#giro mmzx

[unintentional-edgelord]

I finally, finally got my hands on the Zero/ZX Legacy Collection after long last, and have a lot of thoughts on the transition between Girouettes' death and the iconic Double Megamerge scene in the original ZX. It's a pretty well done sequence, hammered home by how cleaned up the cutscene was for the Legacy Collection.

I was originally going to write about the specifics of this scene, namely how it's a powerful reversal of X sacrificing himself/dying during the Omega battle in Z3 with Girouette giving his life and his Biometal to save Vent and Aile, and the emotional implications, but instead I got carried away exploring Girouettes' perspective of how everything plays out.

Ergo, there'll eventually be a companion post to this exploring Vent/Aile's feelings on everything, the contrast between this Double Megamerge and the one in Advent, and how the music mirrors that.

But TL,DR; Even if it was expected for Girouette to die, the lore and concept art of ZX lets you infer that his backstory had to have been similar to Vent and Aile's. Alongside what we see in the game, the emotional implication of the scene and the music really hammer home what a pivotal moment the Double Megamerge is, and how Girouettes' massive sacrifice drives the story forward. He knows that he'll die, but he'd much rather they live. And not not only that - he knows full well the pain, the sorrow and grief caused by his death will give them the fuel and determination to carry on and become "a hero who can protect everyone."

And this is exactly why he goes through with it.

From Girouettes' perspective, with a healthy dose of headcanon thrown in:

You were fairly young when you experienced loss. Your town was devastated by a maverick raid, and your younger siblings perished. Grief and trauma were hard to work through, but you got there, began to establish a life for yourself After. Started working, joined an organisation to prevent others from experiencing this same loss. Made something of yourself.

And not long after, you were given this immense power to wield that seemingly no-one else could - and you don't know why you were chosen for it. There's the borrowed power of an ancient hero singing in your veins and whispering encouragement in your head, teaching you how to use this strength for good. With his guidance as your partner, you slowly become a seasoned, veteran fighter - learn to balance your role as a defender, investigator, protector with that of a fledgling businessman.

A veteran fighter who rescues a traumatised kid in the aftermath of a raid, so very similar to the one you experienced years ago.

This child has no-one left except you, their rescuer.

And so you make the decision.

The decision to stay out of action and care for this traumatised kid.

You hide the fact that you've been a fighter to keep them safe; to keep them from losing family ever again. Your partner is proud of you and - though he misses the action - does what he can to guide you through this, as well.

Together, you do everything in your power to be the best father figure you can to this kid, to help them through the trauma; they slowly become both an employee and like your own child. Despite the war waging on somewhere in the background, it seems like your days of fighting are over.

And then through a series of unfortunate events, you watch as your adopted kid is able to wield the same power as you; bonds with and borrows the power of another of these ancient heroes. Horrified, you realise that no no no, they're about to get dragged into this war, as well, despite how long you've spent hiding that you're part of it from them.

But you think, at least I can be there to protect them. At least I don't have to hide this part of myself anymore. I can guide them like I was guided so they won't have to do this alone.

You watch your adopted kiddo run headfirst into danger in the name of saving people, so no-one loses family the way they once did, the way you did, too. So you think, I'll clear a path for them. I'll go ahead, go keep you safe.

And then you get ambushed.

There's three of them and one of you - your body isn't as strong as it used to be, crippled by an old injury, and through your shock and fighting for your life you dimly register that one of these men is the president of the company that saved our country? He's been lying to us the whole time!

You try your best, you get several good hits in but you simply can't win, no matter how hard you try, and they overpower you.

That's when your employee, your child, arrives; horror and fear twist and stab into your gut like a knife, and you're screaming for them to RUN! but your voice won't respond to your body.

But something else is responding and it's not the ancient hero; his voice has gone quiet, too. Instead it's this horrible, whispering force that takes over your body, and just barely you manage to tell your child, shoot me! before you're locked into your own head. Your feelings of fear, anguish and agony are mirrored on your child's face; you're unable to stop yourself from trying to murder your own child in cold blood, and use whatever little power you have left to restrain yourself from a killing blow.

