Game Theory: How Mega Man DOOMED Humanity!

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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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[@EpicGameMusic]

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

[@H1Y28]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@Alex_36]

Lol

[@ashsjdo_official]

Lolwo

[@uru47d73bxue]

Did you play the X series, or the Zero series?

[@whitetigerthunderzordpower9156]

I’m a huge fan of the Mega Man franchise and I’ve known most of the plot for both timelines pretty well but I’ve never looked at how Wily’s actions from the classic series influenced the rest of the original timeline. But I’ve always seen Wiel is Wily but as some kind of clone.

[@curiosity1561]

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

[@ShafiqYoutube81]

*y e s*

[@lady8609]

420th like 💨👅💨

[@zydeco_]

Lmao this didn’t even reach my sub box

[@orojdc518]

Plus #20 Trending

[@erikmichiels5076]

Ooooh now I now that that’s a meme

[@maniram5089]

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

[@inavela1267]

Same

[@bilbobaggins8173]

Same man

[@shaderikan166]

Eh whatever game captain falcon came from would have been the more accurate

[@sounghungi]

Hey at least we got Megaman 11

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Eh, I’d say a decent ammount of people care

[@miauxy_]

So the quote "A villain only needs one win. While a hero only needs to lose once." Really is Wily's life motto huh.

[@-ser0ooo-766]

We’re is this quote from?

[@thelgiver5844]

Yes. That's how winning and losing works.

[@toonasag]

@Vanswock isn't this from the "misfit of demon academy" series? 🤔

[@metroidserver]

tbh wily's influence was gone after the mother elf eliminated all traces of the sigma virus, after this point wily's influence is no more everything that happened afterwards is just the world moving on.

[@Negi1001]

@@metroidserver You mean the world destroying itself because someone copied what Wily did. even going as far as to have a name close to his.

[@sajohnson09]

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.

[@Marcelelias11]

Instead of digging two, he dug billions of graves

[@Jetblast01]

@@Marcelelias11 More like half the planet with the Eurasia space colony...

[@sajohnson09]

@Vedansh Singh Lol "killing me will only make me more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

[@mrgamingbro4033]

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

[@MrDanno]

It’s almost like his theories contradict themselves and aren’t that good to begin with lol

[@thelelanatorlol3978]

@@MrDanno Or maybe they don't contradict themselves because his theories aren't canon lmao.

[@jordanalejandrocorona6247]

@@MrDanno Wily is innocent... of originally creating robots with will.

[@burmessafox3939]

Or maybe these theories are for fun and entertainment.

[@Bluestar75291]

Maybe they are just theories, when, proven wrong, instead of keeping insisting on the same thing, they change, adapt to new info and get closser to the truth... But I had not see the first video, so dunno

[@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.

[@masemunejm]

Do I know you? Your name is so familiar.... Vinesauce watcher?

[@Azure70]

Why have only one backup plan when you can have 5 instead?

[@Marcelelias11]

Came here to comment exactly this. This needs more likes.

[@elegant_lilligant]

@@masemunejm Yep, I try to comment there as much as I can, mostly on Joel's channel though

[@chriss.249]

Not to mention he was basically torturing Zero with memories and messages in X4 and 5 Had zero not been so conflicted with what he was seeing in "dreams" he might not have been so closed off after killing iris, in X5 and X8 u can see he's still broken up about it, in X5, he wouldn't have offered to STAY dead(an act that did little to nothing besides mess X up and make him more adverse to fighting, which we see in X7) and maybe wouldve come up with an idea for the mother elf much sooner than he did It also caused him to not care too much about Layer, which, although it was small, Zero wouldve hopped down sooner if he wasn't beating himself up over iris death(sumn sigma, and basically wily caused). Wily cockblocked his own son😂😂

[@OriginalUnjustifier]

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

[@floatyjam]

Not really. Roll builds a rocket to rescue Mega Man

[@voice-less]

@@floatyjamas far as we know, she could have never succeeded in building a rocket and he ended up being stuck there long after roll and tron dies

[@teapot3487]

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

[@kurosbelmont2355]

Not the original, though. X is not the original megaman. Ive always wanted to know what happened to the original mega man before X was found.

[@MarkGaming-sm7it]

@@kurosbelmont2355 I think that the original parts of Megaman started to deteroriate

[@sashmiel6566]

@@kurosbelmont2355 Spikes. Spikes happened.

[@codycoy2943]

@@kurosbelmont2355 actual canon if i remember right is zero destroyed him. Like that was literally zero’s only purpose.

[@williamcortelyou9072]

@@codycoy2943 Lol. Oh man. Its not cannon at all that Zero killed the original Mega. It should be. The crumbs are all there. But nothing at all confirms it. Its a shame too, would be a great plot point. However, at this rate, we will never know.

[@Gingy_2006]

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

[@ligtningdog6399]

The second one isn't a theory at all. It's common knowledge to anyone that played Megaman.

