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About Forte and Netto's nicknames for each other. 'Net' is easy enough to guess, since it came from Netto. The Japanese pronunciation of Forte is Forute, which is where 'Foru' comes from.
I'm thinking of adding little side stories here and there. Let me know what you think of that.
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The following week was filled with family bonding, Netto getting used to the fact that Rockman would publicly be her navi instead of Forte for an unknown amount of time, and Netto breaking the speed limit on roller skates escaping from the media.
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The family bonding was a given, with Netto's reappearance and Yuuichirou's return. After Yuuichirou had finished Netto's student registration forms and visited Sci-Labs to explain that he would be gone longer than expected, the Hikari family had visited the local amusement park the next day.
Rockman being Netto's navi was also a given, because of Forte's reluctance in letting himself be recognized by Yuuichirou. Netto respects Forte's wishes, but she has plans to spend some time with Forte somehow.
The media, however, was not expected, but it should have been. When Yuuichirou went to Sci-Labs, he had mentioned Netto to one of his coworkers in conversation. When Yuuichirou left, the Sci-Lab employees had wondered who Netto was when someone had noticed that Netto and Yuuichirou's missing daughter had the same name. This is much like a chain reaction, starting from Yuuichirou's off-hand mentioning of Netto and somewhat ending with a local reporter overhearing the gossip.
This ended with more reporters than was expected who wanted interviews with Netto. And Netto, who gets nervous when she thinks she's attracting too much attention, had immediately skated away. This started a game of chase that lasted until Netto reached the Hikari home and almost ripped the door off its hinges trying to hurry inside.
Other than that, which was taken care of by Yuuichirou, the rest of the week was uneventful.
Yuuichirou had to return to his research on Sunday. The family was saying their goodbyes at the airport. Netto waited until Haruka and Yuuichirou were finished before going up to Yuuichirou and hugging him.
'Goodbye.' She said, then added in a quieter voice. 'Papa.' Letting her arms drop to her sides, Netto took a step back. Yuuichirou immediately reached over and ruffled her hair, earning a squeak of protest from the girl.
'Do your best in school, alright?' Yuuichirou asked, retracting his hand and wearing that gentle smile that he always seems to have.
Netto grinned and nodded. 'Of course!' Later, Haruka and Netto watched as the plane Yuuichirou boarded become a small speck in the sky.
Netto turned towards Haruka with an excited grin. 'Let's go home, mama!' She hasn't felt this excited since the last time she did a Full Synchro with Forte.
Netto was so ready for school.
Netto was not ready for school.
The classroom was quiet, the only sound being the tapping and dragging of chalk on the blackboard. Netto was clutching onto her backpack straps. The teacher, Mariko-sensei, had finished writing out Netto's name and turned to the class. There was so many people there, and they were all staring at Netto, which didn't help her nervousness at all. Rockman was introducing himself to the other navis. He seemed to be pretty excited.
'Take slow, deep breaths.' Forte advised. Forte was the best. Netto was so lucky to have him as a partner.
There was a silence in the classroom when the teacher stopped talking. Netto was probably supposed to introduce herself.
'M-my name is H-hikari Netto.' She stuttered out, and winced. That could have gone better. The class started whispering among themselves.
'Netto-kun, are you okay?' Rockman asked though the link. He must have picked up her distress.
'No!' Netto responded rather cheerfully. 'I will be soon, so don't worry.'
Rockman didn't seem very convinced, but a student had asked what she liked so she had to put the mental conversation on hold.
'I like to rollerskate.' She began quietly. 'And I like robots. Oh, and curry too.' The questioning continued until Mariko-sensei has to stop them in order to continue the lesson.
Netto quickly walked to her assigned seat and sat down, resting her head on the desk with a sigh. It wasn't even lunch yet and she was already tired. School was hard. Hopefully the day would get easier. She half-listened to the teacher's lecture while staring at nothing.
