< Mega Man ZX

Mega Man ZX/Characters


This page deals with the characters from the Mega Man ZX series.

Heroes

Vent & Aile

The main protagonists of ZX. Ten years ago, their mother was killed in a Maverick attack. Working for Giro Express, they are asked by the Guardians to transport the Biometal Model X, setting the events of the first game into motion. They return in ZX Advent and work with Grey and Ashe to put an end to Model W once and for all.

Serpent: "If you're so confident in yourself, then let's see which of us is destined to rule the world!"
Aile/Vent: "I don't care about ruling the world! If you're the Mega Man destined to rule the world, then I'm the Mega Man that's destined to save it!"

Girouette

Vent and Aile's boss, he runs a self-titled carrier service that will deliver "anything, anywhere." Unassuming at a first glance, there is much more to him than meets the eye. Despite his uncanny resemblance to Zero, the two characters are not one and the same.

Grey

The male lead in ZX Advent. A youth who wakes up in an abandoned and mysterious laboratory with no memory of his past, Grey's quest to find out who he really is inevitably shoehorns him into "The Game of Destiny" and results in a very unexpected revelation.

Grey: "I shouldn't need a reason to save lives!"

Ashe

The female lead of ZX Advent. A Hunter in search of loot and fortune (or as she calls it, "booty"). Her ambush on the Raider's air fleet had her biting off a lot more than she ever hoped to chew—namely "The Game of Destiny" as well as Master Albert's fabrications and relation to her.

Allies

The Guardians

A paramilitary defense organization created by the people of the frontier regions. Their vow is to defend Innerpeace areas and discover the cause of Maverick outbreaks.

Prairie

The current leader of The Guardians who took command after the original leader went missing during an investigation of an Outlands area. She hires Giro Express to transport the Biometals Model X and Model Z, and helps Vent/Aile on their mission to combat Slither Inc. and the Maverick attacks. Due to her appearance, memorabilia, and remarks made during the story (such as her being present when Ragnarok broke apart in the atmosphere), Prairie is heavily implied to be Alouette, Ciel's Kid Sidekick from Mega Man Zero.

Master Mikhail

The third member of the Sage Trinity. Seems to be the most venerable and down-to-earth member of the trio, given his shock and horror that Master Thomas plans to continue with Albert's work.

  • Badass Mustache: Have you seen that thing?!
  • Cool Helmet
  • Cool Old Guy: Wisecracks and jokes quite a bit with the heroes, and is the most Down to Earth out of the Sage Trinity.
  • Hey, It's That Voice!: In Japanese, he's voiced by Chō aka Yuichi Nagashima, which makes him Jaken. In English, he's voiced by Walter Roberts... the same voice as Sigma in Mega Man X7. Jeez, talk about role reversal.
  • Japanese Pronouns: He uses kisama to address Thomas when the latter revealed his plans in the secret ending.
  • Ornamental Weapon: He's depicted carrying a small sword/knife that apparently doubles as his cane, but never uses it.

Master Thomas

The leader of the Sage Trinity. He and Mikhail provide assistance to Grey and Ashe in their journey to defeat the defector known as Master Albert. In The Reveal, it's shown that he disagreed with the method of Albert's work, but agreed with the desired outcome: to remake the world.

Villains

Prometheus & Pandora

An enigmatic duo working for Serpent. While it appears that they're helping him revive Model W, they're really "the voices of Model W," aiming to expedite the "destiny of destruction." Despite being bested by Vent/Aile in ZX, they return in the sequel. Here, it's revealed that they are a pair of sibling Reploids created by Master Albert to serve as scouts for "The Game of Destiny." They were infused with a portion of Model W's power, keeping them permanently Megamerged. Additionally, Master Albert imposed a limit on the amount of time they could live in order to keep them under control, requiring them to keep going back for maintenance in order to stay alive. Loathing the man, the pair finally enacted their revenge on Albert and plan to destroy everything... only to learn that the Albert they killed was a dummy. Becoming his Unwitting Pawns, their pent-up, centuries-long feelings of hate and rage served to fuel Model W's resurrection. They were last seen at Albert's mercy in an exploding underwater base located underneath a volcano. Their deaths have yet to be confirmed.

Serpent

The head of Slither Inc. in the first game. Was corrupted by Model W at some point before and sought to fully awaken its power. To do so, he sacrifies Cyber Elves filled with the power of fear, which he creates by killing humanoids through what seems like random Maverick raids. He succeeds in reviving Model W, but the resurrection is short-lived. As Serpent dies, he declares all of humanity to be Mavericks for stopping progress.