[@Gingy_2006]

@@ligtningdog6399 I know it's just a joke

[@Gg_3x]

@lignting Dog r/woosh

[@lxgamerfeg6297]

I don't see the difference tho

[@ligtningdog6399]

@@Gingy_2006 You'll be surprised how few people don't know.

[@wolfcub7680]

dr wily: turns himself into a virus glitchtrap: turns himself into a digital virus dr wily: can control robots glitchtrap: can control humans me: visable confusion

[@Arkainjel]

Ultron has entered the chat

[@beastx8493]

They are working together!

[@kitsuneakage22]

Robot creators who truned their consciousness into an infectuous cyber virus: both

[@coolmanpoggers1837]

@@darthdogeyt3260 Thank for showing me those scary images

[@youngkhan3938]

*Visible confusion

[@blazzing7156]

I love how Matt says that the KZbin algorithm doesn’t care about Mega man but when he makes a video on it the amount of views it gets is fairly high compared to other videos that came out soon after and right before

[@mrwess1927]

Its mega man!

[@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.

[@Mauripsu]

"A franchise no one cares about, not even Capcom itself" Oh my, is it Ace Attorney?

[@Cezkarma]

I think you mean Darkstalkers

[@thecorruptedgamer7032]

How many games has Capcom just abandoned

[@bugjuice0413]

@@thecorruptedgamer7032 too many

[@dedsecgenius9316]

cool gamer it is good u r subbed to 8bitryan

[@bread6590]

@HappyFace560 You are now, he said so.

[@odd-eyes6363]

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

[@glitchytomato9157]

Lmao

[@DocDreamTaker]

Facts. The ones that do care care a lot. That stung man

[@alejandrotenorio80]

Yup I have a 3DS version where it has up to five I think it was awesome and I finished mega man 2 once

[@kylerivera3470]

Why care about a lame game like MegaMan when you can care about a much better game like UberDude.

[@glitchytomato9157]

Good joke

[@glenngriffon8032]

point of interest: In MML2 Megaman is a "purifier" unit meant to destroy "aberrant" units that went rogue. But in the original japanese they use the same word for aberrants that they did for mavericks. Which means even in the future the maverick virus is still hanging around and making reaverbots turn violent

[@stopmotioncreate7126]

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

[@ahogammer6895]

It get much more complex than that.

[@minafortulose730]

If you're interested, PLEASE do more research. You can't just take factual information from a video attempting to persuade you. I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just saying I already know the story and this vid even freaked me out. Getting the whole picture makes it better! :)

[@rumble8865]

Try out the games most of this is either wrong or basic info

[@formula091]

This is mostly comprised of reaches and complete misinterpretations, please disregard the Mega Man GT videos. They're laughably poor

[@metroidserver]

This vídeo does a terrible job at covering the Megaman lore, I recommend checking out the Megaman lore master Channel, aka Reploid REVO.

[@Tingalinga]

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

[@miclowgunman1987]

moral of the story: Letting the ultra bad guy live is almost never the right choice.

[@ricardohoang8452]

Moral of the story: Don't go to school!

[@duskcheri6754]

Moral of the story:If you don't want the human race extinct, don't bully smart people

[@chewyuanqiang]

True Moral of the story. Always treat your friend and partner with respect. Always try to help and care about their ideas. [Wily wouldn't have become evil if Dr. Light shared and worked together with him to combine their ideas instead of rejecting them for what he considered a better option (Megaman 11)]

[@Tingalinga]

Well yes that’s the true point though I wasn’t being that serious 😂 Nice insight

[@bichoestranhocomcaudas6543]

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

[@benjamindeh873]

They show his shadow, and say part of his name, but no, its never CLEARLY and 100% sure shown. It could be Dr. William who looks something like willie.

[@sombreroguy1853]

@@benjamindeh873 No, it’s Dr. Wily.

[@benjamindeh873]

@@sombreroguy1853 I havent played the game in like 15 years, so maybe they DO say it :P

[@benjamindeh873]

@Omega Zero Yep I remember that one too. But its not clear its him. He does not call it zero. As the video says it is HEAVILY implied in multiple games, but I personally do not remember any instance where its 100% confirmed. Maybe MMX4 as someone mentioned above in zero's dream sequences.

[@sombreroguy1853]

@Omega Zero It’s also shown in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.

[@ytnukesme1600]

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.

[@Antonio-fj5gs]

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

[@zettovii1367]

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.

[@leonelhuicho174]

Zero Indeed outlasted X But he always lived on rebelion with his creator Except when he was possesed by the virus.

[@H1Y28]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@ziqi92]

Zero outlasted X, but he was also in stasis for at least a century when X was still active, technically making X older than Zero by about a century by the time X died in Zero 2. X effectively lived a longer life than Zero.

[@zettovii1367]

@@ziqi92 I wouldn't consider X to be dead until Zero3, but yeah, he had technically a longer life. But then again, it seems like the Wily Virus outlasted them both, since Mavericks seem to be an issue even as far as in the Legends era.... Although as far as we know the virus might have been long gone, and "maverick" may simply have changed its meaning to "criminal".

