Prometheus

"It seems that the Biometal has attracted a bug. Shoo pest."

- Prometheus to Ashe before he attacks

Prometheus (プロメテ, Puromete) is a mysterious character from Mega Man ZX and Mega Man ZX Advent. He and his sister Pandora are servants of Model W. He wields a beam scythe and uses fire and shadow-based attacks in battle. He bears the physical appearence of a 12-25 year old young man, but he is actually over 50.

Appearance
True to his nickname as the Grim Reaper, Prometheus fits this motif in his Megamerged form. He wears an odd shaped helmet with a skull like formation at the front with a red obstruction jutting out from the top. His purple and gray armor scheme contrasts that of his sister, Pandora. Perhaps his strangest feature is his cyan polymorphic 'hair' which he uses to attack his enemies by stretching and planting it into the ground, jutting upward in spear-like motions. He can also change his colors when he uses fire-based attack.

Personality
Prometheus is an arrogant fighter who enjoys nothing more than senseless killing and a good battle (ironically, when Ashe/Grey defeats him and his sister, he hints that his having to do senseless fighting was one of the reasons as to why he and his sister wanted to betray and kill Albert in the first place.). He also seems to hold a grudge against Vent/Aile and refers to him/her as a pawn in his game. His personality has yet to be further explored, and neither has his connection to Ashe. As the 'voice of Model W', he seems to have inherited Dr. Weil's insanity and nihilism.

Pre-ZX
Prometheus is the first Reploid created by Albert, identified as DAN-001. Like his sister, he was given a fragment of the Model W Biometal to become one of Albert's first Mega Men. Eventually, Prometheus and his sister managed to temporarily escape Albert's control, attempting to flee from years of perpetual confinement and torture, but were unfortunately captured and permanently fused with a fragment of Model W. The result not only traps him in his Megamerged form, but leaves him no choice but to participate in the Game of Destiny in order to seek out and confirm the strongest Mega Man there is (which also hints that the only reason he does commit bloodshed and other things is because he has to, not necessarily because he actually enjoys it.).

Mega Man ZX
After Serpent had excavated the Biometals Model H, Model F, Model L and Model P prior to the games events, Prometheus and Pandora approached Serpent. Several company workers mentioned that after their meeting, both Serpent and Slither Inc. changed their way of business.

Prometheus and Pandora worked with Serpent in order to reawaken the dormant Model W. Prometheus encounters Vent/Aile in Area D alongside his sister and Serpent after defeating and forcing Giro to fight them. Vent/Aile attempt to shoot Serpent down in anger but their charged shots are easily deflected by Prometheus and leaves, mocking Model X and Z as mere legends. He reappears again with Pandora to ambush Guardian HQ only to be defeated. In Vent's story, he notices that Prairie is not of this time when she rushes in after hearing about her sister and leaves. He reappears alongside his sister to confront Vent and Aile at Area O, and also admitted that they had used Serpent, but are soundly defeated, despite their formidable skills and leave the two Mega Men, although not before alluding to they're all being pieces of "his" game, making no reappearances afterwards. After both of them are defeated, they disappear until ZX Advent.

Mega Man ZX Advent
In Mega Man ZX Advent, it's revealed that Prometheus and Pandora are sibling Mega Men, "DAN-001" and "DAN-002" created by Master Albert to further the Game of Destiny. Albert intentionally created with repeatedly short life spans so that they would not be able to betray him. Prometheus first encounters Ashe at the Raider Fleet, and was responsible for its destruction. He later expresses annoyance at Ashe being the one guarding Model A. (if the player is playing as Grey, Prometheus will instead chastize Pandora for failing to kill him). Prometheus kills Albert's decoy at the Submerged Volcano in the mistaken belief that it was Albert. However, he and Pandora intend to hasten the Game of Destiny, and also destroy everything that Albert ever made (including themselves, as indicated by his use of "Go out with a bang"), and attack Grey/Ashe. After Grey/Ashe defeats the pair, Model W absorbs their negative emotions. Their centuries of suffering is enough to knock them out cold and the real Albert appears. The volcano begins to collapse, and Grey/Ashe is unable to rescue them. Despite the falling of a volcano on them they may not be dead. They are highly speculated to have survived the encounter.

Abilities
Despite the fact that Prometheus is a Mega Man who is not directly based on any character within the Mega Man canon, he exhibits traits of two X Guardians: like Fefnir, he possesses absolute control over the fire element, and demonstrates this through long range attacks such as creating flaming skulls in the four corners of the screen to fire blasts through them with certain consistence, creating fire pillars which move around the screen, and creating flaming swords which travel around the walls and the floor; and like Phantom, he possesses a high degree of speed and stealth, which he incorporates into his style of fighting by teleporting relatively often, which involves dash-slashing in a fashion similar to Phantom, albiet with a sycthe rather than a blade. In addition, Prometheus also displays a few traits of Model Z, being proficient with his scythe (which resembles an elongated Z Saber/ZX Saber handle, the blade itself coming from the side of the "hilt" rather than the top) and having blue, triangular "hair" coming from the back of his helmet that resembles a rigid cape. Thus he could be considered a "mixed" Mega Man, with Pandora having opposite features in common with the other two guardians ( their elements being electricity and ice), making the pair effective and deadly compliments in battle.

Etymology

 * In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the Titan who created man, gave them fire, and taught them how to trick the gods in order to get the better half of a sacrifice. Prometheus was punished for this by being shackled to a mountain peak and having an eagle pick at his liver for eternity. His brother and mankind was punished by receiving Pandora and the evils she unwittingly carried in her jar/box.

Trivia

 * During the events of ZX Advent when the player encounters Prometheus and Pandora's capsules, the monitor display states they have 246924 seconds left before they need to shut down for maintenance: a little less than three days (three days = 259200 seconds).


 * It's implied by several employees that Serpent didn't become insane until Prometheus and Pandora arrived.


 * Prometheus and Pandora without their armors resemble Vent and Aile with longer hair.


 * Interestingly, Prometheus and Pandora's Model W forms (the way they look like during the game) looks completely different from the Model W forms that Serpent and Albert take. This is probably because they were forced to permanently become Mega Men by Albert, thus resulting in a different form of Model W. This may also be due to them being infused with two different elements: Prometheus' being Fire and Darkness, whereas Pandora's is Ice and Lightning.
 * Before the battle against Prometheus and Pandora in MegaMan ZX Advent, it is implied by Pandora that they are reploids, as she stated that they cannot return to their former bodies.
 * Prometheus and Pandora oppose one anothers personalities: while Pandora is cold and calculative, Prometheus is rash and hot-headed.