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Mega Man X: Command Mission, known as Rockman X Command Mission (ロックマンXコマンドミッション) in Japan, is a spin-off game in the Mega Man X series. It was released in 2004 on the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube. Unique to the series, it is a turn-based RPG featuring an extensive story. Chronologically, it is currently the Mega Man X game set furthest in the future, taking place in 22XX.[1] However, it is also considered an alternate timeline set outside of the main storyline of the Mega Man X series.[2][3]

Story[]

Prologue[]

In 22XX AD, a mysterious mineral known as Force Metal was discovered in a meteor that landed in the Pacific Ocean. Technology based on Force Metal revolutionized Reploid engineering, leading the Federation to establish Giga City, an artificial island near the meteorite, to mine, smelt, and research Force Metal.

Suddenly, a band of Reploids launched a rebellion in Giga City. This Rebellion Army and its leader, Epsilon, banished all humans and demanded that the Federation recognize Giga City as an independent Reploid state. The Federation sent a unit to restore order, but the Rebellion subdued them all. As a last shot at peace, Colonel Redips deployed a small team of Maverick Hunters - X, Zero, and Shadow - to arrest Epsilon and quell the insurrection. If they failed the mission, the Federation would have no choice but to declare war on Giga City.[4]

Chapter 1: Infiltrate Giga City![]

X, Zero, and Shadow teleport to the outskirts of Giga City to investigate an energy reading in the Lagrano Ruins. The trio are separated by a mysterious explosion, and continue towards the top of the structure. X and Zero reunite near the top, where they are attacked by Hippopressor.

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Shadow betrays X and Zero.

On the roof, X and Zero find Shadow facing Epsilon. They move to arrest Epsilon, but Shadow turns on them, revealing his true allegiance to the Rebellion Army. The Rebellion cadre - Scarface, Botos, and Ferham - appears, and the Hunters realize they've been led into an ambush. Zero rushes Epsilon, but is sent flying off the ruins by the cadre's attacks. Now alone, X has no choice but to leap into a chasm below. Epsilon stops Ferham from giving chase, aware that X will return.

Chapter 2: Recapture Central Tower![]

X awakens in a base called New Hope. A Reploid explains that it's a hideout for the Resistance, a small movement fighting the Rebellion Army's control of Giga City. X learns that the Resistance leader, Chief R, is a hostage in the Central Tower. X contacts Colonel Redips to inform him of Shadow's betrayal, but the transmission cuts out before he can receive instructions, so he decides to free Chief R.

On his way to Central Tower, X is approached by a rowdy Reploid who reported him to the Rebellion. However, the Reploid is suddenly destroyed by a stranger named Spider. He introduces himself as a bounty hunter who plans to turn X over to the Rebellion. After a scuffle, alarms go off, so X and Spider flee in different directions.

X enters Central Tower and meets Aile, a member of the Resistance. Aile gives X his ID to allow entry to Chief R in the Governor's Precinct. Rebellion guards arrive, and Aile self-destructs to let X escape. X resolves to honor Aile's sacrifice. Meanwhile, the Rebellion boss in Central Tower, Wild Jango, discusses payment with Spider for X's defeat. Spider then ambushes X, knocking Aile's ID loose. After listening to X explain Aile's sacrifice, Spider is touched and decides to help instead, moving to keep guards busy. X uses this chance to free Chief R.

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Spider decides to help X

However, Wild Jango contacts Chief R and X, showing he has beaten Spider and set a time bomb in Central Tower. X rushes to the Command Room to defuse the bomb, then heads for the helipad to stop Jango's escape. X is overpowered by Jango, but the wounded Spider arrives as backup. Together, X and Spider destroy Jango, freeing Central Tower from the Rebellion. Spider explains that he is an old friend of Aile's, and that he couldn't help but aid the Resistance upon learning his friend gave his life for it.

Chapter 3: The Paper Hero[]

Chief R orders X and Spider to infiltrate a Force Metal mine that the Rebellion converted into a POW camp. There they can rescue Resistance soldiers, including the skilled navigator Nana. X and Spider head to Tianna Camp, where they stumble upon the hero Steel Massimo. He hesitantly agrees to help them free the POWs. Meanwhile, the Rebellion general Silver Horn sadistically taunts Nana, who is being forced to run the camp's systems.

