History YMMV / MegaManArchieComics

* FridgeHorror: Ra Moon's ultimate goal is to throw humanity into a HopelessWar. Since it's revealed that the evil robot Duo fought at the beginning of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' serves Ra Moon in this continuity, this means that the Evil Energy inside Trio can be traced back to Ra Moon. And since the Evil Energy is heavily implied to be the basis of the [[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Roboenza]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManX Maverick]] Viruses, and the latter caused [[VideoGame/MegaManX multiple]] [[VideoGame/MegaManZero wars]] that [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends ultimately led to humanity's extinction]], ''[[TheBadGuyWins Ra Moon ultimately succeeded in causing a]] HopelessWar''.

** Vol. 9's "Dawn of X" & ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsUnite Worlds Unite]]'' {{crossover}} with ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': [[Characters/MegaManXSigma Sigma]] was previously a [[FallenHero hero]] and the leader of the Maverick Hunters. However, after fighting for a while, Sigma would start to see [[FantasticRacism Reploids as superior to humans]] and start a rebellion. Sigma would stage an attack on Arcadia City, bombing the city and having his forces kill off various Maverick Hunters who refused to join Sigma. Sigma returns as a computer virus and travels to the Sonic universe, where he forces Dr. Eggman, Dr. Wily, and the Deadly Six to help him in his plans, mostly with the Unity Engines with which Sigma intends to [[PlanetaryCoreManipulation harness the power of entire worlds]] and conquer the multiverse. Sigma continues abusing the Genesis Portals--threatening to tear apart reality--all in his plan to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Agents Stern and Krantz, two badass OriginalCharacter police detectives (a grumpy CoolOldGuy and a quick-on-her-feet ReasonableAuthorityFigure respectively), have become rather popular with fans.
** Tempo/Quake Woman is popular with fans, some wishing she becomes a CanonImmigrant as Classic!Mega Man's love interest (mainly so the IncestSubtext between him and Roll can stop).

* TooGoodToLast: A fantastic comic adaptation of the games while likewise giving some nice adaptational world building. Alas, this didn't translate to sales, the comic struggled with readership. Likely because, at the time, there wasn't any Mega Man games from Capcom in the interim to bring in new fans (unlike Sonic whose comic started at the height of his games' popularity and was kept afloat by a dedicated fanbase even during his slump after the 32X and Saturn failed in America). This likewise wasn't helped that this was during the era Capcom kept cancelling any potential Mega Man games that were being developed. Thus only dedicated fans really read it, but it wasn't enough for Archie to warrant keeping it going. Despite attempts to save the comic, it ultimately went "on hiatus" in 2015 and the fanbase have pretty much accepted it won't be coming back, barring some miraculous transfer of ownership. (especially considering a plot point hinged on a certain character in the second crossover with Sonic. And since ''that'' series isn't with Archie anymore, welp...).

** Ditto with [[spoiler: Spark Man]] in Issue #44.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Again, due to cancellation, the plotline for Mega Man 4 was shaping up to be a very interesting one as it likewise looked to be tying into the fifth game too (For one Mr. X ''isn't'' Wily but rather an aged Xander Payne that got thrown into the past following the ''Worlds Unite'' crossover who was forcing Wily to cooperate with him). But just as the story was getting off the ground, the "hiatus" order from Archie came down and pretty much nixed those plans. We're only just given a glimpse of the storyline in issue 20 (Rock of Ages) and final the issue in #55.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Oil Man had originally gotten a lot of flak for his [[UncleTomfoolery original]] [[UnfortunateCharacterDesign design]], particularly his lips, which were even recolored from pink to yellow in the American release of ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp''. So what does Archie do when they include him? Hide his lips behind a scarf.
** While the comic presented Dr. Lalinde as flawed but ultimately sympathized with her, readers did not forget that she intentionally destroyed Tempo's personality after an accident to stop herself feeling empathy towards her. Catching onto this, the writers later had her try to restore Tempo's personality, as well as revealed that Tempo's IC chip was damaged in the cave-in so it wasn't ''entirely'' Lalinde's fault.
** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan6,'' many questioned how nobody saw through Dr. Wily's PaperThinDisguise as [[spoiler: Mr. X]]. Here, we learn that [[spoiler: [[DecompositeCharacter Mr. X is a real person]]]], making the confusion in a potential ''Mega Man 6'' arc more justified, as well as explaining how [[spoiler: Dr. Wily was able to obtain a huge fortune and own a big company]].

