X-Hunters

The X-Hunters, known as Counter Hunters (カウンターハンター) in Japan, is a group of three Mavericks from Mega Man X2 that recovered Zero's parts to revive him as a Maverick. After defeating two Mavericks, they will contact Hunter H.Q., each challenging Mega Man X to duel. They will then begin to randomly appear in hidden rooms in one of the six remaining stages; if defeated, X will recover one of Zero's parts. When all stages are cleared, they will reappear as individual bosses in the final stages.

Members

 * Serges
 * Violen
 * Agile

Room locations

 * Wire Sponge's stage: Small path under the first elevator.
 * Morph Moth's stage: Small path near the ladder after the first sub-boss.
 * Flame Stag's stage: Make the second Beetron break the highest breakable wall.
 * Magna Centipede's stage: In the room with falling blocks, run to the door at the bottom right before it's blocked.
 * Overdrive Ostrich's stage: Use Spin Wheel on the first wall.
 * Bubble Crab's stage: Above the area the Sea Canthller stops.
 * Wheel Gator's stage: Use the last elevator until the end to find a door.
 * Crystal Snail's stage: Use the Ride Armor to break the wall.

Production Notes
Developer Comments "When figuring out the limits of the CX4, a female X-Hunter was removed from what were called the 'Four Guardians' at the time. Violen also lost his second form. We just didn't have the resources to make that all happen." -Yoshihisa Tsuda

Trivia

 * All three X-Hunters make brief cameo appearances during the opening cutscenes of Mega Man X3 (Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC versions) and Mega Man X5.


 * The theme for Gate's Laboratory in Mega Man X6 is a remix of the third X-Hunter stage theme.


 * The music of the X-Hunter stage 1-2 is an influence on the boss theme for the SNES game Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.