Mega Man X (character)/Maverick Hunter X

"I'll finish this. Right here. Right now. I WILL DEFEAT YOU, SIGMA!"

- Mega Man X

Mega Man X is the main character protagonist of Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. He is Maverick Hunter from the 17th Unit, and is the final creation of Dr. Light.

Personality
X's defining trait is his mercy. Dr. Cain believes that he worries too much, but also believes it is his greatest feature. While he is a fairly competent B-Class Hunter, it is this trait that keeps him from excelling. Unlike other Maverick Hunters, X often hesitates in combat out of kindness, unwilling to put more lives in danger than necessary for the sake of the mission. Many Hunters see this as a weakness, but some such as Zero and Sigma see the true potential his empathy holds.

Because of his strong sense of justice, X feels betrayed by the defection of his fellow Maverick Hunters such as Sigma and his eight lieutenants. He doesn't understand why they would do such a thing and doesn't want to. He often goes for the pacifistic option, asking his opponents to stand down or surrender, but will fight when push comes to shove. By the time of his final encounter with Sigma, he is tired of the chaos caused by his revolt and has gained a clarity that allows him to finally fight for peace with no hesitation.

Background
Dr. Light began working on X sometime in 20XX. After completing half of his body, Dr. Light activated X for the first time and spoke to him concerning his name and identity. As he continued to work on X, Light would occasionally reactivate him and speak to him. However, by the time he finished X, Light believed that the world was still not ready to accept him, and thus decided to seal him away in a capsule to be found years in the future.

X's capsule was discovered in 21XX by Dr. Cain, who used X's design as a basis for Reploids - mass-produced robots that shared the same free will. The advent of Mavericks forced Dr. Cain to found the Maverick Hunters, a peacekeeping and law enforcement organization for Reploids which X joined out of a desire to fight for justice. However, despite the abilities given to him by Dr. Light, X stayed as a B-Class Hunter due to his pacifism often interfering with his decision-making on the battlefield. During this time he became a close ally of fellow Maverick Hunter Zero, and also earned the attention of the Maverick Hunter commander, Sigma.

The Day of Σ
In a morning, the Hunters were busy as a giant Mechaniloid went berserk and began attacking.

The Maverick Hunters were baffled as to who was behind the attacks. During one of the battles against the berserk Mechaniloid, Sigma saw X hesitate to take his shot to stop the rampaging Mechaniloid, because an ally Hunter was in the way. Sigma then rushed in and did the job for the hesitant X by using his saber on the rampaging Mechaniloid. The attack stopped the Mechaniloid and saved the Hunter from its grasp. Though Sigma's intervention is what saved the Hunter, it came at the cost of the Hunter's arm. Sigma would later lecture X about the importance of acting when he has the chance, and that hesitation may cost lives. After speaking to Dr. Cain, Sigma discovered that X's worrying is what makes him so advanced. It was then that Sigma became obsessed with X and learning more about him.

X and Zero began investigating these events to discover the hacker causing Mechaniloid outbreaks throughout Abel City. The two hunters traced the signal being sent to the Maverick Mechailoids to a missile facility, where they discovered that the hacker responsible for the rampaging Mavericks was none other than Sigma, who then proceeded to launch all the missiles stored at the facility to Abel City. X and Zero fought Sigma, but were damaged in the encounter, allowing Sigma to escape, although not before X, with some of his limitless potential awakened, burned Sigma's characteristic scars onto his eyes. Sigma eventually turned his lieutenants Maverick, and launched an attack against Abel City, leading into the events of Maverick Hunter X.

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
It starts with X who is dealing with Maverick activity along the Central Highway, part of Abel City. As he goes about fighting off hordes of Mechaniloids, he meets Vile, who has apparently gone Maverick, and confronts X in his special Ride Armor.

X upon encountering Vile accuses the latter of being involved in Sigma's revolt, only to learn to his horror that Vile didn't actually care about the revolt and just wanted an excuse to cause trouble for X due to his hatred of him. X briefly manages to subdue Vile's ride armor, only for him to be captured due to letting his guard down, causing Vile to berate him for underestimating him before making clear he intends to eliminate both him and Sigma so he can change the world on his own terms. However Zero interferes and after some tense words between Zero and Vile, the latter retreats, with Zero and X discussing Vile's sudden change in allegiance before X is told to go back to Hunter Base to rest up, vowing to catch up later. X then does so, although not before making sure to thank Zero for saving him again.

X then faces the eight 'leaders' of Sigma's Maverick armies. One by one, he battles them, defeats them, and obtains their special weapons.

Once the eight bosses are destroyed, X is informed that Zero has finally discovered the whereabouts of Sigma's fortress.* They discuss their method of assault. Zero tells X he will barge in the front to draw the enemy's attention, and suggests X find another, safer way in. During his journey throughout Sigma's Fortress, X confronts the eight bosses yet again and, as before, he defeats them to move onward.

In the third section of the fortress, X reaches a small hallway where he sees that Vile has successfully defeated Zero, and must battle the war-machine once more to rescue him. At first, he is once again overwhelmed by Vile's powerful Ride Armor,* but it is at this point where Zero gets his second wind, leaps on the machine from behind, and destroys the ride armor in a desperate attack.* This utterly destroys the Ride Armor, although leaving Vile unharmed. Still, X can now battle on more equal ground with Vile, and defeats him after a tenuous battle. He then rushes to Zero, who is in such critical condition that he urges X to leave him behind, and fight Sigma in his stead. With much regret, X marches onward to fight Sigma.

X finally reaches the boss chamber where Sigma resides. They have a brief exchange, and Sigma congratulates him for "making it this far", but then comments that he will put X to a little test before engaging the Hunter himself. X is then forced to fight Sigma's dog, Velguarder. After destroying the guard dog, Sigma throws off his cloak and fights X head-on with his beam saber. X eventually defeats Sigma, but as his body exploded, Sigma's head attaches itself to a much larger body, which lights up and reveals a menacing wolf themed battle-body that attacks X, nearly taking up the entire room. X fights Sigma and defeats him again, causing the fortress to collapse. X manages to get out in time and watches the fortress collapse as he contemplated his actions, and his future.


 * According to the Rockman X Saikyou Daizokan, this massive body is an incomplete reploid unto itself, which Sigma then assumes control over: "A yet incomplete extra large wolf type repliroid. Sigma's head takes over the functions of the brain, but because of its excessive size, the feet and arms require more development time to be completed. Once the super-powered repliroid is completed, Sigma will be unstoppable in his plan for world domination!"