Mega Man Megathread

[fake-chan]

I just remembered this old thing. Watched it a billion times as a kid.

Never saw this video before, but it has Bass on the thumbnail, so I approve.

 

[Tonberry]

Never saw this video before, but it has Bass on the thumbnail, so I approve.

It's like a reimagining of Megaman me entering a Megaman discussion between you and TengumanYousef.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

It's like a reimagining of Megaman me entering a Megaman discussion between you and TengumanYousef.

That is an accurate description of me, I am as fabulous as tenguman.

 

[fake-chan]

It's like a reimagining of Megaman me entering a Megaman discussion between you and TengumanYousef.

Okay, I watched the video a little bit and I hate that Bass sounds like a bootleg Shadow the Hedgehog.

 

[Tonberry]

Okay, I watched the video a little bit and I hate that Bass sounds like a bootleg Shadow the Hedgehog.

Sorry, it's a super old video so I'm afraid that's his real voice now.

 

[fake-chan]

Sorry, it's a super old video so I'm afraid that's his real voice now.

Bass is a robot and thus will always remain a silly little boy. Also, he's a better character than Shadow.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Also, he's a better character than Shadow.

trust me, not a high bar
Wait… that reminds me….
Oh yeah I did forget to post that “bass ≠ shadow” rant that i got inspired to write due to Ian.
I’ll post it now.

 

[fake-chan]

trust me, not a high bar
Wait… that reminds me….
Oh yeah I did forget to post that “bass ≠ shadow” rant that i got inspired to write due to Ian.
I’ll post it now.

Can't wait.

 

[Tonberry]

Bass is a robot and thus will always remain a silly little boy. Also, he's a better character than Shadow.

Now THAT'S true!
(wtf why won't it let me add a reaction)

Speaking of little boys (lol), I watched these yesterday out of nostalgia, and I still think they're really cute and charming, and it reminded me how much I prefer Megaman having an actual kid's voice.
When I watched these back when I was like 13 I even learned stuff about Japan I didn't know before so I guess it even proved its value as edutainment, lol.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

Hey Băss! Why must I fight you!? we are not enemies!

 

[fake-chan]

Hey Băss! Why must I fight you!? we are not enemies!

SHUT UP!

 

[Tonberry]

I L O V E P R O T O M A N

 

[fake-chan]

I L O V E P R O T O M A N View attachment 53089​

What a goober. /affectionate

 

[Tonberry]

What a goober. /affectionate

Again, thanks for reminding me Megaman exists. I feel like a kid when I look up cool images of the characters I've forgotten about.

This like my favorite one ever, love their little robot joints:

 

[fake-chan]

Again, thanks for reminding me Megaman exists. I feel like a kid when I look up cool images of the characters I've forgotten about.

This like my favorite one ever, love their little robot joints:
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You're welcome!

Personally, I'm quite fond of this one:

 

[Tonberry]

You're welcome!

Personally, I'm quite fond of this one:

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I love the Complete Works stuff. I feel like it's how I envision everything Megaman when closing my eyes.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Bass and Shadow, a misunderstood connection​

Art source​

Character comparisons are unavoidable evil. They can be healthy and harmless fun, and it would be naive to assume they’re all bad or they all should be stopped. However this is one example where they can be taken to a silly extreme, and be given completely based on visual bias (they both have a black colour scheme).

It’s more harmful when it’s two popular series with a similarly large cast. Sonic has an ungodly amount of characters, so this was bound to happen. But the problem here stems from two fandoms that don’t really interact much. What’s worse, sonic fans misunderstand their own material alone, so they have no right interpreting other franchises.

But who’s Shadow and why was he created?​

Ignore the extreme ugly character right next to him.

​

So Shadow was made so he’d help cure Maria’s seemingly fatal disease, and eventually rebelled against humans once Gerald (his creator) was being arrested and Maria got caught in the crossfire and died like a bitch.

Sonic X discussing child murder. Yes, really.
​

so anyways, Shadow became means to an end. “Waaahh, humans killed my only family, I’m gonna become so broody and edgy now…”
Except the dumbass forgot that wasn’t what Maria’s dying words was. She wanted him to forgive and protect.
So he was like “oh ok I guess humans are cool now”.

then he fell to the earth and died like a bitch. The end.

​

No, sadly that’s not where it ends. He survives… unfortunately. Then uhh, he gets amnesia and becomes broody again

​

Can you already tell that’s zero similarities between him and bass? I don’t even need to explain anything on Bass’s side, the differences here are that self-evident

But anyways…
Then some alien guy comes and says

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“So, you’re an alien too, huh?”

