History Fridge / MegaManX5

* A bit of unintentional FridgeBrilliance came with the renaming of the Mavericks to Music/GunsNRoses references. The person who did it just did it because her husband was a fan of the band, but seeing all the other music-themed names in the ''Mega Man'' franchise adds another layer of brilliance to it.

* A bit of unintentional FridgeBrilliance came with the renaming of the Mavericks to Music/GunsNRoses references. The person who did it just did it because her husband was a fan of the band, but seeing all the other music-themed names in the ''Mega Man'' franchise...

* You would think that all the boss Reploids would have the Sigma logo under their health bar like Dark Necrobat (who was already a Maverick before the Eurasia Incident). Instead, they have a simple skull. Why would they go to the trouble of only giving Necrobat a special logo? Because every other boss is infected by the ''Zero'' Virus- the original, not the version co-opted by Sigma- and who made the Zero Virus? Dr. Wily, whose motif is a skull.

* You would think that all the boss Reploids would have the Sigma logo under their health bar like Dark Necrobat (who was already a Maverick before the Eurasia Incident). Instead, they have a simple skull. Why would they go to the trouble of only giving Necrobat a special logo? Because every other boss is infected by the *Zero* Virus, and the skull is Dr. Wily's motif- the Virus being his creation.

* X's reason for fighting non-Awakened Zero may seem contrived: he's just worried that Zero is getting stronger because of the Zero Virus? Well, X's reasoning was more than likely a mere justification for what he knew had to happen. X had known since ''X2'' that Zero had a dark origin and that they would inevitably fight over the fate of the world, a premonition which only grew clearer with each subsequent game. X realizes ''this'' is that prophesied moment, and they are ''fated'' to fight during this nigh-apocalyptic crisis. He cannot avoid it any longer.

* Zero's virus power boosts may be linked to his rocky emotional state. If the Maverick Virus, and by extension the Zero Virus, are based on the Evil Energy of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' (as it is widely theorized), then Zero's darker emotions are what feed the virus, which in turn powers him up. Consider that Zero was originally an uncontrollable berserker, but there's no reason Dr. Wily ''didn't'' want a berserker at all. As Zero says in his spin-off series, he only fights for those he believes in: he has no higher ideals like X. And this whole plot-point came after X4, where Zero would undoubtedly have some self-loathing after Iris.

** As for Zero, he is heartbroken to be confronted by X like this. What X communicates to Zero is "the Hunters don't trust you, ''I'' don't trust you, to always be there to fight for us." Still struggling with the blood of Iris and Colonel on his hands, Zero cannot stand being mistrusted and treated like a danger or a liability any longer. He's been fighting his destiny of destruction for so long, and now that even his closest friends won't back him up anymore, it pushes him to his breaking point.

* If the Maverick Virus, and by extension the Zero Virus, are based on the Evil Energy of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' (as it is widely theorized), then Zero's darker emotions feed the virus, which in turn powers him up. Consider that Zero was originally an uncontrollable berserker, but there's no reason Dr. Wily ''didn't'' want a berserker at all. As Zero says in his spin-off series, he only fights for those he believes in: he has no higher ideals like X. And this whole plot-point came after X4, where Zero would undoubtedly have some self-loathing after Iris.

