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This is a list of characters for the Mega Man X series. Unless otherwise stated, each of these characters is a Reploid. Names appear in lexicographical order. Japanese names are listed first; English names are listed second, if they differ.
Maverick Hunters
Main article: Maverick Hunters
The majority of the protagonists and supporting characters are members of the Maverick Hunters. Many of the villains were also once members. They were founded by Dr. Cain, and were taken over by a new commander after he retired. After the new commander resigned out of guilt from the Repliforce incident, Signas was selected to take the helm as the Maverick Hunter supreme commander.
Alia
- CV: Rumi Kasahara (JP), Rumiko Varnes (X7 EN), Mariette Sluyter (X8 EN)
Axl
- CV: Minami Takayama (JP), Lenne Hardt (X7 EN), Jeffrey Watson (CM, X8 EN)
Douglas
- CV: Wataru Takagi
Dr. Cain
- CV: Tadashi Miyazawa (JP)
Garma / Gamma
Leader of an unknown Maverick Hunter unit. His unit was dispatched sometime before the Maverick Wars to terminate a red maverick, which turned out to be Zero. Gamma and his entire unit were destroyed by Zero before Sigma came with reinforcements, so they were only mentioned by Sigma without any appearance.Layer
- CV: Sonoko Kawata (JP), Meredith Taylor-Perry (EN)
Pallette
- CV: Haruna Mima (JP), Chris Simms (EN)
MIDI/Middy
Middy was a child prodigy along with his twin Techno, a genius computer scientist and programmer. Unlike his brother, he was shy and timid, and thus Techno was recognized more for his achievements. This unfortunately lead to Techno being captured and brainwashed by Geemel and Zain. After the Hunter's computer had been hacked, Middy was called to help transfer X into the computer and put a stop to the mavericks. Although Middy assisted to the best of his abilities, he held back the knowledge that his brother was involved. Middy and Techno had an unusual psychic-link due to them being born as twin Reploids, an unusual circumstance. Once Techno died, Middy's programming became unstable and broke apart. He died shortly afterwards. It's unknown if he got repaired.Rockman X/Mega Man X
- CV: Kentarou Itou (X4 JP), Shoutarou Morikubo (X5-7 JP), Takahiro Sakurai (CM, X8 JP), Peter Von Gomm (X7 EN), Mark Gatha (CM, X8 EN)
Signas
- CV: Hirotaka Suzuoki (JP), Robert Belgrade (X7 EN), Roger Rhodes (X8 EN)
Zero
- CV: Ryoutarou Okiayu (JP), Wayne Dozier (X4 EN), Lucas Gilbertson (CM, X8 EN)
Mavericks
Vile
- CV: Mugihito (X8 JP), Hiroshi Shimozaki (IHX JP)
Double
- CV: Yasunori Matsumoto (JP)
Mac
Hunter Base repair Reploid gone Maverick during the Doppler Incident. Tried to capture X and convert him into a Maverick for Dr. Doppler. When Zero attempted a rescue to save X, Mac stood in Zero's way, confronted the crimson Hunter, and died for it.Sigma
- CV: Mugihito (JP), Walter Roberts (X7 EN), Dave Petit (X8 EN)
- Original leader of the Maverick Hunters. Designed by Cain to be the perfect Reploid, Sigma was implemented with devices to protect him from turning Maverick. These devices failed and Sigma ended up as the leader of the Mavericks. Later it is discovered that Sigma's turning Maverick is due to his defeating Zero, upon which the virus switched carriers from Zero to Sigma.
- Over time the Maverick Virus has apparently fused with his mind, making the virus and Sigma the same entity. This is how Sigma keeps surviving his defeats at the end of each game. Sigma has a habit of fighting first in his normal body, which the player must destroy, and then switching over to a much more powerful body that is hidden in the background. As such "pulling a Sigma" is a sometimes used as video game jargon to describe someone who is defeated and then comes back a moment later fully healed and more powerful then they were before through some means.
- The ending of Mega Man X8: Paradise Lost seems to indicate that Sigma has finally been defeated for good and will not return, due to the fact that his viral form was released on the moon, where it has very little chance of corrupting anyone else.
Dynamo
A Reploid mercenary with S(A) hunter rank power hired by Sigma to help spread the Sigma Virus, Dynamo often appears just to slow things down for the Hunters. He isn't evil, however, and will protest or turn down a job when he knows what he's doing is wrong. This makes it very unlikely that Dynamo was ever corrupted by the Maverick Virus and under Sigma's direct control, merely working for him in X5 out of his own free will. He only took the job to spread the virus in X5 because he knew X and Zero would ultimately save the planet. He advised X and Zero to mellow out after fighting them or else the stress will kill them. However, he tried to gather nightmare souls in X6 to increase his own strength, and as a result, most see him as a villain. A retractable red visor hangs from his helmet over his eyes and wears red mini-glasses on the end of his nose when he isn't wearing a helmet. He wields a double-bladed purple beam saber and uses a Desperado-buster. His personality is generally playful, and his dialogue show this, an example being in X5 when he asks if X and Zero can "come out to play" when he attacks the Maverick Hunters base out of boredom. He has not appeared since X6, and there are no signs he will be brought back. It is hinted in manga by several artists that he has affections for or has an existing relationship with Alia after saving her life.Geemel
- Geemel was a thrill-seeker who, along with his partner Zain and the help of Techno, hacked the Maverick Hunter's main computer, which caused chaos and anarchy for the rest of the world as the hunters were unable to detect, locate and halt maverick attacks and uprisings. He is greatly skilled with shuriken and other ninjitsu abilities. He was destroyed in digital form while fighting X, and his mind was fried as a result. He spoke in an Engrish accent. Despite the fact that most mavericks are self-serving Geemel and Zain appeared to have a genuine friendship. (Which can be seen from Geemel's reaction when X killed Zain.)
