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The Player refers to the real world individual currently controlling the video game. In the Mega Man franchise, the player plays a role in certain games, and is sometimes directly referred to or addressed to by the characters within the game.
Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation
In 4.5, the Game Boy Advance virtually becomes a PET which the player controls. The selected NetNavi acts like the player is their NetOp and will address them directly, asking them various questions about themselves to become familiar with them.
Mega Man X DiVE
The Player is an acknowledged participant and the main character of Mega Man X DiVE. They encounter RiCO in the Deep Log and assists her to fix Maverick Data by playing the game using Hunter Programs.
Shironeko Project
The Player from Rockman X DiVE has a small role in the Rockman X DiVE event, being portraited as a hardcore Rockman series player. When a Sigma Virus escaped from the Rockman X cyberworld and went to the Shironeko cyberworld, RiCO asks the Player which Hunter Programs should go after the virus, as players can't operate Hunter Programs in that cyberworld. The Player selected X, Zero and Iris for the mission, the three gaining autonomy via experimental chips.
In media
Some shows portray a character as the real world player interacting with Mega Man characters, either because they were transported into the Mega Man universe or Mega Man characters came to the real world as portrayed in the show.
Captain N: The Game Master
Player Kevin Keene is chosen to be the savior of Videoland due to his skill over various video games.
In "Mega Trouble For Megaland" he mentioned having to try 40 times to get to the end of Cut Man's stage in Mega Man.
Mega Man: Upon a Star
Yuuta Kobayashi plays Mega Man 5 several times during the OVA. It's due to leaving the game on that results in Dr. Wily and later Mega Man and company to leave the game world for Earth.
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Trivia
- In Rockman X DiVE, the Player is referred as プレーヤ (purēya) in Japanese. However, the common transcription is プレイヤー (pureiyā) and sometimes プレーヤー (purēyā).