This is the list of trivia which appears in Mega Man ZX series. Trivia is defined by what is on the Trivia page.
Trivia tropes
- Bad Export for You: The European release of Advent removed the English voice acting almost entirely, while in the American version, the voices cannot be turned off at all.
- Fan Translation: ZX received a fanmade English dub
in January 2023, which installs to the Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. As an Easter Egg, it also gives an English voice to Omega and Childre Inarabbita. - The Other Darrin: Kenji Nojima replaces Sanae Kobayashi as Vent in Advent, since he is grown up by then.
- Series Hiatus: No new titles in the ZX series have been released since Advent, which was initially released back in 2007. The most the series has received since was the Zero/ZX Legacy Collection in 2020.
- What Could Have Been:
- As elaborated in this article, the Japanese promotional trailer for ZX is not just for promoting the game, but served as a pilot for a planned anime series. Sadly, it was never made, for reasons explained in the article.
- A third installment in the ZX series codenamed "Rockman ZXC" was in development around the same time as Mega Man 9, but it was shut down for reasons unknown. It can be assumed it would have picked up with the infamous Cliffhanger ending of ZX Advent. Funnily enough, Japanese fans had been speculating over a supposedly planned entry called "Rockman ZX Cradle" years before this news was confirmed, but it's unclear if this was actually the title.
- As elaborated in this article,
- Word of God:
- Model A's appearance and ability to copy enemies are in fact a nod to Axl from the Mega Man X series. However, the developers couldn't canonically make it Axl due to his fate remaining unknown following the Cliffhanger ending of Mega Man X8. They got around this by making Model A based on Albert instead, whose name also starts with an A.
- According to Makoto Yabe from an interview, the secret ending of Mega Man ZX Advent not only hinted at the next entry in the ZX series, but also hinted towards the Mega Man Legends series.
- You Look Familiar: To the amusement of quite a few fans, it was discovered that several members of the English voice cast for ZX Advent previously lent their talents to the dub for Mega Man X7. Consensus is that their characters are much better acted this time around, to the point that some sound wildly different from their previous roles. Examples include:
- Peter von Gomm (X and Flame Hyenard) as Grey.
- Jack Merluzzi (Zero and Tornado Tonion) as Master Albert.
- Walter Roberts (Sigma and Soldier Stonekong) as Master Mikhail.
- Ryan Drees (Splash Warfly) as Prometheus.
- Rumiko Varnes (Alia) as Pandora.
Other trivia
Mega Man ZX- Images and/or cutscene images of Ciel, Zero, and the Resistance can be found in Prairie's room, along with Alouette's old clothes. Her room is also filled with Cyber-elf plushies.
- Prairie's stuffed animal is the same one that she (Alouette) has had since Zero 1.
- Hyleg Ourobuckle from Mega Man Zero 2 is sticking slightly out of a tree in Area A-2 (Forest) in the Giga Aspis boss fight section. Apparently, some of the snake platform is embedded in the trees as well.
- A Pantheon is looming out of the underground area's background in Area C-1 (City).
- An E-Tank is just sitting on a crate in the same background. Coincidentally, in the game, you can purchase E Tanks from Cedre in the engine room, and obtain W Cans by hitting the doll in Prairie's room.
- The crane game section at the Amusement Park (Area H-2) has stuffed dolls of various Cyber-elves, 4 guardians, and a few bosses such as the Pantheon Core as well as Mayl and viruses from the Battle Network series. Characters can be seen as the cranes pick them out of the piles, in the piles themselves, and even in the background.
- The Rush Roadster and Red Striker cars from Mega Man: Battle & Chase are in the city. Also interesting to note is the fact that the two boys who own the cars are wearing clothes (with colors) astoundingly similar to Nintendo's Mario and Luigi.
- Aztec Falcon is apparently in the background along with the carousel in Area H.
- The vending machines scattered throughout the city are designed like big E-Tanks.
- Monitors in several areas of the city show the words "News Capcom." Capcom, of course, is obviously the gaming company, and could possibly be a reference to the "Capcom Times" newspaper from Mega Man 6 and 7.
