History YMMV / MightyNo9

* GeniusBonus: It takes a good deal of knowledgeability in highly disparate fields to even be aware that all of the Mighty Numbers are named after real objects and concepts.

* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "one of the worst games of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and high levels of developer overconfidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more if it released in a different situation. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvageable disaster.

* 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).

* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "one of the worst games of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and developer overconfidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more if it released in a different situation. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvageable disaster.

* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "one of the worst games of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and levels of developer confidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more if it released in a different situation. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvageable disaster.

* PortingDisaster: Some console versions have suffers from technical issues one way or another, but the Wii U version got the worst end of it. Some players experienced frequent crashes, it had the worst loading times that can take upwards of 30-45 seconds, and has the worst framerate issues out of the console ports. A patch was quickly released to mitigate most of the crashes and cut down on loading times to roughly 20 seconds, however framerate problems still persists.

* SignatureScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znfU6zXvVcQ The four-hour-long credits]], thanking ''almost'' everyone who helped to fund the game. Particularly "A Generous Backer."

* {{Narm}}:
** The Masterclass trailer seems to be trying for NarmCharm, but it misses the mark by a long shot and instead looks like a bad attempt to appeal to teenagers (the majority of whom wouldn't care for the game) by being TotallyRadical.
** The lack of lip-syncing can make the game's cutscenes look very awkward. Dr. White suffers from this in particular, especially when [[spoiler:he's talking to Blackwell in the post-credits scene]].
** In some console ports, the airship fight in Avi's stage with the Fort Fly goes through a few different phases -- a cannon, three Semi Maru-Rockets, and a giant Nutall. The Semi Maru-Rockets have incredibly LimitedAnimation, at around 5 frames total.
** The game's final boss is [[spoiler:''a giant corrupted flower''. Note that its first form is a creepy void monster.]] While it makes sense from a story perspective, it's still a very odd choice for the final challenge in the game. It doesn't help that it invites comparison to [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a certain other]] [[spoiler:[[FoulFlower evil flower]].]]
** Similar to ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' which felt the need to subtitle the sound effects, this game [[http://techraptor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mighty-No-9-Moaning.jpg decides to let us know]] that this moaning in pain line was ad-libbed.
** The English voice acting in general is... ''not good'', to say the least. It wasn't uncommon for people to compare the voice acting to such found in a [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] dub, and many serious scenes lose all impact when Sanda's ridiculous accent is [[LargeHam hamming things up]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The final line of dialogue in the game has Dr. Blackwell pondering out loud if Mighty No. 9 will end up being a blessing or a curse. Considering the game resulting in a StillbornFranchise, it's rather wince worthy.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Inafune's female leads make an awesome pun together (Roll Call, anyone?). It's unknown whether this was intentional.
** Beck's name; the artist Music/{{Beck}} is a Rock musician, and there's an [[Manga/{{Beck}} anime]] of the same name about Rock musicians.
** On April 1st, The Mega Man Network website made a joke about [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/mmesque/2014/4/1/exclusive-ruby-spears-developing-mighty-no-9-animated-series an animated Mighty No. 9 show.]] [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/mmesque/2014/7/6/announcement-trailer-for-mighty-no-9-the-animated-series Fast forward three months later...]]
** When playing as RAY, you're essentially playing as a rogue prototype robot who constantly loses health, and the way to stay alive is to kill enemies with a shorter-range attack. ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' already did this with [[spoiler:Zero mode. It helps that RAY is an {{Expy}} of said spoiled character]].

* JustHereForGodzilla: Ray's [=DLC=] ended up being the ''only'' reason to play the game for some people. Notably, it ends up undoing a lot of contentious or scrappy mechanics; Xel absorption is now automatic with her default moves, Mighty Number assists and mid-boss radio chatter no longer appear, and her higher damage makes dealing with hardier enemies faster.

** The absorptions in and of themselves are considered by some to be this. Certain enemies being absorbed will give Beck things like faster movement, higher damage, or buster shots passing through multiple enemies, which sounds fine on paper. But it leads to TrialAndErrorGameplay and a score attack design mentality; if you don't handle enemy groups exactly how the level designers wanted you to, Beck would end up running out his buffs or not even having them at the proper times to begin with, kneecapping his progression through stages. For a successor to ''Mega Man'', where precise play was intermixed with options and tactics, it came off as far too limiting and stingy, [[UncertainAudience and not very appealing for Mega Man fans]].

