Iris -another-

Iris -another-
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man X DiVE
Japanese VA:	Aya Endō

This page is about the Mega Man X DiVE character. For others, see Iris (disambiguation).

"My name is Iris - the honorable Sword of Justice."

―Iris -another-, Mega Man X DiVE

Iris -another-, known as Harmonious Iris (渾然たるアイリス, Konzentaru Airisu) in Japan, is a character in Mega Man X DiVE. She is the manifestation of what the combined programs of Iris and Colonel would be had their original single-Reploid plan been feasable, possessing the body of Iris and the personality of both. She has introduced herself as Iris, the Honorable Sword of Justice (アイリス、誇り高い正義の剣, Airisu, Hokori Takai Seigi no Tsurugi) and was also referred as Iris(?) (アイリス？, Airisu?) by General.

Characteristics

Appearance

Iris -another- shares some of her basic physique with Iris, but the appearance and height is quite different as the basic torso of Iris -another- is the same with Iris while the limbs are those of Colonel. Additionally, Iris -another- features a high ponytail hairstyle and does not wear a beret. She also wears a military coat like Colonel instead of a skirt. Much like Colonel, Iris -another- carries a Laser Sword that resembles a military dress sword. This type of sword is usually worn by army officers to symbolize a certain rank.

Personality

Iris -another- is a hot-headed soldier with pride. Compared to Iris, Iris -another- is more outspoken and uninhibited, as noted by RiCO.

Abilities

Iris -another- skills compared with Colonel's.

As a combination of Iris and Colonel, Iris -another- is capable of using lightning skills and guarding like Colonel. Like other Hunter Programs, Iris -another- can use two active skills:

• Lightning Flash, known as Jinrai Gōsen (迅雷豪閃 "Swift Thunder Great Flash") in Japan

Iris -another- performs a forward thrust with her Laser Sword as a blade of pinkish white lightning that reaches nearly the other side of screen.

• Counter Stance, known as Fumetsu no Kamae (不滅之構 "Posture of Indestructible") in Japan

Iris -another- performs a guarding stance that protects her from any damage. Afterwards, she can perform a wide-ranged slash.

History

Mega Man X DiVE

See also: Iris§Creation and Colonel§Creation

In the world of "Deep Log", Iris and Colonel encounter a mysterious incident in the Reploid Air Force Stage where they discover "chipsets", a variant of Deep Element. Whenever the siblings got close to a "chipset", they would suddenly fall unconscious. Additionally, they would feel as if other memories have surged into their minds, as Iris would feel something draw out her aggression and competitiveness, while Colonel would feel himself filled with love and peace. Unable to recover all the chipsets without facing such effects, the siblings ask the Player's help.

Iris -another- appears with General.

After the Player recovers all the chipsets and takes them to General's room for debriefing, General thanks the Player, RiCO, and ViA. He then explains to them about the chipsets, which are in fact the crucial parts to complete the "Reploid with complete free will and thought process" (理想のレプリロイド, Risō no Repuriroido, "The Ideal Reploid").

Iris -another- then shows up in front of the Player, and General is amazed to see her as the Ideal Reploid finally came true. ViA comments that Iris -another-' physique is based on Iris instead of Colonel, hence she may be less suited for combat. She then asks the Player for a fight as practice, but General orders her to stand aside as he would fight the Player as an opportunity for her to witness the true power of the Player.

After the battle, General comments that from now on, Iris -another- can join the Player and fight as a comrade to protect peace in the world, to which Iris -another- agrees.

Behind the scenes

Early designs

Early designs

The concept of Iris -another- was previously established in Mega Man X4; additionally, in the manga Rockman X4, it is implied that the design concept of Iris -another- is inspired from "the legendary Reploid", a fighting robot that has a heart of love and peace, but could not be incorporated into a single Reploid resulting in the brother and sister pair.

Early concept designs of Iris -another- were much farther removed from the original Colonel and Iris designs, ranging from giving her an eyepatch over her right eye and a cape to giving her a more formal coat with a two-piece ponytail. The near-final concepts gave her Colonel-like body armor before being discarded for something closer to Iris' original torso design. A Colonel-like hat as well as his original sword were also applied to a few designs, but ultimately unused.

Despite the creative staff describing Iris -another- as having Iris' compassion ^{[Citation needed]}, her dialogue from the "Trial from the Supreme Commander" cutscene implies she is instead actively seeking to fight, and her attitude implies she looks down upon others as weak.

Trivia

• Iris -another- is the fourth original character introduced in Mega Man X DiVE after RiCO, ViA, and iCO (although her silhouette was shown in ViA's Deep Log Training at the time). She is also the second playable original character of the game after RiCO.
• During her stage clear animation, a purple ball of energy suddenly appears in Iris -another-'s arms, after which she appears concerned and calls for either Colonel or Zero. It is unknown if this is in any way connected to Iris' original personality.
  • During her first week of implementation, this animation sequence was improperly coded, causing the energy ball to appear behind Iris -another- while she appeared to be holding nothing. This was quickly amended in the following week.
• Iris -another- abilities are those of Colonel's, however, her Lightning Flash functions similarly as Zero's Raijingeki, while her Counter Stance is similar to Zero's Gokumonken (when guarding), but her slash is based on Colonel's Teleportation Slash.

Gallery

Model sheet