For all 2D series.
COMMANDMENT l: Thou shalt not design bosses that can go off the playing screen, especially bosses
with the nature to attack suddenly and move quickly.
The punishment for breaking commandment l is an eternity of fighting Burner Man, only firing thy
blaster when the master is offscreen.
COMMANDMENT ll: Thou shalt not create weapons that have severely limited use outside of boss
fights, nor shall ye create weapons that are replaced by other weapons that function similarly
only better.
The punishment for breaking commandment ll is to complete the Doc Robot stages of Mega Man 3 for
eternity with only Spark Shock and Top Spin.
COMMANDMENT lll: Thou shalt not create areas to traverse through that are impossible not to get
damaged in without trickery or hackery.
The punishment for breaking commandment lll is to play Crash Man's stage in Mega Man 2 for
eternity without the pause glitch, special weapons, or any health afforded above 1 pixel.
COMMANDMENT lV: Thou shalt not have Rush Jet vanish upon pausing, for a long ride may call for a
bathroom break.
The punishment for breaking commandment lV is an eternity of traversing the Rush Jet section of
Needle Man's Doc Robot stage with the pause button on turbo.
COMMANDMENT V: Thou shalt not go into to trickier or cheapery that cannot be avoided with
reflexes. Yea, let it be known that foreknowledge is cheapery, and not welcome in the Kingdom of
Megaman.
The punishment for breaking commandment V is to fight Wily in Mega Man 2 just after the boss rush
with 1 pixel of energy for all eternity. Failure will send thee back to the damned hallway before
the buie beam traps. Let it be known that this is an eternity without special weapons.
COMMANDMENT Vl: Thou shalt not portray Wily/Sigma as friend or uninvolved when they clearly are
involved. Yea, let it be known that the jig was up on Wily/Sigma when MM"insert number here" was
announced.
The punishment for breaking commandment Vl will be to lay eyes upon the intro to Mega Man 5 for
all eternity, but the audio will be replaced with the tongue of Flame Hyenard.
COMMANDMENT Vll: Thou shalt not split the 8 Robot Masters/Mavericks into groups of 4, 2, 3, or any
value other than 8 on the selection screen.
The punishment for breaking commandment Vll will be to play Search Man's stage for eternity with
no special weapons and verily, a health bar of 1 pixel.
COMMANDMENT Vlll: Thou shalt not make the controls lack customization. Verily this includes
command dash, weapon assignment and buster buttons.
The punishment for breaking commandment Vlll will be to play Mega Man X6 for eternity on the
highest level of difficulty. Yea, let it be known that the controls will assort to their will at
every 5 second mark.
COMMANDMENT lX: Thou shalt not create bosses, mazes, or areas where running out of special weapon
energy dooms the player.
Yea, the breaking of commandment lX is punishable by an eternity fighting the Buie Beam trap in
Mega Man 2, and the only weapon shall be Bubble Lead.
COMMANDMENT X: Thou shalt not bear false witness about the methods of obtaining secrets nor bear
false witness about the method of unlocking secrets in a Mega Man title for attention and profit.
The punishment for breaking commandment X is an eternity surrounded by Mega Man fans of all ages,
creeds and colors. And yea, unto the they shall ask questions of all natures whilst thy hands are
glued to a controller and a running copy of Mega Man X7. Let it be knownst unto thee that all of
the onlookers will have the tongue and vocal elegance of Flame Hyenard, and that the game shall
shock the player every time Axl says something ignorant and blasphemus.
AND yea, the fans of Mega Man brought the data chips down from Wily Tower, and presented them to
the developers. The developers; being wicked; cried out in anguish and pain, but ultimately
complied to the will of Dr. Light.
And yea, unto thee verily and foremost, to avoid the fiery and technical pits where Wily, Sigma,
and Serpent rule, give a hearty Amen unto Light.
AMEN.