While set in the far distant future of the same universe as the original and X series' that premiered before it, "Legends" stars a different spiritual incarnation of Mega Man named Mega Man Volnutt, the game's player character. Mega Man Volnutt is a "Digger", a person in charge of investigating ruins from a flooded Earth. During his journey with his friends, their ship crashes in Kattelox Island, where Mega Man confronts pirates who are attacking it to obtain its hidden treasure. As an action-adventure game, "Mega Man Legends"s gameplay is vastly different from that of the original series, despite sharing a few elements.