  • Aile, "He" Is Your Ancestor: Tells Aile that "the blood of the creator of Model W" runs through her veins. Come ZXA, we find out that it's Master Albert.
    • Well, kind of. Although Aile did indeed carry Master Albert's blood, it's not because they were actually related as it was because Master Albert donated some of his blood to Maverick survivors as part of his plan (except for Ashe, as she is the legitimate descendant of Albert himself).
  • Animal Motifs: May be averted, despite having an animal name.
  • Badass Longcoat
  • Big Bad: Of ZX.
  • Corrupt Corporate Executive
  • Evil Redhead
  • Evilutionary Biologist: Albeit not to the scale of Albert.
  • Final Boss Preview: He's first seen mind-controlling the injured Giro, and then he introduced himself after he strikes Giro down again (after you fight Giro as the boss).
  • Freudian Excuse: It is heavily implied in Aile's story as well as Aeolus' cipher in ZXA that the main reason why he ended up being affected by Model W is because of the fact that he was a Maverick raid survivor, and had Albert's blood in it, and that he was namely afraid of his past.
  • It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY": According to the Japanese spelling, he goes by the French pronunciation, "Sair-pahn."
  • Kiyoyuki Yanada
  • Large and In Charge
  • Laughing Mad: His reaction as Model W's core is enveloping him into its system.
  • Names to Run Away From Really Fast
  • Power Echoes: His One-Winged Angel.
  • Social Darwinist: He even pulls out the iconic misunderstood "Survival of the fittest" line.
    • Well-Intentioned Extremist: He states that he wishes to evolve the world rather than destroy it. In addition, he tells Vent that he wishes to remove pain and suffering from the world. His methods for doing so? Model W.
  • Start of Darkness: Was a member of the Guardians... and then he encountered Model W, causing him to wipe out his entire group (minus the leader).
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Is seen as a hero by the townspeople for having his security forces keep Mavericks at bay. It's revealed that he staged the Maverick uprisings himself in order to assemble a large enough number of people that he could then forcibly turn into Cyber Elves and feed to Model W, thus awakening it.
  • With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Yup.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: A large part of his character was from being an implied orphan from a Maverick attack, and it is strongly implied (although he denies it) that he suffered from intense fear from that past, evidentially leading to his insanity. In addition, in the Japanese version, when denying Vent's retorts to Serpent, Serpent sounded a bit melancholy.
  • You Killed My Father: Not directly, but it is implied that Serpent arranged for Vent and Aile's parents to be killed.

Master Albert

The Big Bad of ZX Advent. Starts off as one of the good guys, but his intentions become clear awful quick. He lives up to his namesake, and goes on to try to reset the world, with himself at the reign.

Just as I planned!

  • All Your Powers Combined: As Mega Man Model W (fittingly referred to as the "Ultimate Mega Man"), he uses Model A's Homing Shots, Model ZX's Charge Saber, Model H's Plasma Cyclone, Model F's Ground Breaker, Model L's Freezing Dragon, Model P's Cross Star, and Chronoforce's Time Bomb (although it's used only to counteract and nullify the player's own Time Bomb).[1]
  • Badass Bookworm: Whereas Thomas and Mikhail are depicted as carrying a sword and a knife, Albert is usually seen holding a book.
  • Big Bad: For ZX Advent.
  • Bishonen Line: Goes from a three-headed mechanical dragon, to the vastly-powerful, nigh-angelic Mega Man Model W.
  • Cool Chair: Before the fight against him, he is seen sitting on one, before it transforms into the aforementioned three-headed dragon.
  • Crosshair Aware: He has an attack in which he sends out a crosshair which tries to follow the player and shoots at certain intervals.
  • Discontinuity Nod/Continuity Snarl: His origin story for Model A ("A" as in "Albert," not "Axl"), as well as whether or not Master Albert is controlling Model W or vice versa. These plot points (especially the former) have been eating at fans to this very day, leading to a Biblical flood of Epileptic Trees. For example, the fact that Albert clearly says "Axl Bullets" while firing his Homing Shots does not help.
  • Evil Counterpart/Mirror Boss: Could be considered one to Grey/Ashe, seeing as his abilities with Model W (see "All Your Powers Combined" above) are identical to that of Model A's, but stronger and more versatile. Justified in that Model A was created to mimic the power of Model W as a backup plan in case Albert was somehow incapacitated.
  • Evilutionary Biologist

Albert: "I wanted to know be the ultimate... To be at evolution's extreme... as one of the Sage Trinity, but of above all, as a scientist. At evolution's extreme, there is emptiness and misery."

Albert: "I don't think I'm a god. I AM A GOD!"