* Sigma claims that the Maverick Virus "purifies" Zero, explaining why the latter gets a power boost. If the Maverick Virus, and by extension the Zero Virus, are based on the Evil Energy of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' (as it is widely theorized), then Zero's darker emotions feed the virus which in turn powers him up. Consider that Zero was originally an uncontrollable berserker, but there's no reason Dr. Wily ''didn't'' want a berserker at all. As Zero says in his spin-off series, he only fights for those he believes in: he has no higher ideals like X. And this whole plot-point came after X4, where Zero would undoubtedly have some self-loathing after Iris.
* X's reason for fighting non-Awakened Zero may seem contrived: he's worried that Zero is unaffected by the Zero Virus, which is supposed to kick off the most legendary battle in the series? Well, X's reasoning was more than likely a mere justification for what he knew had to happen. X had known since ''X2'' that Zero had a dark origin and that they would inevitably fight over the fate of the world, a premonition which only grew clearer with each subsequent game. X realizes ''this'' is that prophesied moment, and they are ''fated'' to fight during this nigh-apocalyptic crisis. He cannot avoid it any longer.
** And as for Zero, he is heartbroken to be confronted by X like this. What X communicates to Zero is "the Hunters don't trust you, ''I'' don't trust you, to always be there to fight for us." Still struggling with the blood of Iris and Colonel on his hands, Zero cannot stand being mistrusted and treated like a danger or a liability any longer. He's been fighting his destiny of destruction for so long, and now that even his closest friends won't back him up anymore, it pushes him to his breaking point.

* X's reasoning for confronting Zero seems pretty contrived: he claims to be worried that Zero is unaffected by viruses, which is supposed to initiate the series' most legendary battle? Okay. However, this was more than likely just an excuse; X has known since ''X2'' of Zero's original nature and that they would inevitably have to fight to save the world, a premonition which only grew clearer with each subsequent game. X realizes ''this'' is that prophesied moment, and they are ''fated'' to fight during this nigh-apocalyptic crisis.

* You may be wondering why [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs7oSM1UVg this]] is considered X's "bad" ending. After all, despite Zero's death, X is fully repaired and the world's recovering, with X chasing his dreams of a utopia. While X's talk of utopia can seen as {{Foreshadowing}} for the formation of ''[[VideoGame/MegaManZero Neo Arcadia]]'', with how much Zero being alive factored into the backstory of the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series, it's unlikely those exact events will occur. What is more likely to occur is that X will have no friends: Zero is dead, and Sigma stayed dead as well, so Axl won't be created. And, as the backstory of the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series suggests, X never gained any new friends in the 100 year gap between his series and Zero's. Unless Alia's feelings for X in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX6 X6]]'' are reciprocated, who's to say that X wouldn't eventually break from the strain and have the FaceHeelTurn that Keiji Inafune [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had originally planned for him]]? [[note]]And to make things worse, this would be X at the peak of his power, as sealing the Mother Elf with his body split X into his Cyber Elf form and the Four Guardians.[[/note]]

* Dr. Light's seemingly miraculous feat of [[spoiler:walking out of his capsule to repair X]] may seem weird, but it makes sense once you realize that the event takes place in Zero Space (the final stages) where Cyberspace and the real world merged due to the intense amount of viruses at the site. It thus would allow Light to [[spoiler:materialize himself from his capsule (presumably the one in Zero Space #3) to catch up to X.]]

* You may be wondering why [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIs7oSM1UVg this]] is considered X's "bad" ending. After all, despite the [[spoiler:death of Zero]], X is fully repaired and the world is recovering from the crisis, with X chasing his dreams of a utopia. But think about it: X's talk of utopia is {{Foreshadowing}} for the formation of Neo Arcadia in the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series, and ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen if Keiji Inafune had his way]]), [[spoiler:his eventual FaceHeelTurn]]. And, with [[ForWantOfANail no Zero around]] [[OhCrap to stop]] [[KnightTemplar him...]]

* In Zero's ending, he realized he was built to be a killer and had to stay dead to preserve peace. These revelations have not been followed up at all. Did Zero get his memories wiped when he was rebuilt?

* X's reasoning for confronting Zero seems pretty contrived: he claims to be worried that Zero is unaffected by viruses, which leads into a legendary battle? Okay. However, this was more than likely just an excuse; X has known since ''X2'' that he would have to fight Zero to save the world, a premonition which only grew clearer with each subsequent game. X realizes ''this'' is that prophesied moment, and they are fated to fight during this nigh-apocalyptic crisis.

* A bit of unintentional FridgeBrilliance came with the renaming of the Mavericks to Music/GunsNRoses references. The person who did it just did it because her husband was a fan of the band, but seeing all the other music-themed names in the franchise...