Zain
- Zain was the best friend and partner of Geemel, who had hacked into the Maverick hunter's main computer. He wore gold armor and fought with a giant zweihander. He was destroyed in digital form by X which resulted in his brain being destroyed in the real world.
Techno
- Techno was a child prodigy along with his brother Midi, a genius computer scientist and programmer. He was brainwashed by Geemel and Zain into helping them hack the main computer at the Maverick Hunter HQ and compromise both their security and records. Unfortunately, to hack such a strong program, Techno was forced to connect his brain directly to his control panel, and when X destroyed it, it ended up killing Techno as well. Just before his death, he recovered his memories and managed to apologize to his brother for what he had done.
Gate
- CV: Keiji Fujiwara
- A Reploid scientist who is a friend of Alia. It is hinted that his relationship with her had extended to the point of lovers up until the point where he broke himself off from the research group. He has created several other Reploids, all of which were unequaled in their fields. However, his colleagues, being unable to properly analyze Gate's specialized Reploids, grew fearful of his skill and plotted to do away with his creations. This led to all of his Reploids being terminated, usually with Gate's colleagues framing them as Mavericks or sabotaging their systems. Those that survived committed suicide out of guilt. Highly angered from this, Gate leaves his research lab. In the beginning of X6, Gate goes to explore a ruin. Inside, he finds a piece of Zero. Zero's virus-infected DNA caused him to go insane, though also gave him incredible power and allowed him to resurrect his creations. Gate was the main villain in Mega Man X6, and was defeated by X and Zero. Shortly after his defeat, however, Gate reactivated a half-completed (and half-witted) Sigma as a last resort, getting himself blasted by him in the process. His (presumably) dead body was taken back to Alia afterwards.
High Max
- CV: Norio Wakamoto
- A powerful Reploid created by Gate. Gate used Zero's DNA to create the perfect fighting Reploid, thus creating High Max. High Max is one of the bosses you face against in Mega Man X6. He floats around with jets on his feet. He also is immune to normal attacks (although it's possible to weaken him enough to actually damage him for a few seconds). Not much else is known about him, except that he is kind of emotionless and an order-follower, and was supposed to be the leader of the Zero Nightmare Phenomenon Investigators. He did not serve serve any purpose other than to add a mid-boss to the game. He is also very egotistical and cannot believe it when Zero defeats him.
Isoc
- CV: Takeshi Aono
- Isoc is a politician who works with High Max and Gate to solve the mystery of Nightmare Zero in Mega Man X6. In reality, Isoc is only interested in one thing - the body of Zero. This has led to speculation that Isoc is really Dr. Wily, the archnemesis of Mega Man X's prototype in the Mega Man Classic series, who has somehow found a way to "possess" robotic shells. This speculation is enhanced by the fact that Isoc somehow knows the internal systems of Zero (Dr. Wily was the designer of Zero) and that Isoc's body is found lying vacant by the player late in the game. Therefore, Isoc is somehow considered the second incarnation of Dr. Wily after Serges.
Berkana
- Berkana was a Reploid female scientist dabbling in the concept of DNA souls at the Laguz Island research facility. However, her research was eventually deemed unethical after laws against DNA-resurrection were passed, and much to her displeasure, her research was immediately halted by the authorities. Sigma took advantage of her anger and convinced her to assist him in his plan to resurrect his deceased soldiers by extracting the DNA souls of Reploids and using them to fuel the zombie Mavericks, as well as strengthen living ones to ghastly levels. Desperate to continue her research, Berkana immediately agreed and Sigma modified her into a battle Reploid. She assumed the guise of a witch and became the commander of Sigma's revived army, continuing to extract the DNA souls of Reploids all over the planet. Soon after coming into power, her personality became coy and arrogantly playful. Once X and Zero were sent to halt her activities, she quickly became mentally and sexually attracted to X and decided to offer him the chance to join her. X declined and continued to fight her forces. Once the majority of her army had been destroyed, Berkana decided to fight X personally, only to easily defeated. Her body was destroyed and Sigma found it best to ignore resurrecting her when given the opportunity. She has been recorded as having the largest bust-size out of all the females introduced in the Megaman X series so far.
Gareth
- Although Gareth's early origins were unknown, he worked as Berkana's righthand-man during her time as a Soul-Eraser. He wore armor resembling a medieval knight, and fought like one as well using a dragoon fighting style. Gareth was dedicated to both Berkana and his mission, believing he was only erasing the souls of "evil" Reploids. He was blind to the truth, however, and ultimately died for it. He held a deep hatred for X after noticing Berkana's interest in him, and aimed to destroy him. In a way, this accelerated his defeat. Gareth's sudden obsession over the idea of destroying his rival, X, robbed him of his logic, leading him to disregard Zero's ever-growing potential. By the time Gareth realized his mistake, it was to late. Gareth fell at the hands of Zero.
