Proto Man simultaneously believes that Mega Man is only following his programming (and that's the only way any robot can act), and is mad at him for choosing to side with humans against robots.
This is my favorite version of Proto Man. A robot so broken that he should be all but scrap metal walking to take revenge. He’s Doctor Light’s mistakes given form, and pitted against his redeemer.
Not to start an argument but it would be fair to say "the protomen" version of him is a contender for coolest. I havent listened to the megas enough to judge for myself though, but listen to the protomen if you havent, it is *very* loosely based on the original story lmao
Protoman: If you're the one, my father's son, then what am I supposed to be? *WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE* ?! [Opening notes of "Get a Weapon" play] Freaking. Chills.
“I _had_ a name; my father called me Blues.” Had. Not has. Something about that delivery is just flawless. Still easily the most powerful line in The Megas’ discography- and they have some _powerful_ lines.
I’ve never played a Mega Man game, watched any of the cartoons, or read any of the comics. But I’m absolutely obsessed with this song. The lyrics are so raw and emotional, can’t stop thinking about it.
@@mylam658 me too lol, that oldschool megaman 2 and X ports for ios with shitty hand drawn sprites and also ran at 2 fps, i somehow beat all robot masters playing like this as a kid like 12 years ago lol
@@plusah1268 I never had the X port, but I did have that Mega Man 2 one as my first game, then later down the line I got the 6 low-frame rate classic mobile ports too. I've 100%'d all of them, I loved them to death despite their clunkiness. I swear those things gave me immunity to framerate drops on other games or smth.
Hearing how deep you guys made Proto Man's story sound in your music makes me lament that you didn't really go past Mega Man 4. It would have been so dope to hear what you guys had to interpret from other important Mega Man baddies, like Bass, who could be written just as tragic if not more tragic than Blues; a robot built not for fulfillment of someone's loneliness but instead to take *someone else's* son away, but based on the target himself, who was the direct opposite.
It may cause depression. it's from the archie comics: Dr light worked for the military making robots. His first robot was named blues. His core was corrupted so very little damage would kill him. He was unable to fight. Light looked into it and found out that the core directed power to his decision making code AKA his will making blues able to have free will. Free will was illegal for robots to have (violation of the 3 laws) so dr light had no choice but to kill him. Blues escaped before he got the chance. But soon he took damage from a gun shot and died. However dr wily a criminal found him and fixed him including his free will. Wily gave him no instructions, no orders, no laws. Just live. Wily however was bent on revenge because he was fired for accidentally breaking a peace treaty between the US and Japan. So wily wanted to take over the military and eventually wanted the whole world. Meanwhile dr light made 2 robots to replace him as he thought blues was dead. Rock and roll. Rock later turned into megaman to fight dr wily.... then he found blues. Renamed break man. And breakman said "if your my father's son what am I supposed to be?" Megaman was a replacement for breakman.
@@phoenixstormjr.1018 to clarify, the song came first before the comics. even so, the Archie comics do take this song (as well as a few others from the Megas' lineup if I remember them correctly) and use them well in context of the stories.
This is what I love about The Megas: their songs are not trying to copy the original song exactly. Rather they incorporate parts of their melodies in a new song structure.
"Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red" - could mean bloodshed, as in the "trail of dead" MegaMan has left behind, but could also mean ProtoMan's own rage. As in, "seeing red". I like that.
It could also mean he no longer sees himself as Light’s son Blues, only seeing the armor: Break Man/Proto Man. He therefore can no longer see the Blue(s) in the sea of red that is his armor.
Never realized this before, but it's pretty ironic that the main theme for the man who believes he has no choice, is a cover of the Level Select screen, the one part in the game where the player gets to choose their own path. It's quite ingenuous if it was intentional, awesome nonetheless
This song always gives me chills. I've always seen Protoman as a tragic character, but this song just amplifies it. Especially the line, "made you from parts of me", it really drives home that Blues was just a prototype, that Light would use to make his "real" son.
Except, that's not really the lore. What happened was that Protoman had a faulty core, and Dr. Light wanted to fix it so he didn't lose him. However, there was a risk that Protoman could lose his personality, so, he ran away as to not risk it. Dr. Light never wanted to give up on Blues, but he could never find his first son. So, he learned from his mistakes, refined the core, and used it for Rock and Roll. In the Archie Comics, Protoman saw him with those two, and thought they were his replacements, when in reality, they were made with the idea that if Blues returned, he would have a family. Blues misunderstood the situation. Dr. Light does have flaws, but to say he didn't care about Blues is ludicrous.
@@winters_revolt That's the part of the core Blues thought it happen. The parts he tells to Tempo when he befriends her (another robot who got her personality and memory core wiped off because she was quirky and ineffective and then got her personality reinstated but at the price of her original memories). When he vents to Tempo, physicall threatening her in rage when she tries to calm him down and pleading Light's case, he also blames Light for having built him without a clean-cut purpose, in his eyes a mockery of free will, and taking away any role he could have wanted by building Megaman. That's the part of the song about "following a program". He felt she was made to be a son and a hero, Megaman took both the positions.
