History VideoGame / MegamanLegends

* PolygonCeiling: Though not as bad as most examples of the trope, a lot of people still took issue with the third-person action-RPG nature of the game, along with some slight control issues.

* [[DarkSkinnedRedhead Dark Skinned]] [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair Greenhead]]: The Mother Units in 2, as well as their Servitors.

** Note that in the first game, adopting cats, being nice to Roll, and completing sidequests for the citizens of Kattelox brightens your armor up again. The second game's primary route of redemption was making massive cash donations to the church; prices go down and your reputation betters if you lighten your armor past the default shade, becoming [[FanNickname Light Mega Man]].

* AmnesiacHero: Toyed with: [[spoiler:while Mega Man remembers his life with Barell and Roll just fine, he has absolutely no recollection of his past as a System Unit. Fortunately, all of his memories from ''that'' time are stored inside Data, ready to be restored when necessary.]]

* ArmCannon: The famous Mega-Buster along with several of the other upgradable weapons that can be equipped.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: On the other hand, you can abuse wild animals, attack [=NPCs=] caught in fire zones, attack Roll in a fire zone and generally be mean to her, refuse to help out those who explicitly ask for it, steal money from the bank, and in general can just be a jerk to people.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: ''The Misadventures of Trone Bonne'' uses this as a gameplay mechanic. You cure Servbots of their laziness by torturing them. If unsuccessful, the Servbot lampshades this.
-->'''Tron''': Well? Have you learned your lesson?\\
'''Servbot''': What do you think you're doing!? I could have been killed!

** Of course not, since they are... wait... [[ClingyJealousGirl why should you be angry with Tron's advance, Roll]]?
** In 2, if the player bought all the gifts for Roll, didn't let her take damage in the [[spoiler:Yosyonke snowfields]], and viewed the [[AccidentalPervert bathroom scene]], her final diary entry (only viewable if the player travels back from [[spoiler:Elysium]])[[spoiler:outright states that she loves him.]] This is heavily hinted in the main story, it's never stated except in that optional diary entry.

* TheGoomba: The Horokko, green robots with onion-like heads which lobs grenades at you from a distance. They are the first enemies Megaman encounters in the whole game, and shows up in large numbers in the earlier levels, but as the game progresses they are gradually replaced by Red Horokkos, an upgraded EliteMook version which lobs harder-to-doge fireballs instead.

* FloodedFutureWorld: The game takes place thousands of years later in the encompassing ''Mega Man'' timeline, and the opening narration states that the world is filled with water. What few settlements left around the world exist on islands or are built over the ruins of a past civilizations, if not both. Earlier installments in the Mega Man franchise show much more landmass among the various areas of the world.

* PunishmentBox: In ''The Missadventures of Trone Bonn'' some servbots sometimes disobey you; when it happens Tron sends them to the punishment chamber (a minigame that is essentially about applying VideoGameCrueltyPotential to the servbot).

** Also from ''Legends 2'', not so much GettingCrapPastTheRadar as the radar having a huge blind spot is Sera's visible (although not frontal) nudity at Forbidden Island.

* {{Bowdlerization}}: Extremely minor overall (it was always a kids' game), but some things just couldn't [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar squeeze by the radar]] in the US. One such change: the "comic book" FetchQuest item in the first game is... something completely different. Jim's dialogue when you give it to him doesn't delve into the contents of this mysterious magazine (he only insists that you trade it for his [[ShoutOut X-Buster]]), and the item description only says the contents are a "secret".[[note]]The bikini-clad model on the cover makes it pretty obvious, though.[[/note]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The aforementioned scene where Sera's naked butt is clearly seen onscreen in Forbidden Island.
** Also, in the debug room, there is a giant version of Sera naked, standing stationary in an odd position, for all to see. Because this is during gameplay, you're actually free to look at her from any angle, but only her butt is fully detailed.

* DamageSpongeBoss: Bruno in ''Legends'', without a doubt. On Hard Mode, his health bar goes right off the screen. It's as huge as he is!

-->'''Teisel Bonne:''' I ''said...'' ''CLOOOOSE'' the ''HAAAATCH!!!''

* StealthyMook: The Blue Sharukurusu in the Lake Ruins. As if the regular green versions weren't tough enough already, these blue ones will remain invisible until they are near you. Which is probably a few seconds away from impaling you. Nothings screams "Nightmare Fuel" when you hear Reaverbot footsteps and you can't see the enemy until it's too late...

