Mega Man
Part One: The Beginning
Prologue: Light and Wily
In the year of 20XX, Doctor Thomas Xavier Light, a renowned doctor and scientist, and Doctor Albert Wily, also a renowned doctor and scientist, formed a legendary partnership through which many good, and bad, things would come. Both Light and Wily were highly interested in robotics.
Robotics at that time was a highly dangerous, uncertain, and untested field. Programming a robot to obey Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics was not an easy task. Light and Wily sought to create a robot to resemble a normal human being. Light and Wily set out blueprints for a prototype robot, who Light called, for his purpose, "Proto Man", a robot who was to set the standards for robots. Light and Wily continued the plans for "Proto Man", eventually designing him to resemble an eleven-year-old boy in both maturity and stature, more or less.
Proto Man had the ability to improve his abilities, to extend his reach beyond previous limitations, and to grow stronger, or weaker, through experience. This was a breakthrough that had not yet been made. However, Proto Man was still in the design stages, and he was essentially a drawing on paper. In the blueprints, it seemed that the only problem this could present is that the robot might break the Three Laws of Robotics.
1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence, except where such protection would conflict with the First or Second Law.
Keeping these laws in mind, Light and Wily began to analyze all the plans, notes, and blueprints for Proto Man, and found them to contain little to no flaws, and set to work.
Proto Man's design was that of a red-and-grayish-white, with a red helmet with dark sunglasses. Proto Man was also designed with defense in mind, featuring a plasma cannon which Light nicknamed the "Buster". Proto Man's "Buster" was also red, and could be charged to increase power.
Light also developed a shield for Proto Man, which he nicknamed the "Proto Shield". It was also red, and it was the ultimate in defense, taking almost no damage from any assault.
Proto Man's design was finally finished. Light activated Proto Man, who stood up, and conversed quietly with Light. Proto Man seemed to have no apparent flaws. After a few days, however, Proto Man began to develop something Light hadn't planned for; a personality. Proto Man seemed to be able to actually bend Asimov's Laws.
Proto Man displayed this "talent" when Light asked him directly to go outside. However, Proto Man responded, "Why should I?" This was a crime according to the Laws, but Proto Man eventually did go outside after some persuasion, not totally breaking the Second Law.
Proto Man's personality had begun to show itself already. He had taken to wearing a yellow scarf and carrying his shield on his back. Proto Man also took to whistling almost every time he entered a room. He always seemed to whistle in the same manner every time, to the same tune. This soon became his "theme" in a way.
Proto Man, however, had a bug in his systems which caused him to disobey and go his own way. Proto Man eventually left altogether early in the morning, and Light and Wily both believed they would never see him again.
Light, full of grief over the loss of Proto Man, who had been like a son to him, sought to build two more robots. Light proved to be the dominant and greater of the two partners. Light and Wily designed another humanoid robot, based on Proto Man's designs, who would assist with household chores, and to be a brother to Proto Man. However, this robot would have the maturity and stature, again, more or less, of a ten-year-old boy.
Light had a certain fondness for music, so he named the boy robot "Rock". He had wild black hair, and was designed so that the bug that Proto Man had shown would not exist, or would at least exist in a lesser way. Rock was build, and another robot, a female, to be Rock and Proto Man's "sister". She was named "Roll". Roll had long blonde hair, and was similar to Rock in the age of her maturity and her stature.
Rock and Roll were built. Both Rock and Roll seemed to share Proto Man's personality and ability to bend the rules. They were not, however, designed with arm cannons. Rock took to keeping his hair the same every day, and Roll took to wearing the same red dress every day.
Rock and Roll were great successes, and proved to much help. Therefore, hoping to share the same success, Light and Wily built six more robots to be used by industry workers, for a fee, of course.
First-born after Roll was Cut Man. Cut Man and the other five were built with less complexity than Proto Man, Rock, and Roll. Cut Man was strong with blades and designed as a lumberjack. Next came Guts Man, large, a strong-man robot, who used his Special Weapon, the Super Arm, to lift boulders for excavation. The third, Ice Man, was built to work under cold conditions. The fourth, Bomb Man, was a laborer to clear lands for construction projects. The fifth, Fire Man, could mold metal using his powers of heat. The sixth, Elec Man, supervised electrical operations, including nuclear power plants.
One day, however, Wily became corrupt, seeking the world's power and resources for himself. Wily reprogrammed Guts Man, Cut Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man, and took them away. Wily attempted to reprogram Rock, but Rock resisted the reprogramming. Wily sent the six robots to wreak havoc.
Light saw Rock as the world's last hope against Wily. Rock was refitted with weapons, and given blue armor and a blue helmet, and was renamed "Mega Man". Mega Man was sent to defeat the six "Robot Masters".
