Vile/Maverick Hunter X

Vile is an antagonist and playable character in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. Once a high class Maverick Hunter in the 17th Elite Unit, Vile was imprisoned for his destructive behavior before is set free from his confinement by Sigma and goes on a path of destruction to prove he is superior to X.

Overview
Because of an irregularity in his central processing core, Vile has developed a strange, almost pathological passion for destruction, hunting down and destroying every Maverick he is sent after with a crazed obsession, no matter what the cost. Due to his behavior, Vile was incarcerated by his superiors on suspicion of actually being a Maverick. Vile chose to side with himself when the rebellion broke loose and has a deep hatred for X that spawned from jealously and confusion due to others believing X is the one who can change the world.

Vile is a very arrogant and violent individual. Though he used to be a member of the Maverick Hunters, he never once considered himself one, being a lone wolf who dislikes the thought of having friends or superiors to help him. He also had a habit of not accepting orders from anyone except himself, which often resulted in fierce arguments with his commanders. However, some Hunters still respected Vile for his strength despite his chaotic and hostile demeanor. Even when freed from containment by Sigma, he showed little gratitude and continued to disrespect him, going off to fight X on his own terms again.

Vile is very bitter towards X and devotes his existence to destroying and humiliating him, and proving that he is the stronger of the two. He claims to hate X for his mercy and gentleness, but his grudge may truly stem from jealousy or insecurity, as Vile is confused and frustrated by others' constant appreciation of X. While he claimed he wanted to change the world instead of X, he later admits that he just wanted to outdo X and didn't care about the world. Despite his hatred of X, however, he does have a begrudging sense of respect towards X, as he admits that he had indeed grown stronger since their last encounter Zero, on the other hand, has his respect for the most part and Vile acknowledges his formidable strength, though he is confused about why Zero aligns himself with X.

Information
Vile joined Sigma's rebellion and helped attack the Central Highway on board Storm Eagle's Death Rogumer, he hardly followed any orders and did what he did best: causing havoc and fighting X. At first it seemed X was able to defeat him, but was captured between the fingers of Vile's Ride Armor, stating that he'll destroy him and eventually defeat Sigma as well to change the world. X was then rescued by Zero and Vile retreated. Before retreating, however, he asked Zero why he'd bother aiding a B-Class Hunter, only for the latter to rebuke Vile and coldly remind him of his Maverick status.

Vile then showed up in the Sigma Palace, having already defeated Zero like in the original game and laid him in a hallway as a bait for X. When X approaches Zero, Vile appears and catches him with his Ride Armor (though it was implied via dialogue on Vile's part that he was considering letting X go, though only because he thinks that him destroying X would be part of Sigma's plan and he doesn't like following orders ). However, he had underestimated Zero, who was able to stand up and destroy the Ride Armor, as in the original Mega Man X, forcing Vile to face X without the Ride Armor. After a long battle, he was destroyed by X, with him only expressing shock and denial at losing to X.

Vile Mode
In Maverick Hunter X's Vile Mode, an unlockable bonus mode, Vile took a different path. Instead of joining Sigma's rebellion, Vile decided to prove to Sigma that he was better and more powerful than X. After fighting X on the Central Highway, he decided to battle against Sigma's followers to gain more power and reputation. Though most of the eight main Mavericks were rather friendly to him (and offered to let him leave), he destroyed all of them and obtained their powers in order to create new weapons. Afterwards, Sigma extended an invitation to fight against him in order to prove whether he is indeed worthy. Ultimately, he infiltrated Sigma's fortress and fought his way through it until he was cornered by X and Zero. Both of them battled him at the same time, yet were defeated by him.

After defeating both of them, Vile admitted that X, whom he hated more than anyone else, had grown stronger, but was still a wimp to the very end and never had the power to change the world. He then proceeded to beat up X's already injured body by kicking it around and then stomping savagely on X's head while angrily demanding that he show him his true power. He was then attacked by a weakened Zero before he could deliver the finishing blow with his cannon, who grounded him (as well as commented that Vile's comments of changing the world was "Maverick talk") before he was hit by X's charged shot. When he awakened, he was accompanied by Sigma. Heavily damaged, he asked what was so important about X. Yet, instead of answering, Sigma asked Vile why he did all this and whether he wanted to stand before him as a Maverick Hunter or kneeling before him at his mercy. Upon this question, Vile was unable to comply and started laughing, stating that he wasn't actually sure about it himself. He was then left by Sigma (though not before radioing some of his men to "retrieve Vile"). As he walked away, Vile stated that by fighting X, he proved the right of his existence, that he is Vile. But as he reached out to stop Sigma from leaving, his functions ceased, and he was left frozen in his desperate position.

Ride Armor
While Vile is invincible with his Ride Armor in the original Mega Man X, in Maverick Hunter X he can be harmed and must be defeated to complete the stage. Vile mainly attacks by jumping on X, and will occassionally punch and fire paralyzing projectiles from his shoulder cannon. He can only be harmed by shooting on his head, as the Ride Armor is immune to damage. The stage can be revisited and Vile can be fought any number of times. Hadoken can't be used against him due to his head being out of range, but a fully charged shot from the Arm Parts obtained from Zero will be lethal.

