#vent megaman

[shinysamurott9]

Happy 20th anniversary to Megaman ZX, I'll always love this series and these characters.

[elyos03]

Area N, amirite?

A good number of custom mugshots by: @/model-xis (or @/delightful-69)

Custom Ciel mugshots by: TheYungFe

Some custom expressions by: Yours truly

Also, here's a version of the last panel without Ciel's head slapped on Dante's. Just in case.

[videogamerzero1]

Y'know even if Mega Man X Command Mission wasn't canon to the robotic Mega Man timeline, I do think it's interesting how Redips says this line that then gets repeated by Serpent after being beaten by Vent in Mega Man ZX

[theholtster]

Megaman ZX

[unintentional-edgelord]

Captain America, are you off to fight the bad guys?

Hey, mighty Superman, can you save us from ourselves?

Hey, Mr. Universe, can you lift us up above this?

'Cause I'm just Iron Man, I'm a ghost within a shell

Take a look around, just look around

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Why did they never mention, what's real and in between?

It seems the path we're on was paved with blood and sorrow

No thought about tomorrow

Just part of the machine, or so it seems

Yeah, so it seems

We're all living the dream

- Living the Dream, Five Finger Death Punch

So I heard this song and couldn't help but think it really hit a chord for most of the Megamen in ZX and Advent, for quite a few reasons, and the idea to draw something based on it wouldn't leave my head. You can tell who I haven't drawn merged before, haha.

Lyric explanations under the cut.

Captain America, are you off to fight the bad guys?

Hey, mighty Superman, can you save us from ourselves?

Vent and Aile, respectively, as to me they embody the classical heroes of comic books (especially Vent) and since they're kinda the OG heroes in ZX, it felt like there was a pretty good thematic correlation here between them and the kinda quintessential Cap and Superman.

Hey, Mr. Universe, can you lift us up above this?

A play on Atlas' namesake, the god who held the world up - but also I can definitely see a reformed Atlas being a hero who is very good at search and rescue due to her immense strength. That, and she's always putting on a front to appear strong.

'Cause I'm just Iron Man, I'm a ghost within a shell

Self explanatory for Siarnaq, I would say. Ghost within a shell is quite evocative of him.

Take a look around, just look around

Grey is still observing the world, still learning it's ropes. Endlessly inquisitive, endlessly thoughtful, the quiet observer.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Semi-spoilers for FTGFTF but Aeo wanted to do good in the world (this is the line that originally had me linking this song to the ZX/A crew!), and at every turn it seems he's blocked by something. Model W corrupting him has absolutely not helped with this, as he's committed heinous acts in the name of hopefully achieving peace.

Why did they never mention, what's real and in between?

Ashe, learning the truth about the twins. That they're not unrepentantly evil, and it shakes her worldview.

It seems the path we're on was paved with blood and sorrow

Ahh, Thetis. You're doing your best to save the environment, but this ground is already blood-soaked, and you're adding more blood to it.

No thought about tomorrow

Just part of the machine, or so it seems

Prometheus and Pandora, living day by day by day, unwitting cogs in Albert's master plan.

And everyone else, believing that they're the ones partially responsible for the machine.

Anyways, enjoy.

[jschrepp-illustrations]

I needed to draw mega man characters, and I needed to draw cute fruit themed outfits. I smashed the two needs together and now we have this. I'm kinda hoping to draw more than just Vent and Aile but these two can be posted together. I hope you enjoy.

[shinysamurott9]

Some Model W Aile AU sketches cause I still have this idea in my head.

[elyos03]

i've spent an all nighter making this edit Featuring Blossom/Omega/Hazard Ciel from Project RCL Zet Requiem because of course I put her in.