plays in Wily's system. You see, Protoman was not killed in the battle against Wily but rather was captured and his will to fight was destroyed. Protoman plays the role of the cynical anti-hero who has completely lost faith in mankind. He believes that they will never throw off their oppressors that they will never fight, they will just stand about and watch abdicating the responsibility to a hero figure like himself or Megaman. He tells his brother, "I've been here before. I've stood where you stand. They called me their hero, The Hero of Man. But why should we save them when they stand for nothing? If they deserve life, LET THEM STAND FOR THEMSELVES." Most importantly he says that, "They'll watch you die to save their lives. They will not stand here by your side." Megaman the idealist believes that the people are good and is convinced that they just need more time. But as the conflict comes a broil and the two brothers fight the crowd calls for him to kill Protoman. As his brother lay fallen the people pronounce him as their hero. Megaman is so disgusted that he walks away from the crowd and allows them to be slaughtered by Wily's forces. There was never an organized resistance to Wily's totalitarian society because once the people were deprived of a sense of responsibility for their own survival- when they no long needed to work to live, they also psychologically gave up responsibility for their own