* TooGoodToLast: A fantastic comic adaptation of the games while likewise giving some nice adaptational world building. Alas, this didn't translate to sales, the comic struggled with readership. Likely because, at the time, there wasn't any Mega Man games from Capcom in the interim to bring in new fans (unlike Sonic whose comic started at the height of his games' popularity and was kept afloat by a dedicated fanbase even during his slump after the 32X and Saturn failed in America). This likewise wasn't helped that this was during the era Capcom kept cancelling any potential Mega Man games that were being developed. Thus only dedicated fans really read it, but it wasn't enough for Archie to warrant keeping it going. Despite attempts to save the comic, it ultimately went "on hiatus" in 2015 and the fanbase have pretty much accepted it won't be coming back (especially considering a plot point hinged on a certain character in the second crossover with Sonic. And since ''that'' series isn't with Archie anymore, welp...).

* CompleteMonster: [[AliensAreBastards Ra Moon]] is a [[AIIsACrapshoot sinister AI]] who crash-landed on Earth centuries ago with aspirations of control. Manipulating an ancient civilization into worshipping it--and even establishing bloody ritual sacrifice in its name--Ra Moon eventually tires of its slaves and decimates the entire civilization whilst sealing itself underground. Upon returning from dormancy in the present day and being found by Dr. Wily, Ra Moon placidly provides for Wily's conquests before betraying the doctor and revealing its intention to [[OmnicidalManiac scour the planet of both humans and robots alike]], unleashing a global {{EMP}} wave and causing [[BigBlackout worldwide catastrophe]]. Intending on powering up its wave to boil out the brains of any humans it hasn't already killed, Ra Moon's response to resistance is to turn Wily's own creation against him and order it to start maiming Dr. Wily before murdering him, and brainwashing every Robot Master that stands against it.

** Vol. 9's "Dawn of X" & ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsUnite Worlds Unite]]'' {{crossover}} with ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': [[Characters/MegaManXSigma Sigma]] was previously a [[FallenHero hero]] and the leader of the Maverick Hunters. However, after fighting for a while he would start to see [[FantasticRacism to Reploids as superior to humans]] and start a rebellion. Sigma and his forces would stage an attack on Arcadia City, bombing the city and having his forces kill off various Maverick Hunters who refused to join Sigma. Sigma returns as a computer virus and travels to the Sonic universe, where he forces Dr. Eggman, Dr. Wily, and the Deadly Six to help him in his plans, mostly with the Unity Engines with which Sigma intends to [[PlanetaryCoreManipulation harness the power of entire worlds]] and conquer the multiverse. Sigma continues abusing the Genesis Portals--threatening to tear apart reality--all in his plan to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]].

* TooGoodToLast: A fantastic comic adaptation of the games while likewise giving some nice adaptational world building. Alas, this didn't translate to sales, the comic struggled with readership. Likely because, at the time, there wasn't any Mega Man games from Capcom in the interim to bring in new fans (unlike Sonic whose comic started at the height of his games' popularity and was kept afloat by a dedicated fanbase even during his slump after the 32X and Saturn failed in America) This likewise wasn't helped that this was during the era Capcom kept cancelling any potential Mega Man games that were being developed. Thus only dedicated fans only really read it, but it wasn't enough for Archie to warrant keeping it going. Despite attempts to save the comic, it ultimately went "on hiatus" in 2015 and the fanbase have pretty much accepted it won't be coming back (especially considering a plot point hinged on a certain character in the second crossover with Sonic. And since ''that'' series isn't with Archie anymore, welp...).