Lunch time came around faster than she expected. Netto finally raised her head in order to get the lunch tray. She tried the soup first, a smile creeping across her face as she heard the purr-like noise Forte always makes when they have soup. As she ate, she glances at the pink-haired girl Netto sits next to. The pink-haired girl wore a blue vest over a green shirt, and was talking with a mostly pink navi.
'Your navi's really cute.' Netto couldn't help but blurt out. 'The cutest I've seen.' Was what she said to Forte. He poorly hid a snort of amusement.
The girl and her navi looked over, surprised. They both blushed at the compliment.
'Thank you. I customized her myself.' The girl said. 'I'm Meiru and this is Roll.' Meiru introduced herself and Roll, who piped up with a 'Nice to meet you!'
'Netto-kun?' Netto turned to look at Rockman's PET. Rockman was looking at her curiously. 'What are you doing?'
'Just telling Meiru-chan how cute Roll-chan is.' Netto told him, enjoying the reappearance of Meiru and Roll's blushes. 'This is Rockman.' She said as Rockman waved a greeting. Netto then smiled innocently. 'Meiru-chan's cute too.' Wow, Forte's enjoying this as much as she is. Meiru's pretty red at this point. She could feel Rockman's embarrassment as well.
'Hikari Netto!' Someone shouted, startling Netto enough to drop her chopsticks. The person shouting was the one who sat behind Meiru and wore a green shirt. In his hand was a PET, the navi inside yelling out a 'Guts, guts!'
'I challenge you to a-what are you doing?' The person stopped speaking. Netto had leaned over to take a look at the navi, not paying any attention to what was being said. She brightened at the sight of the navi's large form.
'Is your navi customized to concentrate on attack power? That's really interesting!' Netto froze upon realizing that most of the students' attention were on the three of them and slowly turned back around to face her unfinished lunch. Wiping her chopsticks clean, she quickly continued eating, face burning from being the center of attention.
'That's Dekao-kun and his navi, Gutsman.' Meiru introduced the pair. Dekao seemed to still be in shock from what Netto had said. 'What you said describes Gutsman pretty well. If you get hit by one of Gutsman's attacks, you'll take a lot of damage. He doesn't have much on speed or defense though, so it's easy to dodge him.' Netto nodded in understanding.
'I doubt you'll have much trouble with him.' Forte said.
'That's only if Rockman is a battle navi.'
'Hikari Netto!' Dekao repeated, pointing at her for emphasis. 'I challenge you to a netbattle after school at Game Soul!'
Netto, who had finished her lunch, was about to accept. She paused as she remembered the promise she had made to Forte.
'Sorry, I can't. I don't have any battle chips.' Netto said instead. 'Can you fight?' She asked Rockman.
'Of course I can!' He replied.
'I can help you pick some out.' Meiru offered. Roll nodded in agreement.
'Really? That's nice of you.' Netto smiled.
The warning bell rang just then, and Dekao had to cut off whatever he was about to say in order to cram food into his mouth as fast as he can.
'Why are you coming with us?' Netto couldn't help but ask Dekao. School has ended for the day, and Netto and Meiru were on their way to Game Soul, a game shop that doubles as an arcade, when Dekao had joined them.
Dekao scowled. 'So I can netbattle you after you buy those battle chips, duh!' Then he smirked. 'I bet those battle chips won't help you win against my Gutsman.'
Forte gave a hiss of anger. Netto ignored Dekao in favor of trying to calm Forte down.
'No need to worry. He won't know what hit him.'
'I know that.' He hasn't calmed down. Sounds like it's going to be Uranet training time later.
The trio entered Game Soul and headed towards the battle chips that were on display. After a discussion on recommended chips and keeping in mind the amount of money that Netto was allowed to use (thanks to Forte's somewhat strict budgeting because of her stunts in Amerope and Creamland), she purchased a couple of Swords, Shotguns, and Area Steals. Eyeing a Barrier chip, Netto decided to buy one of those as well.
'If you're done, let's have a netbattle!' Dekao impatiently said. Meiru had left earlier because of her piano lesson.
