Megaman

Megaman (of its original name Rockman ) is a Série of video games of platform mainly created by Keiji Inafune, for the company of plays Capcom. Having in particular revolutionized the concept of play of platform and comprising more than 80 titles, it is one of the most popular series in the field.

Seven under-series constitute the Megaman frankness, with the player with the orders of Megaman.

Megaman

The series puts in scene a Robot, Rock, which fight against Doctor Wily, a insane Savant who tries to invade and to dominate the world with its own super-robots. Megaman (Japanese Rockman), is recognizable with its blue armor and its gun with energy with the arm (Rock'n'roll Buster or Mega Buster).

In the beginning, Dr. Wily worked with Dr. Light on the creation of robots. But Wily had other projects at the head, and was warned to reprogram the robots in order to achieve its plan of conquest and destruction. Megaman, having resisted the reprogramming and having an acute sense of justice, went voluntary to be transformed into combat robot in order to stop Dr. Wily. During nearly 8 episodes, Megaman faces still and always persevering it Dr. Wily, but the appearance on stage of new characters and the strong determination of Megaman will not make that corser the adventure.

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A electronic Jeu named Megaman 2 was also published.

Megaman X

More than one century after the events of the first series, Dr. Cain, archeologist, discovered the ruins of the laboratory of Dr. Light. It found also a capsule containing an unknown robot (resembling Megaman but the memory of Megaman seems forgotten at that time). This robot will be called X. It was locked up in a capsule in order to test its circuits over one 30 years duration. Dr. Cain was fascinated by this robot able to think by itself and launched the creation of many robots whose construction was modelled on Megaman X: the machines while resulting are the Réploides . Unfortunately, some decided to fight the human ones, some by choice, but the majority due to an infection by the virus Maverick . These oppressors, called logically Mavericks, are carried out by the Sigma disaster, in the past chief of the hunters of Mavericks ( Maverick Hunters ). Megaman X decides to go to fight the enemy, helped in particular by Zero, red robot with blond hair. Finding new weapons and accessories thanks to the capsules of fire (?) Dr. Light, who leaves messages with his hologram there. Later, Megaman X and Zero will be joined later by Axl.

A debate is often launched to know if Megaman X is original Megaman which was made modify or a new completely different robot. Keiji Inafune however confirmed that Megaman X is well a very new robot. That would cause an inconsistency however: Megaman X is supposed being the first robot to feel human emotions and having a free will, but original Megaman (and other robots of the first series) proved that it was already able of all that.

Megaman X will mark the beginning of long series of " X" composed of 8 episodes platforms, of which the three first left on Super Nintendo, including on the European territory, the three following are appeared on Playstation and finally the two last are appeared on Playstation 2 (those introducing the Concealment-Shading and the 3D into the saga). Did Inafune announce besides that there would not exist Megaman X9, the end of the history of series X will thus relate forever to many speculations - What occurs it of the Maverick virus? Will Axl you it die? - in short several points of the scenario remain in suspends and are the debate object many. The first shutter of this series is regarded as worship for the amateurs of the kind, with an environment " electro-cybernétique" , the whole in an involving music techno accompanied by a boosted dynamism. There will remain the opus more sold series X. It should be noted that the PC are not remains about it and were entitled to several adaptations of Megaman X 3 to Megaman X 8, like Megaman X first of the name, which functions under DOS. There exists also a opus directed RPG, Megaman X Command Mission, left towards Gamecube and Playstation 2. A compilation of the first 6 episodes left to the United States on Playstation 2 and Gamecube, named Megaman X collection. There exists also now, a bearing remixé with last style (3D, musics remixés, intro, kinematics and end in animation, voice, etc) of the first opus on PSP, named Irregular Hunter X in Japan, left under the name of Mega Man Maverick Hunter X to the USA and to Europe. The opus X3 had the most adaptations, the original on SNES was declined on PSX, Saturn and PC. X4 was produced on Saturn. The opus published on Game Boy Color constitute kinds of remixs of the two first of the saga X.

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Megaman Zero (Rockman Zero)

Approximately 100 years after the events of the series " X" , Zero are found in lethargy in an abandoned laboratory and it is brought back to the life by a scientist human, Ciel, which côtoie and protects from Reploïdes against a new mysterious invader, chief of the organization Neo Arcadia: Megaman X. It is acted in fact of a clone which issued an iron policy of energy by withdrawing Réploides to protect what remains mankind, decimated by the wars of Mavericks and the War of the Elves. At that time, there exist cyber-elves, pieces of programs materialized in our world having special capacities. X is " incarné" in one of these cyber elves at the time of a combat epic against Dark Elf at the time of the War of the Elves. The " problème" to which the world faces at that time is the lack of energy.

