Megazone World
Megazone World's story is set in the far future of the human race, after, in the early 24th century, various environmental issues rendered Earth uninhabitable, forcing humanity to leave in several massive colony ships, the titular Megazones. The story itself follows the population of Megazone Two Three, based on 1985's Tokyo, Japan.
Setting
The first two parts occur roughly 500 years after humanity left Earth, as the government attempt to hack into the civic computer, Bahamut, for their city, in order to use the city's benevolent artificial intelligence, known as EVE, to influence the people to help them in a near-endless war against the Dezalg.
Thrown into this is Shogo Yahagi, after he is given ownership of a strange experimental bike by an old friend of his. Over the course of the story, he discovers how false his world is, and eventually makes contact with the EVE Program, who enlists him to assist humanity in any way he can. However, unfortunately, before he can do anything meaningful, the city's government have become focused on the destruction of the Dezalg, and have decided to terminate Shogo and EVE, who has fled into cyberspace. In the end, Eve manages to save Shogo and his friends, sending them in Bahamut's system core to Earth as the battling ships are destroyed, ending the conflict, at the price of an unknown number of people on both ships.
The third part occurs several centuries after this, with a hacker named Eiji Takanaka, who is scouted by a rebel group working against the teachings of a mysterious spiritual leader known as Bishop Won Dai. Sion, a high-ranking member of the rebel group, who work under the aegis of Orange Amusements, begins scouting Eiji, while also investigating a strange program, Project Heaven, the E=X Bureau, Won Dai's elite staff, are preparing. Sion manages to confront Eiji as Orange attempt to stop whatever Project Heaven is, and, badly wounded, instructs Eiji to go to the lowest point in the city, finding the real, centuries-old, Eve Tokimatsuri, who was meant to be awoken by Shogo Yahagi. She takes him to Bahamut, meeting the independent version of Eve from the previous two parts, while Sion manages to stop Orange from making the same mistake as several centuries before, using it to broadcast the E=X's master plan. In the end, Eiji and Eve confront Won Dai, and he is slain, Eve heading to the ADAM moonbase to shut down and destroy it, while also taking out the city's computer, finally beginning the final part of the plan enacted around a millennia before, while Eiji heads off to meet with Ryo to begin his life anew.
Civilians
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| EVE | Shougo Yahagi | Yui Takanaka | Morley Hiroki Mori |
Chombo Shigeru Tomota |
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| Mai Yumekano | Tomomi Murashita | Garam | Guts | Bud |
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| Cindy | Dominique | Dump | Lester | Lightning |
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| Lisa | Nakao | Rakko | Eiji Takanaka | Ryou Nakahara |
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| Miki |
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Military
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| B.D. | Bishop Won Dai |
Eigen Yumekano | Lieutenant Yuichiro Shiratori |
Zion |
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Technology
The general technology level within the Megazone is that of 1985 Tokyo. Civilian technology has not caught up to 21st century standards. Compact Disks are new, analog phone lines are the rage, and generally, every bit of technology, entertainment, and weaponry are from that era. This, however, is a lie, perpetrated by the overseeing military force. The Megazone Two Three is in fact a highly advanced, interstellar space shuttle, at war with an alien invasion force, and with technology theoretically capable of handling small scale conflict with the Dezalg Aliens. The dichotomy of the inner workings of the Megazone being a secret to its inhabitants is a cause for civil unrest and conflict, especially with military weapons are occasionally employed within the confines of this technology level.