Prairie's Report [CIEL]
WARNING: All of this is Spoiler material for the Zero and ZX series! Read at
your own peril!
Aile
-] Fistleo hints in his conversation that the Mavericks spared Aile on purpose.
-] Aile tells Purprill that this park is where her memories are buried.
-] Prometheus claims that Aile is part of their game - that she's one of them.
-] Prairie mentions that her orders were to protect the survivors of the
Maverick raids - reasons for those orders became apparent when she saw Giro
transform for the first time.
-] The data in Aile's story goes into detail on how Serpent went crazy after
prolonged exposure to Model W. They say he was a survivor of a Maverick raid,
like Vent, Aile, and Giro.
-] The final report left behind by Sis indicates that the "chosen ones" have
the ability to control the Biometal - and that the ones who can control Models
X and Z also have the power to unleash Model W.
-] Prometheus and Pandora claim that Mega Men - the "chosen ones", mind you -
must fight until one is left standing, and that that one has the right to rule
the world.
-] Serpent's last words indicate that the blood of Model W's creator runs in
her veins.
Vent
-] Fistleo says that Serpent volunteered to give him power for helping in his
game.
-] Purprill explains to Vent that he was another Maverick in the raid ten years
ago until Serpent modified him.
-] Prometheus claims that the creator of the Biometal you use knew what she was
doing - Prairie knows this person as her sister.
-] Prairie talks to Vent in detail about the wars of the past, how her sister
was a scientist who protected them when nobody else would.
-] The final report left behind by Sis is a retelling of the story regarding
Biometal W and the Ragnarok crisis.
-] Prometheus and Pandora claim to be the voice of Model W.
-] Serpent explains that the victims of the Maverick raid were used as
Cyber-elves to help power Model W, like the victims of the detainee camp at
Area I.
Coincidence? I think not! These events link right to the Mega Man Zero series -
let's start with the basics. "Sis", as Prairie calls her, is actually Dr. Ciel.
Near the climax of the war, the madman behind Model W - Dr. Weil - had the
space station Ragnarok built. Dr. Weil fused with Ragnarok, but lost a fight to
Zero. The shattered remains of Ragnarok achieving atmospheric re-entry are a
memory Prairie refuses to surrender. Biometal Model W is actually Weil's
consciousness sealed within the remains of Ragnarok. It seems the bastard
avoided death yet again.
In the aftermath of the war, Ciel founded the Guardians to root out the source
of the Maverick program and destroy it. During this time, she conducted
research on a form of conscious material she would coin "Biometal". She was
accompanied by members of the former resistance movement against Neo Arcadia
and some volunteers, one of which was Serpent. During research on Biometal
Model W, Serpent was overcome with a desire for power and slaughtered the
entire recon unit. In response, Ciel used her research and the remains of the
four X Guardians to create Biometals F, H, L, and P, but she didn't have
samples or remains of X or Zero, so she made Biometals X and Z from her
research on Model W; anyone who can use either X or Z can also use W.
Since Ciel was a conventional human, she passed on, either KIA or through the
passage of time. Prairie took over in her place to continue the fight. To blend
in with the Reploids of today with their finite lifespans, Prairie likely
changed her appearance and name. Now think, how many Reploids at the time carry
around dolls, especially those made by Dr. Ciel? The answer is simple: Alouette.
From what is gathered, Purprill may have been in charge of the Mavericks that
attacked the park ten years ago, when Vent/Aile lost their parents. The
Mavericks involved in the raids at Area H may have been made into Pseudoroids
to amplify their powers, while the spirits of the victims - the Cyber-elves -
were kept as food for Model W.. The Pseudoroids all tie into Project Haven; the
grand plan of Model W to resurrect itself. While Serpent was busy with his own
dig into the ruins, the Pseudoroids would cause calamity in other regions. The
data for the Serpent Report was split between Lurerre and Leganchor so people
wouldn't learn the truth about his insanity; Hurricaune would round up
civilians and give them grave fear before killing them; Cyber-elves are made
from the deaths of Reploids and now modified Humanoids. Hivolt would regulate
the flow of Cyber-elves into the Slither Inc. head office for use with Model W.
Purprill would deny access to the lab at Area L via the amusement park at Area
H while Protectos would steal the data regarding Model W and Ciel's final
message. Flammole would be given orders to dig at a falsified location to
agitate the volcano, and Fistleo would cause havoc to search out other Mega
Men. When you put it all into perspective, the whole thing is one elaborate
plan by Model W - or, should we say, Dr. Weil - to become exultant and manifest
a new body. Prometheus and Pandora are simply there to spread this message of
destruction, to find vessels suitable for such a purpose.
In the ancient days, before the Maverick Wars, there were two scientists, Dr.
Thomas Light and Dr. Albert Wily. Both were genius robotics experts in their
time, but while Tom used his genius to better humanity, Al used his to attempt
to conquer the world. The advanced robot, Rock, was modified into Mega Man to
combat robots built by Tom that Wily altered. After the first wave, Wily made
more dangerous robots in an attempt to destroy Mega Man. One of his own
creations, Bass, went rogue when he realized Wily was using him as a tool for
his own glory. In their final days, the two geniuses built their last machines;
Tom's was the alpha Reploid, X. Wily's final creation was Zero, based off the
stolen data on X's schematics. Wily issued Zero a viral program that, if Wily
were to perish, would cause Zero to awaken and eradicate all life from the
world as one last twisted act of revenge.
Later, Dr. Cain awakened X and used his data to create the first Reploids.
