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Although this begs a lot of questions, given the small character pool of the franchise and infrequent entries. Word of God explains that this is because Capcom expected this game to be many players' first Mega Man game after the long hiatus, and they were not included so that new players wouldn't feel alienated by having too many characters present at once. This is especially noticeable since both of them were playable in this game's immediate predecessor, and this is the first time where neither of them make an appearance nor are referenced in the Classic series since their respective debuts. Absentee Actor: Proto Man and Bass are nowhere to be found in this game.

Abandoned Mine: Not exactly abandoned, as there are plenty of worker robots about, but Impact Man's stage still takes place in a mining colony.2❝: The graphical style is in a similar vein to Mega Man X8, with more cel-shaded graphics.
