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Rockman's Anti-PETA Rampage

Posted by Nadia Oxford

A lot of people love Mega Man Legends on the Playstation, but they have no idea how easy it is to abuse animals in the original Japanese title, Rockman Dash.

Seriously, Rockman can really kick the shit out of God's creatures.

For starters, there's a scene early in the game where Tron is treed by Paprika the rat dog. In the American version of the game, Mega Man negotiates with the furry terrorist. In the Japanese version, you can make Rockman's foot negotiate with the dog's ass. Paprika squeals and books it across the city. It's pretty hilarious.

Less hilarious is Rockman's ability to shoot down birds. When Samus shoots birds in Metroid Prime, it's funny because they explode with a perturbed “Caw!” When Rockman indulges in duck season, the birds just float to the ground silently and lay there, broken, before flashing and fading away.

Flashback city to overzealous air rifle mishaps.

Worse, Rockman can kick around the adorable white-socked black cats who tend to hang around the game's ruins. This is especially heartbreaking when you consider that you can beat up on the one cat you're allowed to take aboard the Flutter—the same cat who quickly gives birth to kittens thereafter.

I know this has you intrigued, because you are a bad person. All instances of animal abuse in Rockman Dash have been neatly chronicled in a YouTube video that follows after the jump.

As fans well know by now, Mega Man Legends 2 actually lets Mega Man dominate the animal kingdom with his boot. There are consequences, though: his armour turns black (so does his skin, distressingly), and he's marked as a thug. Townspeople lose their trust for him, and Roll becomes upset.

If things get bad enough, Roll confronts Mega Man and confides that she's worried about losing him. Mega Man has two options at this point. He can promise Roll that he'll clean up his act, or he can tell her, quote, “Leave me alone, you old busybody!”

Just another point in Mega Man Legends' long, long list of Win.

(Special thanks to Protodude's Rockman Corner.)

Related Links:

Underrated: Mega Man Legends Series
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Posted Feb 24 2009, 11:06 PM

Filed under: Playstation, metroid prime, tron, nadia oxford, samus, mega man legends, animals, rockman dash

Comments

Roto13 said:

The cat doesn't really seem to mind. It looks more like it's being nudged by Mega Man's foot.

Those dogs can suck it, though.

February 25, 2009 1:59 PM

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