Something you should know about the crossover, in case you don't already, is that Mega Man's comic is ALSO getting a "Reset to the games' status quo" for the ocation, even though these comics so far have been very close to the games. Only Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily aren't affected, hiding in a special zone they created. This cross-over doesn't reflect neither comic-continuity, it is what fans in general (Specially of the video games) would expect from such a thing.

I think this is the most apparent with the character of Proto Man, also known as Blues, sometimes known as Break Man. He is the red robot with the shield, the scarf and the sunglasses. He was created by Dr. Light before Rock (Mega Man) and Roll, but had a problem with his power source that would eventually kill him, and repairing him could erase his personality, so he ran away and lived on his own, until Wily partially fixed him, so Proto Man worked for him until relaizing he was evil, and usually appears in the games as some sort of mysterious but wise ally to Mega Man (Who so far doesn't know they are siblings), training him or giving him advise.

The thing is, in the comics we got to see Protoman's backstory in some of the issues, an previously we saw him spying Dr. Light hugging Mega Man and Roll at the end of an arc (#8), turns out he was ready to return before he died but seeing this scenne made him think he had been replaced. So he went to die somewhere where Wily found him. The LAST Mega Man issue before the cross-over has "Break Man" (His identity when he works for Wily) breaking into a parade meant for Mega Man, under Wily's orders and inspired by his own jelaousy. Whitout knowing who he is, Mega Man and some of his brothers fight him unsuccesfully... and then everything is covered in white...

So now we have the cross-over, based in the games; that means the Proto Man here is already an ally for the good guys, and first appears [SPOILERS] trying to stop Bass* and Metal Sonic from kidnapping Dr. Light while protecting Roll and the Lab; he then aids Tails in finding out what's happening; and later joins Mega Man and Sonic into rescuing Dr. Light and stopping Wily and Eggman[/SPOILERS]. These comics now identify him as "Mega Man's heroic lost brother".

So, in the Mega Man comic, we have yet to see Proto Man turning against Willy and becoming an ally for Mega Man, but in the cross-over it already happened. Fans who are only interested in the cross-over would certainly expect this status quo; but people who only read the comic now know where Proto Man's arc is heading to.

*Bass is an "anti-hero" robot created by Wily and rival to Mega Man. He debuted in the seventh game; in the comic (Wich is barely getting to the third game) he had a minor role when Mega Man travelled to the future for one issue, and has yet to be properly introduced (A few "off-pannels" have him complaining about this). In the cross-over, just like Proto Man, he acts as an already estabilished character, working with Metal Sonic, and one of the future covers feature him and Shadow posing together.


Such a shame that this cross-over will be your introduction to the Mega Man comic. I think the comic has done an admirable job so far. If a have the time I'll explain in your journal entry.