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The series lasted for six main games with a few side games before ending, and is the second series in the ''Mega Man'' franchise to reach a proper conclusion. It spawned a sequel series focusing on radio waves and set 200 years in the future, ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''.

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The series lasted for six main games with a few side games before ending, and is the second series in the ''Mega Man'' franchise to reach a proper conclusion. It spawned a sequel series focusing on radio waves and set 200 years in the future, ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''.
''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', utilising a similar grid battlefield system.



* ''[[https://www.capcom-games.com/megaman/exe/en-us/comics/ Mega Man Battle Network - The 20-Year Reunion]]'': A special one-shot drawn by Ryo Takamisaki behind the original ''NT Warrior (2001)'' manga series to promote the ''Legacy Collection'', featuring the grown-up main cast after the DistantFinale of ''6'' where [=MegaMan=] tries to arrange for them to meet at the titular reunion, [[GrowingUpSucks but with somber results]]. Also features the first official depiction of Lan and Mayl's son Patch.

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* ''[[https://www.capcom-games.com/megaman/exe/en-us/comics/ Mega Man Battle Network - The 20-Year Reunion]]'': A special one-shot drawn by Ryo Takamisaki behind the original ''NT Warrior (2001)'' manga series to promote the ''Legacy Collection'', featuring the grown-up main cast after the DistantFinale of ''6'' where [=MegaMan=] tries to arrange for them to meet at the titular reunion, [[GrowingUpSucks but with somber results]]. [[UnseenNoMore Also features the first official depiction depiction]] of Lan and Mayl's son Patch.

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* ''[[https://www.capcom-games.com/megaman/exe/en-us/comics/ Mega Man Battle Network - The 20-Year Reunion]]'': A special one-shot drawn by Ryo Takamisaki behind the original ''NT Warrior (2001)'' manga series to promote the ''Legacy Collection'', featuring the grown-up main cast after the DistantFinale of ''6'' where [=MegaMan=] tries to arrange for them to meet at the titular reunion, [[GrowingUpSucks but with somber results]]. Also features the first official depiction of Lan and Mayl's son Patch.



* FaceFramedInShadow: The ''20 Year Reunion'' one-shot has the entire adult main cast depicted like this where their faces are hidden or outright outside of the panel borders, with the only exceptions being their younger selves, their [=NetNavis=] or [[UnseenNoMore Patch Hikari]].



** Attempting OneHundredPercentCompletion in the third game -- several unique Battle Chips cannot be acquired unless you're using the appropriate ''Style'', and considering that the player can only hold 1 Style at a time, it results in more grinding to be able to roll for the one they seek. This can be dodged by using the Bugfrag Trader and getting all other chips to abuse its 25% chance of giving a new chip, but this ends up just changing it from encounter grinding to bugfrag grinding.

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** Attempting OneHundredPercentCompletion in the third game -- several unique Battle Chips cannot be acquired unless you're using the appropriate ''Style'', and considering that the player can only hold 1 Style at a time, time unlike the previous game's capacity of 2, it results in more grinding to be able to roll for the one they seek. This can be dodged by using the Bugfrag Trader and getting all other chips to abuse its 25% chance of giving a new chip, but this ends up just changing it from encounter grinding to bugfrag grinding.



* FightLikeACardPlayer: The requirements for organizing Battle Chips and creating Folders are basically a set of rules for organizing a deck of playing cards.

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* FightLikeACardPlayer: The requirements for organizing Battle Chips and creating Folders are basically a set of rules for organizing a deck of playing cards.cards and then throwing them at a chess board.
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** In the third game, the master of the Ura Internet and penultimate {{Superboss}} is a Navi called Serenade.

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** In the third game, the master of the Ura Internet and penultimate is a {{Superboss}} is a Navi called Serenade.Serenade. Also, the ''Blue'' version has an OptionalBoss called Punk.
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** Two Navi Customizer programs that only function during multiplayer battles are called Beat and Tango. The former summons the eponymous bird to steal the opponent's first Navi chip, while the latter is a helper that restores [=MegaMan=]'s health when it gets low, but only works once.

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** Two Navi Customizer programs that only function during multiplayer battles are called Beat and Tango. The former summons the eponymous bird to steal the opponent's first Navi chip, while the latter is a helper that restores [=MegaMan=]'s health when it gets low, but only works once.once per battle.
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* MusicalThemeNaming:
** [=MegaMan=]'s Japanese name is [=RockMan=], and the most prominent female Navi is called Roll. Their pairing is an obvious pun on rock 'n' roll.
** [=ProtoMan=] is called Blues in Japan. In the manga, an {{omake}} introduces his girlfriend, Rhythm. As in rhythm and blues.
** Every game features a {{Superboss}} called Bass (Forte in Japan). In the second game, he is cloned, but the copy is unstable and degenerates into a multibug organism called Gospel.
** In the third game, the master of the Ura Internet and penultimate {{Superboss}} is a Navi called Serenade.
** Two Navi Customizer programs that only function during multiplayer battles are called Beat and Tango. The former summons the eponymous bird to steal the opponent's first Navi chip, while the latter is a helper that restores [=MegaMan=]'s health when it gets low, but only works once.

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