@@DrTofu83 That's from the Archie Comics right? It's been a while since I read them, but I could believe that the writers to inspiration from the Mega's band since I believe they outright had Blues say: "Then what I am supposed to be?!" in the comics.
It only just occurred to me that "How do you kill a man who has your face" can refer to the fact that Rock and Blues share the same face with how they're designed, modeled after Light's.... Meaning he doesn't know how to kill Rock...but also he *hides his face* When he appeared as Breakman. How do you kill a man who has your face? If you never see it, it's a lot easier.
Ya know, thinking about it aren't Blues and Shadow Man rather close in the manga? Shadow Man's is the last Robot Master theme this album. Perhaps Blues was holding himself back, avoiding Rock, but Shadow Man's death is what finally snapped him into action?
Come to think of it, in the game he does appear to fight you in Shadow Man's stage. (one of the three he appears in, one of them of which he helps you).
" What am I supposed to be? " _First half of the Weapon Acquired melody playing_ The chorus that repeated, then later on got answered by: 4:20 " I was the first, I am the *Proto Man!* " _The latter half of the Weapon Acquired melody playing_ ...Gave me chills. It feels like he was throwing the question with no one to give him the answer, and then he decided on the answer himself. And his new identity is a weapon he acquired, one he intends to use against his kin and father.
I love the part that goes: "I had a name, my father called me Blues. He tore my heart from my chest to give to you. I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman. I was the first, I am the, Protoman!" This part is so great because of how the instrumentals slow down as it builds up to the first line where he talks about when he was Light's son, Blues, before having his heart torn from his chest figuratively and literally. Then, when he says, "I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman", it shows how he is no longer broken from Light's actions, but he isn't Wily's creation anymore, he, as he states, is the first of his kind, the Protoman. Beautiful writing, touching delivery, and amazing instruments. Great job y'all.
@@Fallen-Saint That's skirting why I say X is subjectively the first reploid. The game lore states "X was the first fully free-thinking robot of his kind. While created before the term Reploid and being the original robot the Reploids were based on, X is considered a Reploid nonetheless as the term is for robots that think like humans, and X also refers to himself as such." Reploid as a term is not referring to them as being replicas of X, but of humans. X himself is considered a reploid, being the the reference from which later generations were created/evolved from.
@@monody i know and i get that but i do want to say that in x6 it's kind of wired because they kind of play it as X and zero are just labeled reploids and they Try to hide the Truth and it's a conspiracy going on that they are "Reploid", because one of Alias friends had to be killed since he was looking into who made x or something like that
A recurring theme in this album is if these robots have free will or are just machines. Or worse, they do have wills but what they want is made irrelevant by outside forces.
@@redbertbillinton8499 Actually, the album (History Repeating: Red) this song is on came out May 2014, and issue #46 came out in February 2015. So it it probably was a shout out to The Megas!
Please do. And remember, if you don't want to have to deal with copyright, change the names and tweak some details. Just make sure you don't rip of _The Protomen._ They've already put their own twist on the general story (3 albums and a short film music video called 'Light Up the Night').
I've listened to this song probably hundreds of times since it came out and I've never realized that before. Holy shit, that's awesome. Thank you so much for pointing that out!
I wear a mask to hide what's been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone there's only fire I've met my maker and the man's a liar
Kind of tragically poetic when you think about it. It shows just how run down and in need of repairs Blues really is. By all accounts he should been long dead, but was brought back by Wily. While he's still able to think and act for himself, Protoman is still in a severe state of disrepair.
I sometimes go back to these songs and listen to them, and this one is still one of the best songs I know. I often forget that it is in service to a rock opera about video games because it's very poetic and plaintive. Struggling with identity is such a human thing, and this is a very human song. The duality of him despising Light, feeling resentment towards Rock, yet still seeing him as a brother and ultimately not really wanting to hurt him is very clear and cuts deep. It feels like an estranged kid that has step-siblings that he knows his parent likes better, but still loves those siblings just the same.
One of my favorites for sure (in an album full of them!), you can just feel a barely-contained rage as it slowly gets overtaken by confusion, ending up in a deep sadness by 3:47
The best part is it fits. Rock feels like he's being turned into a weapon. That's why Blues is so angry. He was a weapon too, but THIS weapon gets to be part of the family.
Sometimes I can’t see the blue through the red Hard to see the good through your trail of dead You say you’ll do all you can to save them Killing your own won’t make you human I woke to turn this man to cinder Circuits afire as I remember Again I hear a promise spoken My rage repairs what once was broken They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My Father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? You say these things you do are what you choose This thing you call your will I call a ruse We follow our path, we walk the program I’ve accepted the machine I am I wear a mask to hide what’s been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone there’s only fire I’ve met my maker and the man’s a liar They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? What am I? I had a name My father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest To give to you I’m not broken I’m not the Breakman I was the first I am the Protoman! They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? What am I supposed to be?
