Revising the Mega Man Series Part 2 - X

Continued from Part 1.

As you know, I did a revision to the story of the Mega Man Classic Series, now, I'm ready to tackle the X Series. 

Despite being my favorite Mega Man Series, I really am not a fan on how the Story is set up and how X is eventually kicked out of his own series by Zero, and then Axl. Plus, there are some fans who hate that Sigma returns when he didn't even need too.  

So for this revision, I'm gonna correct all of that and More. So...let's get started.

Oh, before I forget, I'll be leaving out Command Mission for now. The story is too long and it'll take me a while to come up with a good revision. Plus, it's not canon anyway, so it's okay.

For Mega Man X1, the only change I'd make is the intro. Instead of the screen that show's X's specs and Dr. Light's warning (that is saved for the manual), the intro will be the abridged origins of reploids (including how dr. cain found x) and the games plot.  

The rest of the game will remain as is, no need for changes. The ending also remains the same. 

That was the easiest revision, things are only gonna get tougher from there.

For X2, the big change that I would make is that the intro would mention that The X-Hunters were attempting to repair Zero at the Factory (the intro stage), but they escaped the moment X arrived. Other than this, the intro is as Capcom intended.

Once X defeats the Big Robot, he stumbles upon Zero's Control Chip. This will be revealed to the player via dialogue. He also briefly morns the death of Green Biker Dude (named harley). After this, he leaves the Factory. 

During their Post-Intro Stage monologue, The X-Hunters mention that in their hasty escape, they accidentally left Zero's Control Chip, which they need back. It's also hinted at that Serges is Dr. Wily in a Reploid body.

After that, the game goes on as normal, though in the X-Hunter's 2nd cutsscene, Serges is, once again, hinted at being Dr. Wily. It's also mentioned that they recovered Zero as X was battling Sigma during the events of the previous game and made upgrades to him.

The game continues as normal...except for 3 things - Violen gets his 2nd Form, which is just him using a bigger Spiked Mace. Next is Serges being the boss of the 3rd X-Hunter level. Why? 1 - Agile's 2nd form the easiest of the 3 X-Hunters. And 2 - Serges is Dr. Wily...he Needs to be the final X-Hunter.

Anyway, the final change is that if X succeeds in gathering all of Zero's parts, He fights the Fake Zero, unlike in Capcom's game. However, because he's just a copy, the Fake Zero takes more damage and lacks the Sabre. He also doesn't have any of Zero's "Power Moves". After that battle, the Real Zero shows up and the 2 have their usual conversation.

The Ending is mostly unchanged. I just add in some extra text to the ending, mentioning Harley aka the Green Biker Dude.

Now, you all are wondering as to Why I decided to name the Green Biker Dude Harley? Simple - He's a Biker Dude and Harley is a name of a Motorcycle, which the Ride Chaser is based on.

Anyway, on to X3...and now the big changes happen. 

The first change I'd make in X3 will be the total deletion of Mac. In his place will be Bit, complete with Shield. Bit captures X and Zero comes to the rescue. After Zero destroys Bit's Shield, Bit vows payback and escapes.

Side note - Why this change, you may ask? Well, Bit is depicted with his Shield in not only art, but in merch too. However, in the games, he doesn't have one... with no explanation why. Well, this little revision fixes that plot hole.

Plus, that part in the opening of X5, where Zero is battling Bit, now makes sense.

After defeating Moa the Giant, the conversation between X and Zero go on as normal, except it is mentioned that Zero is still not at full power yet, thus explaining Why he only has one life.  Also, I'd have the events of this game take place 2-3 weeks after the events of X2.

Anyway, the game goes on as normal, except Vile Mk. II is fought in the Nightmare Police Rooms. So he doesn't have his own stage. But his music is Still used. It becomes Vile's personal battle theme. 

Why This change? Because it would make more sense for Vile to fight X directly...without waiting long. 

I'd add in an additional cutscene after beating 4 mavericks, where X and Zero are talking to Dr, Cain about Dr, Doppler, where it is revealed that Doppler and Cain were once friends and colleagues before the Maverick Wars. He then laments that his old friend has become a maverick. 

Anyway, the game goes on as Capcom intended....except, after fighting Mosquitus as Zero (if you kept him healthy and didn't sideline him), he just gives X his Saber, telling his friend that he may need it later. After that, Zero teleports to another part of the Lab. 

During The final Doppler stage, Zero appears and tells X to handle Sigma, while he finds and destroys the Lab's generator (as he does in capcom's version....provided you kept him healthy, that is).

Anyway, the ending will be different. Dr. Doppler, regardless if Zero is active or not, arrives and uses his newly created vaccine to detain the Sigma Virus. As the Lab is about explode, Dr. Doppler repents and tells X to escape while he deals with Sigma. X tries to convince Doppler to come back to Maverick Hunter HQ. Doppler refuses, telling X that he needs to stay to delete the Sigma Virus and that he must atone for his crimes.

X and Zero escape, with X morning the loss of Dr. Doppler. The ending text will reflect this.

The above changes reflect Zero's friendship with X and Dr. Doppler's repentance and sacrifice. Character development.

On to X4 and the Biggest changes yet. 

Change 1 - The Mysterious figure which talks with General in X's opening is a generic-looking evil hooded character. Yes, this character Is Sigma, but the audience isn't supposed to know that until later. The conversation is more detailed, but the end result is the same. Zero's opening needs no changes.

Change 2 - Both Hunters will be present and interact with each other thought the game, regardless on whoever you play as.

Change 3 - Iris will be present in Both X and Zero's scenarios. There she'll interact with Both Hunters.

Change 4 - Eregion, the Giant Dragon, will have a Repliforce Emblem on it, signifying that it Does belong to Repliforce.

Change 5 - During the conversation with Colonel, Magma Dragoon and Rookie Hunter Double intervene and accuse Repliforce of Mass destruction and the Death of Tens of Thousands. Colonel rightfully gets test and declares the Maverick Hunters as enemies. After, X and Zero scold the 2 for escalating things. Dragoon leaves to take care of other things, while X, Zero, and Double head back to MHHQ.

Change 6 - In the Post-Intro Stage cutscene, It's the evil cloaked figure instead of Sigma.

Change 7 - X accompanies Zero in during his cutscene with Colonel and has a part in pleading.for peace and battling Colonel along side Zero. After Zero tells Iris that "Repliforce Must Be Stopped", X promises Iris that they'll try their best not to kill Colonel.

Change 8 - X doesn't fight Colonel mid-game. Instead, a brand new cutscene plays, where Dr. Cain is talking with X and Zero about the origins of Repliforce, where it is revealed that Repliforce was created by Cain Labs and 7 of the Greatest World Governments as a Global Military Force that would handle the jobs that the Hunters can't do or are just too busy too do.

The 7 Countries are - The United States, Japan, The United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, China, and Australia 

I figure, We should learn more about Repliforce.

Also, Zero reveals that he met Iris during the Hunters first meeting with the Repliforce, and since grown fond of her. He also reveals that his Busters were burned out during a previous mission, so so he only uses his Saber. Another plot hole filled. 

Change 9 - When Iris and Double go missing, X and Zero are informed that they have left for the Final Weapon. Once there, X and Zero decide to take separate paths to widen their search. Which path of the Final Weapon you take will depend on who you're playing as.

Change 10 - After Zero's famous cutscene with Iris, He is confronted by the Evil Cloaked figure, who reveals himself to be Sigma. After the Evil Master of Mavericks reveals that Dr. Doppler's Vaccine was too weak to destroy him, he tells Zero about his origins. (which is that Maverick Zero v. Hunter Sigma FMV from the game).

After that, the battle begins. After the 1st form, Sigma battles Zero in his 4th Body, which he manipulated Repliforce Scientists to make for him...as he manipulated Doppler last time. After that battle, Sigma escapes, leaving Zero alone.

Zero, not feeling the fight right now, feeling that he needs to take care of Iris first. He contacts X and asks him to finish the fight, while he heads back to earth to lay Iris to rest. X accepts and wishes Zero a safe journey home.

Change 11 - Zero's ending. As he is traveling back to Earth, he has Iris in tow. He then laments about failing to save the Only girl that he loved and wonders if there was a better way to fight this War. He also wonders if Reploids are destined to become Mavericks?

Change 12 - During the opening dialogue with Double,  I'd add in a few things. Double reveals that he  was the one who manipulated Magma Dragoon into not only destroying Sky Lagoon, but also escalating the war with Repliforce. As well as manipulated Iris, who's fighting against Zero. He then reveals his motivations - Money and Power, which was promised to him by his Boss (revealed to be sigma later).

Change 13 - After destroying Double, X gets contacted by Zero, telling him to finish the mission, while he takes care of Iris, who he was forced to kill.

Change 14 - During his confrontation with Sigma, X is surprised that Sigma is still alive. Sigma reveals that Dr. Doppler's vaccine was too weak to destroy him and that he hired Double to manipulate Dragoon and escalate the War, soley because he hates Repliforce and that he wanted them eliminated before they became a threat to him. He then reveals that he also did a bit of manipulating with General.

Then, to be an even bigger jerk, reveals Zero's origins to X. X, upon hearing about Zero's origins, tells Sigma that he doesn't care and that Zero isn't that person anymore. The fight begins soon after.

Change 15 - Sigma reveals that his battle bodies were made by Reploid Scientists that he manipulated...just like how he manipulated Doppler last time.

Change 16 - X's Ending is changed, X recalls the Repliforce War and wonders if it could've been prevented? He then contacts Zero, telling him mission accomplished. They then have a conversation about the Greater Maverick War, both are committed to end it as soon as possible. X never brings up Zero's past, feeling that it is irrelevant at this point. And finally, X fears that he may become a Maverick one day and asks Zero to destroy him if that day comes. Zero doesn't answer and just tells X to hurry back. 

I just thought I'd add some character development, while filling up some plot holes. Other than these changes, Mega Man X4 remains as Capcom intended. Now...on to X5..

For my X5 revision, everything remains the same except for the following things - For one, Alia mentions a hostage situation in each stage after explaining the missions. This refers to the Rescuable Reploids, which never get mentioned in Capcom's X5 (aside from the manual).

It'll also mentioned that Dr. Cain retired from the Maverick Hunters and created Signas to be the new Commander. 

Next, Dynamo, who's motivation to help Sigma crash the Eurasia Space Colony to Earth, made no sense for a Merc like him. So, he's replaced by someone much more appropriate....Vile Mk. III!!!!

Vile is the kinda guy, who, loves carnage and death, Dynamo doesn't seem like the type to want the World destroyed. Don't worry, Dynamo fans, he'll play a role in X6.

The Hunters fight and defeat Vile Mk. III, who reappears later in Area Zero as Vile Mk. IV, replacing that God Awful Rangda Bangda Boss. Vile reveals that Sigma, though this Cyberspace, has granted him this powerful new form and has given him an awesome new Ride Armor, The Behemoth.

After destroying Vile Mk. IV, the hunters continue on as usual. And the Game continues as Capcom intended. However, when Sigma mentions the "Old Man that He was working with", he reveals that the Old Man also made his battle bodies.     

From then on, everything stays the same. Oh, and the "Awakened Zero" Ending is Still the non-canon "Bad" Ending.

Not bad, huh? Not too many changes needed...unlike the Next Game. 

Oh, and this was the Absolute Last Time Sigma appears in a Physical Form. You'll see what I mean soon.

In My revision of Mega Man X6, most things will remain mostly the same, but with a few big changes. 

Change 1  - The Biggest Change. the Nightmare Phenomenon Will be a separate threat that the Hunters have to deal with. I'll explain more later.

Change 2 - Gate investigates the Eurasia crash site and finds Zero's DNA Soul, and becomes corrupted by the virus within, as normal. The cutscene after the intro stage is the same too, except they talk about the "Nightmare Invasion" as a whole and not just Nightmare Zero.

Back at Hunter Base, Alia finds a rip dimensional fabric, where the Nightmares came from. She concludes that the rip was likely a result of the Eurasia Incident. She does some more scanning and finds that the Nightmares have some sort of Soul and would like to study them and requests X (and zero) to collect as many Nightmare Souls as possible. Alia will also tell X that he must rescue The Maverick Hunters who are trapped within the Nightmare infested areas.

After defeating an Investigator, I add to the cutscene, where it is mentioned that Gate is also interested in these Nightmare Entities (hence why he sent the investigators) and wants to research them himself. Back at Hunter Base, Alia will mention that Nightmare Zero has been spotted and is enhancing the power of the Nightmares.  Now X must not only confront Gate's Investigators, Rescue the Trapped Reploids, but now Stop the Nightmare Zero.  

Change 2 - There's a new cutscene after collecting 2,000 Nightmare Souls, where Alia is researching the Nightmares and be revealed by Alia that the Nightmares are rogue entities who escaped Cyberspace after the events of The Eurasia Incident and are beings of pure chaos, overwriting the DNA of Reploids and manipulating areas themselves. 

Change 3 - Most of Gate's cutscenes now include him talking to a mysterious force about his plans to use DNA souls of Strong Reploids, like X and Zero, to make himself a God and to eradicate all humans and weak reploids. Then give the Scientific Community that shunned him and his Work, Total Hell. Also in these cutscenes, Isoc is alluded to being Dr. Wily in another Reploid body.

Change 4 - After beating Nightmare Zero.,The Real Zero appears and explains to X that he was revived while in Cyberspace, as well as granted a new Beam Saber. And that thanks to The Eurasia Incident, it opened up a portal to Earth from the Cyber Realm, where he escaped. Now Both X and Zero have Sabers, with X having the one Zero used in X2 - X5. This little bit would be included in the cutscene.

Another plot hole filled. And this is Much better than "I Hid Myself, As I Repaired Myself!!"

I'd also add in a cutscene where Gate is talking about Nightmare Zero and his/its defeat, he then mentions that High Max has just captured the Nightmare Mother and He'll be doing research on it soon. He then begins talking to a mysterious mercenary, whom he tells that he has a job for.

Change 7 - Sometime after defeating Nightmare Zero, The Hunters are alerted of an intruder, Dynamo. when confronted, Dynamo reveals that he is a Merc hired by Gate to keep the Hunters from getting in his way and that he will be rewarded with all of the Money and Power that he needs. Dynamo is fought twice, before he's like "screw this, I'm outta here!!"

Change 8 - After defeating the Investigators, I changed Gate's dialogue to include the real reason he was investigating Nightmare Zero and the Nightmares - He wanted to capture them and study them, so that he can use them in his agenda and that he's even managed to capture the Nightmare Mother, the one who's controlling the Nightmares. All to mold the World in his image. He then thanks his "Mentor" for the idea. Alia tries to get her former colleague to listen to reason, but it fails.  

