Mega Man 2 Powered Up - Dialogue (*Metal Man route)
see this post for further details on what exactly the hell i'm doing here.
my idea for how the Wilybot story plays out is basically like: dr. wily has made a severe and continuous lapse in his judgement error regarding the Alien. shit is buggy and actively dangerous to use. now, with his life at top priority, you have to stop him from getting this plan off the ground before something drastic happens.
your bros are of course going to be in your way the entire time, following orders and unaware of what you know. you've got to subdue them to get to wily.
"why don't you just tell them what you know?" SEE you could do that if these werent a bunch of combat robots who solve all their problems by attacking them until they go away. this has the unfortunate consequence of doing Mega Man's job for him, but hey. PRIORITIES RIGHT
in order to make them playable, you have to beat them buster only, just like in the original. the explosion animation will change into a warping one at the end of the fight so you can tell.
oh also instead of Roll's voice, all WARNING! calls are heard in a bitcrushed, tinny monotone, implied to be the default voice for your assistant minion.
OKAY WHATEVER LET'S GO. METAL TIME
(OPENING MONOLOGUE)
Narrator: The year is 200X. In his first attempt at world domination, mad scientist Dr. Wily was defeated by the super robot named MegaMan. Seeking revenge, Dr. Wily escaped from the public eye…and returned with eight robots geared for combat. MetalMan is one of them, armed with ceratanium blades, but his sharp eye takes issue with his creator's new scheme…
(TUTORIAL STAGE CUTSCENE)
[Metal Man runs across a dark corridor somewhere under Wily Castle in the middle of the night.]
[His COM unit begins to ring as he's running. It rings twice before he picks up, still running.]
Metal Man: What do you want, old man?
Dr. Wily: Metal Man! Snide as usual, I see…are you out performing security checks on the base like I ordered?
Metal Man: Quit breathing down my neck and maybe I could.
Dr. Wily: Cut the sass! Right now, I'm in the process of drawing out Mega Man! Finish up and be at your post by the time we're ready to begin our attack, or else!
[Dr. Wily hangs up. Shortly after, a strange low alarm begins ringing. This catches Metal Man's attention, and he proceeds to the right, beginning the tutorial stage.]
(VS. CENTRAL COMPUTER)
--WARNING!--
[The terminal situated at the top of the room lights up, the machinery beneath it whirring to life.]
Central Computer: "DWN-009" IDENTIFIED. PLEASE COMPLETE EXERCISE 001 TO CONTINUE.
Metal Man: Look, I'm just here bug checking. Can we not do this right now?
Central Computer: LOCKING DOWN…
[The room itself undergoes a shift, simulating a challenge course tailoured to Metal Man's abilities. When this shift is finished, the terminal monitor begins counting down.]
Central Computer: INITIALISATION COMPLETE. GET YOUR WEAPONS READY.
(POST-TUTORIAL STAGE CUTSCENE)
[The simulation terminates. A door on the other side of the room opens. Metal Man automatically follows the path into the control room for the Alien. A screen glows near Dr. Wily's seat.]
Metal Man: Finally. Stupid tedious anti-invasion measures.
[Metal Man sits in Dr. Wily's seat and scans the Alien program for errors.]
Metal Man: Everything looks fine. What a waste of-- [Cue program stability error SFX.] ...oh. Guess I jinxed it.
[Metal Man's COM unit rings again, only once this time before he picks up.]
Metal Man: Wow, perfect timing. We need to talk, it's about plan E.
Dr. Wily: You listen to me, this is urgent! Mega Man's just beaten my mech, and he's at large! Move your chassis out of the castle and get in position -- I've got preparations to make! NUAHAHAHAHA!!!
Metal Man: Oi, I'm serious, this is--
[Dr. Wily hangs up before he can interject. Metal Man shuts down the Alien program.]
Metal Man: ...If the old man gets in the chair as it is, he's toast. Forget preparations, I need to stop him before it's too late.
[Metal Man warps away to another wing of Wily Castle, in a flash of red and blue light.]
-LOADING...-
[Metal Man arrives in an arm of the Teleport Station and stops in front of a large, idle monitor. A Pierobot is waiting on the left.]
