History TearJerker / MightyNo9

'''''Story and character spoilers below!'''''

!!The game itself:

* The ending of RAY's DLC campaign. Her plot involves searching for Professor White for answers behind her constant [[YouSeeImDying deterioration]] before she eventually breaks down for good. While she eventually did get to see him during the finale after fighting Trinity, but only briefly as her body and xel core nearly ceases to function, with William looking away from RAY in shame while he orders Beck make an attempt on treating her deterioration, never getting the chance to speak with him about her past or find out why she's always on the verge of dying. Despite his best efforts, Beck's treatment unfortunately didn't work; while being taken to Sanda's lab for examination, RAY eventually succumbed to her psychotic side and gone berserk due to her core's faulty programming. Not helping matters are the fact that RAY was starting to realize that the Mighty Numbers were her family, and Beck will never know the long-lost sister he had.

!!Meta:
* While some artists might be in the habit of mocking ''Mighty No. 9'' for dashed expectations, there are a few expressing sympathy for the game from said backlash.
** [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62832338 This]] fanart depicting Mega Man and Beck homeless since the former's then-neglectful treatment of his own franchise by Capcom and the latter's harsh reception with the gaming masses, with Beck hoping to be one day respected like his ancestor. In hindsight, [[VideoGame/MegaMan11 one of them]] at least got a another chance, while the other, outside of ''Mighty Gunvolt Burst''[[note]](which was made entirely by Inti Creates outside of Inafune's permission of using the ''Mighty No. 9'' characters for free)[[/note]], gets left in the dirt.
** [[https://i.imgur.com/epkxWlW.jpg Another]] piece of fanart, which sees Mega Man escorting a sobbing Beck away from the hate and belittlement that he and his own game has been getting.
** One fan art, entitled [[https://www.deviantart.com/mrmegamattx/art/I-failed-you-all-631369793 "I failed you all"]], depicts Beck in a graveyard, crying at various tombstones representing the different ''Mega Man'' games while fellow Kickstarter indie game character VideoGame/{{Shantae}} tries to console him.

From heartbreaking moments, to the woes and aftermath of [[TroubledProduction its troubled development]], there are some moments in ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'' that may give you a [[TearJerker legitimate]] reason to cry. For appropriate music, give [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjynqXYEmoo this]] a listen.

** One fan art, entitled "I failed you all", depicts Beck in a graveyard, crying at various tombstones representing the different ''Mega Man'' games while fellow Kickstarter indie game character VideoGame/{{Shantae}} tries to console him.

From heartbreaking moments, to the woes and aftermath of [[TroubledProduction its troubled development]], there are some moments in ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'' that may give you a [[TearJerker legitimate]] reason to cry. For appropriate music, give [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgxm_Y1Wd-o this]] a listen.

* As pessimistic Dr. Blackwell comes off as, you might not help but feel sorry for the guy after the cold treatment he gets from his own son, [[WellDoneSonGuy William White]]. In a later cutscene in the game, William expresses he'd rather not see his own father ever again, who has been incarcerated for shutting down every robot in the United States to prevent them from falling victim to a virus that Will unwittingly created when [[TheAssimilator Trinity]] [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters went]] [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue]], and all the thanks Dr. Blackwell got was being framed for a terrorist act and given a life sentence to a maximum security prison. In the post-credits [[TheStinger stinger]], William did eventually went against in own words and saw his father in prison, but rather than apologize for his own mistakes that got his father locked up, he gives his old man a harsh lecture about how his creations -- Beck and (the now-functional) Trinity -- will change the way of robotics and technology. Dr. Blackwell, unconvinced by his son's arrogance that started the whole mess, criticized William about the potential dangers his creations may have while referring to him by his original name (Bill), [[[[DoNotCallMePaul which only elicited a hostile response]] from William before walking out on him.

From heartbreaking moments, to the woes and aftermath of [[TroubledProduction its troubled development]], there some moments in ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'' that may give you a [[TearJerker legitimate]] reason to cry. For appropriate music, give [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgxm_Y1Wd-o this]] a listen.

[[AC:The game itself]]
* As pessimistic Dr. Blackwell comes off as, you might not help but feel sorry for the guy after the cold treatment he gets from his own son, [[WellDoneSonGuy William White]]. In a later cutscene in the game, William expresses he'd rather not see his own father ever again, who has been incarcerated for shutting down every robot in the United States to prevent them from falling victim to a virus that Will unwittingly created when [[TheAssimilator Trinity]] [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters went]] [[AIIsACrapshoot awry]], and all the thanks Dr. Blackwell got was being framed for a terrorist act and sentenced to a maximum security prison. In the post-credits [[TheStinger stinger]], William did eventually went against in own words and saw his father in prison, but rather than apologize for his own mistake that got his father locked up, he gives his old man a harsh lecture about how his creations -- Beck and (the now-functional) Trinity -- will change the way of robotics and technology. Dr. Blackwell, unconvinced by his son's arrogance, criticized William about the potential dangers his creations may while referring to him by his original name ([[ThatManIsDead Bill]]), which only elicit a hostile response from William before walking out on him.