Change 9 -  After the defeat of the Nightmare Mother, Alia informs the hunters that the Nightmare Souls have been instantly vanquished. X and Zero deduce that the Nightmare Souls were destroyed when the Mother was. 

Change 10 - Instead of Gate, X and Zero battle Isoc in his Isoc Machine. Isoc is very hostile to X, while he has nothing but pride for Zero. Again, alluding to Isoc being Dr. Wily. Isoc dies in rage and frustration if defeated by X, but pride and bliss if defeated by Zero.

Change 11 - After defeating Gate, Gate's Mentor appears.. and to everyone's shock.. It's Sigma!!!! Sigma reveals that thanks to his Viral Form evolving, he is able to travel between the cyber realm and the real one. He also reveals that he now has the ability to power up any one who "Believes" in him. He declares himself to be "Satan" and will not rest until Everyone Suffers. Sigma then "possesses" Gate and powers him up into a Giant Form.

Change 12 - If you fail to find and beat Nightmare Zero, a Bad Ending will play after you beat Gate. This ending has the Nightmare Zero multiply by Millions and cause an Apocalypse for Both the Cyber Realm and Earth. This Ending is Non-Canon. 

Change 13 - X and Zero share an ending, The Good Ending. The Ending itself is the same as X's X6 Solo Ending, except with some added dialogue from Gate. A repenting.Gate reveals that after he was fully shunned by the scientific community for being more "Beyond Forward" with his research, so he wanted revenge. But then Sigma appeared to him and offered his "services", so he took it and his DNA Soul plan began. After that, Gate dies. Signas contacts X and Zero and tels them that the rip between realms (earth and cyber) is starting to mend and will likely be sealed within the hour.

Lotsa changes to a convoluted story to make it better. Though some things remain the same, such as Alia and Gate's history as Researchers (and accompanying cutscenes), as well as the Investigators' backstories.  

I also removed Zero's X6 Ending, since according to a few people at Capcom Japan, that ending takes place near the end of the X Series. So, there's no reason to include it here. And the Nightmare Phenomenon was made into a separate threat, because I thought I'd be more interesting that way. 

As to why I made Sigma this "Satan-type" character? Well, it was to appease Both the Sigma fans And the Sigma haters. It gives new villains the spotlight, while allowing Sigma to be involved in a big way without stealing said spotlight.    

Well, that was exhausting. But things should get a bit easier from here. 

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, as 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, afterall. 

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 reckless. 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 story 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 has yet to exist. So, this Revision will likely line up Even Less with 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 Lumine's consciousness slowly trying to take over Axl's mind. 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 a Bad Ending, where the gas kills Humaniy.

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, which still inhabits Axl's mind.

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 fully realized in this game. And that the Scientist is also using the DNA Souls to help find a cure for the Maverick Virus, which he intends on using to eradicate Sigma, who he sees as unwanted competition for World Domination. The DNA Soul he needs the most is Zero's, so he sends his 8 strongest Mavericks to defeat and capture the Red Hunter.

He's also experimenting with DNA Souls to enhance his own power, so that he can be a fitting Master of the World. 

Later On, He's stopped by Sigma, who manipulates the Rogue Scientist into focusing his work into creating a more powerful Virus to turn humans so violent that they'd kill each other.   

The Scientist 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 reasons why he created Zero in the first place - To Help him take over the World, Destroy Mega Man, Infect All Robots and Machines with his Virus, and Humiliate Dr. Thomas Light.

He then continues to explain that Zero was uncontrollable and disobedient, 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 corrupt robots and other machines who get infected.,via exposure to Zero, who was the carrier.

He then explains that his intention with the Virus was to eventually develop a cure for it and gain the love and admiration of the World by saving it from "Technological Armageddon", but he died before he made his plan a reality.

He then laments on how the Virus and Robotics have both greatly evolved and because of this, the Virus isn't as potent to Older Generation Reploids. 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 startled by this revelation, but then gets over it quickly - Dad or not, Wily is Still a Maverick and that he must be taken down.

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

Zero 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.  

Revising the Mega Man Series Part 1 - Classic

To help commemorate the announcement of Mega Man Duel Override aka Mega Man 12, I'm gonna be posting some Big Mega Man-based content in the next few days. Just in time for Christmas, huh?.

I'm gonna start with my Revisions of the Stories of the Classic and X Series.

As any Mega Man fan knows, the Mega Man Timeline is kinda in shambles thanks to Capcom's bugling. So today, I'm gonna Revise it...starting with the Classic Timeline.  

Please note - These are just MY Ideas and MY Ideas alone and may not reflect You're own ideas for a revisioning. 

Also note that I will be excluding All side games,with the exception of the Game Boy titles and Mega Man and Bass. So in this revisioning, So any canon and non-canon Side Games,besides the GB series and Mega Man and Bass,will be omitted from this new Timeline.  

Anyway, Let's go.

For Mega Man 1,I wouldn't change much. Most everything is fine the way it is. Though, I'd use a combination of the American story and the Japanese one. And it would be told during the opening (ala future mega man titles).

For Mega Man 2, I would have an extra text screen at the end of the game,where it states that Dr. Wily got arrested.

Starting with Mega Man 3, I'm gonna make a buncha changes. 1 - An opening cut scene explaining the games story, including mentioning that Dr. Wily got out of jail for good behavior and the Rise of the Doc Robot Counsel.

2 - Give purpose to the Doc Robots by making them the Main Antagonists, who reprogrammed the Wilight (wily and light)) Series Robot Masters to terrorize the Mining Areas. The Doc Robots are,in reality, robots created by Dr. Wily to help hide his true intentions to the World.

3 - With the exception of Gemini Man's Stage, The Mining Colonies are all set on Earth.

4 - No Breakman. That identity was both stupid and pointless. So, I added a small cut scene before the final fight with him. Protoman keeps his name secret,but reveals to Mega Man that Dr. Wily found him and fixed him. And because of this, he's indebted to him.

After defeating Protoman for the final time, the game happens as normal,except there will be an additional short cut scene where Dr. Wily addresses the World and reveals his true intentions. He also reveals that the Doc Robots were His creations and that they were used to cause confusion. He then threatens the World with Gamma.   

5 - And Finally, The Mega Man Triple Clone battle will be replaced by the Doc Robot Counsel's Leader, who has the abilities of some of the the Mega Man 1 Robot Masters.

The Ending will remain unchanged, but there Will be a post-credits text screen that mentions Protoman's origins and how they remain unknown to both Mega Man and the rest of the World. And that only Drs. Light and Wily know the truth.

For Mega Man 4, I'd simply add in some more details to the story. In the intro, I'd replace the original text with ones that explain that Dr. Wily was killed at the end of 3 and that the World believes that he is,indeed,dead. I'd also add that Dr. Cossack was a disenfranchised scientist and that's the reason for Why he's attacking the World.

Okay, backing up a bit, everyone is asking Why did I have Dr. Wily "killed" at the end of Mega Man 3? Because that's what can easily be interpreted by the Ending of that game, as he gets Crushed by a Huge chunk of debris from his crumbling Fortress. Plus, the Japanese sub-title of 3 is "The End of Dr. Wily?!". So...I decided to make that into a plot point.

Anyway,another thing I'd do is extend the cut scene after Dr. Cossack's defeat. Protoman gets a line of dialog telling Wily off for abusing Kalinka and telling him that his debt to the Mad Roboticist has been paid.

Dr. Wily explains to a shocked Mega Man that the Wily that was crushed at the end of 3 was a Robot duplicate made to control the Unfinished Gamma,which he himself was too apprehensive to pilot.

He then explains his motives - He Hated Dr. Cossack for overshadowing Him in the Field of Robotics,so this was his plan for Revenge. Petty Old Man,Ain't He?!

Anyway, after that,the game continues as normal, as does the Ending. However, I'd add some extra text after the credits, explaining that Dr. Cossack was arrested for his crime, but the International Court is convinced by Dr. Light and Mega Man to allow Dr. Cossack to help Dr. Light with his Inventions as a form of Community Service.

And That's how I'd explain how Dr. Cossack ended up working with Dr. Light. Another Plot hole filled! Now, on to Mega Man 5.

Mega Man 5 remains as is, except I add a text screen and extend a cut scene. When Dr. Wily gloats on how he framed Protoman, He simply adds his motivation for doing so - Because Protoman betrayed him. 

The added text screen will be after the Credits, where it'll state that Protoman had been cleared of all crimes, thanks to the International Court receiving some security camera footage of Dr. Wily gloating about his plan and creating Dark Man 4. And that the footage was dropped off by a mysterious deliverer.  

Yeah, Protoman stole the footage as Mega Man was storming Skull Castle and delivered it to the Court himself. Anyway, on to Mega Man 6.

Mega Man 6, like with 4 and 5 will have extra scenes and nothing else. Oh and Mr. X will be His Own Man!!! Not Dr. Wily in Disguise!! Although, after Mr. X's defeat, Dr. Wily reveals that he had brainwashed Mr. X to gain access to his Money. But then also reveals that Mr. X Did finance him for a while,until the Billionaire decided to stop...for "Moral Reasons".

After that,the rest of the game goes on as normal. After the credits I'd add a text screen informing everyone that Mr. X turned himself in for helping Dr. Wily and that he regretted helping a "terrorist".

Whew. That was a chore. Filling all of those plot holes is quite a challenge..but we ain't done yet and things are only gonna get tougher from here...On to Mega Man 7.

For Mega Man 7, I would only change the intro and cut scenes by adding to them. For the intro, I would add a scene where various Fortress Bosses are unleashed along with the Robot Masters.

Next,after fighting Bass during the Intro Stage, I'd have Him mention that he'll help Mega Man by taking care of the Fortress Bosses, and show the World that he can be a Hero too.

After defeating the first 4 Robot Masters, the cut scene with Dr. Light will be extended. After being asked about Bass, Dr. Light tells Mega Man that He is busy destroying the Fortress Bosses and gaining the World's admiration. It is then shown on Dr. Light's monitor that Bass is fighting the Yellow Devil. After that, the scene depicts the attack on the Robot Museum.

This cut scene was extended to show the player (and the people of Mega Man's World) that maybe Bass Really Is a good guy (though he's just fooling everyone to gain dr. light's trust, which comes into play later).

The next new cut scene occurs after Mega Man destroys Mash (the clown robot) at the Robot Museum, only to be attacked by another Mash and beaten. Bass and Treble arrive and destroy the Robot. Mega Man and Bass have a small conversation and Mega Man now fully trusts Bass.  

This scene just adds to Bass' (and Dr. Wily's) deception.

The rest of the game plays out as normal, except Dr. Wily announces his plans of World Domination to the World, instead of just Dr. Light. And of course, he reveals that Bass and Treble were His creations made during the "Mr. X Incident" and that their goal was to deceive Dr. Light and Mega Man in order to gain access to Dr. Light's lab and steal the Good Doctor's latest Inventions. 

The only change now is the Ending. Here, I'm gonna just throw out the American Ending and just use the Japanese One. 

For those NOT in the Know, the Ending for Mega Man 7 was re-scripted to have Mega Man threaten to Kill Dr. Wily, which was done at Nintendo of America's request.

Y'see, during that time, Sega of America and Nintendo of America were in a Very Very Heated Rivalry and Nintendo was considered to be the Less Mature System and that Classic Mega Man was considered for losers and children....at least here in the U.S. 

So Nintendo had Capcom USA spice up the translation a bit. This resulted in a very uncharacteristic moment for The Blue Bomber. Rock Hates Dr. Wily, but Never wanted him dead. In fact, Localization "Spice-Ups" Still Exist and are used Very frequently by English Localizers (even within capcom itself). This leads to some Disgusting Dialog and Unneeded Hard Profanities. Pathetic And Wrong!!! 

UGH!!! 

*sighs* L-Let's just let's head on to Mega Man 8 now....

For the 8th main entry, I'll make it so that the Evil Energy that Wily took in the Intro Stage is actually the Soul of the Evil Robot, who manipulates Dr. Wily into helping Him dominate the World. 2 New cut scenes will be added to reveal the Evil Soul's intentions. Each will be shown after defeating 2 Robot Masters from each set. 

In the 1st New cut scene, It's revealed that the Evil Robot wanted to conquer Earth, but, because Duo ran interference, he never got the chance. And in the 2nd, it depicts the Evil Robot's Soul manipulating Wily. 

The scene where Duo saves Mega Man from the Wily Machine will be extended to include Duo letting Mega Man copy his Special Ability, explaining that he has a feeling that may need it later.

Next, I would add in yet Another cut scene. After Wily is defeated, The Evil Robot's Soul comes out of the Wily Machine and insults Wily for losing. He then reveals his plan to Mega Man and after some dialog, Wily grows angry, but is scared off by the Evil Soul. The Battle Begins. Mega Man can only damage the Evil Soul by attacking with Duo's Power, called the Justice Fist.

In the Ending, which is changed slightly, The Evil Soul, now weakened from the fight, decides to use Mega Man's body as a vessel and enters his body. As Mega Man falls unconscious, Rush teleports in to save him from the crumbling Wily Tower.

After that, the rest of ending plays out as Capcom intended, except Rush is with Mega Man in the first part of the Ending FMV.

So.. You're likely asking - Why bother adding these scenes in? Simple, It's because I want the Evil Robot to have a big role. In the original game, the Evil Robot's main purpose was to be defeated by Duo. He deserved better, don'tcha think?.

BTW, the Evil Robot will be named Oud, which is Duo spelled backwards. Which is appropriate, as The Evil Robot is a mirror image of Duo's original form. Plus, Oud is a musical instrument,so it fits the musical naming conventions of the Classic Series. Cool huh?

Other than all of this, My version of 8 would mostly be the same as Capcom's..but with E-Cans available at the Shop.  

Whew..what a job huh? And things are gonna get even more big. On to Mega Man and Bass.

First things first, an Intro explaining the games story. In the OG MM&B, there was none. Intro explains that King has taken over Dr. Wily's operations after hospitalizing him. Thus, making King the Main Villain. Why? Because it's a refreshing change of pace. Plus, King needed more spotlight as a villain. Why must it be Dr. Wily All of The Damn Time?!!

Anyway, after the the Intro Stage,I'll add a cut scene telling more of the story ,where Mega Man and Bass reluctantly agree to team-up against King.

Everything plays out as it should after that new cut scene. except NOW you can switch between Mega Man and Bass at anytime. Also E-Cans will now be available at the Shop.

When they finally face King at Kings Tower,it's a Fake. The Fake King has no dialog and Protoman doesn't show up until later. After destroying the fake King, the Real King reveals his whereabouts. 

The heroes move on to the next part of the Fortress, where the Boss Rush and the Real King await, where he reveals that he was created by Dr. Wily to serve as an Adviser, but decided to take over his operations after he realized that Dr. Wily was inferior.

