The Underground Ruins



The Underground Ruins (地下遺跡, Chika Iseki) are a series of ancient ruins from the Mega Man Legends series located below the surface of Terra (the Earth in the Japanese games). There are many entrances to the ruins across the whole of Terra.

Some of the most prominent ruins featured throughout the series include the interconnecting labyrinth of ruins found in the Kattelox Islands from Mega Man Legends and the four ruins that protect the keys to the Mother Lode from Mega Man Legends 2.

There are also additional ruins that are explored throughout Mega Man Legends 2, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, and Mega Man Legends: 5tsu no Shima no Daibouken!.

The ruins are filled with ancient machines known as Reaverbots which protect the ruins and pose a threat to anyone who enters them. This will sometimes include a large Boss Reaverbot in Ruins that hold very valuable treasures.

The Underground Ruins are often excavated by diggers for hidden treasures, such as Refractor Shards and the Quantum Refractors.

Ruins often require a Digger to have a certain level of License to enter and are protected by the inhabitants of a given area. The Licenses range from a B-class License all the way up to an S-Class License for the most dangerous of the Underground Ruins.

Mega Man Legends

 * The Ocean Tower
 * The Underground Ruins (Kattelox Island)
 * Area 1
 * Area 2
 * Area 3
 * Area 4
 * Area 5
 * Area 6
 * Area 7
 * Area 8
 * Area 9
 * The Cardon Forest Sub-Gate
 * The Lake Jyun Sub-Gate
 * The Clozer Woods Sub-Gate
 * The Old City Sub City
 * The Uptown Sub City
 * The Downtown Sub City
 * The Main Gate

The Misadventures of Tron Bonne

 * The Nakkai Ruins
 * The Shala-Kun Ruins
 * The Colossus Ruins

Mega Man Legends 2

 * The Continent of Calinca/Yosyonke City
 * The Abandoned Mine Ruins/The Yosyonke Caverns
 * The Calinca Ruins
 * Manda Island/Pokte Village
 * The Pokte Caverns
 * The Manda Ruins
 * Nino Island/Ruminoa City
 * The Ruminoa Caverns
 * The Nino Ruins
 * Calbania Island/Kito Village
 * The Kito Caverns
 * Saul-Kada Island/Kimotoma City
 * The Kimotoma Caverns
 * The Saul Kada Ruins
 * Other
 * The Digger training test ruins (Tutorial)

Rockman DASH: 5tsu no Shima no Daibouken!

 * The Sealos Ruins
 * The Pauran Ruins
 * The Ilix Ruins
 * The Urakoi Ruins
 * The Ancient Tower

The History of the Underground Ruins
Very little is known about the history of the Underground Ruins and why they were created or who exactly created them. They seem to have some connection to the Master System and Elysium, or more specifically, the Elder System (The World System in Japan) that preceded the Master System.

At the end of Mega Man Legends 2, Yuna states that the old System that The Master's people shut down is beginning to reactivate across Terra because of the deactivation of the Master System. She then states that a part of the old System is the underground labyrinths that the Carbons call Ruins. She mentions that if they reactive, the Elder's and their machines will pose a great threat to Terra and the Carbons and that it was supposed to be Sera's duty to monitor and watch over the old System and prevent it from becoming active again or The Master's work will have all been for nothing.

In modern times, the Underground Ruins are currently being excavated by diggers for their vast amounts of ancient and valuable treasures. These treasures include the Refractor Shard which are used as the currency of Terra, known as Zenny. Possibly the most valuable treasure a digger can find in the ruins are Quantum Refractors. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Usually, the larger the Refractor, the more powerful and valuable it is. Aside from the Refractors, diggers also hunt the ruins for weapons, equipment, and other lost treasures that are scattered throughout them. These items may have been left behind by the Ancients or diggers that have entered the ruins on earlier occasions over the many years.

The ruins are often filled with many traps and security systems in order to keep intruders out and keep their treasures safe. The most prominent danger in the ruins are ancient machines known as the Reaverbots. There are many different kinds of Reaverbots differing greatly from one another in shape, size, and strength or speed. The Reaverbots seem to be designed for the purpose of protecting the ruins and stopping at no cost to prevent intruders from entering them or taking the treasures hidden within. Some ruins have very large Boss Reaverbots that are usually designated to protect large Refractors or other important treasures, such as the four Keys to the Mother Lode.