History Trivia / MightyNo9

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS; however, last time either of these ports were mentioned were a brief statement in 2017. Due to Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff by the end of the decade, alongside both platforms also reaching the end of their lifespans by then, it's generally accepted that these versions were QuietlyCancelled, with there being no official announcement in order to avoid legal ramifications.

* TrendKiller: The game’s high profile campaign combined with the mismanagement during production and underwhelming final product was the finishing blow to the crowdfunding boom in games, which was already developing a poor reputation due to several cases of games massively underdelivering, getting cancelled, never releasing, or devs just flat out taking the money from backers and running. While the occasional game still uses the crowdfunding model, they have to deal with the stigma the model got from this game.

** The fact that Creator/KeijiInafune attempted to pre-emptively create a multimedia franchise including sequels ''before'' the game was released, coupled with the ObviousBeta nature of the finished product, severely tarnished the goodwill he had from ''Franchise/MegaMan'' fans and helped seriously damage the reputation of the crowdfunding model as a whole for video games.

* CreatorBacklash: Not long after the "Masterclass" trailer was released, Creator/IntiCreates CEO Takuya Aizu expressed that he [[https://twitter.com/t_aizu/status/735652527450947584 outright hated the trailer on Twitter.]]

* OldShame: While the character of ''Mighty No. 9'' himself is not considered to be this (as he has made many a playable cameo in Inti Creates' other games since his game's release), the entire game itself is considered to be this by many involved in it, including Keiji Inafune himself.

* TheWikiRule: One exists [[https://mightyno9.fandom.com/wiki/Mighty_No._9_Wiki here]].

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, [[QuietlyCancelled no further announcements have been made since]], and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come. The fact that the [=3DS=] [=eShop=] was shut down in 2023 has killed off any remaining hope that version will ever be released, and while the Vita's store managed to avoid getting shut down, that doesn't help the Vita version's chances at all, and most fans think the Vita store's shutdown was merely delayed rather than outright prevented.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, [[QuietlyCancelled no further announcements have been made since]], and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come. The fact that the [=3DS=] [=eShop=] was shut down in 2023 has killed off any hope that version will ever be released, and while the Vita's store managed to avoid getting shut down, that doesn't help the Vita version's chances at all, and most fans think the shutdown was merely delayed rather than outright prevented.

** The fact that Creator/KeijiInafune attempted to pre-emptively create a multimedia franchise including sequels ''before'' the game was released, coupled with the ObviousBeta nature of the finished product, severely tarnished the goodwill he had from ''Franchise/MegaMan'' and helped seriously damage the reputation of the crowdfunding model as a whole for video games.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For [=PlayStation=] users in Japan, as of November 15, 2019, ''Mighty No. 9'' (along with ''Homefront: Revolution'' and ''Saints Row IV'') [[https://www.rockman-corner.com/2019/11/mighty-no9-to-be-discontinued-from.html ceased digital distribution]] from the [=PlayStation=] Store due to expired publishing rights by Creator/SpikeChunsoft. Other territories eventually stopped selling the game digitally around 2022, meaning [=PlayStation=] 4 users will have to scrounge for a physical copy and those in Asia or Eastern territories areas will have to import. On the plus side, they can be found for relatively low prices.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, [[QuietlyCancelled no further announcements have been made since]], and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come. The fact that the [=3DS=] [=eShop=] will shut down in 2023 basically kills what little hope that version still had of coming out, and while the Vita's store managed to avoid getting shut down, that doesn't help the Vita version's chances at all, and most fans think the shutdown was merely delayed rather than outright prevented.

* GenreKiller: The game’s high profile campaign combined with the mismanagement during production and underwhelming final product was the finishing blow to the crowdfunding boom in games, which was already developing a poor reputation due to several cases of games massively underdelivering, getting cancelled, never releasing, or devs just flat out taking the money from backers and running. While the occasional game still uses the crowdfunding model, they have to deal with the stigma the model got from this game.

