Thanks so much for watching, fam. Be sure to like if you enjoyed it and comment who else you'd like to see me cover in Honest Gaming History Edit: Cubit Foxstar is a guy, not a girl. My apologies for the mistake
@@TheBlackMastadonte since you’re going into ZX later and potentially Gunvolt if I read a reply to another comment correctly. A person you could consult as a pretty reliable source for all things Inti (least their time with megaman and gunvolt from what I’ve seen dunno if they’ve researched gal gun or blaster master zero) is Sidier who does translations of any Inti source he can find from old websites of the Zero DS collection to audio dramas and whatever else even retranslated the game scripts to ensure any localization changes are noted (I recall a very infamous scene in LATE ZX Advent that was flubbed in the English release which makes a bit more sense in Japanese in how it makes things connect for… other things) so if it interests you try hitting em up to answer questions, from my experience they’re very forthcoming on that
Classic Mega Man lore: Your college friend wants revenge Mega Man Zero lore: There's an energy crisis and the copy of the reploid who was supposed to bring humanity and robots together is executing its citizens to save on energy
@@587DeathKing ZX lore: Humans and reploids are still killing one another while a new crisis is taking place courtesy of events involving the aforementioned energy crisis from long ago. Legends lore: Yet another energy crisis forces false humans/carbons to go on adventures exploring dangerous undergrounds ruins left by real humans for cryptically unknown reasons. Also, lonely human living on space station wants humans to go extinct so that the false humans/carbons may inherit the Earth.
Its always an energy crisis heck in in megaman legends there is still an energy crisis of sorts going on as diggers are always looking for energy crystalsand the mother lode @@javiervasquez625
Yes, hype. Thanks for continuing to release these deep dives into the Mega man lore. Like honestly without such videos, I don't think I would be able to fully comprehend the scope of the Mega man franchise. Thanks again @TheBlackMastadonte
Apparently the Elf wars are kinda like the War of 1999 from Castlevania. Something so epic that Ariga himself stated that no form of media could contain it.
Something to mention about Reploids. The main difference between the robots in classic and Reploids in X and Zero is that following the laws of robotics becomes a choice, rather than a mandatory, pre-programmed law. The problem is that deciding to break those laws will brand you as maverick. That's why the dynamics and tensions between humans and reploids were so high strung, because reploids were at the same mental capacity and freedom as a human, yet they were still held back and regarded as lesser by obsolete laws.
Laws one and three are literally "Don't kill humans" and "Do what you have to to protect yourself, so long as it doesn't involve breaking the other laws."
@christopherbravo1813 pretty sure before sigma showed up most mavericks had only broken the 2nd law, obeying human orders. And the first law isn't just about killing, it's do no harm and don't allow harm to happen through inaction
@@SparksterG40 Considering the shadowy and mysterious nature of Reploids as mass produced copies of X, it makes sense that the humans of 21XX would be hesitant to allow the first generation of Reploids to share the same level of agency and recognition as Humans have. Cain himself must have realized the danger of giving Reploids so much independence from their human creators at such an early point without thinking about the social ramifications it would cause among the human populace worldwide, hence why Reploids are treated as "lesser citizens" throughout the entire X saga.
@@asdasdasd54 Wily: Makes a bigger oopsie by letting his rivalry with Light set him on a path of screwing not just Humanity but the entire planet Earth by deliberately unleashing a virus responsible for the death of millions of humans and the very destruction of the whole world courtesy of the Eurasia Space Colony's crashing.
Ciel is like if Dr. Light built OG Megaman, didn't teach him morals, then was shocked that he was unaliving millions of people to achieve "justice." And then instead of reaching out to his creation to teach him better, Dr. Light goes and convinces Bass to unalive Megaman and sweep the whole thing under the rug. 🤔🤔
I personally think that the Four Guardians’s personalities are based off of X’s various armors in X5 and X6. That’s why they’re specialists in one form of combat rather than an all-rounder fighter like X. Harpuia is the Falcon Armor. Fefnir is the Gaea Armor. Leviathan is the Blade Armor. Phantom is the Shadow Armor. Though you briefly touched on this, I want to expand on the politics of Megaman Zero. There’s so much to unpack here. Weil was able to maneuver his way into power because humans have discriminated against reploids for so long by this point in the timeline, blaming them for the Maverick and Elf Wars. Copy X doesn’t help with his genocide of the reploids. Zero calls the humans of Neo Arcadia complacent and even Ceil agrees that they don’t really think critically anymore. Weil takes full advantage of the fearful humans and systemic discrimination to seize power. But how could this happen? Because history keeps getting erased. Centuries of war has rendered the humans misinformed and under-informed about their own history, as demonstrated by multiple abandoned facilities in the Megaman universe, including the Sunken Library, which is the only place with detailed records on the Elf War. The humans are doomed to repeat the mistakes of their past because they’re uninformed (sound familiar?). If they were properly informed about the cause of the wars, they would have never allowed Weil to take over. It’s why Harpuia is the only one constantly protesting Weil’s return to Neo Arcadia. He understands the danger at hand because he knows his history. There’s also likely widespread intergenerational PTSD among the humans because of the Elf Wars. If you assume there were 8 billion humans across the planet before the Elf Wars, then that means about 4.8 billion humans died during the Elf Wars. Since the war lasted only 4 years, that means on average 3.3 MILLION humans died EVERYDAY for FOUR YEARS STRAIGHT. That’s an absolutely insane number. You can’t kill that many humans that quickly even with nukes…unless all of these human deaths were the result of Omega’s control over all reploids. Reploids were likely mass killing their human neighbors everyday, and 90% of them were wiped out in order to protect humanity. It’s not a far stretch to assume there were millions of reploids across the planet prior to the Elf Wars. Small wonder the humans were so willing to accept a harsh authoritarian system that discriminated against the minority if it meant their survival. You can even use Megaman to discuss the philosophy of free will. While briefly covered in Megaman X8, the real crux of the matter is the existence of the Mother Elf. The way she works is that the remotely overwrites all reploids to effectively reset them and eliminate all Maverick activity. Her very existence INVALIDATES all concept of reploid free will. If someone can remotely wipe your personality and memories because they don’t the like the choices you make, then your choices don’t matter. You don’t have free will. This is why Weil was able to start the Elf Wars. He was practically handed the tools to do so by humans so determined to protect humanity by eliminating the Maverick Virus at all costs. It’s the classic security-freedom paradox. There’s way more that can be discussed than what I’ve written here so far (like the role of the Maverick Virus and its relation to the nature of sentience and existential crises). The Zero series needs far more than just four games and some audio drama to flesh out its story. The potential for more story and writing is VAST because of these themes.
Mother elf wasn’t wiping out maverick behavior but undoing the effects of the maverick virus but had the ability to control reploids as seen with her time as Dark Elf. The maverick virus was discovered to be cyber elves essentially and Mother Elf’s job was to neutralize their effect on reploids. It’s not exactly a retcon as some people say as it seems cyber elves were based on the X5-X6 viruses in how they acted and how they affected Zero boosting his abilities (when they touch him), healing him (X6 presumably) and changing reality (Zero Space)
The Megaman Zero series has probably my favorite story and premise of the entire Megaman franchise, so seeing the lore being explored is hella exciting! By the way, loving these videos, man! The amount of work you put into these is incredible!
As a fellow person who got introduced to Megaman by playing Zero 3, let me just say thank you for this video man. Made me feel like a kid again picking this up in Walmart. I didn’t realize the Zero series really had an effect on gamers back then, and for a time it felt like one of those series that was just underplayed and under appreciated. To this day that quote Omega Zero says in the final boss fight sits in my head.
Bloody hell, this is the reason why i love this series so much. I thought i knew so much about the lore and such, but seeing how much deph there was to these games The ragnorock worriers, the stuff from the audio dramas with the guardians. And god, the ending will never not be incredible. Im so glad I inti made this series, and continue to make their own amazing games in the form of gunvolt
I dunno Gunvolt (especially first two in series) felt like an attempt at capturing that spark but ended up as downgrade in several places: - Pixel animation - ZXA had 3 death animations for EACH enemy - Regular, Buster Shot, Laser Blade. Not so much for Gunvolt and superattacks were like "screenwipe bomb" in a shoot'em up. - Gameplay tempo - each fight in early Gunvolt titles was just "add 3 darts, keep dodging while deepfrying your enemy/boss and managing your battery" - it kinda removed any "Wait for an opening and counter attack!" - every fight was basically running on a "bullet hell" logic where attacking is just what you do all the time while main focus is dodging. - Music - this was really strange as at first you get good techno vibe music, but If you combo well... You get Aria vocal songs aka JPOP songs... Most of which didn't fit levels at all or didn't feel like a triumphant celebration of a good combo - felt more like a sudden mood whiplash as they weren't even remotely based on level's regular OST - it was a complete change to other OST. It was like if you played Instrumental version of Devil Trigger in DMC5 but when you hit an S rank... It suddenly switches to vocal version if "Fly Me To The Moon" - both songs maybe good but switch is just jarring and ruins immersion. They did get better eventually by the time they went into spinoff "What If?" series... But initial games felt like when they stopped working with Capcom on MM ZX - they also left half of their talent behind.
2 points of Interest that I think you overlooked: 1. Replicate Androids were never beholden to the laws of robotics, as they were designed with free will and sentience. That was what differentiated Robot Masters from Reploids. 2. The meaning of "Going Maverick" changed as the series progressed. Originally meaning defect, changing to criminal, and then being assigned to any and all reploids who resisted or disagreed with those in authority for any reason.