For the first form, King's shield makes him invulnerable. After a few minutes, Protoman enters and uses his Protostrike to destroy it. Protoman tells the Hero that they can handle King now and teleports away.

For the 2nd Form, it's just King. And for the 3rd, King summons the King Jet and King Tank and fuses with them. 

After King's death, the final battle will depend on Who defeated King. If you're playing as Mega Man, Bass will appear and get pissed that he defeated King and not him. To get his pride back, Bass challenges Mega Man to a Fight.

If you beat King as Bass, Mega Man is upset and miffed off at Bass for being "too brutal" with King. After an argument, they fight.

For the shared ending, the battle ends in a draw. Bass tells Mega Man that he'll never give up trying to be the strongest. Mega Man criticizes Bass' life goals. After banter, they both Leave. After this scene we go on to the Individual Endings, which differ depending on who you finished the game with.

For Mega Man, he is sad that he couldn't save King, but vows to not to let that happen again and will help every misguided Robot..especially Bass.

For Bass, it's the same as what Capcom intended. except Dr. Wily is bandaged up and has a cast.

Aside from the above changes, My Mega Man and Bass is identical to Capcom's  Whew, that was a big change, and the Big Changes are just getting started ...Here's Mega Man 9.

The intro is much different. it opens with Dr. Light and his Robot Masters attacking the World. Dr. Light declares War on the Worlds governments for ruining his Dream of Robots and Humans living in peace, with the passing of the Robot Master Expiration Law.  

Mega Man can't believe it. Roll and Auto decide to investigate, while Mega Man goes to stop the Robot Masters and bring them back to the Lab.

The next batch of cut scenes will remain untouched. Also...Mega Man still has his Slide and Charge Shot. There..Fixed Capcom's Really Stupid Mistake. *sighs* Anyway, the story goes on as Capcom intended, up until the confrontation with Dr. Wily, where he gloats about his plan of framing Dr. Light and destroying his reputation.

After that, the battle begins and everything goes on as normal....including the ending...for the most part. That part where it explains that "Dr. Light had been clear of all charges" is changed. Y'see in my revision, the Robot Master's recorded memories aren't enough to clear Dr. Light.

So in the ending text, it states that the International Court once again gets a special delivery from a mysterious figure - Security Footage of Dr. Wily bragging about his crime to Mega Man. And with the footage, they also deliver the Dr. Light Robot. This is just enough evidence to clear Dr. Light of all charges. And Dr. Wily is made Public Enemy #1.

Oh, and the "Mysterious Figure" is none other than Protoman.

I'll then add in a post credits text screen explaining Bass' absence, for those who were wondering. He simply training somewhere for his next fight with Mega Man.

That's it for Mega Man 9. Time for Mega Man 10.  

For the 1st Double Digit Entry, The story remains the same, except Bass has a part in it from the beginning, agreeing to help Mega Man and Protoman deal with the threat...but Only because it's interfering with his goal to defeat Mega Man.

I'd also have Dr. Cossack replace Dr. Wily as Dr. Light's ally. Dr. Cossack needs more love and he's trustworthy too. Well, what about Dr. Wily? He appears later to gloat about his Roboenza plan. Another thing is that Mega Man and Bass Keep All of their established abilities. Capcom stupidly took them away in 10.

Anyway, I've decided to change the ending. Dr. Wily escapes and Dr. Light and Dr. Cossack finish the Vaccine Machine and distribute millions of vaccines to Robots all over the World. Roboenza is cured.

I changed the ending for common sense reasons. With Dr. Wily being named public enemy #1, I'd be too risky for him to go to a public hospital when he got sick. He gets better, obviously.

Well that was easier than I thought. I guess Mega Man 10 only needed some minor revisions, huh? Well the same can be said about Mega Man 11, the (as of now) latest game in the franchise. Here we go.

My Mega Man 11 revision only contains 2 minor changes and a major one. The 2 minor ones come in the opening cut scene, where I'd expand it to explain that Dr. Light has opened up a Robot Master Repair Center for some extra money and that Protoman has gone on vacation, thus explaining his absence.

The Major one will be an improvement. I'd replace that stupid looking 2nd Wily Boss with Bass. In this battle, Bass has equipped both the Speed Gear and the Power Gear. And, to prove that he doesn't need them, Bass fights Without the use of Master Weapons. 

The meta reason I did this is because I'm not so sure I'd like the changes to Bass' helmet if he equipped a Master Weapon. 

Anyway, he fuses with Treble in his 2nd phase. After defeat, Bass curses Wily and his Double Gear System, calling it "Just another Failed Invention by a Screwed Up Old Man!" and promises to win by his Own Strength and Abilities next time.

Bass deserves more love, besides I thought that Wily boss was stupid anyway. The Ending remains the same, so no need for changes.

What an improvement to an already good storyline,huh?.Well, I'm almost done. And before I get to My Personal idea of where the series goes from here, I'm gonna rewind back to the Game Boy titles aka the Mega Man World series.

For Mega Man Dr. Wily's Revenge, I'd just add an intro talking about the games plot. Nothing needs to change from a story perspective. However, the Biggest Story change occurs in Mega Man II aka Mega Man World 2.

Oh, before I forget, World 1 takes place After Mega Man 2 in the canon. 

*clears throat* As I was gonna say, Mega Man World 2 will begin with an intro to the games story. Where, after the events of Mega Man 3, a Mysterious Robot that looks like Mega Man (Quint) attacks the World with his army of Robots. He claims the World in the name of his "Master". After making threats he escapes to one of Dr. Wily's abandoned Fortresses, as his Robots do damage. Mega Man jumps into action.

After beating the initial 4 Robot Masters, Mega Man storms the Abandoned fortress, where he confronts Quint. Quint shocks Mega Man when he reveals that he's him from another Universe, sent by the Dr. Wily of His World to conquer Mega Man's.

Okay, Note: You're wondering Why I changed the story from Traveler from the Future to Traveler from an Alt-Reality? Simple. Dr. Wily was heavily involved in the original plot and in My revision, He's Presumed Dead by everyone, including, Mega Man. And I wanna keep the big reveal that Wily survived the events of 3 for Mega Man 4. More dramatic that way.

Plus, Time Travel is kinda messy and the Franchise rarely deals with the Multiverse, so I thought it would be a nice change of pace..

Anywhoo, on with the story.

After the little chat, Mega Man is forced to battle the other 4 Robot Masters in their own stages. Once that's done, Mega Man chases Quint to another one of Wily's Abandoned Bases - an incomplete Space Station.

Quint is the Final Boss and has 3 phases - First is Quint on Sakugarne. In the 2nd phase, Quint Runs, Jumps,Shoots,and Slides. And the 3rd and final phase involves him using a Beam Sabre. 

The Ending is also changed. After Mega Man beats Quint,Quint reveals his origins. He reveals that He is Not Quint,but a Robot Superhero called Super Rock and that during one of his missions he was captured by His Dr. Wily and reprogrammed to do his bidding, but that he's back to his old self again thanks to the evil encoding in his memory circuits being deleted as a result of the fight.

After a friendly chat with Mega Man, Super Rock goes back to his Own Universe to deal with His Dr. Wily. 

Not a bad rewrite, huh? I tried as best as I could to stick with the Classic Series form of Storytelling. I think Classic Series fans would enjoy it. Anyway, on to Mega Man World 3 aka Mega Man III GB.

All I'd do is add an intro to the game's plot,add in Dr. Cossack as Dr. Light's assistant, and start Mega Man off with the Rush Coil. Nothing more nothing less. It's simple and perfect for the Classic Series. The events take place After Mega Man 4, so Dr. Wily is back.

For Mega Man World 4 aka Mega Man IV GB, I'd leave that one alone too.  The events of this game take place after Mega Man 5 and the next takes place after Mega Man 6, reasons why coming up.

Now the 5th GB game,on the other hand,Will have major changes. No Wily, No Wily Star, No Rematches with the Mega Man Killers and Quint. All because, Dr. Wily is Still in Jail.

Sunstar is the Main Villain and Master of the Stardroids. Plus, the Wily Star is replaced by the Stardroids Star Base. I'd also add in Dr. Cossack as Dr. Light's ally, who helps create the Mega Arm.

The Ending remains the same...sans Dr. Wily (who, at this point, is still in jail.). 

So? Why no Dr. Wily This time? Because I wanted the Stardroids to shine on their own as Villains. And adding in Dr. Wily would just cheapen their presence, as it did in Capcom's Story. 

And now...the moment everyone's been waiting for...My Ultimate Map on How The Mega Man Classic Story Should Go (note this is my own opinion and no one elses...).

Note: This was originally posted on my old blog at a time where Capcom's Mega Man 12 aka Mega Man Duel Override didn't exist yet, so for this revision, My Mega Man 12 will just be called Mega Man 12 to avoid confusion. Once Duel Override comes out, I will give you my ideas on how to improve that game's story.

*clears throat* Anyway, here's my idea for Mega Man 12. Well, for starters, I'd reuse the Mega Man 11 designs. They are an Excellent art evolution for the series. Second, No Dr. Wily!!! His story is currently finished and won't continue until the End Times of the Classic Series.

No, Instead, I'm gonna give the game a Brand New Villain....or should I say, Old Villain. I've decided to pull a Toei and Bird Studios and Canonize a Non-Canon Character - In this case, The Malicious Alien Supercomputer Ra-Moon!

In the year 20XX, it's been a whole year-and-a-half since Dr. Wily terrorized the world and hasn't been seen since. As peace grew, Rock and Roll enjoy some sibling bonding time..with Protoman watching over them.

However, a new more credible threat invades Earth - Ra-Moon. Ra-Moon announces his plans to replace All Human Leaders with His Minions to the World. He also warns that he is the most Powerful Being in the Universe. After his message, he begins his plan. To help him, Ra-Moon reprograms 8 of the World's most Powerful Robot Masters.

Duo, who chased Ra-Moon to Earth arrives and forms another alliance with Mega Man to stop the Evil Alien Supercomputer. Protoman volunteers to join in, just to keep an eye on Mega Man.

Bass, pissed off that Ra-Moon considers himself the Strongest, joins the battle to destroy him and to prove to the World that HE is the most Powerful.  And that the only reason he's helping Mega Man is to make sure that the He lives, because Only He should be allowed to Destroy the Blue Bomber and that He'll be Damned if he loses that right to a "Stupid Alien".

And So, the 4 team up to defeat Ra-Moon.

Now,as you can tell, this game will have 4 playable characters (each representing a difficulty level).  I'm not gonna go into the gameplay aspects here, this post is just focused on the Story. I might make a separate post dedicated to that in the future..maybe.

Anyway, on with the story. After defeating 2 Robot Masters, Duo explains Ra-Moon's origins and how he's powered by Evil Energy. After beating 4 Robot Masters, You'll get a mid-game challenge from Ra-Moon's Harold, the Powerful Ra-Thor, who wants to stop the 4 from interfering with his Master's mission.  

After defeating the final 4 Robot Masters, the 4 head to Ra-Moon's Star Base, where they face the Ra-Devil, have a Rematch with Ra-Thor, Go though the Boss Rush,and finally Fight Ra-Moon.

During the meeting with Ra-Moon,we learn that he not only does he want to dominate Earth, but also wants to destroy Mega Man for destroying his "Children" - Sunstar and The Stardroids.

Nice little call back, huh?

He also intends on conquering other Worlds once he's conquered Earth.

After Ra-Moon is defeated the 1st time, he gains a stronger 2nd Form..and then a 3rd and Final. After destroying Ra-Moon, Duo destroys Ra-Moon's Soul, and then his Star Base. Next we go on to the Individual endings, which play depending on Who you beat the game with. Also, each individual ending takes place Hours after Ra-Moon's defeat.

For Mega Man's ending, He and Duo are back on Earth. After they thank each other, Mega Man and Duo talk about Ra-Moon and how he's not the only threat in the Universe. Duo counts on Mega Man to keep defending Earth, as he defends space. After saying their Good-Bye's, Duo departs from Earth, leaving it's protection to Mega Man.

For Protoman, The Red Robot Master Prototype is standing on a rooftop looking at the sun set on the City. Proto mentions that while it was fun teaming up with Mega Man and Duo,the battle kinda made his defective Core worse. However, he declares that if the next few battles results in his death, he wouldn't wanna go out any other way.

For Bass, He and Treble are training in the mountains,where He vows Never to let Anyone take his title of "Most Powerful Robot".  

And For Duo, He's back in Space doing his thing.

Not too shabby,huh? I figured I'd be cool to not only Canonize Ra-Moon and Ra-Thor, but to also have Duo return. And have Ra-Moon connected to the Stardroids. Anyway, before I sign off, I wanna let you in on ideas I have for the next Mega Man titles.

For Mega Man 13, I plan on aging up the Characters, why? Because I want to. Anyway, 13 will introduce 2 new Characters - Nastenka Cossack, Bodyguard and Android Sister of Kalinka. And the Evil Dr. Regal, the New Main Bad.

For the story, I figured I'd make it a throwback to the 1st game. Dr. Cossack creates 8 Industrial Robot Masters to help the World,However, Dr. Regal, an old academic rival who hates Dr. Cossack's success and craves to become the World's Emperor, captures and reprograms Dr. Cossack's Robots to follow him.

Dr. Cossack summons Mega Man to help. Nastenka also volunteers to help Mega Man. Together,they team up to stop Dr. Regal. As all of this is going on, Protoman is relaxing at the beach, while Bass is taking part in the Robot Master World Tournament (the same from 6, but under new management).

Ok, before Anyone mentions it..YES, Dr. Regal Is based on the same dude from The Battle Network Series..in fact, He's the Counterpart. As for Nastenka, Her play style would pretty much the same as Zero's from the X-Series.

BTW, from this moment forward, Nastenka becomes Mega Man's Partner.

As for Dr. Wily? He's still in hiding and not gonna be doing Anything until Mega Man 41, the Final Classic Series game. So for Mega Mans 15 through 30, the Main Villain will alternate between Dr. Regal and Other Non-Wily Evil-Doers. And, of course, Nastenka will be by Mega Man's side as he fights them.

Anyway,for Mega Man 14, Dr. Regal does his revenge plan by kidnapping Kalinka and Roll. He also unleashes his own Robot Masters. Mega Man and Nastenka jump into action. Bass also joins the fight to ,again, make sure Mega Man is safe, because No One destroys Mega Man but Him. 

After 14, I'm gonna step aside and allow Capcom to do their thing with the ideas I've given them.. 

And now, we fast forward to Mega Man 41, where Dr. Wily returns for 1 Final Scheme and ushers in the End Times for the Classic Series.

Well, That was fun...and a bit exhausting too. I plan on doing a Revision for the X Series soon, so keep a look out for that.

