The References to Past Mega Man Games in ZX & ZX Advent
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2023
- Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent are two of my personal favorite Mega Man games, and are rich with references, call backs, and easter eggs to the series past. In this video, I wanted to highlight most of, if not all of the references in the ZX series. The abundance of all this likely due to the time ZX came out, being the 5th Mega Man series. All of the music utilized will be listed in order.
Green Grass Gradiation - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Ryo Kawakami - Brilliant Show Window - ZX Gigamix
Cinq Ville c ` est notre espoir - Rock Man ZX Tunes
X VS Zero -Mega Man X5
Danger Attraction - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Wonder Panorama - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Onslaught - Mega Man ZX
Caravan - Hope for Freedom - Mega Man Zero 4
Sky High - Grand Nuage - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Fate - Deep Seated Grudge - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Fate - Theme of Weil - Remastered Tracks Rock Man Zero: Physis
Pallida Mors - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Dream Weaver - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Cannonball Hard Revenge - Rock Man ZX Tunes
Cannonball Hard Revenge - Mega Man ZX
Cannonball - Mega Man Zero 3
Target Chaser - Mega Man ZX Advent
Twisted Vine - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
Flashover - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
Bullet Drive - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
Oriental Sentinels - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
Den Of Hunters - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION - Rock Man 8: Metal Heros
In The Wind - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
United Forces - Rock Man ZX Advent Tunes
Wind Continuing Towards The Future - Rock Man ZX Advent
#megaman #megamanzx #megamanzxadvent #megamanx #megamanzero - เกม
Hey, to everyone watching this video after or maybe even before the Zero video, ignore the fact I called this the 5th series🫠
Lol, great vid always good to see someone give love to these series
They put so much love and referential affection
Area M is actually Ragnarok's Remains, while Area N specifically is Weil's lab from Zero 3. The fact that the space station landed so close to his lab doesnt seem like just a coincidence to me though.. 😅
Honestly, when you put it like that, that's way too suspicious.
I think Area N is a cyberspace pocket, just like Zero Space from X5 (They were both created by space stations crashing into Earth).
@@user-ki8lz1vi3i I also think thats the case too. The impact of Ragnarok would see cyberspace come to the real world
@@user-ki8lz1vi3iMakes sense, in the Omega fight the background swaps between the Lab and it's normal background
I dunno, Area M & N seems more close to Gate's Lab from X6.
I love how many references ZX had, almost made it feel like a celebration of the entire series of sorts.
God these games are so underrated.
Yeah, it really makes me appreciate the ZX series more. I wish ZX was more widely talked about as well.
The amount of references put into these games just shows how much the dev team loved what they were working on. The ZX subseries is my favourite within the franchise and seeing all these little things just makes me love it even more. Great video!!
Yeah, it shows the dedication and love they have not only to the game, but the series as a whole! And thank you!
There's a couple things missing here. Megaman ZX has some level design references to classic Megaman games. The disappearing blocks in area N have the same pattern as the ones in Heatman's stage from Megaman 2, and there's a segment in Purprill's stage where you can break a mett helmet to reveal a room with some collectables, which shares the same exact layout and enemy placement as a part of Stoneman's stage from Megaman 5 where you also shoot some fake blocks in the same spot as the mett helmet to reveal a secret room. There might be more but I only remember these two.
Thank you! I honestly did think that the disappearing block pattern was familiar, but wasn't sure.
I definitely didn't know about the room in Purptill's stage, or the Stone Man reference. One thing I know I accidentally forgot is that in the Cafe in the Hunters Den, there's an E tank on one of the tables.
I'm so glad that this video exists.
The amount of references hidden in the background, locked behind random sidequests, or compressed beyond human recognition is insane. Each one deserves to be pointed out and admired.
...Even the Challenger from the Future references I guess.
Yeah cause there's certainly a lot that you gotta go side questing for, or even out of your way. Still shocked Challenger from the Future has that many references.
MM Zero 3 references:
Area N is actually a dimensional break in reality allowing cyberspace entry from the real world just like in Zero 3. This also happened when Omega first landed in Zero 3, signified by holographic green doors. The presence of Omega Zero within is not a coincidence.
The hexagonal patterns of Area N are a throwback to Cyber Peacock stage to indicate the area as part of Cyberspace.
The battles against some of the Gentle Judges and Einherjar are actually similar to the hidden battle with Phantom in Cyberspace that they're all Cyber Elves returned to their original form via their presence in Cyberspace. The fact that Childre Inarabitta's body appears in the Arctic Zone is proof of this. Their stages also have Cyberspace themed background (hexagons and greenish tint).