They manage - miraculously, somehow, they manage to fight you to a standstill, begging you to stop the same way you're begging yourself to do so. Your heart is breaking, shattered into pieces at the tears streaming down their face - barely, just barely, you feel that terrible whisperings' influence ease away.

Moments later you're both struck down - and you know the only thing keeping you alive is the armour encasing your body, the power of that ancient hero on loan flowing through your veins. Said ancient hero's voice is once again echoing in your ears, in your head, telling you to stay put, that you're close to death, that I can't lose my Chosen, you're my partner in crime, Girouette, we'll make it through this. The thing that sets a Zero apart is our inability to stay dead. We're going to make it.

But outside of your head - there they are.

Your child.

Barely clinging to life, the loaned power of an ancient hero flowing through their veins is not enough. They're not strong enough yet, their breathing growing more pained by the second and tears forming in the corner of their eyes.

You can't leave them to die.

And so you make the decision.

To give them your strength - your partner knows what you're asking, why you're asking it.

Makes certain that you're sure.

You know you're going to die; you didn't want to go yet. But it's worth it, to see your child survive, live on, thrive.

The last of your life, the power flowing through your veins to them; the very last gift you'll ever give them.

The power to protect.

And as you slip into the nothingness, your partner whispering his goodbyes to you and your child's screams of anguish echoing in your heart, the very last thing you think is, I'm so very proud of you.

I love you.

And on this mortal plane, you are no more.

[galaxiesovertrees]

at it again with inane doodles

[tyrantchimeraart]

Chapter 17 of Finders Keepers! If you are unable to access AO3, feel free to check out Fanfiction.net, or if that doesn't work, just message me! I'm happy to help.

[modelxis]

It's "easier" to write this part when i follow Vent's route with Aile co-existing with him

Vent: "You weren't there! You don't understand the feeling of having someone died in your arms!"

Aile: "Wha- don't act like i didn't endure the same pain as you! OUR boss died, Giro DIed! OUR mother died!"

Vent: "YOU DIDN'T EVEN SEE HER DIED IN FRONT OF YOU"

Aile: "?!..."

Vent: "you didn't see her got shot by those Mavericks, you didn't see her laying on the ground while i was hiding nearby like a coward! You didn't even know the feeling of holding onto her lifeless body while everything was burning..."

He then just broke down and cried. Aile barely said anything other than laying a hand on his shoulder to offer some comforts.

[emeraldthelynx]

...Welp! Let's get to it! Prepare for a very, very long text dump. ... I promise not all of them are crossovers!

Sonic Network Transmission (MMBN/Sonic crossover)

Another Reality: Switched (MMBN AU)

Silver Zero: Reawakended (Sonic/MMX crossover- not a ship)

Shooting Star Sonic (Sonic/MMSF)

Blue Blur: True Blue Team Sonic Debut [renamed in later WIP as 'Blue Blur: They Call Us Team Sonic'] (Sonic/Classic MM)

If You Could Wish for Anything… (Classic MM)

Mega Man X: Twins (MMX/MMBN)

Twin Speeds: Homecoming Chaos (MMBN/Sonic)

Limitless Potential, Silent Princess (Zelda BotW/MMX)

Megaman Ultra Beast (MMBN/Pokemon)

Pokemon Powered Up: Gaiden (Pokemon AU)

Synchronized Hearts (MMBN)

Super Battle Clash! Rockman's Trainer Debut! (MMSF/Pokemon)

Hoshikawa Saito (MMBN/MMSF)

Twin Lights (MMBN/MMZ)

EM Wave Being Geo (MMSF AU)

Twin Speeds: Future's Star (Sonic/MMBN/MMSF)

Rockman.EXE: Reboot (MMBN AU)

Battle Network X: Virus Percent (MMBN AU with MMX elements)

Lazy Days (MMX AU)

