| “ | No, this isn't happening! There's no reason for me to go on! WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOORRRRR?! | „ |
| ~ Zero breaking down when Iris dies in his arms. |
| “ | I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero... I have always only fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate... If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it! | „ |
| ~ Zero's speech to Dr. Weil and most famous quote. |
Zero is a major character of the Mega Man franchise, serving as the deuteragonist of the Mega Man X series and the main protagonist of the Mega Man Zero series. A high-ranking Maverick Hunter in the Mega Man X series, he would defeat various Mavericks to protect humanity, and would help X in growing stronger and defeating Mavericks. In the Mega Man Zero series, he is a freedom fighter who wishes to save the world from the various conflict the Elf Wars have caused, and stop oppressive rulers such as Copy X and Dr. Weil. He has a troubled past due to being created by Dr. Wily creating him for the sole purpose of defeating the original Mega Man, but a hundred years later, he was uncovered by Sigma (who later would get corrupted from fighting Zero), and taken to Dr. Cain, and as a result became a high ranking Maverick Hunter.
His Good Ranking[]
Debated Validations[]
- One could argue he basically is responsible for the Maverick Wars in the first place, as while he was under the Maverick Virus' control, Sigma had defeated him, causing himself to go Maverick and start the wars. However, he did not willingly get the virus, as Dr. Wily forcefully gave him it and turned him into a mindless killing machine, and Sigma ends up being the one to actually start the wars, and did not know Zero had the virus, so whether or not he is responsible for this is debatable.
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
- When Mega Man X nearly gets defeated by Vile, he comes in to chase Vile off to save him.
- He encourages Mega Man X immediately afterwards, stating that he will get stronger due to him lamenting on how he couldn't win.
- He finds Sigma's hideout, which greatly benefited in trying to stop Sigma.
- When Vile defeats X again, he sacrifices himself to kill Vile, doing so in order to destroy Vile's ride armor so X could win.
- He destroys the Central Computer, halting the spread of the Maverick Virus and allowing Mega Man X to progress.
- Alongside Mega Man X, he goes to defend Dopple Town from a maverick uprising.
- When Mega Man X gets kidnapped by Mac, he defeats Mac and saves him.
- He temporarily destroyed the Sigma Virus when it tried possessing Mega Man X.
- He stops the Repliforce from their plans of conquest and destruction.
- Upon discovering the Final Weapon, he goes to stop Sigma from unleashing it and causing mass destruction upon humanity.
- After X and him get too tired after fighting, he saved X from Sigma.
- While he is dying from an explosion, he manages to shoot a laser from his Z-buster to end up temporarily destroying Sigma.
- He helps Axl to become a Maverick Hunter, and appeared to be more accepting of the idea in the first place than X was.
- In order to get the Maverick virus better researched, he sealed himself and trusted X to be able to save the day.
- After being awakened by Passy, he saved Ciel from the Neo Arcadian army robots.
- He stops Copy X from his oppressive rule upon everyone.
- He saves the world from the power of the Dark Elf.
- He stops the Einherjar from destroying inhabitable areas.
- He stops Dr. Weil from destroying Area Zero, ultimately ending the Elf Wars, even though it meant apparently losing his life.
- Overall, he took a major part in ending the Maverick Wars and ended the Elf Wars.
- With his soul inhabiting Model Z, he continues to help future heroes like Vent, Aile, Gray and Ashe fight the Mavericks and other threats.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He is very lethal, to the point it is one of his defining characteristics. He uses violence as a first resort against all enemies, gets himself into conflicts that could have easily been avoided, such as with Colonel, and like Mega Man X.
- He frequently snaps back at Mavericks whenever they taunt him, showing he has issues controlling his temper, and although somewhat justified, comes off as being a bit of a jerk when doing so.
- He ends up being the reason the mood is darker compared to the original Mega Man series, due to corrupting Sigma in the first place (albeit unknowingly), making choices that frequently darken the mood, like many of the times he sacrifices himself and killing Iris (albeit unintentionally and with remorse), and his very serious nature, which greatly contrasts with the protagonists before him.
Trivia[]
- He is the only Mega Man X character to be Inconsistently Admirable, as well as the only Mega Man character in general to be Inconsistently Admirable.
- It is still debatable whether Zero really did die at the end of Zero 4, though this purportedly does not affect his ability to return as a Biometal in Mega Man ZX.
External Links[]
- Zero on the Heroes Wiki
- Zero on the Mega Man Wiki
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 Inconsistently Admirable
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