#I legit thought my whole face was gonna transform into that person by adding a little bit of makeup. And needless to say: it didn't.

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#why is the word 'gender envy' suddenly everywhere on my dash??? #I mean it probably has something to do with the fact that half of the people I follow here are more or less trans #but still!!! I feel like I need to filter that tag TOO soon because I'm getting an overload of that word #it's just something I cannot relate to at all. That's why I started using 'aesthetic envy' instead. #But I also don't understand why people want to look like someone else. Like someone who already exists. #It's so weird? Like... why can't everyone be an invididual and look unique. #I know I definitely hate my looks because thanks body dysmorphia but I also once had a phase when I wanted to look like someone specific. #And it was nuts. I mean... I was not myself. I had so bad depersonalization going on. #I legit thought my whole face was gonna transform into that person by adding a little bit of makeup. And needless to say: it didn't. #And it was very traumatic for me because I just looked even uglier than ever and the dissociation was so bad. #I still don't understand why I wanted to 'look' like that person because wtf they're a PERSON. #Not like an ad from some 'choose your new looks' catalog. A person. And I'm a person. Why would I want to be someone's clone? #I find it extremely weird to think that I'd have a doppelganger somewhere because #1. I don't wish anyone to look like me and 2. I definitely don't want to see a second me walking anywhere because oh boy am I ugly. #I don't want to have a reminder of what I look like irl. Because I look like a monster. #So I hope I don't have a doppelganger anywhere because looking like me would be the worst. Something I wouldn't wish even upon my biggest e #enemy* and ffs I hate this new editor it lets me write longer tags that what it allows #whoops venting but seriously the world is just so weird and I have dissociation #mcrmadness' deep thoughts #idk why I chose the tags instead of writing under a read more link #and now can't copypaste the tags anymore so tags it is

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Rockman.EXE Episode 24 Review.

Nothing like a nice father-son talk after a long time.

“Can’t talk, eating”

Yay!

We open the episode with Commander Beef explaining what happend last time.

We begin in Netto’s house where he and his friends are listening to his father about the programs in their PETs being Rockman’s memory data, and that all they need now is the “frame” in order to restore Rockman, which is the body.

Netto asks where the frame is and his dad tells him that it is back in the SciLab aka Science Labs where he created Rockman. However, because Pharohman is now living there, it won’t be easy to access the network.

Dr. Hikari aka Yuichiro Hikari, tells them that there is a way to enter.

After hearing this, Yaito’s forhead shines and quickly tells him that she can provide them with everything they need, since she is rich!

So this time it’s up to the Loser Squad and Roll, huh?

That useless woman is finally gonna be useful?!

We then see a shot of the Science Labs (that will become a recurring place in Axess) where a group of scientists outside are trying to get back in, since Pharohman kicked them out in the last episode.

“I know this because it says no in the screen”

Aren’t they like computer programers? Don’t they know how to hack?

We also cut to the World Three lair where we are reminded that Wily is sending his army of Bombmen and Stonemen to capture Pharohman at Scilab, and after this, we return to Netto’s house.

“Quiet boy! I have one job in this anime and I am not gonna let you ruin it, now go sit down!”

As they wait for the spaghetti to be ready, Netto’s dad and Meiru are seen talking in the background.

Well that’s a weird conversation!

Meiru -”Netto has been depressed.”

Dr. Hikari -”Do you like dogs?”

Meiru -”Yes.”

Dr. Hikari -”Give me your PET.”

Meiru -”OK.” *Hands over PET*

After this weird exchange we cut to Higureya where Higure-san is polishing his chips, when he is interrupted by Commander Beef who breaks in and shows him his Net Agent ID.

What’s with that picture? That’s not a legit ID.

Anyway, the Commander asks Higure if he can help him access the Dark Net, is that like the Under Net? Does that mean Higure is a hacker?

Higure says that its hard work to access the Dark Net and denies to help Beef until a disguised Saloma and Miyuki enter the shop as well.

Come on Miyuki, you’re not even trying.

Higure is still reluctant to help them, but luckily the Commander knows how to convince him.

“I told you we didn’t need money to bribe this guy”

Let’s see...  A Dream Aura, super rare, a Pop up, kinda rare, and... a Quake? Quakes aren’t rare! Not that color anyway.

After some father-son “bonding” over meat ball spaghetti, we see them in the van Yaito got them along with the equipment heading to the Science Labs, where Netto asks a very good question.

... WHAT? THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUESTION!

After this... answer, the Navis sense a virus near by.

It turns out to be a “Mole” virus from the Pop Up chip we saw earlier, and despite the name, it is actually a little dog who digs holes. Roll quickly takes a liking to the virus, but Gutsman gets jealous and tries to chase it away.

The tiny virus dissapears into a hole teasing Gutsman, the hole dissapears but then reapears in a very weird place.

The dub didn’t find this shot weird at all? Gutsman tries to punch the virus but it dissapears making Gutsman punch himself in the stomach, or should I say, the gut?