- Childre Inarabita from Mega Man Zero 3 hanging upside down in Area F-3 (Lake).
- Area D (Highway) is astoundingly similar to the highway intro stage in Mega Man X, right down to the crumbling platforms and the fly helicopters braking the highway as they fall (Beecopters in X1). The music that plays is also a re-arrange of the intro highway music.
- The core of the Guardian Base is the same energy design that Ciel was working on in the Zero series.
- The operators in the Guardian Base's command room look similar to the operators in the Zero series.
- The theme that plays when Model W awakens is a rearranged version of "Fate"—the theme of Dr. Weil. In fact, the beginning part loops for the boss entrances, so as to not continue onto the melody itself. "Babel Tower" is also a rearrange of Fate.
- In the city area, you can pick up bread from a lady's whose grandfather learned how to bake bread from an old Reploid (implied to be Old Man Andrew from the Zero series).
- The reporter on the roof of the building in the city area says he want to be like the "famous journalist from the wars" which is a reference to Neige from Zero 4, although in the localization, the reporter is referred to as a "He" whereas in the Japanese version, gender is not specified.
- Vent resembles MegaMan Trigger from the Legends series. this could be simply coincidence, but there are also instances of the stitch mouths and the single red eye design associated with Reaverbots appearing on places such as Model W cores and on Serpent's final form.
- Fleuve bears a striking resemblance to Perroquiet from the Zero series. Similar to the implications that Prairie is an older Alouette, this may be because Fleuve is likewise an older Perroquiet.
- Omega Zero from Zero 3 can be found and fought in Area N-1 following Area M. The black hole background also has a flickering transparent image of the room Omega was originally fought in. (the Abandoned Lab stage from Z1 with Fusion Omega debris in the background). After defeating him, you can find a "Mysterious Stone" Biometal, which upon beating the game, Fleuve allows you to use Model OX, whose appearance is an exact duplicate of Omega Zero, complete with access to several of the moves used by him in battle (which in turn were lifted from Zero's arsenal in the X games), including his signature Ground Pound Giga Attack. (The first level of charge is based on what's seen in X2, X4, and X5, whereas the second level hews closer to X6's Rekkoha. Its closest analogue is actually the Tenshouha from X8, but that game released after Z3 did.)
- By putting either Mega Man Zero 3 or 4 in the GBA slot in the DS, you can fight their bosses in Area N, as an alternate way of earning Model OX. This feature was brought back in the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection via its Link Mode.
- In the above-mentioned rematches, using Model HX while facing the Z3 bosses (the Eight Gentle Judges) allows players to see their humanoid forms on the Biometal screen.
- Each Biometal combo has a Charge Shot similar to an attack in X1: HX charge + ↑ is Storm Tornado, FX has charged Fire Wave, LX has charged Shotgun Ice and PX charge + ^ has charged Rolling Shield.
- In Flammole's Area (Area K), you have to fight the Lava Demon as a mid boss, which is an obvious Devil series reference. (Previous versions of that boss archetype up to that point being the Yellow Devil, Yellow Devil MK-II, Dark Moon, Green Devil, New Yellow Devil, Grey Devil, Shadow Devil, and Rainbow Devil.)
- The data servers in Protectos' boss room are the same kind that Ganesheriff's body was made of in Zero 1.
- The floating flames produced by Serpent's meteor attack resemble the Neo Arcadia emblem from the Zero series.
Mega Man ZX Advent
- Wire Sponge from Mega Man X2 can be partially seen in the background near the bottom of the Tower of Verdure. Rospark, the boss of this area, also has a similar move set to Wire Sponge.
- In the Floating Ruins area, there is a side quest in which you find "artifacts." The artifacts are named Light Bulb, Pinwheel, L Tank, and Balancer.
- Light Bulb is shaped like the energy recovery item from Mega Man.
- Pinwheel is the Yashichi item found in many Capcom games. It notably appeared in the original Mega Man, in which it was only found in the final level and restored all life and weapon energy once obtained. Rush could also randomly bestow this item upon Mega Man in Mega Man 8 using the Rush Charger ability.