[@brianrodriguez4213]

Taranov how unrelated😂

[@Some_One_456]

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

[@annakutitahvel3465]

Nice pfp

[@janco625]

This is a man of culture

[@reubenoakley8967]

Too bad he can't do that with FNAF

[@FearTheOldBlood....]

I like your profile pic ;)

[@jordanholloman5907]

Including the RPGs or just the main series?

[@TheOmegaDragon]

In Legends I'm certain they wanted to kill the humans because the world became too overpopulated. The master thought because the carbons valued their limited life as opposed to the immortality that Eurasia (I think that's what it's called) provided, that it was important to preserve their rights to live. The master died because he was away from Eurasia too long and no longer desired the luxury Eurasia provided and wanted Trigger to disable the master system that the mother units Sara and Yuna were trying to protect. Juno was charged with monitoring Katelox island to ensure the proper amount of carbons lived on that island but it was overpopulated so he wanted to wipe them out since it would be easy enough to clone them. Zero was a catalyst to the virus probably in an effort to defeat Light's creations (X) which is supported by Zero's dream when Wily said he had a rivalry with Light. Zero is Wily's legacy not so much the virus because the virus made Zero stronger and in great amounts more violent. Light might have contributed more to the poor state of the world simply because Reploids of today are based off the template of X which birthed villains like Sigma although the term Reploids is a replica of humans/animals and not so much X in general. Zero is a major reason humans and reploids still exist because of the sacrifices he made to ensure the peace is kept between them. Even X adopted that state of mind when he sacrificed his body to seal the Dark Elf.

[@themadpartyhatter]

Mega Man Video 1: Wily's Actually Innocent Mega Man Video 2: Wily Literally Killed Humanity. "Students, due to this information, we can confirm that there is actually a Mega Man multiverse."

[@JH-mg8fe]

Wily isnt accepted into an institude, creates a war and commits genocide. *seems kinda familiar not gonna lie*

[@BandrocDandroc]

Undertale? Plz tell me if im right

[@phantomanthony5247]

@@BandrocDandroc your avatar being a gaster sans makes this funny

[@l.lproductions3928]

nien nien nien

[@maryannemooty2983]

underMAN

[@chancethewrapper3557]

Veinerschnitzel.

[@annoyingkittycat6449]

Matpat: And that’s how the human race died. Everyone on 2020: * softly * don’t...

[@memesintensifies8013]

Annoying Kitty Cat yep lol

[@RaifuEnthusiast]

you must be talking about next year

[@user_hat]

@@RaifuEnthusiast **Month

[@jadenting2495]

Dont worry, it'll take another 3000 years...

[@fishperson_7545]

Lol

[@frostbitemelondemon2969]

Zero is my Favourite Megaman Character, I like the fact that Wily learned from his past failures and had learned enough to create Zero: The Megaman Killer! And, in the end, WILY is the victor!

[@milkuetea]

Wiley is short for William Afton: - creates evil robots - becomes a virus - controls minds using said virus (Obv a joke btw)

[@derpycarrotman2]

I love how this series goes from a little robot boy fighting an evil scientist, to all of humanity going extinct.

[@olegtaranov5756]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@Zhello79]

Or a megaman Juno figure who looks friendly but at the same time want to destroy all carbons (humans).

[@benjaminnewlon7865]

like vsauce!

[@Metawire61]

@@olegtaranov5756 i think i found someone xommenting on litteraly every single top comment the exact same thing with no context to anything

[@merchantziro4285]

Matpat: Of course it was never confirmed Zero was Wily's creation. Everyone: *SO YOU'VE CHOSEN DEATH*

[@tokyohanamura]

For a minute I thought he wasn’t mention Power Fighters & X4

[@alexcartee6302]

@@jayvhoncalma3458 that's true

[@jayvhoncalma3458]

Matpat your channel is dying now shut up

[@AresWar-mq3bc]

@@jayvhoncalma3458 No u

[@momosart4]

jayvhon calma hold that L

[@justincameron9661]

I would love to see both game theory and AVGN team up for an episode. The humor alone will be all worth it

[@BrujahsDisciple]

If you didn't find them during your research, i highly recommend "The Megas" a Megaman inspired rock band. The "History" songs being their best Megaman inspired songs. Those couple songs cover most of the lore you just covered. Highly recommend.

[@369destroyer]

I just imagine him in the afterlife "Hahahaha, My plan worked, Humanity is now extinct after so long.... Wait.... Maybe that was a LITTLE bit excessive

[@marioalbertomoreno3819]

"maybe it was overkill, I could have just accepted and move on, make my own inventions and help humanity achieve peace instead of holding a grudge... Oh well, too late for that I guess, I'm dead anyways"

[@crocoshow]

*explanation of why the Simpsons don't age!* kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@saffroncoasts6950]

saten: nah that was totally justified

[@2.05vasu]

@@crocoshowHa nice try.

