History Trivia / MegaManStarforce

* YouLookFamiliar: The Japanese version of the anime features some returning actors from ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'':

** Taurus is voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, who previously played Rey.

** Star Force 4 was in the works, but they were informed they had to wrap the games up with 3, leading to the ending.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Kelvin and Hope, [[Manga/{{Tokko}} ob]][[Manga/{{Chobits}} vious]][[Anime/LupinIII ly]]. Interestingly, there's no direct interaction between them in the anime.

* NamesTheSame: In 2012, the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' OCG released "Hidden Arsenal 6: [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Hidden_Arsenal_6:_Omega_Xyz Omega Xyz]]".

** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the japanese version, both seasons have been recently released on various japanese streaming sites. No word on a Blu-Ray or DVD release yet.

** In the second game, we could've had a Pirate and Angel tribe.

* FranchiseKiller: While it had been on the wane since Battle Network 4, the overwhelming mediocrity of Star Force 2 ended the popularity of the EXE verse, the last popular Mega Man series, in Japan. They got their act together for the third installment, but sales didn't perk up. Not much funding at all was allocated to Operation Shooting Star, an attempt to uncancel both series that might have worked if it were a proper remake. A sad fate for the franchise that had its iteration of Mega Man as the face of its 20th anniversary.

* ScunthorpeProblem: The US versions of the first trio of games have a swear filter that suffers from this. It makes one of the Cipher E-mails impossible to send in those versions.

** The Mega Weapons had their names localized, but are only ever used in abbreviated form. Fuller names exist in the game code[[note]]Pointed Fangs, Slashing Claws, PorcuNeedles, Bear Ring, Cobra Fangs, Blinding Eye, Thief's Armband, Power Ring, Demon's Eye, Rapid-Fire Claw, Paralyzer, Steel Fist, Hammer Glove, Zenny Finder, Card Finder, Sweet Mirage, Kaiser Knuckle, Magic Breath, FM Bracelet, StarForce Power, B.Net Blaster[[/note]], but are never seen by the player.

* The names of each of the zodiac bosses, their designs, and even the concept of astronomy-based foes actually comes from a Chinese only game called Rockman Strategy. Taurus, Cancer, Libra, and Apollo [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Rockman_Strategy/Characters share very similar designs with this game]]. No link between the moon god Luna of Strategy and Miss Platz, though.
** While big and covered in red armor in both games, Strategy!Taurus actually had his proper zodiacal element of Soil (compared to Taurus Fire's, er, Fire).
** Both Cancers were naturally water-based.
** Strategy!Libra had the Wind element (Libra Balance is NonElemental boss that uses both water and fire attacks, and has an informal association with the Break attribute, rather than Wind).
** Apollo Flame and Strategy! Apollo are so similar in design you could argue that the first is a CaptainErsatz.

** Apollo Flame and Strategy!Apollo are so similar in design you could argue that the first is a CaptainErsatz.

* HilariousInHindsight: Geo, being a space-themed HenshinHero who transforms by using [[PhlebotinumRebel the powers of an alien similar to his foes]] and gets stronger with the PowerOfFriendship, might as well be a Megaman Franchise/KamenRider. Fast forward years later, and we have [[Series/KamenRiderFourze a space-themed Rider who also uses the power of friendship]], though he's certainly more hotblooded. But for added hilarity, there is an antisocial Rider named Ryuusei.