Omega Zero is unique as he's not a Cyber Elf, but a glitch containing the final memories of Omega Zero when he fought Zero in Zero 4, as indicated by the glitchy backgrounds showing the hidden lab containing Zero's capsule. He's also the only one with a drop item that allows usage of his abilities, but none of his conciousness.
In megaman zx the character fleuve is implied that he is megaman zero's perrot, maybe he asked ciel to make him older like she did with andrew. in megaman zx advent in the mission to get a plant, if you choose the right plant, you can water it after completing the mission and it will give you a strawberry, after you use it to recover life, it can be born again in the plant after you water it again.
I played zx series for god knows how many hours, but man i missed so many reference from this game. Truly the series of all time
Yeah, these games certainly have a lot of references.
man this really shows how much IntiCreates loved this series,soo many details and references to rather obscure stuff only someone who really loved this franchise would know,these games are indeed a labor of sheer love
Yup, the amount of small, and easy to miss details is absolutely insane.
Additional MMX References:
Bifrost attacks with spiked spinning wheels similar to Wheel Gator. Both animals look similar and from the Crocodylia order.
Queen Bee has drone attacks similar to Blast Hornet. Both insects are from Hymenoptera insect family and also look similar.
Argoyle's charged attack is similar to Zero's Twin Dream in X5. Or Soul Body if you wanna go the X4 route.
You know, I forgot about the Butfrost/Wheel Gator connection, but I never put together the Queen Bee and Blast Hornet and Argoyle and Twin Dream connection.
I really wanted to see ZXC and Legends 3. Because it was obvious that ZX was slowly leading up to Legends. Hope isn’t lost. Only time will tell
I've been hoping for damn near 20 years....
Get my boy Volnutt off da moon plz capcom
One additional reference: Biometal A actually looks like an inverted Biometal W, hinting his connection to Weil more than the other Biometals.
I never even noticed that!
@Primeshiem Here's some more: Serpent's first form and cheap rip off of Gundam Devil have a horn jutting out from the front. It's a reference to Weil's final form.
The transparent orange horn on Serpent and the side horns on Master Thomas's first form is an allusion to Weil's orange head glass casing.
@@WhatIsMatter101Zero vs Omega is a reference to Gundam Wing with the Wing Zero vs Epyon. And in Zero 4 the final fight against Weil is a reference to Crossbone Gundam X3 fight against Crux Dogate in his divinidad mobile armor.
also something to notice is that model w is actually model v, since weil's original name is vile in japan, making this a much more clear reference.
15:08 I've done this sidequest with all the available plants to see the different reactions I get. They give the same reaction except the cactus (and the one you mentioned). If you talk to Amy she says something along the lines of the cactus being a good partner to talk to. If you play the legends series Volnutts room in the first game also has a cactus in it. If you examine it the text states that Data mentioned its a good conversationalist. Another callback I thought was neato.
As someone who never played Legends, I thought the Cactus dialouge was weird, but I didn't think it was a reference. Thanks for pointing that out!
Coincidentally, they also have references for Battle Network littered in this game...
Yes, they did. Pretty interesting to see seeing how they are two different timeliness.
@@PrimeShiem you know, I also kind of find it funny that both game's successors (Star Force and ZX) have similar gimmicks when it comes to transforming with tokusatsu and henshin elements thrown in. Megamerging is just the robot term for EM Wave Changing ahahahaha.
Not only that, but Vent/Aile and Geo all have experienced lost and had a very depressing character background.
I love the zx series so much, I replayed it 3 times 4 days in a row
I love the ZX series just as much! Every biometal is really fun to utilize to its full capabilites. My favorite is probably Model A.
Yeah! My favorite biometal besides zx is model H
The tube-like structure in the background of that stage in ZXA also resembles X8's bosses refight stage.
Character References in ZX:
Serpent is a reference to Sigma, with both characters having similar body types and ideologies.
Prometheus might be a soft reference to Bass, with both being the edgy creations of the main antagonist of their respective series who act as a rival to the main protagonists while feeling largely resentful towards their creators and plotting against them in secret. In the case of Bass, it's to prove to Wily that he's the strongest Robot Master in existence in accordance with his programming. In the case of Prometheus, it's to get revenge for the torture he and Pandora were put through and treated as basically slaves against their will. Prometheus takes it a step further, wanting to destroy the entire world for being too influenced by his creator (who I won't mention by name to avoid spoilers). He seeks to destroy everything his creator ever made to make his revenge complete.