The determinism dilemma is a serious philosophical problem that only becomes more difficult to ignore as social and behavioral science continue to explain the forces that determine our behavior in more detail and the possibility of things like unconscious biases causing us to act against our own values becomes something you have to face in everyday life. It seems very rare to get a frank acknowledgement of the possibility of the determinist position that our will is a "ruse."
is it ironic that my favorite megas song has the least actual _song from the game_ in it? seriously, i consider this song an actual masterpiece and i used to listen to it, like, ALL the time. it's weird to think that it's based on the weapon get theme???
These albums are the exact reason I wish the Mega Man series would happen. Because I want these to play out in real life. ...perhaps not with thousands dead or deactivated, but simply to see the events of The Megas appear in the world outside of music too.
I enjoy a lot of these songs, but this one really grabs me. One, it sounds fantastic in general. Next up, the thematic elements and story inherent in the lyrics really do give you a complete tale. Lastly, for reasons I'm not going to get into I've often felt like an outsider in most social interactions and this song really resonates with the feeling of being lost on the outside looking in.
I just came here to say that I got into Megaman and The Megas (alongside the Protomen) when I was a young teen / kid, and this music genuinely shaped a lot of music I'd go on to listen to and enjoy. And even all of these years later, this song has not aged a day and the drop STILL gives me chills. THANK YOU for making such a good song AND discography if you ever happen to read this on a small 1% chance. Incredible work, will support whatever this band puts out as long as it continues to rock.
Why doesn't anyone remix these songs into 8 bit? A lot of the time they're pretty different than the original 8 bit songs, like The Quick And The Blue, and Continue.
I agree with you, but these songs can be pretty complicated at times, to be fair. I'm attempting to transcribe this into a 16-bit SEGA Genesis remix. Not sure how that will end up, though.
@@Delivery-Witch-Express It got to be about 50% completed, but it's been a while since I've worked on it. Transcribing the vocal harmonies is one of the hardest parts.
Cannot stop listening to your songs. So damn good! Anytime I am working in or around the house now, I have your songs just playing on loop. This one is currently my favorite, and I am going to look into getting the comics/manga. I’ve been a huge fan of mega man since I was little, and now at 36 you’ve really relit that fire with your songs! Thank you!
For up to two years, I thought 1:01 went "I want to turn this man to sender", because Breakman is angry at both Megaman and Dr. Light (Plus the e sounds).
Lyrics: Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red Hard to see the good through your trail of dead You say you'll do all you can to save them Killing your own won't make you human I woke to turn this man to cinders Circuits afire as I remember Again I hear a promise spoken My rage repairs what once was broken They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? You say these things you do are what you choose This thing you call your will I call a ruse We follow a path, we walk the program I've accepted the machine I am I wear a mask to hide what's been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone, there's only fire I've met my maker and the man's a liar They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? What am I I had a name, my father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest to give to you I'm not broken - I'm not the Breakman I was the first - I am the PROTOMAN They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? What am I Supposed to be?
"What are you? Dr Light's assistant? His weapon? *His son?!* "
I am all those things.
*"THEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE?!"*
👏Bravo, may you both get all the Oscars.
👏👏👏👏👏
@@solblackguy
"You were supposed to be... my brother"
Proto Man simultaneously believes that Mega Man is only following his programming (and that's the only way any robot can act), and is mad at him for choosing to side with humans against robots.
You know how sick it would've been if Protoman wound up being some type of robo-supremacist?
"What am I supposed to be?"
*Weapon get jingle*
WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME D':
It is the question your weapon asks when you get it.
Oh, is THAT the song this one is based on? Ouch.
He's a living weapon, a tool, a machine :( That, or his confusion and rage turned into his weapon
It hits harder because in x5 this plays in the intro and in that game it's blue vs red.
These lyrics are genuinely moving.
"killing your own won't make you human"
that line legitimately gave me chills
Growing up is understanding the difference between the people who can't understand you and those who choose not to.
This is my favorite version of Proto Man. A robot so broken that he should be all but scrap metal walking to take revenge. He’s Doctor Light’s mistakes given form, and pitted against his redeemer.
that last sentence was worded so poetically, it really made me rethink my perspective of the album. thank you
Not to start an argument but it would be fair to say "the protomen" version of him is a contender for coolest. I havent listened to the megas enough to judge for myself though, but listen to the protomen if you havent, it is *very* loosely based on the original story lmao
@@cheez-itman2784 I think the Protomen and the Megas complement each other!
@@timobrien2738 true, I bet a lot of fans of either are fans of the other lol
So did you not listen to the song? (/j) He's not broken, he's not the Breakman.
Protoman: If you're the one, my father's son, then what am I supposed to be? *WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE* ?!
[Opening notes of "Get a Weapon" play]
Freaking. Chills.
Rock: My brother, you're supposed to be my bother blues
does it ever get exhausting, being the best band of all time?