** "He's a businessman. 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]]

* MisaimedFandom: After the game was announced, a lot of people were outspoken about how this was a victory against Capcom for supposedly abandoning the ''Mega Man'' series, with a great deal of vitriol being leveled towards them alongside all the praise for the new game. Needless to say, Comcept made it very clear that they didn't want to incite such reactions in an [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9/posts/587602 update for meeting the first stretch goal]]. This line of thinking weakened when the game's delays and controversies built up, and eventually died completely when the game met with its infamously poor reception at launch and quickly became worse for Comcept after ''Mega Man 11'' received glowing praises.

* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "the biggest disappointment of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and levels of developer confidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more if it released in a different situation. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvageable disaster.

** The controversial Masterclass trailer is actually the fault of Deep Silver rather than Comcept.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: While the [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory opposite]] is also frequently said, some fans of the game had a warmer reception for their characters and interactions than they did the actual gameplay. Which camp someone falls into largely depends on if they were involved with the Kickstarter campaign or not, or if they are long time VideoGame/MegaMan fans who aren't terribly interested in a story-based run-and-gun game to begin with.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: Downplayed. The gameplay is serviceable at best and buggy at worst, but nobody really cares about the story, due to it throwing off the pacing with the length of the cutscenes, the banter being distracting during stages, and the characters not being particularly compelling or interesting.

** The absorptions in and of themselves are considered by some to be this. Certain enemies being absorbed will give Beck things like faster movement, higher damage, or buster shots passing through multiple enemies, which sounds fine on paper. But it leads to TrialAndErrorGameplay and a score attack design mentality; if you don't handle enemy groups exactly how the level designers wanted you to, Beck would end up running out his buffs or not even having them at the proper times to begin with, kneecapping his progression through stages. For a successor to ''MegaMan'', where precise play was intermixed with options and tactics, it came off as far too limiting and stingy, [[UncertainAudience and not very appealing for Mega Man fans]].

** The [=AcXeleration=]/dashing mechanics; some find it a faster-paced and nuanced approach of the classic ''Mega Man'' formula while adding the sense of speed of the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series and features an interesting scoring system, while many others think it's a tedious mechanic that slows down gameplay thanks to damage sponge enemies with unnecessary risks that lead to frequent deaths.
** The form selection mechanics. Some aren't bothered by this too much and were able to adjust to it, while many criticized and loathe how you can't change your abilities from the pause menu like in most ''Mega Man'' games.

* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "the biggest disappointment of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and levels of developer confidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more had it be by anyone else. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvageable disaster.

** When playing as RAY, you're essentially playing as a rogue prototype robot who constantly loses health, and the way to stay alive is to kill enemies. ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' already did this with [[spoiler:Zero]] mode. It helps that RAY is an {{Expy}} of said spoiled character.

* JustHereForGodzilla: There are some people who only play the game for Countershade. RAY also has gotten a similar treatment, to the point even her own [=DLC=] ended up being the ''only'' reason to play the game for some people.

** "PEW PEW PEW!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Cryosphere's habit of SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud, which coupled with her annoying, high-pitched voice easily makes this annoying, as seen below. The fact that she is a GoddamnedBoss means that you'll probably be hearing this a lot.[[/labelnote]]

** The English voice acting in general is... ''not good'', to say the least. It wasn't uncommon for people to compare the voice acting to such found in a [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] dub, and many serious scenes lose all impact if you don't switch to the far better Japanese voices.

* PanderingToTheBase:
** Keiji Inafune has said that he wanted the game to be a joint effort between the fans and the creators, and asked for quite a bit of fan input on certain game mechanics. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This wasn't necessarily a bad thing]], given that he was using this to figure out what his audience wanted from the game. Backers of the project got to vote on [[{{Deuteragonist}} Call]]'s final design.
** The Masterclass trailer was also clearly an attempt at this, and a really bad one at that.