Meiru -”You put a virus in my PET?”

Dr. Hikari -“Yes, I also named him after my favorite band”

They finally arrive at Scilab where the scientists from before recognize profesor Hikari and gladly help him prepare everything for their plan to enter the network.

They plug-in the Navis and Dr. Hikari begins to guide them through various security gates in order to get to the network safely.

I’m pretty sure this is a graphic interpretation of how hacking a computer works.

The Navis enter the Scilab network where they discover that it has been transformed into a desert. After falling on Roll.

Probably because Pharohman wants to feel like he lives in ancient Egypt.

After commercials, we return to our heroes walking through the desert where Rush decides to tag along, making me wonder where he was during the security doors scene.

Meanwhile, Higure manages to access the Dark Net for the Net agents to plug-in their Navis, where they are gonna have to fight some viruses to get through.

I don’t remember the Commander and Saloma having matching capes.

Back to the Loser Squad plus Roll, it seems Pharohman sent out some Piranha viruses to attack them, Piranha viruses that can dig.

Gutsman uses his Guts Hammer to force them out of the sand and Glyde shoots them with his cannon.

Their next challenge comes in the form of a sand storm created by a group of Typhoon viruses.

Netto’s friends are unable to see or comunicate with their Navis during the sand storm. We cut back to the Net agents where their Navis have made an entrance to the Scilab network through the Dark Net.

The Net agents plan is to infiltrate the Scilab network to cut off the power to the main computer, since Pharohman controls all networks from there, shutting down the main server will weaken him.

We return to our heroes unable to move due to the sand storm, until Rush reveals a new ability.

Since Rush is a virus, he is able to communicate with certain types of viruses like Metools. Rush uses his holes to appear behind the Typhoon viruses and commands an army of metools to take them out, making the sand storm stop.

After this, they walk down an undergroud path where they come across a metal door.

Once Glyde opens the door, a bright light covers the Navis and they are transported to a room where Rockman’s frame is building itself.

Netto’s dad tells him to send Rockman’s memory there by plugging in, just in time for the frame to be compleated.

However, Rockman isn’t waking up, Dr. Hikari says that a server migth have shut down and it might take longer for Rockman’s Navi mark to reach the frame.

The Navis wait, but Pharohman shows his face, literally, to confront them. He begins to destroy the room with an earthquake causing Rockman’s container to fall and break. The ground between Rockman and his friends is torn apart, Roll tries to save him but Gutsman stops her.

Rockman’s body falls into the abyss, the earthquake gets worse, and Roll tries to cover herself from the falling ceilling, she opens her eyes to discover that Gutsman stopped a giant boulder from crushing her, allowing Glyde and Iceman to escape taking Roll with them. The weight of the boulder is too much for Gutsman and the whole place caves in.

Gutsman seems to have been deleted as Dekao cries for him after this. Roll, Glyde and Iceman manage to escape, but they encounter Pharohman soon after. Just then, Pharohman is ambushed by the army of Bombmen and Stonemen.

It’s a stand off between everyone, ending the episode with Rockman’s body still falling.

Except for the close up, his body is CGI for some reason.

My thoughts?

This episode is a little boring without Rockman, his friends are not the strongest Navis, but they’re doing their best to save him.

It’s frustrating for Netto not being able to do anything, but in this episode he learns that he should have faith in his friends, which I guess is what his father was trying to tell him when he asked about Rockman’s memories appearing in their PETs.

Netto’s dad was introduced at the end of the last episode, in the first episode Netto mentioned that he travels the world due to his job, meaning that he is rarely at home. He was mostly absent in the game too, he usually worked late at the Scilab and was ocasionally called to other contries. Yuichiro is one of the top Net scientists in Japan, so his work is very important, he was the one who created Rockman based on his father’s research. Thankfully, the anime doesn’t follow the game’s storyline about Rockman’s true origin, but I’ll explain that in the next review.

We also see the Net Agents taking action in trying to stop Pharohman by accessing the Scilab network through the Dark Net. In the dub, this was changed to them asking Higure to hack into the Scilab computers, I dont know why they changed it since hacking directly into a private sever is worst than using a short cut through the bad part of the internet. The dub version also added data bits after the boulder crushes Gutsman, it wasn’t confirmed if he was deleted when the room caved in, but I dont know why the dub decided to kill him off.

The episode introduces Rush, based on the classic Megaman’s robot dog and partner, only in this version he is a virus and actually belongs to Roll. The Mole virus is a weak and harmless virus that can be found in the undernet in the first game and pays homage to the Wack-a-mole game, where in order to get the Pop Up chip you have to guess the hole it’ll come out from and shoot it ten times, if you fail to do so, it will flee.

I’m a dog person, but I personally don’t like Rush, he starts out as a puppy in this episode, but later on he becomes more of a Snoopy clone. He is annoying and selfish and I think he just hangs around with Roll because she is a pretty girl. He is more of a comic relief, but he gains a rare ability in a future episode that just makes me hate him even more.

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