Only a Wish (Sonic)

Another Time, Another Meeting (MMZ AU)

Idea prompt: What if Link and Zelda had a kid and named him Zero? (Zelda/MMX crossover I did not think out at all)

Inverted (MMBN/MM Classic)

Double Take (Pokemon AU)

Prompt: In a World Where Cross Fusion is the Rule, not the Exception (MMBN AU)

A Second Chance (Unknowingly) (MMBN/Pokemon)

Prompt: Lan is a Zorua (MMBN/Pokemon)

Prompt: Bass is Lan's Navi and Zero is Hub's Navi (MMBN AU)

'I'm the Chosen One'/ Wish I May, Wish I Might (Be Someone Else Tonight) (Light the Future side story)

Prompt: Lan and Chaud accidentally get the wrong Navis (MMBN AU)

Prompt: Hyrule Needs a Hero, and Sonic Just So Happens To Be One (amnesia included.) (Zelda BotW/Sonic)

Prompt: 'Bad Ending' thing where Giro has 'died' but Model O saves him, but at the cost of Giro becoming completely dependant on the deranged Biometal (MMZX AU)

That one idea that involves Reploid Lan and Cyber Elf Megaman without the Tranfser Incident (MMBN/MMZ)

Prompt: "The real X wouldn't have sacrificed the safety of Reploids for the safety of humans. I'll find my own way to fix things." (MMZ AU)

Also prompt: Cyber Elf X ends up in a child frame, and ends up livng at the Resistance. Only Zero knows his true identiy. (MMBN AU)

Mega Man X in Sonic 2 (MMX.Sonic)

Prompt: "I choose you, Netto-kun." (AKA that world where Navis choose their Operators except the Navis are Operators.) (MMBN AU)

Prompt: Copy X turns out sweet and innocent. Harpuia is yeeted to the throne, and the others have to deal with 'Mini X' (MMZ AU)

Prompt: Human Four Guardians (That Drawing I Did) (MMZ AU)

Prompt: Sonic and Shard are twin bros (Archie Sonic AU)

Light the Future: Tracking the Treasure Hunter! (Light the Future sequel)

Prompt: Go again at the thing with human Omega-Xis and EM wave being Geo but make it a total swap (MMSF AU)

Prompt: Linked Universe but it's Mega Man (Mega Man)

Prompt: I really need to revisit the 'Master' X with his kids and they're actually kids idea again (MMZ AU)

Prompt: BN twins can both go into the Net because of an accident their dad went through due to the spectrum program (MMBN AU)

Prompt: Legends Arcues Zorua twins (MMBN/Pokemon)

Also Prompt: Beyondard Baryl finds five-year-old Lan and Megaman in the desert after their home is destroyed. Hub only can control his Beast Factor at this point because of his intense loyalty to Lan (MMBN AU)

Prompt: Past Tunnel braching ideas, but they all start with Lan attempting to CrossFuse with Megaman right before he falls down into the Past Tunnel (MMBN AU)

Also Prompt: World where the Guardians (plus Zero and maybe X?) are either actual parents, or act as parental figures for thier chosen ones (MMZX)

Fullmetal Alchemist x Sonic (What the title says)

Megaman BN/Fullmetal Alchemist (Again, what it says)

FMA/Sonic (Do I even have to say it?)

MMBN/Fullmetal Alchemist (They're all different from each other I promise)

Ventus Airus (Light the Future side story)

BotW/FMA (Self-explanitory)

Nights of Sand (Sonic and the Secret RIngs/FMA)

Pokemon FMA (I think I gave up making creative titles after a while)

Chaotic Exchange: (FMA/Sonic [yay! I can still make creative titles!])

Prompt: FMA mermaid AU (...Occasionally at least)

MMSF/FMA crossover (AKA I realized that the OOPArts are basically you know what) (What it says...)

FMA/Digimon (...)