** 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 nonsensical puns.

** The conversations between White, Sanda, and Call are highly unpopular not only for being unskippable, but for often getting you killed. This is especially the case in Seismic's level, where Call in particular likes to speak up at just the right time for her text box to cover some ''highly'' picky jumps. This goes doubly if not triply for boss fights; in which the text and audio will mess up your pattern recognition and concentration. Especially if those bosses have one-hit kills!
** For some, it's the Mighty Numbers assistance. After you beat a level, the Mighty Number from that one will appear in the stage of the boss who that weapon is weak to and provide help. The problem is that it completely spoils the weakness loop (although many people would have already looked for it online, or even on the official strategy guide), and for those who don't mind that, the assists themselves are pitiful most of the time due to being confined to one-time encounters per stage. Some standout examples are Cryosphere removing some near-useless background enemies, Brandish removing some ''actually useless'' foreground enemies, and Countershade altering a cutscene slightly.

** Seismic's weapon is a charge attack where Beck turns into a bulldozer and then goes straight forward. Aside from [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 bad memories of the Charge Kick]], it suffers from the same issue as Pyrogen in terms of being a close-range weapon that has a much nicer alternative in Brandish, and it really doesn't help that it's [[ViolationOfCommonSense a melee weapon designed to fight a melee-focused boss]]. It does have some added effects, such as a slight speed boost and immunity to mines while active, but [[GuideDangIt most players never even notice]], and even those advantages are pretty minor when you can get a much bigger speed boost by just spamming dashes.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The [[http://images.nintendolife.com/news/2016/05/inti_creates_ceo_takuya_aizu_really_doesnt_like_the_new_mighty_no_9_trailer/attachment/0/885x.jpg pizza explosion,]] even in a still shot, looks almost ''comically'' out of date. This sadly turned out to be ''good'' compared to the explosions in the finished game, which can be best described as "someone crumbled up orange paper".

-->'''Dr. White:''' ''(annoyed)'' Cryo, I've told you... ''(pleasantly surprised)'' Ah, never mind! You'll serve as an adequate distraction!
** In the robot factory, Shade has some words for her as well:
-->'''Shade:''' Maybe if you spent more time fighting, and less on your lame puns...

** ''VideoGame/MightyGunvoltBurst'' has RAY's campaign involving [[spoiler:her evil split personality completely taking her over.]]

** The Robot Factory with its myriad of instant death traps ranging from conveyor belts/boxes/insta-death walls to floating down snaking corridors of insta-death walls/floors/ceilings to leaping across pits to hit ceiling switches over insta-death floors to tight timing on activating a range of switches to turn off insta-death laser beams for only a few seconds to having to handle 3 separate mini-boss/swarm rooms before tackling a rather tough boss of 'Nameless' and its tank drones. If you couldn't tell, a lot of insta-death makes this level quite awful.

* UnnecessaryMakeover: Trinity's initial true form looks a little weird and unfitting among the other cast members, but that's not a bad thing; it helps her stand out and be unique, striking a nice in-between of Cryosphere and Dynatron's robot traits. Then she gets refitted into the more generic [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Ridiculously Human]] RobotGirl, a niche that Call already filled.

** 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 [[DoNotCallMePaul being addressed as Bill]].]]

** Brand's weapon, a sword, can [[AttackReflector reflect projectiles]]. However, it works a little ''too'' well, as it can actually nullify damage from things that can't be reflected, and as long as you don't use the charged attack, you can use it indefinitely. This can render otherwise powerful attacks completely useless, including [[spoiler:first phase Trinity's Yellow Devil-esque barrage]].

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** 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 [[DoNotCallMePaul being addressed as Bill]]]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: Without using the right powers, [[spoiler:the final battle with Trinity]] is full of predictable patterns and drags on for so long that any excitement that could be gained is drained away. It doesn't help that said boss likes to turn invincible for upwards of 45 seconds whenever you do sustained damage to it. [[note]]Players have found that Cryo, Brandish, and Battalion help.[[/note]]

* CaptainObviousReveal: Due to him [[NeverMyFault shifting the blame]] on [[TheScapegoat Blackwell]] near-immediately, very few were surprised that [[spoiler:Gregory Graham was the cause of the robots going crazy in the first place]].
* CriticalBacklash: As years pass following the game's release and the emotions surrounding its failure have begun to subside, re-evaluations of ''Mighty No. 9'' have shifted the narrative surrounding the game from "the biggest disappointment of the decade" to "[[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly middling game]] marred by [[OvershadowedByControversy terrible publicity]]". While the public history surrounding the game's TroubledProduction, infamous marketing, and levels of developer confidence followed by crashing public disappointment are still pretty hard to disassociate from ''Mighty No. 9'', those who play the game today may find it to just be a mediocre, but otherwise pretty harmless platformer with ''Mega Man'' influences on its sleeve, one that probably would've just passed in the night and be nothing more had it be by anyone else. With Creator/IntiCreates managing to create [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel a more well-received alternative]] in their spin-off/crossover series ''VideoGame/MightyGunvolt'', ''Mighty No. 9'' is being slightly more remembered for having a few good, fun ideas rather than being an unsalvagable disaster.