  • Hey, It's That Voice!: It must be a Mega Man X7 Reunion Show. Albert is voiced by Jack Merluzzi, the voice of Zero in that game. Additionally, he was Badass McNinja Raven in Tekken 5.
  • Hoist by His Own Petard: Whether it is by Grey or Ashe's hands, Albert is defeated by his own "backup plans" and Model A.
  • Idiot Hair: He sports one. His true form has a larger one.
  • Japanese Pronouns: Uses watashi to address himself.
  • Large Ham: Damn straight.
  • Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Uses several Model W fragments to deflect Grey/Ashe's attacks during The Reveal. As Mega Man Model W, he is surrounded by several Model W-esque bits that must be destroyed before you can damage him. Said bits also double as his method of attack, including forming a BFS.
  • Luke, I Am Your Father: An interesting variation on this trope: Most of the Mega Men that are encountered, including the protagonists in the previous game, were able to Megamerge not only because they survived Maverick Raids, but because Albert altered their DNA with his genetic code which allowed them to Megamerge. However, Ashe was the only one whose DNA can be traced to Albert that wasn't due to genetic tampering, meaning her familial relationship to Albert was legitimate. Played completely straight with Grey, however.
  • Mad Scientist: Shades of it.
  • The Man Behind the Man: It's implied that Albert (via Prometheus & Pandora and Model W) was manipulating Serpent.
    • Unwitting Pawn: It's also implied in Ashe's story that Albert maybe manipulated by Model W, his "creation," no less.
  • My A-Trans Is Better Than Yours: Possess the "real A-Trans" (Shin Trans-On in the Japanese version), allowing Albert to be able to change himself into the forms of those whose souls and negative emotions were absorbed by Model W. In addition, he does not even need to transform to utilize said powers (see "All Your Powers Combined" above). As Albert explains himself, Model A's A-Trans is a pale imitation.
  • Name's the Same: Shares his first name with another Capcom Mad Scientist Magnificent Bastard who plans to use Ouroboros to reset the world and take his place as a god. Maybe Model W stands for Model Wesker?
  • Ouroboros: His grand plan to unite all of the Model W fragments creates this.
  • Offing the Offspring/You Killed My Father: Fully intended to do so with Grey [his robotic creation] and/or Ashe [his legitimate descendant]. On the topic of Ashe, it's also heavily implied that he was the one who arranged for Ashe's parents, who likewise are most likely Albert's descendants as well, to be killed in a Maverick Raid.
  • People Jars: His original body (DAN-000) has one.
  • Pet the Dog: An extremely, extremely small one when he expresses sympathy and regret over having to do in Ashe.
  • Power Floats: In the cutscene of the reveal about him being the villain, he floats away using Model W. Later in Ouroboros, he slowly floats up as he transforms and the artificial sky breaks around him.
    • And during the battle with his Model W form, the only way to have Albert touch the ground is to forcibly introduce him to it.
  • Power Gives You Wings: As Mega Man Model W.
  • President Evil
  • Rapunzel Hair: In his true body, given that he's now only the size of Grey/Ashe, but retains his hair's length.
  • Shielded Core Boss: As Model W. He has a forcefield which you need to destroy by damaging it enough, then only can you do damage to him. He does regenerate the forcefield after a short time, so give it all you've got once the forcefield is down.
  • Social Darwinist: Not to the extent of Serpent, but it's definitely there. Either that, or he's comtemplating on whether or not he'll be a Nietzsche Wannabe.
  • Teleport Spam
  • Treacherous Advisor
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Unlike Serpent, however, he himself reveals his plans even before the halfway point of the story, making the "good publicity" part null.
  • Wave Motion Gun: As Mega Man Model W, he can fire two of these from the background to the left and right of the boss stage, and will slowly converge to the middle.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: His pre-final battle speech implies that the reason he decided to use Model W was because he wanted to stop people from fighting amongst themselves.
  • With My Hands Tied: His real body appears to be in a restraining jacket. It doesn't stop him from duping Prometheus and Pandora though. He finally breaks out of it when he Megamerges.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Blue hair by default. When in his second, original body (DAN-000), it's freaking magenta.
  • Yoshito Yasuhara

Enemy Mega Men

Clockwise from top: Thetis, Atlas, Siarnaq and Aeolus

A group of mysterious youths who play "The Game of Destiny" to determine who will be the king of their world. They are the new holders of Models H, F, L, and P, which were stolen from Vent and Aile prior to ZX Advent. Each Mega Man has their own reason for indulging in Master Albert's fanatical game. They are:

  1. ↑ His "Bits" even glow with the appropriate colour for each borrowed attack.
  2. ↑ Helios is occasionally referred to as Hyperion, one of Saturn's many moons.
  3. ↑ Like Fefnir's, her horns protrude from the front side of her helmet, while Model FX's come from the back side
  4. ↑ For example, Siarnaq's scarf evolves into Model P's faceguard while Thetis' Idiot Hair evolves into Model L's single water-thruster, unlike Model LX's "twintails"
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