That's gonna do it for now. Hope you enjoyed my little Revisioning of the Mega Man Classic Series?

Continued in Part 2. 

Tiger Gems 2

Continued from Part 1

Chapter 4: The Madam Crone Saga

News of the fall of the Radical Rainbow Syndicate reached world wide and was broadcast on almost every News Station in the World. Deep within his Mountain Lab, hidden from everyone, Dr. Gear watches the report and gets even more pissed.

He seeks revenge on Zero, while still planning Global Conquest. He creates Drones to gather data on Zero, as well as Zero's opponents, to help in the creation of New, More Powerful Mechaman. And those Mechamen will be a Huge part of his Quest for Dominance.  

Meanwhile, Zero continues his training with Logan. Logan has The 16 yo. Man-Monkey meditating to focus his mind. Zero wants a new battle challenge,so Logan tells him of the Madam Crone Challenge and that she holds a Special Gauntlet with a Challenger and the Fighters of her choice. Zero is interested.

However, Logan mentions that Madam Crone is very selective with her Challengers, and without a referral or proof of worthiness, She won't train Zero. He also mentions a 1,000 Bux entry fee. Zero is disappointed, as the next Global Battle Tournament doesn't happen until next year. But Logan gives him a glimmer of hope. He tells Zero that Master Kameyameya is Madam Chrone's Cousin and that He could convince her to let him take the challenge.

Zero leaves for Kameyameya Island, to talk to Master Kameyameya. Meanwhile, Marilynn is hunting two Serial Rapists and Murderers named Holly Wood and America, who have a 10 Million Bux reward on their heads. She manages to chase them to a warehouse. She beats them up and captures them. She submits them to the local Police station and collects the 10 Million Bounty. 

When Zero gets to the Island, he is greeted by his good friend, Bongo. After a chat, Zero talks with Master Kameyameya about the Crone Challenge. Master Kameyameya thinks it's a good idea and sees if he can talk to Madam Crone's about it.

Bongo wants to take the Challenge too. Kameyameya tells the 17 yo. fighter, that he'll need to wait his turn, as the challenge is a Gauntlet, not a tournament. But he can come along and watch, since his Cousin Crone Loves an audience.

Zero suggests bringing Lena, Zadaki, Dinklege, Marilynn, and Wan-Wan along. Kameyameya and the Boys head to Central City to get their Friends in Kameyameya's new Sky Van. They spot Marilynn first and then Lena and the others.   

Our Heroes head to Crone Island for the Challenge.They enter Madam Crone's Palace,where they meet Madam Crone herself, an old Gypsy, who's skilled at magic. Zero wants to take the Crone Challenge, but Madam Crone wants to see if he's worthy.

Crone gives Zero 3 tests - The test of Power, the Test of Wisdom, and the Test of Courage. Zero agrees to take them. The Test of Power has Zero do a 20 yard dash with a 3 Ton Weight in his hands. Zero pasts that, to the Gypsy's shock. The Test of Wisdom presents Zero with 3 questions. 

The first question is "What is the best way to beat a big opponent?? Zero answers "Force them make a mistake and use their own size against them". Question 2 - "How much Ki energy does a basic Ki blast use?"  Zero answers "It depends on the blast. Smaller blasts take up less Ki, while bigger blasts take more". And the 3rd and Final Question - "Master Kameyameya was the winner of How Many Global Battle Tournaments. How many did He win?" Zero thinks hard and remembers his master gelling him. Zero answers "3!"

With every question right, Zero moves on tho the Final Test - The Test of Courage. Madam Crone has Zero run an Obstacle Course full of fatal traps. Zero makes it though unscathed, shocking Madam Crone.

Madam Crone deems Zero worthy and allows him to take the Crone Challenge...provided he has 1,000 Bux for the entry fee. Master Kameyameya pays his Cousin and the gang heads to the Palaces Outdoor Arena.

Zero is ready for the gauntlet, while his friends watch in the stands.

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Madam Crone explains the rules - This Gauntlet will be comprised of 6 of her very best fighters, which Zero Will have to fight one after the other, no break period. If He loses once, the challenge is over. If He wins, She will grant the Man-Monkey a free reading. Zero nods and asks Madam Crone to send out her first fighter. 

Madam Crone sends out Dready, the Slasher. Dready is a parody of Freddy Kruger, but with 2 "Claws". Zero has a tough time getting in close due to Dready's Bladed Hands. Zero spends most of the time dodging Dready's "Claws". But once he finds an opening, he quickly delivers a dive kick to Dready's face, knocking him out. 

Madam Crone is impressed, while Zero's friends cheer. Crone sends out her next fighter - Chuckers the Killer Dwarf, who's a parody of Chuckie. Chcukers is the quickest and most agile opponent Zero has faced yet, making it hard for him to hit the Dwarf. 

Lena, frustrated, throws one her shoes at Chuckers and it makes it's target. Zero beats on the Dwarf as he's distracted, and beats him. Madam Crone appreciates a dirty trick and let's it slide. Zero tosses Lena's shoe back to her and gives her thanks.

Master Kameyameya reveals that Crone is his older cousin. For the next fight, Crone sends out  Jayzone, the Masked Terror. Jayzone is a parody of Jason Vorhees. Jayzone is equipped with a Machete and a Chainsaw.  Zero decides to fight weapons with weapons and equips his Power Club Tonfas. Jayzone's Machete is blocked by Zero using his Tonfa, unable to cut though. Zero knocks the Machete out of Jayzone's hands. Jayzone equips his Chainsaw  

Zero avoids the Chainsaw and Jayzone eventually gets it stuck in the floor. Zero strikes Jayzone hard, knocking him away. Jayzone rises and is mad. He lurches toward Zero. Zero keeps knocking the Masked Monster down, but he keeps getting back up. Frustrated, Zero charges up and fires a Hikariken Buster at him.  

Jayzone is strong enough to deflect the blast. Zero can't believe it. The Big Masked Monster charges at Zero, Zero dodges and kicks the Big dude hard, so hard that he falls out of the ring. Jayzone is eliminated. Jayzone looks at Zero menacingly and slowly walks away.

Crone congratulates Zero and sends out her next warrior, a 6'9" 325 lbs, masked guy, who looks like he broke out of an asylum. He's Meyers the 31st, Psycho Extraordinaire. Zero is ready. Meyers stalks Zero, Zero attacks, but it doesn't do too much. Meyers punches Zero, though the attack doesn't do too much either.

Meyers laughs menacingly and equips his Axe, ready to chop Zero up. Zero readies his Tonfas and blocks all incoming Axe swings from the Big Maniac. Zero swats Meyers' Axe away with his Power Clubs. Zero attacks Meyers with a barrage of punches and kicks, though the damage to the Psycho is minimal. Zero charges up another Hikariken and fires it. Meyers laughs and takes the shot...just takes it.

Zero and the others, except Madam Crone. Zero decides to do something unusual. He rushes toward Meyers and avoids his strikes. Zero grabs Meyer's mask and pulls it off, revealing a bald head and deformed face. The Maniac screams and is enraged.

Zero dive kicks Meyer's in the face and knocks him out. Madam Crone reveals that Meyer's incredible endurance came from his Mystic Mask. Suddenly, the sky grows dark and funky music begins to play, confusing everyone, but Crone.  

A Purple Demon wearing 70's-style Pimp Clothes enters the scene. He is The Boogie, Zero's next opponent.  The Boogie turns off his music and starts talking Jive. Zero doesn't know what to make of Boogie. 

The Boogie takes advantage of Zero's confusion and attacks him. The Monkey boy counters with his combo strikes. Boogie goes down, but slowly gets up, impressed by Zero's skills. Boogie readies his Boogienite Gas to defeat Zero.

Master Kameyameya briefs the others on the story of Boogie. Boogie is Earth's resident Lord of Fear. And that his Boogienite Gas can intensify the fears of his victims 100 fold.  Not even Earth's bravest are immune to this sinister gas.  

The Boogie sprays his Boogienite Gas on Zero. Zero sneezes, but otherwise mentally unchanged. The Boogie is confused and sprays a stronger dose, still having no effect on Zero. Madam Crone sees what's going on now. The Boogienite Gas is ineffective against beings that are significantly more powerful than the user. So that means that Zero is much stronger than The Boogie.

The Boogie is angry and after some Jive talk, brandishes a gun. Zero avoids the shots and knocks The Boogie out  Soon, the skies clear up and a Mysterious Man wearing a Tengu Mask, A Robe, and a Golden Halo on his head has been watching Zero closely. He enters the arena and tells Zero that He will be the final opponent.

Kameyameya senses some familiarity about the final fighter. The Masked, Robed Fighter introduces himself as Tengor the Great. The fight begins. Both opponents are evenly matched. Tengor launches Zero in the air and sends him crashing through the stage, but Zero attacks back. The masked man launches a Hikariken Shot, which Zero avoids.

Zero does his own Hikariken Shot on Tengor, causing him to jump up and land a knee blow on him. Zero is down, but gets back up. The masked man rushes at Zero. Zero attempts a flying kick, but Tengor grabs Zero's leg, and slams him down. Zero rolls out of the way and goes for a Combo strike. Tengor does the same.

Tengor is becoming more familiar to Kameyameya all the time and he has a good idea who is under the mask. Kameyameya figures it out and reveals to the gang that the man is none other than Zero's deceased grandfather, Xavier Moon.

Tengor pummels Zero with his own Combo strikes. Zero is knocked down with a final punch. Zero refuses to surrender. Tengor tells Zero that if he knocks him out of the ring, he will reveal his identity. Zero fights back and eventually knocks Tengor out of the ring.  

Tengo laughs and congrats surrenders and reveals his face to Zero, it is indeed Xavier Moon. Zero is excited to see him. Xavier reveals that Madam Crone pulled some strings and was given a full day to return to the living world. He reveals that his cause of death was by poison mushrooms, which he accidentally ate.  

Zero introduces Xavier to his friends.Lena retells her adventures with Zero to Xavier. Crone tells Xavier that his time is up and must return to The Afterrealm. After a farewell,Xavier leaves for the Afterrealm. As promised, Crone gives the heroes a free reading, warning Zero that he will be facing his strongest, most deadly opponent yet next year. Zero is excited and decides to go train for him. Zadaki requests for Kameyameya to train him. Master Kameyameya agrees to do it.

As Zero heads off to a new adventure. Zadaki (with wan-wan) and Bongo head off with Master Kameyameya for training. Marilynn decides to continue bounty hunting, while Lena decides to get to work on upgrades for her Tiger Gem compass.

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Chapter 5 - The World Tour Saga

As Zero travels the World, he is attacked by King Impp, Canidd, and Femina in Mech Suits. Impp thanks Zero for getting rid of those  "Annoying Radical Rainbows" for him. But now it's His turn. Impp challenges Zero to a fight.  

Imp is surprised the Trio survived, but will be happy to beat them again. The Impp Trio attack individually, but have no luck. Zero dodges their Rocket Punches, Missiles, and Lasers. The Impp Trio combine their Mech Suits, creating a Super Mech Suit. Zero defeats that too. Impp promises revenge.

Zero leaves for his Global Adventure, unaware that he's was being watched and recorded by one of Dr. Gear's Data Drones. 

Zero's first stop is South-West town to get some food and rest. South-West town is a fusion of Memphis, Nashville, and The American West. When he gets there he finds it bustling. He goes into a Saloon to get something to eat. He sits at a bar and orders a Hoagie with the works. As he eats, the Towns Bell tolls, worrying everyone, but Zero. 

The People on the streets rush inside in fear. Zero wants to know what's going on?  The Barkeep tells Zero that it's noon, which means The Black Hat Gang, the Meanest, nastiest, Gang on the Continent. Zero thinks they could make for a good work out. 

The Patron's fear and loathing rise when the Gang comes in, order a drink and, and cause trouble. These 7 Outlaws are Black Bart, Black Ben, Black Bo, Black Barry, Black Bianca, Black Bert, and Black Bea. 

The pick a fight with Zero, who they think is "a stupid lookin' Monkey boy". Zero fights back and the fight end up outside. The 7 draw and fire their guns, but Zero blocks the shots with his Power Clubs. The Gang retreats. As a token for saving the town, The Inn Keeper allows Zero to stay the night in one of his rooms for free.

Later that evening, outside of Town in the South-West Badlands, The Black Hat Gang wants revenge against Zero. They are greeted by King Impp and his Minions, who were eavesdropping and offers assistance.   

After eating a free meal, thanks to the town's gratitude. Zero heads to his Room at the Inn to sleep. Later in the Night the Black Hat Gang return in Mech Suits provided by King Impp. King Impp, Femina, and Canidd watch and cheer.

The commotion awakens Zero and he confronts the Gang. The fight is a bit tougher this time, as the Mech Suits have Lasers, Rocket, Fists, and Saw Blade Launchers. Zero does get hit, but the damage isn't that big.

One by one, Zero destroys the Mech Suits, leaving the 7 Bad Guys powerless. Impp curses and flees with his 2 Minions. As the Black Hat gang is hauled off to jail by the Sheriff, Zero gets congratulated again. The next morning, Zero, on his Sky Surfer, waves good-bye to the townsfolk and leaves for his next destination, where ever that may be. Immp and Co. follow Zero, wanting to take his life.

As Zero is traveling, he sees a girl about to be eaten by a dragon-monster. He slays the dragon and saves her The Girl, Lei-Li, asks him to help her Town which is being terrorized by two monsters A Big Pig Man called Chu-Pa Chieh and a Demon Kappa called Sha-Mon. 

Zero thinks the 2 would be interesting opponents, so he agrees to save them. When they reach the Chinese-inspired Town of Chin Town, they see that there is a call going on in which when a person's name is called they will present any money or food as tribute, and if they don't they'll be beaten up.  Zero steps up, challenges and beats them. 

Soon, the 3rd member of the gang, Gokong, a Monkey Man arrives on a Cloud and wants to get even with Zero for beating his Gang. As the fight begins, Zero is pelted with rocks by the Impp Trio, who are watching and taunting from the sidelines. Gokong takes this opportunity to strike Zero. Zero equips his Power Clubs, while Gokong equips his Power Staff. The 2 clash as the Impp Trio pelt Zero with Rocks. 

The Trio is scared off by Towns Folk shooting at them. With no more distractions, Zero beats Gokong. Gokong flees on his Cloud. Zero chases after him on his Sky Surfer. The 2 chash in the air, but it's Gokong who falls. Zero catches Gokong. A scared Gokong promises to reform.

Gokong and his Gang are put into prison. The Townsfolk thank Zero for his help. Zero asks if there are any Really Strong Martial Arts Masters that he can train with...besides Kameyameya, who he's already trained under? The Town Elder, Fong-Quong tells Zero of a Legendary Martial Arts Master, Osamu Miyazaki, lives across the sea Eastward. 

