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** Ian Flynn mentioned at least having an idea if he could've gotten away with using Bond Man for a story. It would've been a Free Comic Book Day issue with Rock, essentially, having a fever dream from a broken coolant system that would've been the Soccer adaptation, with Bond Man being the star player of the enemy team.
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** Another ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' connection, Ian Flynn is the current head writer of both this and ''Archie Sonic''.
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** Another ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' connection, Ian Flynn is was the current head writer of both this and ''Archie Sonic''.
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** Per word of a Bumblekast episode, the original plans for the Gameboy games and Wily Tower was going to slot in before they got to the adaptation of 4, then things were changed over time.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Like fellow comic ''Archie Sonic'' Sonic'', the comic ceased publication and was taken off digital storefronts in 2017, though unlike Sega, Capcom didn't make any announcement. Trade paperbacks are incredibly hard to find, and while Creator/BoomStudios have published [[ComicBook/MegaManFullyCharged a single single]] ''Mega Man'' comic since, there's no word of reprinting the Archie run.
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* QuietlyCancelled: Already struggling in sales, the series ended at its 55th issue and "went into hiatus" according to Archie. But the last issue was pretty much a swan song for the comic doing a brief overview of events of future struggles that they couldn't cover and of later series of the franchise (X, Zero, ZX, Legends, etc) as well as the Short Circuit gag at the end essentially thanking the reader for their support.
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* QuietlyCancelled: Already struggling in sales, the series ended at its 55th issue and "went into hiatus" according to Archie. But the last issue was pretty much a swan song for the comic doing a brief overview of events of future struggles that they couldn't cover and of later series of the franchise (X, Zero, ZX, Legends, etc) as well as the Short Circuit gag at the end essentially thanking the reader for their support. The cancellation of ''Sonic'', combined with Udon and Boom Studios gaining the rights to make ''Mega Man'' comics respectively all but ensured that the comic can never come back.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: One could have imagined how the comic would have handled the later incarnations of Mega Man have if it never got cancelled.
** Ian Flynn also expressed interest in “Getting Volnutt off the moon” implying that had if the comic ever reaches the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' era, there is a chance for ''Legends 2''’s cliffhanger to be [[SequelInAnotherMedium resolved in the comics]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: One could have imagined how the comic would have handled the later incarnations of Mega Man have if it never got cancelled.
** Ian Flynn also expressed interest in “Getting Volnutt off the moon” implying that had if the comic ever reaches the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' era, there is a chance for ''Legends 2''’s cliffhanger to be [[SequelInAnotherMedium resolved in the comics]].
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* AcclaimedFlop: Despite positive reviews from critics and fans, the comics weren't the moneyseller Archie expected as with ''Sonic''.
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* In continuing with the musical theme naming from the games, Quake Woman's given name is Tempo.
* AcclaimedFlop: Despite positive reviews from critics and fans, the comics weren't the moneyseller Archie expected as with ''Sonic''.
* AscendedFanon: Many fans theorized that there was a real [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Mr. X]] that [[spoiler: Dr. Wily was just impersonating]], which this continuity goes with.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Ian Flynn has claimed that Capcom was remarkably hands-off with the series, compared to the mandates he received from Sega--it certainly didn't hurt that the comic is overall a very close adaptation. However, one thing they put the kibosh on was making use of Hornet Man's unused female design, which was what led to the creation of Vesper Woman (who looks like it but isn't quite the same).
* ExiledFromContinuity: When asked if they weren't allowed to use Rockman Shadow and his Robot Masters from ''[[VideoGame/RockmanAndForteMiraiKaraNoChosensha Challenger From The Future]]'', [[WordOfGod Ian Flynn]] [[http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=423239&f=1#p423239 replied]] that they were correct, and hinted that, with the exception of Quint, who is [[CompositeCharacter treated as Rockman Shadow]], they'd have to use [[CaptainErsatz stand-ins]] when they covered that particular arc.
* FandomNod: Possibly a coincidence, but the idea of Wily hiding malware in his robots' weapon data had previously appeared in at least one of the innumerable {{sprite comic}}s that were everywhere in the early 2000s.
** According to an interview with Ian Flynn, the reason that Bubble Man went down so quickly, and to a weapon he's ''immune to in-game'' at that, was in acknowledgement of the fact that he's regarded as a complete joke by much of the fandom.