I get your first point, but were they really? From how some Mavericks came from defects in their brains, its obvious that Cain botched the creation of at least a few Reploids. I think they have a higher sense of independence than Robot Masters, but I don't believe all Reploids are born with free will. I do believe that they have the potential to get there as they experience more life and are able to form their own personality, similar to how Craft made his decision in MMZ4
@TheBlackMastadonte That is a fair assessment, and I do think you're correct, specifically regarding the Reploids Cain built. Cain wasn't the only one making Reploids after a point, and while it's only a theory, I genuinely doubt anybody had standardized design laws or regulations regarding reploid or mechaniloid design. They very likely just built whatever was wanted/needed for a task with wildly varied degrees of willpower. By the time we get to the Zero series, free will isn't a question, but a given. Reploids think, feel, make choices, and are considered a separate race. When this became the norm, however, is anyone's guess.
@@TheBlackMastadonte The answer is actually really clear cut. Every reploid has absolute free will, but can be built with a disposition and body tailored towards a certain purpose. The choice to deviate to something else is always there and they can take it at any time, but they choose not to because they're usually content with the life they are given....unless an outside factor changes their perspective, of course.
I know the odds of this being true are next to none, but I think the idea that the Mother Elf/Dark Elf was created from *Iris* adds yet another layer of tragedy to the whole thing.
A slight correction about Ragnarok. They are lead to believe that the Einherjar's operations themselves were Ragnarok. The actual weapon isn't revealed until you beat them all
As Zero fell back to Earth as shooting stars along with the debris from Ragnarok, I often wonder what Wily would be thinking if he was looking up and watching him. Would he be malding that his greatest creation fought alongside and took up the legacy of his archenemy’s masterpiece, saving the world that he helped ruin? Or would he take some satisfaction in knowing that in the end, he had made a robot that surpassed Light’s? I think it’s a little of both.
Considering the Virus Zero carried did exactly what it was intended to do (screw up any future Reploids), He was probably happy that he warped Lights legacy even if Zero was no longer a brainwashed subject. But you never know, one of the X-hunters in X2 was supposedly a reincarnation of Wily (may be headcannon) and he still helped to put Zero back together after his destruction and didn't really tinker with him.
@@brandontherabboat4850 For anyone wondering how would Wily react to Zero's unlimited potential, you only need look at "Isoc" and his exchange with his "boy" back in X6. The man was delighted to say the least and was more than eager to accept Zero's agency and desire to carve his own path in life as shown after Zero defeated Gate: ruclips.net/video/hpYhI4LEZKA/видео.html/?t=2m37s Wily loved Zero as his own son.
@@brandontherabboat4850 For anyone wondering how would Wily react to Zero's unlimited potential and fate at the end of Zero 4, you only need look at "Isoc" and his exchange with his "boy" (as he calls him) back in X6. The man was delighted to say the least and was more than eager to accept Zero's agency and desire to carve his own path in life, as shown after Zero defeated Gate. Wily loved Zero as his own son.
@@seawind930 Well, based on Zero's prologue cutscene in X4, it appears that by the time Zero's primary functions and mental capabilities had been finished, Wily had become solely obsessed with surpassing Light's work on X, no longer having any desire to rule the world as he came nearer to his natural death. The Megaman wiki says that "even when Wily neared his natural death, he still wanted to spread death and destruction" as an explanation for why he put the Maverick virus inside Zero's capsule, so it's anyone guess wether Wily was that much of a psycho to mess with humanity hundreds of years after his death. As for Serges (and by extension Isoc), it's always been a popular belief that he's a robotic "copy" of Wily created for the purpose of reviving Zero, so that he may fight X and (hopefully) come out the victor, allowing Wily to relish in the fact he finally created a robot more powerful than the one created by his rival. Inafune has always been so darn cryptic when it comes to Wily's plans for Zero, making it impossible to understand just what the heck is all the beef surrounding Serges and Isoc's appearance in the X saga.
For those who are new to MegaMan Zero lore, buckle the fuck in. There's a reason this one is called the darkest and most-depressing part of the main timeline (Besides Legends) for a reason...
@@NewZen41 Meh, i would argue ZX is even more depressing, what with the Maverick Wars continuing, the label of human and robot becoming more blurred than ever before to the point one wonders if there's some Blade Runner crap going on and Thomas's creepy dialogue at the end of ZX Advent implying he's been pulling some body horror stuff as part of his plan of achieving "equality" between humans and robots. At least Zero got a happy ever after by ending both Copy X and Weil, ending the persecution of Reploids for good, and reuniting with Iris and X in Cyberspace.
@@knox7945 Classic Rockman and Battle Network aren't, as most storylines in these two sagas do end with a "...and they lived happily ever after." by the time the credits roll. It's only with the X saga onwards that Inafune got edgy and the stories started getting progressively depressing to the point of been borderline nihilistic (despite the Zero and Legends sagas confirming an Afterlife for both robots and humans respectively).
Man X and ZERO's stories are poetically ironic ZERO's story is about machine learning to become a man while X's story is about a man becoming a machine.
Nice opinion tho, but I still didn't get it personally because. I thought X's story is about machine becoming human, since, that what his creator made him to be. Unless you meant to say, ZX series when it comes to machine becoming human. I just needs some context from your opinion though
@@dudenamedzelda3179 Can't see how X becomes a machine, considering his story ends with him saving both Humans and Reploids from annahilation before founding a perfect utopia where everyone lives in perpetual happiness. Both X and Zero go through arcs where they learn to become human, leading to their respective fates where they choose self-sacrifice in order to save the world from impending doom.
Dr. Wily: I created you to be the ultimate weapon, to destroy Megaman and anything made by Dr. Light and to rule the world after my passing! And THIS is how you repay me?
Zero, probably: - Get your meds, oldman! I am Ultimate Weapon, I technically did destroy X and all his Legacy was cooked! I literally outlasted him and proved that you DID made a SUPERIOR machine which was programmed so well even changing hardware its software runs on didn't stop it from kicking everyone into the next day.
@@Ghostel3591 Wily, probably: It's not what i wanted! You're even worse than Bass who at least tried to make me happy by fighting the real deal instead of a _copy_ made by some waifu super genius! (sigh) Why did i even bother creating you?
@Howlabunga Not just that, but long before said point, his ultimate creation effectively divorced himself from and disowned his creator. He may have not gone around calling himself a hero, but he certainly put his faith in them. Even when active during conflict, he fought to see those conflicts resolved.
I JUST watched the Megaman X video and thought "I wish mastadonte would make a Megaman Zero video." Lo and behold a Megaman Zero timeline uploaded 4 hours ago. Perfect timing!
Copy X i think has a more child like mentality and i only say that because in Mega Man X Dive (which im sure is non canon) the Copy X you can play has the voice is that of a child. which feels like it could answer some of the questions as to why Copy X was the way he was. Idk i had this talk with my roommate about it before and he agreed with me on it.
You say would a woman be willing to have a kid with him but remember that in Battle Network that universes version of Wiley not only has a biological son but an adopted one as well.
Goodness me, this video reminded me of why I love the Zero series so much. It's lore and storytelling are just on a completely different level compared to other series and I LOVE that. 10 outta 10 video. Oh, and just for fun, since you said to mention our favorite boss designs I tend to have one or two for each game. They are- Zero 1: Anubis Necromancess Zero 2: Phoenix Magnion (Honorable mention to Panter Flauclaws, I completely understand why he's your favorite) Zero 3: Deathtanz Mantisk Zero 4: Fenri Lunaedge (Honorable mention to Heat Genblem, I just think he's neat)
Someone already mentioned it but Dr. Light built X free from the laws of robotics. It's the reason X needed to be tested for at least 30 years. X is completely free to chose for himself. As for Zero, he was supposedly, designed as the meanest thing on the planet and because he was so wild and rebellious, Dr.Wily used the Maverick virus to keep him on a leash. The reason for his personality shift is funnily most likely due to a programming error, specifically, an integer overflow. Because Zero was supposed to be set to maxiumum evil (ex: 255 is the max representable value for 8-bit) when Sigma punched his helmet's crystal and released the Maverick Virus, it infected Zero and added an extra value which triggered the integer overflow and set the value the value back to 0. This is also most likely why Zero gets stronger when infected by the Zero Virus in X5, as it is actively adding more values and changing either his output or his behavior.
Punching the head crystal didn’t unleash it as the virus was already leaking and infecting reploids. It’s how they found zero by tracing the incidents and finding the epicenter. I forget if it was fan theory or confirmed but sigma punching the crystal caused a process to halt keeping Zero at a midway point in something which is maverick and Awakened
@Xeno-The-Wanderer Zero is the original host of the Maverick Virus. You're right that his capsule was leaking the virus and they tracked the leak to where Zero was stored. Sigma definitely got infected after punching Zero's helmet's crystal. The punching of the crystal doing anything to Zero aside from knocking Zero out is a fan theory. As previously mentioned the Maverick Virus's effect on Zero was to control his behavior. Essentially the virus fixed Zero's cognitive flaws and made his mind clear enough to act in a normal manner.
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer If the virus was already infecting Reploids _before_ Zero was even awakened from his capsule, are we to assume Wily was already scheming something with the virus as Serges and Isoc? If the virus spreading across the planet was completely and utterly independent of Zero's existence within Wily's underground base, we must then assume that Wily had always planned to use the virus a hundred years later, possibly in an attempt to rule the world as an artifical intelligence himself. Man, i so wish Inafune had greenlit X9 before leaving Capcom...
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer If the virus was already spreading across the world _before_ Zero was even awakened from his capsule, are we to assume Wily was already scheming something as Serges and Isoc? If the virus was completely and utterly independent of Zero's existence within Wily's underground base, we must then assume that Wily had always planned to use it a hundred years later, possibly in an attempt to rule the world as an artifical intelligence himself. Man, i so wish Inafune had greenlit X9 before leaving Capcom...
