link between the series

[warock]

do you think there is also a link between the some series and games like in the series megaman to megaman exe an with the games from megaman x to megaman zero that also leaded to megaman zx

[cccd-erckie]

Hmm...no, I don't think so.
The Rockman.exe series is what I like to call a Parallel Universe. It mirrors the Classic Rockman series, but is at the same time completely different.
The Rockman X, Zero, and ZX series, are all "sequals" to the Classic series, each borrowing or hinting to a fact from the previous game.
For instance: Rockman X is tied to the Classic Rockman because X was the final creation of Dr. Light, who created Rockman. Zero is connected to X because Zero and X were partners during the X series. ZX is tied to Zero because the LiveMetals are the consciousness of the Zero characters. So it all ties together.
On the other hand, the only similarity between Rockman Classic and Rockman.exe is that the characters share the same names. As such, it's safe to say that Ryusei no Rockman has very little, if any, connection to the Classic series.
._. I hope I answered your question.

[warock]

yeah oke but how do you then explain that dr light is the grandpa from netto and that forte comes in bothe series execpt megaman x

[cccd-erckie]

Dr. Light is not the name of Netto's grandfather: Netto's grandfather was a man named Hikari Tadashi, the essential founder of the Cyber net.

In the anime, Forte appeared after Pharaohman was deleted, and is in fact part of Pharaohman's remains (the other piece was Gospel).
In the game and manga, Forte was the creation of a man named Dr. Cossack. Forte was betrayed by the Humans he trusted and turned against humanity.

[Nekotwins]

[AnalogikMan]

When Subaru meets Rockman.exe... o_O

[XHunter]

Ok, since you asked, here is a table of the Rockman History and Universes.

Timeline 1

- 200X
Rockman
Rockman 2

- 20XX
Rockman 3
Rockman 4
Rockman 5
Rockman 6
Rockman 7
Rockman 8

- 21XX
Rockman X
Rockman X 2
Rockman X 3
Rockman X 4
Rockman X 5
Rockman X 6
Rockman X 7
Rockman X 8

- 22XX
Rockman Zero
Rockman Zero 2
Rockman Zero 3
Rockman Zero 4

- ??XX
Rockman ZX

- ?XXX
Tron Ni Kobun
Rockman Dash
Rockman Dash 2

- Parallel Universe -

Timeline 2

- 200X
Rockman EXE
Rockman EXE Transmission
Rockman EXE 2
Rockman EXE 3
Rockman EXE 4
Rockman EXE 4.5
Rockman EXE 5
Rockman EXE 6

- 22XX
Ryuusei no Rockman

[NEO Rockman]

[XHunter]

[cccd-erckie]

[NEO Rockman]

[cccd-erckie]

[XHunter]

A remake is simply that. Something that has been remade and improved on.

Maverick Hunter X is not a Parallel Universe, nor is Megaman Powered Up.
they are simply remakes of older games you can't get anymore.

From what I know Inafune planned on remaking all of the X series games to give more back information on the story and to fix some plot holes left behind since X6, but since the PSP is not the hottest selling handheld, and not alot of people have one, MHX didn't sell like Capcom hoped it would. And now there is a slim chance that we will see a IHX2 anytime soon.

Also keep in mind, that when you have a chance to remake one of your older projects, you tend to give it more detail and try to improve it in anyway you can.

Also I don't know if you now this, but in Japan, Capcom has released several books explaining the back story to their games.

one example of this is the "Zero Official Complete Works" book that is the first Back Story book to come to the US.

Yes, X in 20XX and 200X stands for a unknown variable (1 - 9)

So when we see 200X AD, we have to guess it took place sometime between 2000 AD - 2009 AD. And with 20XX we have to assume it took place between 2010 AD - 2099 AD.

The X Series gives us clues about when events took place.