Zero thanks the Elder and leaves to find Master Miyazaki. The Impp Trio right behind him.

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Zero makes his way East toward a Japanese-Inspired Town, called Nippon Town. Zero asks the Townsfolk about Master Miyazaki's whereabouts.  The Townsfolk he talks to tells Zero that Master Miyazaki is in the mountains. So, Zero heads there. He finds Master Miyazaki busy fighting off A Gang of Zilla's, the race that Dinoman belongs to.

The Zilla's want Miyazaki dead because they hate Humans...especially Old ones.  Zero tries to help Master Miyazaki, but it's refused. Miyazaki defeats the Zilla's and forces them to leave.Zero is impressed with Miyazaki's strength and wants to train with him. 

With the fight taken a lot out of the Old Master, who has also been in bad health lately to begin with, instructs Zero that if he can get him medicine from the Medicine Woman in a cave on top of the Mountains for him, then he will train him. 

Zero agrees to to the mission. As He makes his way further up the mountain, he is constantly hindered by The pesky Impp Tro. Zero eventually makes it to the top of the Mountain and gets the Medicine. The Impp Trio steal the Medicine and Zero chases after them. He eventually catches up and takes the Medicine back.

Zero delivers the Medicine to Miyazaki. Zero then takes the Old master home to his hut to rest. The next day, when Miyazaki's feeling better thanks to The Medicine and Rest, the Old Master agrees to Train with Zero. After some breakfast, the 2 begin sparring. Miyazaki is impressed with Zero's strength and abilities. When Zero brings up Master Kameyameya, Miyazaki understands the reason why Zero is so strong.

After the Day long training session, Zero thanks Master Miyazaki and heads off to Nippon City to check it out. When he gets there, he experiences all it has to offer. He them hears about a mass kidnapping of The Cities most beautiful girls by 5 Dwarf Brothers. The police are having trouble finding, so Zero decides give it a shot.

In their Cabin, hidden within the mountains outside of the City, the 5 Dwarf Bros, Chiba, Chibe, Chibi, Chibo, and Chibu have kidnapped and enslaved 8 of Nippon City's beautiful women just so they can tickle their feet at their own leisure. Why? Because they can. The Bros. have teamed up with Impp, who just happens to be their old mentor. 

As Zero is searching outside the City for the Bros. Hideout, he gets attacked by Femina and Canidd in a small warcraft.  Zero destroys the Warcraft and finds the Brothers Hidden Cabin using a special life-force sensing technique he learned from Logan.

He breaks into the Cabin, fights and defeats the 5 Dwarf Bros. and saves the Girls. Impp fled the scene when Zero was winning.  Zero gets a 10,000 Bux reward for saving the girls and stopping the Dwarf Bros. Zero, on his Sky Surfer, flies off to the next adventure.

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Zero arrives in the Brittan-esque Town of Brittanica, where he sees the people being terrorized by a dragon monster named, Dragonus. Zero battles Dragonus, but is defeated. Impp and his Minions are able to defeat Dragonus using special weapons and armor. The Towns people pay them 100,000 Bux for their services.

Later, Zero finds the Trio in the woods with Dragonus, talking about their money making scheme. around a campfire. They also reveal that they are the ones who freed Dragonus for their plan and placed a special control collar on it, so that they can control it. Zero confronts the Trio. They fight Zero using their new special weapons and armor.

Impp chops down a tree, which falls on Zero. A boy, named Billington, wakes him up, saying that he found him unconscious in the woods. Zero and Billington go to the next Town, a Scottish-like town called Gaelic, and finds the Trio pulling the same trick. Zero says that Dragonus is being controlled by Impp and Co, but The Trio tricks the towns into believing that Zero is the one who released the monster. 

Zero battles Dragonus, while dodging attacks from the Townsfolk. The boy who saved Zero earlier,appears and outs the Trio, revealing a video recording of them releasing Dragonus. Zero defeats Dragonus and destroys his Control Collar. He then beats up the The Trio and destroys their equipment. Impp and his Minions run away. Dragonus is sealed back up again. Zero continues his travels.

A few days later, On Kameyameya, Island, Zadaki and Bongo are hard at training for the upcoming tournament. Zadaki is now wearing a Kameyameya Gi, like Bongo and Zero wear. Later that night, Master Kameyameya is targeted by 2 Assassins. A Monk with great Martial Arts abilities, the other a Jiangshi-like mutant with Psychic powers. 

Kameyameya recognizes the Martial Artist's techniques as being Wu-Zu style. Bongo and Zadaki help out. The Assassin's are known as Shinto-Han and Jiao, Top disciples of Lord Wu-Zu. Zero shows up and fights them to a stand still. Feeling that their mission is a failure, The 2 Assassins flee.

Later, Master Kameyameya tells of his history with Lord Wu-Zu. They were rivals ever since they were children and even trained under the same master, Master Muda. Wu-Zu was not a good guy and cheated to win all of the time. But, during the 1st Global Battle Tournament, Both he and Wu-Zu were the finalists. However, during a heated battle, Wu-Zu pulled branded a dagger and tried to kill him. Wu-Zu was disqualified and the evil and bitterness in his heart grew to astronomical levels.

The next morning, Zero leaves to continue his Journey, unaware that his battle were being watched by one of Dr. Gear's drones.  

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Chapter 6 - The Shinto-Han Saga

A year has passed and Lena, Zadaki, and Bongo are on a Tiger Gem hunt,  they find the Blue and Green gems. Meanwhile, On his 17th b-day, Zero comes upon the Red Gem while climbing a Mountain.

The day before the Global Battle Tournament, Zero decides to get into some last minute training in the woods, sparring with the Weenipoos, Monstrous Bears. After his training session, Zero summons his Sky Surfer and heads to Thai-Gur Island.   

Lena, Bongo, Zadaki and the others arrive at Thai-Gur Island and check-in. Marilynn decides to opt out of the tournament and hunt for more bounties. While they wait for Zero to arrive, Lord Wu-Zu and his two students, the 2 Assassins who attacked Master Kameyameya, turn up.

Once they check-in, Master Kameyameya decides to go "oogle the pretty women and offer them foot rubs". Just as the registration period is about to end, Zero shows up. He and the others go out for a meal, where they talk about their adventures and the fact that, between them, they have collected 3 of the Tiger Gems. Soon, they get into a confrontation with Lord Wu-Zu's students, Shinto-Han and Jiao. Mr. Lee arrives to cool things off.

That night, Bongo and Zadaki go out for a run and come across many of the other contestants training. The next morning, Zero, Bongo and Zadaki head towards the preliminary round arena. Mr. Lee arrives. 

Zero, Bongo, Zadaki and Mr. Lee all get drawn into separate eighths of the bracket, so they won't meet each other until the finals. Zadaki easily defeats his first opponent. Bongo pretends to struggle with his opponent, but is easily victorious. Lord Wu-Zu's two students, Shinto-Han and Jiao, approach our heroes and insults them. Jiao also calls Bongo a "midget", which he takes great offense too, since he is the shortest of a race of giants. 

With tensions running high, Zadaki and Shinto-Han are ready to fight, but Mr. Lee steps in and reminds them that fighting now would disqualify them. Later, Shinto-Han quickly wins his first match. The time has come for Zero's match, but unfortunately he is up against King Jeet. The last time King Jeet entered the tournament, he won in the record time of 1 Minute and that the only man to ever beat him was Master Kameyameya. 

From the start, it is clear that Zero is much faster and stronger than King Jeet. He delivers a dive kick. Jeet dodges it, but barely. Jeet goes in for some fierce and swift attacks, all of which are blocked by Zero. Zero counters with his own combination strike, which knocks out Jeet. Jeet congratulates Zero and shakes his hand. Jeet's son, Sanjay is disgusted at the fact that his father lost to a monkey boy. 

Mr. Lee then enters his fight and defeats his opponent in three blows. The preliminary rounds continue until the first intermission. During the meal, Zadaki and Shinto-Han nearly get in a fight, but once again, Mr. Lee stops them.

Singh comes up to Zero to greet him. He is fighting in the tournament again, but this time it is only for fun, since his village is in no need of medicine anymore. Zero is confronted by Dino Man, his opponent from the last tournament. Dino Man makes his threats and leaves.

Later, in the last match before the finals, Jiao defeats Dino Man with his psychic abilities. Singh is nearly killed by Shinto-Han. Zero, Zadaki, Bongo and Mr. Lee all advance to the final round. 

The finalists prepare to draw their numbers for the championship round. Jiao uses his powers to rig the seeding. The first match is Zadaki against Shinto-Han, the second match is Mr. Lee against Man Bat, the third is Bongo against Jiao , and the fourth is Zero against King Jeet's Son,Sanjay.

After a quick meal for Zero, the finals begin. Zadaki and Shinto-Han start fighting, and the two of them seem evenly matched. They each are surprised with the other's strength. Zadaki lands dozens of punches on Shinto-Han, but the Monk/Assassin just absorbs them. To everyone's surprise, Zadaki fires a Hikariken Buster Shot, but Shinto-Han deflects it. Shin-To Han, with great speed kicks Zadaki to the ground and breaks his arm. Once Shinto-Han is declared the winner, Wan-Wan rushes in and transforms into a Giant Eagle to transport Zadaki to the hospital. Everyone heads back to the hotel to await tomorrow's match: Mr. Lee vs. Man Bat.

Man Bat flies up and attacks Mr. Lee from above, but Mr. Lee dodges with no effort. Man Bat tries a dive bomb, but Jackie easily dodges. He jumps up and strikes Man Bat with a rising kick, knocking him out.  

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In the next match, Bongo and Jiao begin to fight. Jiao reveals that he has the ability to fly. Before Bongo can lay a hand on him, he floats up above the ring. He generates a Wu-Zu Blade and chases Bongo around the ring, attempting to slice him up.

Zero realizes that the Wu-Zu Blade is the same technique that was used by Mercenary Dao-Pei. Shinto-Han overhears Zero talking about the Wu-Zu Blade, so Zero tells him that Dao-Pei used it right before he killed him. Shinto-Han is shocked to hear this because Dao-Pei was one of the strongest men he ever knew. Mr. Lee tells Zero that Dao-Pei was Lord Wu-Zu's brother. 

Shinto-Han tells Wu-Zu about Dao-Pei, causing Wu-Zu to become even angrier at Master Kameyameya's students. Meanwhile, Bongo tries to knock Jiao out of the air, but fails. He decides to try the Hikariken Buster, even though he's never used it. Mr. Lee tries to tell Bongo that he's not ready to use it yet.

Jiao attacks Bongo using the Wu-Zu Blade. Bongo dodges quickly and appears in the air behind Jiao and fires a Hikariken Buster shot at him. Jiaojing is hit and crashes down to the ring. Jiao  gets up and attempts to push Bongo out of the ring with his psychic powers, but Bongo fights the push hard.

Jiao then uses his special powers to paralyze Bongo. As Bongo is getting beaten up, he realizes Jiao needs mind to be clear to use his powers, so he gives him a big word problem. Jiao begins thinking deep, allowing Bongo to punch him out of the ring.

Later that night, someone sneaks into Zero's room and tries to kill him. Zero wakes up, so the man flees. Zero and Bongo catch up to him and find that it was the Lord Wu-Zu trying to avenge the death of Dao-Pei. They square off to fight, but Shinto-Han suddenly shows up and stops them. He says that Zero is a worthy fighter and that he looks forward to fighting and beating him in the ring, not in the street at night.

The next fight pits Sanjay against Zero. Sanjay claims that he is much stronger than his father King Jeet, so he is very confident he can win. Once the fight starts, he tries to punch Zero, but Zero dodges it and gives Sanjay three quick kicks to the gut, knocking him out.

Everyone waits for the first semifinal to start. Finally, Mr. Lee and Shinto-Han begin their match. Shinto-Han attacks first, and Mr. Lee grabs him and throws him out of the ring. Shinto-Han reveals that he too, has the ability to fly, and floats back into the ring. Mr. Lee tries the mirror-image technique. He creates eight images of himself that rapidly rotate around Shinto-Han. They close in and attack from all sides.

Shinto-Han focuses to figure out which is the real Mr. Lee, and give that one a harsh kick to the face. Mr. Lee powers up. Shinto-Han and Mr. Lee continue fighting. Shinto-Han kicks Mr. Lee in the face, causing him to fly to the edge of the ring. Shinto-Han tries to push him out, but Mr. Lee manages to get away and get back to the center of the ring. Shinto-Han decides to use his Shadow Flare attack, which damages Mr. Lee and temporarily blinds him. Shinto-Han delivers a powerful blow, nearly knocking Mr. Lee out. 

The announcer begins to count, but before he reaches 10, Mr. Lee, sight mostly restored, gets up, then begins preaching to Shinto-Han, telling him the error of his ways. Shinto-Han ignores him tells him that Lord Wu-Zu is his Master, and even though he doesn't always agree with him on things, He's been like a father to him and Jiao ever since they were children and that he would Never turn on him.

Shinto-Han begins a furious attack. Mr. Lee continues preaching and trying to convince Shinto-Han that Wu-Zu is just using him and really cares nothing for him. Lord Wu-Zu suddenly realizes Mr. Lee is really Master Kameyameya in disguise. He telepathically communicates this to Shinto-Han, who then fires an energy blast. Mr. Lee is able to deflect it..Mr. Lee removes his disguise to reveal Master Kameyameya. With some last words of wisdom, Kameyameya inexplicably walks out of the ring. 

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Zero and Bongo start their semifinal match. After several minutes of fighting, they seem evenly matched. Zero jumps high in the air, and Bongo follows him. The sun reflects off of Bongo's bald head and blinds Zero, allowing Bongo to kick him to the ground. Zero somehow lands on his feet and attacks Bongo as he falls. 

Meanwhile, Shinto-Han confronts Master Kameyameya to ask him why he quit the match. Master Kameyameya tells Shinto-Han that he is not the vile monster that his Master is, even though he acts like it. He says that Shinto-Han has a conscience, and this will make him into an Honorable Warrior, unlike his so-called "father figure", who only cares about winning. Shinto-Han tries to ignore Kameyameya's words, and tells Kameyameya that that's all he cares about at the moment too and promises to beat the hell out of Zero and make his Master Proud.  

Zero and Bongo continue their fight. Zero runs toward Bongo, firing a volley of Hikariken Buster shots as he goes. Bongo dodges most, but is hit by one and is down. The announcer begins the count, but Bongo gets up, so they continue fighting. Zero gets several powerful hits in on Bongo. Bongo fires a Hikariken Buster Shot at Zero, who easily blocks it.