Metal Man: So, what'd you bring me?
Pierobot: Da-daaa!
[The screen cuts on, showing the eight robots available on the stage select.]
Metal Man: No points for precision, but it'll do. Now it's just a matter of convincing the guys to work with me.
Pierobot: Daa-daa-da-daa!
(VS. MEGA MAN)
--WARNING!--
[Mega Man is teleported into the scene in the usual fashion he would be if he were the player character.]
Mega Man: So you're the one stealing metals from the recycling plant! I've been looking for you!
Metal Man: Aw, what a coincidence, me too! Now beat it before I slit your puny throat.
Mega Man: ...Fine. I guess if you won't go peacefully, this is where we part ways.
(VS. AIR MAN)
--WARNING!--
[Similarly to his appearance in Mega Man: The Power Battle, Air Man emerges from the eye of a developing tornado.]
Air Man: THE METAL MAN COMETH! And he stands before my greatness, not as an ally…but as an opponent?
Metal Man: Quit your blustering and shut this birdhouse down before I lose my patience.
Air Man: The audacity…! The great AIRMAN shall not be made to dishonour his mission by command of hoodlum youth such as yourself! BEGONE!!
(VS. BUBBLE MAN)
–WARNING!–
[Similarly to his appearance in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, Bubble Man rises up in a giant bubble. When it pops, he performs a backflip stroke.]
Bubble Man: B-buh?! Metal Man, what are you doing here? And why do you look so...tense?
Metal Man: I can think of a few good reasons. You won't be one of them if you try standing in my way, bubble guts.
Bubble Man: Gnh...Y-you, you think you're gonna threaten me, huh?! N-not anymore! I'm not scared of you!!
(VS. QUICK MAN)
–WARNING!–
[Quick Man dashes across the raised floors in a blur. At the peak of his third jump, he flips into a pose on the room’s right end.]
Quick Man: Seriously, Metal? I was expecting Mega Man! Unless…hey, you didn't come to cut in front of me, did you?!
Metal Man: No, of course not. Obviously I'm here to sell you dental insurance.
Quick Man: Shut up! If you think you're gonna beat Mega Man before me, you got another thing coming!
(VS. CRASH MAN)
–WARNING!–
[The pipes on the right end of the room explode violently. Crash Man is blasted in, but recovers with a roll and stumble to a stand.]
Crash Man: You snake...stabbing us all in the backs like this...
Metal Man: If you care anything about what'll happen to Wily if I don't, you won't fight me about it.
Crash Man: TRAITOR! Raise your hand to him AND I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!!
(VS. FLASH MAN)
–WARNING!–
[Everything freezes until there’s a sudden burst of white light. As it clears, Flash Man materialises on the right end of the room in a pose.]
Flash Man: Tell me, Metal Man…what exactly are you trying to prove by covering your heart in razor blades?
Metal Man: Good luck dissecting that. I know you love pretending to be enlightened.
Flash Man: Hmph. There's a line between independence and isolation, you know. Be careful you don't cross it.
(VS. HEAT MAN)
–WARNING!–
[Heat Man’s box sits plainly on the floor until it jumps. His arms and legs pop out, and the lid opens in a flare of fire once he’s fully standing.]
Heat Man: Mets! Hey, you bring me an E-Tank? I'm cooking in here…
Metal Man: You can get one free if you drop the mission with me.
Heat Man: Boo. I'm not catchin' heat from Wily just 'cus you wanna act dumb. Get lost.
(VS. WOOD MAN)
–WARNING!–
[The trees and their leaves above shake vigorously. Wood Man falls to the ground in a crouch, with a resonant rumble.]
Wood Man: Dude, you might have an axe to grind, but this…isn't there a better way?
Metal Man: You think this is personal? C'mon Wood, be reasonable about this. Just fall back.
Wood Man: Man, I had a feeling you'd snap one day. Someone's gotta bring you back to your roots.
(“WILY CASTLE APPEARS” CUTSCENE)
-LOADING…-
[Metal Man returns to the station. The room's lights are lower. The screen is idle and no longer reflects the stage select.]
Pierobot: Da-da-daa! Da da da!
