#iris mega man

The funny thing about Zero and Iris' relationship in X4 is that the writers were obviously trying SO hard to make it into a beautifully tragic Romeo and Juliet story, the tale of two star-crossed lovers torn apart by the cruelty of a war that was out of their hands. The majority of the fandom seems to have gotten this impression, too, so you might accept it at first. And then you look past what the narrative says is happening and pay attention to what's actually happening, and you realize that their entire dynamic is literally just an extended episode of Llamas With Hats

If I had a nickel for every time a futuristic swordfighter protagonist with cool lasers and blonde hair watched his brown haired girlfriend die and fall in their arms in an infamous scene from a world-famous video game franchise I'd have two nickels but it's weird that it happened twice