Fr
My favorite lyric:
MY HEART IS GONE
THERE'S ONLY FIRE
I MET MY MAKER
AND THE MAN'S A LIAR
"How do You kill a man who has your face"
“I _had_ a name; my father called me Blues.”
Had. Not has. Something about that delivery is just flawless.
Still easily the most powerful line in The Megas’ discography- and they have some _powerful_ lines.
One of my favorites from this album is from _Harder Than Steel_
"You don't just break the mold You beat it down"
I still get chills from "your speed means nothing if it's death that you're running from".
@@gyrrakavian this is also my favorite one lol. it hits you like a steel fist in the face.
I’ve never played a Mega Man game, watched any of the cartoons, or read any of the comics. But I’m absolutely obsessed with this song. The lyrics are so raw and emotional, can’t stop thinking about it.
You should get into them, they're really fun!
@SLOKO98 where should I start?
@SLOKO98 Yo, you started Mega Man on mobile too? I thought I was the only one 💀
@@mylam658 me too lol, that oldschool megaman 2 and X ports for ios with shitty hand drawn sprites and also ran at 2 fps, i somehow beat all robot masters playing like this as a kid like 12 years ago lol
@@plusah1268 I never had the X port, but I did have that Mega Man 2 one as my first game, then later down the line I got the 6 low-frame rate classic mobile ports too. I've 100%'d all of them, I loved them to death despite their clunkiness. I swear those things gave me immunity to framerate drops on other games or smth.
I'm not broken... I'm not The Breakman
Hearing how deep you guys made Proto Man's story sound in your music makes me lament that you didn't really go past Mega Man 4.
It would have been so dope to hear what you guys had to interpret from other important Mega Man baddies, like Bass, who could be written just as tragic if not more tragic than Blues; a robot built not for fulfillment of someone's loneliness but instead to take *someone else's* son away, but based on the target himself, who was the direct opposite.
i don't even know any mega man lore and the lyrics give me chills. i can't imagine what this is like to listen to when you know the context
It may cause depression. it's from the archie comics:
Dr light worked for the military making robots. His first robot was named blues. His core was corrupted so very little damage would kill him. He was unable to fight. Light looked into it and found out that the core directed power to his decision making code AKA his will making blues able to have free will. Free will was illegal for robots to have (violation of the 3 laws) so dr light had no choice but to kill him. Blues escaped before he got the chance. But soon he took damage from a gun shot and died. However dr wily a criminal found him and fixed him including his free will. Wily gave him no instructions, no orders, no laws. Just live. Wily however was bent on revenge because he was fired for accidentally breaking a peace treaty between the US and Japan. So wily wanted to take over the military and eventually wanted the whole world.
Meanwhile dr light made 2 robots to replace him as he thought blues was dead. Rock and roll. Rock later turned into megaman to fight dr wily.... then he found blues. Renamed break man.
And breakman said "if your my father's son what am I supposed to be?"
Megaman was a replacement for breakman.
Honestly, under the bright and fun stuff, the story of MegaMan is kinda tragic.
@@SuupurSanicc Just wait til the story has progressed some 300+ years.
@@phoenixstormjr.1018 to clarify, the song came first before the comics. even so, the Archie comics do take this song (as well as a few others from the Megas' lineup if I remember them correctly) and use them well in context of the stories.
@@phoenixstormjr.1018 this is very wrong
I had a name
My father called me Blues
This one part always, ALWAYS gets me...
I cried..... DONT CRITICIZE ME!!!!
@@phoenixstormjr.4195 I was the first, I am the...PROTOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
It’s hard not to tear up at that one. No matter how many times I listen to the sound, it never fails to deliver.
@@Darkmage1293
Now I want to be the one to say that line whenever I am the first.
This is what I love about The Megas: their songs are not trying to copy the original song exactly. Rather they incorporate parts of their melodies in a new song structure.
You know, when you put into context everything Protoman went through, this song hits way harder than Impact Man
"Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red" - could mean bloodshed, as in the "trail of dead" MegaMan has left behind, but could also mean ProtoMan's own rage. As in, "seeing red". I like that.
It could also mean he no longer sees himself as Light’s son Blues, only seeing the armor: Break Man/Proto Man. He therefore can no longer see the Blue(s) in the sea of red that is his armor.
Never realized this before, but it's pretty ironic that the main theme for the man who believes he has no choice, is a cover of the Level Select screen, the one part in the game where the player gets to choose their own path.
It's quite ingenuous if it was intentional, awesome nonetheless
Yeah, it's a harsh irony. Mega Man might have 8 choices but to him it's all the same. Fly On A Dog shows he doesn't feel like fighting anymore.
This song always gives me chills. I've always seen Protoman as a tragic character, but this song just amplifies it. Especially the line, "made you from parts of me", it really drives home that Blues was just a prototype, that Light would use to make his "real" son.