@@javiervasquez625 the spread was more a kin to a gas leak. Wily made the virus and after a century the containment failed leading to a leak. I doubt it was intentional on his part
Grate ZX next which makes me wonder which name you’ll use for the main character since there are 2 either way keep up the good work ZX and Legends are the last two of the main timeline (I’m pretty sure)
17:54 If they came from X's DNA it makes you wonder how the hell are Fefnir and Leviathan related to X in the way how they behave, specially Leviathan when it comes to encountering Zero.
@@marcosgalvis3498 I always saw Fefnir and Leviathan as representative of X's worst qualities such as his recklesness during his early days as a Maverick Hunter, and his impulsiveness which would drive him to make risky decisions such as facing Vile for the first time despite being ill-equiped for the battle. Both Fefnir and Leviathan show such traits during their respective confrontations with Zero, making a strong case for them having inherited them from X.
I think the Guardians wanting to throw hands with Zero that bad is because they're influanced by Mother Elf's awakening . Since the Mythos reploids starting being rejoiced in a rematch , I assumed they we're under heavier influance going completly mad . And considering these guardians are X's "children" they were less sussapteble to insanity and more eager to fight. And that's how we got the Armor Pheonmen that will never be bought up and explained again after Zero 2. At least, everything I said is what I interpreted it as
This was such a freaking banger! As accurate as it can get! A huge fan of the Zero series, and you did it hella good justice! Hats off fam! You did that!
@@shygaifu3592 Sadly, there's a _lot_ of extra content/lore which does not appear anywhere within the games themselves ranging from japanese audiodramas, novelizations, mangas and even lore books published by Capcom, making it difficult to get a clear grasp of what the Zero saga is all about.
@@javiervasquez625 The audiodramas are supplementary, basically all you get out of them are Elpizo's backstory and more details about the Elf Wars/Zero's sealing. By no means is it difficult to get a "clear grasp" on what the Zero saga is about without them. It's about Zero once more defying his origins and arising as a defender of the helpless, even without his memories of doing so a century prior.
@@shygaifu3592 Forgot to mention a bunch of booklets, a short illustrative "journal" from an unseen character showing the aftermath of Ragnarok's destruction in Zero 4, and even the bloody _songs_ promoting the games which do contain some interesting lyrics which give away key details surrounding some of the characters's personalities. A lot of extra lore indeed.
What do you guys think ever happened to the New Generation Reploids like for example Axl and many more from Megaman X8? I know they were discontinued but the ending of X8 tells us they eventually were bought back years later. Like I know for a fact characters like Dr Weil, Copy X and well Neo Arcadia as a whole would have used them to their advantage. Like I fell like Axl is dead cause you know for a fact he wouldn’t let any of the stuff like the Elf Wars or Dr Weil slide. The only explanation I have is the 90% of all Reploids that were killed during the Elf Wars were the Copy Chip New Gen reploids. I can see Weil using Omega to kill as many as possible knowing the threat they could pose and you BET a good majority of them would join X during the war. Like Weil could have been dealing with New Generation Reploids who turned into characters like X, Zero , Vile, Dynamo or many other mavericks from the x games I wouldn’t be surprised if Weil had to deal with New Generation reploids who turned into Omega. Do you all think this is why from a in universe way we don’t see next gen reploids in the Zero Series? I mean granted the real answer is they probably still exist around the world and we just didn’t see them on screen but still
Favorite designs: Z1: Leviathan Fefnir (Oversized guns are cool.) Z2: Phoenix Magnion (Fight sucks, but those wings are majestic.) Armed Phenomenon Leviathan (Manta Rays are cool.) Z3: Childre Inarabitta (Bias, I like rabbits. Rabbits are cute... and unassuming.) Cubit Foxtrot (is a HE by the by, also very Renamon/Kitsune-basically a lot of people's furry awakening.) Z4: Craft (Big Guns WITH CHAINSAWS) Noble Mandrago (She's cute, she's a bit of a scrimblo) Fenri Lunaedge (I love my norse myth parallels)
Thank you for making this retrospective! If you were to release another retrospective for _Mega Man ZX_ and _Mega Man ZX: Advent_ , pick Aile and Ashe as the protagonists, mostly due to... obvious fanbase reasons.
We eating well again, I was looking forward to the Zero lore. Not gonna lie, considering how hope is a theme in the megaman series to some extent Zero is the soldier of hope, or at least as he said the one who believes in it. I still cry to this day😢
Since you went over a fan work in this video I would recommend checking out Man on The Internet's lyrical covers of Cannonball from Zero 3 and Falling Down from Zero 4
Legit was interesting finding ya, these megaman deep dives are incredible, followed megaman since the first one renting it from a laundry mat video game store. Thanks for doing the series such love! I can't wait to see how you cover NT, the entire series really was incredible.
The Zero series is my favorite in the Mega Man timeline! The story and lore is so cool and deep, and I even learned some new things from this video. And I’m glad Zero 4’s contribution to the plot is getting some love. Great video!
As a 13 year old at the time SNES's X1 hit our consoles, I will never lose the feeling that Zero's guitar riff evoked in my gamer heart. (Also, Storm Eagle's stage music)
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 the day has come where I continue my journey into the world of mega man. Thanks bro you’re content is in a league of its own. The solo leveling series was what brought me to your page 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just wanted to say, as a fellow Mega Man fan, job VERY well done on these videos. I watched you’re previous 2 videos on the Classic and X series as well. While the original Marvel vs. Capcom provided my first glimpse of Mega Man in 1998, Mega Man 8 ended up being my first true Mega Man experience about a year later (a commonly hated one, but I still love it to this day). Mega Man X4 was my introduction to the X saga and will forever be one of my favorite games of all time. Then I tried Mega Man Zero…despite how brutal and frustrating it was for me at first, that game amplified my interest and love for the Mega Man series as a whole. Then came Mega Man Zero 3, which I think is just perfect. The storytelling and drama of the Zero series made me go back and experience as much as I could of the Classic and X series to see how everything connects. Watching your video here was also great since you provided some extra information that I wasn’t even aware of. You keep on doin the damn thing, Mastadonte. From one Mega Man fan to another, keep up the great work.
X and Zero are actually Reploids, it’s just that they were created before the term was made. Reploids aren’t a type of robot, and are instead a denomination for robots that have sentience on the same level of humans. Just wanted to clarify that, great video! :)
Zero after losing Iris: "WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR?!!" Zero after meeting Ciel: "THIS IS WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR!!" Sorry for the lame joke 😅 I like how Allouette appears in the ZX series In my headcanon between the events of MMZ3 and MMZ4, Zero and Ciel got closer and were like the parents for the little reploid girl 😊
There’s some fanart that shows Zero and Ciel taking care of Allouette. Some fans definitely like to see that family dynamic even if Allouette considers Ciel her big sis
When I was a kid I played the crap out of X1 and X2. Never got to play any of the original megaman games, and the next megaman that I played was Zero-2. That jump in story was major whiplash for me 😂
Well apparently the eight gentle judges were built by Weil himself. And it's suggested that they were the ones who got him to walk away scot free. So the people of Neo Arcadia committed vigilante justice by turning him into a cyborg and booting him out. Also Inarrabitta said that Weil game him their Armed phenomenon forms when he was brainwashing them. Foxtar is a dude BTW.
Some corrections. X and Zero being reploids or not is something the fandom has gotten too hung up about trying to seperate them from reploids. Nothing in universe has said they’re not reploids other than localization if i recall. There also isn’t a source that the DEFINITION of reploid is being based on X. It’s always been how X was described by Dr Light in Maverick Hunter X If I recall from extra lore (and an offhand comment from an a dive stream) Weil was a part of the team working with Zero and his body to find a solution to the maverick virus once and for all. He had his own faction during the elf wars and unfortunately for him he both lost and was the figurehead taken as the sole blame leaving those in his faction as far as I can recall off Scott free. Shame humans are so spiteful and wanted Weil to suffer in immortality as they were the ones to make the final decision. Zero’s new body as claimed in the Xdive stream if I recall or maybe an xdive description but either way, it is claimed Weil created the body. Many seem to think the idea is nonsensical but it makes sense as if he was a part of the teams trying to find a solution he would try to replicate Zero’s body as it showed much different reactions to the maverick virus. This would be before the Project Elpis plan. Sometime later Weil would take the original body discarding the copy he made without any tampering so it is a proper working body with no drawbacks A thing for Ciel, she was initially considered a cyborg in the older drafts from what I recall but I don’t recall the source only having discussions in places about it. So her being a human now they gave her the genetically altered human backstory (fun fact her Japanese VA would end up playing another Genetically Altered human Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED. Both would be known for singing too) due to the story change the sprites and possibly cutscenes couldn’t be changed so it’s very likely there’s more to the X villain story. I believe he was fragmented as who else would take Cyber Elf X’s place so now we have a villainous X because he’s missing the parts of himself that is now a Cyber Elf. The four guardians is uncertain if they have the same backstory in the original but I’m certain the original story had X being fragmented instead of just resting as a seal becoming a cyber elf. Something interesting is that Ragnarok was one of many similar satellites from the elf wars days supposedly. There’s many more Ragnaroks still floating out there. Weil was hit if I recall, his immortal body however was able to withstand the hit as seen with his shattered crystal head and mechanical eye in his final confrontation Something I don’t think was mentioned is that all human civilization is inside multiple different domed cities so the one Weil was in is destroyed but the rest still survive and alongside Area Zero will be the home for humanity as they rebuild the world There’s some nice art depicting the post Zero world featuring pantheons becoming teachers and caretakers and it feels like it perfectly encapsulates the post Zero world One last thing, the composer for the Zero series has a RUclips channel and was posting the original masters of his tracks that would be then translated into the GBA tracks and the one for Falling Down is perfectly epic
I remember being 9 and picking up MZ2 because I was always a fan of mega man (played megaman extreme 2 prior) and Boi was it hard. But I struggled through and beat it and man was it cathartic, loved how they teased X.