[@amistrophy]

THEORIES OF STORIES go away b o t

[@rainwalkerstudios3388]

Honestly, I'm just happy to have someone talking about Megaman in general.

[@LUCKO2022]

Rockman. His name is ROCKMAN.

[@juliocooler4246]

Agreed

[@env0x]

@@LUCKO2022 yea. And Mario is Jumpman

[@babygenjo5714]

I know he seems so...... forgotten. The series seems faded away and it was nice to see something about the games

[@AliasAnimates]

YES

[@randomthoughtinstantiator]

If memory serves, X was put in hibernation to run countless simulations so as to always be able to make the correct moral choice in any decision. But he was awoken early by mistake, and used as the prototype for all other robots (Called “Reploids” because they replicated X). And Dr. Light’s capsules were hidden here and there to help X face future threats, which seemed to be abundant throughout the entire X series. So I’ve always wondered: Did X truly, really ever get out of hibernation? Or is he still in there, guided by an artificial Dr. Light? Could everything from the Wily Virus to the choice about preserving the Carbons be part of X’s moral training?

[@fujinshu]

X was actually meant to be in the capsule for only 30 years but when Light died, was in there for a total of 100 years (70 years more than intended).

[@Sakura_885]

Dr.Wily: makes himself a virus William Afton:*takes out a notepad*

[@sparky9207]

Me: MegaMan! Yes, my favorite games! MatPat: Today we are talking about a franchise no one cares about

[@GR33NY]

Oof same

[@freedomchaser9664]

I honestly don't care,because it's too late for me to become a fan

[@chriss.249]

Trueeee Straight tried to take a dump on 1 of my favorite video game characters No sir lol

[@chriss.249]

@@freedomchaser9664 It ain't never too late to become a fan Look at Dragonball lol

[@GR33NY]

Shadowless_Battle Fox that’s not how fans work. If you only like something because it’s popular you’re just following the hive bandwagon

[@durpien]

*its just a theory-* No, its literally just the story the franchise was portraying. Now tell me what happened to mario's island from mario land 2.

[@WildArmACF]

I was just thinking about that yesterday

[@olegtaranov5756]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@emmanuelajala6965]

I actually talked about that theory in a blog I made on Nintendo Amino back in 2018(the day before Smash Ultimate released XD) which you can check out below(I honestly could have made the blog a little longer, but I think I drove the message home lol) aminoapps.com/c/nintendo/page/blog/a-mario-land-theory/PzjK_4rTmuNmekvJ62nMVBwP4j3w2l8W5J To put it in summary, alternate universes ;)

[@emmanuelajala6965]

Victor Cancelas Hey, that could work too

[@GEONEgaming]

Just like his Dark Souls """Theory""" which is literally just him badly explaining the story

[@PokechiYT]

Man really went 'we never got any sort of confirmation that Zero was one of Dr Wily creations' even though they show Zero being shown in an official game twice Bro I can't

[@PokechiYT]

I just...Mr Matt deadass uses a fangame to turn a well known fact into a theory

[@BigHailFan]

Matt isnt too bright.

[@TheLeviathanYT]

Matpat: Wily is innocent Wily: that's right! I'm innocent! Also Wily: kills every human

[@davetoms1]

"Megaman's plot sounds terrifying but..." _existing in the year 2020_ "...actually looks pretty darn good right about now."

[@salmonfish738]

The plan activated too early

[@maniram5089]

I mean the year 20XX is literally 2020 in Roman numerals soooooooo...

[@smolderingawesome]

*OH NO*

[@dustinvance243]

@@maniram5089 actually THE Xs are meant to be place holders. Imaginary numbers used as a way to avoid committing to specific dates in order to avoid making canonical errors.

[@launchbase4944]

2020 is bad but it's not sentient robots killing humanity bad lmfao

[@sambutton8494]

Wiley is the physical embodiment of that motivational Michael Jordan quote: "I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

[@zettovii1367]

Unless you count the part of carbons existing as fulfilling Dr.Light's wish of having humans and robots live as one. In which case it means that Wily was oneupped yet again.

[@H1Y28]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@Big-Image]

Zetto Vii So it’s basically a stalemate.

[@rubixloverful]

when you said failed, it motivated me

[@petermarsella6537]

@@H1Y28 what does that have to do with this?

[@circa1919]

Always happy to see some Megaman content, amazing franchise. Still wish we had X or Zero instead of classic Mega in smash

[@Jason75913]

and I get why Sakurai went with literal bleep bloops for Megaman's sound effects, but it makes Megaman look like a meme gone distastefully too far I strongly dislike his protrayal of both Bowser and Megaman, and then he displays homicidal desire for Mario, lol very weird project director/producer/whatever

[@redi.c.e.6046]

You do realise Wily’s goal never was to wipe out humanity at all, just rule the world because he believed he knew what’s best for humanity’s benefit? …it’s not a complaint, it’s just an observation.

