Mega Man Zero (Nintendo Cinematic Universe)

Mega Man Zero is a Japanese graphic novel series.
==Summary==
===Volume 1===
A hundred years after the Maverick Wars, the Reploid Zero is awakened from a century of sleep to aid a human scientist named Ciel and her resistance force in a fight against the utopia of Neo Arcadia, which is attempting to unjustly wipe out all androids it views as threats. 
===Volume 2===
Zero's battle with Neo Arcadia rages on.
===Volume 3===
The true culprit behind the Elf Wars is revealed.
=== Volume 4 ===
The effects of the Elf Wars might drive Zero to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect Area Zero and its inhabitants from Dr. Weil.
==Characters==
=== Volume 1—Volume 3 ===
Japanese Voice 	English Voice	Character 	Description (Volume 1) 	Description (Volume 2) 	Description (Volume 3)
Yuto Kazama 	Jamie West 	Zero 	A Maverick Hunter from a hundred years ago. 	A Maverick Hunter from a hundred years ago. 	A Maverick Hunter from a hundred years ago.
Rie Tanaka 	? 	Ciel 	A human scientist and the leader the Resistance. 	A human scientist and the leader the Resistance. 	A human scientist and the leader the Resistance.
? 	? 	Cerveau 	The Reploid engineer from the Resistance who creates and fixes weapons and other equipment for Zero and the entire Resistance and assists Ciel in her research on Cyber-elves and the Ciel System. 	The Reploid engineer from the Resistance who creates and fixes weapons and other equipment for Zero and the entire Resistance and assists Ciel in her research on Cyber-elves and the Ciel System. 	The Reploid engineer from the Resistance who creates and fixes weapons and other equipment for Zero and the entire Resistance and assists Ciel in her research on Cyber-elves and the Ciel System.
Ryo Horihashi 	? 	Alouette 	A member of the Resistance. 	A member of the Resistance. 	A member of the Resistance.
Takahiro Mizushima 	Iain Gibb 	Cyber-elf X 	The original version of X after his "soul" was separated from his body when he sealed the Dark Elf, becoming a Cyber-elf. 	The original version of X after his "soul" was separated from his body when he sealed the Dark Elf, becoming a Cyber-elf. 	The original version of X after his "soul" was separated from his body when he sealed the Dark Elf, becoming a Cyber-elf.
? 	? 	Golem 	A giant type Mechaniloid. These machines were developed by Neo Arcadia as guardians to keep the peace and protect and save citizens. 	A giant type Mechaniloid. These machines were developed by Neo Arcadia as guardians to keep the peace and protect and save citizens. (E/F/I Models) 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Aztec Falcon 	Mutos Reploid based on a falcon who serves as a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. Falcon has the role of warden and executioner to Reploids in the Disposal Center accused of being Mavericks. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
Tetsu Inada 	? 	Maha Ganeshariff 	A Mutos Reploid from the Deep Sea Squadron based on the Hindu elephant god, Ganesha. He is in charge of data processing and handling information in his large body. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Phantom Core 	The central brain managing all of the train routes for goods and military units into Neo Arcadia. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
Megumi Ogata 	? 	Sage Harpuia 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians.
? 	? 	Anubis Necromancess	A Mutos Reploid based on the Egyptian jackal god of death, Anubis, and is a member of Fighting Fefnir's Scorched Earth Squadron as a medic and undertaker. (Third/Fourth Models) 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Egyptian jackal god of death, Anubis, and is a member of Fighting Fefnir's Scorched Earth Squadron as a medic and undertaker. (Fifth Model)
Kazuya Nakai 	? 	Fighting Fefnir 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians.
Tetsu Inada 	? 	Blizzack Staggroff 	A Mutos Reploid based on a white stag. He is a ruthless Reploid from Fairy Leviathan's Deep Sea Squadron that enjoys painfully dismantling captured Resistance members under the guise of "questioning" them. 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on a white stag. He is a ruthless Reploid from Fairy Leviathan's Deep Sea Squadron that enjoys painfully dismantling captured Resistance members under the guise of "questioning" them. (R Model)
Yuka Imai 	? 	Fairy Leviathan 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	A member of the Four Guardians.
? 	? 	Guard Orotic 	A Mechaniloid based on the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi, and was originally created to be a rescue Mechaniloid. After its defeat, the Resistance gains control over the factory, and Zero receives the Flame Chip.	[N/A] 	[N/A]
Tetsu Inada 	? 	Hidden Phantom 	A member of the Four Guardians. 	[N/A] 	A member of the Four Guardians.
