<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
(	O
Wii	O
U	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
plays	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
storyline	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
re-awakened	O
Zero	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
fighting	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
Reploids	O
,	O
self-aware	O
,	O
human-like	O
robots	O
who	O
are	O
oppressed	O
and	O
hunted	O
down	O
by	O
mankind	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
worldwide	O
energy	O
shortage	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
human	O
scientist	O
Ciel	B-Application
,	O
Zero	O
helps	O
the	O
Reploid	O
resistance	O
survive	O
and	O
fights	O
against	O
other	O
Reploids	O
sent	O
by	O
mankind	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
with	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
elements	O
that	O
places	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
memorizing	O
boss	O
patterns	O
and	O
selecting	O
the	O
correct	O
weapons	O
to	O
use	O
against	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
stages	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
are	O
inside	O
of	O
areas	O
that	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
these	O
areas	O
once	O
the	O
respective	O
mission(s )	O
in	O
each	O
area	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
later	O
entries	O
removed	O
this	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
format	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
mission	O
from	O
a	O
stage	O
select	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
can	O
level	O
them	O
up	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
onward	O
as	O
the	O
abilities	O
become	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
Cyber-Elf	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Zero	O
to	O
equip	O
small	O
helper	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
"	O
to	O
assist	O
him	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Zero	O
's	O
weapons	O
receive	O
elemental	O
enhancements	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
except	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centuries	O
after	O
disappearing	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Zero	O
is	O
found	O
and	O
awakened	O
by	O
Ciel	B-Application
,	O
a	O
12-year	O
old	O
human	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
,	O
unsure	O
of	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
temporary	O
memory	O
loss	O
,	O
protects	O
Ciel	B-Application
and	O
her	O
band	O
of	O
Reploids	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
sent	O
out	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Zero	O
fights	O
off	O
several	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
remaining	O
Reploids	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unveiled	O
what	O
happened	O
during	O
his	O
100-year	O
absence	O
:	O
After	O
the	O
Maverick	O
War	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
-	O
where	O
humans	O
were	O
being	O
purged	O
by	O
malevolent	O
Reploids	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mavericks	O
-	O
drew	O
to	O
a	O
close	O
with	O
the	O
Mavericks	O
suffering	O
total	O
defeat	O
,	O
humans	O
and	O
Reploids	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
harmony	O
in	O
a	O
utopian	O
state	O
known	O
as	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ciel	B-Application
thus	O
banded	O
with	O
the	O
Reploids	O
and	O
founded	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
X	O
-	O
Zero	O
's	O
former	O
ally	O
and	O
best	O
friend	O
-	O
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
and	O
the	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
the	O
Reploid	O
genocide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
that	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
will	O
focus	O
their	O
attention	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
Zero	O
decides	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
desert	O
and	O
fight	O
endlessly	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
giving	O
Ciel	B-Application
and	O
the	O
resistance	O
the	O
time	O
needed	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Harpuia	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Four	O
Guardians	O
and	O
now	O
leader	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ciel	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
energy	O
source	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
,	O
Elpizo	O
,	O
instead	O
prepares	O
for	O
a	O
head-on	O
invasion	O
on	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elpizo	O
eventually	O
revives	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
by	O
finding	O
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
physical	O
body	O
,	O
which	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
seal	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
escaping	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
X	O
—	O
now	O
a	O
Cyber-Elf	O
—	O
telling	O
Zero	O
that	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
was	O
once	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Mother	O
Elf	O
,	O
whose	O
original	O
purpose	O
was	O
to	O
cure	O
the	O
Maverick	O
Virus	O
—	O
which	O
turned	O
Reploids	O
into	O
Mavericks	O
—	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
Maverick	O
War	O
during	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Ciel	B-Application
has	O
finished	O
her	O
research	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
energy	O
supply	O
that	O
allowed	O
virtually	O
unlimited	O
energy	O
generation	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Ciel	B-Application
System	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
to	O
propose	O
the	O
Ciel	B-Application
System	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
making	O
peace	O
as	O
there	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
genocide	O
on	O
the	O
Reploids	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
spaceship	O
with	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
's	O
energy	O
reading	O
crashes	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr	O
Weil	O
then	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
resurrected	O
Copy	O
X	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
resumes	O
his	O
reign	O
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
and	O
forces	O
the	O
Four	O
Guardians	O
to	O
submit	O
to	O
Dr	O
Weil	O
's	O
will	O
and	O
subsequently	O
demotes	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
soon	O
reappears	O
in	O
a	O
human	O
residential	O
district	O
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
nefarious	O
event	O
,	O
Ciel	B-Application
rescinds	O
her	O
offer	O
to	O
propose	O
the	O
Ciel	B-Application
System	O
,	O
leading	O
Dr.	O
Weil	O
and	O
Copy	O
X	O
to	O
brand	O
the	O
Resistance	O
as	O
Mavericks	O
and	O
subsequently	O
launch	O
an	O
all-out	O
invasion	O
against	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
invasion	O
until	O
Zero	O
reaches	O
Copy	O
X	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
the	O
invasion	O
lose	O
steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Weil	O
then	O
succeeds	O
Copy	O
X	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
ruler	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
and	O
announces	O
his	O
true	O
intention	O
for	O
capturing	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
fuse	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
with	O
Omega	O
and	O
link	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
colossal	O
frequency	O
transmitter	O
that	O
would	O
enable	O
Omega	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
every	O
Reploid	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Omega	O
being	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Weil	O
