Interview With a Robot Master: Keiji Inafune
1) Did Zero really “kill” the [Light] family between the events of the Classic Mega Man and X series?
KI: No, Zero did not kill them. According to the way I created him, Zero is not such a person–it is not in his profile.
And the dreams of a thousand Mega Man fanfic writers spiraled to earth, charred, like the failed flight of Icarus.
Keiji Inafune, Mega Man’s creator (who is as cheek-pinchingly adorable as the little blue Astro Boy offshoot he designed) has a small Mega Man-related interview up at Capcom Unity, Capcom’s fan forums.
Gasp at his inspirations! Marvel as he’s asked about Mega Man Legends 3 for the fiftieth time!
Did you miss out on your opportunity to pitch “Tits Man” to Nintendo Power Magazine’s Robot Master contest? You might get another crack at your dream (just don’t propose “Crack Man.” That shit’s my idea).
9) If there are more MM games, is there any chance you will revive the Robot Master community contest where people submit their own Robot Master designs?
KI: If Mega Man 9 becomes a big success and we were to make Mega Man 10, I think our activities with and connectedness to the fans through the internet mean we could certainly bring back this contest.
Ooh! Ooooh! Hey, who stole my pencil crayons?
(Image copyright Capcom)