An additional tidbit about the Area D Highway: The place where you battle Giro coincides with the part of the stage design of the highway in the first MMX where you first battle Vile/Wawa, and where Zero makes his first appearance to save X. There's also a cruel irony regarding Giro going Maverick since the original version of the virus was actually just a sort of anti-virus developed by Dr. Wily (Likely as a safeguard to prevent Dr. Light or anyone else reprogramming him) to keep Zero in his "normal" state, which happened to be destructive. Zero therefore couldn't go Maverick, the phenomenon was exclusive to other Reploids who got infected with it, as it was meant for him and in other Reploids acted like malware, corrupting them. As such, the cruel irony is that even after Zero has cast aside everything that once tethered him to Wily's dark legacy, his successor still manages to fall victim to it in a way.
A few additional tidbits regarding Omega and Model Ox:
1. The flickering background during the fight actually has more detail than its Zero 3 counterpart. (As an aside, I'd love to see a version of this with the color added back in and the background flames some day)
2. There are two small differences from Model ZX while playing as Ox without overdrive. The first is that you can spam the triple slash very slightly faster as Ox due to the delay on the third slash being slightly reduced in comparison. The second is that the fully charged Buster Shot is only one object, as opposed to Model ZX which fires off three objects. If Model ZX's charged shot hits enemies and obstacles in just the right way, the smaller orbiting projectiles can continue on without it, dealing a bit of damage to any enemies they hit. Because Model Ox only spawns the one projectile, it can't replicate this.
About the Train level in ZXAdvent:
It might actually be a direct reference to the train level from X4, though with both trains having different appearances.
About Model A:
The comment about the plate on his head is actually a confirmation that the connection to Axl is story related as well. Model A and Axl are different characters, but the heavy connection between the two of them is proof that when the main antagonist created Model A, he did so by using Axl as his main inspiration.
The statement specifying that Model A specifically isn't the same character as the one he's based on is also a soft confirmation that somehow the other Biometals are in fact the same characters as their resemblances, though we don't know if this also applies to Model X and Z since X died at the end of Zero 3 and Zero was implied to have died at the end of Zero 4. The three remaining members of the four guardians are implied but not outright confirmed to have died at the end of Zero 3, so it's possible that somehow character death doesn't matter and Model A is just special.
Also, this interview is also a hard debunk regarding the fan theory that the timeline splits after X6 and that the Zero series takes place on one split and X7 and 8 are on the other split. While Zero 1 was likely (actually, it definitely was) made with the intention of it being a sequel to X6, it's pretty obvious by the time you get to Zero 3 that this detail has been retconned to make more sense with Zero having been unsealed early in X7, as Zero is confirmed to be waking up in Zero 1 from a completely different sealing from the one that happens at the end of X6 due to the fact that he's in a completely different body and Omega is in possession of the original. Axl is a part of the Zero timeline, even though he's not around anymore by the time of Zero 1. Or to put it another way, no timeline split, just retcons that were necessitated by dev teams not talking to each other enough.
About Ceratanium:
I've never heard anything about it being used to create Mega Man Classic's armor, but it WAS definitely used to create Hard Man's armor. My understanding is that it wasn't widely used as armor until during the X series, at which point almost any metal that a robot or reploid has on their body is probably made of Ceratanium due to its legendary toughness.
About Nick:
A fun fact about him is that he appears to be an "Old Model" Reploid from around the time of the Zero series. As the Zero series takes place after the time that X7 and X8 take place, and the Elf Wars stunted technological development for a while between the X series and Zero series, this likely places him as the same generation as the "Next Gen" Reploids from X7 and X8 that Axl is a prototype of, or of a generation from immediately after.
About Model Z's fate:
It's a lot less ambiguous than people think. Model Z outright states multiple times that he knows what he's doing and isn't about to die. When Grey and Ashe wake up back at the camp after being rescued by Vent and Aile, neither one of the veteran heroes is lamenting Model Z's loss, which is a strong indication that he turned out fine. Adding to this is the fact we have learned since that there was a third game silently planned and canceled titled "ZXC", further indicating that Model Z is still alive in events after (Though we still don't know what the C stood for).
