This resulted in the removal of his Z-Buster (his equivalent of X's X-Buster), leaving only his lightsaber-esque Z-Saber. When asked if Zero had killed the cast of the original Mega Man titles, suspected due to their absence in the X series, he replied no, adding that given how he had designed the character, 'Zero is not such a person-it is not in his profile.' īelieving they were too similar in Mega Man X3 (in which Zero could only be played as for part of each level), Capcom wanted Zero to be further distinguished from X for his first appearance as a fully playable character in Mega Man X4. He further described Zero as representing the idea that 'nothing is absolute', and circumstances can change anything. Deciding to let another designer work on the character that eventually became Mega Man X while he developed Zero, Inafune created the character intending him to be 'the 'other main character' that would 'steal all the good scenes'. However, Inafune realized afterwards that the character he created was too different from Mega Man's old appearance to be viewed positively by fans. He wanted to design a Mega Man different from the original one. Zero was created by designer Keiji Inafune when he was told to recreate Mega Man for a new series on the Super NES, Mega Man X. Keiji Inafune (left) created Zero while Ryōtarō Okiayu (right) voiced him in Japanese. His story within the Mega Man Zero series received similar response, at least partly due to how much darker and mature Zero became compared to previous Mega Man characters. His inclusion in the Mega Man X series has generally received positive critical response from reviewers. Zero has since also played a minor role in the ZX series as Model Z. In the Zero series (developed by Inti Creates), Zero was the protagonist and had a change in his design that was meant to impart a more 'human feel' to him. Zero has also played a supporting role in other series in the franchise such as the Mega Man ZX series and appeared in crossover video games as a guest character.įirst developed by Keiji Inafune when he was attempting to create a new design for the X series, Zero was instead used as a secondary character.

He continues his role as the titular main protagonist of the Mega Man Zero series. Zero also acts as a mentor and longtime friend to X, the main protagonist of the X series.

Debuting in the Mega Man X series, Zero is an android and an elite Maverick Hunter: an organization dedicated to defending humanity from rogue Reploids (androids that were built from a template based on X), dubbed 'Mavericks'. Zero ( Japanese: ゼロ) is a video game character present throughout Capcom's Mega Man franchise. NetNavi ( Mega Man Battle Network series) Yūto Kazama ( Mega Man Zero series, SvC Chaos) Īndroid ( Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero series) Lucas Gilbertson ( Mega Man X8, Command Mission, Maverick Hunter X)

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