History VideoGame / MegaMan7

* DubInducedPlotHole: In the original Japanese script, Mega Man [[spoiler:tries to kill Wily, but is forced to stop once Dr. Wily reminds him that [[ThouShaltNotKill he cannot harm humans]]]]. In the English localisations, [[spoiler:Mega Man claims to be "more than a robot" (and as such does not have to be ThreeLawsCompliant) before (unsuccessfully) attempting to kill Wily)]]. The latter has rather drastic implications that no later game would address. It also clashes with the established lore of the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX X series]]'' series as this implies that [[spoiler:Mega Man isn't actually ThreeLawsCompliant when X, his successor, is explicitly stated to be the first robot with true free will.]]

* DubInducedPlotHole: In the original Japanese script, Mega Man [[spoiler:tries to kill Wily, but is forced to stop once Dr. Wily reminds him that [[ThouShaltNotKill he cannot harm humans]]]]. In the English localisations, [[spoiler:Mega Man claims to be "more than a robot" (and as such does not have to be ThreeLawsCompliant) before (unsuccessfully) attempting to kill Wily)]]. The latter has rather drastic implications that no later game would address. It also clashes with the established lore of the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX X series]]'' series as this implies that [[spoiler:Mega Man isn't actually ThreeLawsCompliant when X, his successor, is explicitly stated to be the first fully sentient robot.]]

* DubInducedPlotHole: In the original Japanese script, Mega Man [[spoiler:tries to kill Wily, but is forced to stop once Dr. Wily reminds him that [[ThouShaltNotKill he cannot harm humans]]]]. In the English localisations, [[spoiler:Mega Man claims to be "more than a robot" (and as such does not have to be ThreeLawsCompliant) before (unsuccessfully) attempting to kill Wily)]]. The latter has rather drastic implications that no later game would address.

The 7th entry and one of only three games (''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'' was a case of NoExportForYou before its [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance GBA]] port, and ''Soccer'' is considered non-canon) in the original ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series released for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem.

Though built using the same engine as the first ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'', and featuring a similar emphasis on storyline, gameplay-wise ''Mega Man 7'' has more in common with the line of ''Mega Man'' games previously released on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, featuring two sets of four Robot Masters instead of eight from the start, along with the item shop featured in the [[VideoGame/MegaManIV fourth]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManV fifth]] Game Boy outings, and Mega Man and the various other enemies being scaled more like their Game Boy sprites than their NES ones (though, thankfully, without the insane jumps that this often entailed in the Game Boy entries).

On a side note, a fan-made [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] style remake of this game can be found online.

* ConsoleCameo: At the beginning of Junk Man's level, you can see several [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom systems]] lined up in the background. Also, Rush Search may randomly dig up a UsefulNotes/GameBoy. These were removed from ''Mega Man Legacy Collection 2'' on non-Nintendo systems, and were not restored for its UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port.

** Slash Man's design is based on [[CatFolk Pluto]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManV'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy.

* MassHypnosis: [[AllThereInTheManual This is what Shade Man's sound cannon was supposed to be able to do]], but due to faulty wiring, became the destructive [[MakeMeWannaShout Noise Crush]] instead.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Remember those two other broken Robot Master capsules in the [[NostalgiaLevel Robot Museum]] boss room's background? As implied in the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn release of ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'', in addition to nabbing Guts Man, Dr. Wily also grabbed [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Cut Man]] and [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Wood Man]].

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: If you use [[MakeMeWannaShout Noise Crush]] against Shade Man, he will absorb it like it was his own shot. However, if he uses his Noise Crush on you, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard you don't absorb it and instead take damage as normal]].

* AwesomeButImpractical: [[spoiler:The [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Proto Shield]], Proto Man's [[IconicItem iconic shield]], given to Mega Man after [[BonusBoss beating Proto Man in battle]]...Unfortunately, the shield works the same as how Sniper Joes use them, and can only block shots while standing perfectly still. If you move, jump, or shoot, [[ShieldsAreUseless it becomes useless]], and what's worse, you cannot use any weapon other than the Mega Buster or any of the Rush abilities at the same time as the Proto Shield.]]

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: [[SelectiveMagnetism Junk Shield]] and [[WreathedInFlames Scorch Wheel]]. [[spoiler:Also, your reward for beating [[BonusBoss Proto Man]] is his shield.]]

* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: [[spoiler:The game has Mega Man face off against his "older brother" Proto Man (a.k.a. Break Man) as a BonusBoss.]]

** Van Pookin, the miniboss in Shade Man's stage, actually has a weak point right on the eyes themselves. Given that most shielded enemies need to be attacked when vulnerable or with an armor-piercing weapon, one might overlook this. However, defeating Vay Pookin by hitting the eyes actually opens up an alternate pathway through the level leading to a hot spot under a portrait of Dr. Wily where Rush Search can uncover a valuable item.

* DWN-055: Shade Man, weak to Wild Coil, gives the [[MakeMeWannaShout Noise Crush]].

[[caption-width-right:350: ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS7n8jWPOQY My name is Mega Man]]''. ''[[RunningGag I kicked Wily's ass once again...]]"''[[note]]'''Clockwise from bottom-left:''' [[BeastMan Slash Man]], [[SentientVehicle Turbo Man]], [[SpringCoil Spring Man]], [[AnIcePerson Freeze Man]], [[HavingABlast Burst Man]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Shade Man]], [[ExtraOreDinary Junk Man]], and [[{{Cumulonemesis}} Cloud Man]][[/note]]]]

-> In The Year Of 20XX AD...The world cheered Mega Man when at long last he captured and imprisoned Dr. Wily. But...Dr. Wily knew his schemes might end in failure and had planned for just such an occasion. Four robots had been hidden away and after six months without being contacted by [[AccidentalMisnaming Dr. Willy]], they activate and begin searching for their master...
-->--'''The {{Narrator}}'''

[[caption-width-right:350: ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS7n8jWPOQY My name is Mega Man]]''. ''[[RunningGag I kicked Wily's ass once again...]]"''[[note]] ''Clockwise, from left to right: Slash Man, Turbo Man, Spring Man, Freeze Man, Burst Man, Shade Man, Junk Man, Cloud Man.''[[/note]]]]

** There is a code that allows you to play a two-player battle mode. Both players can choose to play as either Mega Man or Bass, and both characters have a few secret moves that can be performed using ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''-like command inputs.

* AccidentalMisnaming: In the opening scene, Dr. Wily is accidentally referred to as Dr. Willy with '''two''' [=Ls=] instead of one, as shown above.

* [[ExcitedShowTitle Excited Level Title!]]: Each of the Robot Master stages in the Japanese version were given flavor text on their intro screen; the enthused ones include Cloud Man's "[[BottomlessPits Watch Your Step!]]", Freeze Man's "[[SlippySlideyIceWorld Don't Slip!]]", and Shade Man's "[[BigBoosHaunt Mystery! The Horror!]]"