Secret History Of Mega Man 

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Mario - Surprising Sonic - Traumatizing Megaman- Depressing

Wow, this is actually sad and depressing.

This version of mega man: I can’t believe I used to be human. Astro boy: First time?

the idea that Professor Oak, Neo Cortex, Doctor Eggman, Doctor Light and Doctor Wily were all classmates with Doctor Gero as their teacher gives me life

Wait, So You mean to tell me that: 1. Megaman is the son of Wiley and Symmetra. 2. Megaman is basically a cyborg corpse. 3. Light tried to raise a corpse, but Megaman is only capable of battle. And 4. Wiley is driven mad by his friends betrayal. Thats Honestly awesome.

This would actually be a very interesting story for a Mega Man movie. It makes Wily a more complex character and shows a darker side to Light who tries to redeem himself. It would make a lot of sense if Light was such a strong pacifist out of immense regret. Also, it's an amazing and really dark concept to have Wily's goal to kill Mega Man out of wanting to put his son to rest, knowing that he isn't the same person he was born as.

I love how he transitions from sobbing to maniacal cackling at the end. It's as if he's repressing his grief with manic obsession.

I like how unlike the other secret histories there's alot more complexity here instead of one just being evil

Who else thinks this is a better story for Mega man

can we make this canon?

You want to know the REAL depressing thing? Dr Light’s contributions to humanity actually ended up screwing humanity over. From Mega Man X (granted, this falls more on Dr Cain and Dr Wily), to Mega Man Zero, to Mega Man ZX... By the time of Mega Man Legends, there are _no humans left._ He meant well, but holy shit dude, nothing worked.

I always return to this video, over and over. This is my favorite secret history, and in many ways makes me wish it was canon, maybe as a AU with some adjustments of course.

I wish this was Canon this is a more compelling and dark backstory

I'll pretend this is the canon story of Mega Man

3:46 I'm getting chills from that part. Been playing it on repeat for way too long now...

“All it takes is one bad day to drive the sanest man alive to lunacy.” - Joker

This wasn't a sick twisted parody, it just felt like the ACTUAL history

This...This is a legit compelling story! Like, I'd pay to play a game with a story like this. (You know things have gotten bad when a parody has a more compelling story than a game's actual canon.)

"I'm more than just a robot, Wily."

The fact that Protoman(the Mega Suit) has an unstable core is actually lore accurate

Fucking spectacular storytelling and voice acting. Extra points for the Will. E VA with his laughter, pulling off changing tones of laughter.

Whoa, that was ridiculously good! Mad props to the voice actors too

Seeing protomans backstory being included makes it even way more interesting then just rock being wilys son.

3:02 when protoman appears his whistle plays, that's a really good easter egg

"Filled with grief, His wife would eventually leave" And joined Overwatch apparently

Honestly this is much more believeable than the actual story. Wilys real motive is kinda weak especially when compared to this.

This is all so good, my only complaint is Rock literally forgetting how to actually think. I feel like he should’ve only the memories where he died and was Wily’s son to add some more seriousness into the story. Overall this is great, 10/10!

5:30 damn that gave me goosebumps

Awesome to see folks diggin it. And thanks to MASHED for having faith in producing animations that aren't just a string of one-off jokes. And thanks to all the great animators and voice actors and sound designers for making this come to life. Looking forward to writing more of these

So basically... there's no true villain, only choices that define the person in the end. Willy a man obsessed with his work, soon consumed with the grief of his mistakes. Light making hard choices to either keep a company alive or keeping the good memory of his friend alive as best as he could. Truly tragic...

So doctor light and wily went to the same class as Neo Cortex, prof Oak, Symmetra, Eggman and i have no idea who the other two are but they where taught by Dr Gero (A20)

it's a pretty dark story but this could honestly work really well as a megaman spinoff

Why did Game Theory decide to make ANOTHER channel?

