Where does Mega Man live?
There has been quite a bit of debate over where the Mega Man games take place. Even Capcom can’t seem to make up their minds. I toss all the debate out the window and say that Mega Man lives on an alternate version of our Earth—that is, a planet much like ours that is in an alternate universe. This means that there could be many things that are similar about his Earth, such as the same surrounding planets in the solar system. However, at the same time any number of things could be different, from the names of cities and countries to how they count their years. What is the name of the city? The games, cartoons, and such all seem to agree that Dr. Light’s laboratory/home combo is built on the outskirts of some city. What is this city called? I don’t know. The manual of the first game says “Monsteropolis” but I discard this as a silly name they came up with to replace Tokyo. (Although I consider most manuals to be canon, the English manual for Mega Man 1 does not count. It was too horrend