Suddenly, Bongo appears behind Zero and puts him in a sleeper hold. Zero passes out and the announcer begins counting. Before he reaches 10, Zero gets up and slams Bongo to the ground. Bongo fools Zero and gets in a cheap shot, causing the two of them to launch into another furious bout. After Bongo hits him again, Zero disappears. He is moving so fast that no one can see him. He suddenly appears next to Bongo and kicks him out of the ring. The 2 high-five after the match.

Shinto-Han enters the Ring for the final match and thinks about what Kameyameya told him. He then remembers the suffering and pain he and and Jiao went though during their first 10 years with Lord Wu-Zu, the bullying of Jiaojing by Dao-Pei, and all of his Master's morally questionable decisions. Shinto-Han looks at his Master and Jiao in the crowds and nods. Despite all the negatives, Wu-Zu Did take both him and Jiao in when they were children. His Master and Father Figure - Right or Wrong.

Zadaki sneaks out of the hospital to watch the final match, while Wan-Wan transforms into a Giant Gorilla to save front-row seats for Lena and Dinklege. The match finally starts, and right away Zero attacks. Shinto-Han flies up in the air, and Zero jumps up after him. Shinto-Han strikes Zero with a Wu-Zu Blade, slicing him and causing him to crash through the floor of the ring.

With only a scratch from the blade, Zero jumps up from the rubble and continues his assault. He tries his disappearing trick again, but Shinto-Han's Hyper Senses help him to keep track of Zero's movements. While Zero is running around, Shinto-Han hits him, sending him flying to the wall of the ring. Shinto-Han pins Zero against the wall and beats him mercilessly. Shinto-Han tells Zero that this isn't personal, but he wants to win and that his Master wants him beaten badly and humiliated. 

Shinto-Han grabs Zero and kicks him to the ground. Zero gets up. He says that throughout the tournament, he had only been using a fraction of his strength to protect his opponent, but now he is going to fight at full power. He unleashes a brutal assault on Shinto-Han, then starts conjuring a Hikariken Buster Shot, but stops, realizing that Shinto-Han would have repelled it.

Shinto-Han meditates briefly, then they continue the match. Zero's next assault nearly pushes Shinto-Han out of the ring. Shinto-Han goes on the attack. Zero sneaks up and knocks him down. Shinto-Han uses his Shadow Flare energy blast, but Zero destroys the Shadow energy with his Hikariken Buster. Zero goes in for a counter attack, but is mysteriously frozen, allowing Shinto-Han to knock him down.

Shinto-Han kicks the frozen Zero down to the ground. Zero breaks the frozen hold and goes in for Hikariken Buster Blasts. He attacks Shinto-Han, but is frozen again. Zadaki realizes Jiao is using his powers to paralyze Zero. Shinto-Han hits Zero dozens of times, nearly knocking him out. Zero gets up and kicks Shinto-Han in the face, but is frozen once more.

Shinto-Han once again pounds Zero mercilessly. Realizing that he's winning too easily, Shinto-Han figures out that Jiaojing is helping him and asks him to stop, wanting to beat Zero in a fair fight. Lord Wu-Zu tells Shinto-Han that He'll Win the way He Wants him to win and reminds him that He was the one who took both He and Jiao in and taught them the Wu-Zu way. 

Shinto-Han tells his Master that while all that is true, He still wants to beat Zero in a fair fight. Zero gets up and the fight continues. Lord Wu-Zu orders Jiao to freeze Zero again, so he does. Shinto-Han tells Jiao not to do that again. Lord Wu-Zu tells Shinto-Han to shut up and calls him a dummy loser for not finishing off Kameyameya when he had the chances.

Wu-Zu orders Shinto-Han to either do things His Way or He'll force a DQ for him. Shinto-Han starts to think back to what Kameyameya has said to him. He wrestles with his past, present, and future and wonders if what Kameyameya said was true. When he gets back to reality. Shinto-Han thanks Wu-Zu for everything and is grateful, but he's gonna finish this fight His Way. Shinto-Han bows to his Master and refocuses on the fight.

Shinto-Han refuses to kill Zero. An angry Wu-Zu tells Jiao to paralyze Shinto-Han and Zero to kill them, but he refuses, telling Wu-Zu that even if he Is the only father figure and Master he has, he would never kill his "Big Brother".

Lord Wu-Zu tells Jiao to Do It or suffer? Jiao refuses again, so Wu-Zu attempts to kill him.  Master Kameyameya hits him with a Hikariken Buster Shot, blasting him out of the arena. Zero then attacks Shinto-Han with incredible force. Afterwards, Shinto-Han says that he let Zero beat him up to make up for the beating Zero took when he was paralyzed. Suddenly, Shinto-Han forms 4 energy fists out of thin air.

The Energy fists nearly pushes Zero out of the ring. Zero tries avoiding them, but they grab Zero's arms and legs and Shinto-Han uses his natural arms to punch zero repeatedly. Zero begins to smack Shinto-Han in the face with a barrage of kicks, forcing Him to loose focus. Without focus, the 4 Ki Hands disappear. The 2 attack each other fiercely.. 

Zero trips Shinto-Han and grabs his legs. He pulls on his legs, causing Shinto-Han tremendous pain. Shinto-Han's legs flip Zero off of him and into the wall. Zero gets up, so Shinto-Han decides to use his Flash Cannon, a devastatingly powerful energy attack. Shinto-Han first tells Zero to dodge what is coming then Shinto-Han floats high above the ring and fires the Flash Cannon on Zero. When the dust clears, the entire ring is gone, leaving a gaping hole in the ground. Zero is nowhere to be found.

Everyone looks up and finds Zero miles above the surface. Shinto-Han jumps up and tells Zero that he never meant to hit him with the Flash Cannon. He just wanted to knock him out of bounds, and since there's no stage to land on and since Shinto-Han can fly, Zero seems to have no chance. With a Hikariken Buster Shot, Zero blasts himself into Shinto-Han.

As they rapidly approach the surface, Zero grows hungry and that hunger makes him plummet to the ground. The announcer declares Shinto-Han the winner, and the entire crowd rushes over to the landing site. Unknown to All, Dr. Gear's drone was recording data from the fight, just like every other fight Zero has been in since the fall of the Radical Rainbow Syndicate. 

Later, Shinto-Han offers Zero half of his prize money, but Zero, who has just eaten, declines the offer. Shinto-Han apologizes to Zadaki for breaking his leg, then takes everyone out for desert. Right before they get it, Zero realizes he left the Power Clubs and Red Tiger Gem at the arena, so Bongo leaves to get them for him. Marilynn rejoins the croud, coming up goose-egg with the bounties, as there were none. 

Bongo retrieves the items, but is confronted by a warrior that resembles a Man-Tiger. The warrior wants the Tiger Gem and threatens Bongo for it. Bongo fights the Man-Tiger and defeats him, but is killed in a sneak attack by another Man-Tiger. The 2 warriors grab the Red Gem and leave. 

While they're eating a Vanilla and Chocolate cake, Zero has a bad feeling something has happened to Bongo. He suddenly runs back to the arena and finds Bongo dead.

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Chapter 7 -  The King Lucifor Saga

Zero and his friends find Bongo murdered. The referee says it was 2 monsters that also took Zero's Tiger Gem and left a peace of paper. Despite Lena and Kameyameya's protests, Zero takes the Tiger Compaass and charges off in pursuit of the killer.

Judging by a crest on a paper, Kameyameya knows this to be the work of King Lucifor. He explains how the world suffered his carnage long ago and how his master Muda trapped him in a coffin at the cost of his own life. It turns out that King Impp had released King Lucifor and is using him to conquer the World

Unbeknownst to Impp, Lucifor is only using Him to help him get the Tiger Gems, so that he can use them to restore his youth while continuing his plan of world conquest. Meanwhile, Zero, on his Sky Surfer, catches up with King Lucifor's minion, Dante.

Goku engages Dante in combat and overpowers him. Thanks to some trickery, Dante manages to knock Zero off the Sky Surfer and flees. Master Kameyameya and the others Return to His Island. After Dante hands King Lucifor the Red Tiger Gem, he is sent to find the rest, as well as The Tiger Idol.

Zero lands hard on the ground and sees a big slab of meat being cooked on a fire. Zero could use a snack after that fall, but wonders Who the meat belongs too. He decides to take a piece. He is confronted by the Meat's owner, a Sumo/Samurai named Banzai Yoshi, who attacks Zero for trying to steal his dinner. 

Goku fights with Banzai Yoshi, who proves to be a skilled and tough fighter with his mix between Sumo and Swordplay. Meanwhile, Kameyameya tells Marilynn to watch over everyone, while he sets out with Shinto-Han and Jiao to find the Tiger Gems and stop King Lucifor. While this is going on, Dante is attacking North-East Town to get the next Tiger Gem, the Purple One.

Lena preserves Bongo in a freezing capsule. Zero just tells Banzai Yoshi that he was only gonna take a small piece of his food. Yoshi tells Zero that he Never shares food. Zero notices that Yoshi is wearing the Cyan Gem and asks where he got that?

Suddenly, Hellbeast, another one of King Lucifor's minions, appears eyeing Banzai Yoshi's Tiger Gem. After a game of odds and evens, Banzai Yoshi fights Hellbeast. Using the gems ability, Banzai Yoshi is able to kill the monster by slicing him in half. At that moment, King Lucifor feels the presence of Hellbeast's death. 

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King Lucifor is furious about Hellbeast's death. Dante's next target is the Mountains, where he finds the Tiger Idol. He then leaves to find the rest of the Gems. Zero requests Banzai Yoshi's Tiger Gem, explaining their powers to him. Dante finds Zadaki, Lena, and the others on Kameyameya Island, ready to get their Tiger Gems. After defeating Zadaki and Marilynn, Dante steals the Blue and Green Tiger Gems from them.

But before he can kill them, King Lucifor telepathically orders him to find Hellbeast's killer. Dante leaves. Master Kameyameya procures one of the Tiger Gems, the Yellow One. Zero declares his intention to use the Tiger Gems to resurrect his best friend, Bongo.

An eating Banzai Yoshi refuses to hand his Tiger Gem to Zero. Zero pleads, but then challenges Banzai Yoshi to a fight, winner gets the Gem. Banzai Yoshi agrees. The 2 battle again. On their search for the final Tiger Gem (the Orange Gem), Kameyameya, Shinto-Han, and Jiao come to a town. 

Shinto-Han comes across familiar people, people who he watched Dao-Pei terrorise years ago. Shinto-Han tries to ask nicely for the Orange Tiger Gem, but the villagers refuse to help a "Dog" of Lord Wu-Zu. Several soldiers storm the village thinking Shinto-Han is here to cause trouble, but Master Kameyameya convinces them they're mistaken and that Shinto-Han is not associated with Wu-Zu anymore

Many of the Villlagers forgive Shinto-Han and tells them where the Orange Tiger Gem is. Meanwhile, Dante finds Banzai Yoshi and Zero, ready to take his revenge. Zero begins his fight with Dante, immediately overwhelming him. Dante fires an incinerating beam at Zero, but he evades it and kills him with a fully powered Hikariken Buster Shot.

Sensing Dante's death, King Lucifor decides to deal with Zero himself, but Impp objects telling Lucifor that Zero's life is His to take. King Lucifor decides to wait for all the other Tiger Gems to be gathered before he deep sixes Impp and his 2 minions. 

Impp's ship lands near Zero and Banzai Yoshi. Recalling King Lucifor, Bansai Yoshi hands Zero the Tiger Gem and hides. King Lucifor jumps down to face Zero. Zero uses his speed to land a few hits on King Lucifor, but it is not enough against King Lucifor's counterattack. King Lucifor stuns Zero. After a long fight, King Lucifor fires several explosive waves at Zero. When Zero's Hikariken Buster fails, King Lucifor prepares to finish him off. 

After a few more hits, King Lucifor critically wounds Zero with one of his most powerful waves and takes his Tiger Gem. King Lucifor makes his way to get the rest of the tiger gems. In his state, Zero requests that Banzai Yoshi take him to Logan Tower.

Meanwhile, Kameyameya sees that the rest of the Tiger Gems and Idol are in one spot, likely with King Lucifor. So, he decides to head to King Lucifor to get the other Gems and Idol. Kameyameya takes to the ground and hides the Tiger Gem he collected.

King Lucifor hides his Gems and jumps down to face Kameyameya and Shinto-Han.

Kameyameya wants to know where King Lucifor's Tiger Gems are, but knowing that he's no match for King Lucifor, fights him as a stall tactic, while Shinto-Han and Jiao search the ship for the other Gems. The 2 enter the ship and easily defeat the Impp trio, sending them "Blasting Off". They then get confronted by the lone Female of Lucifor's group, Lilith. 

King Lucifor doesn't recall meeting Kameyameya before, until Kameyameya mentions Muda, and grows fearful as he realizes what Kameyameya is here to do. Kameyameya takes out a special Digi-Ball and dedigitizes a Coffin. Kameyameya focuses his Ki and attempts to preform a "Evil Containment Shot" called the "Soul Trapper", the very move Master Muda used to help trap King Lucifor the last time. 

Unfortunately, Kameyameya misses the attack and then dies of exhaustion. Meanwhile, Shinto-Han and Jiaojing are thrown out of the ship by Lilith. King Lucifor unites all seven gems and places them in the Idol. He summons the Eternal Tiger, Toraron. 

Jiao tries to thwart King Lucifor's wish, but is killed instead. King Lucifor makes his wish and becomes younger. As Toraron disperses, King Lucifor destroys the Idol, so that the Gems can't be used again..

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King Lucifor intends to target Arcadia, where President Rex lives.  President Rex is a 8 3/4" Silver Retriever Man with a strong Sense of Justice, who has ruled the World with the Hand of Truth and Justice for 100 Years.

Shinto-Han intends to use the Soul Trapper on King Lucifor. Banzai Yoshi and Zero finally reach Logan's Tower. Zero intends to climb Logan's tower to meet Logan once more. With Heymaker's help, Zero and Banzai Yoshi begin their climb up the tower. Meanwhile, Shinto-Han arrives on Kameyameya Island, with Jiao's and Master Kameyameya's bodies. Shinto-Han explains everything that happened and reveals his next move. Lena places Jiaojing and Kameyameya's corpses in freezing capsules.

As King Lucifor prepares to attack The Presidential Palace on Arcadia, everyone is celebrating President Rex's Birthday, including Gong,The Bull Emperor and his 17 yo. Daughter, Zhu-Li. King Lucifor storms the Palace. The Arcadian Guard, Zhu-Li, The Bull King, and President Rex all fight back against King Lucifor and Lilith....and fail. 

King Lucifor and Lilith defeat the Guard and captures President Rex, The Bull King, and Zhu-Li. 

King Lucifor kills President Rex's first officer and demands Rex send word to the world of his conquest. Rex refuses and King Lucifor destroys a large part of the city making him give in. Meanwhile, Banzai Yoshi and Zero finally reach near the Tower summit. Banzai Yoshi meets Logan and is thirsty after that long climb.