Don’t ask where the clip is from. I’m too embarrassed to say where.
Then Shadow goes on this gigantic quest in a game to unlock 10 endings that all led to one ending… somehow (inFamous did this better) and he has ten personalities because sonic loves bloating its cast so much, it created a million versions of one character.

LITERALLY.

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After this, shadow starts working for the president (I’m not kidding) and becomes a cop for the government that killed his family (damn I guess he got amnesia again). The end.

Yeah, the President has a framed portrait of sonic and shadow, because…​

 

[Tonberry]

Bass and Shadow, a misunderstood connection​

View attachment 53077Art source​

Character comparisons are unavoidable evil. They can be healthy and harmless fun, and it would be naive to assume they’re all bad or they all should be stopped. However this is one example where they can be taken to a silly extreme, and be given completely based on visual bias (they both have a black colour scheme).

It’s more harmful when it’s two popular series with a similarly large cast. Sonic has an ungodly amount of characters, so this was bound to happen. But the problem here stems from two fandoms that don’t really interact much. What’s worse, sonic fans misunderstand their own material alone, so they have no right interpreting other franchises.

But who’s Shadow and why was he created?​

View attachment 53080
Ignore the extreme ugly character right next to him.

​

So Shadow was made so he’d help cure Maria’s seemingly fatal disease, and eventually rebelled against humans once Gerald (his creator) was being arrested and Maria got caught in the crossfire and died like a bitch.

View attachment 53082
Sonic X discussing child murder. Yes, really.
​

so anyways, Shadow became means to an end. “Waaahh, humans killed my only family, I’m gonna become so broody and edgy now…”
Except the dumbass forgot that wasn’t what Maria’s dying words was. She wanted him to forgive and protect.
So he was like “oh ok I guess humans are cool now”.

then he fell to the earth and died like a bitch. The end.

View attachment 53090View attachment 53091​

No, sadly that’s not where it ends. He survives… unfortunately. Then uhh, he gets amnesia and becomes broody again

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Can you already tell that’s zero similarities between him and bass? I don’t even need to explain anything on Bass’s side, the differences here are that self-evident

But anyways…
Then some alien guy comes and says
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“So, you’re an alien too, huh?”
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Don’t ask where the clip is from. I’m too embarrassed to say where.
Then Shadow goes on this gigantic quest in a game to unlock 10 endings that all led to one ending… somehow (inFamous did this better) and he has ten personalities because sonic loves bloating its cast so much, it created a million versions of one character.

LITERALLY.

View attachment 53128
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After this, shadow starts working for the president (I’m not kidding) and becomes a cop for the government that killed his family (damn I guess he got amnesia again). The end.

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Yeah, the President has a framed portrait of sonic and shadow, because…​

Well, at least he's cute.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Well, at least he's cute.

True, he also liked stealing candy from a baby.

 

[Tonberry]

mald man

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True, he also liked stealing candy from a baby.

I mean, who doesn't? Sounds like free candy to me!

 

[fake-chan]

Can you already tell that’s zero similarities between him and bass? I don’t even need to explain anything on Bass’s side, the differences here are that self-evident

Actually, there's one similarity between them, and that's that their personalities change between games.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Actually, there's one similarity between them, and that's that their personalities change between games.

Ohhhh that one totally slipped my mind. I should’ve mentioned it.

 

[MrBird]

My Mega Man experience started with the Mega Man X Collection on Gamecube. I started with X1 and I really enjoyed it. Then I've played and beaten X2 and X3, I've at least played X4 and X5, X6... is bogged down by questionable design choices. Then I got the Anniversary Collection which had 1-8 and the 2 Arcade games, and really enjoyed them, and then I had 9 and 10 on Wii, and enjoyed them as well. I've also played and beaten the 5 GB Mega Man games, and I've played Legends 1. I do have X Legacy Collection 2 on Switch, but the only game I've played on it so far is X8, which I find pretty decent, but also really frustrating at points (Dynasty).

 

[NotGodlike]

I've been digging Mega Man & Bass for some time, and while it may be insanely hard, it got a really good ost. The one that was stuck in my head for a long time (and still is) is the intro theme, and especially remix from PrincessZelda2020

 

[Bleu-Bomber]

I remember thinking back in '02 after finishing the second game that Legends 3 would be coming out at any moment..