Mega Man: Spiritus Ex Machina - Part 4: Whatever It Takes

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Thanks again for sticking around for another finished comic dub, everyone. Focus is going back to Batman/TMNT as well as a few other projects I'm working on for some others. So stay tuned for more~

[@robertthreadgill7198]

Hype VoiceActing Sonic/Megaman is my favorite comic dub, Love your work man.

[@Iron8127]

I'll be honest, Majin made a amazing Protoman.

[@millennials4trumpmillennia455]

You guys are so talented. Listening to your voice acting and SFX is always fun to watch and listen too. I can't wait to see more.

[@432Knight]

The sad thing about Xander is that if he had waited for back-up, he probably wouldn't have lost his eye. But Xander's so consumed by anger that he can't realize such a simple thought.

[@scorpionrutin2530]

Xander: *shoots Rush* Me: *You have forfeited your life privileges.*

[@kmatford]

Whoever voiced Dr Willy did an amazing job in capturing his character.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Sorry for the late response, but thanks for liking my Wily performance

[@dialgaofpower2]

Holy crap, I JUST realized Xander Payne was one of the side characters in the second comic!

[@Iron8127]

5:45 I'll be honest, he's normal a tough guy, but, least he has a good character type. Hard exterior but has a soft heart on the inside :)

[@davemarx7856]

As a DnD nerd I'd like to point out that "hope" can be quantified as a +2 to all d20 rolls. 😊

[@rocknatex5013]

I get that the narrative of this arc is mostly used to show the limitations of robots and how, despite their apparent humanity, they differ from real human beings. It's an excellent way to show that they *don't* have free will, they *have* to follow their programming, and they *can* be reprogrammed to become someone else entirely. However, the *best* part of this arc is easily Dr. Wily's parts. Showing how he's building the next line of robot masters, how he interacts with his creations, and setting up both Ra Moon and Blues for the following story lines...It really is the most entertaining part of this arc to me. Plus, your Wily voice is *really* good!

[@jlev1028]

This was a fantastic arc that offered something new to the Mega Man mythos from anti-robot extremists and AI free will philos0hy to a thriller tone.

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

The really interesting thing about the Emerald Spears is that despite being evil for their hatred of robots, they actually predicted the future, since by Mega Man ZX the line between Reploids and Humanity is blurred to the point that they're nearly indistinguishable, and by the end of Mega Man Legends, humanity has gone extinct.

[@JordanScarzfava]

Great job, honey! This was a great conclusion to your comic dub arc. Thanks again for having me as Dr. Lalinde! ^^

[@HypeVoiceActing]

No problem, sweetie. Thanks again for helping out

[@davemarx7856]

Oh? Were there other applicants? 😉

[@davemarx7856]

...and then it goes into *MEGAMAN III* The first megaman I ever played. The first one I ever beat. Basically the first one with a narrative beyond "Megaman fights through 8 bosses and their levels to confront Dr Wily. " I still recall being super curious as to why Break... Protoman didn't attack during that one sequence in the game. Rock and... Blues... just... stared at each other for a few seconds and then... he leaves, allowing megaman to press on. And when the game ended... after you defeat Wily... what Protoman does in the end was a genuine surprise. Can't forget that tune either 🎵Whistling Blues🎵😢

[@k.w.pillsbury4070]

Actually this goes into Super Adventure Rockman. Which THEN leads into MEGAMAN III.

[@fiveberseker5334]

I just loved everyone's voices! Bring more emotions to comics

[@ledetbrothers9210]

Wow. This comic is DARK and I LOVE it!

[@Snomwithaknife420]

This was a very lovely dub, can’t wait for more.

[@kojocreations]

Bravo! One of my fav comics all voice acted and very well done

[@jamezmartin5250]

I was hoping for this. You're awesome.

[@imaspecofdust3913]

Oh come on! I am in bed ready to go to sleep when I get a notification!

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Well the dub will still be here when you wake up

[@imaspecofdust3913]

Thank you! I'm sure it is a really good dub just as they always are! Goodnight

[@CyanicCore]

This issue doesn't sit right with me anymore. Everything with humans, tools, robots being able to cause harm based on what's driving them was excellent. However, the Megaman timeline also proves Xander correct.