Metal Man: Well, well. What do we have here?
[The screen settles into a clouded sky. The camera zooms into it until the perspective is from the sky itself, which is tracking Dr. Wily’s capsule as it moves through the growing storm.]
Metal Man: Heh. That's our geezer, alright.
[Dr. Wily flips open the lid. His irises are red. He briefly acknowledges/teases the camera by pulling a face and waggling his eyebrows. He shuts it again, and tries to outpace the camera.]
Metal Man: Old bat probably thinks it's still MegaMan on his bumper. What's worse, he's not taking any of my calls. I might have to grab the reins from him by force.
[While Metal Man is speaking, Dr. Wily vanishes through the clouds. When the camera catches up through the fog, it focuses at the bottom of the fortress. Cue prelude. It tilts up just in time to see Dr. Wily retreating into the eye of the skull. There is a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder.]
Pierobot: Da-da-da-da da da da-daaa?
[The monitor then comes back into play as the view of the fortress becomes a grid map.]
[The camera pulls out and fades back in to the station, where the two are standing, facing the screen.]
Metal Man: Right. Good thing I don't follow the rules. I'll just have to carve a path in. Shouldn't be too hard. I kinda live here.
[The two turn to face each other. The Pierobot smiles at him.]
Metal Man: All you have to do is make sure I have a stable link back to this room in case I need repairs, capice?
Pierobot: Da-da! Da-da da-da-daa!
[The map then becomes selectable, per fortress stage.]
(VS. MECHA DRAGON)
–WARNING!–
[Mecha Dragon’s body lurches bit by bit. She then roars out a blaze of flames.]
Mecha Dragon: Rrrrr….chaarrrrrrr…?
Metal Man: Oi, behave. You bite me and it's back in the chamber for you, bessie.
Mecha Dragon: Choarrr….CHHOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!
(VS. PICOPICO-KUN)
–WARNING!–
[The eyes in the walls peek before flashing various colours in quick succession.]
Picopico: CONTEMPTIBLE PRESENCE IDENTIFIED. SCANNING...PLEASE STAND BY FOR CLOSING WALLS.
Metal Man: Contemptible, huh? Cranky 'cus you're a wall, ain'tcha?
Picopico: MALICIOUS INTENT DETECTED. PLEASE WAIT...ENGAGING TERMINATION PROTOCOL.
(VS. GUTS TANK)
–WARNING!–
[Guts Tank rolls onscreen, then straightens up, punching its fists together.]
Guts Tank: I'VE...GOT...GUTS.
Metal Man: Got anything else…? Brains, maybe?
Guts Tank: I'M TAKING…YOU DOWN…WITH ME.
(VS. BOOBEAM TRAP)
–WARNING!–
[The eyes of each cannon rove about and glow until they fix on Metal Man. They then blink in unison.]
Boobeam: Metal Man is here? Metal Man is here! Here? Lies! See? Hi!
Metal Man: I know you idiots can hear me! Lay off or I'm tearing you all a new one!
Boobeam: R-request? Negatory! Invalid? Code breach! Fire? He will! At will? We will!
(VS. THE DR. WILY TELEPORT STATION)
*Conditions for this one being, only the first robot you encounter here is the one you have any dialogue with. The WARNING! also only shows up once.
–WARNING!–
[The robot you’re rematching appears in the same manner and pose as they did when you first fought them. Their textures appear somewhat holographic.]
(VS. WILY MACHINE #2)
–WARNING!–
[The mech descends on screen with just a bit of puffing steam. Dr. Wily then drives his capsule into it, and pushes the windshield open. His irises are their usual colour.]
Dr. Wily: YOU!! What on Earth are you doing?! This entire time, you've done nothing but counter my attacks on the city! Whose side are you on?!
Metal Man: Yours, old man, now quiet down and listen! Look, your Plan E's got a fatal error…
Dr. Wily: SILENCE, YOU DISOBEDIENT TWIT!!! You've meddled with my plans for the last time! I shall pound you into scrap with Wily Machine #2! I'll even make a better, stronger robot from your parts! See if you ever question me again! NUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
[He shuts the windshield and prepares the guns.]