The team rescues the POWs and Nana. Massimo asks her about any record of a "Steel Massimo" at the camp, and she reveals one was registered ten days ago but was recently executed. Spider assumes the record is mistaken, but after continuing through the camp, X notices Massimo has disappeared. Nana calls to explain that he is likely not the true Steel Massimo. Elsewhere, Massimo meets with the real Steel Massimo, who is chained to a wall and heavily mutilated. The real Massimo explains that he trusts him with his armor and identity, before passing away.

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Massimo with the original Massimo's final moments

X and Spider reunite with Massimo. Before they can ask about his identity, they hear Nana's scream down a hall. The party finds Nana at the mercy of Silver Horn, who is punishing her for cooperating with the intruders. Silver Horn also describes how he mutilated the old Massimo in excruciating detail. The new Massimo is infuriated and punches him to the ground. After the trio destroys Silver Horn, Massimo tries to reveal his true identity, but X and Spider stop him and encourage him to join the Resistance regardless of who he is.

Chapter 4: Gaudile Laboratory[]

Chief R and Nana explain that they require the aid of the scientist Prof. Gaudile. However, Gaudile has sealed himself in a heavily-fortified laboratory and will not be easy to convince. They choose to infiltrate the lab to reach him before the Rebellion does. Upon arrival, X, Spider, and Massimo immediately find themselves under attack by Gaudile's guards. They destroy them and continue - however, with the guards dealt with, another intruder named Marino sneaks in too.

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Marino infiltrates Gaudile Laboratory

X's party runs into Dr. Psyche, who has come to recruit Gaudile to the Rebellion. Dr. Psyche sends soldiers at them while he moves deeper into the lab. Meanwhile, Marino breaks into a room where she finds a Reploid named Cinnamon. She asks Cinnamon where the "Force Metal Generator" is, planning to steal the device, and Cinnamon naively agrees to show her.

Dr. Psyche has reached Gaudile, but the stubborn scientist refuses his offer. Psyche threatens to steal the Force Metal Generator if he does not cooperate, opening a camera feed to Cinnamon's room. Upon seeing Marino, however, he panics that someone else got to her first. Cinnamon reveals the Force Metal Generator hidden in her body, and Marino calmly explains that she is going to steal her.

X's party finds Gaudile alone, who explains that Dr. Psyche plans to kidnap Cinnamon. They head to Cinnamon's room, but find it empty. Meanwhile, Marino is attacked by Dr. Psyche and his guards, shocking Cinnamon. She rushes to Marino's aid and heals her using the Force Metal Generator. Psyche is impressed, and takes her away.

X and the others fight through the Eternal Forest and find Marino. They wake her up and tell her they're going after Psyche, which is all she needs to hear. With Marino on their side, the party finally confronts Dr. Psyche. He fights them himself, even taking on an advanced form called Mad Nautilus, but is ultimately defeated. Gaudile thanks X for saving Cinnamon but still refuses to help the Resistance. However, Cinnamon expresses her desire to join the Resistance, which convinces Gaudile to join after all. Marino is encouraged to join them as well.

Chapter 5: Maverick Hunters Join Forces[]

Gaudile reconfigures the Central Tower's transmitter, allowing X to contact Colonel Redips. Redips tells X that they found Zero's signal at Point A6 before the message cuts out again. Nana pinpoints the location as Ulfat Factory, and Chief R orders the team to find Zero.

Entering the factory, Marino notes that security is tight due to the presence of another intruder, likely Zero. While searching, a mysterious Reploid calls out to X and reveals himself to be Axl in disguise. Spider is impressed by his copy ability. Axl explains that he came to Giga City for clues about his past, having heard that similar copy Reploids originated from the island. He agrees to help find Zero.

As the party scans the factory, they find bodies with slash marks and deduce it to be Zero's doing. Meanwhile, Zero breaks into a control room, confronting the Rebellion member Mach Jentra. X's party follows the trail of destruction, eventually finding Zero overpowered by Mach Jentra. X and Axl force Jentra to retreat, and X and Zero share a heartfelt reunion. However, an alarm announces the activation of something called Duboar.

