"...and so that's the situation we have," X concluded as he finished retelling the entire events of the Jakob Project Incident. "And as we now know, every single New-Gen Reploid has Sigma's personal data in their copy chips, and was likely indoctrinated to some extent by Lumine and Sigma himself. You can see why the situation has gotten somewhat out of hand."
Redips nodded softly, looking more than a little shell shocked. "I...I see. That's quite a lot to take in." He frowned, rubbing his chin with one hand. "So what's next? Eliminating the threat?" He expressed the idea with a good deal of reluctance.
"No," X responded immediately.
Redips looked shocked. "But if they have Sigma's personal data and can turn into him at will-"
"Sigma's physical abilities were never what made him so dangerous," X interrupted flatly. "Considering he had a new body every time we fought him, that should be obvious. And it wasn't the Virus either, considering he did more damage to the Maverick Hunters and the world stability in the short time after he lost it than he did in all five previous attempts when he had it as a crutch that allowed him to plan with greater personal risk. What made Sigma so dangerous was his mind...which according to Axl, no amount of RDNA data or personal data will allow a Copy Chip - New-Gen or otherwise - to duplicate."
"His...mind?" Redips inquired softly.
"His plans were good," X explained softly. "First time, he sought to start a war, fill the world with hate. Second time, he sought to use the thing that defeated him - Pre-End Times tech - to gain victory. Third time, he was able to amass a powerful army by promising a false peace. Fourth time, he orchestrated what should have been a full out war while having agents on both sides to allow him to make it all play into his hands. Fifth time, a global catastrophe that hid his true plan, which was another global catastrophe. Sixth time, he manipulated a group that sought to clean up the damage he caused, and nearly got what he wanted. And just now, he amassed a huge army without us even knowing it, and nearly destroyed the world." He sat back thoughtfully. "He was incredibly dangerous..."
"But his plans all failed," Redips pointed out.
"Because of things he had no way of knowing or predicting," X pointed out. "The first time, he didn't realize how strong Octavia had become, and how well we could work together as a team. He couldn't have known that, because Octavia's first mission was when he 'went Maverick', and that strength and teamwork was forged in that war." X continued to count on his fingers what had happened. "Second time, he didn't realize Serges was using him to help him restore Zero for Zero's sake, not for any battle." It had taken learning Zero's origins to put that bit together. "Third time, it was our support units - and the resulting Adapter programs - that turned the tide, along with the anti-virus, both things he couldn't have predicted.
"The fourth time..." X sighed softly. "Again, Octavia was underestimated...but also too much of the plan depended on everything happening without Sigma's interference, and on a schedule that he couldn't alter if things went wrong. And the fifth time, he didn't understand the true nature of the virus, or Zero's purpose...information he was deliberately misled on by the forces trying to restore Zero."
Redips nodded softly as he filled in the remaining details. "With Red Alert, he didn't know Octavia would adopt Axl. That changed everything. And this most recent time, he didn't understand what would really happen if he made a direct and blatant threat against your children. Those Ultimate Armors..." He shuddered slightly at the memory of those particular files.
"Yes, but he moved to account for that," X pointed out. "He had a body specifically designed to fight our Ultimate Armors, even with all the upgrades we had. In the end, what really got him was his belief that Lumine was on his side."
Redips nodded slowly. "I see what you mean," he observed. "Still, this doesn't explain why you called me here to explain all this in person." He gestured at their surroundings. "Or why you did it here, in Signas' old office. I assume it has something to do with the post of Commander of the Maverick Hunters..."
"You are correct," X said, standing up from the Commander's chair. "Simply put, with everything that's happened, the role of Commander has changed. While military knowledge is still necessary, the role of Commander will be more about balancing how the public sees the Hunters - as individuals and as a group - with what is for the good of the Hunters and the planet. In essence, we need someone whose primary skill is working with people."
"You're not going to make Octavia Commander, are you?" Redips demanded incredulously.
"No," X countered, shaking his head. "As long as I'm in the Hunters, putting her in command of me would cause to many problems. The reason I called you here..." He stepped to the side, pulling the chair out. "...is because I want to offer you the job."