[@chicnkewitch7316]

“Today we’re talking about a game that nobody really cares about” Me, rn, wearing my Megaman2 shirt: “Excuse me WHAT-“

[@brycenblair7426]

Nerd

[@crocoshow]

*explanation of why the Simpsons don't age!* kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@RadMadLad]

Hi, nobody!

[@koronatic]

*TRIGGERED*

[@exto2002]

@Adara Hamilton Nerd

[@Khadharphak]

Matpat: "Wily is innocent" Also Matpat: "Wily annihilates humanity"

[@Alex-gl8li]

I mean, he's plan to create perfect creature absolutly free based on robot worked. And it was the best ending for everybody. Manking was destroy for something better.

[@rexcuso6527]

The best part is that the "wily is innocent " can work with this new one because the point was take wily can make robot rampage thanks to doctor light giving free will to robots.

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

@@Alex-gl8li GOOD GRAMMAR GOOD LOGIC 100 PERCENT SMART

[@Phoenix20X]

FACTS 💯💪

[@fica1137]

@@Alex-gl8li ends don't justify the means

[@captainrick4513]

I wonder if there will ever be a game that uses this theory as a plot point, trying to make a perfect timeline, and going back to old stages, and new stages. Kind of like a Megaman X Forces/Megaman Mania type concept.

[@killgronia5815]

Great video detailing everything from one of my favorite franchises. Thank you.

[@thatbacon4104]

"A franchise no one cares about, least of all, Capcom themselves." **Cries in Dark Stalkers**

[@zettovii1367]

At least they keep on giving Morrigan some love now and then.

[@sqeekeezthehamster1116]

What's that?

[@nightowl8562]

@@sqeekeezthehamster1116 exactly

[@ironboy6210]

why the Simpsons don't age kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@sparrow3394]

Zetto Vii darn, not that succumbus!

[@Sephiroth144]

The only problem with this theory- when exactly didn't Dr. Wily state he wanted to wipe out humanity? It always seemed he wanted to "Take Over the World", (as you noted the early virus caused Robot (Master)s to emulate), via Robots... Ruling over a dead world never seemed to his goal. So, how did he win- the series doesn't end with Wily (or his continuation) ruling over humanity, or even a world of robots/carbons- flipping the table doesn't mean you've won the game, just ended it.

[@unnath1762]

No. He did win, at least for a period of time. Almost everything was destroyed by Dr.Wily by the end of mega man zero 4. Its only after several years that magaman zx takes place and thats when we even see proper civilization compared to the other games in the franchise.

[@BubblyFemboy]

My brain why

[@zeidxd6311]

my thoughts exactly ,like taking over the world is not the same as wiping out humanity, and even then you cant rule the world if your dead

[@Ominvus]

I think I have an answer. He want his will to to rule the world to continue but after going from host to host, the virus learns which caused a mutation to the programing. It shifted to destroy and conquer to just destroy everything that stands in the way. Or hits a dead end when there's one human left.

[@voddubonpigeon9085]

yeah but is conquering the world by taking humanity with him

[@TazmilyGum]

Wily was confirmed to be Zero’s creator in a MegaMan X4 cutscene

[@pawelsobieszczak4750]

7:21 so that's why in megaman unlimited zero was final boss

[@sebastianhepola5284]

Video: An evil guy transferring his mind into machines Me: *fnaf vr flashbacks*

[@foxboydragon9608]

I mean, technically speaking, it'd be the other way around

[@arianewinter4266]

And than the wierd thing where the hero becomes immortal over hacking into a vr game...

[@j.w.5009]

My favorite game franchise! "The franchise no one cares about" Sigh...

[@generaljimmies3429]

ReploidRevo says otherwise

[@NewLifeMoves]

feel the same way

[@crocoshow]

*explanation of why the Simpsons don't age!* kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@SaganTheKhajiit]

Same.

[@yeetiests4842]

Same

[@GreenHousehold]

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

[@rotluanga5300]

I remember this game. Its been about 8 years. I played it when I was like 4 with my best friend. What a nice childhood

[@luna_lily19]

“...An’t no one seeing this...” *#6 on trending*

[@kindoflame]

#5 right now.

[@ArcadeFloor]

Yup

[@damiondee7681]

But does anyone REALLY look at trending anymore?

[@thatonenon-uniqueindividual]

I don’t

[@darthdogeyt3260]

yeah kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJvamKdnoLeke7c

[@damaniwilliams162]

Its kinda hard to call a guy who eliminated humamity a good guy

[@ggmr399]

Except it isn't

[@zettovii1367]

Yeah. It's really Willy's fault honestly. But at the same time, it's not like humans just disappeared into nothing. They left the carbons behind... Who are essentially human/reploid hybrids that were born after many centuries of... closeness.

[@firevenus1873]

I actually agreed with you bud, his character is really gray to me lol

[@akira8393]

@@zettovii1367 do they reproduce? I kinda curious now

[@zettovii1367]

@@akira8393 Yep. They breed just like normal humans, their babies being indistinguishable from them also.