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X and Zero are reunited.

The group finds Mach Jentra at a large structure. Jentra reveals that it is Duboar, a machine that mass-produces soldiers for the Rebellion. He attacks the heroes alongside Duboar's creations, but is defeated. Before his death, Jentra reveals that Duboar will go berserk without his control, and it starts constantly spewing Preons. After fighting waves of soldiers, Axl gets the idea to copy Mach Jentra's form to order Duboar to stop. Axl's plan succeeds, allowing X and Zero to destroy the machine. Zero is excited to be reunited with his Maverick Hunter comrades, but is irked when X plans to introduce him to the Resistance.

Chapter 6: The Meaning of Friendship[]

Zero is unimpressed with the Resistance, deeming them "the dregs of Giga City." Still raw over Shadow's betrayal, Zero refuses to trust them and storms out to work alone. Colonel Redips sends X a photograph of a secret Rebellion research facility. Nana begins decoding the image, but says it will take some time to pinpoint its origin. As X exits the Command Room, he notices a strange light around the corner. He approaches to find Spider, who brushes it off.

Nana finishes decoding the image, discerning its location is Gimialla Mine. The party teleports to Gimialla Mine to investigate the Rebellion's projects. There they come across Shadow, who assumes they came to steal the Rebellion's Supra-Force Metal. Shadow then attacks using a fragment of Supra-Force Metal, surprising them with his strength. He moves to finish X, but is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Zero, who fights alongside the party to defeat Shadow.

With Shadow beaten, Zero turns to speak with X. However, Shadow fires a last-ditch attack - surprisingly, Spider jumps in the way before counter-attacking to finish Shadow off. Zero is touched by Spider's selfless act and says he's gained his respect. X tells Spider to wait behind due to his injury, but Spider insists on accompanying them to learn more about Supra-Force Metal.

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Spider's sacrifice

X's party enters a control room and meets the Rebellion member Incentas. He is surprised but not disappointed that they destroyed Shadow, and announces they've fallen into a trap as he locks the room and states there is no Supra-Force Metal left in the mine. A battle breaks out, and Incentas is beaten. Unwilling to accept defeat, Incentas sets the room to self-destruct to take the heroes with him. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Spider tackles Incentas and drags him to the locked door, planning to detonate himself along with Incentas to blow open an escape. His sacrifice pays off, and the group escapes to safety. X and the others are touched by Spider's sacrifice, especially Zero, who pleads for forgiveness and asks to officially join the Resistance.

Chapter 7: Block Transmissions![]

X attempts to tell Colonel Redips about the Supra-Force Metal, but finds the signals are still jammed. Nana finds a way to fully eliminate the Rebellion's interference: manually disabling the jamming equipment in the Vanallia Desert. X's party heads to the Vanallia Desert, finding the main unit hidden in the sandstorm. However, they are intercepted by the Rebellion cadre Ferham, who knocks X into quicksand. Zero grabs onto X and Massimo, stopping them from sinking, and is whipped by Ferham. X urges Zero to let go and fight Ferham, but he refuses to abandon them, and they all sink.

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Ferham traps X in quicksand.

Luckily, the group hits solid ground below and is able to enter an underground facility. They search the caverns for a way to disable the jamming equipment above. Rebellion cadre Botos, who is in the base, notices X's presence and is contacted by Scarface, who orders him to finish off the team where Ferham failed.

X and the party find the controls to the jamming device, successfully disabling it. In response, Botos issues a challenge to meet him in battle upstairs. The team confronts Botos, who shows them a fragment of Supra-Force Metal and attacks with it. Despite the power-up, the team is still able to defeat him, and he drops his Supra-Force Metal. Botos then flees, allowing X to retrieve the fragment.

Chapter 8: The Ultimate Weapon[]

Gaudile analyzes the Supra-Force Metal shard, deducing that it was made by combining many pieces of Force Metal, and the one place with that much Force Metal is the Melda Ore Plant. The team agrees to head there next. Scarface and Ferham are seen in the Melda Ore Plant, discussing Ferham's failure to kill X's party in Vanallia Desert. He offers to fight them for her, but she insists that she'll do it right this time.