Except, that's not really the lore. What happened was that Protoman had a faulty core, and Dr. Light wanted to fix it so he didn't lose him. However, there was a risk that Protoman could lose his personality, so, he ran away as to not risk it. Dr. Light never wanted to give up on Blues, but he could never find his first son. So, he learned from his mistakes, refined the core, and used it for Rock and Roll. In the Archie Comics, Protoman saw him with those two, and thought they were his replacements, when in reality, they were made with the idea that if Blues returned, he would have a family. Blues misunderstood the situation. Dr. Light does have flaws, but to say he didn't care about Blues is ludicrous.
@@winters_revolt That's the part of the core Blues thought it happen. The parts he tells to Tempo when he befriends her (another robot who got her personality and memory core wiped off because she was quirky and ineffective and then got her personality reinstated but at the price of her original memories).
When he vents to Tempo, physicall threatening her in rage when she tries to calm him down and pleading Light's case, he also blames Light for having built him without a clean-cut purpose, in his eyes a mockery of free will, and taking away any role he could have wanted by building Megaman.
That's the part of the song about "following a program". He felt she was made to be a son and a hero, Megaman took both the positions.
@@DrTofu83 That's from the Archie Comics right? It's been a while since I read them, but I could believe that the writers to inspiration from the Mega's band since I believe they outright had Blues say: "Then what I am supposed to be?!" in the comics.
@@winters_revolt You're almost certainly correct, the Archie Comics have a number of direct call outs to stuff from the Megas.
they really used music genres as names? that's.... so trippy. (and words such as 'tempo?' what an odd choice.
I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman
I am the first, I am the "Protoman"
Your icon makes this kinda ironic
@@nexusgiga how so?
@@nexusgigano, really I don't get it... my profile pic is Otacon from Metal Gear (and I don't change it, so you weren't referring to a previous pic).
@@Lucrei. Probably because it's a badass line and your pfp is badass
@@MarkH oh thank you :)
I love Samus too! Zelda, Metroid and Pokemon were/are my all time favourites growing up.
It only just occurred to me that "How do you kill a man who has your face" can refer to the fact that Rock and Blues share the same face with how they're designed, modeled after Light's....
Meaning he doesn't know how to kill Rock...but also he *hides his face* When he appeared as Breakman.
How do you kill a man who has your face? If you never see it, it's a lot easier.
reminds me of the empire strikes back with luke and vader on dagobath
I've been hearing the lyric "hides your face", but this makes a lot more sense, and makes the song a lot darker as a result.
I mean it’s pretty easy for solid snake to do it like 4 times
I though protoman eye is green or blue
I think Rock also literally has his old face. The song mentions using Blues for parts for him.
"He tore my heart from my chest to give to you."
Ya know, thinking about it aren't Blues and Shadow Man rather close in the manga? Shadow Man's is the last Robot Master theme this album. Perhaps Blues was holding himself back, avoiding Rock, but Shadow Man's death is what finally snapped him into action?
THATS SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT OF.
Come to think of it, in the game he does appear to fight you in Shadow Man's stage. (one of the three he appears in, one of them of which he helps you).
They _lost_ me. _Forgot_ me. Made _you_ from parts of _me_
If _you're_ the one, my father's _son_-
Then what am _I_ supposed to be?
This is weirdly fun to discover a song this good thanks to tfwiki jokes.
“I’ve met my maker, and the man’s a liar”
deep cuts guys
Like seriously
deep cuts
It's people like this that make me love the Mega Man franchise.
" What am I supposed to be? "
_First half of the Weapon Acquired melody playing_
The chorus that repeated, then later on got answered by:
4:20
" I was the first, I am the *Proto Man!* "
_The latter half of the Weapon Acquired melody playing_
...Gave me chills. It feels like he was throwing the question with no one to give him the answer, and then he decided on the answer himself. And his new identity is a weapon he acquired, one he intends to use against his kin and father.
I love the part that goes:
"I had a name, my father called me Blues.
He tore my heart from my chest to give to you.
I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman.
I was the first, I am the,
Protoman!"
This part is so great because of how the instrumentals slow down as it builds up to the first line where he talks about when he was Light's son, Blues, before having his heart torn from his chest figuratively and literally. Then, when he says, "I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman", it shows how he is no longer broken from Light's actions, but he isn't Wily's creation anymore, he, as he states, is the first of his kind, the Protoman. Beautiful writing, touching delivery, and amazing instruments. Great job y'all.
The first repilod
@@jotaroisbestboy7593 Protoman and the original Megaman and Robot Masters predate reploids. Megaman X was subjectively the first reploid.
@@monody the robots made from x are the reploids
@@Fallen-Saint That's skirting why I say X is subjectively the first reploid.
The game lore states "X was the first fully free-thinking robot of his kind. While created before the term Reploid and being the original robot the Reploids were based on, X is considered a Reploid nonetheless as the term is for robots that think like humans, and X also refers to himself as such."
Reploid as a term is not referring to them as being replicas of X, but of humans. X himself is considered a reploid, being the the reference from which later generations were created/evolved from.
