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The Mega Man Legends series was the third Mega Man franchise which debuted in 1998 on the PlayStation. It is one of the spinoffs in the Mega Man series from Capcom.
Series History
 A screenshot from the first Mega Man Legends game. The Mega Man Legends (Rockman DASH in Japan) series was at first regarded to be strange by fans of other Mega Man games. Some skeptics who played the games, soon grew to love the characters and plot, which developed over time to become something beyond anything seen in any other Rockman series. At first, it was thought to have no connection to the Classic, X, or Zero series at all until the sourcebook for all Rockman series was released.
According to the sourcebook, Rockman Perfect Memories, it was stated that the Legends series takes place after the X series (or more logically the Zero series) and some have even speculated on such a connection based on comments in the X series, most notably the use of the word "Elysium" (with a capital E, indicating that it's a name) in one the endings of Mega Man X5). As well as the frequently seen "Reaverbot eye" symbols that appear in certain levels of Mega Man Zero 2.
Gameplay
The player controls Mega Man Volnutt, a teenage boy. Mega Man is a Digger; an archaeologist of sorts who searches underground ruins mainly for Quantum Refractors, which is the civilization's primary source of energy. He has help, or course, from his adopted sister Roll and their grandfather, Barrell Casket. Giving them trouble are the Bonnes, a group of pirates consisting of leader Tiesel Bonne, his sister Tron (who is, ironically, infatuated with Mega Man), the large "baby" robot Bon Bonne (known primarily for his oft-repeated line "Babu!" which has become a catch phrase among the series' fans), and the 40 Servbots (which vaguely resemble Lego figures, as well as the Reaverbots, the techno-organic semi intelligent residents of the ruins who serve to protect its contents. There are only two main Mega Man Legends games at present (the first is available for PlayStation, N64, and PC, though the second is for to the PlayStation, a PC version of Legends 2 was released only in Japan), plus a spinoff PlayStation game called "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne" which is actually a prequel to Mega Man Legends, stars Tron Bonne, and the 40 Servbots, in a quest to rescue Tiesel and Bon Bonne.
Notes
Mega Man Legends is the first 3D Mega Man game.
Mega Man Legends was also released on the Nintendo 64 in 2000, titled Mega Man 64.
Extremely early in the development cycle of this game, Mega Man Legends was originally going to be called Mega Man Neo.
A spinoff/prequel game allowing the player to play as one of the villians, Tron Bonne, was released for the Playstation called "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne".
Cameos
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Sega Dreamcast, Arcade 2000, PlayStation 2 2001, Xbox 2001): Servbot and Tron Bonne are playable characters.
- Auto Modellista (PlayStation 2): Servbots appear in the workshop.
- Megaman Battle Network series (Gameboy Advance): The servbot can be seen as a doll in Mayl's house.
See also
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