[@SforzandoCF]

I love how despite MatPat saying no one would see the video, and then it gets more views than one of his Minecraft videos.

[@Nickster891]

fun fact originally legends 2 WASN'T supposed to be the end of this proposed timeline it's been cancelled more than once but there was going to be at one point a megaman legends 3

[@lol0ajo]

yeah. that's unfortunate

[@oggyreidmore]

Horrific butterfly effect: Kinda like when a certain Austrian was rejected from art school...

[@ladymercy5275]

I theorize that the reason he seemingly lucked out on so many attempts on his life has got to do with well-meaning time-travelers, and their conflict with prudent time-travelers who realize that while yes, a good deal of concentrated evil can be attributed to a single individual, and hypothetically saving the people of this planet a great deal of heart-ache in the process, nonetheless the chaotic rippling effect of actually going back in time to accomplish that feat ends up being moderately worse due to some kind of comparison between choosing the evil you know over the evil you don't. If time-travel is real, and humans can engage in it to some measured extent, I expect the time-police will have ordained a quasi-permanent bureau specifically to catch the numerous would-be temporal vigilantes who decide to forego the golden rule of time-travel, in the act of trying to change history with a single--_just single_--extrajudicial assassination.

[@netherwalker1762]

@@ladymercy5275 I hope you intend to write that story, because if not, I'm taking it!

[@lilaclemonarsenic]

Oh mein gott

[@netherwalker1762]

@@lilaclemonarsenic Indeed.

[@alexgac1801]

@@netherwalker1762 there is a Rick and Morty episode where exactly this happens.

[@dragasalt7493]

"KZbin couldn't care less about this franchise. No way is anyone gonna see this video." Me who got recommended this video: X to doubt

[@cancerbucketart9031]

Or got #13 in trending

[@smudged4090]

I got it as a recommendation in the notifications

[@katiemckinney9456]

X is doubting you with a look of disapproval in Cyberspace.

[@damnfeds7032]

babeloveforyour.link/uzHPfSYUH0Mr

[@Greenkitten45]

S a m e 😂 If not for the reccomend I might not have seen this without scrolling through MatPat's channel content.

[@isaiahscott4587]

Can you do a theory of what the true power of the “Double Gear System” is and how much destruction it can do if it falls into the wrong hands?

[@EcksGamer]

You left out the Mega Man arcade game when you finish the game with Bass you see Willy showing off Zero long before that expo.

[@terrorsaur599]

“Zero has never been confirmed to be created by Wily, but heavily implied.” Mega man X4: *Am I a joke to you!*

[@TimedRevolver]

He even showed footage from the game that outright shows Wily is working on Zero.

[@Bornheck]

Mega Man 2: The Power Battles is also asking this

[@raisewholechild]

yes why is he ignoring the cutscene oh and fnaf theory: michal afton and his sister were adopted

[@therunn3197]

X4 is a joke

[@bichoestranhocomcaudas6543]

@@therunn3197 the english dub is a joke,the game is actually pretty good

[@tato8371]

Wiley: "Feels cute might destroy the whole human race later idk"

[@tato8371]

@Ghetto Peasant Hmmm maybe... Human race is just a term that is commonly used, I don't know if human species is the correct term to use in that situation there. Thanks 👍

[@darlingcruel7338]

0:27 "Ain't NOBODY seein' this video" 5,672,438 views later...

[@Simeeow]

Another million.

[@GamerFromJump]

BTW - For anyone wondering who built which robots: Light Numbers: _Mega Man 1_ and _Mega Man 9_ Robot Masters, Rock, Roll, Blues, and X. Wily Numbers: _Mega Man 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11_ Robot Masters, Bass, the Megaman Killers, Genesis Unit, and Zero. He either built them himself, or repurposed them extensively enough to basically make them Wily Numbers. Light/Wily Numbers: _Mega Man 3_ Robot Masters. Cossack Numbers: _Mega Man 4_ Robot Masters. Various: _Mega Man 6_ Robot Masters. King Numbers: The original _Megaman & Bass_ Robot Masters Unknown: The Space Ruler Numbers (Stardroids) and Sunstar from _Mega Man V._

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

Man, the Willy, sure is improving at the same speed as a "shounen" protagonist, one-step backwards, three-steps forward.

[@njarklopwquabasvi-lu4216]

Mate its Wily

[@LagAttacktoSlay]

Why is there an article before Wily

[@LagAttacktoSlay]

XD

[@lookatmynose9788]

@@njarklopwquabasvi-lu4216 Nah Light was sorta ahead of him

[@devilbowser253]

@@njarklopwquabasvi-lu4216 nah he made no mistake

[@lifeasweknowit1012]

"A man gets rejected by an institution and then in his rage starts a giant war that changes the course of human history forever" *I feel like I've heard that story before...*

[@kriegsmensoldier8996]

He should have stuck to painting

[@mastema3034]

yeah what story? genuinley curious

[@jahaudbedell6055]

*History classes intensifies*

[@isoSw1fty]

Im peaked

[@the_expidition427]

mastema WW2

[@Necro-X]

Love Game theory talking about Mega man which is my favorite franchise, the theory is cool but it has some mistakes. -Saying that Willy putted his soul in a virus is very out there, I don´t think that´s the case. This theory also fails to mention Awakened Zero, if the virus transferred from Zero to sigma, then why Awakened Zero is a thing? Also Sigma acts nothing like Willy, their personalities are completely different. -In MMX5 Sigma does mention Willy and his W is behind some bosses like Zero and Shadow Devil, meaning that those are his creation, what it could be happening is that Willy made himself a hologram projection (either recorded messages or actually being alive in there), just like Dr. Light did.