Lumine
- CV: Junko Noda (JP), Elinor Holt (EN)
- Lumine is the same breed of Reploid as Axl in that his powers and abilities are centered around his chameleon chip. However, he refers to Axl as being only a prototype. Lumine calls all reploids with copy chips "New Generation" Reploids. It is revealed that all Reploids with working chips are immune to viruses of all kinds and thus cannot become Maverick. However, he later says that since the copy chips are created by combining the DNA of nearly all reploids in existence, including Sigma, all New Generation Reploids can go Maverick at will. He is the director of the Jakob Project (the name for the creation of a giant space elevator used to transport humans to the moon) and the leader of all the New Generation Reploids. He is the villain of X8 and marks the first time in the series where the final boss of the game is not Sigma.
Red
- CV: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Barry Gjerde(EN)
The scythe-wielding leader of the Red Alert Syndicate. Red was the commander and founder of the Red Alert Syndicate, which sent mercenary troops on military operations to destroy Mavericks. Eventually, he becomes influenced by Sigma and begins commanding his troops to attack the Maverick Hunters instead after Axl's departure from the syndicate due to their violent means. In order to retrieve Axl, he initiated a war against the Hunters, challenging them to defeat his 8 generals.
In the end, he was defeated by X, Zero or Axl at Crimson palace. Following the battle, he couldn’t escape from his base before it self-destructed and the hunters were forced to leave him to die under the falling debris.
Red comes off as a determined, cocky individual that believes he can get anything he desires. While these are common villain flaws, Red can be considered merely misled; and his actions indicate while he was sharp, he exhibited a weakness to being manipulated, which Sigma easily took advantage of.
X-Hunters
The X-Hunters (Counter Hunters in Japan) appear in Mega Man X2. Their names are derived from French terms for personality traits.They endlessly hunt X.- Agile
- Member of the X Hunters. Agile means, unsurprisingly, agile. He is a purple armored swordsman. There is some speculation that it is he who gave Zero his beam saber. He makes a small Cameo in Mega Man Zero 2 where his spirit is used by a boss as an attack.
- Sagesse / Serges
- Leader of the X Hunters. Sagesse means wisdom, cognate with English sage. He appears to be a small old man. His fighting techniques seem to focus mostly on defense and the use of advanced weapons showing that, while intelligent, he is not a battle machine. He is also the one rebuilding Zero, adding armor and perhaps even the Z Saber. His knowledge and acquaintance towards Zero lead to supposition of Serges being Dr. Wily's first incarnation, although there have been no official word by Capcom on this. Serges (or at least, a computer program resembling Serges) made a Cameo appearance as a non-speaking boss in Mega Man Xtreme.
- Violen
- Member of the X Hunters. Violent (the t is silent) means violent. Takes the form of a giant gorilla and fights using a ball and chain. He is incredibly powerful but apparently lacking in brains, despite his use of big words.
Nightmare Police
The Nightmare Police protected Doppeltown from the Hunters in Mega Man X3.- A "Reploid scientist", Doppler became corrupted with the Sigma Virus and eventually became a Maverick. Created a partially successful anti-program against the Maverick Virus. He was a great-friend of Dr. Cain, who was emotionally tortured throughout the whole incident due to the betrayal.
- Mandarilla BB / Byte
- Along with Bit, a member of the Nightmare Police working under Dr. Doppler. He is enormous, calm, and physically powerful. Destroyed in the Doppler Town Incident. In the manga, Byte was able to disintegrate himself into thousands of tiny wormlike robots and able to reform just about everywhere. After Martei had given X his armor upgrades, he obliterated most of his and Bit's bodies, where they reformed into "Godkarmachine O Inary" (or "G-Machine").
- Vajurilla FF / Bit
- Along with Byte, one of the Nightmare Police working under Dr. Doppler. He is fast, arrogant, and carries a large shield-like device. Destroyed in the Dopplertown Incident. In the manga, Bit was able to disintegrate himself into thousands of tiny wormlike robots and able to reform just about everywhere. After Martei had given X his armor upgrades, he obliterated most of his and Byte's bodies, where they reformed into "Godkarmachine O Inary" (or "G-Machine"). He makes a small Cameo in Mega Man Zero 2 where his spirit is used by a boss as an attack.
Repliforce
Main article: RepliforceRepliforce was a paramilitary organization founded to supplement the Maverick Hunters. Repliforce and its members appear mostly in Mega Man X4, but the organization is also mentioned as early as Mega Man Xtreme 2 and as late as Mega Man Zero.