[@johnnygyro2295]

Possible spoilers below, read at your own risk: Xander Payne, for me at least, did become a more interesting antagonist after his time travel adventure to the Mega Man X era. Partly because, like you said, he unwittingly predicted the Maverick Wars. That said, the Maverick virus that corrupted/empowered Sigma was another of Dr. Wily's creations, so most of the chaos that happens in this timeline is his fault.

[@fishapiller]

I wish this was a movie

[@kmatford]

Good job keep up the good work

[@limeman7553]

Heh. They are far to eager to eat the humans and continue to hunt the cake. Jokes aside, keep it up! I can't wait for the rest of the dubs!

[@rocknatex5013]

Do you believe they pose a significant threat?

[@XxInfinityxXTimer]

I thought I read it machinima at first

[@theshadygentleman7575]

I know this sounds dumb, but I kind of feel sorry for Xander. Don't get me wrong, what he's doing is terrorist behaviour, but I think it may be die to the trauma of the attack. People often do... strange things when they're hurt badly. I guess he wants to prevent anyone else from experiencing the pain he had to endure, but he's going about it all wrong.

[@lucinavonnolaran8728]

You have a point, but it's like he's not going to listen to reason whatsoever. He went out of his way to violate the whole "DON'T HARM HUMANS" Rule that the ES clearly has set. He's out for "blood" in the Spiritus Ex Machima saga, and even thinks that an apocalypse has occurred he travels forward in time, and sees Arcadia with humans and reploids. The logical thing to do would probably be to get some therapy, but based on his actions, he doesn't seem to think it'll help whatsoever.

[@theshadygentleman7575]

@@lucinavonnolaran8728 fair enough. Would it be wise to move him into an insane asylum? He was making those ominous carving and causing hysteria in the prison after all.

[@regenerations67]

6:41 what is that music.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Check the credits

[@regenerations67]

@@HypeVoiceActing alright, thanks

[@slateoffate9812]

"There will always be more people," HA, and here I thought you were a humanitarian, when you clearly have no regard for the lives of individual people. And you claim to fight for humanity, hypocrite!

[@davemarx7856]

Lawrence Gist He's human himself. Someone else commented that Xander had a point when you consider the X-series and... I think I agree. To an extent. I think the real problem was that it all started with funding from the military. Pretty it up however you want but the military didn't give Light all that money to make helper-bots. They expected war machines and that's what they got with the Joe-Series of robots... mindless drones. But Blues was the first. Designed for war. Everything else to come was based on that... and this carried over to the Reploids further down the timeline. It all stems from a war machine.

[@ceresgc]

@@davemarx7856 At the end, we humans are the ones to blame...

[@jewel9117]

THANK YOU! I just started getting into Megaman a little bit, so people like Xander make me SICK. There are so-called "thugs" (real life and fictional) who have HONOR/CLASS and eventually realize they were wrong. I get what he went through was horrible, but Elecman WASN'T himself (brainwashed by Wily, a HUMAN!) and Payne, you have become no better than Willy, no.. even WORSE!

[@mrnemo204]

Do you find it creepy when Quakewoman talks?

[@HypeVoiceActing]

She's monotone because she had her personality ripped out of her. They go into more detail in the previous issue.

[@HylianPrincessLida]

I kinda dislike it myself lol. It was hard NOT to be monotone and to be creepy.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Oh shush, you did fine

[@davemarx7856]

Ardin Anester I think that's the point. To see and hear something so clearly modeled after humanity... but without a "soul"? It is off-putting. I think that was the point and it came across clearly in the voicing. Even the way she still doesn't understand hope at the end... hopefully she got her spark back.

[@mrnemo204]

Hype VoiceActing I know the back story. In amatter.of fact, this can be described as an example of the Uncanny Valley

[@tdawgmaster1729]

Considering the Elf Wars happened, Xander is actually right

[@cardemis7637]

That's what I've always thought, but I also understand that the core issue of the Elf Wars was energy shortage. Honestly, I could see something similar happen irl once countries vy for limited energy resources.

[@johnnygyro2295]

​@@cardemis7637 What about renewable energy sources, like Geothermal?

[@cardemis7637]

@@johnnygyro2295 Do you know the background plot of the Zero-ZX series?

[@johnnygyro2295]

@cardemis7637 I've heard bits and pieces of the Zero and ZX series, but no. Most of what I know is Classic, X, and Battle Network/NT Warrior.