X (Mega Man)

This article is about the Mega Man character. For other uses, see X (disambiguation).

X
File:Mega Man X PXZ.jpg Official artwork of X from Project X Zone.
Universe	Mega Man
Debut	Mega Man X (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent appearance	Project X Zone (2012)
Console of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Reploid

X, also known as Mega Man X, (ロックマンエックス, Rockman X) is the protagonist of the Mega Man X sub-series of the Mega Man universe.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Trophy of X in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

X appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 in several roles.

Assist role

X is one of the several incarnations of Mega Man summoned by the classic Mega Man as part of his Final Smash, Mega Legends.

As a trophy

X's trophy appears in both versions, as X in North America and as Mega Man X in other English releases.

NTSC: The hero of the Mega Man X series is a Reploid—a type of robot with the same thought capacity as a human. Built for combat, his powerful X-Buster is capable of Charge Shots. He also upgrades himself with parts he finds. In Smash Bros., he appears as part of Mega Man's Final Smash.
PAL: The hero of the Mega Man X series is a Reploid - a type of robot with the same thought patterns as a human. Built for combat, he's equipped with the X-Buster, a weapon capable of Charge Shots. He also upgrades himself with parts he finds. In this game, he appears as part of Mega Man's Final Smash.

: Mega Man X (01/1994)

: Mega Man X2 (01/1995)

As a costume

X is the basis for a paid downloadable content costume for Mii Gunners. Nintendo also released a QR code for those who wish to have the exact Mii used in the costume's advertising.

Origin

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 rules of robotics as was the original Mega Man. He and Zero were the first known robots with this level of free will, known as Reploids. 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. About 100 years after the original Mega Man series, an archaeologist under the name of Dr. Cain, discovered the ruins of Dr. Light's lab which contained the capsule X was in. As a result, Dr. Cain decided to duplicate X to mass produce Reploids to become a standard living race on Earth alongside with humans. Due to their ability of complete free will, Reploids also have the potential of rebelling against society, such label to give to these Reploids were called "Mavericks". X's role as a Maverick Hunter entails protecting the world from Mavericks such as Sigma and defeating them.

Gallery

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  X's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  X (second from left) in Mega Legends.

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  A Mii Gunner dressed as X.

See also

• X on the Mega Man Knowledge Base