In the intro to Megaman X Dr.Light says that it would take 30 years to test X's systems before it would be safe to let him out. and his note was datad "September 18, 20XX". Well we know that the X series took place during 21XX AD (a hundred years after the classic series) so Dr.Light had to have wrote his note sometime between 2080 AD and - 2099 AD because that gives a 30 year gap between when he was put into the pod and when he was released.

To sum a LONG LONG story short.

The Rockman Series only has two "Universe" / "Timelines"

The first is the Classic Rockman Series

Classic > X > Zero > ZX > Dash

and the Second is the EXE Series

EXE > Ryuusei

also you should know that with X4, X5, X6, X7, and X8, they all have different endings depending on who you beat the game with.

X4 Ending
X: X ponders whether he will turn Maverick.
Zero: Zero wondering how many Reploids he will end up destroying before this whole thing is over

X5 Ending
X: Zero is Destroyed, and X is rebuilt by Dr.Light (Capsule form) and X starts to Search for Zero. <- Ending leading to X6
Zero: Zero and X get Destroyed
Zero Gone Maverick: Zero is Destroyed, and X is rebuilt by Dr.Light (Capsule form) and X has no memory of Zero.

X6 Ending
X: Sigma is Defeated and Gate is Saved
Zero: Zero puts himself into a deep sleep with the help of a unknown scientist.

X7 Ending
X: X refuses to train Axl as a Hunter
Zero: Zero has a dream of X aiming at him saying “Eliminate the Mavericks”
Axl: Axl wants to become a Maverick Hunter

and the endings are like this for the rest of the games.

X1, X2, and X3 are the only ones with a solid ending

X1 Ending
The war has ended for now and peace has been restored. But those who
sacrificed themselves for the victory will never return.

Exhausted, X gazes at the destruction he helped cause and wonders why he
chose to fight. Was there another way?

Standing on the cliff, the answers seem to escape him. He only knows that
he'll fight the Mavericks again before he finds his answer.

How long will he keep on fighting? How long will his pain last?
Maybe only the X-Buster on his hand knows for sure.....

X2 Ending
Joined by his friend Zero, Mega Man X gazes out over the sea.

Sigma has once again been destroyed, but X wonders if the fighting will
truly end.

Was Dr Light's dream of a world in which reploids and humans lived together
in peace merely a dream?

The price of peace is often high, X thinks to himself.

Who or what must be sacrificed for it to become a reality?

And when the time comes, will he be able to do it?

The future holds the answers or...

X3 Ending
X has crushed Sigma's plan once again. But many questions still occupy
his mind......
"Why must humans fight against Reploids...?"
"And, why must Reploids fight against each other..."
As X stares at the burning remnants of Doppler's lab, his body
trembles from an unknown sorrow.
"What does fate have in store for me?" he wonders.
He can only hope that someday Dr Light's plan for him will finally be
revealed.
Unknown to X, his destiny has already been decided.
To save mankind, he must destroy Zero.
But only time will tell, when and why.....

[NEO Rockman]

wow, that was alot of typing, explaning the endings, but yeah, i can totally see where your going with this, sometimes i wonder why they even made the EXE series if it would just confuse people (like me), and who knows, if they never made the EXE series then maybe they would have had a now-days anime with X or even Classic, using graphics from Megaman8 or IHX (I'd freaking watch those, EXE isn't my favorite series to say the least). so i guess i can look at the EXE series and Ryusei series as a differnt point of veiw now. (but still, how would they remake Zero if they didn't have Cain to rebuild him, they mention that its hard enough to help fix them when there damnaged cause there such a rare type of reploid...)

(i like this forum, we actually discuss stuff, in the other Rockman forums everyone who wasn't a higher rank was excluted from everything, then when you posted your opinion they all got ticked. *cough* exehq *cough*)

[XHunter]

What I find to be really cool in the X series, is the Dr.Light is Still alive in a sense.

Because like I already said, at the End of X5, Dr.Light shows up in his Capsule form and repairs X.

So this leads me to believe that Dr.Light programed himself into the Capsule before he passed away so that he may watch over his creation and help X out at times.