History YMMV / MightyNo9

** "He's a business man. Not a creator." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Creator/HidekiKamiya about Keiji Inafune, [[https://twitter.com/pg_kamiya/status/249735186936369153 tweeted in September 2012]] (''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s Kickstarter launched in August 2013). Critics of both the game and Inafune himself feel that this statement has become more and more relevant and repeated as the problems with ''Mighty No. 9'' grew. One of the backers of the game (Number 5040) even named himself "Kamiya was right" to be put in the credits of the game.[[/labelnote]]

** "[[Creator/JohnRomero Keiji Inafune is about to make you his bitch]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]]As a response to the infamous "Anime Fans on Prom Night" line, people have compared that to another infamous tagline to [[VideoGame/{{Daikatana}} a game]] from an [[Creator/JohnRomero previously acclaimed director]] that fell victim to ScheduleSlip and backlash.[[/labelnote]]

*** Similarly, Giant No. 2, or similar variants thereof, because [[ToiletHumor you know]]...

* MisaimedMarketing: The "Make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" line from the launch trailer, for being ridiculously tone-deaf (who did they think was the target audience for this game?)

** The English voice acting in general is... ''not good'', to say the least, leading to many serious scenes losing all impact if you don't switch to the far better Japanese voices.
* OvershadowedByControversy: By the time the game was released, about three years after its Kickstarter concluded, the initial hype for it had largely been overtaken by its massive TroubledProduction and controversial choices made by the developers (including, but not limited to: the subsequent crowdfunding goals, the three delays (the third of which was followed by more than three months of silence), everything about ''VideoGame/RedAsh'', and the Masterclass trailer).

* NeverLiveItDown: The "Make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" line from the launch trailer, for being ridiculously tone-deaf (who did they think was the target audience for this game?)

* TaintedByThePreview: With the already existing criticism of the game's graphics, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc trailers]] do it no favors. Taken further with the cheesy, cringeworthy, simply out-of-touch narration which just screams {{Narm}}, [[TotallyRadical tries too hard to unironically be a throwback to the 90s]], and a terribly bad taste joke that in a way, outright insults fans (of ''Mega Man'' or otherwise), backers, and newcomers alike. The trailer has been nearly universally disliked to the point that [[https://twitter.com/t_aizu/status/735652527450947584 Inti Creates' CEO]] [[http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/05/25/inti-creates-ceo-curses-out-deep-silver-for-crappy-mighty-no-9-trailer/208806/ criticized]] Deep Silver for the trailer.
* TakeThatScrappy: Downplayed. Cryo is considered very annoying due to her voice and the annoyance of "Pew pew pew!", as well as her [[HurricaneOfPuns endless slew of ice puns]] that don't disappear when you've beaten her; plus, her being the boss of the annoying water/ice level doesn't help. If you go to the military base with her, when she appears to help you in the background at one point, Dr. White chimes in:

* HypeBacklash: ''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s inception came around a time when Capcom was burning bridges with ''Mega Man'' fans after canceling ''Mega Man Legends 3'' and ''Mega Man Universe'', with many backing the game's Kickstarter and raised nearly $4 million towards the project, and quickly became one of the site's highest funded video game projects before the likes of ''Shenmue III'' and ''Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night'' beat its record. The game's anticipation was at an all-time high, however, as problems and delays during its development rose, Inafune starting another Kickstarter for a ''Mega Man Legends'' spiritual successor (that ultimately failed but was rescued by another company, with whatever money that was raised going towards its stretch goals), and Deep Silver's marketing campaign further alienating the game's audience, many were having doubts about the project at best and expecting it to fail at worst. When the game finally did get released, many criticized the game for its subpar graphics, English dub, and divisive dashing-based mechanics, claiming it failed to meet expectations. Adding fuel to the fire was the game's disastrous launch for some of the game's backers whom received broken or missing keys and the various of technical issues of the game, many critics and players has made a pariah out of ''Mighty No. 9'' and Keiji Inafune, labeling it as one of the worst games of all times and using the game's controversial production as an example of how not to make a game through crowdfunding.

* ScapegoatCreator: Keiji Inafune has received ''all'' the criticism for everything, including the poor marketing. Inafune actually ''[[InvokedTrope encouraged]]'' this in a livestream, telling people that he'd shoulder the responsibility of the game's issues.

** Shigeru Miyamoto once gave the quote "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad". People like to take pictures of Miyamoto with this quote, add a picture from Mighty No. 9, and then make a snarky remark about how Miyamoto isn't always right. (Another joke is to have Miyamoto say the same quote, then look at Mighty No. 9 gameplay and immediately retract his statement.)

* CriticalBacklash: Despite many critics condemning the game with low review scores, and the many gamers and backers who call this one of the worst games of all time, some players don't believe that the game is as bad is they are making it out to be, and the poor critical reception likely stems from [[OvershadowedByControversy using the Kickstarter controversies to put the game down]], or they simply did not want to give the game the benefit of the doubt.

* BileFascination: Between a disastrous advertising campaign and high expectations from ''Mega Man'' fans paired with a [[TroubledProduction problematic production]] which ultimately reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, many people are drawn to this game as point-and-laugh fodder.