What I honestly love about secret histories is that it feels like an actual conspiracy show. We have episodes such as the Mario and Mortal Kombat one that are clearly huge, improbable theories. For example, if Mario was actually a huge evil warlord, wouldn't the public already know in universe? Same situation with MK. The interviews are generally people who have it out against the heroes and will probably create fake evidence. Hell, that peach in Mario could just be a paid actor. However, then there's ones like this, Harry Potter and sonic. Unlike the other ones, it isn't the villain that's being interviewed and claiming the other person is a bad guy. Rather, it's the person's friends painting this really dark idea of what their respective heroes actually are. Hagrid for example, who's been with Harry for years, would be a trustworthy source In universe. Sonic, who's being questioned on tails, looks genuinely horrified and scared. There's a clear amount of fear and emotion in the sonic cast. But here is where it escalates. The heroes themselves openly admit their actions. Light admits to the fact that he's done terrible terrible things, and that rock was in fact Wily's son. These ones paint the best sort of stories, tragic ones where former, great people fall from grace as their friends hopelessly watch. This one in particular is seriously emotional, because we can tell for a fact that in this universe, wily had a family and was a genuinely good person. We know that light has cooperated with a terrorist Group and tries to seek forgiveness. Even roll feels bad for wily and seeing rock just stand there, lifelessly really sort of puts the final nail in the coffin. The secret files is a wonderful dark and strange 'documentary' that boldly parodies real life shows and can create some genuinely thought provoking questions. All in all, I really want to see all of this connect into one episode in where we figure out which secret files are plain hoaxes made by the villains, or tragic stories happening to all involved.

Kind of enjoyed this. I'm rarely a fan of 'the big good wolf' type things, but it always attracts me with Megaman. Wily builds a lot more creations than Light does, so the idea that Wily was riding HIS coat-tails seems off. Wily's creations have betrayed him, showing he builds them with free will, while Megaman has been established to be shackled to his programming...

Capcom should take this story and adapt it into a spin off/reimaging of the first game taking place in an alternate world

This is one emotional parody for a backstory, i wish it was canon in the franchise. Wily being a grieving parent and Dr Light turning out to be anything but a Saint, taking shady deals in militarising their technology as a way to safe their company. Also i noticed that the explosion burned away Wily's fringe and scalp, making him look older than he is, very extra creative detail from you Mashed. :D

Without a doubt, this is your best Secret Histories video! It isn’t focused on dirty humor but rather on story and character development! The voice acting is great and the rest is mind blowing! I subscribed you because of Secret Histories! It’s my favorite series that you made! Keep up the good work!

I actually like this. It gives Wily a sympathetic reason to hate Light, while also give Light an understandable situation for him to betray Wily like that.

At 4:42 DID MEGAMAN KILLED RUSH

Jeez, wily's wife left him because he was upset at his son's condition? At the time when they needed them the most? They carry the highest blame here.

This one had emotional depth. I’d watch an entire television series based on this premise. Turning the hero into a villain is easy as pie, and making the villain a hero isn’t too much of a leap from there. It’s making both sides sympathetic and understandable that’s the real trick. A trick that the writers have mastered in this video.

This! This story line is amazing for mega-man! I was expecting a comedy run before I watched but damn, this puts mega-man in a new light!

The DR Gero cameo was amazing

Wow, I love it. The idea that Dr. Light is trying to do the right thing after messing up so badly and Dr. Wily going mad after losing everything. It put the whole game series in a whole new "light." Dr. Wily is trying give his son rest at last, light trying to correct his mistakes but doom to repeat them over and over as Wily is always ahead of him and Megaman, that is why he never just kill Wily, a part of him remembers his actual dad, hoping for a family again. Tears me up. Good job.

This gets a lot darker when you consider the ending of MM7 Mega man tries to kill Dr Wily

5:15 best remix ever

2:19 top "SECRET" contract and then put some walking robots outside, im sure NOOone will ever notice them.....later on that day everyone notices them and gets on news.

I gotta chase a blue chili dog eating hedgehog that brings us to the sonic and tails hidden history

This video was AMAZING! So much emotional power in this one. good work Mashed.

Haven't played Megaman in my life, this is canon for me

3:53 It’s the funniest part in the video

This needs to be a fan game.

Dude this was legit the best episode so far and it actually made me think about the events in mega man Good job 11/10

4.2 Million views, but only 1 like. Why has no one liked this Masterpiece.

4:42 that should be the intro to a mega man movie 🎥

I can’t really tell who the villain is.

This is how true stories are. both sides are rightous, and both sides are the villians.

Kinda interesting to have an AU where Rock was once a human and was Wily’s son. Wait. If I’m not wrong, Mega Man was also a former human boy in the Battle Network series.

I was expecting a parody where the gag is all the good characters are really evil or stupid, but what I got was a well written and interesting tragic backstory which doesn't make anyone into a flat out villain and that some people may wish to argue is a better story then the original... Top class work!