I count Zero 4 as the end of one long saga. While ZX also deals with Mavericks, it's the first game in the timeline to not feature characters from the past like Mega Man, X, or Zero. It was also made to be a fresh start. So ZX feels like it begins its own arc in the timeline
@TheBlackMastadonte I can see calling it a new arc but it's 100% the same timeline, the model W was made from parts of the fallen Ragnarok and at least 6 of the others (including X and Z) were made by Ciel. I did get the timing wrong though, the ZX series takes place 200 years after the end of zero 4.
I like to think the reason everything looks different in this era is because a reploid accidentally stepped on someone's foot and crushed it. Or at least one big dude couldn't fit past the door frame. So they started slimming their designs to make them more streamlined and closer to human without worrying about the added weight. It's stupid, I know. But it's hilarious to me
man i love inti. not only did they make my favourite megaman games (and the first ones i played), they also brought blaster master back from the grave and did it the justice it deserved. W devs.
The waiting was totally worth it. I didn’t played the Zero serie as much as the X, but man do I love the lore or Mega Man. X, Zero, the tears are real and amazing video.
Me at the start of the video: I am going to cry when I see the effing helmet again, aren't I? Me at the end: . . . . . Every time. 😭 Ahem, masterful retelling of the series as usual! 👏 I always felt, horrible for Elpizo, I was happy people using the e-reader were able to summon his cyber elf self. Oh yeah, and speaking of Vile, never forget that Phoenix has the coolest attack where he summons X's old rivals in this form to seize Zero. Vile included among them.
I heard once that Alia could be the ancestor of Ceil that developed the mother elf based off her final dialogue in x5 or x6 about developing a cure for the Zero Virus.
Yo this video is the best megaman zero lore video period. You did a fantastic job and even as a lifelong MM fan there's so much here I never knew. Instant sub and I can't wait for you to get to the legends series!!
I watched this thinking it was dropped a long time ago. Nah. It was only dropped some hours ago. That's wild. I thoroughly enjoyed this and also was cool to see that we have similar styles in our clothing lol
Ciel screaming out Zero's name at the end of Z4 and the fact that it's voiced too? Oh my god I could feel her emotions right there!!! Makes a man tear up right there knowing the inevitable is approaching and there's nothing she can do about it.
I really do love the X and Zero series because of this, at least from what i know about megaman lore of different titles, they are the ones who make a very strong and heavy story on the series, The never ending War of Humans and Reploids, a fight for both them to simpley co exist with one another, to create a better world that due to the actions of a angry man of the past, never got to happen. If you stop to think that due to the actions of Wily, we got a war that took like almost 400 years to be resolved (if you bundle up the X and Zero series in one story, which pretty much is) man that's insane, this series really is something, i loved as a kid because of nostalgia and as i learn more and more about it i'm in love with it even more thanks to your videos showing more of what i did know and didn't know. Thank you for making this videos about one of my favorite Franchises (Also god dang they could use the Classic, X and Zero Series to make an anime of Megaman, Classic being Season 1, X being Season 2 and Zero being Season 3, ZX is the one i'm most clueless on, so that i would have to wait for your video to see if i like it or not)
bro i swear im probably the Biggest Megaman fan ever bro I Literally played very single one from x to zero to zx OMG I miss megaman zero it was like the souls games of megaman games
1:10:38 THANK YOU for pointing this out, but you forgot to mention that Copy X looks similar Ultimate Armor X. Now, I have a theory that when X created Neo Arcadia, he was in his Ultimate Armor, which would make sense, considering how Copy X looks when you fight him, and even his skills are similar to moves like Nova Strike
My second Mega Man game/series. It was also the first series that I completed, second was ZX, third was X, and fourth was X. I experienced the Zero series through the Zero collection on the DS (way before the Zero/Zx legacy collection) The zero games were mad fun, although hard (especially in Zero 2 & 3 when you want them EX skills)
Best game in the series to me. Art style and Zero him self just fit the aesthetic I like. Wish they made an action style game based for this on the switch.
I really, really, really, really, REALLY Love Toru Nakayama work on the Megaman Zero series back then, especially Zero's redesign for his series, it's perfect. Though I do hate it when people throw shade at Zero's design from MMZ just because it isn't the same Zero from MMX
This is why I love the Zero series the story is so good and the stakes have never been higher and just I can just gush about peak for hours it's sooo good and I'm still learning more about this series. Bro you cooked!!!!!
@@TheBlackMastadonte It was great! Definitely agree with your boss design picks too. Nakayama really is the goat, when I had my avatar commissioned I was debating on going with that style but ended up going with someone who could (sorta) replicate Haruki Suetsugu's style (X5 and X6). Works better with facial hair lol.
Here we go, folks. The Best Red Hero done right. (Edit) 1:01:15 I did not know you sprite animated LMAO I did too after watching UltimateMaverickX's Zero Vs Omega Zero and his rendition of FAKE!. If you haven't watched it, it uses the audio dramas. And the Sprite Fight for Zero Vs Omega, Goated. (Edit for the Edit) Zero's Finest Hour. Best rearrangement on RUclips for MMZ4 using the audio drama in the actual game. Zero found what he is fighting for. Thanks for this video brudda. Huge Zero Nerd/Fan. Used to be called ZeroZWarrior once a upon a RUclips channel and Deviantart.... Loved the Red Hero. And still do. Preciate ya Fam.
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Thanks so much for watching, fam. Be sure to like if you enjoyed it and comment who else you'd like to see me cover in Honest Gaming History
Edit: Cubit Foxstar is a guy, not a girl. My apologies for the mistake
Truly, a maddening dark lore video game to conclude this timeline. 😮
Been waiting eagerly for this banger my man, and I'm so glad you delivered! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!
Hey just a heads-up Cubit's a man.
@@TheBlackMastadonte since you’re going into ZX later and potentially Gunvolt if I read a reply to another comment correctly. A person you could consult as a pretty reliable source for all things Inti (least their time with megaman and gunvolt from what I’ve seen dunno if they’ve researched gal gun or blaster master zero) is Sidier who does translations of any Inti source he can find from old websites of the Zero DS collection to audio dramas and whatever else even retranslated the game scripts to ensure any localization changes are noted (I recall a very infamous scene in LATE ZX Advent that was flubbed in the English release which makes a bit more sense in Japanese in how it makes things connect for… other things) so if it interests you try hitting em up to answer questions, from my experience they’re very forthcoming on that
Maybe after you cover the Mega Man series, you could cover the Metroid series or Batman Arkham series
Classic Mega Man lore: Your college friend wants revenge
Mega Man Zero lore: There's an energy crisis and the copy of the reploid who was supposed to bring humanity and robots together is executing its citizens to save on energy
@@587DeathKing ZX lore: Humans and reploids are still killing one another while a new crisis is taking place courtesy of events involving the aforementioned energy crisis from long ago.
Legends lore: Yet another energy crisis forces false humans/carbons to go on adventures exploring dangerous undergrounds ruins left by real humans for cryptically unknown reasons. Also, lonely human living on space station wants humans to go extinct so that the false humans/carbons may inherit the Earth.
Its always an energy crisis heck in in megaman legends there is still an energy crisis of sorts going on as diggers are always looking for energy crystalsand the mother lode @@javiervasquez625
Grown man tearing up at MZ4 ending just like I did in my teens. Thanks for the vid. Magical.
Same man. That and Zero's intro from the first game. Massive nostalgia.
I love how the changed the design so that Cyber Elf X looks like a mentor rather than keeping him looking like a warrior.
Yeah that was a nice touch
@@USMCRabbit I wouldn't say "mentor" but more like an angelic being who watches over Zero from behind his back (his "guardian angel").
The Mega Man timeline series RETURNS with the lore of Mega Man Zero!! Don't forget to give the video a like and share!
Will Have Mega Man Legends Lore Video?
Yes, hype. Thanks for continuing to release these deep dives into the Mega man lore. Like honestly without such videos, I don't think I would be able to fully comprehend the scope of the Mega man franchise. Thanks again @TheBlackMastadonte
Apparently the Elf wars are kinda like the War of 1999 from Castlevania. Something so epic that Ariga himself stated that no form of media could contain it.
The only crime was not playing Cannonball or Falling Down.
Awesome as usual, can’t wait for ZX
Something to mention about Reploids. The main difference between the robots in classic and Reploids in X and Zero is that following the laws of robotics becomes a choice, rather than a mandatory, pre-programmed law. The problem is that deciding to break those laws will brand you as maverick. That's why the dynamics and tensions between humans and reploids were so high strung, because reploids were at the same mental capacity and freedom as a human, yet they were still held back and regarded as lesser by obsolete laws.
Laws one and three are literally "Don't kill humans" and "Do what you have to to protect yourself, so long as it doesn't involve breaking the other laws."
@christopherbravo1813 pretty sure before sigma showed up most mavericks had only broken the 2nd law, obeying human orders.
And the first law isn't just about killing, it's do no harm and don't allow harm to happen through inaction
@@SparksterG40 Considering the shadowy and mysterious nature of Reploids as mass produced copies of X, it makes sense that the humans of 21XX would be hesitant to allow the first generation of Reploids to share the same level of agency and recognition as Humans have. Cain himself must have realized the danger of giving Reploids so much independence from their human creators at such an early point without thinking about the social ramifications it would cause among the human populace worldwide, hence why Reploids are treated as "lesser citizens" throughout the entire X saga.