'Sorry, not today.' Rockman responded, pulling up a list of homework Netto had to finish. There was a lot more on there than she expected. 'Netto still has to finish the catch-up work and today's homework. You can have the netbattle tomorrow.'
https://leehigh-power.weebly.com/jacques-barzun-the-modern-researcher-pdf-file.html. 'You heard him.' Netto said, already halfway out the door and putting on the roller skates. She didn't really feel up to a netbattle right now. 'Bye!' She quickly skated away.
'If x is…then y is…done!' Netto stopped typing and leaned back. She had just finished the last of her catch-up work. In the back of her head, she could hear Forte's maniacal laughter as he finished off yet another navi and absorbed their remains.
'Congratulations! You just have the homework left. Good luck!' Rockman cheered. Netto grinned, getting ready to type again.
Screams. Laughter. The feeling of 'getting full'. How many times has this been now?
'Are you doing alright?' Netto didn't think Forte was injured, but she could feel the fatigue setting in.
'I'm heading back now.' As Netto slowly worked towards completing the homework, Forte used a teleport ability to get back to the regular net from the Uranet. The section he arrived at was abandoned, but still glowed with color.
Netto yawned and rubbed her eyes, saving her homework and heading to the bathroom. Changing into her pajamas and brushing her teeth, she then said a quick 'Good night' to Rockman. Turning off the lights and burying herself under the blankets, her mind drifted to Forte as she fell asleep.
Forte looked around the abandoned part of the net. He could feel the link widening a little, as it tends to do when Netto's asleep. Forte took a step, and another, and another, looking around the net slowly. Netto sighed and smiled in her sleep, images of what Forte saw showing up as part of her dreams.
It was a good night.
Netto jerked awake to a scream from downstairs. Scrambling out of bed and rushing downstairs, she was met with the sight of Haruka shying away from the oven which was…on fire?
'Mama!' She shouted. 'What happened? Are you alright?'
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Haruka nodded. 'I'm fine! But the oven…it suddenly caught fire!'
Netto looked around. 'Where's the fire extinguisher!?'
'It's over by the counter!' Rockman quickly answered. Netto turned towards the counter. There it is! Grabbing the object, she pulled out the safety pin, aiming the nozzle at the oven and squeezed the trigger. The extinguishing agent seemed to kill the flames, but the oven then sparked with electricity and the fire returned to its original height.
'What's going on? Why won't the fire die?' Netto asked no one in particular.
'Netto-kun! The computer must be busted. Plug me in, quickly!' Passing the fire extinguisher to her mother, Netto rushed back upstairs.
Grabbing Rockman's PET and running downstairs, where Haruka was trying to put out the fire, Netto hurriedly plugged Rockman into the oven's computer when the fire was lower. Just then, Forte's PET turned on.
'G-what's going on?' Forte asked.
'I'll explain later!' Netto replied back, backing up before the fire could burn her. She took a look at Rockman's PET screen and gasped. 'Why are there so many viruses?'
'I don't know, but I think I can take them all down.' Raising his buster up, Rockman aimed and fired. None of his shots missed. Soon, the area was clear of anything out of the ordinary. Except for the fire that was still burning in the corner. As Rockman stepped towards the fire, he noticed a silhouette that resembled a navi in the flames before it disappeared. The oven's fire died down, leaving it all burnt.
'Rockman, I'm plugging you out now.' Netto said. Rockman nodded and pixelated back into the PET. 'I didn't know you could fight that well.'
'There are a lot of people who try to hack into Sci-Labs. I'm usually the one who keeps them from accomplishing it.' Checking the time, he blinked. 'Netto-kun, you should hurry and get ready for school.'
'Eh?' Rockman silently brought up the clock. 'Eh!? It's that late already!? Shoot!' Netto scrambled up the stairs, already in the process of taking her pajama top off.
'Now?' How impatient.
'Well…'
'There was a navi?' Netto asked Rockman. Class was in session, and everyone had their laptops out. Forte had warned her to not be so reckless when he had been told of the situation.