In this series one incarnates Megaman, but Zero not.

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Megaman ZX (Rockman ZX)

This series puts the player at the orders of Vent or Aile , two human able to use the capacities of the various protagonists of Megaman Zero by covering special armours ( forms in english language version) generated starting from biométaux that the player can recover during the play. The various existing forms are respectively inspired by Megaman X (Model X), Zero (Model Z), Harupia (Model HX), Fefnir (Model FX), Leviathan (Model LX), Phantom (Model PX) and Omega Zero (Model OX). Lastly, a seventh form exists (Model ZX) in which the character can use the combined capacities of X and Zero.

Megaman Legends (Rockman Dash)

Centuries after the events of Megaman X and Megaman Zero, the Earth is found flooded by water. Civilization is seen consequently forced to be established on the few remaining islands and depends from now on on the Quantum use of Réfracteurs to provide its increasingly increasing energy needs.

In this precarious period, an archeologist, Professor Barrel Caskett , discovers a little boy given up on an island and the pupil at the sides of his own grand-daughter, Roll . Baptized Megaman (Rock'n'roll) Volnutt , according to the character of video game preferred of Roll (!), the child grows and assists his adoptive family in their forwardings.

Only, during their adventures, Caskett will have with in découdre with the Bonne , a family of pirates carried out by terrible the Tiesel Bonne and its pretty sister Tron Bonne (who entiche of Megaman) and the Reaverbots , mysterious race of entities semi-robotics and guards of the quantum refracting .

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Megaman Battle Network (Rockman EXE)

In a world parallel with that of Megaman, people tear off a new computer program: NetNavis. These cybernetic beings humanoïdes (inspired by the characters of the original series of Megaman) can circulate on Internet and achieve various tasks there, such as transmitting messages, fighting viruses and to operate electronic mechanisms.

Lan Hikari , the hero, has in his possession NetNavi Megaman.EXE , which it uses to thwart the plans of an criminal organization operating on the Web, WWW (or World 3 ; Monde 3 in the French version of the Animates), directed by the disaster Doctor Wily.

Namely that several opus of series (MMBN 3,4,5 and 6) is declined in two versions, which causes sometimes some scenaristic variations.

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Megaman Star Forces (Ryuusei No Rockman)

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Other media

The frankness Megaman in its entirety was seen declined on several media, of which:

an American animated series of 27 episodes produced by Ruby-Spears, where Megaman and the other characters have a different look less " manga" and raise a look more " américain". The greatest difference with the play is that Protoman has a Rôle of malicious, right-hand man of Doctor Wily.
a OVA of three episodes, controls original American animated series.
Of the appearances in the animated series Captain NR .
an adaptation Animates Megaman Battle Network .
Several series of mangas… without counting innumerable the Spin-off S.

Supporting characters

Megaman " Classique"

Roll , the nice sister of Megaman, whose principal function, except supporting his/her brother morally, is to deal with the domestic tasks and to bring a female presence.
Doctor Thomas Xavier Light , is the creator of Megaman, Roll, Protoman and so much of others… It is probably the greatest genius in robotics of all times. In the series Megaman X, it brings its technical support in Megaman X in the form of Hologramme.
Eddy , a robot-bag which from time to time intervenes in order to supply Megaman.
Protoman , the forgotten older brother of Megaman and first robot built by Dr. Light. It appears only starting from Megaman 3 and always acts in greatest discretion.
Rush is the dog of Megaman, able to change according to the needs and the situations.
Beat is a bird robot which assists Megaman in its adventures.
Tango is a cat robot, exclusive with Megaman V, which assists Megaman in its adventures.
Auto is a robot handyman which provides Megaman out of equipment.
Duo is an extraterrestrial robot come in the world from Megaman in order to prevent Dr. Wily making use of a form of malefic energy, the Evil Energy (sic) and from destroying the latter.
Doctor Cossack , a considered Russian researcher and friend of Doctor Light. Despite everything, it will have the appearance of an antagonist in Megaman 4 when his/her daughter is kidnapped by Doctor Wily.
Doctor Albert W. Wily , formerly colleague of Dr. Light and Co-creator of Megaman, Roll, Protoman and of the six original robots. But its thirst for being able will push it to mislead its partner and to steal all its robots to him at ends of world domination. Overcome first once by Megaman, he manages nevertheless to escape justice and becomes the principal antagonist of the original series.
Low : Henchman of Doctor Wily and rival of Megaman. It appears in Megaman 7 in company of its dog Treble . Conceived in an original manner by accident by Wily to eliminate Megaman, it ends up rebelling against its creator and did not see any more from now on but to exceed Megaman.