Ciel: Makes a big oopsie and devotes the rest of her life to undo it at the age of 14. Simply THE number 1 character in all of Megaman.
@@asdasdasd54 Wily: Makes a bigger oopsie by letting his rivalry with Light set him on a path of screwing not just Humanity but the entire planet Earth by deliberately unleashing a virus responsible for the death of millions of humans and the very destruction of the whole world courtesy of the Eurasia Space Colony's crashing.
Lmao yup. I can cut her some slack though cause she was a kid. Unlike CAIN
@@TheBlackMastadonte I Have A Cheat For Z3 And Z4 That's More Beautiful Than Nude Ciel,It Removes Bosses' I-Frames,Letting You SHRED THEM INSTANTLY!
Ciel is like if Dr. Light built OG Megaman, didn't teach him morals, then was shocked that he was unaliving millions of people to achieve "justice." And then instead of reaching out to his creation to teach him better, Dr. Light goes and convinces Bass to unalive Megaman and sweep the whole thing under the rug. 🤔🤔
I personally think that the Four Guardians’s personalities are based off of X’s various armors in X5 and X6. That’s why they’re specialists in one form of combat rather than an all-rounder fighter like X. Harpuia is the Falcon Armor. Fefnir is the Gaea Armor. Leviathan is the Blade Armor. Phantom is the Shadow Armor.
Though you briefly touched on this, I want to expand on the politics of Megaman Zero. There’s so much to unpack here. Weil was able to maneuver his way into power because humans have discriminated against reploids for so long by this point in the timeline, blaming them for the Maverick and Elf Wars. Copy X doesn’t help with his genocide of the reploids. Zero calls the humans of Neo Arcadia complacent and even Ceil agrees that they don’t really think critically anymore. Weil takes full advantage of the fearful humans and systemic discrimination to seize power. But how could this happen? Because history keeps getting erased. Centuries of war has rendered the humans misinformed and under-informed about their own history, as demonstrated by multiple abandoned facilities in the Megaman universe, including the Sunken Library, which is the only place with detailed records on the Elf War. The humans are doomed to repeat the mistakes of their past because they’re uninformed (sound familiar?). If they were properly informed about the cause of the wars, they would have never allowed Weil to take over. It’s why Harpuia is the only one constantly protesting Weil’s return to Neo Arcadia. He understands the danger at hand because he knows his history. There’s also likely widespread intergenerational PTSD among the humans because of the Elf Wars. If you assume there were 8 billion humans across the planet before the Elf Wars, then that means about 4.8 billion humans died during the Elf Wars. Since the war lasted only 4 years, that means on average 3.3 MILLION humans died EVERYDAY for FOUR YEARS STRAIGHT. That’s an absolutely insane number. You can’t kill that many humans that quickly even with nukes…unless all of these human deaths were the result of Omega’s control over all reploids. Reploids were likely mass killing their human neighbors everyday, and 90% of them were wiped out in order to protect humanity. It’s not a far stretch to assume there were millions of reploids across the planet prior to the Elf Wars. Small wonder the humans were so willing to accept a harsh authoritarian system that discriminated against the minority if it meant their survival.
You can even use Megaman to discuss the philosophy of free will. While briefly covered in Megaman X8, the real crux of the matter is the existence of the Mother Elf. The way she works is that the remotely overwrites all reploids to effectively reset them and eliminate all Maverick activity. Her very existence INVALIDATES all concept of reploid free will. If someone can remotely wipe your personality and memories because they don’t the like the choices you make, then your choices don’t matter. You don’t have free will. This is why Weil was able to start the Elf Wars. He was practically handed the tools to do so by humans so determined to protect humanity by eliminating the Maverick Virus at all costs. It’s the classic security-freedom paradox.
There’s way more that can be discussed than what I’ve written here so far (like the role of the Maverick Virus and its relation to the nature of sentience and existential crises). The Zero series needs far more than just four games and some audio drama to flesh out its story. The potential for more story and writing is VAST because of these themes.
Mother elf wasn’t wiping out maverick behavior but undoing the effects of the maverick virus but had the ability to control reploids as seen with her time as Dark Elf. The maverick virus was discovered to be cyber elves essentially and Mother Elf’s job was to neutralize their effect on reploids. It’s not exactly a retcon as some people say as it seems cyber elves were based on the X5-X6 viruses in how they acted and how they affected Zero boosting his abilities (when they touch him), healing him (X6 presumably) and changing reality (Zero Space)
Absolutely amazing reading, brother! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!
The Megaman Zero series has probably my favorite story and premise of the entire Megaman franchise, so seeing the lore being explored is hella exciting! By the way, loving these videos, man! The amount of work you put into these is incredible!
Thanks so much! Honestly, I love making them. Going through this series has been a treat
As a fellow person who got introduced to Megaman by playing Zero 3, let me just say thank you for this video man. Made me feel like a kid again picking this up in Walmart. I didn’t realize the Zero series really had an effect on gamers back then, and for a time it felt like one of those series that was just underplayed and under appreciated. To this day that quote Omega Zero says in the final boss fight sits in my head.
Bloody hell, this is the reason why i love this series so much.
I thought i knew so much about the lore and such, but seeing how much deph there was to these games
The ragnorock worriers, the stuff from the audio dramas with the guardians.
And god, the ending will never not be incredible.
Im so glad I inti made this series, and continue to make their own amazing games in the form of gunvolt
I dunno Gunvolt (especially first two in series) felt like an attempt at capturing that spark but ended up as downgrade in several places:
- Pixel animation - ZXA had 3 death animations for EACH enemy - Regular, Buster Shot, Laser Blade. Not so much for Gunvolt and superattacks were like "screenwipe bomb" in a shoot'em up.
- Gameplay tempo - each fight in early Gunvolt titles was just "add 3 darts, keep dodging while deepfrying your enemy/boss and managing your battery" - it kinda removed any "Wait for an opening and counter attack!" - every fight was basically running on a "bullet hell" logic where attacking is just what you do all the time while main focus is dodging.
- Music - this was really strange as at first you get good techno vibe music, but If you combo well... You get Aria vocal songs aka JPOP songs... Most of which didn't fit levels at all or didn't feel like a triumphant celebration of a good combo - felt more like a sudden mood whiplash as they weren't even remotely based on level's regular OST - it was a complete change to other OST. It was like if you played Instrumental version of Devil Trigger in DMC5 but when you hit an S rank... It suddenly switches to vocal version if "Fly Me To The Moon" - both songs maybe good but switch is just jarring and ruins immersion.
They did get better eventually by the time they went into spinoff "What If?" series... But initial games felt like when they stopped working with Capcom on MM ZX - they also left half of their talent behind.
2 points of Interest that I think you overlooked:
1. Replicate Androids were never beholden to the laws of robotics, as they were designed with free will and sentience. That was what differentiated Robot Masters from Reploids.
2. The meaning of "Going Maverick" changed as the series progressed. Originally meaning defect, changing to criminal, and then being assigned to any and all reploids who resisted or disagreed with those in authority for any reason.
I get your first point, but were they really? From how some Mavericks came from defects in their brains, its obvious that Cain botched the creation of at least a few Reploids. I think they have a higher sense of independence than Robot Masters, but I don't believe all Reploids are born with free will. I do believe that they have the potential to get there as they experience more life and are able to form their own personality, similar to how Craft made his decision in MMZ4
@TheBlackMastadonte That is a fair assessment, and I do think you're correct, specifically regarding the Reploids Cain built.
Cain wasn't the only one making Reploids after a point, and while it's only a theory, I genuinely doubt anybody had standardized design laws or regulations regarding reploid or mechaniloid design. They very likely just built whatever was wanted/needed for a task with wildly varied degrees of willpower.
By the time we get to the Zero series, free will isn't a question, but a given. Reploids think, feel, make choices, and are considered a separate race. When this became the norm, however, is anyone's guess.
@@TheBlackMastadonte The answer is actually really clear cut. Every reploid has absolute free will, but can be built with a disposition and body tailored towards a certain purpose. The choice to deviate to something else is always there and they can take it at any time, but they choose not to because they're usually content with the life they are given....unless an outside factor changes their perspective, of course.
I know the odds of this being true are next to none, but I think the idea that the Mother Elf/Dark Elf was created from *Iris* adds yet another layer of tragedy to the whole thing.
A slight correction about Ragnarok. They are lead to believe that the Einherjar's operations themselves were Ragnarok. The actual weapon isn't revealed until you beat them all
I also always thought Elpizo was a less impactful villain but after your summary I’ve kinda turned around him! Great video!
Thanks fam
As Zero fell back to Earth as shooting stars along with the debris from Ragnarok, I often wonder what Wily would be thinking if he was looking up and watching him. Would he be malding that his greatest creation fought alongside and took up the legacy of his archenemy’s masterpiece, saving the world that he helped ruin? Or would he take some satisfaction in knowing that in the end, he had made a robot that surpassed Light’s?
I think it’s a little of both.
Considering the Virus Zero carried did exactly what it was intended to do (screw up any future Reploids), He was probably happy that he warped Lights legacy even if Zero was no longer a brainwashed subject. But you never know, one of the X-hunters in X2 was supposedly a reincarnation of Wily (may be headcannon) and he still helped to put Zero back together after his destruction and didn't really tinker with him.
@@brandontherabboat4850 For anyone wondering how would Wily react to Zero's unlimited potential, you only need look at "Isoc" and his exchange with his "boy" back in X6. The man was delighted to say the least and was more than eager to accept Zero's agency and desire to carve his own path in life as shown after Zero defeated Gate:
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Wily loved Zero as his own son.