'Yeah. I couldn't see him all that well, but he's probably the one behind the oven incident.'
'That would mean that the operator was the one who's responsible. Or..' No, it wouldn't be an independent navi. Independent navis tend to keep to themselves, avoiding trouble. And there wasn't much to gain from setting ovens on fire.
'Or?'
'No, it's nothing.' Netto looked over at Meiru. She held Roll's PET in her hand, and Netto could make out bits of conversation between Roll and Gutsman. Stuff like 'date,' 'piano lesson,' 'no chance,' and 'Roll Flash!'
Dekao yelped and stood up, earning a reprimand from Mariko-sensei about how asking someone out on a date should be done after school.
Netto leaned towards a giggling Meiru and whispered 'Is this normal?'
'It happens at least once a month.' Meiru whispered back.
Other than that, class went by smoothly. After school, Dekao approached Netto for a netbattle, which she agreed to. The two made their way to Game Soul and plugged their navis in at an empty fight table.
'Plug-in! Rockman, transmission!'
'Plug-in! Gutsman, transmission!'
The two navis appeared on the field in a burst of light. There was a moment of silence, then:
https://leehigh-power.weebly.com/papyrus-nascar-racing-2003-patch.html. 'Gutsman, attack!' Dekao shouted.
'Dodge it, Rockman!' As Gutsman swung his fists, Rockman avoided the attacks and leaped back each time.
'Is he relying on brute force?' Forte wondered. 'Or…Netto!'
Rockman had been backed up against a corner that prevented him from moving anywhere but forward, where Gutsman was.
'Battle chip, Megaguts Punch, slot in!' Gutsman's fist enlarged and he punched at Rockman. 'I've got you now!' Dekao shouted.
'Block him.'
'Block him!' Surprisingly, Rockman easily caught the punch and pushed Gutsman back. Netto grinned. 'Our turn to go on the offensive now!' Rockman nodded in agreement and began attacking.
'Netto,' Forte sighed. 'That wasn't what I meant when I told you to block him.'
'Eh? Then what…oh, the Barrier chip! I forgot about that! Sorry.'
'How would Gutsman be losing to someone so small!?' Dekao cried out in dismay. Netto scowled and glared at him.
'A navi's size can't tell you how strong it is!' She took a random battle chip from her pocket, glancing at it briefly. 'Battle chip, Shotgun, slot i-'
'Help!' Surprised, Rockman and Gutsman stopped their fight and looked around the arena. There was a beam of light that was shot down between the two navis. It dissipated, revealing Roll.
'Meiru-chan, Meiru-chan is-' Roll broke off into a sob.
'What happened to Meiru-chan?' Netto and Rockman asked at the same time. Wordlessly, Roll brought up a screen that showed Meiru coughing in a room full of smoke.
'That's like what happened this morning!' Netto exclaimed. 'Roll-chan, take Rockman to Meiru-chan's house. I'll catch up with you guys.' Roll nodded and pixelated away with Rockman.
'Dekao-kun!' Netto turned towards the boy, whose navi had also left for Meiru's house. 'Hurry up! I need you to help me get to Meiru-chan's house!' The two raced out of Game Soul, Netto skating only a few feet behind Dekao's scooter. They reached their destination in what must be record time. Dekao had to take a breather as Netto slipped off her skates and sprinted to the front door. It was locked. Netto cursed and grabbed one of the chairs that was out on the lawn. Running to the nearest window, she threw the chair, breaking the window and triggering the burglar alarm. Netto climbed inside, cutting her hands on the glass shards.
'Netto-' Forte began.
'You can yell at me for being reckless later. I need to save Meiru-chan now!' Netto rushed through the rooms and came to the kitchen where Meiru is.
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'Thanks, Forte.' Netto helped Meiru stand and made her way to the door. Smoke billowed out as she unlocked and opened the door. Dekao ran forward, helping Netto support Meiru.