Much more ambiguous is Prairie's fate, as Vent and Aile now appear to be in a commanding role among the Guardians, having enough authority to use the Guardian Base as a battering ram, and referring to it as belonging to them, as well as the crew. Prairie never makes an appearance in person in ZXA, nor does she ever get mentioned. As such, it's unclear if she died, retired, or is simply taking a vacation or something. (My personal headcanon is that she left in search of Ciel, since Ciel was never outright confirmed dead due to her body never being found)
This is very lengthy, and I honestly really appreciate, I honestly forgot that Serpant was a homage to Sigma, and now that you mention it, what you said about Area D makes sense seeing how you meet both Giro, and Zero at the ends of the stages.
Also, the Mega Man wiki states Mega Man's armor is made from Ceramic Titanium alloy, which is just a really fancy way of saying Ceratainium
I also believe that Model Z survived, it's just how the game painted it. Also, about Prarie, I believe she either, like you mentioned began searching for Ciel, or passed away, as I remember Vent having a line similar to, "I've lost a couple of close friends." Of course this can be in reference to Giro, but maybe it hints at Prarie's fate.
Also, this is my personal thought, but I thought ZXC maybe was in reference to Craft, although I'm not sure how it'd function.
Also, with the mention of Axl being part of the Zero timeline, characters who fought in the Elf wars had their weapons given a special title "The Ten Shining Weapons" and two of them are left unaccounted for. While it's never outright stated, I believe the missing two are Axl's double guns.
@@PrimeShiem In regards to the ZXC title, there's a number of different theories that have been floating around. The C could be in reference to Craft, Ciel, Copy X, or could have nothing to do with any past characters at all and could be a reference to the fact that "ZXC" are all literally right next to each other on a keyboard, giving the name a technological link. Or, it could mean something like "Combination" in reference to Biometals getting used together, "Crusade" in reference to the dark implications in the secret ending of ZXA, or even "Cyberspace" with potentially some crossover potential with Battle Network/Star Force and/or the return of Omega. Unless the project ever gets revived, we might not ever know what the C actually stood for.
While it's a completely different continuity, the final issue of the Archie Mega Man Comic featured Dr. Light getting a look far into the future down the timeline, briefly witnessing Axl fighting alongside X and Zero during the Elf Wars before getting a vague glimpse at ZX. I personally believe that this is true for the game continuity as well, as it would be odd for Axl to be a part of the timeline and yet not have a part in the war. I'd even go so far as to wager that his involvement and importance during those events is greater than we realize.
@@Crow_Rising yeah, that would make a lot of sense, I really do wish that we got ZXC, and I also believe that Axl played a large role in the war, maybe even sacrificing himself for one of his allies.
@@PrimeShiem Considering the Producer of the Mega Man series leaving Capcom recently, it's kinda up in the air. It could be that whoever the new producer is will decide to start putting out more mainline games in each individual Mega Man series with whatever budget Capcom will give him, or we could just as easily drift further into mobile cash cow hell. We'll have to wait and see.
@@Crow_Rising yea, we just gotta wait and see sadly.
Man the devs for ZXA really decided "let's make 3 references To a game barley anyone knows about"
Insane thought process.
One detail that I liked about fighting Omega in ZX was that his Saber and Buster Charge animations were from the Zero series as well. Surprised no one's mentioned that yet lol
I could be wrong but I think Omega Zero's AI in his ZX fight is how he was originally supposed to behave in his Zero 3 fight but was changed due to the gba's limitations
I can't believe the amount of references I missed in the backgrounds if ZX thank you for this vid. Also you've quickly become one of my favorite mega man content creators keep up the good vids
Yeah, there is certainly a lot of them. And thank you so much, I'm really happy to hear that!
Great vid, didn't realize or appreciate these references until I began to look at the entire franchise as a whole. And it's almost poetic that the ZX duology would have all these given that these are the last games in the timeline to take place on the same earth before it would be flooded in Legends.
Thank you! Yeah, the ZX games definitely have some of the most references to the franchise as a whole, which as you mentioned, makes sense considering their placement in the timeline.
This should have at least 100K views, the detail that you went through is insane!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thought so!
This was a very thorough easter egg rundown for games that few people will really appreciate. Impressive work! So many things I never noticed before.
6:03 yeah it's not implied it's stated fact especially when you go through the Vent storyline. Also fun fact all the Bionetal cipher codes in ZX Advent are references to Gundam Entries. In ZX Serpent's final form is the Devil Gundam from G fighter, and The great game runs like the Gundam Fight from G Fighter.
You did a very thorough job with this, I was surprised how many of these I missed. Very good video man, keep it up!
Thanks man, I'm glad I could surprise you, and thank you so much!
Thank you for this great info stuff XD
Always love that hard work from the games are acknoledged
Yup, love all these small details!