@@monody i know and i get that but i do want to say that in x6 it's kind of wired because they kind of play it as X and zero are just labeled reploids and they Try to hide the Truth and it's a conspiracy going on that they are "Reploid", because one of Alias friends had to be killed since he was looking into who made x or something like that
A recurring theme in this album is if these robots have free will or are just machines. Or worse, they do have wills but what they want is made irrelevant by outside forces.
When the fans put more effort into flushing out a story than the creators.
"I had a name
My father called me Blues
He tore my heart from my chest
To give to you"
Ouch
This got referenced in the mega man Archie comics
Really, how?
@@purpledragon1945 issue #46 the brothers keeper. But I think this song referenced the quote protoman said in that comic and not the other way around
@@redbertbillinton8499 I highly doubt that seeing as the album came out almost a full year before the issue was printed.
@@redbertbillinton8499 Actually, the album (History Repeating: Red) this song is on came out May 2014, and issue #46 came out in February 2015. So it it probably was a shout out to The Megas!
@@edgelesspigeon76 oh. My mistake then.
the way these guys add so much depth to the megaman series.... i'm now inspired to write a novelization of the series...
That's what I'm gonna try and do, this song was the tipping point for the inspiration
They definitely managed to help turn a series of games that amounts to "grumpy old men with robots" into a true epic.
Let me know when you're done, okay? That sounds incredible!
OOOH GOODIE! WHERE IS IT!? IM SUBBING IF YOU ADD IT TO YOUR CHANNEL!
Please do.
And remember, if you don't want to have to deal with copyright, change the names and tweak some details.
Just make sure you don't rip of _The Protomen._ They've already put their own twist on the general story (3 albums and a short film music video called 'Light Up the Night').
the heartbeat at 4:05 is the best.
Albireo I think I won't be able or willing to unhear that :)
I've listened to this song probably hundreds of times since it came out and I've never realized that before. Holy shit, that's awesome. Thank you so much for pointing that out!
Holy moly I never realized that drum beat was a heart beat. Thank you!
歌詞和訳
キャラクター: ブルース
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I'm Not the Breakman
不廃
Sometimes I can't see the blue
Through the red
Hard to see the good
Through your trail of dead
赤に染まる世界を突っ切ったところで
青が広がる世界に出られない事がある
死神の旅路をその足で越えたところで
最良の結末をその目で見る望みは薄い
You say you'll do all you can
to save them
Killing your own
won't make you human
人類を守る為にできるかぎりの力を尽くすとお前は言う
だが自分自身を殺すことで人間にして貰える訳じゃない
I woke to turn this man to cinder
Circuits afire as I remember
Again I hear a promise spoken
My rage repairs what once was broken
俺はあの人を灰塵に帰する為に目覚めた
心臓は物心付いた時から燃えている
今再び誓いが立てられる
胸の怒りが俺の壊れた場所を埋める
They lost me, Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're The One, My Father's son
Then what am I supposed to be ?
What am I supposed to be ?
人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた
お前を俺の欠片から生み出した
お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら
一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？
一体この俺は何者だと？
You say these things you do
are what you choose
This thing you call your will
I call a ruse
自分自身の行為はすべて自分自身の決断なのだとお前は言う
だがお前の言う決断は俺に言わせれば人々の計略に過ぎない
We follow our path
We walk the program
I've accepted
The machine I am
俺たちは俺たちの道を歩む
俺たちはプログラムされた道を歩む
俺は受け入れて生きてきた
俺自身という機械の存在を
I wear a mask to hide what's been erased
How do you kill a man who has your face
My heart is gone there's only fire
I've met my maker and the man's a liar
消された顔を隠す為に俺は仮面を纏った
お前自身の顔をした男をどうやって殺す？
俺の心臓は失く胸に熱だけが燃えている
俺は主に相見えた 主は偽り言を告げた――
They lost me, Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're The One, My father's son
Then what am I supposed to be ?
What am I supposed to be ?
人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた
お前を俺の欠片から生み出した
お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら
一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？
一体この俺は何者だと？
What am I ?
この俺は何者だと？
I had a name
My father called me Blues
He tore my heart from my chest
To give to you
俺には名前がある。
父は俺をブルースと呼んだ。
あの人は俺の心臓を胸から抉り抜いた。
お前に与える為に。
I'm not broken
I'm not the Breakman
I was the first
I am the Protoman !
俺は壊れてなんかいない。
俺は『壊れた男』（ブレイクマン）なんかじゃない。
俺はあの人の最初の息子。
俺はお前という英雄の『原型』たる男（プロトマン）なんだ。
They lost me, Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're The One, My father's son
Then what am I supposed to be ?
What am I supposed to be ?
人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた
お前を俺の欠片から生み出した
お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら
一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？
一体この俺は何者だと？
What am I supposed to be...