Megaman X

Zero : important character in the series Megaman X and protagonist of Megaman Zero . The ultimate creation of Dr. Wily, Zero is the original carrier of the Maverick virus. Following the example Megaman X, it was sealed in a capsule following the great massacre which it caused (seen in the intro of megaman X4), Doctor Wily surely hoped to find the means of channeling dark energy (energy source of Zero and true factor of the virus) but succeeded forever for obscure reasons. Some time after its alarm clock, he faced the chief of the Hunters of Mavericks, Sigma, in singular combat during which the virus which he was carrying is probably propagated in the systems of Sigma. Zero were neutralized, then reprogrammed in order to become a hunter of Maverick. It is since the partner of combat of X.

In Megaman Zero , Zero becomes an important actor in the fight opposing the oppressive mode of Neo Arcadia and resistant the réploides.

Axl : Former member of the Red Alert and third protagonist of the series; it joined the Hunters of Maverick in the hope to repurchase its last crimes. Not sharing the scruples of X, he does not hesitate to resort to methods of shock to reach his ends.
Sigma : Original chief of the Hunters of Mavericks, it was infected by original the Maverick virus (that of Zero because it resisted the Maverick" virus; normal") and becomes in its Maverick turn. It is since the principal antagonist of the series until Megaman X8.
Dr. Cain : archeologist who found X in debris of the laboratory of Dr. Light. He is that which set up the manufacturing planies of Réploides and later the Hunters of Mavericks.
Combined, Layer and Pallets : Navigatrices with the service of X, Zero and Axl.