'Dekao-kun, take care of Meiru-chan!' Netto began to run back inside the smoking house.
'Netto-kun, wait!' Meiru coughed.
'I'll be fine!' Netto took Rockman's PET out as she made her way to the kitchen, where the source of the smoke should be. Rockman's hit points were decreasing faster than she thought.
'Must be from that navi Rockman mentioned.'
'Which means that I need to get to where he is and give him a battle chip before his hit points reach zero!' Coughing from the smoke, Netto plugged the PET into the oven. 'Rockman, I'm here now!'
'Netto-kun!' Rockman smiled in relief. Netto finally got a good look at Rockman's opponent.
'Uwaah, a fire-type navi!'
'Netto. Now's not the time.'
'I know that!' Netto most definitely didn't pout. She broke into coughs again. 'I need to finish this quickly, so…'
'Battle chip, Shotgun, slot in!' Rockman's left arm formed into a buster and he fired at the navi. Their opponent staggered. 'Next! Battle chip, Sword, slot in!' Changing from a buster to a sword, Rockman easily sliced off the fire navi's arm, causing him to plug out. With that, the fire was extinguished.
'Who was that navi, anyway?' Netto asked. Meiru had been sent to the hospital. Netto had hurried home and cleaned the injuries on her hands. There were a large number of cuts that had to be bandaged, and both of her hands were wrapped in white when she finished. Of course, that earned her another lecture from Forte.
'He said his name was Fireman.' Rockman responded, faintly aware of the stinging from the cuts.
'Fireman, huh?' Netto murmured. 'Hey Forte, didn't Fireman look kind of familiar?'
There was a long pause. 'No.'
Forte was clearly lying. But why?
'Netto-kun, you got an email from Meiru-chan.' Rockman said. Netto lifted her head from the pillow to look at him.
'What does it say?' She asked.
'She wants to know if you want to hang out tomorrow after school.'
'Sure!' Netto grinned.
'Today's Tuesday, isn't it?' Forte spoke up.
'Yeah. Why do you ask?' Forte went quiet again. Netto waited a while before turning back to talk to Rockman.
'How lucky you are to fight Fireman on a Tuesday.'
Netto raised an eyebrow. 'What does Tuesday have to do with fighting Fire…wait…Tuesday…Fireman…' She snorted and started laughing. She could feel Forte's amusement and pride for making a good joke, which made her laugh even more.
'Netto-kun?' Oh, that was Rockman.
'We fought Fireman on a Tuesday!' Netto couldn't help but laugh out.
'Eh.?' Rockman thought about it. 'Is it really that funny?'
'Of course!'
It was a good start to school.
Japanese schools usually have lunch in the classrooms. This is common in elementary and middle schools, but I don't really know if it's the same in high schools.
Since chips like Swords and Area Steals seem to be really common, they should be very cheap. So Forte feels a bit better about Netto being able to netbattle and won't use up too much money.
In the Japanese language, the days of the week are named after the five elements, except Sunday and Monday, which can be translated to Sun Day and Moon Day. Saturday is Earth Day, Friday is Gold Day, Thursday is Wood Day, and Wednesday is Water Day. The thing about Forte's joke is that Netto and Rockman fought Fireman on Tuesday, which is Fire Day in Japanese. And Netto doesn't hear jokes from Forte very often, which makes the joke even funnier to her.
Lan Hikari is one of the two main protagonists of the Mega Man EXE series, along with Mega Man.EXE.
Personality
Lan is one of the Mega Man franchise's youngest protagonists, and still attends school, where he has a reputation for being outgoing, friendly, and a poor student who would much rather prefer to spend his time doing anything but studying. The games imply that Lan is actually quite intelligent and that his academic failures occur due to a lack of motivation; for example, a class assignment featured in the third game indicates that he actually achieved a higher score than his best friend Mayl Sakurai, who is much more studious than him. A running gag of the series is MegaMan dutifully nagging Lan to stop neglecting his homework.