[@joshuaponsler6591]

Afterthought. Wouldn't the "carbons" I'd the legends series ultimately be a different version of light's dream that humans and machines living peacefully together. The two literally became a new human/ reploid hybrid lifeform. This could've also been hinted at in the zero series with the old man robot and his story about his human love. Could "carbons" be result of such obstacles between human and reploid interactions. It would seem that wily got his wish, but lights dream ultimately did find a way to realise itself it would seem.

[@elderjose9662]

The carbons don't have nothing human in they, they are artificial beings made of bio steel, they are not "human x reploid" hybrids, they are artificial beings

[@bbgun061]

"Sigma is recycling Wiley's old plans as if..." ...the writers are out of ideas?

[@captaindonut3580]

Nice one

[@chaotixthefox]

Or to intentionally parallel the previous series in order to lure in the fanbase.

[@rekkosu2058]

why not?

[@kargy4101]

Nah the writer is actually pretty smart he had an entire storyline written out with a whole bunch of games spanning between classic to ZX series to that weird network one I dunno the name

[@Star-vf8vz]

@@kargy4101 Megaman Battle Network and Megaman Starforce are technically a separate timeline. In it, Dr.Light goes into internet research instead of robotics, but Wily is on the same course. Light still ends up revolutionizing the world, Wily still acts out. By the end of the Battle Network games though, Wily's finished. For the Starforce end of the timeline, the villains are all aliens if I remember correctly.

[@jimothi4333]

Matpat: A virus takes over robots and wipes out most of humanity 2020: Write that down!

[@sire7493]

almightyYT but we’re not robots

[@johnurbanek1027]

@@sire7493 ....but carbons don't see themselves as robots either.

[@MyTeethAreBlue]

So the Covid vaccine mutates humans into cyborgs

[@MyTeethAreBlue]

Oh boy we're doomed now

[@cxmerxz2200]

No it means a virus take control of all robots and wipes out most of humanity ( I think)

[@ThisIsE.R.C]

15:25 I really felt that meme....I really did

[@jordangalle1751]

7:36 Um, X4 explicitly showed us that Wily created Zero. It was one of his flashbacks. Granted, Wily was covered in a silhouette, but it was the same voice actor and in Day of Sigma, the capsule Zero awakens from has the exact same makeup and structure of the evil Robot Masters Wily created. So, yeah, it was completely stated out right.

[@thatoneeasilyoffendedboi1257]

MatPat: *says stuff about a fictional virus making everyone extinct* August: Allow me to introduce myself

[@chaseottinger3415]

One year later, I saw this video. Just wanted to give you reference to the start of this. Okay, now back to the video. (love what you do, with all your videos)

[@rochelleyoung1403]

Anyone notice that at the end of Megaman 11, Dr. Wily uses speed gear. Not the robot he was using, but wily. And the speed gear can only be used on robots, so is wily a robot in megaman 11?

[@zero.0-0]

probably cyborg. but he did make dummy robots in case bass or rock try to end to him.

[@ezekielstevens1702]

Guysssss who else misses the "SUPER AMAZING END CARD TOURNAMENT!!!" Like lowkey how can we bring those back? How almost 1k likes I don't even know how but thanks

[@tzpremixes]

OGs remember that bro 😔

[@tarotmisu5281]

Those were the good days

[@iminthemajority8948]

Me to kid.

[@minedantaken1684]

You watched some old episodes recently, didn't you?

[@_.kid.o]

man, good old day

[@lt.chaotic1758]

Megaman: Easy to understand timeline Nintendo: The games are supposed to be connected?

[@itsyaboycactus6096]

"You may not recognize me at first, but i can assure you, its still me" -Albert Wily 20xx

[@freshmangamer1013]

I have a theory why the Master waited for him to die to let the program either begin or be permanently delayed. If humans were to come back during the masters lifetime, they would see him as a god. But there’s one flaw, no human can be in the presence of god, which is why in Greek mythology they send the messenger of god Mercury to inform humans, and not gods themselves. If they were to come back, and meet the Master, they would die of fear staring at such an elegant and powerful being. But hey that’s just a theory, a mini theory.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

MM: "I gonna do what I should have years ago." Wily: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

[@cofagrigusfan24]

there was another butterfly effect in the timeline where Dr. Light research into living computer programs, instead of AI robots creating the Battle Network timeline

[@kanoslayer2735]

Tbh probably the best Megaman timeline then

[@cfdaboss882]

Those games are FIRE, huge part of my childhood

[@mewqillstevens3363]

@@cfdaboss882 have you tried one step from Eden then? It very similar to that

[@ziqi92]

Clearly the better timeline, because humanity prospers into the far future.