** The fact that Creator/KeijiInafune attempted to pre-emptively create a multimedia franchise including sequels ''before'' the game was released, coupled with the ObviousBeta nature of the finished product, severely tarnished the goodwill he had from ''Franchise/MegaMan''.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub:
** [[Creator/AyumuMurase Beck]] and [[Creator/KoukiUchiyama Brandish]] are [[Manga/{{Haikyuu}} Hinata and Tsukishima]], and later on [[Anime/DevilmanCRYBABY Ryo and Akira]].
** [[Creator/AyumuMurase Beck]], [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Dynatron]] and [[Creator/MisakiKuno Cryosphere]] are [[Manga/MysteriousJoker Joker, Diamond Queen and her dog Roko]].
** [[Creator/WataruTakagi Pyrogen]] and Battalion (Naomi Kusumi) are [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Okuyasu and his unnamed father]], while [[Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo Aviator]] is Akira, [[spoiler:who was the one who killed Okuyasu's brother Keicho.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For [=PlayStation=] users in Japan, as of November 15, 2019, ''Mighty No. 9'' (along with ''Homefront: Revolution'' and ''Saints Row IV'') [[https://www.rockman-corner.com/2019/11/mighty-no9-to-be-discontinued-from.html ceased digital distribution]] from the [=PlayStation=] Store due to expired publishing rights by Creator/SpikeChunsoft. While this hasn't yet effected other territories or platforms, this means Japanese [=PlayStation=] users will have to scrounge for a physical copy, which was only released on [=PlayStation=] 4. On the plus side, they can be found for relatively low prices.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, [[QuietlyCancelled no further announcements have been made since]], and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come. The fact that the [=3DS=] [=eShop=] will shut down in 2022 basically kills what little hope that version still had of coming out, and while the Vita's store managed to avoid getting shut down, that doesn't help the Vita version's chances at all, and most fans think the shutdown was merely delayed rather than outright prevented.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, [[QuietlyCancelled no further announcements have been made since]], and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come.

* FanNickname:
** Some have taken to referring to Beck himself as "The New Bomber", in lieu of a title given to [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic his spiritual predecessor]].
** Due to similarities in design, his partner Call is designated as "Not!Roll" by both fans and detractors.
*** The same could be said to other characters who have a strong resemblance to a Mega Man character, especially the ones who have not yet received official names. For example, Call's motorbike dog is called by fans as "Not!Rush".
** Call E has been dubbed "Echo" by fans wishing for the design to appear in the game in some capacity. The design would eventually be used ''VideoGame/MightyGunvoltBurst'' as one of Call's alternate outfits.

-->'''Pyrogen:''' "My flame... will burn, forever..."[[labelnote:*]]Pyrogen voice sample No. 11[[/labelnote]]\\

** Some of the backer rewards rewards were also subjected to this, which didn't ship until over a year later, also likely due to mismanagement of the project's budget.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, no further announcements have been made since, and given that 2019 and 2020 have respectively seen the official end of those two platforms' lifespans, along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come.

* {{Vaporware}}: One of the Kickstarter's final stretch goals was ports to the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Since the game launched on other platforms, little mention has been made of these ports, aside from a brief statement in 2017 that they were still coming. However, no further announcements have been made since, and given that 2018 and 2019 have seen then those two platforms approach the end of their lifespans (with Sony completely discontinuing the Vita in early 2019), along with Comcept having been acquired by Level-5 and stripped back to a skeleton staff, it seems unlikely that they'll ever come.

* DevelopmentHell: The ''Mighty No. 9'' animated series, which was funded on Kickstarter alongside the game, was supposed to debut in early 2016. A teaser trailer was released but nothing else on the series has materialized since, nor has there been any reason given for the delay. The handheld ports are in a similar situation, looking less and less likely as the years go by and both handhelds become regulated to last-gen hardware.

* AllStarCast: The Japanese dub features Creator/AyumuMurase, Creator/MaoIchimichi, Creator/AtsukoTanaka, Creator/JunichiSuwabe, Akio Suyama, Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, Motomu Kiyokawa, Creator/WataruTakagi, Creator/MisakiKuno, Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, Creator/TetsuInada, Naomi Kusumi, Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo, Creator/KoukiUchiyama, and Creator/HochuOtsuka.

** [[Creator/WataruTakagi Pyrogen]] and Battalion (Naomi Kusumi) are [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Okuyasu and his unnamed father]], while [[Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo Aviator]] is Akira, [[spoiler:who was the one who killed Okuyasu's brother Keicho.]]

** No. 8 was originally going to be female, but the designer was more focused on the radar and optical camouflage aspects of Mighty No. 8's description than its being female, and Inafune liked the resulting gunman design, so Shade became male.
** The very first concept design of No. 2 had her looking like [[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/257/537/653b974dcf5a51d372d01b1b6ef345f4_large.jpg?1404974778 a female figure skater]]. A concept design had her faucet originally being on top of her head and resembling a ponytail, before it was moved to her hand for her final design.