All Purpose Megaman Fanfiction Thread

So what would you guys say if I told you I've written three rough chapters of that Mega Man story I've been talking about for years now.

Cause I have, and I'm in the middle of a fourth. I'm still a while away from posting anything, but still, it feels really good. I had this idea for many years, and first started it back when he was announced for Smash. I was forced to drop it for a bit, but now here I am, slowly making it happen.

With luck, I'll be able to get it up on computer soon, and put it online. Just felt like tooting my own horn on that one.

Bumping this up cause I got a new idea:

Any thoughts on a story where Zero is discovered by Repliforce instead of Sigma.

Maybe around the time that Mega Man X 4 would have taken place, though I can decide if he'll infect anyone like he did Sigma, or if the longer stewing time caused it to remain dormant...

Oh! I got it. Repliforce is more cautious then Sigma, and whatever pod Zero is sealed in is kept closed. As a result, they study him from within and keep him contained and discover then Virus within his systems, thereby avoiding infection, so the Wily Virus spreads out on his own and leaves his body, convincing them he's no threat. As a result, Zero is a member of Repliforce instead of the Maverick hunters, and more to the point, Sigma is never infected by his Virus, thus meaning he never goes Maverick.

Wily's Virus might actually still play a factor in the story however, infecting multiple Reploids during the events of X1-3 just like in the original canon, with Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters actively working together to deal with the issue. I have no idea who the main villain will be with Sigma being a hero (and still leading the Mavericks with X serving under him), but I'm thinking of having there be multiple infiltrators in both Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters (it was Magma Dragoon who initially caused Sky Lagoon, and he was a hunter) giving the former side a much better reason to be distrustful of the hunters authority to make them disarm when Sky Lagoon happens.

While it's not my thing, I might put greater emphasis on Zero's relationship with Iris (since he's actually part of the same group as her) and X's with Alia (though I don't know if it's ever been overtly said she has any feelings for him, at least as much as Iris does for Zero).

Still a lot of holes in this one, but it's on my mind.

So I've written over 3000 words of my Mega Man 1 adaptation by now and I feel like I'm finally ready start uploading it to the interwebs, but I've got a question about uploading. How long do Chapters tend to be in your average fanfic? For one thing, if people are used to reading a certain amount per chapter, then I don't want to give them any more than they're willing to handle, but for another, the less material I'd have to give out per update, the more I can save for later installments. For example, if I uploaded only 1500 words this week, then I'd be able to save the other 1500 for another week. But that all depends on just how long fanfic chapters tend to be. Anyone got a good estimate?

I'm not really sure myself to be honest.

I imagine it's a long as it needs to be really.

The F.X. Nine novelization of Mega Man 2 and Mandi Paugh's fan sequel covering Mega Man 3 did roughly a stage per chapter, plus a couple of chapters during the introduction, a chapter for each cutscene/transition piece/new material, and 1-2 chapters for the Epilogue.

Okay, but that wasn't what I was asking about, no offense. I've already got a whole chapter nearly finished, but I'm wondering if I should split it up into smaller ones due to the word count. And to be honest, some 'stages' might not even get a whole chapter to themselves. Basically, I'm cutting out the middleman, skipping the stages and going right to the bosses for the most part because, while that might be fine for a videogame, there isn't that much potential for real story there. Even the Archie comics usually just devote a page or two to them, if that. And it works. Hell, it managed to take care of all 8 robot masters of MM 2 in just 3 issues and without feeling rushed. So, thanks, but that doesn't really help me.

Eh, maybe. It's just that when I tried writing an X-Men fanfic a while back, I got some flak for my chapters apparently being really long for a fanfic, and whenever I peruse FF.net, the chapters don't tend to really be that large anyways. I also want to try and have a regular update schedule if possible, and if I could ration out my material in roughly equal chunks, that might be one way of doing it. But at the same time, part of me still believes in 'It's done when it's done'. So I figured I would just ask around before I settled on anything.

As long as it takes, pretty much.

Sometimes you'll see stuff with 10,000 words or more a chapter, and sometimes you'll get stuff where chapters are only a few hundred words or so at a time.

It's all dependent on the author, really.

Ah. Yeah, that makes sense. I suppose they'll just be done when they're done. Though maybe I can at least upload them on the same day of the week if nothing else.

Aaaaand the first chapter is up for your browsing perusal.

Well, I haven't read them, but the Archie Comics are, by their very nature, a visual medium, so the artists would still have to "paint" the stages even if they aren't otherwise described. Now, to your argument, all that would be needed of the stages are typical portions like the entry plus certain, shall we say... "memorable" points. And, granted, Mega Man doesn't have that many of the latter, nor does it have any MiniBosses,^note though you do have a Big Eye here and there, but it does have its... "gems". I mean, trying to climb Elec Man's tower the first few times was quite unnerving, between the long ladder with the watchers and the disappearing block puzzle at the top.^note Of course, the Guts Dropping Platforms could basically throw anyone, but since you die if you fail...