Megaman Zero

X : It is about same Mega Man X which existed one century earlier. It gave up its body in order to seal Dark Elf before several years, assuming a form of Cyber-Elf. Following the example Dr. Light, he assumes the role of mentor near Zero. Its body is destroyed at the end of Mega Man Zero 2 by Elpizo assoiffé of being able and wanting to obtain Dark Elf. It disappears at the end from Mega Man Zero 3, pretexting the fact that its energy reserves draw at their end, which would imply that its body enabled him to remain in this world.
Sky : Human having created the body of Copy X and having awaked Zero in the series Megaman Zero.
Copy X : clone of X which decided to eliminate Réploides to save the human ones. It was the leading one of Neo Arcadia until Zero face it. It was restored with a defect of language by Dr. Weil, but was finally destroyed by a bomb installed in its body by Dr. Weil if it would rebel against him or if it would try to change.
Elpizo : Réploide living with Neo Arcadia lasting during the days of Copy X. It joined resistance and Ciel named it ordering base. During the events of Mega Man Zero 2, it organized a striking against Neo Arcadia, but failed lamentably. He sought then Dark Elf with an aim of éradiquer the human ones. He managed to destroy the body of Mega Man X which sealed Dark Elf and faced Zero, but was finally overcome. He was transformed into Cyber-Elf by Dark Elf which found its original appearance during one moment before becoming again Dark Elf.
Dr. Weil : Deposed human scientist and antagonist of the series Megaman Zero. Creator of Omega and Dark Elf. He was the instigator of the war of the Elves one century earlier, which involved its banishment of Neo Arcadia, which reflects its spirit in an armor preventing it from aging and which regenerates its body and expelled it in wild nature. For this day, he has sworn revenge against the company. He restores Copy X little before the events of Mega Man Zero 3 with an aim of taking the orders of Neo Arcadia. At the end of Mega Man Zero 4, it amalgamates with the Ragnarok station with an aim of destroying at the same time sector Zero, a harbor for the human ones which tries to flee its influence like Zero, but will end up being made beat by this last.
Dark Elf : An Cyber-Elf created at the origin with an aim of éradiquer the virus Maverick and to thus put a term at the war of Mavericks. Weil managed to steal it and modify its program with a aim of controlling Réploides of the world, which started the war of the Elves. It was sealed by Mega Man X, then released by Elpizo. It found its original appearance at the end of Mega Man Zero 3.
Cerveau : Technician of resistance in Megaman Zero. It specializes in the design of weapons for the account of Zero.
Lark : Réploide that Ciel found at the time of a mission of rescue. She sees the latter like a maternal figure.
Omega : The chief of work of Weil. One century earlier, Weil would have succeeded in stealing the body of Zero, and would have increased its capacities until its limits. It then put it in an armor of combat protecting it until the come hour. It can increase its force beyond its limits with the assistance of Dark Elf. It is finally destroyed at the end of Mega Man Zero 3 and can be faced as a boss hidden in Mega Man ZX.
Harpuia :Chief of the four guards, it is specialized in the element " Air" and " Tonnerre". It fights with two swords. Created starting from the DNA of X. He faces Resistance only in the aim of protection Neo Arcadia. According to the Rockman book Zero Official Supplements Works, it is destroyed at the end of Mega Man Zero 3, when Omega explodes.
Leviathan :One of the four guards, it is specialized in water. It fights with a lance. Created starting from the DNA of X. Following the example Harpuia, it will be destroyed at the end of Mega Man Zero 3.
Fefnir : One of the four guards, it is specialized in fire. It fights with two fixed guns has its front armlevers. Created starting from the DNA of X, it is of a very impulsive nature and enjoys its confrontations with Zero each time. It will be destroyed at the end of Mega Man Zero 3, just like Harpuia and Leviathan.
Phantom : One of the four guards, it sacrifices at the end of Mega Man Zero 1 in an ultimate attempt to destroy Zero. Its spirit wanders since in the " Cyber-world". Zero will have the possibility of facing it during Mega Man Zero 3.
Neige : A journalist living with Neo Arcadia before Dr. Weil takes control. It takes share with the resistance which organizes and helps those which want to flee the presence of Weil. She learns that Zero are that which destroyed Copy X and does not trust him at the beginning. However, at the time of an incident which will make so that it will be held captive in a prison and that it will be saved by Zero, it will trust him. It in the past developed a relation with Craft.
Kraft : Réploide which is the right-hand man of Dr. Weil. However, it is under its orders only in the aim of protection the residents of Neo Arcadia and also because it came from there to believe that it is the only way of living in peace, even if is to be under the cut of a tyrant. However, it changes opinion after a discussion with Neige at the time of the incident of the prison. It will take the orders of the Ragnarok station and will destroy Neo Arcadia with an aim of destroying Dr. Weil. He will face Zero by twice, and will be decontaminated at the end of the second confrontation. Any door to believe that it was still on the station when this one was destroyed.

Megaman ZX

Wind vane : Chief of the company Giro Express train, Wind and Wing work for him. He is made control by Biométal W and is made kill by Vent/Aile.
Meadow : Supposed little sister of Sky, it is chief of the Guards. It is a réploide.
Prometheus : According to Prometheus, Serpent had not vontolé to control Biométal W. Prometheus and Pandora would thus have assembled this plan of all parts.
Pandora : Little before the end Megaman ZX, it reveals that Prometheus and it are " the voice of the W" model;. Accomplice of Prometheus.
Snake : Chief of Slither Inc., his company was acceuillie in héro while making accept human that it defended them of Maverick. Old Réploide several years (of the time of Sky), it was made control by Biométal W and brought it to its full power by feeding it cyber-elves. He dies at the end of Megaman ZX

Others

Roll : in Megaman Legends, it is her sister by adoption.
Tron Good : good sister of the Teisel enemy, but entichée of Megaman.

Japanese original names

Megaman = Rockman
Protoman = Blues
Low = Strong
Treble = Gospel
Car = Rightot
Sunstar = Sungod
Cheap = Vava
Maverick = Irregular
Dr. Weil = Dr. Vile

External bonds

Capcom, the official site of the company Capcom
Planet Megaman
Megaman Matrix
Megaman Network
The Rockman World Site French-speaking dealing with all the Megaman series: History, test, easy way, soluce, survey, and full with other things
Quizz on the series Megaman Quizz dealing with all the Megaman series: 1 quizz different every month approximately
History from the play Megaman on Grospixels
Dimension Megaman X, French-speaking Site on the series Megaman X
Megaman-Eden Site on the various series of Megaman (in construction)
File on the traditional series of Mega Man on the site Range Forever
Megaman homepage
Open Directory Project: Sites '' Megaman ''

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