By Mark Rodriguez
Megaman, Protoman, Rush, Sonic and Tails have ventured into the Death Egg Zone, a pocket universe with mixed elements of the Sonic and Megaman games created by Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman to rescue Dr. Light. Megaman turned the Roboticized Chaotix back to normal and sent them to find Protoman, who went off on his own. Wily announced he is able to revive ALL the past Robot Masters Megaman has ever faced, and feels confident in his plan since he has Dr. Light out of the way. They also sent Knuckles Man and Rose Woman after Sonic and Megaman, with the authorization to self destruct is necessary....
The issue opens up, oddly enough on the reverse cover page (you know, the page before page 1, basically the other side of the cover that is mostly used for advertisements), as the mad doctors panic over them being down to only 2 Roboticized Masters. They try to convince themselves that the robots were just a stalling tactic and that their plan is still ok since they have all 7 Chaos Emeralds and are powering up the Genesis Reactor as they speak. Secretly both scientists are already predicting that their plan is soon going to fail, but they can at least betray the other and use the Wily Egg to wreak havoc upon their own worlds.
Sonic, Megaman, Tails and Rush wander through what looks like part of the Chemical Plant Zone mixed with any stages related to oil from the Megaman games. They can't find Knuckles and Rose and Sonic wishes they would just ambush them already.
Just then, Amy and Knucles warp on the scene and start attacking. Sonic overhears Amy saying they are authorized to self destruct is need be, and he tells the others that they have to save them before they blow themselves up. Sonic fires off a Psycho Burst, a weapon he received when he defeated and turned Silver back to normal, but Rose Woman blocks it with her mallet-hands.
Knuckles Man knocks Megaman down and also blocks Tails' attacks. Megaman uses the Acoustic Blaster he received when he turned Vector back to normal, but Knuckles Man just punches it away. Megaman asks if Wily did anything special to those two, and Tails tells him Knuckles and Rose were always very strong when they were normal. Knuckles Man announces they will self destruct in two minutes. Megaman equips himself with the Fire Tornado.
Rush gets Sonic out of the way as Megaman fries Rose with the Fire Tornado. Rose is out cold and Megaman blasts her back to normal, and gains her weapon, the Piko Hammer. He equips it and charges into Knuckles Man, ready to smash him down.
Megaman's attack is so strong it breaks Knuckles' knuckles. Just then Rush, Tails and Sonic attack him, while Sonic blasts him with the Spin Dash Blast, turning him back to normal. Sonic teases Knuckles, asking him if he was kidnapped by Eggman, or tricked into being Roboticized by him. Sonic is such a punk to his friends... No wonder Knuckles always wants to beat him up.
Rose hugs the hell out of Sonic, crying and apologizing for having attacked him. Sonic gains the Sharp Knuckle weapon from Knuckles. Sonic introduces Knuckles and Amy Rose to Megaman and explain the situation. Protoman contacts Megaman and tells him that he located the hovering fortress which is now floating above Eggman and Wily shaped mountains. They found a teleporter pad and the Chaotix are trying to hack it... which basically uses the colored dot password system from the classic Megaman games. Clever reference.
Protoman will have the Chaotix send a beacon. Sonic sends Tails and Knuckles towards the beacon. He sends Megaman and Rush back to get Silver and Blaze. He then grabs Amy and they'll speed off to find Shadow.
Eggman and Wily argue as they build their super death machine to stop the heroes in case they get too close. Orbot tells the doctors that the last of the Roboticized Masters have been turned back to normal and that someone has sabotaged the Genesis Reactor. He tells them that Bass and Metal Sonic are after them. Eggman calls for a system lockdown and Wily asks Bass for a status report.
Bass and Metal Sonic follow Rouge, and she releases the Chaos Devil, basically a fusion of Chaos from the Sonic Adventure games and the Yellow Devil from the Megaman games. It can't tell friend from foe and captures both Rouge and Metal Sonic. The scientists arrive and Eggman taunts the defeated Rouge, who tells him it became personal for her when he captured Shadow. Bass and Metal Sonic takes Rouge away to be roboticized so she can lead the Robot Masters army against the heroes when they arrive.
Elsewhere, Roll worries about Megaman as she repairs the destroyed lab, and Auto tells her he should be alright. Just then Duo arrives, having received their distress signal from earlier.
My opinions
Megaman, Protoman, Rush, Sonic and Tails have ventured into the Death Egg Zone, a pocket universe with mixed elements of the Sonic and Megaman games created by Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman to rescue Dr. Light. Megaman turned the Roboticized Chaotix back to normal and sent them to find Protoman, who went off on his own. Wily announced he is able to revive ALL the past Robot Masters Megaman has ever faced, and feels confident in his plan since he has Dr. Light out of the way. They also sent Knuckles Man and Rose Woman after Sonic and Megaman, with the authorization to self destruct is necessary....
