Mega Man X Revision Part 2

Continued from Part 1.

It's now let's tackle the Worst game in the X Series and try to make it better (storywise at least). Time for my revision of Mega Man X7

The first change I make is X and Zero's personalities....they are the same as they were before. In Normal X7, X was whiny and intolerable, while Zero was...Garfield!!!!  lol. Here they have their Normal personalities.

The next change will be that Axl and Zero's weapons are made Stronger. In Normal X7, they were like a damn Pea Shooter and Glow Stick respectively.

Change #3 will be a big one... X Is Playable From The Beginning. X does NOT retire from active duty, during the Intro Stage, it'd be revealed that X was back at the base helping with repair work. He becomes playable after the intro stage And replaces Zero in the solo cutscenes with Axl, while the rest will feature all 3 Hunters. Hey, this is X7, not Zero 7!!!!

Speaking of.. I'd change the story slightly. I'd make Axl an independent hunter, not part of Red Alert, though it would be revealed that he was friends with Red , Red Alert's leader. Why? Because I think it'd be more interesting that way. Plus, it makes Axl cooler.

The story itself will remain the same, except X is now more involved and Axl not having any ties to Red Alert. So the opening FMV features Axl working alone. And Red Alert will be fully established as a rival Maverick Hunter Organization. In Capcom's X7, it was only alluded to.

Also, I'd have Alia mention innocent Reploids being trapped in the stages and needing to be rescued. Thus explaining the reason why the player must rescue reploids.

I'll add in a cutscenne of X and Alia chatting about Douglas, and that he left the Hunters to help repair the World. Thus, explains his absence from X7 and X8. X would also reveal that he stopped using the Z-Saber because he wasn't that good at it, so he just keeps it as a reminder of His and Zero's friendship. Thus explaining why X stopped using the Z-Saber after X6.

And when Red is talking with "The Professor", instead of being in a physical form , Sigma is in his Viral/Spirit/Satan form instead. Due to Sigma no longer having his own bodies. Otherwise, they remain as Capcom intended.

I'd also replace all of Axl's history with Red Alert with his Friendship with Red, pre-Red Alert, and his journey of becoming an Independent Hunter. All told though cutscenes. 

After the battle With Red, Red realizes that he was wrong to let Sigma manipulate him and his ambitions of Red Alert becoming the greatest Maverick Hunter Organization and wishes things were different. He asks Axl for forgiveness and requests for X to train the young Hunter.

After that, Sigma appears and blasts Red for being weak. He then "possesses" Red and turns him into this big scary-looking Grim Reaper Bot. This is the Final Battle.

The Ending is very different, after the battle Sigma escapes, leaving Red on death's door. Red and Axl have one final conversation, before Red dies. Also, X agrees to take Axl under his wing and train him to be an Ace Hunter.

The Individual endings remain the same, except X is more supportive of Axl than he was in Capcom's X7.

Not too bad, huh? Now on to X8.

For X8, I'd only make some minor changes to the story, as well as make some additions. 

Change #1 will be that Sigma himself will Not play a part until After Lumine reveals himself to be the true Mastermind. Making the Maverick attacks seem like a random outbreak. Of course, Lumine's goal still remains the same - Kill all Humans and Last Gen Reploids and the Rule a Next Gen Reploid dominated Earth. 

Change #2 will have Vile Mk. V attack in Every stage..his goal is to Kill X. 

Change #3, I'd make Palette the Younger Sister of Douglas, who was sent by him to run the Hunter's R&D Lab. In Capcom's game they ain't related, but I thought I'd be a nice little callback to an older Character.   

Change #4 will be the Final battle.During the confrontation with Lumine, Lumine mentions that Sigma was able to help him make his dreams become reality thanks to the use of DNA Souls and that he will dedicate his Rule over a Next Gen Reploid Dominated Earth to him.

Change #6 - I'd only give the Copy Ability to a small handful of Next Gen Reploids, because having Every Next Gen have this ability is just plain stupid and wreckless. Seriously, it's NOT a Good Idea to give Reploids the ability to transform into others...including Important People. That would lead to Mass Chaos. *sighs* Capcom sometimes doesn't think.

Anyway, let's get into the additions, First, I'd explain the Redesigns. In Universe, Alia, X, Zero, and Axl received upgrades not too long after the events of X7. This will be mentioned briefly in a new cutscene. I'd also give Layer a backstory. In another new cutscene, Layer explains that she was once a supermodel before going into the field of Robitics Research. And that she joined the Hunters because she wanted to help fight the good fight. 