? 	? 	Hittite Hottaid 	A giant underground mining Mechaniloid. It was originally created to collect underground minerals. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
Kazuya Nakai 	? 	Hanumachine 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Hindu monkey god Hanuman and serves as a member of Hidden Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron. 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Hindu monkey god Hanuman and serves as a member of Hidden Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron. (R Model)
? 	? 	Pantheon Ace 	A pair of flying Pantheon. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Asura Basura 	A four-armed Mutos Reploid based on the Hindu Asura, wielding three swords and one Buster Shot-resistant shield. 	[N/A] 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Herculious Anchus 	A Mutos Reploid based on the hercules beetle, and is a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. 	A Mutos Reploid based on the hercules beetle, and is a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. He is also the brother of Kuwagust Anchus. 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Rainbow Devil 	The Cutting Shadow Squadron's secret weapon, the Rainbow Devil's body is made of a liquid metal that constantly changes colors. 	The Cutting Shadow Squadron's secret weapon, the Rainbow Devil's body is made of a liquid metal that constantly changes colors. (MK-II Model) 	[N/A]
Takahiro Mizushima 	Iain Gibb 	Copy X 	A Reploid created by Ciel based on the original X's DNA, Copy X governed Neo Arcadia after the original X sacrificed his body to seal the Dark Elf. 	[N/A] 	A Reploid created by Ciel based on the original X's DNA, Copy X governed Neo Arcadia after the original X sacrificed his body to seal the Dark Elf. (MK. II Model)
? 	? 	Mega Scorpio 	[N/A] 	A scorpion Mechaniloid. It was brought in by the Pantheon squad that pursued Zero in the Sand Wilderness, although when it was actually deployed it killed one of the Pantheon troops. 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Hyleg Ourobockle 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Ouroboros snake and the cobra and was a member of Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron. 	[N/A]
Kazuya Nakai 	? 	Poler Kamrous 	[N/A] 	A female Mutos Reploid based on a polar bear, part of her name being possibly derived from Kamuy. She is a member of Fairy Leviathan's Deep Sea Squadron. 	[N/A]
Yuto Kazama 	? 	Phoenix Magnion 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the phoenix, who is part of Fighting Fefnir's Scorched Earth Squadron. 	[N/A]
Tetsu Inada 	? 	Panter Flauclaws 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid whose name and appearance are based on the black panther and the demon leopard Flauros. He is a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion and protects Neo Arcadia's supply trains.	[N/A]
? 	? 	Kuwagust Anchus 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the stag beetle and a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. He is also the brother of Herculious Anchus. 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Burble Hekelot 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Egyptian frog-headed goddess of birth, Heqet, and works in Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. 	[N/A]
? 	? 	Dark Elf 	[N/A] 	An important Cyber-elf. 	An important Cyber-elf. Her powers helped end the Maverick Wars, but Dr. Weil also used her to start the Elf Wars.
? 	? 	Crea 	[N/A] 	An infant clone of the Dark Elf, made with a fraction of her power. 	An infant clone of the Dark Elf, made with a fraction of her power.
? 	? 	Prea 	[N/A] 	An infant clone of the Dark Elf, made with a fraction of her power. 	An infant clone of the Dark Elf, made with a fraction of her power.
Tsutomu Kashiwakura	? 	Elpizo 	[N/A] 	He is put in charge of the Resistance while Ciel works on the Ciel System, but takes a more violent strategy that sends him down a path of insanity seeking the Dark Elf. 	[N/A]
Junichi Suwabe 	? 	Omega 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Reploid created by Dr. Weil as the "perfect ruler" for his Project Elpizo, meant to dominate all Reploids with the power of the Dark Elf.
Hiroaki Miura 	? 	Blazin' Flizard 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the frill-necked lizard and was once the "Left Flame Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Yukiko Hirotsu 	? 	Childre Inarabitta 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the White Hare of Inaba from the Kojiki book and was once the "Left Ice Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Hideki Ogihara 	? 	Devilbat Schilt 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on a vampire bat and formerly the "Right Thunder Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Keiji Hirai 	? 	Deathtanz Mantisk 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on a praying mantis and the Grim Reaper and was once the "Moonlight Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Naoki Yanagi 	? 	Cubit Foxtar 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Japanese kitsune and was once the "Right Flame Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Tanaki Sugino 	? 	Glacier le Cactank 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on a barrel cactus and was once the "Right Ice Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
Munehiro Tokita 	? 	Volteel Biblio 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A Mutos Reploid based on the Maori eel god Tuna and served as the "Left Thunder Judge" of the Eight Gentle Judges.
? 	? 	Dr. Weil 	[N/A] 	[N/A] 	A brilliant but cruel scientist who seeks total dominion over humans and Reploids alike.