Lan's interests lie in other areas, sports like soccer and inline skating; his absolute favorite pastime, however, is Net Battling. This is reflected in school, where he leads the class in Virus Busting, and his high grades here balance his other generally mediocre scores. It's here that Lan's natural enthusiasm and skill shine through, directing MegaMan in combat with great skill despite his lack of resources (he begins every game with a basic Chip Folder). As an operator, Lan is able to concentrate in a way he cannot bring himself to do in other situations.
For most of his life, Lan has lived a comfortable, risk-free life, and so is somewhat unequipped to deal with the sudden gravity of the situation when his pastime becomes an issue of mortal peril, though he finds it rather thrilling. MegaMan's uniqueness precludes Lan from restoring his Navi from backup data, which means that he stands to lose a great deal more than the average victim of net crime if he fails.
As a civilian, Lan behaves quite like a normal schoolchild might. He sleeps in (and is often late for class), has an enthusiasm for sports, and collects video games and action figures. His outlook on life is simple, and while he is initially mildly selfish and lazy, he grows a profound sense of empathy over the course of the series. He loves to eat, especially curry, and his mother is happy to indulge his appetite. While naturally curious and capable of impressive acts of deduction, his simple worldview often risks becoming too simplistic, especially concerning his lack of emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
When danger arises, however, another side of his personality emerges. Lan's deep well of boyish energy is refocused into sheer determination and sometimes anger. This does not mesh well with his flaws—Lan is reckless, and his desire to solve the many catastrophes he finds himself involved in often leads him to disregard his own safety. Lan also has a high opinion of his own skill, which he is aware is uncommonly good. However, he lacks the maturity to properly accept praise, and is sometimes prone to letting his Big-Fish status dangerously inflate his ego. He eventually learns that this usually means nothing beyond his schoolmates, especially in the face of those who want to kill him and the people he cares about. Indeed, it becomes a preoccupation of his to keep his friends and loved ones out of danger, leading him to try and separate them from the threats he has to deal with; when he fails, he may succumb to either desperation or fury.
His simple outlook on life also leads to several other problems, such as his emotional vulnerability, which can and has been exploited. Late in the third game, his vanity and then his trust are both abused in succession, and he is left believing that he is guilty for putting thousands of lives in danger, including his father's, causing him to fall into depression. When he finally arises, his worldview is tempered with a better understanding of evil.
Despite all this, and further despite his list of world-class accomplishments, many remain unable to see him as anything more than a child. (Indeed, it is a commonly deprecated element of the Battle Network series that so many people remain ignorant of Lan and his accomplishments). However, Lan rarely ever seems to mind this, perhaps being mindful of the incident in the third game, and he eventually earns the respect, friendship, and even admiration of a variety of men and women, including high-profile individuals like Creamland's Princess Pride and Netopian General Baryl.
In the adaptations, Lan's general characterization remains consistent, though each emphasizes his traits in a certain way. In the anime, Lan's inherent talents are deprecated (he and MegaMan are only just introduced in the first episode) and his growth in skill becomes an central aspect of his character growth during the first season's tournament arc. At the start of MegaMan NT Warrior Axess (and the shift in the show's genre), his character growth from the first two seasons is partly undone to allow him to grow into his role as a Cross Fusion hero. In the MegaMan NT Warrior manga, his talents and potential are noted early on, and instead his boyishness manifests as delinquent tendencies. Eventually he is recruited by the police for his skills, which allows him to put his love of Net Battling (which is normally illegal in common areas) to good use.
Design
Lan has brown eyes and untidy brown hair, which he keeps out of his face with a bandana bearing the Hikari family symbol. His upper-body attire consists of a white long-sleeved shirt with black squares on the elbows under an orange vest. From the waist down, he wears black shorts with yellow stripes on the sides, black ankle-socks, and orange shoes with black stripes. He carries detachable roller blades that allow him to instantly modify his shoes. He will often be seen with his backpack.
He almost always carries his PET with him, and the later versions usually come with a pouch or a strap to carry it with.
