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Official artwork of X from ''Mega Man X DiVE''.
Official artwork of X from ''Mega Man X DiVE''.
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|console= Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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|species=Reploid<ref>"X is a Reploid (a kind of sentient robot) and the hero of this adventure." - X, ''Mega Man X'' Gallery, ''Mega Man X Legacy Collection''. 2018.</ref><ref>"The hero of the Mega Man X series is a Reploid—a type of robot with the same thought capacity as a human." - X Trophy description, ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. 2014.</ref><ref>'''Zero:''' "Even if we Reploids are destined to join the scrap heap when that evolutionary step does come about..." - Ending cutscene, ''Mega Man X8''. 2004.</ref>
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'''X''', also known as '''Mega Man X''' ({{ja|ロックマンエックス|Rokkuman Ekkusu}}, ''Rockman X''), is the main protagonist of the ''Mega Man X'' sub-series of the {{uv|Mega Man}} universe.
'''X''', also known as '''Mega Man X''', ({{ja|ロックマンエックス|Rokkuman Ekkusu}}, ''Rockman X'') is the protagonist of the ''Mega Man X'' sub-series of the {{uv|Mega Man}} universe.


==Origin==
==Origin==
X was designed by Hayato Kaji as the main hero of the ''Mega Man X'' series, meant to resemble his predecessor [[Mega Man]] but with a more advanced and mature look. X is the secret final creation of Dr. Light, the creator of Mega Man, and was unique as the first robot with human-like sapience and a capacity for free will. Not much is known about these early years, but Dr. Light sealed X in a chamber to teach him the concept of right and wrong, but no one ever came to retrieve X for unknown reasons. About a century after his entombment, X is discovered by Dr. Cain, who secretly used his specs were used to produce more robots like him, called Reploids. Over time, some Reploids began to malfunction or choose to harm humans, becoming known as Mavericks, and so the Maverick Hunters were organized to control this threat. Though unaware of the truth of his past, X joined the Maverick Hunters out of a desire to maintain peace between humans and Reploids. This culminated in the rebellion of the powerful Sigma, which serves as the premise for the entire series.
As the final and ultimate creation of Dr. Light, X was created as a powerful robot with human-level capacities, and not bound by the [[wikipedia:Three Laws of Robotics|laws of robotics]] as was the original [[Mega Man]]. He and {{b|Zero|Mega Man}} were the first known robots with this level of free will. As a potentially dangerous robot at the time he was built, Dr. Light sealed him in a capsule for diagnostic training to ensure if these improvements were safe. Dr. Light or anyone else that knew of the existence of X never returned to free him from his capsule for unknown reasons. About 100 years after the original ''Mega Man'' series, an archaeologist by the name of Dr. Cain discovered the ruins of Dr. Light's lab, which contained the capsule X was in. Dr. Cain decided to duplicate and mass-produce X's technology to create a new race, dubbed Reploids. Due to having complete free will, Reploids also have the potential of rebelling against society; these rebellious Reploids are referred to as "Mavericks". After becoming fully operational, X takes on the role of a Maverick Hunter, which entails protecting the world from Mavericks such as Sigma and defeating them. X alongside Zero and many other companions saved the world from Sigma and his numerous minions a great number of times and became heroes in their day.


In ''Mega Man X'', X and his friend [[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]] work together to stop Sigma's initial rebellion, though at the cost of Zero's life. In ''Mega Man X2'', X roots out the remnants of Sigma's army, facing the three X-Hunters who serve Sigma and threaten to rebuild Zero as an evil Maverick. By the end of this game, Sigma's true form is revealed to be a nigh-immortal computer virus, while Zero is resurrected but his dark past involving Dr. Wily begins to surface. In ''Mega Man X3'', X and Zero work together to stop the rebellion of Dr. Doppler, who was corrupted by the Sigma Virus. In ''Mega Man X4'', X and Zero stop a coup d'état by the military Repliforce, who were manipulated by Sigma into rebelling against the humans. In ''Mega Man X5'', the Sigma Virus threatens to corrupt the entire planet, and when a space colony hits the Earth, Zero may give in to his original purpose and devote himself to destroying X. In the end, X and Zero defeat Sigma together, though Zero appears to perish again. In ''Mega Man X6'', X reunites with Zero as the two face the mysterious Nightmare created by the mad scientist Gate, who also resurrected Sigma. In ''Mega Man X7'', X temporarily retires to seek peaceful solutions to Maverick conflicts. This leaves a spot for the newcomer Axl to work alongside Zero to fight the illegal bounty hunters in Red Alert, who were also manipulated by Sigma. In ''Mega Man X8'', X, Zero, and Axl work together to fight the rebellious new generation Reploids, who joined Sigma on purpose in a plot to destroy the Earth and retreat to space.
After the events of the ''Mega Man X'' series, X and Zero were caught in another conflict known as the "Elf Wars," due to its use of electronic lifeforms known as "cyber-elves". During the conflict, X used his body as a seal for a powerful cyber-elf known as the Mother Elf, as she had been corrupted by a virus. X's advanced AI allowed him to become a cyber-elf himself and produce four Reploids from his body's DNA programming, with a fifth created by a young scientist named Ciel, acting as his stand-in. However, this stand-in, officially known as "Copy-X", slowly grew mad with power and became a ruthless tyrant over the otherwise utopian government known as Neo Arcadia, branding humans and Reploids alike as Mavericks, including Ciel and a reawakened Zero. After the defeat of Copy-X, the true X played a role from the sidelines, guiding Zero to finish the loose ends left from the Elf Wars. Nearly a century afterwards, the DNA programs of X and Zero were used one last time in the creation of the Biometals, with the two becoming Models X and Z respectively. The X Buster that was once used by X was later found by [[MegaMan Volnutt]] and upgraded for use in his adventures.
 
Some time later, X and his allies do research on Zero, who had been put into a comatose state for repairs, which results in the creation of sentient computer program called Cyber-elves. One known as the Mother Elf was used by X to fully eradicate the Sigma Virus and end the Maverick wars. However, a traitor named Dr. Weil corrupted the Mother Elf into the Dark Elf, creating a new generation of Mavericks and starting the Elf Wars. X and a revived Zero capture the Dark Elf and swiftly end the war. X would eventually become a Cyber-Elf himself to seal the Dark Elf away. With the body of X unattended, Dr. Ceil creates a copy of X, which Zero has to defeat. Once all the Cyber-Elf threats are defeated, Cyber X lives out the rest of his days peacefully, allowing his physical body to be used as the basis for the Model X biomatch in the ''Mega Man ZX'' series. Thousands of years later, the only remaining trace of X is his own mega buster, which happens to be found by [[MegaMan Volnutt]] in the ''Mega Man Legends'' series.


==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
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==References==
==Trivia==
{{Reflist}}
*Although X is referred to as a Reploid in his trophy description, this is a misnomer, as Reploid is a term used to describe robots that are derivative of X's design. Since X is the original, he is not a Reploid.


==See also==
==See also==

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