- Balancer is the Energy Balancer found in every Classic Mega Man game since Mega Man 6. Its function is to automatically refill the weapon with the least amount of energy if Mega Man obtains Weapon Energy while not using a special weapon. This feature has been automatic for the X and ZX series, which is referenced by girl you give the Balancer to.
- The L Tank is essentially an upgraded E Tank from Mega Man 5. Players are additionally able to purchase E Tanks from Nick for 500 EC.
- The Utoboros from Launch Octopus's stage in Mega Man X can be found in the Oil Field (which is hinted to be the same area dried-out over the centuries). This Mechaniloid is later added to the display shelf at the Hunter complex.
- The Model Train is the train from Zero 2 (and apparently Zero 1).
- The Comic Book Secret Disk references Rockman & Forte: Challenger from the Future.
- The Model a (ancient) mini game is done in the style of the NES Mega Man games. The final fight with Albert is in a ship remarkably similar to Dr. Wily's UFO from Mega Man 4 and onward. When defeated, Albert does Wily's classic "bow for forgiveness" shtick.
- The "Legendary Hero" Secret Disk shows a picture of Mega Man from the notorious American box art of Mega Man. The description humorously mocks this art style, explaining that "These Legendary Heroes look more like coalminers in colorful outfits."
- Queenbee has a move list similar to other bee-themed Mega Man bosses, such as Blast Hornet and Hornet Man. Since Advent came out before Mega Man 9, it is possible that Queenbee is alluding directly to Blast Hornet.
- Model Z seems to sacrifice himself in Advent to stall the Enemy Mega Man so that Aile/Vent can go assist Grey/Ashe. It is possible that this, along with Model Z's final words to Aile ("No worries, today's not my day to meet my maker"), is alluding to the several times Zero has risked himself for the sake of others, such as X1 and X5.
- Model A is obviously based on Axl, even though the "A" in question stands for "Albert."
- Model A having a cap rather than a jewel like the other biometals is a subtle nod to the ending of X8 where Lumine destroyed Axl's lens/jewel.
- Buckfire might be a vague Flame Stag reference, as they are both fire-deer bosses.
- The flying beetles in the Legion HQ area are remarkably similar to the flying beetles in X2, which could be ridden on to get to higher places.
- The Crushpactor in the Quarry area functions like the bulldozing enemies in Armored Armadillo's stage in X1.
- Bifrost may be a vague reference to Wheel Gator from X2, as he is reptilian and has a buzzsaw wheel that operates similarly to Wheel Gator's weapon.
- The Sage Trinity are named after the three doctors of the Classic series: Thomas Light, Mikhail Cossack, and Albert Wily. Albert's actions mirror his namesake, as Albert is the mastermind behind the "Game of Destiny."
- In the Legion area, there are several platforms which can be ridden and can damage enemies. These look similar to the carts in Armored Armadillo's stage and function in the same way.
- The Mechanical Tree miniboss in the Waterfall Ruins is similar to Wood Man from Mega Man 2, using leaf attacks reminiscent of his.
- After defeating Atlas in Advent, you have to smash a wall made of what the raider describes as being Ceratanium, a material that has been used since Mega Man (Classic) for various purposes, the most notable being what Rock's very armor is made of.
- During the obtain the plant for the room mini mission, one of the plants you can choose is the Poplan from Z4.
- The secret Biometal model obtained by collecting all the medals, Model a, is based on the NES 8-bit sprite design for the Blue Bomber, and like the original three NES Mega Man games, cannot fire charge shots and slides instead of dashes.
- Ouroboros and Legion (as well as Ragnarok) coincidentally are the names of Strider Hiryu's Hyper Combos in the Marvel vs. Capcom series.
- Model A somewhat resembles an upside-down Model W, and this resemblance even extends to their very names in the Japanese version where Model W is known as Model V.
Rockman ZX Gigamix
- "Grim Reaper" and "Witch", the respective nicknames of Prometheus and Pandora, are first revealed here.
- Aile has been going around and destroying Model Vs (Model W) after the events of the first game. At least 11 Model Vs including Serpent's have been destroyed so far.