Logan gives them each an Omega Potion, which restores their energy. Sadly Logan has nothing left to teach Zero, but tips Zero on something called The Lords Fruit, a Fruit that can grant temporary Mega Power to those who eat it. He leaves to retrieve the Fruit.. 

Back on Kameyameya Island, Zero's friends watching President Rex's broadcast announcing that King Lucifor has taken over, but tells the World to have hope. Hope that the ones who brought down the Radical Rainbow Syndicate Will bring down Lucifor. The President is beaten up by Lilith for it. King Lucifor announces that for his declaration as World President, all crimes are now legal. 

While the others are shocked by this announcement, Marilynn is pissed, as if there are no more crimes, there are No more bounties. For his second declaration, King Lucifor has ordered that every week, a Heroic Warrior will be tortured and executed live on Television. And Finally, on his Birthday, he will destroy one City.

As King Lucifor is making his declorations, Shinto-Han is trying hard to learn the Soul Trapper. Back at Logan Tower, Logan brings out the Lord's Fruit, which resembles a Blue Cherry, that has the density of an Apple. Logan warns Them of the likelihood of death from eating the fruit. Yoshi declines the challenge, but Zero accepts it and eats the fruit. 

Zero has survived eating the Fruit and has become stronger. Zero grabs Banzai Yoshi and jumps out, panicking the Sumo/Samurai. Zero summons the Sky Surfer and the 2 land on it. They head to Arcadia to face King Lucifor once and for all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Shinto-Han finally masters the Soul Trapper and makes his way to confront King Lucifor. King Lucifor keeps the world at suspense as he chooses a random target City to annihilate, eventually selecting Central City, which is where Lena is from.

The entire city tries to evacuate in a frenzy, including Lena's parents,Dr. Emrald and his wife, Beryl. A team of convicts storms Kameyameya Island, but Zadaki and Marilynn beat them up badly. Shinto-Han arrives at Arcadia just as King Lucifor is about to depart. Before Shinto-Han can start his plan, King Lucifor barfs up ooze, which forms into a new warrior called Ba'al.

Shinto-Han is forced to fight Ba'al. Zero and Banzai Yoshi make it to Arcadia, They see Shinto-Han battle Ba'al. Zero decides to free the hostages. He frees The Bull Emperor, Zhu-Li, And President Rex. Rex knew Zero would come to the rescue.  

Zhu-Li joins Zero to battle King Lucifor, as Banzai Yoshi elects to stay to protect The President. Zero arrives and kicks Ba'al hard, killing him. Zhu-Li is confronted by Lilith, who she kills using both a combination strike and a Hiksriken Buster Shot (learned from her father, who was once Kameyameya's student).

Shinto-Han produces an Urn and begins to perform the Soul Trapper, but King Lucifor destroys the Urn and beats on Shinto-Han. Zero starts his fight by throwing King Lucifor from behind. King Lucifor's first attacks fail to harm Zero. Zero, however manages to damage King Lucifor with his attacks. Thanks to The Lord's fruit, Zero is temporarily more powerful than the Evil King.  

Zero blasts King Lucifor with a Hikariken Buster Shot and continues to devastate King Lucifor. News of the fight reaches everywhere. King Lucifor fires deadly beams, Zero blocks them all using his Power Clubs. Zero goes in for the attack and beats on Lucifor. Shinto-Han goes in to help Zero, but is caught by the Evil King.

King Lucifor threatens to kill Shinto-Han if Zero attacks again. Zadaki and Marilynn arrive to help and rush into The Presidential Palace to save the hostages. They also meet Banzai Yoshi. Meanwhile, King Lucifor reveals that he destroyed the Tiger Idol, which means no more wishes from Toraron. This shocks Zero.

With Zero incapacitated, King Lucifor assaults him with a bunch of blasts, as he holds on to Shinto-Han. Zhu-Li launches a powerful kick to King Lucifor's head, making him drop Shinto-Han. Destracted, Zero takes his Chance and charges at the Evil King full power, punching a hole through King Lucifor's torso.

Seconds before King Lucifor's death, he barfs up and upward another oozy blob, which is another offspring, this one carrying his essence. He asks his son to avenge his death before exploding. Bansai Yoshi and Zhu-Li retrieves a super tired and wounded Zero and a beaten down Shinto-Han. And, as always, recording all of this and collecting deta, was a Dr. Gear drone.

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Chapter 8 - The Lord Jahovah Saga

Shinto-Han retrieves Zero's Power Clubs as Lena, Zadaki and Marilynn scan the place. Banzai Yoshi takes Zero back to Logan's Tower. Zhu-Li reunites with her Father, the Bull King. News of King Lucifor's defeat spreads with much celebration. 

Even as Toraron is inaccessible, Lena procured all the Gems anyway. Meanwhile, that Oozy blob morphs into a man-tiger child. An old man spots King Lucifor's Son and he and his wife bring him to their house.

Meanwhile, within his hidden Lab, Dr. Gear is working on more Mechamen designs. Lord Wu-Zu arrives,with the body of his dead brother, Dao-Pei. Being friends, Dr. Gear decides to help Wu-Zu by transfering the Assassin's mind into a Mechaman Body. 

At Logan Tower, Zero drinks an Omega Potion to restore his health. Logan knows all about what happened during the battle with Lucifor and has a solution to re-connect with Toraron. Logan knows the creator of the Tiger Gems, Lord Jahovah, Guardian of Earth, and to gt to him Zero will need his Tonfas. Banzai Yoshi tells Zero that he saw the Monk take it. Zero heads out to find Shinto-Han.

Mwanwhile, Lucifor Jr. destroys the old couple's house and vows train hard and kill Zero Moon to avenge his father. He names himself, Damion and begins training.  Meanwhile, Zero finds Shinto-Han (and the rest of his friends) at Kameyameya Island. After retreving his Power Clubs, he informs his friends that he's gonna see Lord Jahovah and ask him to re-establish contact with Toraron.

Back at Logan's Tower, Logan shows Zero an elevator that will take him up to Jahovah's Lookout. He tells Zero step inside and use his Tonfa as keys to activate it. Zero enters the Elevator and places his Tonfas in the "Key Holes".

The Elevator takes Zero all the way up to Jahovah's lookout. Once there he meets an overweight indian-man named,Mr. Javari, who is surprised a mortal has reached this place. Zero wants to talk to Lord Jahovah. Mr. Javari reveals that in order to obtain an audience with Lord Jahovah, Zero must defeat him in battle.

Mr. Javari proves to be a lot stronger than he appears and manages to overwhelm Zero with his strength and speed. But, Zero refuses to give up. Meanwhile, back on Kameyameya Island, Shinto-Han is training hard and even sparring with Marilynn and Jiaojing.

Zadaki is inside rubbing Lena's feet. And Wan-Wan and Dinklege are outside playing poker. The Island suddenly gets flooded with reporters looking for Zero after it is discovered that he is the one who defeated King Lucifor, Marilynn scares them all off with her guns.

Back at the Lookout, Mr. Javari agrees to train Zero after seeing his potential and determination. After a while, Lord Jahovah reveals himself to Zero. Zero, who thinks Jahovah is Lucifor, assaults the guardian, but is thrown back by his energy. 

Jahovah explains that the reason why he looks like Lucifor is that He and the dead King of Evil are Twin Brothers from another Planet. Though he has no idea which? or As to Why they were sent to Earth in the first place, as both were very young. 

Jahovah explains that when they were young adults, Lucifor was allured by chaos and death, while he strived to mend and defend. They clashed and He eventually defeated his evil brother and sealed him up, not wanting to kill him. He also reveals that for an odd reason, when one twin gets hurt, the other one does too, which may be part of their Alien Race's DNA.

Jahovah then mentions that He sought the Guardianship soon after defeating his brother and became an apprentice, before becoming a full guardian. But, that 20 years after, Lucifor managed to escape and terrorized Earth, but that a brave Martial Artist named Master Muda re-sealed Lucifor up again.  

Once his story is told, Lord Jahovah agrees to create another Tiger Idol to re-establish a connection with Toraron. Mr. Javari brings out a Mega chunk of Gold, which Lord Jahovah turns into a New Tiger Idol. He mentions that when he created the First Idol and the Tiger Gems, he originally made them to give hope to the World,even if it meant having the Evil People have access to them. And then grimly mentions that if he should die, the Tiger Gems would become useless.

Lord Jahovah gives Zero the Idol and tells him to bring it to his friends, then to report back here for special training. Zero leaves for his mission. Zero arrives at Kameyameya Island and gives Lena the Idol, telling his friends that They can now get in touch with Toraron.He then mentions that he will be training with Lord Jahovah, the Guardian of Earth and it may be awhile sinse the next time they meet.

After saying their Good-Byes, Zero leaves. Lena, who had been collecting the Gems in their inert form, thanks to the upgrades she made to her Tiger Gem Compass, sees that the Gems are now active again. She places them in the Idol and summons Toraron.

Lena wishs for everyone who was killed by King Lucifor to be revived. The Tiger Spirit grants the wish and vanishes, along with The Gems and Idol.. Master Kameyameya, Jaio, and Bongo have now been brought back to life. The news that Zero's training under Lord Jahovah gets Shinto-Han, Zadaki, and Bongo to train hard as well for competitions sake. Marilynn decides to help them with their training.

.if Zero will stay and train with Mr. Javari for three years. Zero wonders why that many? Lord Jahovah tells Zero that that's how long it will take to be ready for his mosr formitable foe - Damion, Son of King Lucifor, born after his father's death and equipped with his father's essence. Zero accepts the conditions.

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Shinto-Han, Bongo, Marilynn, and Zadaki continue to train at Kameyameya Island. They ask Master Kameyameya why he is not teaching them anymore and he explains to them that he has nothing more to teach and that they should seek training on their own.

Simultaneously, Lord Jahovah and Mr. Javari send Zero on a special training mission to a place called,Thunder Mountain, where he must learn how to dodge lightning and develop a "sixth sense" to anticipate the lighning and and be faster than it. Zero is sent to Thunder Mountain, where he succeeds in his training, after some major trial and error. 

For the next part of the training, Mr. Javari brings Zero to a room in the Lookout in which gravity changes every hour on the hour. One hour it will be normal gravity, while the next will have gravity that is 10x that of Earth. Zero is to excersise in this room for the rest of the day.

23 Hours Later, Zero exits the room, stronger and hungrier than ever. As Zero is having a meal, he is visited by Madam Crone who invites him to a special Team Challenge she's hosting. Zero, remembering the last Crone Challenge Crone held, thinks it's a cool idea.

Crone tells Zero that his partner has already been chosen and will meet them at the Tournament in a month.  

Meanwhile, Damion is training his mind via meditation. The Next Month, Zero heads to Madam Crone's Palace to participate in Her Team Challenge. There, Crone introduces Zero to his partner. And to his surprise - It's Zhu-Li. 

Zero and Zhu-Li have a chat and update each other on their lives. Zhu-Li has been training with her Dad and has gotten stronger than him. Zero can't wait to see what she can do.

The Team Crone Challange Begins and The "Z Duo" (Zero and Zhu-Li) enter the Outdoor Arena of Crone's palace. Crone welcomes all to her Tornament of Teams. She explains the rules - Each Team will fight one team after another until there are no other teams left. first team to knock out the other team wins.

Their first opponents are Canidd and Femina, who want revenge on Zero for their cobatant defeats.  Impps Minions get taken out early. Next, they face Jilly and Billy Chan, The Tiger Twins (parody of the double dragons).

This fight is tougher as the Tiger Twins use a special form of Martial Arts called Tiger Style, which is a mix of Kung-Fu and Tae-Kwan-Do. Still, The "Z-Duo" triumph. Their next opponents are 2 Military-based Fighters, Lt. Slab and Corperal Jane (parodies of flint and lady jaye of g.i. joe).

It's Military Tactics and Combat v.  Martial Arts Mastery...and in the end Martial Arts Mastery wins. The Next Team, Zero and Zhu-Li fight are Ongg and Kitala, a Wind Mage and a Water Mage.   
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The "Z-Duo" are having problems against the Mage Duo's "Bender Typhoon" , which is a combination oF their Wind and Water specialties. But, eventually, Zero and Zhu-Li defeat the Elemental Mages. Their next opponents are 2 ordinary people, Kevin and Winnie. However, the 2 power up into Musclely Freaks and rush toward the "Z-Duo".     

It's a tougher battle for them, but they eventually win. Crone tells them that there are 3 more teams left. The Next team is Monday Night Seth and Main Event Bex, 2 Pro-Wrestlers. It's Wrestling v. Martialarts and Martial Arts wins.

The Penultimate opponents are Nimbus and Tiff, A Swordman and a Brawler. Zero and Zhu-Li beat them too, though not without some trouble. Still full of vigor, the Duo await fot the Final opponents, who to there Shock are - Themselves...or atleast, Shadow Dopplegangers.

The 2 teams are evenly matched and the Dopplegangers almost defeat The Originals. A Comination Super Hikariken Buster from the Originals, destroy the Dopplegangers. AS a reward for winning, Zero and Zhu-Li get a free reading from Madam Crone, which reveals that Love is happening for both of them soon. Zhu-Li is excited, but Zero shrugs it off.  

Afet the Event, Zero and Zhu-Li talk. Zero is really impressed with Zhu-Li's strength and abilities and asks her to come train with him at Jahovah's Lookout? Zhu-Li passess, telling Zero that she wants to continue training with her Father and help run his kingdom. 

A Sky car arrives for Zhu-Li. She waves goodbye to Zero and leaves. Zero think's he's in love.

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The Next Year, As The Next Global Battle Tournament is going on, Mr. Javari is teaching Zero (who is now 18) how to fly.  Zero focuses his Ki and does it. Meanwhile, Damion, who has grown into a teenager, is terrorizing a village and stealing their food. Damion defeats all who try to stop him. 

Weeks Later,back on Kameyameya Island, Shinto-Han contemplates visiting Logan's Tower in order to train as Zero once had. Bongo wants to train there too, so that he can win Next Years Tournament. So does Zadaki and Jiao.

Back on Jahovah's Lookout, Mr. Javari is teaching Zero how to raise and lower his Ki Power at will. It's a difficult task, but Zero eventually gets it. Meanwhile, Lena is at home helping her Dad, Dr. Emrald, with his latest invention, the Master Cube, which can digitize,store, and re-digitize Homes. They still have some work to do. 

Zhu-Li is taking part in an all-women's battle tournament and wins. A day later, Shinto-Han, Bongo, Zadaki, and Jiao travel to Logan's Tower. As this is all going on, Marilynn is continuing her work as a Bounty Hunter.

