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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#15001: Feb 21st 2025 at 7:15:34 PM

I wonder if they'll cover the Battle Network / Starforce timeline?

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Grounder Main Character Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
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#15002: Feb 21st 2025 at 7:37:08 PM

So the comics are a big nothing, then.

We do not need what seem to be series recap comics.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#15003: Feb 22nd 2025 at 2:55:35 AM

I miss Archie Mega Man comics.

Ian Flynn needs to make more Mega Man content.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Jaryl from Austria Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#15004: Feb 22nd 2025 at 3:00:41 AM

I wonder what his interpretation of Battle Network and Star Force would be like. Particularly Battle Network, considering how the anime went a more Power Rangers/Super Sentai-esque slant after a while.

neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#15005: Feb 22nd 2025 at 7:27:45 AM

How many character are called Mega Mans are there in the series? I know of the original Mega Man, X, Trigger/Volnutt, Juno, Exe and Star Force but are there any others.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#15006: Feb 22nd 2025 at 7:29:54 AM

Every biometal user in the ZX series. Also, an unknown number of android units created by Elysium were also called Mega Mans, presumably

Edited by Bocaj on Feb 22nd 2025 at 7:31:49 AM

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MetalMichelangelo Since: Nov, 2012
#15007: Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:24:14 AM

There's also that Mega Man imposter from Powered Up if you're playing as the robot masters. And Dark Mega Man from Battle Network 4 and 5.

Edited by MetalMichelangelo on Feb 22nd 2025 at 10:29:14 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#15008: Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:28:01 AM

TBF, the first one is an enemy without that Duo extracted, the second one seems to be a split personality type of deal, since DARK Mega Man explicitly reacts to regular Mega Man like an alternate self.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#15009: Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:22:04 PM

I wonder if the ZX or Legends comic will continue from where the endings left off.

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leafsaber47 Hm? Am I late? from post-apocalyptic world (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Hm? Am I late?
#15010: Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:25:10 PM

The Archie comics I loved but was sad to see end up the way it did.

"You can't spell 'Wario' without 'war'."
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#15011: Feb 26th 2025 at 3:33:03 PM

Here's the first Timelines solicit.

"The Blue Bomber is back! MEGA MAN returns in five connected 1-shot comics spanning five different eras of robotic heroes! In this first issue, the original Mega Man squares off against two explosive and fiery Robot Masters bent on city-wide destruction! Fight, Mega Man! For everlasting peace!"

Those better be some iconic Robot Masters if it's only two. XD

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Jaryl from Austria Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#15012: Feb 26th 2025 at 8:32:03 PM

explosive and fiery? sounds like Bombman or Napalmman and Fireman or Heatman

leafsaber47 Hm? Am I late? from post-apocalyptic world (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Hm? Am I late?
#15013: Feb 27th 2025 at 7:56:37 AM

Have I ever said on here how my favorite Classic game is 5?

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#15014: Mar 13th 2025 at 5:40:26 PM

Finally, another 5 enjoyer.

So I've been randomly thinking about X8 again after beating the fangame, and while the ending is overall better since Axl isn't there, and therefore Lumine's point about how the next gen reploids don't need the virus to go maverick and that they are WILLINGLY embracing Sigma's ideal is stronger, and adds to the melancholic tone of the ending in a more coherent way, that even if X defeats Sigma for good, Next Gen Reploids have the free will to CHOOSE to go maverick and are following in Sigma's footsteps instead of X's ideals, there's still a contradiction here.

That being aren't Reploids already free willed and can choose to do evil? Like, we have examples of mavericks without the virus like the Repliforce.

I get that they had to sell the next gen reploids as being the MORE free willed advanced reploids and that X and the others are being left in the dust, both in terms of ability and idealogy, but honestly, I think this plot point should have been thought out more.

It doesn't help that the Mega Man Zero series does a better job of exploring these ideas, and X8 has an awkward place in the timeline.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#15015: Mar 13th 2025 at 6:47:01 PM

It's probably a consequence of the Maverick Virus being used so often the idea that Reploids have the free will to be evil like humans do tends to be forgotten or overshadowed by Sigma and Wily's shenanigans

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#15016: Mar 13th 2025 at 7:15:30 PM

It is notable that X7 and X8 were made after the split between the X and Zero series. Additionally, X7 was made by Studio 3 while X8 was made by Studio 1. Just from that, it looks like the games traded hands a number of times, so breaks from series convention and writing aren't surprising.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#15017: Mar 13th 2025 at 7:21:58 PM

Heck, the X games' backstory even established that "going Maverick" wasn't originally the product of a virus at all. Maverick Hunters existed long before the Virus was unleashed. Sigma was even the original leader of the Maverick Hunters before he met Zero.

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AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#15018: Mar 13th 2025 at 7:23:59 PM

Some of the original Mavericks pre-Virus were due to faulty Conscience/Suffering Circuits in their systems.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#15019: Mar 13th 2025 at 7:28:28 PM

While it's only in the manual for the first X game — and thus dubiously canon — Vile's sadism was a consequence of a problem with his circuitry. He was unnecessarily brutal as a Maverick Hunter, so much so he was branded Maverick and locked up.

Edited by M84 on Mar 13th 2025 at 10:30:31 PM

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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#15020: Mar 13th 2025 at 8:23:02 PM

The animation they did some time back that showed Sigma betraying the hunters had Vile already in custody.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#15021: Mar 13th 2025 at 8:24:26 PM

Yep. One of the first things Sigma did after he turned Maverick was to bust Vile out.

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Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#15022: Mar 13th 2025 at 8:25:14 PM

The writers and artists for all 5 one shots are announced https://www.rockman-corner.com/2025/03/mega-man-timelines-writers-and-artists.html?m=1 welcome back to mega man Ian Flynn

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#15023: Mar 13th 2025 at 8:43:44 PM

It’s also notable Sigma explicitly broke out Vile because he needed someone who could go maverick of his own accord.

Which has a lot of implications.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#15024: Mar 13th 2025 at 8:51:26 PM

One thing I like about Vile is that he stands out from other Megaman bosses in that he doesn't fight fair. Or rather, he doesn't rely solely on the power of his own robot body.

Both times he faces X in the first game, he shows up in a powerful Ride Armor. He's Ax-Crazy and he wants to prove himself better than X, but he's not taking chances. He's fighting to win.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#15025: Mar 13th 2025 at 9:24:23 PM

It's really telling that the only time he manages to score an actual win against X and Zero in his own story mode is by fighting fair and relying on the power he gained through his journey. No copied weapons, no ride armor just his own skills and power.

Of course, he then lost to a charge shot and Sigma pointed out he basically had no idea what he was going to do after beating X and validating his own existence, so it's really a shallow victory.

It echoes what Proto Man told Bass, that Mega Man is actually fighting for a better future while Bass only cares about satisfying his own ego, so even if he did beat Mega Man, Bass wouldn't feel any true satisfaction despite the latter's claims.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"

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