- CV: Jin Yamanoi (JP)
- Young, high-ranking commanding officer of the Repliforce military. He had a friendship/rivalry with Zero. When the Repliforce War started, he actively fought against X and Zero. Colonel was not unintelligent, but his pride, sometimes leading him to disregard common sense, which made him partly responsible for the start of the Repliforce War. When confronted by the Hunters in the aftermath of the Sky Lagoon incident, Repliforce refused to disarm and follow X and Zero back to Maverick Hunter Headquarters for questioning, arousing suspicion amongst the Hunters and causing them to label the Repliforce as Maverick. Though Colonel undoubtedly had the authority to order his forces to comply with the Hunters, he did not use it. Following the Hunters' request likely would have cleared the Repliforce of any involvement in the disaster, but not even a personal appeal from his friend Zero would change Colonel's mind. Eventually he was destroyed by either X or Zero (depending on which character the player chose, although canonically, it was Zero). Colonel was the result of the Perfect Soldier Program, originally designed as a perfect fighting Reploid and compassionate peacemaker in one, but when scientists could not reconcile both sides within a single reploid, they made him as the fighter and his sister Iris as his counterpart. Colonel recognized his sister's fondness for Zero, and at first he was glad to see Iris happy. After the outbreak of the Repliforce War, however, he did everything he could to prevent the relationship between Zero and his sister from growing both out of brotherly-protection and Zero's reputation as a dangerous Reploid. He makes a small Cameo in Mega Man Zero 2 where his "spirit" is used by a boss as an attack.
- General
- CV: Ryuzaburo Ohtomo (JP)
- Leader of the Repliforce. When Sky Lagoon was destroyed, the Maverick Hunters accused the Repliforce of being Mavericks. Due to military pride, Repliforce as a whole refused to lay down arms and submit to questioning after the accusation, which was seen as suspicious. General, insulted by this, decided to create a "Reploid nation" on the Final Weapon space station, and while he in an announcement said that the movement had nothing to do with rebellion or insurrection towards humans, the overall situation seemed to further "prove" that Repliforce had gone Maverick. These events, which, as it turned out, were instigated by Sigma, started the Repliforce War. General was defeated by Mega Man X and Zero, but not killed. When he saw that the Final Weapon had been set up to destroy the Earth, he sacrificed himself to stop it.
- CV: Yuko Mizutani (JP) Michelle Gazepis (EN)
- The Colonel's sister Reploid, member of the Repliforce and Zero's admirer, Iris is one half of a failed experiment to create the ultimate Reploid. Torn by the conflict between her brother and Zero, her role in the game is integral.
Other
- Cedar
Cedar was a reploid who was often seen with a cigar-esque object inside his mouth (Edited out of the US version.) His illegal bussiness was interrupted by Red Alert, but he managed to get away from them in the first place, having acquired the illegal virus program "Sigma-02." However, little did he subject that Red Alert let him get away the first time to see what he was going to do next. Hiding at Point RD-13-29, an area that was completely destroyed during Earth Crisis, but brought back on the road to recovery, Cedar found himself attacked by Red Alert once again. He was assassinated by Axl of Red Alert, who copied the DNA of Cedar's associate "Aluce." During this, Cedar couldn't help but mutter in disbelief at Axl's mysterious abilities. Cedar was presumably affiliated with Sigma as the success of Red Alert against Cedar attracted Sigma's attention toward the vigilante group and Axl's mysterious abilities.
- Aluce
The Reploid Aluce was an associate of Cedar's. Apparently being his bodyguard of sorts. When Red Alert attacked Point RD-13-29, Aluce was sent to investigate and fight off the intruders. Aluce met up with Red and Axl, and was retired by Axl through means of Copy Shot. Aluce's DNA was then used to trick Cedar.
Giga City
Colonel Redips
A colonel of the Federation army, charged with resolving the conflict in Giga City. As a last resort to launching an indiscriminate attack, Redips dispatched a small team of Maverick Hunters -- X, Zero, and a special-forces Reploid named Shadow -- to investigate an energy signal in the Lagrano Ruins area of Giga City. Redips made sporadic contact with X over the course of the conflict, ending in a personal appearance immediately after the destruction of Epsilon. This revealed that he was actually the mastermind behind the revolt actually having to happen.Redips's body shape is similar to that of Signas, the Maverick Hunter commander and leader introduced in X5.
Shadow
A Reploid with an expertise in Giga City, sent with X and Zero to stop the Rebellion Army. He met with Epsilon earlier than X and Zero did, who perverted his mind with motions of power and strength. Shadow turned traitor almost immediately, shooting Zero off the roof of the Lagrano Ruins. He later appeared in an underground factory, powered significantly by the new Supra-Force Metal. X and Zero soundly defeated him, but he still had enough strength left make a last-ditch attack effort before Redips as Spider killed him.Rebellion
Led by Epsilon, these Reploids seek independence; they are the target of the Hunter activity.
Wild Jango
A bobcat-like Reploid with lightning powers. He takes over Central Tower and locked up Chief R. After hearing X presence at the tower, Jango hires Spider to eliminate X. But after Spider had a change of heart, he orders his preon soldiers to destroy both X and Spider and activated a self-destruct mechanism in the command center. Jango's plans were spoiled and was later destroyed by X and Spider.He is the first of five Rebellion reploids that appear again, with highly boosted abilities, for some unknown reason at the Far East HQ when X and company go there to confront Redips.
Silver Horn
A pompous triceratops-like tank Reploid with water/ice abilities. He's the head of the Rebellion's P.O.W. camp, Tianna Camp. He forces Nana to serve him in order to protect the lives of the prisoners. He also nearly kills the "true" Steel Massimo when he refuses to join the rebellion Army. But as he learned Nana helped X, Spider, and Steel Massimo around the camp, he joyfully punished her in front of X and his friends and insulted the original Steel Massimo in front of the new one's face. This enraged the new Massimo enough for to drive himself, X, and Spider to defeat him.He is very similar to Flame Mammoth from the first Mega Man X game, in the form that they are both large, powerful, strong in a specific element (though Flame Mammoth's is fire), and very arrogant.