――この俺は何者だと？
I never realized Protoman is flesh and bone on the cover
Kind of tragically poetic when you think about it. It shows just how run down and in need of repairs Blues really is. By all accounts he should been long dead, but was brought back by Wily. While he's still able to think and act for himself, Protoman is still in a severe state of disrepair.
I sometimes go back to these songs and listen to them, and this one is still one of the best songs I know. I often forget that it is in service to a rock opera about video games because it's very poetic and plaintive. Struggling with identity is such a human thing, and this is a very human song. The duality of him despising Light, feeling resentment towards Rock, yet still seeing him as a brother and ultimately not really wanting to hurt him is very clear and cuts deep. It feels like an estranged kid that has step-siblings that he knows his parent likes better, but still loves those siblings just the same.
It's not for a rock opera though, is it? That's the Protomen, the Megas just do/did lyric covers of the games' soundtracks.
One of my favorites for sure (in an album full of them!), you can just feel a barely-contained rage as it slowly gets overtaken by confusion, ending up in a deep sadness by 3:47
Yeah, and the amount of detail put into this song, which is created out of a 30 second jingle, is incredible.
And this is built from the "weapon get" music
"Can we make a song out of a 30 second loop"
"Hell YEAH we can!"
The best part is it fits. Rock feels like he's being turned into a weapon. That's why Blues is so angry. He was a weapon too, but THIS weapon gets to be part of the family.
I thought I heard it from somewhere.
Phoenix Storm Jr. all their songs are made from the megaman ost
@@john-xn8od Still impressive they made a 30 second loop into a 5 min, 40 sec long song.
Sometimes I can’t see the blue through the red
Hard to see the good through your trail of dead
You say you’ll do all you can to save them
Killing your own won’t make you human
I woke to turn this man to cinder
Circuits afire as I remember
Again I hear a promise spoken
My rage repairs what once was broken
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you’re The One
My Father’s son
Then what am I supposed to be?
You say these things you do are what you choose
This thing you call your will I call a ruse
We follow our path, we walk the program
I’ve accepted the machine I am
I wear a mask to hide what’s been erased
How do you kill a man who has your face
My heart is gone there’s only fire
I’ve met my maker and the man’s a liar
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you’re The One
My father’s son
Then what am I supposed to be?
What am I?
I had a name
My father called me Blues
He tore my heart from my chest
To give to you
I’m not broken
I’m not the Breakman
I was the first
I am the Protoman!
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you’re The One
My father’s son
Then what am I supposed to be?
What am I supposed to be?
Thank you so much for the lyrics! People like you who take the time to write them out always brighten my day.
@@TheDaphinator Agreed.
I liked the part that started at 0:00
The part that went on till 5:40? I loved that part too.
@@markrode9699Exactly
I really love the impact this song has, amazing lore to the lyrics for Protoman
This is one of my favourite songs ever made.
thank you karl marx
The determinism dilemma is a serious philosophical problem that only becomes more difficult to ignore as social and behavioral science continue to explain the forces that determine our behavior in more detail and the possibility of things like unconscious biases causing us to act against our own values becomes something you have to face in everyday life.
It seems very rare to get a frank acknowledgement of the possibility of the determinist position that our will is a "ruse."
Most girls when they get broken up with: *taylor swift*
Me when I get broken up with: *this absolute banger*
I like how he says he HAD a name, not has, had.
is it ironic that my favorite megas song has the least actual _song from the game_ in it?
seriously, i consider this song an actual masterpiece and i used to listen to it, like, ALL the time. it's weird to think that it's based on the weapon get theme???
Oh god this song brings back so many memories. This is what got me into Megaman in the first place.
These albums are the exact reason I wish the Mega Man series would happen. Because I want these to play out in real life. ...perhaps not with thousands dead or deactivated, but simply to see the events of The Megas appear in the world outside of music too.
I enjoy a lot of these songs, but this one really grabs me. One, it sounds fantastic in general. Next up, the thematic elements and story inherent in the lyrics really do give you a complete tale. Lastly, for reasons I'm not going to get into I've often felt like an outsider in most social interactions and this song really resonates with the feeling of being lost on the outside looking in.
Goosebumps... every single time at 4:00.
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Best song from the band....so far
I just came here to say that I got into Megaman and The Megas (alongside the Protomen) when I was a young teen / kid, and this music genuinely shaped a lot of music I'd go on to listen to and enjoy. And even all of these years later, this song has not aged a day and the drop STILL gives me chills. THANK YOU for making such a good song AND discography if you ever happen to read this on a small 1% chance.
Incredible work, will support whatever this band puts out as long as it continues to rock.
Aw yeah, I love this song. One of the album's best and it covers the story's core conflict, too.
Why doesn't anyone remix these songs into 8 bit?
A lot of the time they're pretty different than the original 8 bit songs, like The Quick And The Blue, and Continue.
I agree with you, but these songs can be pretty complicated at times, to be fair. I'm attempting to transcribe this into a 16-bit SEGA Genesis remix. Not sure how that will end up, though.
message from doctor light was the only one i found. forgot the link tho… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@MechaKnuckles how did it end up?
