:''' Here is the greatest creation of my career. And I will call him, Mega Man!\\
'''WesternAnimation/MegaMan:''' (happily walking forward) Mega Man? I like it!

** When X is revealed to have countered Classic Mega Man's time stop with his own time stop, the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' kanji for the ''menacing'' atmosphere are used, obviously referencing Jotaro countering Dio's time stop with his own.

** It doesn't help that the analysis of Volnutt massively undersold his greatest weapon: the Shining Laser. Boomstick simply describes it as "a laser that shines", when in the first Mega Man Legends game the fully upgraded Shining Laser is capable of defeating both phases of the games final boss in seven seconds. Not only that, it also has unlimited energy. Combine it with the Buster Max upgrade for Volnutt's Mega Buster (which was not mentioned at all) and it's clear Volnutt should have stood more of a chance against at least Classic Mega Man and X.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Though .EXE most likely would have won the match anyway, Boomstick and Wiz's claim that .EXE is capable of destroying and recreating the equivalent of an entire universe is derived from combining the canon of the Mega Man Battle Network games, anime, and manga, which conflict with each other in multiple ways. The most relevant example is that the Cyberworld is only said to be equivalent in size to the universe in the manga (with the footage from the games of .EXE supposedly in the Cyberworld's equivalent of space coming from a space-themed area of Mega Man Battle Network 4), and .EXE only absorbed and recreated the Cyberworld in the anime. Beyond this, .EXE is only established to be Hub Hikari in the games; a Hub Style with a different backstory appears in the manga, but no such form ever appears in the anime and no reference to Hub is ever made.
** Though Volnutt still would possibly be first to lose, the analysis of his weaponry massively undersold the power of his ultimate weapon. In the first Mega Man Legends game, the fully-optimized Shining Laser is capable of defeating both forms of the final boss in mere seconds, and it has unlimited energy. The sheer power of this weapon could have especially threatened classic Mega Man, though it wouldn't make up for Volnutt's other shortcomings.

*** Unfortunately, this doesn't make up for the fact that Volnutt's analysis massively undersold his Shining Laser (a weapon with infinite energy capable of defeating both phases of his first game's final boss in less than seven seconds) and completely omitted his Buster Max upgrade for the Mega Buster.

* Critical Research Failure: Though .EXE most likely would have won the match anyway, Boomstick and Wiz's claim that .EXE is capable of destroying and recreating the equivalent of an entire universe is derived from combining the canon of the Mega Man Battle Network games, anime, and manga, which conflict with each other in multiple ways. The most relevant example is that the Cyberworld is only said to be equivalent in size to the universe in the manga (with the footage from the games of .EXE supposedly in the Cyberworld's equivalent of space coming from a space-themed area of Mega Man Battle Network 4), and .EXE only absorbed and recreated the Cyberworld in the anime. Beyond this, .EXE is only established to be Hub Hikari in the games; a Hub Style with a different backstory appears in the manga, but no such form ever appears in the anime and no reference to Hub is ever made.

* Critical Research Failure: Though MegaMan.EXE most likely would have won the match anyway, Boomstick and Wiz's claim that MegaMan.EXE is capable of destroying and recreating the equivalent of an entire universe is derived from combining the canon of the Mega Man Battle Network games, anime, and manga, which conflict with each other in multiple ways. The most relevant example is that the Cyberworld is only said to be equivalent in size to the universe in the manga (with the footage from the games of MegaMan.EXE supposedly in the Cyberworld's equivalent of space coming from a space-themed area of Mega Man Battle Network 4), and MegaMan.EXE only absorbed and recreated the Cyberworld in the anime. Beyond this, MegaMan.EXE is only established to be Hub Hikari in the games; a Hub Style with a different backstory appears in the manga, but no such form ever appears in the anime and no reference to Hub is ever made.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The states of the three Mega Men who survived the black hole's destruction are an indicator of where they place in the fight; X is reduced to his core and has to regenerate from it, Star Force is visibly damaged and missing an arm from the explosion, and .EXE is completely intact.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The order that the Mega Men enter the battle-- Volnutt, Rock, then X, Star Force, and .EXE-- hints at the order that each of them will be eliminated and their general ranking in how they measure up against each other.

* StealthPun: All the fighters (With the exception of [[ButtMonkey Volnutt, seeing as how they’d be too small]]) have their strength and toughness feats listed in the units of, what else, ''Mega''tons of TNT.

** While Rock was superseded by X, he puts up a very impressive fight, holding his own and even managing a TakingYouWithMe final move.

The Classic-era VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}; VideoGame/MegaManX; [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Volnutt]] from the ''Legends'' series; ''Battle Network'''s [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork MegaMan.EXE]]; and the alien [[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Star Force Mega Man]].

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The states of the three Mega Men who survived the black hole's destruction are an indicator of where they place in the fight; X is reduced to his core and has to regenerate from it, Star Force is visibly damaged from the explosion, and .EXE is completely intact.

The Classic-era VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}; VideoGame/MegaManX; [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Volnutt]] from the ''Legends'' series; ''Battle Network'''s [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork MegaMan.EXE]]; and the alien ''Star Force'' [[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Mega Man]].

* TheBusCameBack: Returning since his defeat at the hands of Astro Boy back in season 2, Mega Man comes back on the show to face off against his successors.

** Megaman vs his upgraded successor Mega Man X. Upgrade wins: X wins hands down due to exceeding Rock in every way.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Downplayed but Rock is eventually killed by the black hole he helped create.

* RockBeatsLaser: Very much subverted. While Volnutt's manual weapon system meant that he was immune to being disabled by .EXE's hacking abilities, said advantage didn't matter as he was outclassed by ''everybody else''.

* PyrrhicVictory: .EXE might have won the battle, but he quickly realizes the entire city is in ruins.

** X is shown to be the strongest Mega Man of the original timeline, lasting all the way to the Geo vs. .EXE fight, being responsible for Volnutt's and Rock's deaths, and doing a decent job as well as holding his own.

** Poor Mega Man Volnutt. He may be a powerful robot in his timeline, but compared to literally every other Mega Man, he's a complete joke. He never gets to do anything meaningful in the fight and he gets unceremoniously killed when all the others fire their black holes at each other, which just happens to hit him.

** X is shown to be the strongest Mega Man of the original timeline, lasting all the way to the Geo vs. .EXE fight and doing a decent job as well as holding his own.