Part One: The Beginning
Prologue: Light and Wily
In the year of 20XX, Doctor Thomas Xavier Light, a renowned doctor and scientist, and Doctor Albert Wily, also a renowned doctor and scientist, formed a legendary partnership through which many good, and bad, things would come. Both Light and Wily were highly interested in robotics.
Robotics at that time was a highly dangerous, uncertain, and untested field. Programming a robot to obey Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics was not an easy task. Light and Wily sought to create a robot to resemble a normal human being. Light and Wily set out blueprints for a prototype robot, who Light called, for his purpose, "Proto Man", a robot who was to set the standards for robots. Light and Wily continued the plans for "Proto Man", eventually designing him to resemble an eleven-year-old boy in both maturity and stature, more or less.
Proto Man had the ability to improve his abilities, to extend his reach beyond previous limitations, and to grow stronger, or weaker, through experience. This was a breakthrough that had not yet been made. However, Proto Man was still in the design stages, and he was essentially a drawing on paper. In the blueprints, it seemed that the only problem this could present is that the robot might break the Three Laws of Robotics.
1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence, except where such protection would conflict with the First or Second Law.
Keeping these laws in mind, Light and Wily began to analyze all the plans, notes, and blueprints for Proto Man, and found them to contain little to no flaws, and set to work.
Proto Man's design was that of a red-and-grayish-white, with a red helmet with dark sunglasses. Proto Man was also designed with defense in mind, featuring a plasma cannon which Light nicknamed the "Buster". Proto Man's "Buster" was also red, and could be charged to increase power.
Light also developed a shield for Proto Man, which he nicknamed the "Proto Shield". It was also red, and it was the ultimate in defense, taking almost no damage from any assault.
Proto Man's design was finally finished. Light activated Proto Man, who stood up, and conversed quietly with Light. Proto Man seemed to have no apparent flaws. After a few days, however, Proto Man began to develop something Light hadn't planned for; a personality. Proto Man seemed to be able to actually bend Asimov's Laws.
Proto Man displayed this "talent" when Light asked him directly to go outside. However, Proto Man responded, "Why should I?" This was a crime according to the Laws, but Proto Man eventually did go outside after some persuasion, not totally breaking the Second Law.
Proto Man's personality had begun to show itself already. He had taken to wearing a yellow scarf and carrying his shield on his back. Proto Man also took to whistling almost every time he entered a room. He always seemed to whistle in the same manner every time, to the same tune. This soon became his "theme" in a way.
Proto Man, however, had a bug in his systems which caused him to disobey and go his own way. Proto Man eventually left altogether early in the morning, and Light and Wily both believed they would never see him again.
Light, full of grief over the loss of Proto Man, who had been like a son to him, sought to build two more robots. Light proved to be the dominant and greater of the two partners. Light and Wily designed another humanoid robot, based on Proto Man's designs, who would assist with household chores, and to be a brother to Proto Man. However, this robot would have the maturity and stature, again, more or less, of a ten-year-old boy.
Light had a certain fondness for music, so he named the boy robot "Rock". He had wild black hair, and was designed so that the bug that Proto Man had shown would not exist, or would at least exist in a lesser way. Rock was build, and another robot, a female, to be Rock and Proto Man's "sister". She was named "Roll". Roll had long blonde hair, and was similar to Rock in the age of her maturity and her stature.
Rock and Roll were built. Both Rock and Roll seemed to share Proto Man's personality and ability to bend the rules. They were not, however, designed with arm cannons. Rock took to keeping his hair the same every day, and Roll took to wearing the same red dress every day.
Rock and Roll were great successes, and proved to much help. Therefore, hoping to share the same success, Light and Wily built six more robots to be used by industry workers, for a fee, of course.
First-born after Roll was Cut Man. Cut Man and the other five were built with less complexity than Proto Man, Rock, and Roll. Cut Man was strong with blades and designed as a lumberjack. Next came Guts Man, large, a strong-man robot, who used his Special Weapon, the Super Arm, to lift boulders for excavation. The third, Ice Man, was built to work under cold conditions. The fourth, Bomb Man, was a laborer to clear lands for construction projects. The fifth, Fire Man, could mold metal using his powers of heat. The sixth, Elec Man, supervised electrical operations, including nuclear power plants.
One day, however, Wily became corrupt, seeking the world's power and resources for himself. Wily reprogrammed Guts Man, Cut Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man, and took them away. Wily attempted to reprogram Rock, but Rock resisted the reprogramming. Wily sent the six robots to wreak havoc.
Light saw Rock as the world's last hope against Wily. Rock was refitted with weapons, and given blue armor and a blue helmet, and was renamed "Mega Man". Mega Man was sent to defeat the six "Robot Masters".