I'm not really much of a Mega Man fan. I mean, I got a NetNavi electronic toy one Christmas, and a Buzz Lightyear-sized X action figure another. I've got a slim grasp on the series, unless reading the entire Bob and George sprite comic series doesn't count, in which case never mind. But when Capcom released Rockman 9 for WiiWare, I decided that a ninth wasn't enough. In honor of that decision, my next few news posts will be rants involving non-classic Mega Man series, as the subject implies. I'm starting with the Mega Man X series. It takes place several years after the original series. X, a robot created by Dr. Light (I think), was the first robot to think for itself. Bass, Dr. Wily's robot creation, ransacked Dr. Light's lab and stole the blueprints for X, which was used to create Zero, who at some point became a good guy and eventually got his OWN spinoff series. There are evil robots called Mavericks running around, and X must destroy them for the good of humanity and robot-kind, or something like that. The Mavericks, to my chagrin, are basically what the Robot Masters were: boss characters. IMNSHO, nothing could EVER stand up to the Robot Masters. I mean, what kind of evil robot would be a freakin' PENGUIN? Whereas, Cut Man has a pair of scissors on his head. I rest my case. In addition, a baldy named Sigma replaces Dr. Wily as the evil final boss. I don't have much to say on that, though. And then there's... um... I forgot her name. But she gives you information that you already know/don't need to know. She's basically Omochao, only you can't pick her up and throw her at enemies to destroy them. Also, Rush is gone, and the Rush Suit with it. In conclusion, the X series sucks. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play Mario Kart Wii.

UPDATE! After reading a commentary for a Bob and G-you know what, just follow the link after this sentence(s): I was wrong about Bass. He did NOT steal the X blueprints. Check it out.