Biography and Relationships
Lan lives with his mother and father (though the latter is often away at work) in the suburbs of ACDC Town, next door to his best friend, Mayl, who he sometimes walks to school with. He also lives in the same neighborhood as his other close friends, Dex Oyama and Yai Ayanokoji, and lives only a block or two away from Higsby's Chip Shop.
Lan's family life consists mostly of him, MegaMan, and his mother. His father, Yuichirou Hikari, is a laboratory chief at SciLab, and spends significant amounts of time away from home, either at the lab or sometimes overseas. While they miss him, neither Lan nor his mother complain too much, instead choosing to celebrate the time he is able to spend with them. In the anime, Lan has been known to receive gifts from his father while the latter is away (including MegaMan.EXE himself), while in the manga, Lan secretly misses his father a great deal, and once abandoned class in the middle of the day and in front of Ms. Mari his own teacher for a chance to see Yuichirou as soon as he could, only to become sorely disappointed when he discovered a delay at work kept his dad from returning.
Lan and his friends all attend the same class and often hang out together, both on-line and off (usually on-, as it allows their Net Navis to spend time together as well). Secretly, he has a crush on Mayl (enough to dream of her, even); but while the first half of the series establishes that the two of them share mutual affections, if only by stating them indirectly, the fourth game treats Lan as though he is completely oblivious to Mayl's feelings for him. In the early anime, he is accompanied primarily by Mayl and Dex; after her introduction, Yai is usually found at their side, but is also the most likely to break off from the group for some other pursuit. The anime also integrated Tory Froid into his group of friends, but after the beginning of Axess, his role was deprecated to a recurring cameo, usually alongside Ms. Mari and Rush.
Lan would probably live a normal civilian life if not for the remarkable circumstances that occur around him, many of which are tied to the fact that he has a direct connection to the highest levels of SciLab. In the first game, for example, his first run-in with a World Three operative initially seems to be part of a pattern of arson spreading across ACDC Town, but the arson wave is revealed to be a cover for a strike directly at the Hikari household, where Dr. Hikari had hidden a secret elemental program.
As the youngest member of the Hikari family, Lan is also part of a generations-long (one-sided) feud between his family and the self-styled Lord Wily, which began when Wily turned to revenge after being abandoned by the scientific community in favor of the network technology championed by Lan's grandfather, Tadashi Hikari. In fact, almost every major incident Lan and MegaMan face can be traced back to Wily in some way. Interestingly, the three generations of Hikari men represent three different aspects of Wily's attempts to annihilate Network Society—Tadashi gave root to the modern era and is the foundation of Wily's desire for revenge; Yuichirou is the emblem of that era and of network society, which Wily seeks to destroy; and Lan and MegaMan are always the chief obstacles to his plans. In the anime, Lan's connections to SciLab and Wily are downplayed; SciLab and Yuichirou don't become particularly significant until the PharaohMan incident, but once Axess begins, however, Yuichirou and SciLab become the base of operations for the Cross Fusion recruits. The manga treats Wily and SciLab almost as though they are insignificant: once imprisoned, Wily becomes irrelevant, and Lan spends most of his time working with the police force; however, once the Darkloid arc begins, SciLab and Yuichirou entirely displace the police department and Commissioner Oda.
Several of Lan's relationships are studies in contrasts; his relationship with the Official Eugene Chaud being the foremost example. While they are both very similar in several respects—both are accomplished and intelligent children with impressive Net Battling skills and equally impressive pedigrees—their differences are just as significant. Lan spends much of his life out of the public view with his friends and loves both of his parents, while Chaud spends almost all of his time in the public eye, has always been isolated from other people, and has a strained relationship with his single father. Naturally, Lan and Chaud clash during many of their early meetings, especially as Lan labors under his civilian status and Chaud refuses to acknowledge him any further than that distinction requires. With time, however, Chaud eventually begins to recognize Lan's skill, and even to make a few attempts at conversation. By the events of Blue Moon and Team Protoman, he and Lan are acknowledged equals, even if they don't always see eye-to-eye.