@@brandontherabboat4850 For anyone wondering how would Wily react to Zero's unlimited potential and fate at the end of Zero 4, you only need look at "Isoc" and his exchange with his "boy" (as he calls him) back in X6. The man was delighted to say the least and was more than eager to accept Zero's agency and desire to carve his own path in life, as shown after Zero defeated Gate.
Wily loved Zero as his own son.
@@seawind930 Well, based on Zero's prologue cutscene in X4, it appears that by the time Zero's primary functions and mental capabilities had been finished, Wily had become solely obsessed with surpassing Light's work on X, no longer having any desire to rule the world as he came nearer to his natural death. The Megaman wiki says that "even when Wily neared his natural death, he still wanted to spread death and destruction" as an explanation for why he put the Maverick virus inside Zero's capsule, so it's anyone guess wether Wily was that much of a psycho to mess with humanity hundreds of years after his death. As for Serges (and by extension Isoc), it's always been a popular belief that he's a robotic "copy" of Wily created for the purpose of reviving Zero, so that he may fight X and (hopefully) come out the victor, allowing Wily to relish in the fact he finally created a robot more powerful than the one created by his rival. Inafune has always been so darn cryptic when it comes to Wily's plans for Zero, making it impossible to understand just what the heck is all the beef surrounding Serges and Isoc's appearance in the X saga.
Heh, "looking up"
Have you ever watched Zero vs Omega from MavrickHunterX
Back in the Day? That was my Fav to watch everytime
So peak fr
I find it kind of nice that Zero did what he did. Considering that in Mega Man 11, Wily wanted robots to be heroes
Oooh that's true. Didn't even think of that
For those who are new to MegaMan Zero lore, buckle the fuck in.
There's a reason this one is called the darkest and most-depressing part of the main timeline (Besides Legends) for a reason...
"There's a reason for a reason".
@@NewZen41 Meh, i would argue ZX is even more depressing, what with the Maverick Wars continuing, the label of human and robot becoming more blurred than ever before to the point one wonders if there's some Blade Runner crap going on and Thomas's creepy dialogue at the end of ZX Advent implying he's been pulling some body horror stuff as part of his plan of achieving "equality" between humans and robots. At least Zero got a happy ever after by ending both Copy X and Weil, ending the persecution of Reploids for good, and reuniting with Iris and X in Cyberspace.
All the megaman mainline games are tragic in their own way.
@@knox7945 Classic Rockman and Battle Network aren't, as most storylines in these two sagas do end with a "...and they lived happily ever after." by the time the credits roll. It's only with the X saga onwards that Inafune got edgy and the stories started getting progressively depressing to the point of been borderline nihilistic (despite the Zero and Legends sagas confirming an Afterlife for both robots and humans respectively).
Man X and ZERO's stories are poetically ironic ZERO's story is about machine learning to become a man while X's story is about a man becoming a machine.
Nice opinion tho, but I still didn't get it personally because. I thought X's story is about machine becoming human, since, that what his creator made him to be. Unless you meant to say, ZX series when it comes to machine becoming human.
I just needs some context from your opinion though
@@dudenamedzelda3179 Can't see how X becomes a machine, considering his story ends with him saving both Humans and Reploids from annahilation before founding a perfect utopia where everyone lives in perpetual happiness. Both X and Zero go through arcs where they learn to become human, leading to their respective fates where they choose self-sacrifice in order to save the world from impending doom.
Dr. Wily: I created you to be the ultimate weapon, to destroy Megaman and anything made by Dr. Light and to rule the world after my passing! And THIS is how you repay me?
Zero, probably:
- Get your meds, oldman! I am Ultimate Weapon, I technically did destroy X and all his Legacy was cooked! I literally outlasted him and proved that you DID made a SUPERIOR machine which was programmed so well even changing hardware its software runs on didn't stop it from kicking everyone into the next day.
@@Ghostel3591 Wily, probably: It's not what i wanted! You're even worse than Bass who at least tried to make me happy by fighting the real deal instead of a _copy_ made by some waifu super genius! (sigh) Why did i even bother creating you?
Lmao yup. Huge middle finger to daddy Wily
@@TheBlackMastadonte don’t you hate it when something you made to subjugate the world becomes arguably its greatest hero?
@Howlabunga Not just that, but long before said point, his ultimate creation effectively divorced himself from and disowned his creator. He may have not gone around calling himself a hero, but he certainly put his faith in them.
Even when active during conflict, he fought to see those conflicts resolved.
I adore these. It's a shame that Capcom just flat out ignores Megaman nowadays. The lore alone is sick af.
For real. Glad this is giving it a tiny resurgence
I JUST watched the Megaman X video and thought "I wish mastadonte would make a Megaman Zero video." Lo and behold a Megaman Zero timeline uploaded 4 hours ago. Perfect timing!
Ayeee. Glad I dropped when I did
Copy X i think has a more child like mentality and i only say that because in Mega Man X Dive (which im sure is non canon) the Copy X you can play has the voice is that of a child. which feels like it could answer some of the questions as to why Copy X was the way he was. Idk i had this talk with my roommate about it before and he agreed with me on it.
Well he never went through the 30 years of testing X did. Meaning copy X maybe what Light was afraid of in the first place with X.
You say would a woman be willing to have a kid with him but remember that in Battle Network that universes version of Wiley not only has a biological son but an adopted one as well.
You don't have a problem. I'm here for the long videos because it helps me get through work!
Appreciate that, fam
Goodness me, this video reminded me of why I love the Zero series so much. It's lore and storytelling are just on a completely different level compared to other series and I LOVE that. 10 outta 10 video.
Oh, and just for fun, since you said to mention our favorite boss designs I tend to have one or two for each game. They are-
Zero 1: Anubis Necromancess
Zero 2: Phoenix Magnion (Honorable mention to Panter Flauclaws, I completely understand why he's your favorite)
Zero 3: Deathtanz Mantisk
Zero 4: Fenri Lunaedge (Honorable mention to Heat Genblem, I just think he's neat)
Appreciate the love, fam. And loving that list.
Someone already mentioned it but Dr. Light built X free from the laws of robotics. It's the reason X needed to be tested for at least 30 years. X is completely free to chose for himself. As for Zero, he was supposedly, designed as the meanest thing on the planet and because he was so wild and rebellious, Dr.Wily used the Maverick virus to keep him on a leash. The reason for his personality shift is funnily most likely due to a programming error, specifically, an integer overflow. Because Zero was supposed to be set to maxiumum evil (ex: 255 is the max representable value for 8-bit) when Sigma punched his helmet's crystal and released the Maverick Virus, it infected Zero and added an extra value which triggered the integer overflow and set the value the value back to 0. This is also most likely why Zero gets stronger when infected by the Zero Virus in X5, as it is actively adding more values and changing either his output or his behavior.
Punching the head crystal didn’t unleash it as the virus was already leaking and infecting reploids. It’s how they found zero by tracing the incidents and finding the epicenter. I forget if it was fan theory or confirmed but sigma punching the crystal caused a process to halt keeping Zero at a midway point in something which is maverick and Awakened
@Xeno-The-Wanderer Zero is the original host of the Maverick Virus. You're right that his capsule was leaking the virus and they tracked the leak to where Zero was stored. Sigma definitely got infected after punching Zero's helmet's crystal. The punching of the crystal doing anything to Zero aside from knocking Zero out is a fan theory. As previously mentioned the Maverick Virus's effect on Zero was to control his behavior. Essentially the virus fixed Zero's cognitive flaws and made his mind clear enough to act in a normal manner.
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer If the virus was already infecting Reploids _before_ Zero was even awakened from his capsule, are we to assume Wily was already scheming something with the virus as Serges and Isoc? If the virus spreading across the planet was completely and utterly independent of Zero's existence within Wily's underground base, we must then assume that Wily had always planned to use the virus a hundred years later, possibly in an attempt to rule the world as an artifical intelligence himself. Man, i so wish Inafune had greenlit X9 before leaving Capcom...
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer If the virus was already spreading across the world _before_ Zero was even awakened from his capsule, are we to assume Wily was already scheming something as Serges and Isoc? If the virus was completely and utterly independent of Zero's existence within Wily's underground base, we must then assume that Wily had always planned to use it a hundred years later, possibly in an attempt to rule the world as an artifical intelligence himself. Man, i so wish Inafune had greenlit X9 before leaving Capcom...
@@javiervasquez625 the spread was more a kin to a gas leak. Wily made the virus and after a century the containment failed leading to a leak. I doubt it was intentional on his part
Grate ZX next which makes me wonder which name you’ll use for the main character since there are 2 either way keep up the good work ZX and Legends are the last two of the main timeline (I’m pretty sure)
Planning on going into both
17:54 If they came from X's DNA it makes you wonder how the hell are Fefnir and Leviathan related to X in the way how they behave, specially Leviathan when it comes to encountering Zero.
@@marcosgalvis3498 I always saw Fefnir and Leviathan as representative of X's worst qualities such as his recklesness during his early days as a Maverick Hunter, and his impulsiveness which would drive him to make risky decisions such as facing Vile for the first time despite being ill-equiped for the battle. Both Fefnir and Leviathan show such traits during their respective confrontations with Zero, making a strong case for them having inherited them from X.
I think the Guardians wanting to throw hands with Zero that bad is because they're influanced by Mother Elf's awakening . Since the Mythos reploids starting being rejoiced in a rematch , I assumed they we're under heavier influance going completly mad . And considering these guardians are X's "children" they were less sussapteble to insanity and more eager to fight. And that's how we got the Armor Pheonmen that will never be bought up and explained again after Zero 2. At least, everything I said is what I interpreted it as
This was such a freaking banger! As accurate as it can get! A huge fan of the Zero series, and you did it hella good justice! Hats off fam! You did that!
This just made my night. Thank you!