(PHASE 2)
[The face of the ship breaks off, revealing Dr. Wily in the cockpit.]
Dr. Wily: GAHH!! No no no no no no no! Now you've gone and done it! But I'm not beat just yet!
[He improvises a temporary solution, shedding any extra broken parts. Wily Machine #2’s HP refills.]
(PHASE 2 - END)
[Wily Machine #2 fully breaks down. While it does, the floor begins to rumble.]
Dr. Wily: Grrgh…it looks like I'm going to have to break out plan E after all…don't get in my way!
Metal Man: No! Dr. Wily!!
[The floor gives way from underneath of Metal Man before Dr. Wily is seen getting away. This transitions the player directly into the secret final stage.]
(VS. DR. WILY?)
[Quietly, Dr. Wily’s capsule descends. He jumps out of it and floats idle in the darkness. It spins away on autopilot without him. No warning is given. His skin texture is buggy and his irises are red.]
MetalMan: Wily, have you lost it?! I said no!
Dr. Wily?: Defeat your own, will you? Intercept my authority, will you? You have no idea O-F THE W-WORLD-D-D-D ENDING POWWWER I HOLD, BOY.
[Halfway through the last sentence, his body begins to transform in a jittering, unstable manner. Metal Man takes a step back, worried. The vast starscape fades in around them once the Alien is fully uncloaked.]
Alien: YO-O-OUR PETTY CONCERNS ARE INCO-NSEQ-Q-QUENTIAL. KNEEL BEF-BE-BEFORE ME AND WITNESS THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF DOC-T-TOR ALBERT WIIIIL-LY.
(POST-ALIEN BATTLE)
[Dr. Wily is in a panic as everything begins to deteriorate. Warning sirens and like alerts fill the air.]
Dr. Wily: What's…what's going on…?! This thing is out of control!
[Dr. Wily is seen trying to get everything back in good working order behind his terminal, until Metal Man approaches him and picks him up from behind the control panel by force.]
Metal Man: Alright old man, you're done. Time to go home.
[Dr. Wily struggles to resist arrest. The hologram generator falls to the floor and breaks, catching fire.]
Dr. Wily: Aaaack! You insolent robot! [Cue fanfare.] Unhand me this instant! Give me a few more minutes, I can fix this! It'll just take some emergency hotwiring and--GYAH!!
[Both Metal Man and Dr. Wily teleport away, presumably to safety. The control room is then left to combust and collapse inwards.]
(ENDING CUTSCENE)
[The camera is focused on the now black stage select screen. The ancillary teleport station, partially crumbled and shrouded in darkness, is then dimly illuminated by it whirring to life. The Pierobot comes out from under some rubble, celebrating this.]
[Dr. Wily then falls in from above, looking very ragged. This scares the Pierobot. It turns to him with wide eyes.]
Dr. Wily: Ough...my head...
Pierobot: Daa! Da-da-daaa-da!!
[Dr. Wily gets up quickly with a grimacing angered expression.]
Dr. Wily: Oh! Conspiring with one of your flunkies, were you?! When I get my hands on you, I...eh?!
[Dr. Wily looks around for Metal Man. The camera pans slightly with him to show they did not arrive in tandem.]
Dr. Wily: Where did...I thought we both...?!
Pierobot: Da-da-daa...da-da da daa da.
[Dr. Wily takes over the computer and immediately gets to work trying to locate Metal Man's signal. A picture of Metal Man, shut down and stuck under support beams and brick in an unknown location focuses into clarity.]
Dr. Wily: Metal Man...? How in blazes?! You! Dispatch a team to retrieve him at once!
[The two parties go their separate ways.]
[The camera gradually zooms into the monitor feed until the view is of Metal Man's body on the ground, in real time. [Cue ending theme.] The seasons pass him by outside, as do events of what's happening in the background while he is inactive. As the song draws to a close, the rain stops. Dr. Wily's capsule flies in front of the sun, indicating he and his robots have finally found him (after the events of the epilogue circa Mega Man's route). The camera slowly, and then quickly pans up through the sky to the stars, and thus begins the staff roll.]
[Post-staff roll, the player is prompted to save once more before being returned to the company logos and opening cinematic.]
--END--