Biggest Dreamers (Prompt: "I turned my brother into a Digimon. . . . I turned my brother, into a Digimon.") (Digimon Tamers AU)

Twin Speeds: Infinite (snippet) (Sonic/MMBN and this did not turn out to be a snippet)

Prompt: What if the Freedom Fighters existed in Mega Man X? (MMX/Archie Sonic)

FMA/MMBN solmate idea (What it says, and I can explain in more detail if one is interested)

FMA/Twilight Princess (what it says)

Majora's Mask/FMA (...what it says)

Prompt: Elric brothers switch worlds with Shinichi and Kaito (poor explination, but it makes sense) (FMA/DetCo)

That one FMA idea I've been kinda toying with (FMA AU)

Digimon Ghost Game/MMBN (Do I even have to say it?)

Next time on Digimon Ghost Game: Different Skin. (Digimon)

MMBN/Digimon (Hey there! I bet you guys know this one!)

Wow. And these are just the named ones! 😓Please ask me if you have any questions!

Ummm.... I'll just go ahead and tag @shreedle . Sorry if you've been tagged already!

Tagged in this post HERE by @kimium! Let's get to it!

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Tag as many people as you have WIPs. People send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

If I included every single thing in my unfinished fics folders then this would be as long as the "Do You Love the Color of the Sky" post. So I'm only gonna post things I'm actively working on at the moment. c:

-Anankos Trio Ship Fic (Fire Emblem Fates)

-V5 Such Are the Whims of Fate (Fire Emblem Fates Timetravel)

-Tinted Azure Skies - Sequel (Fire Emblem Fates)

-AU Svarga Vile Mode Canon (Mega Man X, Svarga AU)

-A False Messiah (Mega Man ZX, Asphodel AU Part 2)

-A New Hope (Mega Man ZX, Asphodel AU Part 3)

-A Crafty Counsel (Mega Man ZX, Asphodel AU Part 4)

-Asphodel ZX Prequel (Mega Man ZX, Asphodel AU Part 0?)

I tag: @nitkat360 @tyrantchimera @sneakyswag and I guess whoever else wants to because I just got home from work and I can't think of that many people lmao. (No pressure if you don't want to do it!

[leaf-bitmap]

THIS GAME HURTS 😃

[tworedplants]

zx doodles

[delightful-69]

when you defeated a lvl 4 boss

[acediee]

Aile and Girouette out for delivery 🏍

[kessielrg]

I guess I’m writing an actual crossover now? Come watch me have no idea what I’m doing, lol.

Summary: In which Sora is brought into the futuristic Kirjath Arba and meets its famous Mega Man. Or six of them.

Rating: General

Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts + Mega Man (Rockman) ZX

[the-old-keesespuffs-blog]

started playing zx so here’s a lad

[unintentional-edgelord]

Now I lay thee down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I should die before I wake

This dead man's prayer do not forsake!

-Prayers of a Dead Man, Circle of Dust

Slightly older art!

Drew Girouette and Omega together because why the hell not, it was a fun experiment in seeing how distinct I could make their faces from one another. Also took minor liberties with Giro's visor to make it more like the helmet Omega and Zero share.

Was very obviously listening to Prayers of a Dead Man by Circle of Dust whilst drawing this (much prefer the 1992 version):

[lolzmazter]

In which Vent takes a moment to think about the past... Credits to @zonatea for helping me with dialogue scripting and panel layout, and credits to @delightful-69 for Vent’s custom thinking portrait!

[notcryingintheshower]

I can’t wait for the mms/zx collection so that I can watch zero dies again in hd

[noeggets]

my mmzx oc Velvet

shes part of the kids who families were in the maverick accident and taken to the orphanage with Aile it’s my assumption most of the kids were in some kind of orphanage that when they got old enough they were part of Giro Express so it’s a job full of mostly orphans when they got older