=== Volume 4 ===
Japanese Voice 	English Voice	Character 	Description (Volume 4)
Yuto Kazama 	Jamie West 	Zero 	A Maverick Hunter from a hundred years ago.
Rie Tanaka 	? 	Ciel 	A human scientist and the leader the Resistance.
? 	? 	Cerveau 	The Reploid engineer from the Resistance who creates and fixes weapons and other equipment for Zero and the entire Resistance and assists Ciel in her research on Cyber-elves and the Ciel System.
Ryo Horihashi 	? 	Alouette 	A member of the Resistance.
? 	? 	Dr. Weil 	A brilliant but cruel scientist who seeks total dominion over humans and Reploids alike.
Yuko Goto 	? 	Neige 	A human journalist who leads a Caravan of humans escaping Neo Arcadia, in hopes of settling at Area Zero.
? 	? 	SubDesert Core 	The core of a desert vehicle similar to a submarine.
? 	? 	Carnage Force 0 	A large flying Mechaniloid that can attack with powerful punches, launch a shower of missiles from the shoulders, and release energy rings from the head.
Shigeru Shibuya 	? 	Pegasolta Eclair	One of the Einherjar Eight Warriors, a Mutos Reploid based on the flying horse Pegasus from Greek mythology.
Saki Nakajima 	? 	Sol Titanion 	One of the Einherjar Eight Warriors. Titanion is a Mutos Reploid based on the fairy queen Titania, resembling a butterfly.
Tetsuya Kakihara 	? 	Fenri Lunaedge 	A Mutos Reploid based on the wolf Fenrisulfr (also called Fenrir) from Norse mythology and a member of the Einherjar Eight Warriors.
Ikuo Nishikawa 	? 	Popla Cocapetri 	A cockatrice based Mutos Reploid and one of the Einherjar Eight Warriors.
Takahiro Fujimoto	? 	Mino Magnus 	One of the Einherjar Eight Warriors. He is a Mutos Reploid based on the Minotaur.
Naoki Imamura 	? 	Heat Genblem 	One of the Einherjar Eight Warriors. Genblem is a Mutos Reploid based on the Chinese Black Tortoise.
Toru Furusawa 	? 	Tech Kraken 	A Mutos Reploid based on the giant mythological squid called the kraken. A former member of the Cutting Shadow Squadron, he has joined the Einherjar Eight Warriors.
Yu Takamura 	? 	Noble Mandrago 	One of the Einherjar Eight Warriors. She is a Mutos Reploid based on the mandrake plant.
Kenta Miyake 	? 	Craft 	A military officer-type Reploid who was an old friend of Neige and is working for Dr. Weil as the commander of the Einherjar Eight Warriors, with the objective of destroying Area Zero with Operation Ragnarok.
? 	? 	Hell the Giant 	A giant Reploid that was sentenced as a Maverick by Neo Arcadia and imprisoned.
? 	? 	Randam Bandam 	It guards the Teleporter Base.
? 	? 	Cyball 	It consists mainly of four energy shooters, two platforms and a glowing sphere.
==Plot Elements==
===Volume 1=== 
*Roughly a hundred years following the end of the Maverick Wars, the heroic Maverick Hunters X and Zero have long since vanished.
*A human scientist named Ciel, her Cyber-elf Passy, and other Reploid companions are being chased through an abandoned underground laboratory. Their relentless pursuers are mass-produced androids called Pantheons, among other terrible machines.
*After taking heavy losses, Ciel, Passy and the remaining troops arrive at a sealed chamber containing Zero, who has been in stasis for a century.
*Passy sacrifices itself to awaken Zero, who is amnesic.
*Ciel, desperately seeking his help, explains they live in a world where Reploids are incorrectly accused of being Mavericks and systematically "retired", apparently under the direction of the once-famed Mega Man X. Shocked at this revelation and filled with doubt about his own identity as the Maverick Hunter of legend, Zero helps Ciel escape and joins her Resistance to fight against X and the utopia known as Neo Arcadia.
*Zero conducts missions on behalf of the Resistance in order to buy Ciel time to create a new energy source that will provide everyone with a safe place to live.
*One day, the base is attacked by Neo Arcadia, forcing everyone to flee.
*In the midst of the chaos, Ciel confesses to Zero that she helped create Neo Arcadia as a utopia where humans and Reploids were finally able to live in peace with X as their leader, but her plans fell apart when an energy shortage crisis began and X mysteriously disappeared. To counter this, while at age six, she created a "copy" of X to be its new leader.
*Copy X strived for X's ultimate desire for a peaceful world, but lacked the original's moral judgement.