** FOUR MILLION DOLLARS [[labelnote:Explanation]]Most commonly from the game's detractors, when speaking of the game's overall quality. Never mind that the game's engine had to be able to fit the ''900K'' budget that was the ''actual'' backing goal for the core game, as everything after was purely for the heaps and heaps of stretch goals being met. Additionally, some of the backers have said this too -- expressing surprise that the game was released in what is perceived to be an ObviousBeta after several delays and with the ''900k'' goal.[[/labelnote]]

*** "And make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous line from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc the Masterclass trailer.]] Considering there is a large overlap between anime fans and video game fans (let alone ''Franchise/MegaMan'' fans), it didn't go over well. The line has since seen many snowclones, such as "Make the bad guys cry like the Mighty No. 9 devs on launch night!"[[/labelnote]]
*** [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Do you like awesome things that are awesome?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another line from the trailer at the start.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[SpecialEffectFailure The Pizza Explosion.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160528035207/https://twitter.com/Babylonian/status/735506967897083904 A nickname]] for the extremely cheap explosion effects around the 0:50 mark in the same trailer. Naturally, this was [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/735638491636195328 heavily mocked]].[[/labelnote]]
*** Dashing [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Masterclass trailer put a ''lot'' of emphasis on the VideoGameDashing.[[/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 was hyped upon its announcement but then fell victim to ScheduleSlip, backlash from questionable marketing decisions, and poor reception upon release.[[/labelnote]]
** Mediocre No. 5.6 [[labelnote:Explanation]]The number comes from IGN's review of the the game, which feels that the game is merely SoOkayItsAverage after all this time and money led to the game receiving this derogatory name on the internet.[[/labelnote]]
*** Similarly, Giant No. 2, or similar variants thereof, because [[ToiletHumor you know]]...
** [[DamnedByFaintPraise "It's better than nothing."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A phrase said by Ben Judd but incorrectly attributed to Inafune (Judd was his translator), which was given during a livestream of the game meant to drum up hype about the quality of the game and its ports.[[/labelnote]]
** "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]]
** "PEW PEW PEW!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cryosphere's habit of SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud, which coupled with her annoying, high-pitched voice easily makes this annoying, as seen below. The fact that she is a GoddamnedBoss means that you'll probably be hearing this a lot.[[/labelnote]]
** [[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud [Ad Lib Moaning In Pain]]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A script direction for RAY's level that was left in both the [[https://twitter.com/protodude/status/736244957388759042 demo build]] and [[http://techraptor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mighty-No-9-Moaning.jpg final build]] of the game. It's since been used in a derogatory fashion. However, the computer versions [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=805571317 corrected this oversight]].[[/labelnote]]
** FOUR HOUR WALL OF SHAME [[labelnote:Explanation]]The credits for the game are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znfU6zXvVcQ an absurd four hours long,]] prompting snarky responses from the detractors. This was caused by the large amount of Kickstarter backers, as well as the game listing "A Generous Backer" hundreds of times instead of condensing it to a single listing.[[/labelnote]]
** 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.) [[note]] Similar jokes are also made at the expense of VideoGame/DukeNukemForever [[/note]]
** DOGGY [[labelnote:Explanation]]Countershade repeatedly calls Beck "doggy". This did not go unnoticed by the fans.[[/labelnote]]
*** ADIOS [[labelnote:Explanation]]Countershade throws out this line whenever he teleports after taking damage. He says it a ''lot''.[[/labelnote]]
* MisBlamed:

* MisaimedFandom: After the game was announced, a lot of people were outspoken about how this was a victory against Capcom for supposedly abandoning the ''Mega Man'' series, with a great deal of vitriol being leveled towards them alongside all the praise for the new game. Needless to say, Comcept made it very clear that they didn't want to incite such reactions in an [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9/posts/587602 update for meeting the first stretch goal.]] This line of thinking weakened when the game's delays and controversies built up, and eventually died completely when the game met with its infamously poor reception at launch and quickly became worse for Comcept after ''Mega Man 11'' received glowing praises.