She was the quiet kid didn’t talk to the other kids Aile never really spoke to her as a kid because she would always be sitting alone sad in her little corner by the window when they grew up she starts viewing Aile as a inferior worker due to Velvet having more successful jobs done well (Aile likes to take naps on the job a lot)

at the start of the game Giro and Aile go to make the biometal delivery she was probably teasing Aile about how she would have been the better to pick for the job and how Giro is probably gonna do all the work while Aile takes a nap so shes not too worried about anything Giro comes back without Aile after she has to deliver the biometal he tells her to stay home because something is happening but shes worried about both of them so she goes out on her motor bike to see whats happening

when she gets there the Giro vs Aile battle ends and she thinks Aile did this for no reason what so ever she wants to take revenge on Aile for what she thinks is cold blood

in ZX advent she has gotten over herself and is a calmer person she doesnt help with anything in ZXA but she worries about Aile while shes gone she just continues Giro Express without both of them waiting for Aile to return home occasionally   

[megamanxfanfics]

What the Hell is going on w/ Ep. 5?????

Hey World,

I just wanted to pop in and say what’s been going on, as it’s been a whole Season in between episodes.

So...  I guarantee you, I was working on it.  Pretty diligently at first.  I don’t know how many sessions, but I did X6 playthroughs while pausing and writing out the stage directions and reactions, etc. etc.  Some of this was humdrum and boring and then ideas popped out at me where I took some risks and really opened up the creativity.   Whenever I do that, I always think it’s shit at first.  But then upon a second or third look I get a different feel and decide whether it’s okay or not.

So, I promise you that it wasn’t really a Motivation thing.  Not X6 wise, anyway. The episode is roughly 7/8ths finished.  That’s for sure.  The file for Ep. 5 was last modified on July 26th, so what the Hell happened?

What stopped me was Life, itself.

...We all know that in April, my Mother passed away.  Right when I was in the midst of Writing Ep. 2.  Somehow I plowed through that. Then, in May and June life became about working out, eating right, exercising and going on dates actually, believe it or not!  I was writing Ep. 3 and even 4, during that time.  I was making some decent progress.

But then...  Dating wise, things fell apart.

And this is where I need to spare the details, because this is a MMX Blog and not a Relationship blog.  However, you could basically say that for the month of June I was enjoying myself with someone.  Then, when that didn’t work, in July I quickly moved on to someone else and then That didn’t work out either.  Like, at all.  And a combination of the two events just shut me down in August.

I just got hit so hard with the timing of everything.  I thought I was ready to date, but I really wasn’t.  And for the first time in my life I was straight up couch-ridden depressed.  Like, actually not wanting to do anything.  No video games, no shows, no music... not eating... Not working out...  and Certainly not writing MMX6.

So... I had to pull myself out of it. And how did I manage that, you might ask??

Well... for the entire months of August and September (and even now), I’ve spent a LOT of time working on myself.  For everyone, this is different.

But for me, I found a great comfort in writing out everything that has happened. And I’m talking about really digging deep and diving into all of my life choices for the past 5 years of my last relationship.

My Diary Entries weren’t just about the relationship, but also Life before Covid.  It was very nostalgic, therapeutic and cathartic once I got to the hard stuff and really analyzed what the Hell happened here and there.  (This Project was part of those entries as well.)

My favorite writer, Brian Michael Bendis says, “A Writer writes every day.”  And no matter how true that is for you, I definitely found that to become my own form of therapy.  Getting over myself, as it were.

And within days and weeks, I was enjoying this new project of Self-Reflection while listening to new music on Spotify.  Having the company of just 1 friend to do puzzles with and stuff, and eventually play video games again.  The shows came back.  Soon I was living my life and this project was becoming it’s own chore.  Even the exercising and eating right came back, although not in full force as it was before.

I also can’t forget that as of August and September, our Federal Help situation drastically changed.  So I had to get over the rut of seriously looking for new jobs again.  At this point, it still sucks, but I’m used to it now.

My life is applying for jobs and then treating myself to either my Self Reflection Project or any other hobbies that I’m feeling that day.