He is one of the five Rebellion reploids that appear again, with highly boosted abilities, for some unknown reason at the Far East HQ when X and company go there to confront Redips.
Dr. Psyche / Mad Nautilus
The Rebellion Army's top scientist. He used to be a normal human-type reploid until the force metal transformed him into a more mechanical reploid. He tried to get Professor Gaudile to join the Rebellion Army and take control of the Force Metal Generator, which is inside Cinnamon's body. As he learned Marino stole Cinnamon, he caught up with them, injured Marino and stole Cinnamon. But X, Marino, and the others caught up with Psyche and fought him. In the middle of the battle, Dr. Psyche's head ejected into the air and attached itself to a huge nautilus body. This massive machine had wicked defenses and focused on lowering ability scores, but was destroyed by X and his ever-expanding crew.In his Mad Nautilus form, he is one of the five Rebellion reploids that appear again, with highly boosted abilities, for some unknown reason at the Far East HQ when X and company go there to confront Redips. This time, he has an abominably high evasion score that makes him more difficult that the original.
Mach Jentra
A lightly armored aerial Reploid with fire-elemental abilities. Mach Jentra appears to be a half-swallow/half-man being in a tux and with cane with a rather haughty attitude, and prone to laugh hysterically. He's in charge of Ulfat Factory, producing vast armies of preon soldiers with his creation, Duboar. Zero fought him first but Mach Jentra overpowered him. Before Mach Jentra finished Zero, X and Axl saved him and Mach Jentra fled into the room where Duboar was kept. X and the others caught up with him, fought him, and he was destroyed. However, with the destruction of Jentra, Duboar went berserk and began churning out Preons like mad, including some rather powerful Mongrel (hybrid) preons made from the parts of several different Preons. These Mongrel preons are not seen again after the fight with Duboar.He is one of the five Rebellion reploids that appear again, with highly boosted abilities, for some unknown reason at the Far East HQ when X and company go there to confront Redips.
Incentas
A giant Reploid who is a master of fire, ice, and lightning. He's in charge of a mining facility. He lures X and his friends into a trap and battles with them. Incentas was overpowered by X and his friends and activated a self-destruct mechanism in the mine. Locking X and the others in the room, Incentas tries to escape, but Spider pushes him into the room entrance and was destroyed when Spider self-destructs himself.He is one of the five Rebellion reploids that appear again, with highly boosted abilities, for some unknown reason at the Far East HQ when X and company go there to confront Redips.
Borock / Botos
One of Epsilon's Rebellion Army Cadres, a rotund flying Reploid with a Southern accent, and a huge coward. Botos fights by conjuring duplicates of himself...then running away. Unless he is putting on an act, he decides to flee rather than fight. Epsilon entrusted him with a piece of Supra-Force Metal and the operation of a Rebellion jamming station, but X and company defeated him and he escaped to the Melda Ore Plant. There, the Rebellion planned to launch a missile with a Supra-Force Metal warhead into the atmosphere, instantly giving tremendous uncontrollable power to practically all Reploids in the northern hemisphere. Driven by greed and jealousy, Botos moved to claim the warhead's power for his own personal use, going so far as to rip the necessary key from his fellow cadre Ferham's body. Just before he could lay his hands on the Supra-Force Metal, however, Spider appeared from the shadows and destroyed him to claim the metal himself.Ferham
Ferham is the only female among the Rebellion Army Cadres. She is red, pink, and black with single-piece wings and a beam whip. Her speech and weapon style seem to mimic the concept of dominatrix. She failed to destroy X and company in the Onovan Desert, and again failed in the missile room of the Melda Ore Plant. The great height from which she fell in defeat left enough time for Botos to approach her and rip from her body the key he needed to open the missile's Supra-Force Metal warhead. She explained the situation to X when he finally found her, and thereafter disappeared. Through unknown circumstances, she found her way to the site of the final battle with Redips on the orbital tower Babel and tore away the Supra-Force Metal that gave Redips his regenerative powers, giving X, Zero, and Axl the chance to destroy him. As the tower began to collapse, Ferham apologized for all that happened and promised to take the chunk of metal "to a place so far away, no one will ever find it." She promptly jumped off the tower into space, destroying the metal with the explosion of her own body once the tower fell to Earth. Her final words seemed to indicate she craved for Scarface's company, and her actions since the Botos betrayal are the first piece of evidence that perhaps the Rebellion Army was not meant to be as evil as we thought, although the Air City battle with Scarface was the one that put the mission's purpose into question in the eyes of X.Scarface
The highest-ranking Rebellion Army Cadre aside from Epsilon himself, a Reploid with a scarred mask, gold armor, double-bladed beam lance and large mane of light-blue hair. It is hinted that his disfigured face was caused by an error during the force metal treatment. His modification pod in Lagrano Ruins gives him the designation "Knight-type", appropriate for his honorable and unwavering devotion to the Rebellion. His first direct action came with a surprise attack on Giga City's Central Tower, which Scarface himself described as an even payback for the damage the Resistance had done to the Rebellion. His last act was to defend Epsilon against X and company, beseeching his commander to let him demonstrate the depth of his faith. Scarface was an honorable warrior who fought without subterfuge or dirty tricks. X's encounter with Scarface was one of the first times he questioned just how evil the rebellion could be.Epsilon
Epsilon is an extremely powerful Reploid built on the island of Giga City to test the limits of Reploid engineering while combining Force Metal into the design process. He is somewhat unable to control the overflowing energy that festers inside of him due to the experiments, and requires energy-dampeners to prevent himself from meltdown. He grew to become the leader of the Rebellion (or Liberion) Army, a faction of Reploids dedicated to "the ideal" of Reploid independence. Unlike Repliforce, however, the Rebellion Army's methods centered around using Force Metal to heighten Reploid abilities and evolve of their own will, free of imposed rule. The Federation declared Epsilon and his organization as Maverick, but after X, Zero, Axl, and their friends in Giga City destroyed him and learned the truth of Colonel Redips's deception, the Federation posthumously removed his Maverick designation. Epsilon is also recorded as the first reploid modeled after an African-American to appear in the X games (although Cumin, one of the girls tending the Secret Shops in the same game, also has darker skin, he appears before her).Resistance
These Reploids defend Giga City from the Rebellion.