Not a fan of the ZX series, but I really enjoyed the video. My favorite reference since I first played those games was Wire Sponge's body, the kind of stuff that makes you truly believe these games are set in the same continuity as the classic, X and Zero series.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Wire Sponges body being found is also one of my favorites as well!
Super gnarly review, I've never played it but am now. I remember all of Capcoms MegaMan series in its entirety but never played this DS era ones. Thank you for the informative vid. Peace and love
11:26
you can also use a sword wave attack in the override state by holding down and attacking
Dang I really missed thay
Can't believe I'm just now realizing that the double merged model's attacks were based on x1 charged attacks. Which would explain why their separate forms don't have those moves outside of model f's fire wave
You just made me realize that as well💀
Well each of the guardians are based off of X's armor sets. Harpuia is Falcon armor, Fafnir is Gaia, Phantom is Shadow, Leviathan I don't know though her radar ability is similar to the Command mission armor and finally Copy X has the Ultimate armor.
Awesome! Great video, there is so many things about Z series that I need to know. Thanks a lot !
Thanks! I'm happy you learned some new stuff!
There is a special room in the Atlas mission, which depending on the month will give you a special item to equip, one of these items transforms Argoyle's attack into the Mega Ball from Megaman 8.
HUHHHHH NAH I GOTTA GET THIS
It actually doesn’t turn it into the Mega Ball. Turns it into a soccer ball.
In ZX Advent, tho I might stretching here, it seems the entire tower that Rosespark inhabits appears to be the remains of Neo Arcadia. Even in the background of his boss room, you can see the X core from the tower covered in plants and vines. Queenbee's area is heavily hinted to be the destroyed remnants of Slither Inc's HQ from the previous game. Her boss arena being the blown up top floor where Aile/Vent faced off against Serpent.
Ive been playing the X, Zero and ZX series for years now, mostly Zero series, yet I never knew most of these references. 😮
9:37 I like the transitions used for the Cannon Ball segment.
CHALLENGER FROM THE FUTURE IS CANON CONFIRMED
With how many references ZX Advent made to it, it probably is.
@@PrimeShiem I actually played through it recently for the first time. Not bad, such a weird game though. I mean it really feels like an alternate dimension MM game
@@HyperDefective I find it interesting, and one day I want to play it myself. I also find it weird that it's mentioned three times in ZX Advent.
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but the time the game take place is in 200X and bass is there but bass was created eaisly in 20XX i have two things to say either bass apearannce is not Canon in challenger from the future or the game is just straight not canon at all
The Area G is same as Fire Temple from Mega Man Zero 2
several months late but I'd like to add what I know
the insignia for the Raiders in the game actually resembles Red from Mega Man X7, and they're likely precursors to the Sky Pirates in Mega Man Legends. if the symbol means anything, it could imply that after X7, Red Alert evolved into the Raiders and then later the Sky Pirates
there's no symbol for this one but the Hunters are also precursors for the Diggers in Legends
I looked it up myself and your right! I never even noticed the resemblance.
So many references that i didn't notice, thanks for the video ❤
No problem! And great Scott profile picture!
Street fighter reference. The one attack omega zero has where he dash short hops and if he touches you he slashes you multiple times is a reference to Akuma/Gouki's signature technique, the Raging Demon/ Shun Goku Satsu.
Dude, you are simply AWESOME! I loved your video, it gave me such a good feeling of nostalgia after seeing that remnants of the past still exist at different times in history haha
Thank you! I'm glad it gave you such a nostalgic vibe!
At 3:03 HOW did you do that? :O I am absolutely amazed at your ability to see them, even though, when you zoomed the images in before talking about it I got the feeling I had seen it before :o
I am amazed at the amount of Zero Series' Artwork that's hidden in the background of MegaMan ZX! The MegaMan Zero Series is one of my favorite game series EVER. And I am so glad ZX Includes so many details about it 🥰 To me the ZX Series is kind of an epilogue to the Zero Series to show us the thriving world that Zero and Ciel created 🥹💖
Also, actually, Model OX's rising fire slash is not Zero's Ryuenjin it's an EX-Skill from Zero 4 if I remember correctly!
Man... These levels are apparently corpse yards with all the dead bosses you find. I can't believe I never noticed that.
Yeah, it's kinda morbid when you think about it.
You forgot to mention one thing about Serpent, especially when he said “Evolution requires sacrifice”, it was a direct reference from Sigma himself.
Yeah, shoulda mentioned that bro is just a rebranded Sigma.
