#wu7

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Eggman and Dr. Wily come in with the Plot McGuffin 9000 and are able to not only save all the robot dudes from the Zeti’s control, but also leave the latter in a weakened state. Funny in that they put their evil genius minds together and invented...a really big gun, no creative Wily of Eggman-themed additions which is rather underwhelming. I guess the heroes straight up told them “no decorating your weapon”, or maybe they were so rushed that they just had to make it out of scrap, but c’mon, put a sticker on it or something! Its plainness just bothers me and this is one of the pair’s only contributions to the plot in the entire crossover.

And of course the weapon breaks immediately after use. Been a while since I got to use this, but...

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While most of this issue is of the good guys avoiding bullets from other good guys, the comic really goes with the concept and shows us that they really don’t like their current situation. The comic utilizes its drama for all its worth and Edwin Huang’s somewhat stilted expressions don’t take away any of the tension. Even Bunnie has her own unique predicament, though sadly we don’t get to see any more of that.

Also there’s Snake Man...!

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The Deadly Six have the depth of wet cardboard but I guess I should be thankful they’re not all full-crazy and chaotic evil like Zazz here? Imagine being so unhinged that even your brainwashed, already-evil boss chews you out.

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This seems perfectly canon. xD Also Freiberger is fricking crazy with the puns, but “Chimp and Z” I’ll have to applaud whoever came up with that title.

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This issue’s not all battles (thankfully) and there’s a little bit of downtime that gives the characters a chance to breathe. I greatly appreciate this moment with Sonic coolly reassuring Mega Man after his moment earlier and Wily patting Eggman on the back after the story forgets about them.

And Knuckles helping Proto Man up in the background is doubly heart-warming when you know what they went through in Worlds Unite Battles!

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The Deadly Six haven’t recovered from that energy beam the doctors cooked up and they all drop on the ground and out of the plot for the remainder of the comic.

As much crap as I give Gabriel Cassata for his colouring in the crossover, I really like the detail of Sally’s blade lighting up Zavok’s face when she threatens him.

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This issue’s splash page has its own version of the big ol’ Robot Master horde in Worlds Collide, but with the Mega Man X Maverick bosses!

It doesn’t hold a candle to the shocking Robot Master reveal, both because it seems like its repeating the same formula and the art isn’t nearly as decent, but I’ll still commend the artist and colour guy for succeeding in drawing alll the X bosses.

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The battle’s not over yet! Sigma’s got an uber-powerful second form and he’s gonna wreck the heroes with it. I’m assuming the scientist duo made it, but they seemed utterly exhausted after finishing the Zeti’s suits. Maybe they did it off-panel?

Zeti Sigma’s design is kinda cool, I dig the Zavok head torso and the horns extending out like shoulder pads.