Video Game wise, I enjoyed finishing the MMZ saga and finally delving into MMZX.  What I can say there is that I loved MMZ3, which is a pretty popular opinion.  MMZ4′s story was too different for me to care.  They did a serious disservice by eliminating the Guardians in 3.  But either way, I surprisingly Loved ZX.  I thought by then, I wouldn’t care.  But I actually thought Vent was awesome.  I really appreciated their nostalgic throwbacks to X1 with Giro (clearly being a Zero, boss figure) and Area D-3 being the frickin Central Highway stage!!!  That lightened my heart and made me so happy, even though the game is so different. And those transformations into the Guardian Model Letters, (beyond X & Z) was just really well done.  It was the next phase in the evolution.  Despite the Metroidvania open-map being confusing as Hell.  I enjoyed the attempt a lot.

[Save-assist states also really enhanced this experience for me.] 

MMZX Advent however...  The only positive thing I have for that one is that, I actually LOVED that you were Model A the whole time.  I always kind of wanted an Axl game, and in a way, this was it.  But... that game is very flawed, and transforming into all of the psuedoroids on Top of gaining all the Model Letters (including ZX) was a bit much.  Meeting Aile as Model ZX, in my play through as Grey was probably the only nice throwback to the canon of that game. It’s sad to know that when you play it on hard there’s a cliff-hanger that could’ve lead to the Legends series.  But as someone who was never into the Legends series, I’m fine getting the Normal/Medium ending where Grey & Aile save the day and now they just want to live and travel around. I also liked any open-ended chemistry they had.  (Would they have been an item in a future game?  It doesn’t matter anymore.)

Lore rants, aside, playing through the ZX series brought me back to X6 a lot, because it made me wish I could play through the game in the same way that I’ve been writing this Anime Fic.  That you could just press a button and freely transform into your Falcon Armor or new armors that you acquire.

So what brought me back was a long-term plan in a way.  That friend who did the puzzles with me, as I mentioned expressed a Serious interest in reading my Long-Fic.  So I told her the best jumping on-point to get into Season VI stuff, which is actually starting at Xtreme2.  And I was so excited that she’d be reading it, that I relived it myself too.  [I even made some important edits to Duff McWhalen along the way.]

From there, as I’d go through my routine of job-hunting and soul searching, I’d also treat myself to reads of Xtreme 2, which turned into new routines of reading Season IV and V first, then applying to jobs, then going about my Self-Reflection Project.  Video Games wise, I also just decided to go through the whole MMX Legacy Collection.  So very quickly I went through X1 and X2.  X3 took a whole night.  X4 was a pretty quick Afternoon.  X5 was a decent day and X6 took a while (to play through in the way that I envision this fic.)

And then in the past week, you could say I’ve finally caught up, in more ways than one. Self-reflecting wise, I’ve actually caught up to April 2020, right at the worst moment of the year.  And it was good for me to go through that. Video Game wise, X6′s playthrough only spoke to me for the 1st Arc, mostly but it gave me a little more of an idea on how I’m tackling certain bits of the 2nd Arc.  The 3rd Arc is still a God damn mystery as is the exact ending, but I’ll figure it out.  Ideas are slowly forming.

And lastly Season VI wise, I quickly reread up to Ep. 4 and just opened up the file to Ep. 5 today!

I made new edits, came up with an Episode Title like I thought I would and at the stopping point, of course I was let down, but I was left with some new ideas on where to go from there.

Now I find myself actually wanting to rediscover what can happen next.

I have things to do today, and obligations weighing on me such as job-searches and stuff.  But now that my Self-Reflection thing is quickly catching up to the current day, I’m looking forward to alternating my writing days with X6 again.

Music is coming back to me, and funnily enough, someone swiped on me in September!!  So I started dating again, lol.  I’m not half as invested as I was in the Summer.  I know what I want more, this time around and yeah...

Other than the whole Job thing, life is good for the most part.

...I’m looking forward to getting the next episode out soon.

And finishing the 1st Arc by the end of the year.  That seems like a reasonable enough goal.

Until then, folks.