Why Does Dr. Wily Keep Getting Away? Is the Legal System in 20XX a Joke?
from yarr@feddit.nl to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 18:41
https://feddit.nl/post/31716825

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!

#retrogaming

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DmMacniel@feddit.org on 06 Apr 19:02 next collapse

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 on 06 Apr 19:39 collapse

Ah, The 4th directive.

kelpie_returns@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 19:03 next collapse

Judging by how things work in our irl 20XX, I’m gonna guess that he has mad stacks if he can produce sentient fighting robots at the scale and speed he does. People with money like that don’t go to jail. They’re not the poors, duh. That would just be silly!

reddig33@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 19:05 next collapse

Maybe Dr Wily is based on Ken Paxton.

Aatube@kbin.melroy.org on 06 Apr 19:09 next collapse

sounds topical

protist@mander.xyz on 06 Apr 19:12 next collapse

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 on 06 Apr 19:17 next collapse

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

SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world on 06 Apr 19:51 collapse

Then who’s employing Mega Man?

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 20:12 next collapse

Dr Light. Who else?

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 06 Apr 20:13 collapse

Dr Light

moody@lemmings.world on 06 Apr 19:43 next collapse

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

SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world on 06 Apr 19:52 collapse

Yet somehow doesn’t age a day.

moody@lemmings.world on 06 Apr 19:54 collapse

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

shortrounddev@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 20:24 next collapse

You should Check out The Protomen

en.wikipedia.org/…/Act_II:_The_Father_of_Death

Light up the night is the best song

Godort@lemm.ee on 06 Apr 20:45 next collapse

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 on 07 Apr 13:30 collapse

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 on 07 Apr 00:52 next collapse

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

smeg@feddit.uk on 07 Apr 15:47 collapse

Don’t forget The Megas!

Soulg@ani.social on 06 Apr 20:25 next collapse

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

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 06 Apr 21:32 collapse

“It’s legal if the president does it!”