[[AC:Meta]]

** A third piece of fan art, titled "I failed you all", depicts Beck in a graveyard, crying at various tombstones representing the different Mega Man games while fellow Kickstarter indie game character VideoGame/{{Shantae}} tries to calm him.

** A third piece of fan art, titled "I failed you all", depicts Beck in a graveyard, crying at various tombstones representing the different Mega Man Games while fellow Kickstarter character VideoGame/Shantae tries to calm him.

* For those that haven't jumped on the hatedom bandwagon, seeing ''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s, and to an extent, Keiji Inafune's attempt at reviving the (once-ailing) ''Mega Man'' franchise constantly being ridiculed and humiliated can be a disheartening thing to see, especially for those that didn't find the game as bad as the media makes it out to be. Even after the game has already been written off as a "failure" by critics and the majority of the game's backers, many still continue to callously kick Inafune down and his attempts of reviving ''Mega Man''[='=]s spirit, despite Inafune [[ItsAllMyFault apologizing]] for the mismanagement of the project and [[ScapegoatCreator willingness]] to shoulder the responsibilities of his own mistakes.
** The [[CreatorKiller aftermath]] of Inafune and his company after the Creator/Level5 merger after the [[NeverLiveItDown negative]] [[OvershadowedByControversy reception]] of ''Mighty No. 9'', with Comcept being stripped down to a shell of its former self with many of its staff being laid off, and the possibility that Inafune may be in a similar situation to the late Creator/GunpeiYokoi[[note]](who was looked down by Nintendo for the failure of the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy)[[/note]], with no way out, if not worse.

[[AC:The game proper]]
* As pessimistic Dr. Blackwell comes off as, you might not help but feel sorry for the guy after the cold treatment he gets from his own son, [[WellDoneSonGuy William White]]. In a later cutscene in the game, William expresses he'd rather not see his own father ever again, who has been incarcerated for shutting down every robot in the United States to prevent them from falling victim to a virus that Will unwittingly created when [[TheAssimilator Trinity]] [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters went]] [[AIIsACrapshoot awry]], and all the thanks Dr. Blackwell got was being framed for a terrorist act and sentenced to a maximum security prison. In the post-credits [[TheStinger stinger]], William did eventually went against in own words and saw his father in prison, but rather than apologize for his own mistake that got his father locked up, he gives his old man a harsh lecture about how his creations — Beck and (the now-functional) Trinity — will change the way of robotics and technology. Dr. Blackwell, unconvinced by his son's arrogance, criticized William about the potential dangers his creations may have while referring to him by his original name ([[ThatManIsDead Bill]]), which only elicit a hostile response from William before walking out on him.

** The [[CreatorKiller aftermath]] of Inafune and his company after the Creator/Level5 merger after the [[NeverLiveItDown negative]] [[OvershadowedByControversy reception]] of ''Mighty No. 9'', with Comcept being stripped down to a shell of its former self with many of its staff being laid off, and the possibility that Inafune may be in a similar situation to the late Creator/GunpeiYokoi[[note]](who was looked down by Nintendo for the failure of the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy)[[/note]], with no way out.

* The ending of RAY's DLC campaign. Her plot involves searching for Professor White for answers behind her constant [[YouSeeImDying deterioration]] before she eventually breaks down for good. While she eventually did get to see him during the finale after fighting Trinity, but only briefly as her body and xel core nearly ceases to function, with William looking away from RAY in shame while he orders Beck make an attempt on treating her deterioration, never getting the chance to speak with him about her past or find out why she's always on the verge of dying. Despite his best efforts, Beck's treatment unfortunately didn't work; while being taken to Sanda's lab for examination, RAY eventually succumbed to her psychotic side and gone berserk due to her core's faulty programming. Her plot in ''[[VideoGame/MightyGunvolt Mighty Gunvolt Burst]]'' wasn't much better, as she makes a last-ditch effort to find the answers she was looking for through cyberspace before what's left of her sanity veers into the deep end, but alas, [[DoomedByCanon it was not too little too late for her]]. Not helping matters are the fact that RAY was starting to realize that the Mighty Numbers were her family, and Beck will never know the long-lost sister he had.

