History VideoGame / MegaManV

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Though not exactly evil, the FinalBoss was created to wipe out all lesser lifeforms. Mega Man ends up wanting to save his life, and he doesn't understand.

The development team went all out for the Game Boy subseries' grand finale, expanding the scope of the game even further and bringing in an all-new set of antagonists in the form of the Stardroids. Of course, [[spoiler:Dr. Wily is really behind everything]], but you probably already knew that, right? The gameplay is much the same as in ''VideoGame/MegaManIV'', though with Tango replacing Beat (and being less overpowered, albeit available from the very start of the game) and the Mega Arm replacing the Mega Buster. The fully charged version of the Mega Arm will only travel halfway across the screen (normal shots still travel the full distance of the screen), though makes up for this by adding a boomerang effect, making it possible to hit an enemy twice, and up to five times with an add-on.

* GiantHandsOfDoom: One of the Wily stage bosses, before you fight Wily himself.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss isn't Terra, or even [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]], but rather [[spoiler:an ultra-powerful robot named Sunstar, who was apparently the original template for the Stardroids]].
* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By]] [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]]: Come on, is it really any surprise?
* MarathonLevel: This game's set of Wily Castle levels are played back-to-back without the usual map screen.

* AwesomeYetPractical: The Grab Buster not only damages enemies, but turns that damage into a small energy container and brings it right back to you. This is incredibly useful to have early in the game, and in large part why Mercury is almost always the Stardroid who players take on first (though he is pretty much the easiest Stardroid anyway).

** And then [[spoiler:Dr. Wily shows up and tries to shoot Mega Man, but his barely-functioning UFO dies on him and breaks apart. After the usual mercy-begging, Wily runs off in a comical panic as Mega Man chases him.]]

** And then it gets averted when [[spoiler:Dr. Wily shows up and tries to shoot Mega Man, but his barely-functioning UFO dies on him and breaks apart. After the usual mercy-begging, Wily runs off in a comical panic as Mega Man chases him.]]

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss isn't Terra, or even [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]], but rather an ultra-powerful robot named Sunstar, who was apparently the original template for the Stardroids.

* BittersweetEnding: The day is saved, and [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]] is defeated, but there's a certain air of sadness about the ending, particularly the fact that Sunstar was never able to discover whether or not robots can ever truly live in peace.

* BossArenaIdiocy: Terra would be a ''lot'' easier to defeat if he didn't choose to confront Mega Man on a moon/asteroid covered with rocks that Mega Man can pick up with the Deep Digger.

* MarathonLevel: This game's set of Wily Castle levels are played back-to-back.

* SRN-001: Terra, gives [[HomingLasers Spark Chaser]]
* SRN-002: Mercury, gives [[LifeDrain Grab Buster]]
* SRN-003: Venus, gives [[BubbleGun Bubble Bomb]]
* SRN-004: Mars, gives [[StuffBlowingUp Photon Missile]]
* SRN-005: Jupiter, gives [[ShockAndAwe Electric Shock]]
* SRN-006: Saturn, gives [[PowerOfTheVoid Black Hole]]
* SRN-007: Uranus, gives [[RocksFallEveryoneDies Deep Digger]]
* SRN-008: Pluto, gives [[FlyingBrick Break Dash]]
* SRN-009: Neptune, gives [[KillItWithWater Salt Water]]

* NoOSHACompliance: Neptune's submarine isn't in the best condition, and there are cracked pipes which if shot, with either release a jet of steam that'll damage you if you touch it, or even worse, a flurry of water which can sweep you into conveniently placed BottomlessPit.

Mega Man and Roll are talking a walk through a field one day, probably wondering whether Dr. Wily will ever get around to putting the remaining ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'' NES Robot Masters into action, when the two are suddenly confronted by a strange robot named Terra, who announces his intention to conquer the world and challenges Mega Man to combat. Mega Man obliges... and experiences a total, absolute ass-whooping, with Roll having to drag his unconscious form back to Dr. Light's workshop for repairs. In the meantime, four more "Stardroids" attack Earth and begin taking over important installations, with another four taking over research facilities in the outer reaches of the Sol System. Realising that even his purchasable upgrades won't give Mega Man the victory alone, Light replaces the Mega Buster with a new Mega Arm, which combines the existing low power shots with a RocketPunch effect. For added measure, he also teams up Mega Man with his latest robotic animal, Tango the cat.

* SRN-006: Saturn, gives [[PowerOfTheVoid BlackHole]]

* GeniusBonus: Neptune's serial number is higher than that of Pluto, something which makes sense when you consider that at the time of the game's release, Pluto's elliptical orbit had temporarily taken it closer to the Sun than Neptune.