I swear these games I had to get into. Especially with zero and all the biometals and the searches for the hearts and tanks. Completed them all and I actually miss play them especially the elves
I kinda thought the double-fan hero the comic enthusiast was talking about was original Zero from X8, where one of the weapons in his arsenal are two fans that act as a sort of shield when standing still
That would make for a good reference actually. I only say it's Aircon Man, as he later has a comic with a different Rockman & Forte:Challenger From the Future character on it later.
Dont forget there is also another character named "Aile" in command mission
Great video, great job, and great Premiere. You explained a great deal and portion of all of this. I never knew this while playing this game
Thank you! I made sure to try and catch all the details, and I'm glad people like you appreciate that!
@@PrimeShiem just a really huge big Mega Man fan, and you're welcome. Not a huge spoiler, but now I need to keep an eye out for those now! Have a great week!
I'm amazed that your able to point out the most minute Easter eggs in this low poly hard to see game😂.
Trust me, I am to. I was in disbelief from some of the things I noticed😭
The stained glass window has a golden organ a reference to X8's Boss Survival stage. There's also Storm Eagles ship on the screen when speaking to Carley, and giving the pick axe to Kidd could be a reference to Megaman Legends, when you have to give a pickaxe to the three kids to build their club house.😅
I never even thought about X8 while making this video, dang. I never even noticed the Death Romuger in the back, I kinda just assumed it was the Guardians ship.
Why did they need a pickaxe for a clubhouse?
Great video, I knew of some of these references mentioned here and surprised by others. Also you missed one Challenger from the Future reference that is in ZX, when talking to the young guardian Sardine, He'll mention one of the toys he got from Silure looked like an oven with legs, I assume this is a reference to Konro Man. Also fun capcom references in ZX most overlook, the toy seen with Sardine is called Little Moby, this is a reference to Mobi-chan, a chibi version of one of the mechs from Hyper Dyne Side Arms as an item/mascot who often cameos in other capcom titles (including another Mega Man title, Mega Man 2: The power fighters as one of the points items that appears as after a boss is defeated.) Another capcom series reference is said by an npc in Area C in ZX, on top of the building left to the arcade is Halison, an npc who mentions being a photojournalist, in one of the conversations with them in the game they'll mention a famous cameraman, one who was a famous wartime photojournalist. This is most likely a reference to Frank West of the Dead Rising series (which the first game released around the same time as ZX) and his iconic quote of "I've covered wars y'know." but yeah very great video. keep up the good work.
Edit: Also forgot to mention two references to past events in the series. one npc named luke mentions how war in the past ravaged both city and nature possibly referring to the elfs wars and another reference is made by an npc named Jeff who mentions how his grandfather told him how long ago they faced an energy crisis and how the city they live in now is a paradise compared to then a possible reference to Neo Arcadia.
Thank you, I'm happy that you learned some things! I actually heard of the reporter reference but I wasn't able to activate it. I honestly wanna make a video all about Capcom references in Mega Man Games, and this comment makes me wanna do that more!
I read somewhere that the ruins of the Tree of Life from Zero 2, where X was enshrined and what may potentially be parts from the Derelict Spaceship from 3 are in Area I of ZX. While I can see some things that might be similar, such as what might be ruins either in the background of the first part of it, or part of the background in the Steephinx arena. I haven't been able to see what might be the spaceship, but that might also be the thing in the first background, though it doesn't really match up at all.
That sounds really interesting. Honestly, I thought it was curious that Area I had no references. Ima go back there and see if I can find something concrete.
@@PrimeShiem I got this info from the Mega Man ZX wiki page on MMKB under references to other games, but it doesn't say where they are, so I had to look at the Area myself.
These videos are great man! Keep up the good work
Thank you so much! Ima try my best to keep it up!
ha, i was planning a similar video to this as i replayed zx and zxa for the xth time, but it looks like you beat me to the punch, very thorough video, and wow, good job spotting things i never noticed, like those compressed posters?! awesome find.
never noticed childre in area f (or HALF the stuff in ZXA!)... anways you're getting a sub from me, i've always loved geeking out about megaman, and i'm glad i'm not alone in that lol.
11:40 lol, tryna get that chip is always fun
Thank you! I'm happy that I found stuff you didn't know about, and I'm glad to know people enjoy these videos.
Also, getting that disk without Buckfire is something I wondered if other people knew about it. I'm glad to know other people do it too!
Nice mixing of the cannonball tracks.
Nice job, never knew about all of those references. I guess the devs really wanted to show that all of this is canon and that they're connected.
