Despite the massive changes to the Mega Man formula, Battle Network and even NT Warrior are well-loved and still fondly remembered. Again, Battle Network was the face of the Mega Man franchise at the time and was popular enough to spawn six mainline games, a number of spin-offs and a manga.
Needless to say, these differences have split the fanbase of the popular Battle Network games quite a bit. Other bizarre changes include making Princess Pride an ally of Lan instead of his enemy, emphasizing minor characters and de-emphasizing major ones from the games, which is thoroughly confusing considering the anime was created to promote the games. Regal's allegiance is also changed, turning him from a loyal follower of ShadeManEXE to instead betraying him. For instance, the Battle Network incarnation of Bass was introduced as the first NetNavi without a human counterpart, but in the show, he's a reincarnation of the completely unrelated PharaohMan.EXE. It's also worth noting that from Axess onward, the anime diverged even more from the games.
The dub was also aired out of order, and only reached up to the anime's second part, called Axess.Īfter Axess, there were three more parts to the series, Stream, Beast and Beast+, that would never see an English release. For instance, NapalmMan.EXE is changed to MoltanicMan.EXE in the dub. Simple words like bombs, napalm and even fire were replaced in the English edit, with several characters having to have their names changed to accommodate the times. For one thing, the post-9/11 landscape of the show's release saw it dramatically changed in the dub.
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