

The story of the Mega Man universe begins in the mid-20th century with the birth of Thomas Light and Albert W. To understand the story of Mega Man, one must look back at the events which occur before the game takes place and to do so, one can look to sources such as Rockman Perfect Memories which have taken the time to document the information reported by Capcom over the years in regards to the series:

Wily being partners, as well as the city of Monsteropolis, ignoring the Rock and Roll backstory completely, and Wily attempting to reprogram Rock / Mega Man and meeting resistance.Ġ7 October 2008 Actual Story Prologue Note: Several elements in the NES manual were invented by the Capcom of America localization team and are not officially in the series continuity. Mega Man dares to single-handedly penetrate seven separate empires of Monsteropolis, eliminating the leaders and followers of these sovereignties." Resisting re-programming, Mega Man is chosen as the defender of the universe and its inhabitants. Wily could control the world and its resources. Light's Humanoids, now bent on destroying opposition so Dr. Light's near-human robot experimentation went awry. Wily, encouraged by their very first near-human robot - Mega Man - proceeded to develop six additional Humanoids, all programmed to perform prescribed rituals:īut, with the exception of Mega Man, all of Dr. Light conceived the construction of fully-operational human-like experimental robots to perform specific everyday duties. "It's Mega Man versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis - that strange multi-faceted land of robot-like Humanoids."īrilliant scientist Dr.