** Air Man claims he cannot be beaten, likely a reference to the song "Airman ga Taosenai".
** Proto Man faces off against a biker on a green bike in one issue, even calling him a "Green Biker Dude". This is, of course, a reference to the EnsembleDarkhorse Reploid from ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'''s opening stage.
* HeAlsoDid: You may recognize Spaz as an artist for ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', or even [[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave the old]] ''[[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave Mega Man]]'' [[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave comic from Dreamwave]].
** Ben Bates also draws for ''Archie Sonic'', but he is also an artist for [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW's]] ''[[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' comic.
** Another ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' connection, Ian Flynn is the current head writer of both this and ''Archie Sonic''.
** Inker Kent Archer may be known to you as the former inker of ''[[Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja Dr. McNinja.]]''
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Like fellow comic ''Archie Sonic'' the comic ceased publiction and was taken off digital storefronts in 2017, though unlike Sega, Capcom didn't make any announcement.
* QuietlyCancelled: Already struggling in sales, the series ended at its 55th issue and "went into hiatus" according to Archie. But the last issue was pretty much a swan song for the comic doing a brief overview of events of future struggles that they couldn't cover and of later series of the franchise (X, Zero, ZX, Legends, etc) as well as the Short Circuit gag at the end essentially thanking the reader for their support.
* AcclaimedFlop: Despite positive reviews from critics and fans, the comics weren't the moneyseller Archie expected as with ''Sonic''.
* AscendedFanon: Many fans theorized that there was a real [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Mr. X]] that [[spoiler: Dr. Wily was just impersonating]], which this continuity goes with.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Ian Flynn has claimed that Capcom was remarkably hands-off with the series, compared to the mandates he received from Sega--it certainly didn't hurt that the comic is overall a very close adaptation. However, one thing they put the kibosh on was making use of Hornet Man's unused female design, which was what led to the creation of Vesper Woman (who looks like it but isn't quite the same).
* ExiledFromContinuity: When asked if they weren't allowed to use Rockman Shadow and his Robot Masters from ''[[VideoGame/RockmanAndForteMiraiKaraNoChosensha Challenger From The Future]]'', [[WordOfGod Ian Flynn]] [[http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=423239&f=1#p423239 replied]] that they were correct, and hinted that, with the exception of Quint, who is [[CompositeCharacter treated as Rockman Shadow]], they'd have to use [[CaptainErsatz stand-ins]] when they covered that particular arc.
* FandomNod: Possibly a coincidence, but the idea of Wily hiding malware in his robots' weapon data had previously appeared in at least one of the innumerable {{sprite comic}}s that were everywhere in the early 2000s.
** According to an interview with Ian Flynn, the reason that Bubble Man went down so quickly, and to a weapon he's ''immune to in-game'' at that, was in acknowledgement of the fact that he's regarded as a complete joke by much of the fandom.
** Air Man claims he cannot be beaten, likely a reference to the song "Airman ga Taosenai".
** Proto Man faces off against a biker on a green bike in one issue, even calling him a "Green Biker Dude". This is, of course, a reference to the EnsembleDarkhorse Reploid from ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'''s opening stage.
* HeAlsoDid: You may recognize Spaz as an artist for ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', or even [[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave the old]] ''[[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave Mega Man]]'' [[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave comic from Dreamwave]].
** Ben Bates also draws for ''Archie Sonic'', but he is also an artist for [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW's]] ''[[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' comic.
** Another ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' connection, Ian Flynn is the current head writer of both this and ''Archie Sonic''.
** Inker Kent Archer may be known to you as the former inker of ''[[Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja Dr. McNinja.]]''
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Like fellow comic ''Archie Sonic'' the comic ceased publiction and was taken off digital storefronts in 2017, though unlike Sega, Capcom didn't make any announcement.
* QuietlyCancelled: Already struggling in sales, the series ended at its 55th issue and "went into hiatus" according to Archie. But the last issue was pretty much a swan song for the comic doing a brief overview of events of future struggles that they couldn't cover and of later series of the franchise (X, Zero, ZX, Legends, etc) as well as the Short Circuit gag at the end essentially thanking the reader for their support.