The issue opens up, oddly enough on the reverse cover page (you know, the page before page 1, basically the other side of the cover that is mostly used for advertisements), as the mad doctors panic over them being down to only 2 Roboticized Masters. They try to convince themselves that the robots were just a stalling tactic and that their plan is still ok since they have all 7 Chaos Emeralds and are powering up the Genesis Reactor as they speak. Secretly both scientists are already predicting that their plan is soon going to fail, but they can at least betray the other and use the Wily Egg to wreak havoc upon their own worlds.
Sonic, Megaman, Tails and Rush wander through what looks like part of the Chemical Plant Zone mixed with any stages related to oil from the Megaman games. They can't find Knuckles and Rose and Sonic wishes they would just ambush them already.
Just then, Amy and Knucles warp on the scene and start attacking. Sonic overhears Amy saying they are authorized to self destruct is need be, and he tells the others that they have to save them before they blow themselves up. Sonic fires off a Psycho Burst, a weapon he received when he defeated and turned Silver back to normal, but Rose Woman blocks it with her mallet-hands.
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| LMAO Poor Sonic, both his girls, Sally and Amy have been turned into robots |
Rush gets Sonic out of the way as Megaman fries Rose with the Fire Tornado. Rose is out cold and Megaman blasts her back to normal, and gains her weapon, the Piko Hammer. He equips it and charges into Knuckles Man, ready to smash him down.
Megaman's attack is so strong it breaks Knuckles' knuckles. Just then Rush, Tails and Sonic attack him, while Sonic blasts him with the Spin Dash Blast, turning him back to normal. Sonic teases Knuckles, asking him if he was kidnapped by Eggman, or tricked into being Roboticized by him. Sonic is such a punk to his friends... No wonder Knuckles always wants to beat him up.
Rose hugs the hell out of Sonic, crying and apologizing for having attacked him. Sonic gains the Sharp Knuckle weapon from Knuckles. Sonic introduces Knuckles and Amy Rose to Megaman and explain the situation. Protoman contacts Megaman and tells him that he located the hovering fortress which is now floating above Eggman and Wily shaped mountains. They found a teleporter pad and the Chaotix are trying to hack it... which basically uses the colored dot password system from the classic Megaman games. Clever reference.
Protoman will have the Chaotix send a beacon. Sonic sends Tails and Knuckles towards the beacon. He sends Megaman and Rush back to get Silver and Blaze. He then grabs Amy and they'll speed off to find Shadow.
Eggman and Wily argue as they build their super death machine to stop the heroes in case they get too close. Orbot tells the doctors that the last of the Roboticized Masters have been turned back to normal and that someone has sabotaged the Genesis Reactor. He tells them that Bass and Metal Sonic are after them. Eggman calls for a system lockdown and Wily asks Bass for a status report.
Bass and Metal Sonic follow Rouge, and she releases the Chaos Devil, basically a fusion of Chaos from the Sonic Adventure games and the Yellow Devil from the Megaman games. It can't tell friend from foe and captures both Rouge and Metal Sonic. The scientists arrive and Eggman taunts the defeated Rouge, who tells him it became personal for her when he captured Shadow. Bass and Metal Sonic takes Rouge away to be roboticized so she can lead the Robot Masters army against the heroes when they arrive.
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| Offhand I recognize/remember Snake Man, Tomahawk Man, Hard Man, Quick Man, and hey, Shadow Man is back for more! |
My opinions
The story keeps going forward as the bad guys start to panic. I love how there done this song and dance before so many times they already know that this is the part where the heroes turn everything around and start coming for them. The comic does suffer from 'fake cover advertising' as Sonic and Megaman never actually face the Chaos Devil in this issue and it's only seen for a short scene.
The story continues to toss clever references. The screen showing all the defeated Roboticized Masters is right out of the Megaman select screen. And using the blue and red orb password system from the 8-bit Megaman games to protect the transport pad was pretty clever. This comic doesn't miss a beat when to comes to this stuff.
Megaman gains a full on arsenal after defeating all of the Roboticized Masters. I wonder how he keeps track of all the weapons he has, or if his Weapon Copy System ever overloads. Seeing that Wily plans to revive all past Robot Masters, does that mean that Megaman still has all of their weapons of when he defeated them the first time? How long does the weapon system last? I wonder how he keeps track of the similar ones... Like do I use the Leaf Shield or the Plant Shield? I know Megaman kinda... Forgets.... His past weapons whenever a new game is out, but it's kinda different in a comic book. Oh well.
Good issue all around. I'm looking forward to see them fight off the Robot Masters army.
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