* For those not jumping on the hatedom bandwagon, seeing ''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s, and to an extent, Keiji Inafune's attempt at reviving the (once-ailing) ''Mega Man'' franchise constantly being ridiculed and humiliated can be a disheartening thing to see, especially for those that didn't find the game as bad as the media makes it out to be. Even after the game has already been written off as a "failure" by critics and the majority of the game's backers, many still continue to callously kick Inafune down and his attempts of reviving ''Mega Man''[='=]s spirit, despite Inafune [[ItsAllMyFault apologizing]] for the mismanagement of the project and [[ScapegoatCreator willingness]] to shoulder the responsibilities of his own mistakes.
** The [[CreatorKiller aftermath]] of Inafune and his company after the Creator/Level5 merger after the [[NeverLiveItDown negative]] [[OvershadowedByControversy reception]] of ''Mighty No. 9'', with Comcept being stripped down to a shell of its former self with many of its staff being laid off, and the possibility that Inafune may be in a similar situation to the late Creator/GunpeiYokoi (who was looked down by Nintendo for the failure of the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy), with no way out.
* While some artists might be in the habit of mocking ''Mighty No. 9'' for not living up to expectations, there are a few expressing sympathy for the game from said backlash.
** [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62832338 This]] fanart depicting Mega Man and Beck homeless since the former's then-neglectful treatment of his own franchise by Capcom and the latter's harsh reception with the gaming masses, with Beck hoping to one day respected like his ancestor. In hindsight, [[VideoGame/MegaMan11 one of them]] at least got a another chance, while the other, outside of ''Mighty Gunvolt Burst''[[note]](which was made entirely by Inti Creates outside of Inafune's permission of using the ''Mighty No. 9'' characters for free)[[/note]], gets left in the dirt.
** [[https://i.imgur.com/epkxWlW.jpg Another]] piece of fanart, which sees Mega Man escorting a sobbing Beck away from the hate and belittlement his game has been getting.

** [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62832338 This]] fanart depicting Mega Man and Beck homeless since the former's then-neglectful treatment of his own franchise by Capcom and the latter's harsh reception with the gaming masses, with Beck hoping to one day respected like his ancestor. In hindsight, [[VideoGame/MegaMan11 one of them]] at least got a another chance, while the other, outside of ''Mighty Gunvolt Burst''[[note]](which was made entirely by Inti Creates outside of Inafune's permission of using the ''Mighty No. 9 characters'' for free)[[/note]], gets left in the dirt.

** The [[CreatorKiller aftermath]] of Inafune and his company after the Creator/Level5 merger after the [[NeverLiveItDown negative]] [[OvershadowedByControversy reception]] of ''Mighty No. 9'', with Comcept being stripped down to a shell of its former self with many of its staff being laid off, and the possibility that Inafune may be in a similar situation to late Creator/GunpeiYokoi, with no way out.
* While some artists might be in the habit of mocking ''Mighty No. 9'' for not living up to expectations, there are a few expressing sympathy for the game.
** [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62832338 This]] fanart depicting Mega Man and Beck homeless since the former's then-neglectful treatment of his own franchise by Capcom and the latter's harsh reception with the gaming masses, with Beck hoping to one day respected like his ancestor. In hindsight, [[VideoGame/MegaMan11 one of them]] at least got a another chance, while the other gets left in the dirt.
** [[https://i.imgur.com/epkxWlW.jpg Another]] piece of fanart, which sees Mega Man escorting a sobbing Beck away from the hate his game has been getting.

* For those not jumping on the hatedom bandwagon, seeing ''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s, and to an extent, Keiji Inafune's attempt at reviving the (once-ailing) ''Mega Man'' franchise constantly being ridiculed and humiliated can be a disheartening thing to see, especially for those that didn't find the game as bad as the media makes it out to be. Even after the game has already been written off as a "failure" by critics and the majority of the game's backers, many still continue to callously kick Inafune down and his attempts of reviving ''Mega Man''[='=]s spirit, despite Inafune apologizing for the mismanagement of the project and [[ScapegoatCreator willingness]] to shoulder the responsibilities of his own mistakes.

** [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62832338 This]] fanart depicting Mega Man and Beck homeless since the former's then-neglectful treatment of his own franchise by Capcom and the latter's poor reception with the gaming masses, with Beck hoping to one day respected like his ancestor. In hindsight, one of the at least got a another chance, while the other gets left in the dirt.

* As pessimistic Dr. Blackwell comes off as, you might not help but feel sorry for the guy after the cold treatment he gets from his own son, [[WellDoneSonGuy William White]]. In a later cutscene in the game, William expresses he'd rather not see his own father ever again, who has been incarcerated for shutting down every robot in the United States to prevent them from falling victim to a virus that Will unwittingly created when [[TheAssimilator Trinity]] [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters went]] [[AIIsACrapshoot awry]], and all the thanks Dr. Blackwell got was being framed for a terrorist act and sentenced to a maximum security prison. In the post-credits [[TheStinger stinger]], William did eventually went against in own words and saw his father in prison, but rather than apologize for his own mistake that got his father locked up, he gives his old man a harsh lecture about how his creations — Beck and (the now-functional) Trinity — will change the way of robotics and technology. Dr. Blackwell, unconvinced by his son's arrogance, criticized William about the potential dangers his creations may have while referring to him by his original name ([[TheManIsDead Bill]]), which only elicit a hostile response from William before walking out on him.