Vile
Vile is encountered in the third Sigma Palace stage, and unlike the original Mega Man X, the Ride Armor battle doesn't repeat as Vile captures X with the Ride Armor's hand as soon as he appears, with X being freed when Zero destroys the Ride Armor. Despite being angry for Zero's loss, as X isn't defeated by Vile before the actual battle, his health will not recover during the scene. Vile uses attacks similar to the ones used in the original game and in his playable appearance. Vile has high mobility, constantly dashing and jumping while attacking. He is weak to Rolling Shield.

Attacks:
 * Note: Attack names are unofficial.


 * Dash Attack - Vile dashes at high speed to cause damage, being shrouded with energy while dashing.
 * Napalm - Vile jumps over X and drops a bomb from his knee, releasing a large flame when it hits the ground.
 * Cannon - Vile fires electric spheres from his shoulder cannon in a curved angle. Upon impact, the spheres split in two and spread through the ground. It causes no damage, but can temporarily paralyze X.
 * Vulcan - Vile fires bullets from his fingers.
 * Laser - Vile fires a blue laser beam from his shoulder cannon straight forward.

The Day of Σ
Shortly before Sigma declared war on humanity, Vile was arrested by the Hunters for unknown reasons; Zero claimed that he "must have caused a ruckus again". It is presumed that he, once again, disobeyed orders from superior officers and/or threatened the safety of his comrades and innocent bystanders while hunting Mavericks. During the chaotic search for the perpetrator who hacked the Hunters' database (which was actually Sigma himself) and the defense of Abel City from another berserk Mechaniloid, Vile was freed by his former commander, though not before Vile asked if Sigma came to reprimand him in person.

The beginning of Vile Mode expands on the earlier scene, where Sigma requested his assistance in defeating X, saying that he needed a Reploid that could go Maverick of his own volition. Eventually, Sigma left Vile, alone and freed of his chains, with open access to his arsenal, so he could make the decision to join Sigma's rebellion.

Damage Data Charts
TBA

Central Highway
X: Vile! I should have known you'd be involved in Sigma's rebellion!
 * Pre-battle

Vile: Rebellion? Ha ha ha ha... I don't know what you're talking about!

X: !?

Vile: I'm just here to cause trouble for you! I hate you! X: Agh!
 * Post battle

Vile: You underestimated me. I hate that about you... X! There's nothing you can do! I'll defeat you and Sigma! Then I'll change the world!

X: Aaaaagh!

(Charged blast blows off Vile's Ride Armor's arm and frees X; Zero enters)

Zero: X! Are you alright?

Vile: Hmph... Zero... Why would someone as powerful as you align yourself with X? He's just a B-class Hunter, nothing more!

Zero: Vile... You're nothing but a Maverick now.

Vile: ...

(Vile escapes via the Death Rogumer just as Zero attempts to shoot him twice)

Zero: Grrr...

X: Zero! What happened to Vile?

Zero: All I know is that he's our enemy now.

X: ...

Zero: X... I'm gonna stay on Sigma's trail a bit longer. You get back to Hunter Base and take it easy.

X: Gotcha... Let's hook up again later.

(Zero walks away before X calls him out by name)

X: Thanks... You saved me again.

Sigma's Palace
X: Zero!?

(X tries to approach Zero's body, but is captured by Vile's Ride Armor.)

X: Aagh!

Vile: Ha ha ha... You're no different than Zero...You worried about Sigma when you should've been worried about me!

X: Vile! You...

Vile: Hm... I guess my destroying you here is all part of Sigma's plan. I don't usually like following other people's plans.

(The Ride Armor starts squeezing X some more.)

X: Aaaaaagh!

(Zero gets up and grabs onto the Ride Armor.)

Vile: Wha-!? Zero! You're harder to destroy than I thought!

Zero: X! There's nothing more you can do. It's over!

(Zero sacrifices himself in order to destroy the Ride Armor)

X: Zero! Zerooooo!

Central Highway
X: Vile! What are you doing here?

Vile: X... Ha ha ha ha... How do you like being Sigma's puppet?

X: You've been drawn into Sigma's rebellion as well?

Vile: Rebellion? I couldn't care less! I just hate you! That's all!

Sigma's Palace
X: Stop right there!

Zero: You've really caused a lot of havoc, Vile...

Vile: Yeah? I was just taking care of a few loose ends.

X: So you're not on Sigma's side? You two aren't friends?

Vile: Friends? I don't have any. Not now... Not ever. I only know one thing for sure, X... You are my enemy!


 * Battle
 * I hope you're ready, X! (pre-battle line for opening level)
 * No! IMPOSSIBLE!!! (After being beaten on the opening level)
 * Hope you're ready, X! (pre-battle line for Sigma Fortess boss fight)
 * Noooo... I can't lose to X...! (After being beaten at Sigma's Fortress)