However, one Reploid went Maverick and killed three humans before it was
destroyed. The Maverick Hunters were established from there on out, and Sigma
took charge during this time. Sigma valiantly fought Mavericks until he was
dispatched to fight a red Maverick that killed anything in sight - Zero. During
the battle, Sigma destroyed Zero and contracted the Maverick code into himself.
Zero was repaired by Dr. Cain during this time. Sigma went Maverick himself and
broke away, taking a majority of the Reploids with him. The recommissioned Zero
fought alongside X many times, destroying Sigma as he emerged time and again.
During this time, Dr. Cain suffered from harsh mental degeneration, and
required an implant to keep from suffering total brain death. Some time after
he got the implant, he contracted the Maverick program himself. He retreated to
keep himself from going mad in the public scene while the program began to
spread into his organic brain. And it became his doom.
In the aftermath of the Eurasia and Gate incidents, the scientists of the time
designed the Cyber-elves to help contain the Maverick outbreak. One such
Cyber-elf, the Mother Elf, was used to neutralize the program in all Reploids.
Dr. Cain - who now emerged under the name Dr. Weil - took control of the Mother
Elf and reprogrammed her, transforming her into the Dark Elf. Dr. Weil used his
retained genius to fully repair Zero's old body - the one that was destroyed
after the Eurasia incident - Â and give it a new consciousness, Omega. Weil then
used the Dark Elf to control the world's Reploids, with only X and Zero capable
of effectively fighting back. This became known as the Elf Wars, and decimated
75% of the world's population in its flames. Omega was horribly damaged, and
Weil was executed, his mind transferred into an artificial prison and launched
up into space with Omega's remains. The Dark Elf's location was unknown, and
the only person capable of understanding it was Zero. Zero, believing he may
still lose himself to the Maverick program, had himself sealed away for a whole
century, leaving X to deal with this threat alone.
X constructed the utopian domain, Neo Arcadia, and four Guardians were made
from his DNA program - the Sage Guardian, Harpuia; the Fairy Guardian,
Leviathan; the Fighting Guardian, Fefnir; and the Shadow Guardian, Phantom.
They ruled Neo Arcadia with compassion towards humanity until the Dark Elf
returned, remotely controlled by Dr. Weil. The fighting was quelled, but
realizing the danger the Dark Elf possessed, X sacrificed his body to seal it
away and watched from beyond as a Cyber-elf. The budding genius, Dr. Ciel, made
a copy body for X to move into, but it activated of its own volition - whether
Copy X was self-aware or a puppet of Weil from his orbital detention center is
unknown, but Copy X behaved like a tyrant compared to the original; the fact
that an energy crisis had appeared made the situation no better for the
Reploids of Neo Arcadia. Dr. Ciel organized the Resistance from the Reploids
Copy X decreed as Mavericks, but they continued to lose battle after battle
until Ciel entered the forbidden land and her Cyber-elf, Passy, awoke Zero from
his stasis.
Zero then fought to protect the Reploids in the Resistance, and killed both
Phantom and Copy X while the Resistance fled to a base removed from Neo
Arcadia. Elpizo took charge and led Operation "Righteous Strike" which ended in
disaster. It was during this time that Elpizo became tempted by the Baby Elves,
Crea and Prea, and sought to awaken the Dark Elf. He accomplished this,
destroyed X's body, and lost himself to the Dark Elf in the aftermath,
eventually being killed at Zero's hands. With the Dark Elf loose, Dr. Weil
intentionally crashed his prison into the snow fields, and Ciel and Zero went
to investigate.
Onboard the wrecked craft was the battle reploid Omega, which made a mess of
both Leviathan and Fefnir and, later, Harpuia. Weil then used a restored Copy X
to rule Neo Arcadia with an iron fist, seizing the Dark Elf with Omega and
seizing the nation after machinating a confrontation between Zero and Copy X.
During this time, X had informed Harpuia of the true nature of this battle,
while Phantom spread the news to the Leviathan and Fefnir. In the end, all
three Guardians were restored, and they helped to contain Omega as the Dark
Elf's program began to decay, the routines added by Weil going first. With
Omega destroyed, the Mother Elf died off rapidly.
Weil took complete control over Neo Arcadia, having everyone who opposed his
iron-fisted regime destroyed in as swift a manner as possible. Many humans fled
the once utopian city, moving in flocks towards areas where they hoped they
could find salvation. One such group, led by the rogue reporter Neige, fled to
Area Zero. Dr. Weil learned that Area Zero - the site in the Maverick Wars that
the space colony Eurasia crashed - was a domain outside his influence, and one
that signified hope for humanity to escape his sovereign authority, so he sent
the Einherjar and Craft to endanger it while he built the space satellite,
Ragnarok, to annihilate all life on earth, including Area Zero. The Einherjar
were defeated by Zero, and in his last moments Craft destroyed the cannon
control systems to keep Weil from firing it again. Frustrated, Weil changed the
orbit path so it would descend on a collision course with Area Zero. Zero
forced his way onboard and fought Weil to the end. As Ragnarok broke apart, it
fell into the atmosphere and landed in a concentrated plot near Area Zero. And
while Zero was destroyed from re-entry, enough of Weil remained so it could
oversee the aberrations that plague the world. Out of Zero's remains whatever
machines were loyal to Weil managed to make a new Omega, but it wouldn't
animate until it came fully online; eventually, there was no need for it to
animate, and it was left in the void of the Ragnarok ruins without soul or
purpose.
While this may seem like conjecture, much of it is based on actual records. It
is but one way to view history. What is reality? That is for you to decide.
