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Why Does Dr. Wily Keep Getting Away? Is the Legal System in 20XX a Joke? (feddit.nl)
submitted 11 months ago by yarr@feddit.nl to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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In nearly every Mega Man game, Dr. Wily is captured at the end—usually after unleashing an army of killer robots and nearly destroying the world. And yet, by the next game, he’s back at it like nothing happened.

So what's the in-universe deal? Is the 20XX justice system just that incompetent or corrupt? Is there some official lore reason he's constantly released or escapes? Or are we just supposed to suspend disbelief for the sake of Saturday-morning logic?

Curious what theories or canon explanations people have!

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 14 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure in atleast a couple of the games, he says "I'm good now!" And everyone believes him until the double cross

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the guy with the army of killer robots IS the legal system.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Then who's employing Mega Man?

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Dr Light. Who else?

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

Dr Light

[–] shortrounddev@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You should Check out The Protomen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_II:_The_Father_of_Death

Light up the night is the best song

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That whole album is full of bangers.

From the somber Father of Death, to the jazzy sounds of The Hounds, to the very 80s rock of Breaking out and Light up the Night. Every track on that album is good.

It's far more polished than the noisy, almost punk vibe the first album has.

[–] shortrounddev@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I liked the first one, but I agree the 2nd is much better arranged. The first sounds like a concept album (which it is) and the 2nd sounds like a soundtrack to a musical (which it also is)

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

That's so good! Minibosses have a badass medley of Mega Man II as well.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

Don't forget The Megas!

[–] Soulg@ani.social 9 points 11 months ago

My God I knew I remembered this art being weird but I didn't think it was this weird.

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago

"It's legal if the president does it!"

[–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He goes to jail, serves his time, and then does it again.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yet somehow doesn't age a day.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 8 points 11 months ago

It's the year 200X, life extending technology has been around for at least X years by then.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mhm, is there even a justice system, is there even police; or is everything judicial be handled by robots?

So maybe Dr. Wily infected the respective bots with a virus, so that it seems that justice has been served but he just gets off scotch free.

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Ah, The 4th directive.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Maybe Dr Wily is based on Ken Paxton.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 11 months ago

sounds topical