Aile
- A disabled Reploid confined to a hovering-unit. He rips a door ID from his own body and gives it to X for safe passage through the Rebellion-seized Sky Tower, then self-destructs to stop a group of mechaniloids from pursuing X. Little is known about him other than that he considers Chief R a father figure and his physical condition came from a mistake Spider made when the two were friends and bounty hunting partners. The injuries sustained from the event destroyed his body from the waist down and ruined his vocal system, forcing him to speak via a speaker installed in his hover-unit.
Chief R
- The kindly leader of the Resistance, an anti-Rebellion Army group in Giga City. He was rescued from the Rebellion early in the conflict by X, and provided X and his team leadership and direction until the end. He was among the farewell party for X, Zero, and Axl when Colonel Redips's escort group arrived. He stood out in the landing pad and waved to the lead ship -- which suddenly took aim and ventilated him with massive sustained firepower. They were the opening shots of what proved to be the final conflict. Chief R died shortly afterwards.
Cinnamon Gaudile
CV: Caitlynne Medrek (EN)- A youthful nurse Reploid who proved invaluable to the Resistance in the Giga City conflict. She is just barely younger than Axl, although she was constructed at that age to appear inconspicuous. In her body is a force metal generator, a device that can refine different types of force metal into a single piece of greater strength. What sort of force metal the generator creates depends on two factors; Cinnamon's knowledge of force metal types and her general mood. In addition, the generator can release energy to heal Reploids at will, although this takes an immense amount of energy out of Cinnamon's stamina. Dr. Gaudile fitted the generator into her so as to keep it safe from being used as a tool of war, but the effort proved futile when the Rebellion captured her. X and his team, along with a thief named Marino who had hoped to steal the generator for herself, rescued Cinnamon and made her part of the team. Her insistence also influenced Dr. Gaudile to help the Resistance. Though she certainly seems harmless with her childish mannerisms and nurse outfit (which becomes a maid outfit in her powered-up form), Cinnamon is one of the strongest members of the Resistance. Her personality is cute and spunky, and she usually just seems to be having fun. The force metal generator negates her normal bodily functions such as growth or being able to remove her breast and back armor casually, although this seems to have little to no effect on her.
Dr. Gaudile
- A brilliant yet reclusive Force Metal researcher with the somewhat comical appearance of a stout Reploid platypus. He developed the force metal generator in Cinnamon's body and quickly became one of the Resistance's most important members outside of the battlefield. He serves as Cinnamon's father figure and as such was the first and only person she had ever known up until she met Marino. He apparently has not done a very good job of raising her considering Cinnamon is oblivious to concepts such as metaphors, sarcasm and the outside world, although he values his "daughter" more than anything else and will do anything to protect her. He also seems to disapprove of Axl hanging around her, or his experiments for that matter.
Marino
- A professional Reploid thief, a stealthy ninja-like female. Some gamers consider her a little odd, as she wears pink armor and has long green curled hair and unrestrained breasts which would not really help her be stealthy (Not to mention her boots make a rather loud squeak), but her extreme speed and kunai-skills compensate for her unorthodox clothing. She enters Dr. Gaudille's trap-filled forest laboratory with the intention of stealing his force metal generator, but finds it in Cinnamon's body. With little choice, Marino decides to just steal Cinnamon when a Rebellion Army member interrupts and nearly kills her. X and his team find her shortly thereafter and with her help retrieve Cinnamon. Marino spends the rest of the conflict fighting alongside X, using her quick-attack and thieving skills to great effect. She develops a sisterly relationship with Cinnamon, and flirts from time to time with Spider. Prior to the final chapter if you talk to Marino she will tell X the next time they meet it will be "Hunter vs. Thief" but then says she's joking, she then implys she will give up her life of theifing but then appears to have second thoughts about it. Marino's "Hyper mode" form sheds some of her armor and reveals a little more flesh, but the lighter weight makes her so fast that she can take a seemingly unlimited amount of turns in a row before anyone else can move. However, without improvements, this Hyper mode can only remain intact for 3 turns.
Nana
- An operator for the Resistance, freed from forced labor in a P.O.W. camp by X and his team. She is a quiet sort, ever helpful and hoping for her friends' safe return from their missions. Her duties as an operator differ from those of a navigator; she never gives direct combat or map data, but rather directs teleportation and overall communications in the Resistance. She was greatly saddened by the death of Chief R, probably more so than the others. Her name is a joke on the fact she has two 7s inscribed onto her breast armor; the word nana is Japanese for 7.