Lan's relationship with MegaMan.EXE is unique among all others. While Lan is often recognized for his skill, many of his achievements might not be possible without the high specifications that MegaMan was built to, including MegaMan's incredible powers and abilities. Outside of combat, Lan and MegaMan are as close as brothers; MegaMan often behaves as the dutiful older brother, reminding Lan of his obligations and trying to serve as a voice of reason and sometimes even his conscience. The close bond between the two actually forms the basis of one of MegaMan's strongest powers, Full Synchro. All of this is quite fitting, given MegaMan's true nature.
History
Lan Hikari was born little more than a decade prior to the events of the Mega Man Battle Network series, along with his older twin, Hub Hikari. Their early life was happy, untouched by the epoch-making Net-related events of the same period, until Hub fell victim to a fatal heart condition known as HBD. Hub succumbed to the disease, and Lan was forced to grow up without his brother to accompany him. Lan also was told of his grandfather, Tadashi Hikari; the two had never met, however, because Tadashi died before he and Hub were born. His life remained fairly uneventful, still managing to collect friends and maintain a cheery disposition, though he received a certain degree of comfort when he met MegaMan prior to the first game.
In the series epilogue, Lan achieves his goal of becoming a scientist from SciLab, and bonus content from Mega Man Star Force 2 reveals that his research lays the foundation of the Link Power system. He marries Mayl, and lives with her in his old house in ACDC Town; together they have a son named Patch. Patch has a NetNavi whose data is a mix of MegaMan's and Roll.EXE's.
Etymology
- 'Hikari' is the Japanese word for 'light', which makes the Hikari family as a whole a reference to Dr. Light from the classic series. In fact, Tadashi Hikari is Dr. Light's incarnation from the series; 'Tadashi' is the Japanese word for 'correct' or 'right', and is a tease aimed at the original confusion that occurred when dubbing the classic series into English. A direct translation would make Tadashi Hikari into 'Right Light'.
- Netto and Saito double as puns on 'Net' and 'Site' (English loanwords used by the Japanese for the Internet and any individual Website), while 'Lan' and 'Hub' are both networking terms.
Notes
- Lan indirectly cameos in Mega Man Star Force 2; having a Mega Man Battle Network game inserted in the w-gate slot of a Nintendo DS will unlock a bonus sidequest that will send Geo Stelar and Omega-Xis around the world collecting Lan's diary entries, which refer to events following the series epilogue in the sixth game.
- In one of Lan's diaries, he mentioned his bond with MegaMan, and how it has granted them an 'almost miraculous power' that helped them pull through hard times. Lan puts forth his research on this power at SciLab and calls it the 'Link Hypothesis'. He believes that bonds contain an incredible power and that it will benefit the world. Lan also holds true to the belief that future generations will be able to use it to create an even brighter future for all. This is a reference to Geo making good use of this power to its full potential, which is known as Link Power in Mega Man Starforce 2.
- In the anime adaptation, Lan invents the forerunner of laser jack-in PETs, the wireless jack-in port, at only 11, which foreshadows his aptitude as a Net Scientist.
- Lan's favorite food is curry. In the fourth game, he samples Flave's five-star curry and manages to insult the chef by declaring he prefers his mother's. In the anime, Lan frequents the World Three curry-shop MaHa Ichiban, and in Rockman.EXE Beast both participates in and judges curry contests. In the MegaMan NT Warrior manga (Ryo Takamisaki), Lan's favorite food is his mom's Curry Rice.
- In the anime, Lan is usually accompanied by an associate that serves as his partner and second: Mayl in the original series, Chaud during Axess and Stream, Iris during the latter portion of Beast.
- In Network Transmission, Lan's last name is misspelled 'Hikaru' instead of Hikari.
- During the finals of the N-1 Grand Prix in the anime, Lan defies Chaud's attempt at calculating odds by declaring that math is his worst subject.
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