Now, I don't enjoy sodding through pairings. They tend to spark fandom wars and forum meltdowns. Hence, I stay away from the community and keep to myself when it comes to pairings. [Don't even get me started on yaoi...that's a whole 'nother dark corner of fandom]

Didn't stop me from drawing this. :/

I think it was inevitable for Megaman to develop feelings for Samus Aran (in MM9, anyway), eventually. 'Tis a long story, but suffice it to say she helped him when others (not counting his siblings) would abandon him. Samus, on the other hand, is well aware of Mega's affections, but doesn't try to dissuade him.

Sounds fine and dandy, huh? BUT, there are some snags. A lot, in fact.

*Everyone knows Megaman has the mentality of a ten-year-old boy. [The Foxinator pointed out that after all that time in space, plus galaxy jumps and such, Mega is technically older, but still, his mentality remains] Well, guess how old Samus is? THIRTY-FIVE. Yes, thirty-five. I don't care if she's officially younger, thirty-five makes sense. That's a damn big age gap right there, don't you think?

*Megaman's real home is on Earth, so regardless of how long he wants to remain with Samus, he'll have to leave eventually. Besides, does Samus have the equipment/ability to account for a second person on her gunship (pick one)? He'd spend most of his time stuffed into her glove compartment.

*Defending the galaxy takes top priority over romance (as *Dracozombie was kind enough to note), so they wouldn't get much time together anyway.

*Furthermore, Megaman is crap against Space Pirates, the likes of which Samus usually fights. If he's going into battle with her, chances are he's going to get crushed. Samus is no engineer, so what's the chances of her being able to repair him?

*Finally, Samus's view on their relationship is different from Mega's. It's more like a samurai watching over her young ward. This is fine, but what if Mega wanted to try and elevate their relationship? Would Samus think the same way? Probably not.

That, and all the nasty stuff that happens to Samus (read: Fusion, Prime 3) could just as easily happen to Megaman. She wouldn't want that, and I'm sure he wouldn't either.

Sooo, yep...it's not going to work out.


By the way, Megaman's armour comes from a concept sketch of RS-Megaman, generously posted by Protodude. Thanks, man!