We all know Mega Man. Or if you don't know Mega Man you should go out right now and buy one of the Mega Man collections, play them, decide which games in the series you like and which games you don't, go over to the capcom forums and get into flame wars about it.
But most of us know Mega Man. He is our friend! He is our savior! He is a super fighting robot who looks like he's ten or so. He's really cool. Or at least, I thought he was, until I realized just how bad a father his creator Dr. Light is. So he screwed up and now his old partner or whatever is trying to take over the world with his creations. What does he do? He gives his robot son thing battle armor and the ability to turn his hand into a gun.
Not really the best fathering move ever, but the world was in danger, so it can be over looked.
My issue? In-between horrible outbreaks of terror, it seems that Mega Man walks around in the armor all the time for the most part, and retains his ability to turn his hand into a gun. It should be noted that Dr. Light does seem to remove all the other abilities and weapons mega man gets between games, and yet lets him keep his gun hand.
I was young once, and I can tell you, if my hand could turn into a gun, there would be a lot of dead people in this world.
Parent: Go clean your room.
Me: Make me.
Parent: Look, clean up your room or you can't have friends over this weekend.
My gun hand: *BLAM*
Me: Well, that's one mess cleaned up.
My gun hand: *Cocks dramatically*
Sure Mega Man fights for everlasting peace and has a sense of unparalleled justice, but when your hand can turn into a laser canon at a thought, it doesn't take much for you to be staring at a smoking crater that is your sister after an argument over who gets to use the TV.
So I put the question to you, Dr. Light: Genius roboticist? Or Horrible parent?
SonicXfacture
HORIBALLSUCKER PARENT
Emptygoddess
That was not one of the choices, but I shall allow it.