Spider
- A stylish, smooth-talking gambling bounty hunter who helped X in the Giga City conflict. He wears a metal black fedora to hide his face with a purple headguard surrounding the back and sides of his head. He uses cards as weapons, produced from hooked vulcan-like devices on his wrists. Spider's aid proved invaluable in the first half of the conflict, but tensions grew when Zero reappeared and took exception to working with him. Spider gained Zero's trust, however, when he pushed him out of the way of a last surprise shot from Shadow. Though his arm was damaged in the shot, Spider stubbornly pushed on with X and Zero until they found themselves trapped in a room that the Rebellion member Incentas set to self-destruct. Spider gathered his strength and shoved Incentas and himself into the electrified door, blowing a way out for the others in a blinding flash of light. The explosion destroyed Incentas and evidently Spider as well, and the Resistance carried on with his memory.
- Spider had evidently been around for some time before the rise of the Rebellion. He said he had once "goofed" when he began his bounty hunting career, a vague mistake that somehow resulted in Aille's disability. Spider therefore must been a bounty hunter for some time with a particular history in Giga City. It was thus an understandable source of confusion (and romantic frustration to some) among the Mega Man X fandom when Colonel Redips revealed that he and Spider were one and the same.
- Recent information has revealed that the real Spider was in the game up until the point before the mission against Incentas, where Redips killed Spider and took his DNA to assume his identity, hence the immense light source noticed by X. However, that information can be quickly and easily challenged with informaion from Command Mission contradicting this theory, some of which sees Spider make somewhat mysterious and suspicious comments before Chapter 6 even began.
- 1: when entering Tianna Camp for Chapter 3, Spider and X engage in dialogue. Spider complains about being commanded by Chief R, something that a man in charge such as Redips would not like, and spurts out that he's only willing to work because he's got his own goals. His reply of "to blow the Rebellion Army to bits" sounds like he just came up with an answer.
- 2: in the dialogue beginning Chapter 5, Redips contacts the Resistance to tell that he's made momentary contact with Zero at Point A6, which turns out to be the Ulfat Factory. The transmission has trouble, and ultimately cuts off. It is after this that Spider appears. After being questioned by X, his answer of "I've been… around. So, what's up?" clearly sounds like he's trying to come up with something or acting dumb so as to hide his real answer.
- 3: before leaving Giga City at the start of Chapter 10, if you go to talk to Marino, she reveals finding out that a long time ago, Spider was in a place where they researched copy abilities, something that Redips clearly displays when fighting the Maverick Hunters in his office and switching back and forth from Spider to Redips. This piece of information, unlike Spider's actual comments, can actually be considered circumstancial evidence, and may not mean much of anything.
- A running joke revolving around Spider is the concept of him using a Duel Disk with his cards. This joke comes from the anime series Yu Gi Oh where people fight summoning monsters with cards. Spider was constantly criticized for his card methods up until the point the game was released, after which he became a favorite of fans, despite the controversy surrounding his identity.
Steel Massimo
- A large Reploid in green armor, always carrying some form of axe, greathammer, or polearm into battle. The real Steel Massimo was a famous warrior captured by the Rebellion and ripped limb from limb for not joining them; the one calling himself Massimo seems to be a friend or apprentice or even relation who either inherited the real Massimo's armor or wears a copy of it. X and Spider find Massimo near the entrance of a POW camp, and with his help rescue Nana from the prison warden Silverhorn. Deep in the camp, Massimo finds his mentor limbless and hung by energy-bindings in solitary confinement. The old Massimo warns him that such a fate belongs to anyone who refuses to join the Rebellion. Massimo takes that lesson to heart, becoming a progressively stronger and more confident member of the Resistance. Massimo tries to be brave and strong, but deep down, at least in the earlier stages of the game, he is a coward towards just about everything despite his huge size. A portion of the dialogue in the game shows Massimo habouring feelings for Marino, and wishing he could become strong enough for her to return his feelings.
Steel Massimo (Original)
- The original Steel Massimo was a large dinosaur type Reploid with unimaginable strength and skill. He had replaced most of his original body with advanced mechanical parts to further augment his strength. Unlike the new Steel Massimo, he was brave and couragous, and would never back off from his duty. However, his courage is what ultimately got him killed by Silverhorn. At some point, Massimo gave his armor to the new Steel Massimo, who rebuilt it into a human-shaped armor. Indications by Capcom's design works show that he used a beam-saber rather than a large axe.
Other characters
- Rafflesian
- Duckbill Moles
Though they have not been clearly defined as members of the Rebellion Army, the one that speaks to X before the battle says that the Rebellion gave him the treasure to keep. They also have the rebellion symbol on their foreheads. They are quite the evil mavericks, as they have shown the maverick quality of going insane.