X finds a large structure inside the plant, but can't tell what it is due to how small the window is. Gaudile tells them to take photos to parse together a better image. After doing so, Gaudile comes to the conclusion that it must be a giant Supra-Force Metal-powered warhead. He claims that its explosion could spread interference so potent it would drive all Reploids in the northern hemisphere Maverick.

The party runs into Botos again. He explains that the warhead's Supra-Force Metal payload is locked, and that only the Rebellion cadres carry the two keys. They fight Botos for his key, but he flees before they can beat him, so X decides to search for the other key instead. X's group comes across Ferham in the missile silo, who challenges them to a battle. They defeat her, but she falls down to the bottom of the silo, forcing the team to run down several floors to take her key.

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X's party finds Botos' body.

While Ferham lays at the bottom, she is approached by Botos. He lies that he has orders from Epsilon to retreat with the missile's Supra-Force Metal, stealing her key and leaving her to die. X finds Ferham badly damaged, and she explains Botos' betrayal. Meanwhile, Botos has reached the payload to steal the Supra-Force Metal for himself, but he is ambushed by a mysterious individual who appears to be Spider. As X's party returns to the top of the silo, they find Botos dead and the Supra-Force Metal missing. Confused, they return to base empty-handed.

Chapter 9: When Giants Duel[]

X contacts Colonel Redips, concluding that the Rebellion must have relocated the missile's Supra-Force Metal. Redips offers to lead a unit into Giga City to locate it, but his message is interrupted by an alarm. The party heads outside to find Scarface, who has brazenly come to their front door to challenge them to a duel, believing that they stole the warhead's Supra-Force Metal. They defeat Scarface, and he retreats.

Returning to the Command Room, X learns that Nana traced Scarface's escape route. By doing so, she uncovered the location of the Rebellion Army's hideout: the Grave Ruins Base. The team teleports after Scarface to end the civil war.

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Scarface defends Epsilon from X.

After traversing the harsh security protocols, X and the others face Epsilon in his chamber. Epsilon reveals that his own body holds Supra-Force Metal. X fires at Epsilon, but Scarface leaps in the way and tries to convince Epsilon to flee and let the Rebellion live another day. However, Scarface is defeated and destroyed. Epsilon admires his sacrifice, but refuses to run, believing a fight is inevitable. Epsilon then battles X and his party, but he too is defeated. Epsilon attempts one last attack, but X destroys him with a well-placed Charge Shot.

Soon after, Colonel Redips enters the room to congratulate them. X hands over the Supra-Force Metal from Epsilon's body, and Redips orders the Maverick Hunters to return to Central Tower to be picked up by an aircraft.

Final Chapter: In the Name of JUSTICE[]

The Resistance gathers at the Central Tower helipad, where a Federation aircraft approaches to retrieve the Maverick Hunters. Chief R waves, but is suddenly gunned down by its turret. Red Hubcaps open fire on the Resistance, who have no choice but to fight back. Meanwhile, Colonel Redips makes a broadcast about the mission in Giga City. He claims that X and the Resistance conspired with the Rebellion Army to obtain Supra-Force Metal, and that they have all been swiftly dealt with.

X and the team travel to Far East HQ, where Redips is stationed. They are confused and hurt by this betrayal, and resolve to personally confront him on the matter. Upon entering, the party encounters what appears to be Wild Jango. They defeat him, and Axl deduces that Jango was actually another Reploid using a copy ability. The party fights their way through the headquarters, battling copied Rebellion members and Federation troops alike. As a final challenge, they face a Maverick Hunter loyal to Redips, Depth Dragoon. He fights to test X, Zero, and Axl's "Class S" status, and they destroy him and move on.

Finally, X's team confronts Colonel Redips in his office. He reveals his intention to rule the world and engages them in battle. After being repelled, Redips reveals that he possesses a copy ability like Axl's, and that he had secretly been with the group for a large portion of the story as Spider. Redips also reveals that he intends to merge with the Supra-Force Metal he's gathered - the piece stolen from the warhead and the piece taken from Epsilon - to make his copy ability omnipotent. He then retreats to the Orbital Elevator Babel to begin the fusion.

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X's party struggles against Great Redips.