Back on The Lookout, Mr. Javari decides to give Zero the perfect opponent to spar with, and it turns out to be a clay version of Zero himself. Their skills are exactly the same, the only difference is that the clay Zero has no interference in his mind, and can concentrate completely on fighting. This shows Zero that he needs to quiet his mind, and he begins to realize how to achieve that.

After a few long hours, Zero finally beats his double. After beating his double, Zero gets Dinner. Meanwhile, Shinto-Han, Bongo, Zadaki, and Jiao reach Logan's Tower and climbs it. They eventually reach the top and ask Logan to train them. Logan gives the 4 a test - find 4 bottles of Omega Potion hidden thoughout the Sanctuary. And If they find them all within 10 minutes, he'll train them. The Boys pass and Logan trains them.

Back on the Lookout , Zero is training to sense multiple people at once, Logan already tought him the basics, but Mr. Javari is teaching him the advanced stuff. Lord Jahovah thinks that Zero will be ready soon,   

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Chapter 9 - The Damion Saga

2 years have passed and The Next Global Battle Tournament has come. Marilynn, Dinklege, Wan-Wan, Lena, and Master Kameyameya are there to greet the heroes. Shinto-Han, Zadaki, Bongo, and Jiao arrive first. Lena, Marilyn and Kameyameya are surprised to see that Bongo has shot up in sizeHe's now 7'5", finally becoming the giant that Man-Gigas Tribe would finally be proud of. And on toppa that Bongo was victorious in the last Tounament, so he's a champ too.

Zhu-Li arrives and Master Kameyameya tries hitting on her and offering to rub her legs snd feet after her match. Zhu-Li, disgusted just pushes him away. Lena scolds him. Finally, Zero arrives and has a reunion with his friends. Zero can't believe how big Bongo has gotten.  Zero, Shinto-Han, Bongo, Zadaki, Zhu-Li, and Jiao have all been training for the last three years, resulting in groth and improvement of their Martial Arts skills.

(Age Notes: Zero and Zhu-Lu are now 20 years old. Lena is 23, Bongo is 21. Zadaki and Shinto-Han are 24. And Jiao is also 21. Also, Marilynn is in her late 20's.)

After the Hero Warriors have their reunion, they sign in for the Tournament. Marilynn has decided to take a break from Bounty Hunting and just watch the Tournament this time. As Zero and the other Hero Warriors prepare for the Pre-lims they are encountered by an new nemesis, A Man-Tiger. It's Damion, King Lucifor's Son,who is now a Young Adult. 

Zero and the Others agree to keep it a secret that Lucifor's spawn is at the tournament. In the preliminaries, all the fighters get a chance to show off the benefits of their training. Zero demonstrates that he has learned to harness his ki. Dao-Pei surfaces again, this time as a Robot.

He's entered the tournament and plans to kill Zero and Shinto-Han for vengeance. Dao-Pei explains to them that, thanks to his good friend, Dr. Gear, his mind has been transfered into a Robotic Body. He's now known as Mechaman Kill. Mechaman Kill seriously injures Jiao during their fight. Shinto-Han promises to dismantle the Assassin. 

The preliminary rounds of this Year's Tournament is more brutal than those of years past. Eventually eight people come out on top to advance to the final rounds: Shinto-Han, Dao-Pei, Zhu-Li, Zero, Bongo, Damion., Zadaki, and a mysterious masked man in robes known as, Jizis. Everyone is worried that Dao-Pei/Mechaman Kill will defeat Shinto-Han in the first match, but Zero's certain that Shinto-Han is stronger than Dao-Pei/Mechaman Kill, despite the bad guy now being a Robot.

Shinto-Han proves to be much stronger than The Mechaman. Despite his hatered for the Assassin, Shinto-Han decides to give him a chance to surrender.  Dao-Pei/Mechaman Kill tries to kill Shinto-Han with his new Hyper Wu-Zu Blade, but the Monk takes him out easily. Shinto-Han is dissapointed that Dao-Pei wasted his great skills for evil. He then throws the Robotic Killer out of the Arena. Meanwhile, Zero must face Zhu-Li in the next match.

Zhu-Li proves to be a worthy contender, fueled by her will to become Champion. Zero is impressed and is hsving a good time. Zhu-Li, still having strong feelings for Zero, asks Him If He'll marry her once She wins this Tournament and becomes Champ? Zero, who really likes Zhu-Li, thanks to her strength and fighting skills, tells Her that He'll marry Her If She gives Him an Awssome Fight.

A Happy Zhu-Li agrees and gives Zero a good match. Zhu-Li takes off her Wrist Bands Sash, and Boots, revealing that they were weighted clothing. Zero is impressed that Zhu-Li trains with them. He reveals that he trains with weighted clothing too.  

Despite the speed and slight strength boost, Zhu-Li is defeated by Zero. But, Zero really loved the way Zhu-Li fought and he kinda found it sexy that she gave him a challenging fight. So, Zero proposes to Zhu-Li and She says Yes. Zero admits that He loves a Strong Woman.

The Next match is Bongo v. Damion.

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Zero warns Bongo to be careful of Damion. Bongo and Damion clash, with the Giant proving to be a match for the Man-Tiger. Realizing that Bongo is indeed strong, Damion. agrees to show his full strength. Bongo is overpowered by Damion, who's now at 100% Power.

Bongo unleashes a powerful Hikariken Buster Blast at Damion. The attack is not very effective. Damion preseeds to throw Bongo out of the ring. Even though Bongo lost, his Friends realize he still did very well. 

In the next match, Zadaki takes his seemingly mysterious and silent opponent, Jizis, seriously. Zadaki is doing well. Jizis suddenly decides to battle Zadaki with his real power, exhibiting strength and speed, and skill, that surprises everyone.

Jizis wins the match with ease. Zadaki wants to know who the hell Jizis is?. The Mysterious Masked, Robed Man just looks at Him and walks away. Zero, sensing Jizis' Ki, realizes that Jizis is Lord Jahovah in disguse. The Next match is Shinto-Han v. Zero.

In the next battle, Shinto-Han and Zero exchange friendly words, before getting ready to face off. Both Men seem to be of equal strength. But after an intense bout of sparring, Shinto-Han is panting while Zero breathes normally, seeming to have the upper hand. 

Shinto-Han exhibits a drastic increase in speed, and notes that Zero has not sped up at all since the last time they met. However, asking for a quick pause, Zero removes his belt, wrist bands, and boots--a combined weight of 200 lbs. With the extra training weight off Zerois faster than ever. Having no other choice, Shinto-Han decides to use a new skill: Multi-Form. 

Shinto-Han splits his body into 8 separate Shinto-Hans. Zero gets knocked down by their first attack, but used the opportunity to find the two weaknesses in this skill: The Multi-Form is too sensitive to strong attacks and Shinto-Han's strnth is devided between himself and the Clones.

Zero uses a new move called called Light Flash, to blind the Shinto-Han's. Shortly after, Zero discovers Shinto-Han's weak point and knocks all 8 Shinto-Hans out of the ring for the victory to everybody's surprise.

Shinto-Han and Zero shake hands. Shinto-Han congratulates Zero and wants to learn that Light Flash, technique one day. Zero tells Shinto-Han that Mr. Javari tought it to him as a 19th Birthday Present.

Next fight pits Jizis/Lord Jahovah v. Damion. Zizis/Jahovah and Damion are evenly matched. Damion demans to know who Zizis is? Zizis removes his disguse and reveals himself to by Lord Jahovah. Everyone's in a panic screaming and some are angry, believing Jahovah to be the late King Lusifor.

Jahovah assures the people that he is Not his, still dead, Twin Brother. Zero warns Lord Jahovah Not to kiil Damion, because if he dies, so does Jahovah. All thanks to Damion having his father's essence. Lord Jahovah realises this, so he's gonna get rid of Damion another way.  

He then produces an Urn and unleashes the Soul Trapper techinque on Damion. Damion fights it and destroys the Urn. A frustrated Jahovah forfeits the match and implores Zero to kill Damion, even if it would result in his own death and the life of the Tiger Gems. 

Zero explains to the others that Zizis was Lord Jahovah in a disgiuse, and that Lord Jahovah and King Lucifor are Twin Brothers from a distant Planet, who came to Earth for unknown reasons, who happen to share the same life force, so if one gets hurt or dies the other does too.. Zero also tells the others that  Damion. is King Lucifor's identical son with his father's essence. And that Lord Jahovah is the creator of the Tiger Gems and Tiger Idol, and if he dies, the Gems and Idol will become useless.

During the intermission, Damion confronts the team and mocks them. He mockngly tells Zero to go easy on him or he'll end up damaging his "Precious Mentor" too. Zero tells Damion that he's not too worried about that, as Jahovah can take punishment.

A few minutes later the Final Match between Zero (sans his weighted clothing) and Damion begins. Their strength appears to be equal. Soon, however, Damion. unleashes a flurry of attacks and seemingly beats Zero. Zero slowly gets up and tells Damion that he was just testing out Damion's power, as he usually does.

As they resume battling, Zero seems to be superior to his opponent. Getting worried, Damion. decides to unleash a devastating attack that will wipe out everyone at the tournament. Bongo reminds Zero that even if Lord Jahovah dies in the course of destroying Damion., they always go to Lucifer and Jahovah's Home World and use Their Tiger Gems to wish Jahovah back.

Shinto-Han questions this plan, as they have no clue What this planet is called, let alone where it's located. Zhu-Li, still without her weighted clothing on, tells them that they can get Madam Crone to tell them. 

Realizing that this plan could work, Zero decides to go all out. He combats Damion's blast with his Super Hikariken Buster. The 2 blasts colide and explode. Both fighters are still standing.

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Damion decides it was time to reveal his true identity to everyone - He is, in fact, the reincarnation and Son of King Lucifor. Upon hearing this, all of the spectators rush from the arena in fear, leaving only Zero and his friends, though this works to Zero's advantage, as he no longer has to worry about innocent bystanders getting hurt.

Damion then concentrates his energy generate an energy barrier. Even though Damion is considerably more protected now, Zero still has no problem battling him. Lucifor increases his size and continues the fight.

Zero get by Damion's advanced defenses and manages to destroys his energy barrier. Damion is forced back to his normal size. As they continue battling, Lord Jahovah jumps in to blast Damion, but Zero deflects the shot, telling Jahovah that he wants to fight alone and win this Tournament. As the battle continues, Damion prepares to use his ultimate attack.

As his friends run for cover, Zero prepares to take the evil Man-Tiger's ultimate attack. Damion unleashes a giant wave of energy comparable to a nuclear explosion, leveling the entire island. As the dust settles, the entire arena is destroyed, but Zero is still standing. The Announcer and Zero's friends are all safe, protected by Jahovah. And since the ring is gone, the Announcer tells them that this fight is now Sudden Death, first one to be counted out loses.

Zero takes advantage of Damion's weakened state after his huge energy drain from the blast and knocks him into the ground with a Super Hikariken Buster Blast. Just as the count reaches nine, Damion lifts his arm and emits an energy beam tearing a hole through Zero's body, horrifing his friends. Fortunately for Zero, the energy beam missed all of his vital organs. Zero gets up slowly and despite being weak, bloodied, and losing energy, Zero is still determined to win this fight.  

Damion gets up slowly and calls Zero a fool. He flies to the sky, like his late father, to finish off his nemesis once and for all. However, Zero, who now can fly, launches up at Damion and delivers a nasty headbutt, which causes the Man-Tiger to crash to the ground. Zero soon crashes into the ground himself. The Announcer begins the count. Zero gets up at 7, while Damion doesn't get up at all.

Zero wins! Zero's friends rush out to celebrate with him. Banzai Yoshi arrives with a bag full of Omega Potions.  Zero drinks an Omega Potion to revive himself. He sees Jahovah ready to finish off Damion, but Zero stops him, refusing to jeopardize Lord Jahovah's health and the existance of the Tiger Gems.

Zero has decided that it would be too much work and a gamble to try to visit Jahovah's Home World, just to use their Tiger Gems...If they exist on that World at all. Jahovah realizes that Zero is right. Zero asks Banzai Yoshi for another Omega Potion. He givex that one to Damion, shocking everyone  

Damion shows complete contempt for this. Zero tells Damion that he did it for 3 reasons - 1. To preserve Jahovah's life. 2. Because he needs another good Rival to spar with. and 3. He believes Damion can change, like Zadaki and Shinto-Han did.

Damion thinks that Zero is pathetic and soft. He departs after vowing to kill Zero. Jahovah restores Zero's outfit. ZEro summons the Sky Surfer. After saying good-bye to his friends for now, He takes Zhu-Li (still without her weighted clothing, btw) and flies off.

Everyone starts heading home and hope they are invited to the Wedding. Watching everything (the whole tournament) from afar was another one of Dr.Gear's Data Drones.

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Zero and Jhu-Li headed towards Bull Mountain, to tell The Bull Emperor the good news. Once there, they are greeted by the Bull Emperor himself, who saw the proposal on TV. At the celebratoty banquet,Zero eats many meals (which surprises all the maids and chefs).

The Bull Emperor shows Zhu-Li her late mother's wedding dress and tells her that she should wear it for hers. Suddenly a blast of fire envelopes the entire villige! Zero and Zhu-Li head out and see the village being attacked by Impp in his Super Armor. Behind him is Famina and Canidd. Everyone in the Village is running for their lives.

Zero and Zhu-Li confront Impp and his minions. Impp tells Zero that he secretly followed him to the Village and wanted to lure him out for a final confrontation. Zero is ready to fight. Zhu-Li is grabbed tightly from behind by Lord Wu-Zu, who threatens to Kill Zhu-Li if Zero doesn't back off. Impp laughs and tells Zero that His and Wu-Zu's hatred for Zero have brought them together and now they've come to kill him.

Zhu-Li thorws Wu-Zu off of her and fights him. Zero sees this as an oppertunity and attacks Impp and his minions. Lord Wu-Zu and Zhu-Li are evenly matched, but thanks to Wu-Zu's Shadow Flare blinding Her, He manages to get the upper hand. After defeating Impp and his minions, Zero rushes to Zhu-Li's aid.

Zero and Lord Wu-Zu battle and match eachother blow for blow, but Zero is holding back because Wu-Zu is an old man, despite how evil he is.  Zhu-Li recovers and kicks Wu-Zu hard, knocking him out. Impp and his minions grab the knocked out Wu-Zu and retreat. Zero creates a wind that puts out the fire. The Village is saved. The Villagers and Bull Emperor are grateful.

A few days later, Everyone is gathered at Zero and Zhu-Li's wedding. After the Ceremony, Madam Crone gives the new couple a free reading - She sees more danger and more excitement in their future. After the weding, Zero and Zhu-Li fly off into the distance on the Sky Surfer, as they wave good-bye to their friends. 

To Be Continued in Part 3.