Layer and Palette needed backstories. And the new designs needed some explanation.

The next addition will take place after the battle, Sigma appears (in his first appearance in my revision of this game, since the copy sigmas have been removed from this revision) and powers up Lumine. Giving us a new Final Battle (change #6).

The Ending will only include Sigma escaping, promising to return somehow. The next alteration is that any talk of Sigma not coming back is removed, as the Hunters know they'll see him again. Other than this, the ending is as Capcom intended.

Not a bad change, huh? The Sigma Haters would be happy with this...as would fans of Layer.

Now before I go on to My idea for X9, I'm gonna rewind back to the Xtreme Games.

First, I'd be established that Mega Man Xtreme 1 will take place after X2. Second my revised story will be the same as Capcom's, except No Sigma and Techno will be the final boss. First in as a Mechanaloid Trainer, then in a Giant Mech (ala Dr. Wily).

Also, Techno and Midi will NOT be sharing the same CPU, as they did in Capcom's version of the story. So when Techno dies, Midi doesn't. It's also be established though a new cutscene that Midi and Techno are Twin Brothers.

The biggest change will be the ending, which Techno reveals that he did what he did to get revenge on the humans who mistreated him. He repents and then dies, with Techno morning the death of his Brother and then retiring from the Hunters soon after. 

As for Xtreme 2, I'd leave the story as is, except I'd add in a few things and subtract Sigma. Yeah, there's no need for him here. Also, Xtreme 2 takes place after X3.

Addition #1 - Explanation as to Why Iris is working with the Hunters. I'd have the intro mention that the hunters needed a Navigator for this big mission, so Repliforce simply loaned them one of theirs, which was Iris. In Capcom's story, Iris' involvement with the Hunters is never explained.

Addition #2 - I'd have Berkana reveal her origins and plot via new cutscene - Berkana was a researcher who once worked for the Hunters, but once she started researching DNA souls, it seduced her and she became power hungry. Once she went Maverick, She modified herself and her assistant Gareth into a Witch and Knight respectively. She then redesigned Garath's pet Mechanaloid Cat into a Fierce Lion via DNA Soul experimentation.

Berkana's goal is to become a Goddess and show the World her ScientifIc Genius via the use of DNA Souls.

Addition #3 - Gareth's lion would be fought in Berkana's Lab. 

Addition #4 - In Extreme Mode, both Gareth and Berkana will gain more powerful forms. Garath will fuse with his Lion and Berkana will gain an Amazon Warrior Form (complete with sandals). 

The Individual endings will remain the same...no need for changes.

The Extreme ending, however, Will have a few additions. The Hunters will talk about Berkana and how she wasted her life and skills by being evil. They then talk more about Iris and how she will be returning to Repliforce soon. 

Well, so what do you think? Personally, I think my revision is pretty good. Berkana gets the full spotlight and we fill in a plot hole or two.

I also tried to alter the game with the limitations of the Game Boy Color in mind. So, there's that.        

And now here is my blueprint for Mega Man X9. 

Please note that at the time of this post's creation, an Actual Mega Man X9 had yet to exist. So, this Revision will likely line up Even Less than what Capcom eventually gives us. In the event that somehow Capcom Announces X9, which they likely will soon, My version of X9 will be referred to as "Alt-X9". And I'll post my revision of the Actual X9 in the future.   

With that message out of the way, let's get to it.

A new Anti-Human Terrorist group (to be named later) appears and starts it's attack on both Humans and Reploids who defend humans. The Leader (to be named later) Hates X most of all, due to him being Humanities biggest defender.

Meanwhile, Axl is struggling with something inside, which later turns out to be Limine's consciousness slowly trying to take over. Axl is studied by Lifesaver (yup, he's back), but the young buck insists that he can still do his job as a Hunter...so Lifesaver allows him to do so, but warns him to be careful.

After a while, the Hunters learn that the New Terror Group is planning to euthanize the Human Populace with a deadly gas and is almost ready to strike from their sky base.

During a cutscene, The Leader is having second thoughts about his plan and wonders if there is another way. But, a mysterious force arrives, and tells him that he is doing the right thing and gives him reason to carry it out. The Leader agrees. 

After defeating all 8 maverick bosses, Axl is quarantined ,thanks to Lumines consciousness, which is fighting hard to take over him. With Axl unable to join the Hunters, it's up to X and Zero to beat the clock before the gas is released (this will be the goal of the fortress stages. more about this later).

They eventually battle the Leader of the Group,who reveals that his hatred for humans stems for their past treatment of machines.