I loved that one since it didn't give the franchise a twist that doesn't fit, instead they made an amazing master piece with great voice acting and that fit to the story of magaman. If capcom make this canon I would be so happy

I think you should create The Secret History of Metroid.

When I've watched this again, I just realized this was literally the plot for that forgettable Astro Boy movie from 2011 or 2012. Where a inventor's son accidentally falls in his father's experimental machine, killing him. He goes into mourning, and decided to rebuild him from scratch. Although a little bit different, with Mega here being in a coma, and him dying in a unrelated pit fall than his father's creation. But I'll say, this is much more better than the entirety of that movie.

The fact that CAPCOM adapted this story just goes to show what good storyline plot it is and how they’ve really f’ed up with their other MegaMan games.

it amazes me how they got some obscure aspect of the lore right, like how Protoman's core has always been unstable

Wow. Most of these have just been played off a shock factor, taking a hero and turning them into a psycho or the like. This is the first secret history that carries quality beyond a juvenile attempt to surprise. This had depth. It took a simple game and gave it an intense emotional power. Well done.

2:14 An appearance of a Street Fighter character reminds the fans of a cancelled game called Mega Man Universe, since both franchises are owned by Capcom.

While the rest of the secret histories are satirical and darkly humourous, this one is a genuinely compelling story.

Eggman looks like a badass, Oak looks like he's dealing drugs, Wily's being a good student, and Light is slacking. People really do change a lot from college

This is my favorite one so far. I really love how much of a personality you gave Wily.

2:11 it can be useful if your paitent just leave the room and come back in until it gives you the thing you want

This is unsarcasticly the best backstory I’ve ever heard for a video game

This would be awesome if this was legit Megaman canon.

The amount if different characters and franchises that are here is amazing. Also wily and symmetra is a couple I never thought I'd see

Crazy Tails: fully insane, psychopathic Bussiness Mario: Evil, selfish, insane Professor wily: straight Depression

Sees ending Buys every game and dies immediately intentionally

If this was true. Willy succeeded with zero. Even if he's an edgier hero

Gotta love that Dragon Ball reference with Android N°20 being like the teacher

This is actually quite an interesting and very well put together alternative narrative. Well done Mashed team.

that actually make a lot of sense also astro boy reference

Welp this is canon no one can change my mind on that

0:55 i love how Dr. Gero is teaching the other character in the robot university

You know, for a story about robotic machines that only understand the concepts of right and wrong, exploring this kind of moral ambiguity would be really interesting

I was expecting something dark and we got something sad. Also loved the Astro Boy reference

This is now my Mega Man canon because this video is amazing.Good work 😃👍🏾

This would also explain the skull imagery seen with dr. wily. It’s megaman’s skull, he’s trying to put him to rest.

Girl: "lost arm and face" Fleegle: first time, huh

1:34 Roll's voice suits her looks very well, though, I'll admit,I kinda feel sorry for Dr. Wily..., almost loosing his son, so Megaman is actually more like Ironman than a Robot, except his original memory was erased, Wily should be at least happy his body still lives. Then again,now that I think about it, Wily's origins here are similar to Vader's,he lost his wife, became filled with grief and hatred and later turned evil...... though now I'm confused as well is Wily truly a man turned evil by hatred and grief? Or having a massive Rivalry with his former friend? Which should I trust? His Archie comics origins or this? (LightningMario16 is unresponsive)

0:56 WHAIT EGGMAN HAD HAIR?!!!

2:43 In the top right corner, it shows the date as 17/15/20XX. In the future, did they add more months to the year?? I don't know which one is supposed to be the month, but either way it doesn't make sense.

amazing story. I would love a part 2 of this!

“Every genius is an idiot.” Hmmm

5:20 *Sugar Song to Bitter Steps starts playing*

*This one seems surprisingly more cannon then the others.*

Damn, Dr. Eggman did admit about being a genius that deep down just still An average human

Even after al this time is simply love the transition between the sobbing in grief into maniacal laughter

Anyone else notice how Wily married Symmetra

Really good secret history video this one is one of my favorites so far

this is incredible. wish some of these stale IPs would try a more mature, morally ambiguous tone in a compelling way that turns all existing knowledge of a franchise on it’s head. it’s brilliant how you used sprites and cutscenes to create new context for familiar moments.