Redips stared at X in disbelief. "X, I'm not sure that's a good idea," he demurred. "Even in the Repliforce, I'm a glorified analyst and press secretary-"
"And damn good at both those things," X interrupted. "Skills which will be the primary skills the Commander will need in the upcoming times. And we need someone with those skills now. We don't have time to wait for Gate to build someone new...and even then, we need the experience. And I know we can trust you."
Redips lowered his gaze. "You honor me with such faith," he responded wonderingly. After a time, he stood up and saluted. "I won't let you down, X."
X returned the salute with a grin. "I know you won't...Commander. You have all of us behind you. For now, get settled in. We'll see about redecorating and a formal ceremony later. Work will probably come first, though."
"I can live with that," Redips replied as he took his seat. He watched calmly as X walked out, then laid down a datapad.
The datapad illuminated, displaying scenes of X, Zero, Axl, and Octavia ruthlessly destroying the 'Mavericks' of the last battle, even when said 'Mavericks' didn't fight back. He paid special attention to the ones - like Octavia's battle with Earthrock Trilobyte - where it was even without warning. He then looked up at his surroundings.
A wide grin crossed his face as he whispered, "Katta. Keikakku Dohri."
dun dun DUNNNNNN!!
God damn it, everyone was right. I hate it when publicity plays a factor.
*bleep*
Can't say I didn't see this coming but, *Bleep* for those who don't know at this point and time there is a research being done on meteor fragments at artificial archipelago of GIga city those extra metals are called Force Metal this force metal is implied to be the same substance that is used to create Bio-metal like Varia. In a short time one Reploid on that archipelago by the name of Epsilon is going to start a rebellion for the independence. Epsilon himself is at his core and idealist those who follow him not so much now how much of it is because of Force Metal overload or because there just A-holes is up for debate.
Eventually Epsilons rebellion catches the eye of the maverick hunters with X and Zero along with a new recruit Shadow, who totally doesn't betray them nope not at all, Are sent in to put a stop to this. Somewhat earlier Axl starts following rumors into his origins heads to gigacity himself. Eventually X manages to put together a motley crew of heroes to save the world.....again. X, Zero, Axl, The ninja thief(Marino), The so called coward(Steel Massimo), the naive healer(Cinnamon), and for a time the gambler(Spider) along with a support staff of civilians.
Of course Redips himself also plays a roll in Command Mission now what the roll is well You'll all find out in time. How Octi and kids rolls will play into this well we'll have to wait and see.
for having not played the games this almost seems like its coming randomly from left field..i don't understand why this betrayal is happening from a logical point of view though i can understand why its happening from a "move the story along" point of view, but its also 4 am so yeahhh, i could just be to tired to get it
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Well, . So much for being able to trust him.
Looks like Redips accepted his Command Mission after all. He really is seated at the right place at the right time.
Beyond this, I can't think of worthy puns.
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>Using a mix of english and phonetic japanese
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Still saw this coming after having watched a "movie" of Command Mission a long while back
Good judge of character there X. He made the best call he could but in the end I think we all know how it will go.
7798230 Of course we do at least over all, the author has a knack for throwing in spiked curve balls equipped with timers
AND we love him for that
7797946 Well...Redips has copy chip so either he isa new generation reploid, or sigmas data corrupted him...
7798290 and there is the bit of information my sleep addled brain wasn't clicking on. thanks
7797937 Yeah...a gambler...
Redips.
Spider.
Ooops.
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and yet there will still be people who don't see it coming!
Actually wait...every time they fought a maverick in this part they at least gave 'give up or die' as per the maverick hunter code. And given that they all said 'no' to giving up they just immediately killed them. I know the asshole is going to leave out the part where all of them asked if they could stop just so the four of them could look like cold hearted killers...that still won't help in the long run cause the public already has so much faith in the hunters, as well as Octavia, X, Zero and Axl...so if Spider McDickwaffle were to screw with the four of them they would immediately guess who is trying to fight against them...the four aren't retarded and I hope they don't fall for stupid shit.
Oh, GodDAMMIT!!!
Betrayal.
Well shit i guess this shows his Upcoming betrayal in Command Mission. But I'm looking forward to how you handle the next game. it might take a bit longer than previous games since its an RPG. But i'm sure you'll be able to make that entertaining.
