/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10708439
Roll.EXE is the only one without a sisterly relationship.
Classic Roll was undeveloped for a while, but they settled with "Mega Man thinks of her as a little sister" although there are occasional hints that she thinks more of him.
Roll Caskett also isn't blood-related to Mega although, but he was adopted into the family, and depending on player's actions, you can have some close calls.
Then there's a Pachislot arcade game where Roll is an amnesiac who helps Light but was actually built by Wily based on Rock's design.

>>10278797
I wouldn't say robo'wife' was Dr. Light's overt intention, just..a female companion, meant to keep the new "Proto" grounded. And likewise was an important element too - a yang to her yin - otherwise Light would've just skipped Rock entirely and only made a girlbot. Opposite sex was something a little out of the good doctor's norm, but was a deliberate move to help ensure they remain 'paired' in some unique way. Light gave them the freedom to interpret this special relationship in whichever manner they saw fit, which may have been an early step towards the "X"-factor robot that can fully break the shackles of programming limitations. You can imagine he must have taken a lot of notes, and so, he probably was fully aware that their feelings toward each other weren't completely in sync. It's a question of nature versus nurture, and if things were a little different, Roll might even have been the one to view the other as a sibling, and Rock might haved pined for her as his robomate.
Regardless, the bottom line is Rock sees Roll as someone dear to defend, and instead of keeping him at home, Rock defied Light's expectations when he volunteered to be converted into fighting robot, something that no normal robot could do. Rock's love is perfectly valid as the keystone for his sense of justice, but poor Roll ends up with a hole in her heart because she believed it was capable of something else more intimate, and is afraid to shake the dynamic because it worked wonders for him. To change it up might mean having Rock lose something that makes him himself, and Roll bitterly recognizes that fact. The way Classic is going, Rock will never reciprocate Roll in the way she envisioned. And so, she will continue to outwardly play the role that he sees in her - a lovely, helpful sister unit - even if, inwardly, it kills her.
Come to think of it, all this untapped material would be great for her own spinoff.
At least her EXE counterpart has a happier ending.

>>10278797
I wouldn't say robo'wife' was Dr. Light's overt intention, just..a female companion, meant to keep the new "Proto" grounded. And likewise was an important element too - a yang to her yin - otherwise Light would've just skipped Rock entirely and only made a girlbot. Opposite sex was something a little out of the good doctor's norm, but was a deliberate move to help ensure they remain 'paired' in some unique way. Light gave them the freedom to interpret this special relationship in whichever manner they saw fit, which may have been an early step towards the "X"-factor robot that can fully break the shackles of programming limitations. You can imagine he must have taken a lot of notes, and so, he probably was fully aware that their feelings toward each other weren't completely in sync. It's a question of nature versus nurture, and if things were a little different, Roll might even have been the one to view the other as a sibling, and Rock might haved pined for her as his robomate.
Regardless, the bottom line is Rock sees Roll as someone dear to defend, and instead of keeping him at home, Rock defied Light's expectations when he volunteered to be converted into fighting robot, something that no normal robot could do. Rock's love is perfectly valid as the keystone for his sense of justice, but poor Roll ends up with a hole in her heart because she believed it was capable of something else more intimate, and is afraid to shake the dynamic because it worked wonders for him. To change it up might mean having Rock lose something that makes him himself, and Roll bitterly recognizes that fact. The way Classic is going, Rock will never reciprocate Roll in the way she envisioned. And so, she will continue to outwardly play the role that he sees in her - a lovely, helpful sister unit - even if, inwardly, it kills her.
Come to think of it, all this untapped material would be great for her own spinoff.
At least her EXE counterpart has a happier ending.

>>10211745
I always found it a little disturbing that they made the "younger brothers" all horny for Roll, but Roll is horny for Mega, but all Mega can think is "I sure am lucky to have such nice siblings." Also strange that half the series has their own Roll, and the ones that do tone up the romantic implications. Like >>10213596 EXE straight up reproduces with him. I get the Proto Man influences, but what influenced the Japanese to make Roll this way? "They're not blood related"?
>>10214063
It's downhill after X1, with a bump back up with X8 and debatably X4. X8 is such a sad story because you can tell the devs were really trying, but it's a case of too little too late.

>>7359886
Maybe, but there are still occasional signs of questionable clinginess on Roll's part in Powered Up and some Capcom art. Besides, Roll regressed to her original design in the arcade game that takes place after Mega Man 8 and later games, so it was just the art style.
>>7360340
Seems like misdirection, but 3 admittedly had a sense of finality to it what with the entire cast of robot masters up to that point making a cameo, so who knows for sure. inb4 Mega Man & Bass.