Time-Line question?

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Well, there is no official time-line as of now, but this is what I've gathered:

MegaMan Classic takes place in the year 20XX, and still isn't officially finished (leaving the possibility for a MegaMan 9, correct?)

Later, in the year 22XX, MegaMan is reborn as X, and there are no more "Robot Masters", but instead Mavericks. This series too is not yet closed, from what I know.

Then 100 years after the X Series, there is the Zero Series, where this time, Zero is reborn and must play the role as a savior whilst trying to uncover mysteries of his past. I've also heard that it's what would happen, had Zero have died or didn't die (Whichever one, not too sure) and is a side-story, but I'm fairly positive that it's apart of the normal time-line.

I'm a little hazy about the new ZX series, but I've heard that it's a continuation of the Zero Series. Not just because of the artwork, but because the Zero series was four games long, and it's what happens after Zero supposedly dies in space. Two kids (Van and Eile?) find X's old Live Armor, and wear it ( for reasons unknown to me) There is also someone that finds Zero's armor, I believe? Anywho, I'm not to sure how this fits into the time-line yet so... Any help?

And finally, the Legends series. Takes place after everything else, once Terra (Earth) is flooded, and people's only means of power and currency are the refractors, hidden deep within ancient ruins. Now, it's been pointed out that there have been some "cameo" things in other games. I.E: In MegaMan Zero 2, you can see a few of the ReaverBot Eye signs in the levels.

As Far as the Battle Network series goes, I'm not sure, but some have said that it's a two part story in the Classic series. I don't see how this works though, as Wily gets foiled by Lan Hikari AND MegaMan and Light, simultaneously? I don't see how Light can be Lan's TRUE grandfather... It doesn't really add up, but I don't know.

So that's what I feel to be true, any comments? Please help me with this, as I'm still a bit confused. Thank you.

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The classic series began in 200X and has continued into 20XX. The possibility for MegaMan 9 exists, though I hope Capcom never EVER makes it, because I just know it'll be all about ZERO ><

iirc, X was 21XX. It's not over and as far as Capcom's concerned it never will be. Zero was supposed to sleep from 21XX to 22XX, but from what I hear they not only brought him back, but continued the series into the next century, thus rendering the Zero series, theoretically impossible. Hence why it may be an alternate reality. I may be off though, it's just what I remember reading like... ages ago.

ZX seems to pick up between Zero and Legends, though I doubt they really killed Zero and I personally don't know why anyone else believes it either. How many times do they have to kill him for people to realize that he'll never die? The Zero series may well be continued bringing him back by some bogus means, but until then, I'm just glad his fans are unhappy about his death. >

Legends is at the very least 51XX, going by the fact that Capcom's stated that it's on the same timeline, and by the fact that the Master alludes to being in Elysium 3000 years, in MegaMan Legends 2. That is a possible time for Trigger's first stand against the system, though Capcom may put more in between, thus making it later. And of course, the games themselves occur an unknown amount of time after that, so as far as Kattleox and on, and all projected time before that goes, no one really knows. For now I'd say the time is something like: 51XX+T+~14, T being however much time goes before Trigger's awakened, and 14 being his approximate age as of Legends 1.

MegaMan Battle Network occurs on its own timeline. It's something of an alternate reality, I'd suppose - at best, though not necessarily..

In Rockman, Dr. Right's name is Dr. Right, translated to Dr. Light.
Evidence in games suggests that Right is his actual name. EXE's Dr.Hikari, is, and for some reason stays Dr.Hikari, which actually would've translated into Light. Theoretically two entirely different people, but the alternate reality is somewhat consistant with the premise of the series. Basically it states that Wily wanted to focus on Robots while Hikari on computers. They compete for fundage of said projects and computers wins out in EXE. So instead of Robots being a focus, computers are, and there's your alternation.

But even if it isn't, you can look at the fact that EXE starts in 200X and continues itself into 20XX, thus it can't be "before the Classic series", and with no shift into robotics over computers. It's a completely separate story, not on the same timeline as the others, no matter how you look at it.

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Ah, thank you. That's what I thought, but so many people insist that since there's no official time-line, that none exists whatsoever, even though they clearly state in the beginning of X that it takes place after Classic, that Zero takes place 100 years after X (alternate story or not, I believe I remember hearing this) and that Legends is at the end of the line, ahead of everything else. It would only make sense for them to put ZX between Zero and Legends anyway, seeing as how they find X's armor, which they couldn't have done, had they had been BEFORE the X series. Thank's, Pitch.