Yessss! Thank you for making this so quick, definitely crying myself to sleep tonight 😤
Thanks for supporting!!
Don’t worry bro, your long form videos are GOATED. I prefer long videos more, I can do stuff around the house and put the vid up on the TV. Love it.
Appreciate you
@ No problem big homie. I’ll be patiently waiting for the ZX video.
This is so exciting MegaMan zero has always been such a mystery to me
You're gonna be an expert after this video
You could just...play the games?
@@shygaifu3592 Sadly, there's a _lot_ of extra content/lore which does not appear anywhere within the games themselves ranging from japanese audiodramas, novelizations, mangas and even lore books published by Capcom, making it difficult to get a clear grasp of what the Zero saga is all about.
@@javiervasquez625 The audiodramas are supplementary, basically all you get out of them are Elpizo's backstory and more details about the Elf Wars/Zero's sealing. By no means is it difficult to get a "clear grasp" on what the Zero saga is about without them. It's about Zero once more defying his origins and arising as a defender of the helpless, even without his memories of doing so a century prior.
@@shygaifu3592 Forgot to mention a bunch of booklets, a short illustrative "journal" from an unseen character showing the aftermath of Ragnarok's destruction in Zero 4, and even the bloody _songs_ promoting the games which do contain some interesting lyrics which give away key details surrounding some of the characters's personalities. A lot of extra lore indeed.
What do you guys think ever happened to the New Generation Reploids like for example Axl and many more from Megaman X8? I know they were discontinued but the ending of X8 tells us they eventually were bought back years later.
Like I know for a fact characters like Dr Weil, Copy X and well Neo Arcadia as a whole would have used them to their advantage. Like I fell like Axl is dead cause you know for a fact he wouldn’t let any of the stuff like the Elf Wars or Dr Weil slide.
The only explanation I have is the 90% of all Reploids that were killed during the Elf Wars were the Copy Chip New Gen reploids. I can see Weil using Omega to kill as many as possible knowing the threat they could pose and you BET a good majority of them would join X during the war. Like Weil could have been dealing with New Generation Reploids who turned into characters like X, Zero , Vile, Dynamo or many other mavericks from the x games I wouldn’t be surprised if Weil had to deal with New Generation reploids who turned into Omega.
Do you all think this is why from a in universe way we don’t see next gen reploids in the Zero Series? I mean granted the real answer is they probably still exist around the world and we just didn’t see them on screen but still
New gens are likely to be (if they ever continue the story) finished off during the events of the X series
Favorite designs:
Z1:
Leviathan
Fefnir (Oversized guns are cool.)
Z2:
Phoenix Magnion
(Fight sucks, but those wings are majestic.)
Armed Phenomenon Leviathan (Manta Rays are cool.)
Z3:
Childre Inarabitta (Bias, I like rabbits. Rabbits are cute... and unassuming.)
Cubit Foxtrot (is a HE by the by, also very Renamon/Kitsune-basically a lot of people's furry awakening.)
Z4:
Craft (Big Guns WITH CHAINSAWS)
Noble Mandrago (She's cute, she's a bit of a scrimblo)
Fenri Lunaedge (I love my norse myth parallels)
Fire boss list
Woooo!! Was waiting for this one. I still have belief Zero’s alive out there somewhere…repairing
Thank you for making this retrospective!
If you were to release another retrospective for _Mega Man ZX_ and _Mega Man ZX: Advent_ , pick Aile and Ashe as the protagonists, mostly due to... obvious fanbase reasons.
Ive been looking forward to this one since i came across your mega man x video, your videos are fantastic
Thanks so much, fam. Hope this one was worth the wait
We eating well again, I was looking forward to the Zero lore. Not gonna lie, considering how hope is a theme in the megaman series to some extent Zero is the soldier of hope, or at least as he said the one who believes in it. I still cry to this day😢
Thanks for watching fam. And yeah this story is a tearjerker
Since you went over a fan work in this video I would recommend checking out Man on The Internet's lyrical covers of Cannonball from Zero 3 and Falling Down from Zero 4
Legit was interesting finding ya, these megaman deep dives are incredible, followed megaman since the first one renting it from a laundry mat video game store. Thanks for doing the series such love! I can't wait to see how you cover NT, the entire series really was incredible.
Thanks so much! Yeah getting into Battle Network is gonna be crazy
The Zero series is my favorite in the Mega Man timeline! The story and lore is so cool and deep, and I even learned some new things from this video. And I’m glad Zero 4’s contribution to the plot is getting some love. Great video!
Thanks fam!
As a 13 year old at the time SNES's X1 hit our consoles, I will never lose the feeling that Zero's guitar riff evoked in my gamer heart. (Also, Storm Eagle's stage music)
Amazing video, you totally nailed it fam 💯
Thanks fam!!
I haven’t finished the vid yet but I wanted to comment THE MMZ COMMERCIALS ARE AMAZING! I wish they made the game into an anime
FACTS! Same here
He did it! I have O-X tattooed on my shoulder because I was so happy when Omega came back in ZX
That's so dope
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 the day has come where I continue my journey into the world of mega man. Thanks bro you’re content is in a league of its own. The solo leveling series was what brought me to your page 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Another awesome video man. Well done.
Thanks so much
WOOOO THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
Also 46:41 "no cyber elves?"
Just wanted to say, as a fellow Mega Man fan, job VERY well done on these videos. I watched you’re previous 2 videos on the Classic and X series as well.
While the original Marvel vs. Capcom provided my first glimpse of Mega Man in 1998, Mega Man 8 ended up being my first true Mega Man experience about a year later (a commonly hated one, but I still love it to this day). Mega Man X4 was my introduction to the X saga and will forever be one of my favorite games of all time.
Then I tried Mega Man Zero…despite how brutal and frustrating it was for me at first, that game amplified my interest and love for the Mega Man series as a whole. Then came Mega Man Zero 3, which I think is just perfect. The storytelling and drama of the Zero series made me go back and experience as much as I could of the Classic and X series to see how everything connects. Watching your video here was also great since you provided some extra information that I wasn’t even aware of.
You keep on doin the damn thing, Mastadonte. From one Mega Man fan to another, keep up the great work.
Appreciate this comment so much, fam. Thank you
This game defined my childhood, I still instantly recommend it when someone asks me for platformer recommendations
Yup! Happy i did this video because it gave me way more respect for it
X and Zero are actually Reploids, it’s just that they were created before the term was made. Reploids aren’t a type of robot, and are instead a denomination for robots that have sentience on the same level of humans. Just wanted to clarify that, great video! :)
Zero after losing Iris: "WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR?!!"
Zero after meeting Ciel: "THIS IS WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR!!"
Sorry for the lame joke 😅
I like how Allouette appears in the ZX series
In my headcanon between the events of MMZ3 and MMZ4, Zero and Ciel got closer and were like the parents for the little reploid girl 😊
Honestly I can see that. She always treated him like a big bro
There’s some fanart that shows Zero and Ciel taking care of Allouette. Some fans definitely like to see that family dynamic even if Allouette considers Ciel her big sis
When I was a kid I played the crap out of X1 and X2. Never got to play any of the original megaman games, and the next megaman that I played was Zero-2. That jump in story was major whiplash for me 😂
Awesome, Can't wait for it man!
Thanks, man! And thank you so much for allowing me to use your footage!
@TheBlackMastadonte No problem, man! Anytime!
Well apparently the eight gentle judges were built by Weil himself. And it's suggested that they were the ones who got him to walk away scot free. So the people of Neo Arcadia committed vigilante justice by turning him into a cyborg and booting him out. Also Inarrabitta said that Weil game him their Armed phenomenon forms when he was brainwashing them. Foxtar is a dude BTW.
Some corrections. X and Zero being reploids or not is something the fandom has gotten too hung up about trying to seperate them from reploids. Nothing in universe has said they’re not reploids other than localization if i recall. There also isn’t a source that the DEFINITION of reploid is being based on X. It’s always been how X was described by Dr Light in Maverick Hunter X
If I recall from extra lore (and an offhand comment from an a dive stream) Weil was a part of the team working with Zero and his body to find a solution to the maverick virus once and for all. He had his own faction during the elf wars and unfortunately for him he both lost and was the figurehead taken as the sole blame leaving those in his faction as far as I can recall off Scott free. Shame humans are so spiteful and wanted Weil to suffer in immortality as they were the ones to make the final decision. Zero’s new body as claimed in the Xdive stream if I recall or maybe an xdive description but either way, it is claimed Weil created the body. Many seem to think the idea is nonsensical but it makes sense as if he was a part of the teams trying to find a solution he would try to replicate Zero’s body as it showed much different reactions to the maverick virus. This would be before the Project Elpis plan. Sometime later Weil would take the original body discarding the copy he made without any tampering so it is a proper working body with no drawbacks
A thing for Ciel, she was initially considered a cyborg in the older drafts from what I recall but I don’t recall the source only having discussions in places about it. So her being a human now they gave her the genetically altered human backstory (fun fact her Japanese VA would end up playing another Genetically Altered human Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED. Both would be known for singing too) due to the story change the sprites and possibly cutscenes couldn’t be changed so it’s very likely there’s more to the X villain story. I believe he was fragmented as who else would take Cyber Elf X’s place so now we have a villainous X because he’s missing the parts of himself that is now a Cyber Elf. The four guardians is uncertain if they have the same backstory in the original but I’m certain the original story had X being fragmented instead of just resting as a seal becoming a cyber elf.
Something interesting is that Ragnarok was one of many similar satellites from the elf wars days supposedly. There’s many more Ragnaroks still floating out there.