*Believing that the Reploid race posed a danger to humans, Copy X began an operation to brand any Reploid whom he believed to be a menace to humanity as a Maverick and annihilate them without a fair trial, in order to reduce energy consumption.
*Zero invades Neo Arcadia and battles his way through the Four Guardians: Sage Harpuia, Hidden Phantom, Fighting Fefnir and Fairy Leviathan.
*Phantom self-destructs in a last ditch effort to destroy Zero, but fails, while the other three manage to escape.
*Copy X is eventually defeated, who also self-destructs in an attempt to take Zero with him.
*Zero escapes just in time from Neo Arcadia as Copy X, and everything around him, is destroyed.
*Running low on energy, Zero collapses in a nearby desert.
*A faint figure appears and reveals itself as the real X, now a Cyber-elf, who has been Zero's guide the entire time. X explains that he grew tired of fighting and, without a physical body, has left Zero the responsibility of bringing peace to the world. As X vanishes, Zero finds himself surrounded by an army of Pantheons.
*Zero accepts X's words and promises to continue the fight against Neo Arcadia.
*The final scene shows Zero as he dashes into battle against the Pantheons and slices one in half.
===Volume 2===
*One year has passed since Zero defeated Copy X. He has since separated from Ciel and the Resistance, now wandering the desert and defeating countless Pantheons.
*The three surviving members of the Four Guardians have assumed command of Neo Arcadia, with Harpuia as the leader. Copy X's death was covered up, as the humans revered him as their savior.
*The Resistance is now being led by a Reploid named Elpizo, while Ciel continues her work on a new form of energy that will hopefully eliminate the need for war.
*Zero wearily makes his way through a sandstorm wrapped in a tattered cloak. As the sands die down he is once more being chased by enemies. Despite being in disrepair, with cracked armor and broken weapons, he charges into the fray.
*After the battle, Zero collapses from exhaustion and is found by Harpuia.
*Wishing to see Zero die in battle rather than perish from exhaustion, Harpuia rescues Zero and covertly delivers him to a location near the Resistance base, where he is found and repaired. He learns that Elpizo is planning a frontal assault on Neo Arcadia, as he doesn't believe in Ciel's plan of creating energy as means to resolve the war. Unable to convince him to call it off, Zero is left to do busy-work in the meantime.
*Elpizo's assault fails miserably, himself being the only survivor. Driven mad, he declares his desire to harness the power of the legendary Dark Elf to destroy Neo Arcadia (and wipe out the humans), which had brought about the Elf Wars a century ago that left the Earth in a disastrous state. Using the powers granted by partially unsealing the Dark Elf, he invades Neo Arcadia and breaks into the temple where the body of the real X is kept.
*It is revealed that X ended the Elf Wars by sealing the Dark Elf away with his body, thus leading to his disappearance. Despite the Guardians' and Zero's best efforts, Elpizo destroys X's body, which unseals the Dark Elf, and Elpizo absorbs its powers.
*After a fierce battle, Zero puts an end to Elpizo's plans, who reverts to his normal self and apologizes as he dies. Surprisingly, the Dark Elf turns him into a Cyber-elf, convincing Elpizo that she is not truly evil.
*As the Dark Elf departs, X appears and tells Zero about the Dark Elf: she was originally known as the Mother Elf and was the savior who ended the Maverick Wars, but was later cursed by a man named Dr. Weil. Zero admits to feeling like he knows her.
*Sometime later, an unknown man notes the Dark Elf has been released, and tells an entity known as "Omega" that it is time to take action.
===Volume 3===
*Two months following Zero's victory over Elpizo, the Dark Elf remains at large.
*During this time, Ciel has finished her research on a new energy supply to end the crisis, dubbed the "Ciel System". While en route to Neo Arcadia to propose the Ciel System in hopes of ending the conflict and the genocide of Reploids, a spaceship with the Dark Elf's energy reading crashes to Earth.
*Zero sets out to investigate, but instead finds the remaining Guardians (Harpuia, Fefnir, and Leviathan) fighting against a gigantic Reploid named Omega and a scientist named Dr. Weil — both who were banished to space due to their crimes in instigating the Elf Wars and turning the Mother Elf into the Dark Elf a century prior.
*Dr. Weil reveals he has resurrected Copy X, who resumes his rule over Neo Arcadia, much to Harpuia's chagrin.
*The Guardians, suspecting that Copy X is being heavily influenced by Dr. Weil, defect from Neo Arcadia.
*Zero and Dr. Weil go their separate ways in search of the Dark Elf.
