Game Theory: How Mega Man DOOMED Humanity!

I haven't talked about Mega Man in... wow! A very long time! Today Theorists, we are going to remedy that! When I think of Mega Man, I tend to think of the amazing gameplay rather than any deep, overarching story. That was an oversight on my part as the lore within the Mega Man universe is CRAZY! Did you know that Mega Man will bring about the end of all human life? No? Well put on your helmets, we're digging deep into this franchise!

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Credits:Writers: Matthew Patrick and Alan BakerEditors: Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi and Forrest LeeAssistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazySound Editor: Yosi Berman

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[EpicGameMusic]

I've played like every Mega Man game and I never really thought about the plot as a whole until now. Mind blown!

[maniram]

“Today were talking about a franchise no one cares about”
oof that hurt me on a different level

[elegant_lilligant]

Little heads-up: It's been heavily implied that Wily's conciousness was digitalised and copied, and then was put on at least 2 Reploids, them being Serges from X2 and Isoc in X6. So when Sigma says "I met an old man who knows a lot about you" he might actually have met Wily in a different body, under a different name. Like Serges, who was working for Sigma as a X Hunter.

[sajohnson]

I mean you gotta respect it, Wily is the original "I'm about to destroy this man's whole career." They say when you dig a grave for revenge you should dig 2, wily said I'ma take it a step further.

[OriginalUnjustifier]

Also at the end of the timeline: Megaman Volnutt stuck in space for eternity because Capcom abandoned him there.

[bichoestranhocomcaudas]

"Zero being created by Wily was never confirmed in the games"
Literally Wily in X4: Zero, You're my masterpiece

[curiosity]

“Ain’t nobody seeing this video”
1 million people: are you sure about that?

[teapot]

are we going to talk about the fact that megaman's hardware was built so well he survived for thousands of years

[BrassMountainLion]

Sigma is suitable for realizing Wily's ambitions, but not Wily's technical expertise. The X5 reference to an old man may refer to Wily's consciousness manifesting in Serges (and later Isoc.)

Weil seems to be a copycat (which is on point for the Z series), but one could speculate that Wily's consciousness had eventually found a way to manipulate a human host unbeknownst to them.

[mrgamingbro]

MatPat: " Dr Wily is innocent "
Also Mat: " Dr Wily Murdered Millions "

[zettovii]

Yeah, you can definitely count this as Wily's win when seeing it from the perspective that humans are wiped out, and that Zero outlasted X...

But you could also see this as Dr.Light's win, if you instead see it from the perspective that humans and robots are finally living in harmony as the carbons, with there still being a Megaman out there to protect the peace.

[Antonio-fjgs]

This took Villiany to a new level
“A villain only needs one win while a hero only needs to lose once”
*Enter Wily*

[stopmotioncreate]

This is my first time ever hearing the MegaMan story and I’m freaked out

[Tingalinga]

Moral of the story: Be more careful when choosing your science partner for the project

[Gingy_]

Game theory: Dr wily is good

Game theory: Dr wily takes over the world and humanity dies

[GreenHousehold]

Why I love megaman from least most:
-Gameplay
-Concept
-SOUNDTRACK

[ytnukesme]

at first glance, you would never ever think a cutesy series like Mega Man, a game targeted at children would be this dark and gritty, this series tackles such mature concepts, from radical terrorism to world wars to nuclear wars to corporate states and dictatorships, and finally the extinction of humanity, man what an awesome series.

[odd-eyes]

"The franchise no one cares about"
C'mon Mat don't hurt my feelings like that

[Some_One_]

*Summarizing the Rockman/Mega Man timeline in under 16 minutes*

[milkuetea]

Wiley is short for William Afton:

- creates evil robots
- becomes a virus
- controls minds using said virus

(Obv a joke btw)