@@Delivery-Witch-Express It got to be about 50% completed, but it's been a while since I've worked on it. Transcribing the vocal harmonies is one of the hardest parts.
Bro this was literally my childhood music thank you for creating the music
You're giving the writers of megaman WAY too much credit with this.
This single song manages to curbstomp the majority of X8's soundtrack.
You guys are such legends to us here, you just take our childhood and somehow make it a million times better than we already remembered it! ; ;
The drum fill around 5:00 is so in pocket my god
These goes know how to write a song. Great and clever story telling in every one of their songs. And they sound nice too
Only the megas can make me cry over fake robots from a fucking nintendo game.
I'm now realizing I relate to Blues more than Rock...
Same
I also like blues more as a character he's been through some tough stuff
Same
StrangeHalo X why?
I wish we could see some of blues and roll interacting I think they'd offer an interesting perspective to eachother.
How has this been out 3 years and now I find it?
Easily the best the song on this album.
It gives me the chills whenever I listen to around 2:46. I still love your music!
Excuse me while I go cry.
Cannot stop listening to your songs. So damn good! Anytime I am working in or around the house now, I have your songs just playing on loop. This one is currently my favorite, and I am going to look into getting the comics/manga. I’ve been a huge fan of mega man since I was little, and now at 36 you’ve really relit that fire with your songs! Thank you!
3:46-4:27 : My favorite part of any Megas track.
4:21 gives chills every time.
Isn't this based off of the 'Get weapon' screen after beating a robot master?
For up to two years, I thought 1:01 went "I want to turn this man to sender", because Breakman is angry at both Megaman and Dr. Light (Plus the e sounds).
I can't sing along to this because I can't stop shaking with tears.
"Stop making good songs"
.. No!
Abso-gaddam-lutely!
Too good, too good.
......Awesome.
Dr. Breakman - B.R.E.A.K.M.A.N.
My favorite song is all of tge songs in one album and i like "The History Repeating Blue too" My darkest dream is "I'm not the breakman" too!
😍😍😍😍
i remamber there being a lot more comment on this then there are now
Lyrics:
Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red
Hard to see the good through your trail of dead
You say you'll do all you can to save them
Killing your own won't make you human
I woke to turn this man to cinders
Circuits afire as I remember
Again I hear a promise spoken
My rage repairs what once was broken
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're the one
My father's son
Then what am I supposed to be?
Then what am I supposed to be?
You say these things you do are what you choose
This thing you call your will I call a ruse
We follow a path, we walk the program
I've accepted the machine I am
I wear a mask to hide what's been erased
How do you kill a man who has your face
My heart is gone, there's only fire
I've met my maker and the man's a liar
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're the one
My father's son
Then what am I supposed to be?
Then what am I supposed to be?
What am I
I had a name, my father called me Blues
He tore my heart from my chest to give to you
I'm not broken - I'm not the Breakman
I was the first - I am the
PROTOMAN
They lost me
Forgot me
Made you from parts of me
If you're the one
My father's son
Then what am I supposed to be?
Then what am I supposed to be?
What am I
Supposed to be?
The part at 1:49 does sound like the Fortress of Doom music from Lufia 2. Loving it!
so good man
It would cool proto man was actually villain trying kill rock because he thinks he being replaced by him it could interesting villain motivation
How can you kill a man have same face of you?
It’s “how can kill man has your face”
@Jotaro is the best boy
@@amied7361 just how can you kill a man has your face?
Proto Man's whole arc in the literal game this album is based on:
... ... ... Blues...
This is amazing!
1:55 Megaman X5 Opening :D
3:29 Is that the Megaman X5 theme?!
Or is it that that sample from the X5 theme is itself borrowed from MM3 or another MM game?
Megaman X5 Intro is a remix of "Weapon Get" from Megaman 3
We in megaman 3 territory so probs the latter
megaman x5 opening mixed with something else i cant quite narrow down
if you still read comments heart this
But in After all seriousness, I found your music after listening to a bunch of the Protomens music
When you accidentally break your dads tv.
amazing comment
I'd love to see the _Just Shapes And Beats_ team do a level for this.
why the serial number of Elec man?
She lost me, forgot me
Choose you after passing me
If you're the one, my lover's love
Then what am I supposed to be?!
lariusx14 I can relate
ProtoMan is Dr. Light's ex confirmed
Nuni?
😭
1:56
3:39
5:02
I ate cool hearts and now I just fart art
i showed this song to my mom and she thought it was cult music :(
Kora Zukai what
She may believe that, but The Megas are not just a cult. They're a resistance to Dr. Wily's robot army sent to exterminate the human race.
Dan of Eckitronix No, the Megas are a band that makes music based on the Mega Man video game series.
Technically any band with a following can be considered a cult.
Christianity is technically a religious cult.
@@slateoffate9812
The joke
Your head
ProtoMan has a mid life chrisis the musical