I don't know how many of you remember, but Concept, the company that developed Mighty No. 9, had plans for another project: Red Ash. This game was supposed to be a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends. Back then, they released a sort of playable "demo" that was really just a small 3D area to explore. The game featured models of Dr. White, Gregory Graham, Dr. Sanda (although it's not him, it's a humanoid balloon that resembles him), Call, and, of course, Beck. Beck and Call are playable; they can move, jump, grab onto ledges, and kick (you can also play as the protagonist of Red Ash, who shares a name with Beck, but that's irrelevant). One strange detail is that Beck doesn't have his usual appearance; instead, he has the look he gets after defeating Pyrogen.

Now I'll explain my headcanon: After the events of Mighty No. 9, Beck and his siblings were applauded and cheered... but a few months later, something happened. People started getting angry. They insulted Beck and his family, denigrating and humiliating them. Dr. Sanda closed his labs because no one wanted to do business with him anymore. He returned to Japan with his brother, leaving Call behind. Broke, Dr. White, Beck, and Call had to move to a run-down neighborhood. William found a job selling pastries, which at least provided him with enough to live on, and Beck helps him by working as a walking incinerator (hence why he always uses Pyrogen's ability). Call, abandoned by Dr. Sanda, lost her mind a bit; now she acts as if the Sanda-shaped balloon is the doctor himself. I know it's sad, but that's the sequel to Mighty No. 9. Just so you know, I'm a huge fan of the game; I'm just letting my imagination run wild for fun. I wish this game all the best; I hope it eventually climbs out of the hole it's in.

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What do you think?

so is anyone moding the game or making a fan game of sourts? wondering because ik ppl still play the game

New art, I really like drawing Ray, there will be new art with her soon

My new art, I haven't posted anything for a long time, I was busy

I still hope they come back to this franchise one day. It's on sale for $1.99 on Steam right now for the anniversary as well.

It's my first mega man style game and I really like it. I'm not good at it yet but I'm enjoying it! Yay! :3

It's not even bad. Sure, I get why people don't like it, it's def rough around the edges, but I honestly had a good time! the later levels though are stupidly difficult... It's honestly ironic how people make fun of this game by saying "Better Than Nothing" when the truth is... it really IS Better than nothing.

07.50/10.

I've never played the game but I played MM before I don't think 6/10 is really bad i think what doomed the game is the hype and the promises given

The studio which was founded in December 2010 officially dissolved by a shareholders’ resolution vote on January 13, 2026. This follows a prior partnership with Level 5 studios who had taken over after Inafune left in 2024.

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/01/comcept-shuts-down

Oof

Been "joking" for years that I've been wanting to buy the IP off of Inafune, but I'm actually serious. Doubly so considering I was developing a Ray mod for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 at some point in the past.

Do y'all think Inafune would ever sell it? Not like he's ever gonna do anything with it ever again.

I tried Maniac for the first time, and I noticed that Countershade's weapon ONLY works well in this mode. In normal and hyper, it can't one tap most enemies, but they go down in one hit in maniac. What's up with that?

Edit: it seems Beck just deals more damage in this mode. I went back to the lower difficulties and my flow was totally off. Well that's just great. Now I'm conditioned for maniac. Well hey, at least I'm halfway through the Mighty Numbers.

I got the S-Rank medal on my save file. I guess my next goal is to S-Rank the Vermillion Destroyer stage and get S-Ranks for all of Ray's stages.

It's all DLC, so it's completely optional. That's why I got the S-Rank medal.

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Am curious if MN9 got any official merch. I tried looking around on google but couldn't find much of anything. The first results are RedBubble & Etsy products which wouldn't be official. Did notice the official MN9 website has FanGamer linked at the bottom. Am mostly just curious, an enamel pin or plushie would be cool. If there is any official merch I'd love to see pics.

It's a webcomic

Replayed through it recently so I did a tier list of how useful each Mighty's weapons are.

(Pardon me guys, this is my very first Reddit post. ^^;)

I've honestly been thinking about this all day today, and throughout the week listening to the game's tracks.

We all know the game's marketing, reception and KS campaign was a hot mess, but the game itself had potential. From the character designs, to the unique absorbing mechanic, and even the music.

And with Mega Man 11 out and Mega Man 12 (Dual Override) coming out in two years, I'm wondering if maybe Mighty No. 9 could be revisited, revived, or even reworked from the ground up. Maybe even become it's own thing, like Digimon is to Pokémon (again pardon me, totally normie here, but a Mega Man fan).

What would that remade game look like? Better cutscenes? Strong art direction? A better more expanded story? If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them.