We see the Sky Lagoon, but not from the ground. From inside a Reploid’s optic feed. The “accident” that kills thousands? It’s not a malfunction. The Reploid’s internal monologue scrolls in the corner: "Order received: Collide with civilian tower. Source: Unauthorized signature. Signature matches... Colonel." The screen glitches. The ROM is trying to overwrite its own canon. Playing as X, the stages are familiar: Jungle, Air Force, Cyber Space. But the dialogue is fragmented. When X defeats Magma Dragoon, Dragoon doesn't laugh.
"Zero’s memory was wiped after this mission. But ROMs have long memories." After the credits—which list not the developers but the names of 47 Reploids who died off-screen—the ROM reboots to a new file select screen. Rockman X4 Rom
“You were my friend in the beta build, Zero. Before they changed the story to sell sequels.” We see the Sky Lagoon, but not from the ground
X’s response is cut off by a ROM crash. When the game resumes, X is standing in the opening of the final Sigma stage—but Sigma is gone. In his place: a mirror. X faces himself, armor cracked, helmet off. It’s not a malfunction
It’s labeled:
"The Repliforce did not fall. It was pushed."