Mega Man Issue 26 (Archie Comics)


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Mega Man #26 is the twenty-sixth issue in the Mega Man comic series by Archie Comics to be released in June 2013.

Publisher's Summary
"'When Worlds Collide,' Part 7 of 12. The historic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event rolls on! The hunt for the Roboticized Masters continues as Sonic and Mega Man face down Shadow Man and - Shadow Man? Meanwhile, Drs. Eggman and Wily gloat over the captive Dr. Light. But what is the brilliant, bearded scientist preparing to do? Featuring stunning new cover art from Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante, and a special throwback variant cover you just can't miss!"

Story

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When Worlds Collide-Part Seven: Evening The Odds
Mega Man, Sonic, Tails, and Rush are seen trekking through a forest area in the Skull Egg Zone. A snake enemy from Mega Man attacks them but he blasts it. They soon come to an snowy area. They are ambushed by both Shadow Men- both Wily and Eggman's- but both Mega Man and Sonic identify their counterpart as Shadow Man and are unable to tell who's their target from name confusion. Shadow Man (Eggman) blasts Sonic with his Chaos Cannon freezing him. And Mega Man uses Espio Man's Chrono Camo to sneak up on Shadow Man and follows up with Tails Man's wepaon: Tails Wind resulting him in losing hold of Sonic's frozen time state. Mega Man then uses the Sonic Blast to revert Shadow back to normal. Mega Man then uses the Chaos Cannon to freeze Shadow Man (Wily) in place. Shadow manages to get up and then smashes Shadow Man to pieces.

Sonic asks Shadow if he can help on this one. However Shadow says no and warps out of the area. Recalling an simular disruption in time and space causes Sonic, Tails and Mega Man to remember bits and pieces of their old lives. Sonic says he seems to remember the events of the Genesis saga (StH# 226-229) and thinks about how the two doctors rewrote their worlds and suddenly starts to fear what this Genesis Wave might cause after this. Mega Man tells him not to worry about it for now and they carry on. Back on the Wily Egg, Drs. Eggman and Wily are gloating over the captured Dr. Light. And Orbot delivers the bad news on how and why the two Shadow Men were defeated. They leave and Rouge pops in on Light with G.U.N's hologram of the Wily Egg and asks for his help in discovering where the weak points of the base are.

While Sonic tries to use the invisible blocks to scale a large cliff, Blaze Woman and Silver Man decide to ambush both him and Mega Man. Mega and Silver Man end up blasting each other in the face, even though Silver is reverted back to normal with the Sonic Blast. Just as Sonic was about to get roasted by Blaze Woman, Silver holds her back with his psychic powers while Mega Man blasts her with the Sonic Blast to revert her back to normal. The four and Tails sits down to rest and manages to get all their bearings together. Blaze and Silver say they'd love to help but are tired. Sonic tells them to rest for now and they can attack the two doctors together in the Wily Egg once they save Amy and Knuckles.

Meanwhile, the Chaotix follows behind Proto Man on a mountain pass with Knuckles Man and Rose Woman looking down on them from above. Rose Woman comments how the option to self destruct has now been activated.

Off Panel
E-123 Omega and Bass create a rather "destructive" friendship.

Trivia

 * The cover of this issue is based on the American "box art" from Mega Man 10.
 * The Wily Battleship appears in the background of the regular cover off to the left, as does the Mecha Dragon off to the right.