continued	O
his	O
revenge	O
on	O
humans	O
and	O
Reploids	O
alike	O
and	O
assumed	O
a	O
dictatorial	O
reign	O
over	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
and	O
stripped	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
citizens	O
 '	O
rights	O
,	O
leading	O
many	O
humans	O
to	O
flee	O
and	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
Zero	O
,	O
Ciel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Resistance	O
members	O
encountering	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
humans	O
fleeing	O
from	O
Weil	O
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
protects	O
the	O
humans	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
reveal	O
to	O
the	O
Resistance	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
headed	O
towards	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
nature-filled	O
settlement	O
in	O
Area	O
Zero	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
where	O
the	O
Eurasia	O
colony	O
crashed	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
more	O
than	O
100	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
population	O
of	O
settlements	O
like	O
Area	O
Zero	O
attracts	O
Weil	O
's	O
attention	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
meteor-sized	O
space	O
cannon	O
called	O
Ragnarok	O
to	O
vaporize	O
all	O
nature	O
and	O
make	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
the	O
only	O
habitable	O
location	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
force	O
people	O
to	O
stay	O
under	O
his	O
tyrannical	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
one	O
option	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
Zero	O
rejects	O
Ciel	B-Application
's	O
plea	O
to	O
transfer	O
out	O
of	O
Ragnarok	O
and	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Resistance	O
Base	O
and	O
sacrifices	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
destroy	O
Ragnarok	O
's	O
core	O
before	O
it	O
crashes	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ciel	B-Application
,	O
watching	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
Ragnarok	O
fall	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
promises	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
Earth	O
as	O
a	O
better	O
place	O
where	O
there	O
will	O
once	O
again	O
be	O
peace	O
between	O
Reploids	O
and	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
were	O
not	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
Zero/ZX	B-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
also	O
edited	O
some	O
instances	O
of	O
words	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
die	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
death	O
,	O
"	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
terms	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
perish	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
destroy	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
retire	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
came	O
out	O
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
hail	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
considered	O
"	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
roots	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
fans	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
knowing	O
which	O
boss	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
face	O
next	O
was	O
a	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
worse	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
away	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
series	O
unique	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
games	O
have	O
earned	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
sources	O
both	O
criticized	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
similar	O
in	O
nature	O
to	O
earlier	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
bundled	O
all	O
four	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
games	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
Rockman	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Collection	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
blocks	O
covering	O
spikes	O
,	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
feed	O
Elves	O
,	O
all	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elf	I-Application
powers	O
automatically	O
activated	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
collection	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Zero/ZX	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
(	O
Rockman	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
&	O
ZX	O
Double	O
Hero	O
Collection	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
(	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contains	O
all	O
four	O
Zero	O
video	O
games	O
along	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
Advent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
Legacy	O
Collection	O
releases	O
this	O
one	O
contains	O
bonus	O
content	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Z	O
Chaser	O
,	O
a	O
time-trial	O
based	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Legacy	O
Collection	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Legacy	O
Collection	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rating	O
is	O
T	O
for	O
Teen	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
which	O
were	O
rated	O
E	O
for	O
Everyone	O
,	O
or	O
E10+	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
Advent	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
uncensored	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Rockman	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
manga	O
is	O
light-hearted	O
and	O
comical	O
;	O
during	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
three	O
kids	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
named	O
Lito	O
)	O
went	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
lab	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
reploid	O
named	O
Zero	O
who	O
saves	O
them	O
from	O
a	O
giant	O
snake	O
,	O
Zero	O
has	O
two	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
he	O
switches	O
back	O
from	O
hero	O
to	O
normal	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
retain	O
his	O
memories	O
of	O
him	O
fighting	O
and	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lito	O
follows	O
Zero	O
through	O
his	O
journeys	O
but	O
often	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
saves	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
Mary	O
Sue.Other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Zero	O
games	O
do	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
but	O
with	O
some	O
differences	O
in	O
personality	O
,	O
like	O
Ciel	B-Application
whose	O
personality	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
hands-on	O
and	O
a	O
bit	O
ruthless	O
,	O
The	O
Guardians	O
,	O
and	O
Copy-X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
other	O
characters	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
like	O
Cial	O
,	O
Ciel	B-Application
's	O
evil	O
sister	O
who	O
created	O
Copy-X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Zero	O
is	O
fitted	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Hero	O
of	O
justice	O
Circuits	O
"	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
access	O
his	O
weapons	O
like	O
his	O
over-utilized	O
Z-Knuckle	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
action	B-Application
but	O
with	O
a	O
downside	O
of	O
him	O
acting	O
like	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
soon	O
befriends	O
a	O
cyber	B-Application
elf	I-Application
frog	O
named	O
Kwappa	O
who	O
was	O
abandoned	O
after	O
some	O
war	O
(	O
not	O
known	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
elf	O
wars	O
)	O
and	O
becomes	O
Zero	O
's	O
sidekick	O
.	O
</s>