Weil was hit if I recall, his immortal body however was able to withstand the hit as seen with his shattered crystal head and mechanical eye in his final confrontation
Something I don’t think was mentioned is that all human civilization is inside multiple different domed cities so the one Weil was in is destroyed but the rest still survive and alongside Area Zero will be the home for humanity as they rebuild the world
There’s some nice art depicting the post Zero world featuring pantheons becoming teachers and caretakers and it feels like it perfectly encapsulates the post Zero world
One last thing, the composer for the Zero series has a RUclips channel and was posting the original masters of his tracks that would be then translated into the GBA tracks and the one for Falling Down is perfectly epic
I remember being 9 and picking up MZ2 because I was always a fan of mega man (played megaman extreme 2 prior) and Boi was it hard. But I struggled through and beat it and man was it cathartic, loved how they teased X.
I don't think Zero 4 was the end of the timeline, I could be mistaken but isn't the zx and z advent games like 500+ years after the events of Zero 4?
I count Zero 4 as the end of one long saga. While ZX also deals with Mavericks, it's the first game in the timeline to not feature characters from the past like Mega Man, X, or Zero. It was also made to be a fresh start. So ZX feels like it begins its own arc in the timeline
@TheBlackMastadonte I can see calling it a new arc but it's 100% the same timeline, the model W was made from parts of the fallen Ragnarok and at least 6 of the others (including X and Z) were made by Ciel. I did get the timing wrong though, the ZX series takes place 200 years after the end of zero 4.
I like to think the reason everything looks different in this era is because a reploid accidentally stepped on someone's foot and crushed it. Or at least one big dude couldn't fit past the door frame. So they started slimming their designs to make them more streamlined and closer to human without worrying about the added weight.
It's stupid, I know. But it's hilarious to me
That's actually pretty funny lol. I know the team made them more human cause this is all supposed to lead to Legends
man i love inti. not only did they make my favourite megaman games (and the first ones i played), they also brought blaster master back from the grave and did it the justice it deserved. W devs.
I was waiting for this one! your last video was amazing! i love the little details you give in the history, really, keep the amazing job!
Glad you liked the last one! I’m trying my best to do the series justice
I'm actually pretty sure all the bosses in MMZ4 are based off the x5 ones... pretty neat considering area zero itself is a callback to that game
Will you ever cover the lore of Mega Man ZX, Legends Battle Network ETC?
Plan on covering those after this one.
@@TheBlackMastadonteAwesome! 😊
Holy shit. This was hands down THE BEST video I've ever watched about Mega Man Zero. Thank you for your hard work!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
Thank you for making such FIRRREEEEE video of my favorite franchise
Of course. Thanks for watching
The waiting was totally worth it. I didn’t played the Zero serie as much as the X, but man do I love the lore or Mega Man. X, Zero, the tears are real and amazing video.
Appreciate the love!
10:36 Mayyyyyyybe before he became a mad scientist he most likely had a partner. Though I didn't make Weil his descendant.
That's true
41:35 Best Boss Designs
Aztec Falcon
Crea and Prea
Flavclaws
Fefnir
Leviathan
Harpuia
Mantisk
(The fox lady whose name I've forgotten)
And dude thanks for ur hard work it's been really great and enjoy every minute
Thanks for watching!
Me at the start of the video: I am going to cry when I see the effing helmet again, aren't I?
Me at the end: . . . . . Every time. 😭
Ahem, masterful retelling of the series as usual!
👏
I always felt, horrible for Elpizo, I was happy people using the e-reader were able to summon his cyber elf self.
Oh yeah, and speaking of Vile, never forget that Phoenix has the coolest attack where he summons X's old rivals in this form to seize Zero. Vile included among them.
Thanks so much, fam
@TheBlackMastadonte Always a pleasure, I look forward to the next one, bossman!
These are so good.
This was great man , I loved Megaman zero in my childhood, I owned Zero 3 and 4 catridges but I played 2 and 1 on emulation
Thank you so much
I heard once that Alia could be the ancestor of Ceil that developed the mother elf based off her final dialogue in x5 or x6 about developing a cure for the Zero Virus.
Yo this video is the best megaman zero lore video period. You did a fantastic job and even as a lifelong MM fan there's so much here I never knew. Instant sub and I can't wait for you to get to the legends series!!
Thanks so much fam!!
I watched this thinking it was dropped a long time ago. Nah. It was only dropped some hours ago. That's wild. I thoroughly enjoyed this and also was cool to see that we have similar styles in our clothing lol
Yuuup. Just dropped it! Thanks for watching. And ayee, matching clothing sense. I see your a person of culture
Here's an awesome Thanksgiving gift 🎁 from the longtime HGH narrator, *_The Black Mastadonte_* 👏🏻😎🇵🇷
Hell yeah. The timing couldn't be more perfect
@@TheBlackMastadonteWill Have Mega Man Legends Lore Video?
Ciel screaming out Zero's name at the end of Z4 and the fact that it's voiced too? Oh my god I could feel her emotions right there!!! Makes a man tear up right there knowing the inevitable is approaching and there's nothing she can do about it.
I can’t wait for the ZX video! Then on to Legends right?! Megaman Legends was my Ocarina of Time since I was a PS1 kid.
Yup. Mega Man ZX + Advent in December then Legends in January
I really do love the X and Zero series because of this, at least from what i know about megaman lore of different titles, they are the ones who make a very strong and heavy story on the series, The never ending War of Humans and Reploids, a fight for both them to simpley co exist with one another, to create a better world that due to the actions of a angry man of the past, never got to happen.
If you stop to think that due to the actions of Wily, we got a war that took like almost 400 years to be resolved (if you bundle up the X and Zero series in one story, which pretty much is) man that's insane, this series really is something, i loved as a kid because of nostalgia and as i learn more and more about it i'm in love with it even more thanks to your videos showing more of what i did know and didn't know.
Thank you for making this videos about one of my favorite Franchises (Also god dang they could use the Classic, X and Zero Series to make an anime of Megaman, Classic being Season 1, X being Season 2 and Zero being Season 3, ZX is the one i'm most clueless on, so that i would have to wait for your video to see if i like it or not)
I have a suggestion. A honest gaming history on all 3 versions of Spyro the dragon
bro i swear im probably the Biggest Megaman fan ever bro I Literally played very single one from x to zero to zx OMG I miss megaman zero it was like the souls games of megaman games
Bro thank you so much for these videos. You're keeping the light alive.
No problem, fam. I'm just trying to pay homage to a great series.
been waiting for this video for like, AGES!! Damn, youtube didnt notify me 😢...
Anyways, i'll be binging this all throughout the day!
Hope you love it, fam
ah yes, tragic dark zero series I can’t express how much I loved this series.
It’s a hidden gem fr
Cannot wait for the battle network vid
Awesome, I just finished the x series video. Zero series is my favorite!
Then I think you'll really enjoy this one
This plus the ZX Games is where they Peaked with Gameplay and Story.
And then the Aesthetic plus OST was just the perfect cherry on top!! 👌
Hell yeah. X's story was also pretty good
Bruh!!!! This was perfect. Please don’t stop
Thanks so much! I don't plan on it
I remember when Megaman Zero was like this, relatively unknown corner of the general fanbase along with ZX. And it seems so long ago now.
1:10:38 THANK YOU for pointing this out, but you forgot to mention that Copy X looks similar Ultimate Armor X. Now, I have a theory that when X created Neo Arcadia, he was in his Ultimate Armor, which would make sense, considering how Copy X looks when you fight him, and even his skills are similar to moves like Nova Strike
My second Mega Man game/series. It was also the first series that I completed, second was ZX, third was X, and fourth was X. I experienced the Zero series through the Zero collection on the DS (way before the Zero/Zx legacy collection)
The zero games were mad fun, although hard (especially in Zero 2 & 3 when you want them EX skills)
Best game in the series to me. Art style and Zero him self just fit the aesthetic I like. Wish they made an action style game based for this on the switch.
YERRR what's good! And yes bro, Mega Man Zero was such a gem that sadly didn't get as much love as it should've
I really, really, really, really, REALLY Love Toru Nakayama work on the Megaman Zero series back then, especially Zero's redesign for his series, it's perfect.
Though I do hate it when people throw shade at Zero's design from MMZ just because it isn't the same Zero from MMX
Yo same. Tbh, I prefer this Zero over MMX Zero design-wise
Another amazing fan video I recommend is Zero vs Omega Decisive Battle. Holy hell is it amazing.
Thank you. I gotta watch that soon
This is why I love the Zero series the story is so good and the stakes have never been higher and just I can just gush about peak for hours it's sooo good and I'm still learning more about this series. Bro you cooked!!!!!
For real. Such a gem. And thank you
Excited to dive into this one. Such an underappreciated series!
For real, man. Hope you enjoy it
@@TheBlackMastadonte It was great! Definitely agree with your boss design picks too.
Nakayama really is the goat, when I had my avatar commissioned I was debating on going with that style but ended up going with someone who could (sorta) replicate Haruki Suetsugu's style (X5 and X6). Works better with facial hair lol.
been waiting for this to drop! just in time for a 4 day holiday so i have plenty of time to take on this deep dive!
Here we go, folks. The Best Red Hero done right.
(Edit) 1:01:15 I did not know you sprite animated LMAO I did too after watching UltimateMaverickX's Zero Vs Omega Zero and his rendition of FAKE!. If you haven't watched it, it uses the audio dramas. And the Sprite Fight for Zero Vs Omega, Goated.
(Edit for the Edit) Zero's Finest Hour. Best rearrangement on RUclips for MMZ4 using the audio drama in the actual game. Zero found what he is fighting for. Thanks for this video brudda. Huge Zero Nerd/Fan. Used to be called ZeroZWarrior once a upon a RUclips channel and Deviantart.... Loved the Red Hero. And still do. Preciate ya Fam.