** The game's final boss is [[spoiler:''a giant corrupted flower''. Note that its first form is a creepy void monster]]. While it makes sense from a story perspective, it's still a very odd choice for the final challenge in the game. It doesn't help that it invites comparison to [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a certain other]] [[spoiler:[[FoulFlower evil flower]]]].
** Similar to ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' which felt the need to subtitle the sound effects, this game [[http://techraptor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mighty-No-9-Moaning.jpg decides to let us know]] that this moaning in pain line was ad-libbed.

--> '''Dr. White''': ''(annoyed)'' Cryo, I've told you... ''(pleasantly surprised)'' Ah, never mind! You'll serve as an adequate distraction!

--> '''Shade''': Maybe if you spent more time fighting, and less on your lame puns...
* TearJerker: [[TearJerker/MightyNo9 The subpage is here]].
** ''VideoGame/MightyGunvoltBurst'' has RAY's campaign involving [[spoiler:her evil split personality completely taking her over]].

** [[KillItWithFire Pyrogen]] is this alongside his level mentioned below, especially considering he's the very first in the list of eight that many players are likely to face first. Until one gets a hang of his animation and sound cues (for those playing with Japanese voices, two of the sound cues are extremely similar), it almost seems like his attacks are completely random, and like any boss, a direct hit will hurt. One of his attacks leaves a trail of fire in his wake that is hard to dash over, and another releases an explosion with some severe HitboxDissonance. Halfway through his health bar, he temporarily covers himself with blue flames -- which makes his attacks even stronger, and if he happens to rush into and grab the player, he [[OneHitKill hugs Beck and releases an instant kill explosion.]]

** RAY's trailer did her no favors either. Concept art shows breasts on her figure, though hints to her gender on her form itself include the curve of her hip and her boots being high-heeled. It does not help that her design resembles [[VideoGame/MegaManX Ze]][[VideoGame/MegaManZero ro]] [[note]]Which may have been intentional; her name is similar to ''rei'', the Japanese word for "zero."[[/note]], who was infamous in the fanbase for being [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken as a girl]].

* UncannyValley: [[http://i.imgur.com/Y8FYYau.png Dr. White]] looks ''really'' off compared to other characters.

** "And make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous line from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc the Masterclass trailer.]] Considering there is a large overlap between anime fans and video game fans (let alone ''Franchise/MegaMan'' fans), it didn't go over well.[[/labelnote]]
*** There are also snowclones of this line, such as "Make the bad guys cry like the Mighty No. 9 devs on launch night!"
** [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Do you like awesome things that are awesome?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another line from the Masterclass trailer.[[/labelnote]]
** [[SpecialEffectFailure The Pizza Explosion.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160528035207/https://twitter.com/Babylonian/status/735506967897083904 A nickname]] for the extremely cheap explosion effects around the 0:50 mark in the same trailer. Naturally, this was [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/735638491636195328 heavily mocked]].[[/labelnote]]
** Dashing [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Masterclass trailer put a ''lot'' of emphasis on the VideoGameDashing.[[/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 was hyped upon its announcement but then fell victim to ScheduleSlip, backlash from questionable marketing decisions, and poor reception upon release.[[/labelnote]]

* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: Beck's pelvic design makes it look like he's wearing a [[ThongofShielding metal-plated thong]] on top of his [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The final line of Dialogue in the game has Dr. Blackwell pondering out loud if Mighty No. 9 will end up being a blessing or a curse. Considering the game resulting in a StillbornFranchise it's rather wince worthy

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: While the game's visuals has been criticized for its lackluster quality and the fire-effects that has became a laughing stock in gaming media, some can agree that the game's artwork, promotional pieces, and concept art captures the cartoonish style of its spiritual ancestor with a strikingly colorful look that stands on its own.

* CondemnedByHistory: This game was hyped up and eagerly anticipated because it was filling a void left by not having a ''Mega Man 11''. But once ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' actually released, ''Mighty No. 9'' was quickly brushed aside.