Alternate Dimension



The Alternate Dimension is an area in MegaMan Star Force 2. It is accessible after the player obtains the AltFutre item and attempts to travel to the Sky Wave. In this area no humans exist, since it is a post-apocalyptic world, beginning in the alternate future of Echo Ridge. The alternative dimension is always gray, and is said to be the result of what the world could have become had Mega Man not defeated Le Mu, but had Dr. Vega failed to create a Neo Mu Empire as well. In this world, Le Mu has an offspring named Apollo Flame, who wiped all humans off the face of the Earth, and converted the existing EM Beings of the planet into his servants.

Plot
After beating the game and pulsing out of Mu, an unknown person will mail Mega Man to go to Vega's hideout. Once there, Mega Man discovers a dark spherical object that looks like another world. The next time Mega Man returns to Echo Ridge and tries to go to the Sky Wave, he will discover a new portal leading to the Alternate Dimension.

Once he enters the portal, a Hertz will approach him for help, then a Taurus Fire look-a-like will appear, Geo thinks it's Bud, but soon discovers he is not. He will identify himself as Taurus Fire IF and fight Mega Man, but loses and is destroyed.

After looking to the sky by Omega-Xis' suggestion, Geo will notice that he's not in Echo Ridge anymore. Geo will then ask the Hertz what happened, and he'll explain that Echo Ridge was destroyed a few months ago, by "the weapon of Mu". Geo recalls the voice that he heard when the portal appeared and realizes this is not his world, but an alternate one where he failed to preserve Link Power, thus unable to prevent the "Precursor to Ruin". The Hertz states Apollo Flame is responsible, and that he's sleeping somewhere to recharge his power. It also tells about the Wavehole that connects to Apollo Flame. Omega-Xis suggests that they should take him down while he's recharging, then the area begins to shake. Omega-Xis orders the Hertz to hide somewhere, but before he leaves he asks the name of the one who saved him, Geo answers: "I'm Mega Man".

After finding the Wavehole, the duo encounters Dark Phantom IF, who will reveal himself as the one who mailed Geo. Phantom tells them about Apollo's plan to take over Geo's world, and also thanks them for "bringing the key to open dimensions", then engages in battle, but is defeated. His last words reveal that the Wavehole behind him would transport them to Apollo Flame, but it has been sealed by the "Seven Warriors" (later revealed to be the IF versions of all the EM Beings and UMAs they have faced, including Harp Note, Cancer Bubble, Queen Ophiuca and Gemini Spark). Phantom laughs, then explodes.

After unsealing the Wavehole and warping through it, they find Apollo's right hand, General Auriga. They fight and defeat him, with the General saying he will wait for Apollo on the "other side".

They continue and find the IF versions of Kung-Foo Kid and Hollow, with the latter stating after being defeated that he has "done his duty". After collecting all Standard Battle Cards, they finally meet Apollo Flame, when asking why he tries to destroy the other world, he simply says that "there is no reason, whoever my mother was programmed me to do that, no other reason", then they battle him. After being defeated, he noticed that Mega Man's power not only comes from the OOPArt, but also from Link Power, saying "that's what the pathetic humans who used to live in here possessed". He also asks Mega Man to show him his Link Power by "collecting the six Badges" for what "you have to contend with despair.....and my henchmen..... and me..... Gyaargh!". After he explodes, the OOPArt spirit appears, implying that "you have averted....... a future of destruction........ but should Link Power be lost, and your world will crumble". Geo swears to preserve Link Power and gets the Tribe Badge as a result.

Population
The Alternate Dimension is filled with nothing but EM Beings. Among them are the IF EM Beings, which are the same EM Beings and UMAs that Mega Man has fought throughout the game, but are no longer EM Wave Changed to a human or Murian and only serve Apollo Flame.

Trivia

 * IF EM Being may stand for Indie Frag EM Being.
 * Another possible meaning for IF could be 'InFinity', 'Inverted Form', or 'what IF' (as to fit the Alternate Future theme: showing a different, possible fate).


 * If the player examines Bud's dog house (actually an advanced security system) while in the Alternate Dimension, they will find IndieFrag3.


 * Oddly enough, after defeating Gemini Spark IF, Geo will show concern.
 * However, after defeating Taurus Fire IF, Queen Ophiuca IF or even Harp Note IF, Geo will not say anything.


 * Gemini Spark IF is the only IF EM Being who has the same personality as his present counterpart.


 * Some ES in this world do not exist in the other one (i.e. Windmill at Messie's Cove, Bus Stop at Echo Ridge).


 * Most of the IF EM Beings seem not to know Mega Man, since at the time he talks to one of them before fighting, they ask "Who are you?. The only known exceptions are Dark Phantom IF (who mailed him), General Auriga, Apollo Flame and Hollow IF, though Auriga and Apollo may know him because they may have watched everything.


 * The player can get both EX and SP Mega Cards from the IF EM Beings after beating them a second time, with the same requirements for normal methods (Getting an S rank for SP, and an 8-9 rank for EX). Best Combos will also be recognized.


 * General Auriga is the only EM Being in the game that will always be at the same location after being defeated. However the next time he is fought, he won't have his motor army around him. When defeated, he will disappear, but will respawn after pulsing out.