* HypeBacklash: ''Mighty No. 9''[='=]s inception came around a time when Capcom was burning bridges with ''Mega Man'' fans after canceling ''Mega Man Legends 3'' and ''Mega Man Universe'', with many backing the game's Kickstarter and raised nearly $4 million towards the project, and quickly became one of the site's highest funded video game projects before the likes of ''Shenmue III'' and ''Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night''. The game's anticipation was at an all-time high, however, as problems during its development rose, Inafune starting another Kickstarter for a ''Mega Man Legends'' spiritual successor (that ultimately failed but was rescued by another company, with whatever money that was raised going towards its stretch goals), and Deep Silver's marketing campaign alienating the game's audience, many were having second thoughts about the project and expecting it to fail. When the game finally did get released, many criticized the game for its subpar graphics and divisive dashing-based gameplay mechanics, claiming it failed to meet expectations. Adding fuel to the fire was the game's disastrous launch for some of the game's backers whom received broken or missing keys and the various of technical issues of the game, many critics and players has made pariah out of ''Mighty No. 9'' and Keiji Inafune, labeling it as one of the worst games of all times and using the game's controversial production as an example of how not to make a crowdfunded game.

* HypeBacklash: One of the worst examples of this in video game history sadly.

* TaintedByThePreview: The infamous "make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" line from the Masterclass trailer. Given that such fans make up a large chunk of backers, this has resulted in mockery at best.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: While you're not likely to notice because the music is abnormally soft compared to the sound effects, the soundtrack is quite memorable. Standout tracks include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs5BO6OWkl4 Avi's News Report]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Otx3sgdoHM the final battle theme]].

* AcceptableHobbyTargets: The infamous "make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" line from the Masterclass trailer. Given that such fans make up a large chunk of backers, this has resulted in mockery at best.

** Even Beck himself isn't safe from being hated due to being the face of a game widely seen as a massive disappointment and those that follow vitriol of various critics and disappointed backers.

*** Apart from the nine Call design voting choices, the Call with the pink hair received much attention from fans alongside the Roll-looking Call, which would later be designated as Design "F" in the voting contest and become Call's official design, who were featured in a concept art in the early days of the Kickstarter campaign and before the voting contest officially started. Part of this attention stems from the fact that she looks very similar to Aero, a character that was supposed to make her debut in ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends 3''.

** Of the Mighty Numbers, there's Mighty No. 7 (Brandish), due to his similarities to [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Proto Man]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManX Zero]], Mighty No. 8 (Countershade), due to his gunslinger motif and cool voice, and Mighty No. 3 (Dynatron), for being a CreepyCute RobotGirl.
** While part of it is due to being [[{{Expy}} much like]] Zero, RAY is well-liked for being a surprisingly interesting and [[TheWoobie sympathetic]] character. Helped by her campaign's mechanics circumventing some of the game's most criticized points (eg. she can dash into enemies and absorb them immediately; Beck has to damage them first), while still offering a challenge. She was one of the most highly requested characters for ''[[VideoGame/MightyGunvolt Mighty Gunvolt Burst]]'', and one of the final DLC characters offered for the game.

** Dr. Sanda is quite disliked for a similarly [[RuleOfThree annoying voice]] and [[LargeHam hamming]] it up every now and then. There's also the fact that his role consists mostly of overreacting to stuff that happens during the levels, and offering up terrible, if not flat-out nonsenseical puns.

* AcceptableHobbyTargets: The infamous "make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" line from the Masterclass trailer. Given that such fans make up a large chunk of backers, this has resulted in SnarkBait at best.

* SnarkBait:
** The Masterclass trailer and the game's delays have been the targets of a ton of riffs, including from the official Twitter accounts for ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and [=DiGiorno=]'s Pizza:
---> '''[[http://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/735638491636195328 @sonic_hedgehog:]]''' "Dear Anime Fans: On Prom Night, at least we'll still be there for you."\\
'''[[http://twitter.com/DiGiornoPizza/status/735927188797726722 @DigiornoPizza:]]''' ''(in response to the Sonic account)'' "You're the fresh-baked pizza of gaming while the other side is delayed delivery pizza."
** The game's incredibly rough launch also made way for a lot of jabs, including another one from the Sonic Twitter.

** The game's incredibly rough launch also made way for a lot of jabs, including another one from the Sonic Twitter (though in this case, a few people commented that ''Sonic'' doesn't exactly have [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 a good]] [[VideoGame/SonicBoom track record]] either).

** Aviator has his share of detractors as well, thanks to his attempts at being funny falling flat on their face, having a stage with some tricky platforming, along with having an annoying voice. [[WereStillRelevantDammit The fact that he]] [[{{VideoGame/Genji}} regurgitates old memes]] does his audience appeal no favors.

** It's become popular to view Dr. White as an AmbiguouslyEvil MadScientist who doesn't really care about his flawed creation [[spoiler:RAY]]. Another interpretation could be that [[spoiler:[[TheAtoner he was already one as Bill Blackwell]], and [[OldShame doesn't want to be reminded of it]] from anything like RAY, his father, or [[IAmNotPaul being addressed as Bill]]]].