Following the defeat of Master Hand and his army, Mega Man feels more at peace then ever. To combat Wily’s frequent attacks, the World Robot Alliance is formed One year later, with the cooperation of scientists around the world and the financial backup of the X Foundation, robotics has made dramatic progress, and it was decided that a robot championship would be held. When the First Annual Robot Tournament was about to begin, the mysterious leader of the X Foundation, Mr. X, announces that he took control of the robots participating and will conquer the world with them. Mega Man asks why he is doing it, and Mr. X reveals that he was manipulating Wily from the beginning, but now that he got eight of the world's most powerful robots, he no longer needs him and dares Mega Man to face his power. Mega Man then set out to stop this new enemy.