Thank you! They definitely went out of their way for a lot of these references, so I'd imagine they meant something.
You had a missed opportunity to mentioned ZX Area M and Area N theme sounds a little like X5 credits theme. I told you that in the "References in X5" video. But is all good. Also, the ending where the main character running on the highway also reference Megaman 1 ending. Original Megaman, X, Vent, and Aile ran in the left direction. Aile has a same name as that disabled Reploid who unnecessarily sacrificed himself to defeat a couple of weak Peons in X Command Mission. Heck, XCM Aile would sacrifice himself to defeat some Mettaurs.
10:24 is like, the best drop out of any megaman song.
Oh for sure. Cannonball, no matter the version, goes hard.
Mega Men come and go, but the Met will always be eternal.
18:52 idk why but learning a spirit of zero (literally or not) still kicking the guardians ass spirit (literally or not) from beyond the grave is just comedy to me. Somethings never change and these brats will learn to respect their elders
Hard revenge sounds like it integrated a remix of the charging weapons.
There is soooooooooooo much info here thanks for making this!!!
No problem! Tried to find everything I could!
In Area L, there are texts in between Protectos' boss area that said Data M.G. Server; M.G. stands for Maha Ganeshariff, the boss from Zero 1 and those 3 large orbs that can be seen in the background of Protectos' boss area resembles his body.
I was gonna say that I don't know how you could figure that out, but I also am guilty of finding obscure references. Good catch.
Thanks. It's because I have the Nintendo DS version of this game.
TH-cam popping off with these recomendations, absolutely sweet.
Seeing as you have a Grey pfp, this video seems up your alley, and I'm glad it was!
W video
Loved the cannonball part 🔥
Thank you! I'm happy that someone enjoyed that part!
It's worth noting that the area that leads to Omega is cyberspace BECAUSE of Omega's presence. It's stated in ZERO3 that Omega's power is so intense that it actually causes rifts into cyberspace to appear (hence why that is a gameplay mechanic in ZERO3).
ZERO3 and ZERO4 (and subsequently ZX/ZXA) also delve into the fact that cyberspace is effectively 'robot afterlife' whereupon losing their bodies, reploids end up in cyberspace as cyber elves and are gradually broken down over time before being swept away with the datastream, like a digital River Styx or Sanzu River. The immediate exceptions to this are the Four Guardians, X and later on Zero, as we we know that X and Phantom hang on for a good while after their bodies are destroyed, and in the artbook for the ZERO series there is an image of the Four Guardians as cyber elves watching the fall of Ragnarok.
The Live Metals in turn basically serve as storage units for the cyber elves, protecting them from further data decay.
Which should tell you a lot about why Omega is so much beefier and more powerful in ZX: He's been in cyberspace for at least a century or more, and not only has he barely lost any power at all, but he's still so powerful that he can cause the real world to blur with cyberspace.
I feel like being able to find the corpses of boss enemies is the darkest thing in the zx series I’ve seen so far.
Yeah, even for Mega Man it's kinda messed up.
I'm a little late to the party but in Mega Man X4, in Frost Walrus' stage, you can find Blizzard Buffalo's corpse frozen at the start of the stage. Later on during the sub-boss you can find Chill Penguin's corpse frozen in a block of ice in the background. Apparently all 3 Maveriks used the same location as their base of operations.
Theme remix of weil shows that Serpent was being used by Model W aka Weil spirit in that biometal.
Fun video, love the ZX series. I'm surprised you didn't mention Rospark's connection to Tornado Tonion. They look pretty similar when bunch up, and they both spin around the same way. And Tonion calls Axl a "handsome boy," much like Rospark refers to Grey.
The best thing about ZXAdvent and it;'s ambiguous ending is that if Capcom ever makes a ZX3 or something, they will totally ignore it and just create new characters in it. XD
Yeah, Aile/Vent and Grey/Ashe will probably show up if were lucky, Worse case there just mentioned.
@@PrimeShiem Yeah like, when they tried to Redo Legends 3, the fact that you played as a total new character and so far on what we were shown, MEgaman itself was not playable AT ALL, I'm pretty sure they would do something like that.
But Frankly after the huge success of Battle Network sales it's easier for them to just re-do that series.
Fun fact The Omega Fight in ZX its actually How Omega in Zero 3 should have been but due to Hardware limitations and the fact that its a 3 phease boss fight they decide to Nerf Him
Wow, that actually kinda sucks. Cause idk if normal Omega is strong enough to be the final boss of Z3.