As a side note, the fic did give me something that I may have to check up on: Whether an Engineer^note Computer and/or Mechanical in Wily's case whose Professional License has been revoked can still work as an Intern for another PE whose license is still valid. Your term, "Banned from the Field," is accurate enough for a fictional work that is not Hard Science, (and would also be "close enough" for a field reporter not versed in the codes of the various engineering Boards,) but the above scenario is effectively how Dr. Light described his relationship with Wily. I'm not saying that you should change what you've already written, though, (save, of course, the numerous blanks that were not filled for some reason,) i.e. the fact that Light did hire Wily. Nor am I saying that you should try to look that up.^note Primarily because I am too busy to do so, really... I'm just saying that that's a potentially interesting wrinkle solely from the perspective of Thomas' and Albert's relationship; it wouldn't have any bearing on the plot at large, just Wily's motives in his action.

1. ...What blanks? Honestly, I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Care to be a bit more specific?

2.Well, I kind of based that aspect of Light and Wily's relationship off of the Archie comic. Like in my fanfic, Wily was banned from building or heading any official projects himself due to unethical experiments, but seeing as Light and Albert were already good friends, he offered Wily a place working alongside him on his own projects, helping out and submitting designs while never being able to actually build anything or take charge himself due to the ban. While Wily certainly had his misgivings, he was actually OK with this for a while and was even very supportive of Light, but years of working under Light's shadow eventually took it's tool, as it is here. So honestly, I didn't see anything wrong or even odd about it. To me, it was a good setup and I figured I might as well as use it.

Speaking of which, I actually did a somewhat similar thing with Harvey Greenleaf, but I reworked him a bit. There, he's a would-be terrorist who wants to get rid of all robots because... because he can, really. He even tries to debate Dr.Light, Dr.Cossack, and OC Dr.Linde all at the same time and convince them to start scrapping robots altogether, which of course fails miserably, so much so that his ex-army second in command takes over. Here though, Harvey actually has some decent points, even if he still can't stand up to Light in a debate, and as we'll later see, (probably after MM 1,) he has somewhat legitimate grievances for his hate-on of Robots. And of course, he's not a terrorist. Not yet anyway...

edited 4th Jan '17 9:31:40 PM by kkhohoho

So I'm currently writing the next chapter in my Mega Man X fanfic (which takes place between the creation of the Mother Elf and the Elf Wars) and one thing I'm wondering what to do with is how to deal with that whole "Dr. Wily might still be alive" thing that was raised in the X series and forgotten about.

I'm thinking I'll have X meet up with an old man who is never quite stated to be Wily but is heavily implied to be so due to his knowledge, and have him express some level of regret over the things that he'd ended up causing and lamenting how it all seemed to spiral out of control.

And Chapter 2 of Mega Man 1 is up. Next time: The Robot Masters.

I've posted Chapter 5 of my Mega Man X fanfic, The Last Maverick War.

And Chapter 3 of Mega Man 1 is up. We finally go up against one of the Robot Masters here, and we're starting off with a bang. 3 guesses as to who it is.

Come to think it, Bombman is one of the first ones you're supposed to start with isn't he?

The generally-recommended boss order for MM 1 is Guts Man —> Cut Man —> Elec Man —> Ice Man —> Fire Man —> Bomb Man. So no, Bomb Man's usually the last.

I usually start with Cut Man

It's funny because that Mega-Man story I've been working on for the past 12 decades few years (shit. it's taken me years to write this thing, and I'm still only barely starting) also has Bomb Man as the first early villain...though not the very first opponent that Rockman faces in my story.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12521570/1/Journey-through-a-damned-world Gunvolt Mega Man X crossover. It's my fic.

edited 17th Jun '17 5:32:52 PM by verifiaman

What would guys say if I told you I'm actually a few chapters into that Mega Man story I'd been planning for years?

Cause I'm quite a few in. My plan was to not start posting chapters until I finish the first arc, but it's taking a while.

I've been writing one myself with the goal of bridging the X, Classic, and Zero series, but between my two other projects it's unlikely I'll update frequently. I've also commissioned an artist (Karakatozo on DeviantArt, who's done work for some of the Robot Master designs for a couple Mega Man Classic fangames) to help me commission some portraits of the Mavericks, as well as the primary antagonist, but he's been busy too so that might take a while as well.

It's not really original, but the wasted potential of Mega Man Zero's original idea (where X is actually the villain, who's become corrupt, tired and too self-righteous) could be turned into a fanfic. I plan to do an one-shot of it someday.

Basically, it'd follow from Mega Man X5's Maverick Zero route and ending. X forgets about Zero, reorganizes the Hunters after decades of work in rebuilding Earth, eventually builds Elysium/Neo Arcadia and becomes a haven for reploids and humans alike... until he starts facing moral dilemmas, economical issues due to resource scarcity, and increasing cries of dissidents (some outright Maverick, while others merely disagree of him).

I want to show X's twisted sense of justice, his choice of extreme actions for what is considered "the well being of the citizens of Neo Arcadia", his pursuit of dissidents as well as a dichotomy between the former idealist, kind hero and the broken ace extremist he's become. That's... well, kinda ambitious, but I like this idea.