[@tnmblonewolf8799]

But that timeline is relatively peaceful. So it would not really fit into this theory

[@littletoady6182]

I honestly don't care what everyone says MegaMan is awesome and is my childhood

[@Samanosuke1138]

Zero is Wily’s creation, which is stated in X4. He got released early and he went crazy. Sigma almost killed him and he lost his memory

[@GinoDevs]

HE TALKED ABOUT ZX! SOMEONE KNOWS ZX IS A THING THAT EXISTS! HECK YEA

[@AscendtionArc]

I still, one day, hope to find a way to play the sequel.

[@Drewbe821]

Love that series. Wish they would finish it....

[@turkeysandwich1703]

ZX GANG RISE UP, WE’VE STILL GOT SOME RELEVANCY!

[@taariqdadoo5040]

Indeed

[@tommyvercetti6410]

You mean people didn't know that ZX existed?!

[@snowhawk_]

Mega Man has doomed humanity in more ways than one: If you start playing Mega Man, the difficultly keeps you playing for a REALLY long time.

[@user-hy7vq6fu6k]

Haha , I beat every megaman game in less than 3 hours

[@Smartfellafartsmella]

Killer Queen *WoW yOu So CoOl*

[@fishperson_7545]

Yes

[@ViperEP]

I think I got to the truth of why the Simpsons don't age kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@Elite4GamingZ]

What's really sad is we're going through the exact same thing in the real world right now. Two organizations are fighting against each other one trying to get rid of humans and the other trying to preserve them.

[@MoonbeamPony]

It gets even sillier though. You see, there's an alternate timeline where humanity survives, and it entirely hinges on Dr. Light getting laid. No, really. In the timeline where he doesn't get laid, he builds his own robot children and all of these events occur, dooming humanity. In the timeline where he does get laid, he becomes a software engineer and the worst that happens is we get sapient Tamagotchis.

[@clownocide2887]

MatPat is like a kid who just wants to defend his fav villain and tells everybody why they're actually good xD

[@annettealforova]

Please matpat heart this comment!

[@SteveLaw80]

They’re

[@clownocide2887]

@@SteveLaw80 normal people would rage about that, i say i'm german and thank you for the help So thanks :)

[@annettealforova]

@@clownocide2887 i hope matpat will heart your comment

[@bruhbrat9038]

It's all fun and games until his fav villain is doofensmirths

[@AmyraCarter]

"Last time, on Megaman Game Theory Discussions: *BLAME IT ALL ON DR. LIGHT* " (lolz) I think the title should actually read... "How Mega Man _Prolonged_ Humanity's Demise"

[@H1Y28]

I think I found out the real reason why the Simpsons don't age! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rZlnemgq2fj5o

[@piival]

@@H1Y28 why did you had to say that out of the blue, no one really cares about the simpsons

[@petrusdavi3]

That's what i was thinking. Had not be for megaman's efforts, what took 3000 years it would take, i don't know, one or two if wily succeded earlier

[@themenacinggang6105]

honestly humanity created its own death, from creating the first bot

[@aurorathekitty7854]

Mega Man was my favorite video game as a child. I used to rent them for my Nintendo and beat them over the weekend. I played every one.

[@ahogammer6895]

If Wily is Sigma, then who is Serges?

[@DumbKeitha]

Mat: “Ain’t NOBODY seeing this video.” Wow he wasn’t kidding

[@masemunejm]

Sad isn't it

[@masemunejm]

I literally have been essentially telling my friends more or less the contents of this video when I explain the Megaman timeline, now I have this instead

[@juliuscaesar1260]

Yep

[@esclougherty]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuppppppppppppppppppp

[@drswag0076]

and i thought i was good at antagonizing both KZbin and the FTC. but mostly the FTC cause they started all this.

[@stonyoregano8545]

Why do people want to be first it’s even more challenging to be last

[@marcusmendesmontano7167]

Not wrong...

[@Moto979.]

Your so wise

[@Ok-fg4ee]

not really cuz if your the second it’s easier being last then first

[@saifuusuri]

Nobody cares about either. They're both stupid and irrelevant.

[@Supercomputer85]

honestly yeah

[@fredricorosenfield9976]

Who else came here from Reploid ReVo-?

[@darklink7854]

I did.

[@onionknight44]

Honestly it still makes sense in X5 of Sigma was talking about Willy. Over on Dookieshed's theory video he mentions something Game theory missed that being a Maverick named Sergus in X2 who is theorized to be a body for Willy. He even laments over losing to a creation of Light who he shouldn't know and going without defeating the X hunters gives Sigma the ability to recreate Zero, meaning they had to have met