In zero 3 I found a reference that's not to a MegaMan game. The change in omega's color palette from the intro stage to the next fight is a reference to Rct 3 and 1.
13:49 KING CRIMSON!
The Ciel imagery in Model W/Ouruboros could be a reference to the fact that Ciel is the "creator" and "messiah" of the Zero/ZX era due to her creation of Copy X, finding Zero, the Baby Elf from Zero 4 and her discovery and creation of the Biometals.
With how heavy religious themes are used in the megaman series having a "cathedral" or massive structure used to immortalized someone as important as Ciel isn't a massive thing to not happen due to the influence she had to the Zero Era and the ZX era.
Model W is named after Dr Weil, who is named after Vile, who is named after Dr Wily.
Amazing video :3
Thank you!
random realization but I noticed the silhouette of the letter N resembles a flipped Z. ( area N. )
so yea that is interesting.
I never even thought of that actually
@@PrimeShiem me too, I felt something was off when I was looking at the name Area N, so I paused the video and then suddenly realized that.
this seems really intentional too. *insert anime plot twist here.*
13:45 Also, regarding MORE references to X1, the breaking glass in a building's observation area. (cough cough, Storm Eagle, weeze)
I never even thought of that. That was always a cool part of his level tho.
Amazing video
Thank You!
I often wonder if the Omega Zero fight in ZX is how they originally wanted the fight to be in MMZ3, but had to make it a bit easier, either because the GBA couldn't handle such a boss, or because it was the last boss of 3 that make up the final boss fight.
zero died
got reborn as a rock
and died again
Great video, commented for more traction
So the Yashichi is not only a Mega Man thing. Capcom has used it in a number of their games, usually in the arcades. It was first used and became a staple in 1942 which was their breakout arcade STG in 1984.
Yup! I shoulda mentioned that. I actually wanted to da a small video on the Yashichi, and it's history.
They went so deep with the lore in this game. Still sad zx 3 got canceled.
I really wish ZXC got made to this day
I'd Like to Believe that a Relative of Master Albert Built Axl, and this is possibly why Albert was able to Make not only Model W with the True A-Trans Ability once Ouroboros was Fully Constructed, but also Model A, which was possibly his Attempt at making a Standard Ciel Style Biometal (i.e. It's not a Fragment like the Model W ones) and then of course made Grey to Test it... and eventually Advent happens.
Video is awesome
capcom really need to make another sequel after Zx and Advent, bring back Zero and Ciel would make the company a lot of money.
Someone REALLY liked Rockman & Forte apparently lmao
Yeah, and apparently, I missed another reference to it💀
Amen brother great information
Thank You!
NAHHHHH this video was made purely to do a *pretty good* tribute to the Omega Zero battle
I got a *lil* carried away, truthfully.
6:38 Little missinformation over there. W Tank debuted in Mega Man IV for the game boy.
Huh, I didn't know that, thank you for the correction!
Nice.
Thank you.
I think there's a lot of references in the song names of megaman ZX Advent, specifically the guardian base (Grand Nuage) and Ceil/Prairie being french words for Sky and Meadow...and the hunter base being called "Sky High". Theres something else in French having to do with Area D, but I cant go through em all cause I'm at work 💀
12:54 I have to say how hard is it for Reploids from Mega Man and X era to erroded without recognition and turn into fossils.
Their bodies gotta be super durable for their bodis to survive almost 300 years.
I’m probably 100% wrong but in ZX Advent Ouroboros’s theme sounds like it took at least a little inspiration from Boomer kuwanger’s theme from Megaman X.
Extrañaba unos de tus vídeos. Me encantó muchísimo. Megaman Zero y la saga ZX es mi favorito
¡Estoy feliz de que hayas disfrutado el video! ¡La serie Zero también es mi favorita!
@@PrimeShiem claro. Quiero mi ZX3. Te acuerdas de mi verdad? Soy la misma que te comenté en el vídeo del iceberg de Megaman Zero
@@Skittyzxc4726 Yo también quiero ZX3, y sí, te recuerdo.
@@PrimeShiem como estás
@@Skittyzxc4726 Soy bueno
I'd like to imagine that all the bosses from the Zero series are in Area N... they watch from the Warped reality in which they now live in. And oh my god, Aztec Falcon would not be happy about what they did to his body...
3:51
Didn't talk about Aile's ability to change her color palette and one of the colors is Roll's color palette.
I didn't even know about that. wow.
3:46 relationship issues
They definitely be fighting.