- The Tail Clan
Manga-only characters
- iX/RX
- The Limited Virus created by Dr. Doppler had managed to infest itself inside of X after he had defeated enough infected Limited mavericks. While he was infected, the Virus fed off of X's darker desires and mutated into a second personality, which would take control over X's body from time to time. After realizing the virus was inside of him when he attacked Zero, doctors managed to isolate the virus from X's body and place it into an empty robotic shell to study. However, the virus managed to take control of the body and mutate into a reploid body of its own. The body mutated and Irregular X, or "Ikkusu" was born. iX visually resembled X, except his armor was green and violet with spike-studded wrists, legs and collar. He had yellow streaks going down his red eyes and had an electric-pink streak in his brown hair. His only instinct was to destroy all whom he considered threats to peace, as well as his other half X. X managed to destroy IX eventually. However, Sigma later resurrected IX with a more advanced body. His intellect was greatly enhanced as was his cunning wit. His armor mutated into a more evil-form with clawed hands and fangs, his hair was now fully electric pink. He renamed himself "Return X" or "AruEkkusu." Still hellbent on destroying X, he was determined to find a means of immortality to prolong his existence until his need to destroy was satiated. In the end, Sigma proved to be a bigger threat by destroying X before RX could get to him, which lead to RX choosing to help him rather than kill him. RX melted himself down and reemerged with X to form a new armor, which helped to destroy Sigma's new limited form. The power output was too great however, and RX's body was unable to retain its solid form. He melted and has not been heard from since.
- It is rumored that RX survived the conflict and has been planned to be introduced into the games at some point. This has yet to have happened however, and most people believe it is a hoax.
- Martei
- Martei is a brash, hotheaded blond-haired female reploid who loves money and fighting. She was originally a mermaid reploid and the leader of a First-Aid Team. In the third X1 manga, she wanted to save a sunken city from being destroyed by Launch Octopus, and made a deal with him: lure X to him, and Octopus would not destroy the city. She met with trouble along the way however, and was attacked by a rogue mechaniloid. She destroyed the mechaniloid, and literally crashed into X, who was briefly stunned by her appearance before she pushed him away. For the brief period they were together, X and Martei became somewhat fond of each other, Martei particularly amused by his inability to swim. After she delivered X into Octopus' trap, she went back to save him, only to wind up being skewered by Ocotopus and her body destroyed by his torpedoes detonating inside of her. After X killed Ocotopus in a rage, he managed to save Martei's "soul" within one of her brain chips and preserved it inside a computer.
- Somehow, Martei was revived in a new, more voluptuous body with human legs, although she is now able to switch between a mermaid and human body. She has since become the leader of a group of Reploid pirates who steal from Mavericks, such as Bubble Crab. Martei, appearingly doing so for money and treasure (from Bubble Crab whose personality was meant to be greedy), is actually having revenge for what happened to her companions - Reploids in oceans killed from Sigma's plans. This greatly frustrates X, who since X3 has admitted he has feelings for her. Although Martei has admitted that she loves him as well, she continues to deny them to others out of pride, and only gets close to X when she is alone with him. When she was hugging X in the third X3 volume and Zero and Dr. Cain approached them, she immediately shoved him off of her while silently cursing them for ruining the moment.
- Martei fights using a falchion and hidden blades in her gauntlets. Although she never wears the same armor twice, every armor she wears resembles a valkyrie design. She used a trident in her fight against Launch Octopus and had a fairy-like armor in her assault against Doppler, although it was destroyed before she could utilize it. She wears no cloth suit, which reveals her skin and a lot of it. This leads many people to believe she has an indecent personality, which couldn't be farther from the truth. (Except when it comes to her behavior towards X.) A constant joke associated with her is the fact she never wears pants, just thong-like leather underwear. She has not been seen since X3, where she was pressuring Dr. Cain to find out if X had survived Doppler's fortress.
- Martei's name has never been confirmed with a proper spelling, sometimes being translated as Marty, Mary, Merti and so on, although Martei seems to be the name used by most Japanese artists. She has been regarded as Iwamoto's best addition to the X series, and he continues to promote her character in his current projects.
- Pirates
- The group of reploids lead by Martei after she was resurrected. They are a rugged, brutish group often replacing their real limbs with more archaic robotics. Like Martei, they all love money and adventure, although she appears to be the only female among them. Martei's first mate and second in command, although nameless, appears constantly near her ready to take orders. He has an eyepatch over his right eye and a striped bandana over his hair. He cares for Martei like a daughter, although she gives him very little respect in return. He was the first one to recognize her affections for X, and is constantly beaten by her for pushing her to be more open with her emotions while with him. He was nearly killed by Bubble Crab in the 2nd X2 manga, and was last seen picking Martei up outside Doppler's fortress. In X2 manga, they are portrayed as sea pirates, while in X3 manga, the group rides in a large air battleship when counter-striking Doppler Force.
- Teal
- Teal was a brunette female trainee assigned to Zero and Storm Eagle, the three of which became close friends in time. Storm Eagle harbored romantic feelings for her, but never had the chance to tell her. It's unknown what exactly Teal did while she was a hunter, her fighting abilities were never shown. During a maverick attack on a plane in which Teal was on, Zero and Storm Eagle boarded the plane, although they were unable to deactivate the detonator the mavericks had set. Teal grabbed the bomb and meant to throw it out away, but she fell from the plane due to air pressure, she died shortly afterwards from the combined shock and oxygen loss, after which the bomb incinerated her body. Storm Eagle blames Zero for being unable to save Teal, a factor which lead him to ally himself with Sigma. Zero somehow felt regret and could not fully confront Storm Eagle due to what happened to Teal.
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