Dr. Cain

Dr. Cain (Dr. ケイン) is the scientist and archaeologist who found Mega Man X on April 14th, 21XX. X was in a capsule buried deep underground in the abandoned warehouse of Dr. Light's ruined lab. He created the Reploids based on X's design, being the first in November 22nd. As Cain couldn't fully understand X's design, and the Reploids didn't had a diagnostic like X, the Reploids could have problems and started to become "Mavericks" (Irregulars). The Maverick Hunters where founded to counter the Mavericks. Sigma, Dr. Cain's most advanced creation, became the leader of the Maverick Hunters. Cain Labs created Dr. Doppler and the Repliforce. Dr. Cain is not mentioned again after Mega Man X4, so it's popularly assumed he died of "old age" or by other reasons.

In The Day of Σ, a unlockable movie in Maverick Hunter X, Cain has a life support to extend his life, with four tubes connected in his back. He was caught in an explosion of the missiles that Sigma launched, but it's not revealed if he died or survived the explosion.