Line #51 Trivia/MegaManStarForce


1	* AcclaimedFlop: Downplayed, as the series at that time had average reviews, but ''Star Force 3'' was the best received for its various gameplay improvements and stronger story. However, it was also the lowest selling of the trilogy, which was one of the reasons that led to the cancellation of ''Star Force 4''.
2	* ContestWinnerCameo: Kung Foo Kidd and Moon Destroyer were designed by fans.
3	* DummiedOut:
4	** The localized third game removed access to the hidden menus managing Capcom's MerchandiseDriven enhancements--Noise and Purpose cards and the Secret Satellite Server. They can, however, be made available via hacking.
5	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cVjBnOoLAI The Special Congratulations]] at the end of ''Star Force 2''.
6	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-mOs5OYJ_Y special Mail calls]] in ''Ace'' and ''Joker''.
7	** The Mega Weapons of the first game 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.
8	* FranchiseKiller: While it had been on the wane since ''Battle Network 4'', the overwhelming mediocrity of ''Star Force 2'' ended the popularity of the universe both of the subseries belong to, the former of which was the last popular Mega Man subseries, in Japan. They got their act together for the third game, but sales didn't perk up. Not much funding at all was allocated to ''Operation Shooting Star'', an attempt to un-cancel both ''Battle Network'' and ''Star Force'' that might have worked had it been a proper remake. A sad fate for the latter subseries that had its iteration of Mega Man as the face of the 20th anniversary for the wider franchise.
9	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: No [=DVDs=] of the anime were ever released in the US or Japan. [[Creator/MangaEntertainment Manga UK]] released a DVD set with all the dubbed episodes, but not only is that not much help to those outside the UK without a region-free player, the dub itself doesn't cover the entire Japanese run. Not to mention the DVD itself it out of print.
10	** [[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.
11	* NoExportForYou:
12	** ''Operate Shooting Star'', a VideoGameRemake of the first ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' title (with some extra ''Star Force'' content), was never localized. Though later it was fan translated.
13	** The ''Lunar Knights'' link features in ''Star Force''. Though later Fan patched back in via the DX Rom Hack.
14	** The Wave Command cards in the European version of ''Star Force 2'' and the Noise Mod Gear cards in the non-Japanese versions of ''Star Force 3'' (which were ironically mentioned on the North American version site).
15	** In Europe, ''Star Force 3'' was never released.
16	** As mentioned above, the only DVD releases of the anime series has been in the UK, and even then, it only covers the dubbed episodes.
17	* TheOtherDarrin: Taurus was voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama in the anime, but is played by Nobuaki Kanemitsu in ''Star Force 3''.
18	* RecastAsARegular: Creator/KentaroIto, who previously played recurring antagonist-turned-ally [=ShadowMan=].EXE in ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', now plays co-protagonist Omega-Xis in this anime.
19	* 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.
20	* UnfinishedDub: The English dub of the show covers only most of the first half of the first season, and didn't even make it to Cygnus Wing's return arc.
21	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
22	** Star Force 4 was in the works, but due to poor sales of the series they were informed they had to wrap the games up with 3, leading to the ending.
23	** Before the creation of the Noise Forms in the third game game it was proposed to bring back the Tribe On, a Pirate and Angel tribe were designed before being scrapped.
24	** And a noise form based off of [[MusicalAssassin Harp Note]] in the third game, also some of the noise forms were to have the old Megabuster from the first two games.
25	** According to earlier statements by Xebec, the ''Tribe'' anime was meant to have 55 episodes, same as the first season. Concept art of the anime includes images of Apollon Flame and General Auriga, suggesting the anime was originally planned to have arcs including them.
26	** Some of the earliest designs for the character who eventually became Ace set him up as another superpowered individual on Geo's and Solo's level, but who was more of a hooligan than anything else and with vague connections to Dealer. Concept art shows him rescuing Luna and [[TheRival getting under Solo's skin]]. Also notable was that his EM human form was largely an imitation of [=Mega Man's=] appearance.
27	** Before she became the Emotionless Girl we all know, Tia once had a perkier nature.
28	** Expanding on Star Force 4, [[https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-was-working-on-a-mega-man-star-force-4-at-one-point-557635.phtml information regarding the project finally came to light on June 14 2019, along with a piece of concept art by lead artist Shunsuke Komaki]]. The details are still scarce, but it would have taken the series in a darker and more mature direction to win back audiences. Geo would team up with a hacker named Kazuma, who would be a direct descendant of Lan Hikari and they would be outlaws with an 8 million zenny price on their heads and hacking would be the major focus. However, due to the failure of ''Operate Shooting Star'' to breath life back into VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork and ''Star Force'', as well as declining sales from the franchise overall during this time, it was shelved along with [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Mega Man Legends 3]] and ''Mega Man Universe''.
29	* YouLookFamiliar: The Japanese version of the anime features some returning actors from ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior2002'':
30	** Hope is voiced by Creator/AkikoKimura, who previously played [=MegaMan=].EXE.
31	** Omega-Xis is voiced by Creator/KentaroIto, who previously played [=ShadowMan=].EXE; he also notably played the eponymous X of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4''.
32	** Taurus is voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, who previously played Rei Saiko.
33	** Shepar is voiced by Creator/KenjiHamada, who previously played [=SlashMan=].EXE.
34	** Damian is voiced by Creator/TetsuInada, who previously played [=SwordMan=].EXE.
35	** Wolf is voiced by Tokuyoshi Kawashima, who previously played Yuichiro from ''Stream'' onwards.
36	** Cancer is voiced by Creator/DaikiNakamura, who previously played [=ThunderMan=].EXE.

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