It's soon revealed that The Leader had gained help from an "Angel" who hated humans too and has given him the power to wreck vengeance on humanity.

The hunters fight him and win. Sigma appears and chastises his protege for failing, but gives him the power anyway,by possessing him. The Leader then transforms into a giant Battle Machine.  

After the battle,Sigma escapes.

The Leader, at death's door, regrets being manipulated by Sigma and reveals that his group was originally a Reploid Advocacy group, who wanted to do things in a more peaceful way, but they resorted to violence when peaceful solutions didn't work. So they changed their name and methods.

He gives X the codes to permanently shut down the gas machine before it activates. After the Leaders death, X shuts down the machine before it activates. 

Note: If X and the Z-Man fail to complete the Fortress and beat the Leader before time runs out....it'll result in an instant Game Over.

But, before celebration, The Hunters are informed by HQ that Axl went crazy and escaped. The Hunters find Axl, now fully possessed by Lumine, in the Intro Stage and the Final Battle begins.

When Axl is defeated, Sigma arrives. When asked, Sigma reveals that he escaped the moon via construction workers.

Sigma then possesses Axl/Lumine and grants him a powerful 2nd form. After that form is defeated, Axl/Lumine is damaged greatly and powered down. X rushes to Axl and apologizes, but promises to make things right. Sigma, once again, escapes.

Back at Hunter HQ, Douglas and Palette transfer Axl's DNA soul into a new Next Gen Reploid copy body. X and Zero destroy Axl's old body,along with Lumines consciousness. The Hunter Trio are whole again and ready to battle any future Maverick threat.

As you can see, I've decided that it was appropriate to resolve the infamous X8 cliffhanger, But, what about the Dr. Wily sub-plot? 

Well, in My Mega Man X10, a Reploid Scientist will be the big bad. And he Will be Dr. Wily in another Reploid body. It also goes without saying that he Really Hates X.

Another cool Idea I have is to have Dynamo return and work with a revived Vile (in a mk. VI body) and an upgraded Bass (or a brand new reploid, maybe even a repurposed Mac) to form some sort of "Psycho Rangers" to counter X, Zero, and Axl.

And Yes, all 3 will be working for/with that evil scientist.

As for the plot, We could just go back to focusing on DNA Souls, as there is much more to learn about them.  I figure that the true potential of the Souls can be realised in this game.

And, of course, Sigma will be there to manipulate things in the shadows.

The Scienentist eventually reveals himself to the Hunters to be Zero's creator, Dr. Wily, in a Reploid Body. He also reveals that before he died while he was fully human he uploaded his consciousness into AI, which has since evolved into a living digital being thanks to the wonders of Cyberspace. He then reveals that he was Isoc and Serges all along.

He then explains the reason why he created Zero in the first place - To Help him take over the World, Destroy Mega Man, and Humiliate Dr. Thomas Light.

He then continues to explain that Zero was uncontrollable, but thanks to the Virus he installed in him, he was forced to shut down. And that that's when he sealed him up, with intentions on upgrading him later, but the evil scientist passed on before that happened.

The Evil Scientist also explains that the Wily Virus was meant to not only correct a cognitive error within Zero's brain, but also turn all robots into his slaves.

He then laments on how the Virus and Robotics have both greatly evolved and because of this, any Older Generation Reploid infected turns evil without any loyalty to him. He's also annoyed at the fact that Next Generation Reploids are completely immune to his Virus.

He also makes a promise to eradicate Dr. Light's Legacy by destroying X.

Zero is a bit troubled by this revelation, but then gets over it - Dad or not, Wily is Still a Maverick and that he must be taken down.

In the end, the villains are stopped, the Scientist is destroyed, and both Dr. Wily and Sigma escape.

Zero wrestles again with his past, but ultimately decides that it doesn't matter who he was or what his origins were. And that the only thing that matters to him is the here and now...as well as his friends, who he deems to be his Real Family.

And those are my ideas for X10. I don't know where to go from here, so I'm gonna let Capcom handle X11 and beyond.

And that,is how I would revise the Mega Man X series. Cool ideas huh? Yeah, I accidentally left some minor plot holes in, such as the ones regarding Zero's Buster, but I'm gonna leave that up to the rest of the Fandom.

Will I be doing a revision of the Zero Series? Nope. Too time consuming. Instead for my next revision, I'll be returning to my Wrestling Kick with my WWF Revised series!!

Well, that's it for now. Until then, Punch a Nazi, Kick a Commie, Resist Modern Attitudes, and Stay Gold!

The Retro King Has Spoken!