Rockman X Mega Mission (series)

Rockman X Mega Mission (ロックマンXメガミッション) is a Carddass series originally released by Bandai in 1995 and 1996. In 2017 the series returned and an armor design contest was held, the original armor appearing in the cards.

Series
The series was originally released in three parts, each containing 42 cards with a picture in the front and story/character details in the back. The fourth part was cancelled, but its contents were released years later in a commemorative set.

Rockman X Mega Mission
The first Rockman X Mega Mission was released in 1995 and the story takes place between Mega Man X2 and Mega Man X3. It has also a manga adaptation by Hitoshi Ariga.

Rockman X Mega Mission 2
Rockman X Mega Mission 2 was released in 1996. The story takes place between Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4, two months after the fall of Dopple Town.

Rockman X Mega Mission 3
Rockman X Mega Mission 3 was released in 1996. The story takes place some time later after the final fight with Tackione. Some armors from Mega Mission 3 were released as part of the Mega Armor figures, like the EX Armor and Rockman X All X.

Rockman X Mega Mission 4
Rockman X Mega Mission 4 was released in 2018 in celebration of Mega Man 's 30th anniversary and Mega Man X 's 25th anniversary. The story takes place some time after the defeat of Σ Limited.

Rockman X Giga Mission
Rockman X Giga Mission was released in August 2019, with a box set that includes 24 all-new cards designed by Iwamoto Yoshihiro, an exclusive 12-page manga (by Iwamoto) that tells an "untold" story featuring new characters and armors. The story takes place between Mega Man X5 and Mega Man X6.

Trivia

 * Metroid Fusion shares many of its plot points with Mega Mission. From the similarly behaving, ability-copying parasites who revive past adversaries and create a powerful, evil clone, to the hero's infection leading to translucent, partly organic armor, to how the final battle plays out. While there has been no official confirmation of Mega Mission's influence, the X Parasites' name may be intended as an homage.
 * Similarly Mega Man X6 plot also shares similarities. From the antagonist being a scientist infected with the maverick virus that creates a virus that resurrects dead reploids and turns then into slaves, also creates an evil version of one of the heroes, special groups of reploid opposed to the protagonists and even similarly named characters (Mother limited and nightmare mother respectively).