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Kyle Crouse: Who owns the rights to the Mega Man characters that originated in Archie? (e.g. if Capcom willed it, could Tempo appear in Mega Man 12?)
Ian Flynn: As far as I'm aware, Capcom owns everything, and yeah; they could bring her back.
Kyle Crouse: Well... what are they waiting for?
Ian Flynn: Mega Man 12 I guess.
Of course, Ian is joking about Mega Man 12. But the important point here is that there's been long-standing speculation about who owns characters that don't originate from the games—whether it's the author who created them, or the company or publisher they worked for.
There are exceptions—such as Marty, who belongs to Yoshihiro Iwamoto—but in the case of the Archie Mega Man characters, Capcom retains full ownership. If they choose, we could absolutely see some of these original characters appear in future games, merchandise, or other projects.
"Of course, Ian is joking about Mega Man 12."
ReplyDelete...yeah, we know.
In other news: water is wet.
ReplyDeleteBest and most relevant comment in the thread. Thumbs up!
DeleteAw thanks. But really, IDK why this is such a mystery. With licensed media like this, rights generally end up with the licensor, at least in America. The Penders lawsuit and Circuit Breaker from Transformers are exceptions, not the rule. I think fans just get so swept up in characters, they can’t imagine why Capcom wouldn’t want to use them in everything they can (because Mega Man is well known for reusing a small cast excessively, and not making 8 or more new characters each game that never show up again :p).
DeleteMega Man 12 would be a nice surprise.
ReplyDeleteJust let MM die already lol
ReplyDeleteShe'll appeared in some format in the classic games timeline. Either a boss or an unlockable character in future games. But highly doubt they'll do anything with her, but we'll see.
ReplyDeleteCAPCOMMMMM
ReplyDeleteBRING BACK TEMPO
AND MY LIFE
IS YOURS
Nice they can become canon
ReplyDeleteThey can, in the same way Fan and CRORQ can (well, maybe not Fan). They most likely won’t though, because Japanese media is seldom concerned with turning the audience into pointing wojaks.
DeleteCould say the same for the MM fan base having infinite faith in rain with the promise of a desert... once every 10 years. 🤣
DeleteThat means they can move forward beyond Archie now without the rebooting.
ReplyDeleteLooks corny. Wake me up if and when we get MM12, X9, or other sequels.
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