Mega Man Recut
Mega Man Recut is a fanfic based on the Mega Man cartoon, written by BlackRussian. It retells the series as a more serious, continuity-laden work with a heavy focus on the villains and the wheres and whys of the series' universe. It sticks to the show's plotlines, though details often differ from the cartoon.
And yes, this will include Curse of the Lion Men, Master of Disaster, and Night of the Living Monster Bots.
Season 1 can be found here, and the author's tumblr is here.
Tropes used in Mega Man Recut include:
- Ascended Extra: Doc the Metool, referred to in this story simply as Met, becomes a recurring character rather than a one-shot character like in the show. Additionally, many guest Robot Masters gain more screentime, and thus more personality.
- Adaptation Expansion
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Proto Man’s list of crimes in the first chapter ends with “defacement of a public statue”. Sadly, this was not foreshadowing for Mega-Pinocchio's Abraham Lincoln incident.
- Continuity Cameo: Yuuta from the Mega Man OVA appears, aged-up.
- Darker and Edgier: Than the show; Mega Man's family is secretly dysfunctional, Roll skews the line to acting like Proto Man, and some Robot Masters die.
- Dreadful Musician: Cold Steel in this 'verse. Roll doesn't care.
- Foreshadowing: There are many expertly placed nods to upcoming episodes. In rough chronological order:
- In the very first paragraph, Dr. Light is mentioned to attend the New York Philharmonic regularly. In the original cartoon, he is shown to love classical music in "Cold Steel".
- The machine Rock shoves at Wily and Proto Man in "The Beginning" was a prototype of the dream wave machine used in "Mega Dreams".
- At the World Robot Expo, Roll tries to get tickets to Fun World, the setting of "Bad Day At Peril Park".
- Governor Parson was hoping to run for another term, but then he cedes the state to Dr. Wily, setting up Deacon’s landslide election victory in "Bro Bots".
- When Proto Man and Roll are trapped underground, Proto Man mentions that he listens to Cold Steel.
- Mega Man’s doubts that lead him to see Dr. Petto in "Mega Pinocchio" begin in "The Big Shake" when Dr. Light tells him to focus on finding Dr. Wily instead of Roll.
- Ring Man and Magnet Man talk about Metal Man, who appears in "Future Shock".
- Fandom Nod:
- Roll calls Dr. Petto – what else? – “Dr. Pedo”.
- You can’t defeat Air Man. Roll can.
- Killed Off for Real: Ice Man.
- Mascot: Bright Man for a kids’ show, until he was captured and reprogrammed.
- Named by the Adaptation: Many characters had Only One Name in the show, so the author gives them full names. Ms. Lapierre's first name is Maude, for instance.
- The Napoleon: Ice Man.
- Novelization: Of the cartoon.
- Original Character: The Steel Crescent Syndicate, and Mary's boyfriend Jude.
- Rule of Three: Most episodes are divided into three chapters. According to the author, this was not intentional.
- Shout-Out:
- When Proto Man and Dr. Wily are discussing the scary Robot Master Wily’s planning, Proto Man suggests Bat Man.
- Apparently, Bright Man’s original job was being an environmentally conscious Barney.
- Proto Man introduces himself to the CEO of Skytower as James Willis Bond Jr. the third.
- Snake Talk: Deconstructed in "Bot Transfer": This makes it difficult for anyone to understand Mega Man while in Snake Man’s body – or Snake Man himself.
- The Snark Knight: Proto Man, moreso than in the cartoon.
- Stay in the Kitchen: Much more pronounced than in the show, where it only happened in the earliest episodes. Here, it's ongoing as far in as Cold Steel, and feeds Roll's insecurities and wanting to prove herself no matter what.
- Taking You with Me: Ice Man to both Wily and Mega Man, though he fails.
- Those Two Guys: Ring Man and Magnet Man are often found lazing about Skull Fortress together.
- As in the show, Cut Man and Guts Man.
- The Unexpected: Time Man and Enker appear in “Bot Transfer” as members of the International Robot Police, and Time Man mentions Duo several times throughout the episode.