You know for all we know the whole Keikaku thing could be more for Wily and the plans done involving the past. I mean Serges, Axl, whatever data we have popping up. Still if it turns out Spider isn't like Dynamo and another Robot Master of the past then I'd be worried.
Bright side is since it's Command Mission we'll be having new recruits like Massimo and Cinnamon. Which means a relationship for Axl. Maybe some more reformed reploids and Nine-Tails boss battle. Looking forward to what's coming.
Now we move to Command Mission, one of the best games in the franchise. Side note, I wonder what'll happen to Octavia here? Will she be with X from the go at Shadow's betrayal, or will she get separated? Hells, will she be with Shadow before communications get interrupted, and later when X demands to know where Tavi is Shadow just says he "took care of her"? Either way, will be freaking awesome.
And yes, I know, dark path. Should have seen what was in my mind when X5 came about.
*Clicks the last link* WELLL BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!
I knew it was coming, but I thought it was just related to Command Mission's events. Now it's even worse than I thought. Hopefully, things don't go like in that game in regards to Ferham, Scarface, and Epsilon. For Botos I want to see him get ripped apart and beg for death. Ferham, Scarface, and Epsilon are all awesome characters and don't deserve the fate they get in the game!!!!
7799217 LET'S HOW TOUGH HE IS WHEN TARDIS WEAPONS ARE IMPACTING AND SHREDDING HIM.
7799259 Who Botos or Redips???
How very... Supra.
Oh, hey, Idiot Ball. Haven't seen you in a while. :D
And yeah, I've also assumed that "Far East HQ" meant "Japan"
But yeah, I'm looking forward to this next arc!
The Super Best Friends LP of Command Mission went from "Oh god damnit, Woolie and Liam are just going to talk over everything" to me actually coaching Woolie and them listening and giving me shoutouts on the channel (I even got to meet them and Matt in LA last week), And I recent started another campaign myself, and learned a few more tricks; I actually hit 17 inputs for Zero's trigger, and I found a way to unlock Massimo's 4th bar before Psyche.
7799875 Redips. *the hero who never existed music*
Command Mission huh? Looking forward to it.
7800557 So what do you want to happen to Botos???? And I agree, that is a perfect fate for him.
The best trick that the devil pulled was to make the world believed he never existed. But for Sigma, it was faking his own death and retaking his former position of command as Redips. And now Octavia and everyone else are his puppets in his scheme to become god. .... The X command mission is going to get dark isn't it.
Nice foreshadowing in the earlier chapters Tatsurou though. Know one will ever suspect a dead man.
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Or maybe it's just Redips carrying on Sigma's work?
I don't know about that. According to the last chapter of the X5 arc, Sigma rebuilt his original body in case his battle body was destroyed by X and Zero. Maybe he modified his body to change his appearance to look like a normal reploid. And according to the last paragraph in X5: the aftermath as quoted, "He would be careful, never endangering his true body. He would work through agents and doppelgangers, finding ways to conceal even his continued existence until the right moment appeared to strike." (Tatsuro). And from what I can tell, Sigma wouldn't try to use his real body against the maverick hunters, but instead manipulate everyone.. Maybe the one they face on the moon could have been a fake body he was controlling remotely. Besides, Why would he order Vile to kill Signas instead of the X hunters for? Simple. To manipulate the maverick hunters into making them look like the villains as they from the massacre of the 8 mavericks, and to regain the position a commander. And to top it all off, no one would suspect a man with great publicity,
7801339 I DO NOW!!!
Whoops.
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That's terrifying.
Surprising how often that faked-death thing comes up.
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I definitely agree with your first sentence. Nice to see someone who knows that quote, and hopefully lives by it.
having played (and beat) Command Mission, this is my ner headcannon.
Oh hey, a guy we've seen only once before is taking the place of someone else. This means something, for some reason.
Nobody cares, his plan is garbage and he'll die anyway. Nothing of worth will be lost by the end of it.
(Clicks link) ................shit
and thus the stage is set for the final conflict... the clash of legends will begin, the past shall be seen... and... a hero's legacy will strike the blow against a false GOD.