X's party pursues Redips, and find him attached to a large machine with the two Supra-Force Metals. X berates Redips for setting them up to take the Supra-Force Metals. He transforms, becoming a massive monster called Great Redips, who easily overpowers the heroes and appears undefeatable. However, Ferham suddenly appears and baits him into attacking his own Supra-Force Metal, knocking one of the pieces loose. With Great Redips weakened, X's party defeats him.

Without both Super-Force Metals, force Redips reverts to his original form. He rebukes the heroes for their unwillingness to evolve before dying. Ferham appears with the Supra-Force Metal and apologizes to X for all the trouble she caused before leaping off the elevator, planning to self-destruct. The elevator begins to crumble, forcing them to get inside to survive reentry to Earth. Meanwhile, Nana watches from below as Ferham explodes with the Supra-Force Metal, creating a shower of aurora in the atmosphere. Elsewhere, the heroes exit the fallen elevator, having landed in the middle of the ocean.

In epilogue narration, it is revealed that due to Colonel Redips' treason being unveiled to the public, Epsilon was posthumously cleared of his Maverick status, and peace returned to Giga City.

Main characters[]

Main characters

Playable characters:

Non-playable characters:

Bosses[]

Rebellion Army

Rebellion Cadres

Far East HQ

Secret Bosses

Locations[]

069 - Glass Passageway

Concept art of the Gaudile Laboratory.

See also[]

Gallery[]

For this subject's image gallery, see Mega Man X: Command Mission/Gallery

Trivia[]

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X in an early version of the game.

  • There exist development screenshots of X with his usual blue armor. Ryuji Higurashi stated the reason for designing X's New Armor was to make X more visually interesting, as his plain design was called "the most boring thing on screen."[5]
  • Colonel Redips' name was misspelled as "Rideps" in all instances in the instruction manual. This was possibly to conceal his name's similarity to Spider.
  • Sigma Command Mission

    Sigma's only appearance in the game.

    This is the only game in the Mega Man X series so far without Sigma making a major appearance. However, Sigma shows up alongside "Red" on the green monitors of the opening cutscene, which shows scenes from Mega Man X7's ending. Additionally, Sigma's previous English voice actor Dave Pettitt plays Epsilon in this game.
    • This is also the only game in the Mega Man X series so far that does not feature any Light Capsules, thus making this game the only one in the series to lack Dr. Light
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Unused Command Mission Mega Man and Cut Man concept art.

  • Concept art for the game suggests that Mega Man and Cut Man were at one point planned to appear in the game. However, they were removed or left out of the game for unknown reasons.
    • Having a save file on the memory card from the PlayStation 2 version of Mega Man X: Command Mission allows for Cut Man to be fought as a hidden mini-boss in Mega Man X8.

External links[]

References[]

  1. Sky Room Info Files.
  2. Original text:
    ロックマンXコマンドミッション
    S級イレギュラーハンターが
    集結!!ロックマンX
    アナザーストーリー
    エックス、ゼロ、アクセルと 「ロックマンX」シリーズの主人公3名が登場するシリーズ初のRPG、それが「ロックマンX コマンドミッション」。元がアクションゲームの 「ロックマンX」シリーズとあって、RPGとしてはかなりテンポのよい戦闘が特徴だ。またストーリーはシリーズとの関連性はないものの、多くのデモシーンで盛り上がる。やり込み要素やサブイベントも充実で、長く遊びたい人にピッタリだ。
    Translation:
    Megaman X Command Mission
    The S-Rank irregulars hunters gather up ! !
    Megaman X Another Story
    X, Zero, Axl, the three protagonists of the Rockman X series appear in the series first RPG, this is Rockman X Command Mission. The Rockman X series origins and exists as an action game series, as an RPG a good fight tempo is considerably characteristic. Besides, the story isn't related with the series even though it is exciting in many demo scenes. It also contains elements and complete sub-events, precisely for those that wish to play a long time.
    The Mega Man Network - Compendium of Rockman X on Command Mission, "Another Story", July, 11 2007. Retrieved on 2010-October 19.
  3. Compendium of Rockman X page 142
  4. Mega Man X Command Mission instruction booklet and Sky Room data
  5. On X. The Reploid Research Lavatory.


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