Board Thread:MMKB Discussion/@comment-307764-20150518034052/@comment-1672596-20150518104527

Except it's NOT just an altered reality. Xander Payne actually witnessed the events while he was time travelling and is probably the only one to actually know about those events. It actually takes place in Mega Man's future, in other words. We have to keep it in chronological order, even if it means it seems out of place in release order. It's also for the same reason why the main events of Rock of Ages is to take place AFTER the Betrayal Arc.