*The Dark Elf appears in a human residential district in Neo Arcadia, leading Dr. Weil and Copy X to launch a missile in order to incapacitate it. Although successful in capturing the Dark Elf, the incident kills thousands of humans.
*Following this event, Ciel rescinds her offer of the Ciel System, leading Dr. Weil and Copy X to brand the Resistance as Mavericks and subsequently launch an invasion against them.
*The Resistance is able to delay the invasion until Zero locates Copy X.
*During the ensuing battle, Copy X is betrayed and killed by Dr. Weil, who declares himself the new ruler of Neo Arcadia and announces his true intention for capturing the Dark Elf: to fuse it with Omega and link them with a frequency transmitter that would enable Omega to control the minds of every Reploid on Earth.
*Zero confronts and defeats Omega, who reveals his true form: a body that looks exactly like Zero.
*Dr. Weil reveals that while Zero was powered down during his 100-year hibernation, he had transferred Zero's conscience and memories to a copy body and stole Zero's original body to be used by Omega due to its unmatched fighting abilities. Despite this revelation, Zero and the Guardians destroy his original body, killing Omega for good.
*Omega's death results in a massive explosion, which frees the Dark Elf from Dr. Weil's corruption, but kills Harpuia, Fefnir and Leviathan.
*While Zero is unconscious, X appears and tells Zero that it's up to him to protect the Earth and defeat Dr. Weil.
*Finally out of power, X vanishes forever. The Dark Elf, known as the Mother Elf once more, delivers Zero to the Resistance Base before flying away.
===Volume 4===
*Several months after the destruction of Omega, Dr. Weil has assumed a dictatorial reign over Neo Arcadia, forcing many humans to flee.
*In response, Dr. Weil labels the escapees as Mavericks and begins to purge them as if they were Reploids.
*A fleeing caravan led by a human journalist, Neige, is attacked by Dr. Weil's army. Zero, Ciel and a small band of Resistance fighters happen upon them and come to their aid.
*Neige explains they were en route to Area Zero, the crash site of the space colony Eurasia and one of the last natural habitats on Earth that can support human life. Shortly after parting ways, Zero learns of a plot called "Operation Ragnarok", meant to destroy all environments outside of Neo Arcadia in order to force humans to return and live under Dr. Weil's rule.
*Helping Dr. Weil on his quest are a group of violent Reploids called the Eight Einherjar Warriors. They are led by a military Reploid named Craft, who has a romantic history with Neige, thus creating conflicting thoughts within him.
*After defeating four of the Einherjar Warriors, Area Zero comes under attack by Neo Arcadia. Zero defends it and is forced to battle Craft.
*Neige breaks up the fight, but she is kidnapped by Craft, who escapes. Zero chases him to a prison where Neige is held and eventually rescues her.
*Later, Zero eliminates the remaining Einherjar Warriors, but Ciel intercepts a radio message from Dr. Weil. He announces he is going to use Ragnarok, an orbiting satellite weapon, to wipe out Area Zero. Before Dr. Weil can use it, Craft turns on him and fires Ragnarok at Neo Arcadia in an attempt to kill Dr. Weil, which leaves the city in ruins.
*Zero, deeming Craft to be too dangerous, defeats him, and Craft succumbs to his wounds.
*Ragnarok moves on a crash course for Area Zero, and Zero makes his way there to find that Dr. Weil somehow survived the destruction of Neo Arcadia.
*Dr. Weil reveals that while he is human, he was made into a bionic-reploid hybrid by the people who exiled Omega and himself into space at the end of the Elf Wars. His new body is incapable of aging or dying, as it constantly repairs itself.
*Believing he can survive the impact of the crash and personally oversee the destruction of Area Zero, Dr. Weil fuses himself with the Ragnarok core and attacks Zero.
*After an intense battle and the destruction of Dr. Weil's body, Ragnarok breaks apart, but leaves Zero no means of escape.
*Ciel runs through Area Zero where she learns that Zero did not teleport back.
*Heartbroken and distraught, Ciel runs off and ends up on top of a hill, where she breaks down in tears while pieces of Ragnarok burn through the atmosphere. Afterwards, she stands up and expresses her faith in Zero, hoping that he'll return someday while promising to carry on his mission of maintaining peace between humans and Reploids.
*Zero's shattered helmet is shown somewhere in the desert.
==Notes==
*Set within the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
**All volumes are part of the Galeem Saga.
*Based on the Mega Man Zero series.
*Co-Produced by Capcom.
===Volume 1===
*Based on Mega Man Zero.
===Volume 2===
*Based on Mega Man Zero 2.
===Volume 3===
*Based on Mega Man Zero 3.
===Volume 4===
*Based on Mega Man Zero 4.
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