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The [[FrickingLaserBeams Shining Laser]]. Though it costs a hell of a lot of money to fully upgrade, once you do, you've basically got an infinite-ammo DeathRay that can down almost all enemies, up to and including both games' [[FinalBoss Final Bosses]], in mere ''seconds''. The only thing that prevents it from truly being in GameBreaker territory is that in both games, you don't gain the necessary parts to build it until you're practically at the end anyway.

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The hybrid human/reploid people knew damn well how risky making the Carbons was, so they set up all sorts of failsafes designed to wipe out the Carbons if they went rogue, or if their numbers reached a certain point. Then the human part of the human/reploid people died out, taking the reploids with them due to symbiosis or something, and the Carbons built a civilization of their own. The failsafes interpret this as a rebellion. Oops.

* DualBoss: The Servbot tanks (Blumebear) you first encounter in the city battle are Triple Bosses, as are the three Karumuna Bashes you encounter late in the game.

* WolfpackBoss: The wolf-like Karumunas, when you fight 3 of them in the Clozer Woods Sub-Gate.

* DualBoss: The Serve-bot tanks you first encounter in the city battle are Triple Bosses. As is the three Wojigairons you encounter late in the game.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The [[FrickingLaserBeams Shining Laser]]. Though it costs a hell of a lot of money to fully upgrade, once you do, you've basically got an infinite-ammo DeathRay that can down almost all enemies, up to and including both games' FinalBoss, in mere ''seconds''. The only thing that prevents it from truly being in GameBreaker territory is that in both games, you don't gain the necessary parts to build it until you're practically at the end anyway.

* MissionControl: Roll Caskett [[spoiler:and later Yuna.]]

** Garudoiten, the boss of the Lake Jyun Sub-Gate in the first game. A short, yellow pillar that Roll "doesn't pick up any readings" from when you first see it, a HumongousMecha the next time you enter the room after picking up the Red Refractor.

* {{BFG}}: The Active Buster and Powered Buster special weapons. Mega Man looks unwieldy swinging around a gun as tall as he is.

* BossRush: In the second game, the Mother Zone of [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon {{Elysium}}]] has an area where you can re-fight the bosses of the ruins that contain the keys to the Mother Lode.

* BoringButPractical: On the other hand, the Powered Buster and Active Buster are relatively cheap and effective. The former is an accurate, long-range energy cannon for single shots -- great for bosses and corridors. The latter fires small homing missiles that can be upgraded in just about every category; the highest levels are wildly pricy, but even mid-range upgrades will annihilate most foes. Finally, once you can survive with just your standard Mega Buster, the Vacuum Arm makes cleanup and money-grinding a snap.
* {{Bowdlerization}}: Extremely minor overall (it was always a kids' game), but some things just couldn't [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar squeeze by the radar]] in the US. One such change: the "comic book" FetchQuest item in the first game is... something completely different. Jim's dialogue when you give it to him doesn't delve into the contents of this mysterious magazine (he only insists that you trade it for his [[ShoutOut X-Buster]]), and the item description only says the contents are a "secret".[[note]]The bikini-clad model on the cover makes it pretty obvious, though.[[/note]]
** Kind of interesting that they decided to change that in particular when one of the bookshelves (which has no specific graphical details) in the book store says it's full of dirty magazines. Volnutt wouldn't mind taking a peek at them if there weren't so many people around to see him do it.

* CameraLockOn: As mentioned above, Mega Man's lock on ability is similar to Link's.

* BossTease: A giant, dinosaur-like [[{{Robeast}} Reaverbot]] lurks about in a large room visible through the windows in the hallway of the first floor of [[LethalLavaLand Saul Kada Ruins]]. If you stand for too long in front of the window and it's nearby, it will [[JumpScare poke its head]] in to attack you. Later, you'll see just how large it actually is as an InvincibleMinorMook that you can't damage, but gives you a sample of its attacks. Later, once you make your way into a certain place and activate something there, said critter will then be damageable and the BossFight starts immediately as you enter the room it was in.

* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The boss of the second subgate in ''Legends''. A short, yellow pillar that Roll "doesn't pick up any readings" from when you first see it, a HumongousMecha the next time you enter the room.

Despite the small amount of games, characters from this series have made more appearances in VideoGame/CapcomVs titles than all the other series combined. [[note]][[StealthPun Notably]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Tron Bonne]].[[/note]]

In aesthetic and themes, it's very obviously influenced by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki films, specifically ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''. In fact, the Reaverbots, the ancient robots found in the ruins of the game, are quite obvious [[ShoutOut shout-outs]] to the robots in ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''. Likewise, the archetypes of an adventurous boy, a capable female companion, and lost civilizations are very much present as well.