X-Hunters

X-Hunters

Description[]

Mega Man X2[]

AfterSigma's defeat, the X-Hunters took control of his rebellion's remnants and began working to resurrect him.^[2] They also recoveredZero'sparts, planning to upgrade his body and revive him as a Maverick, and began mass production of new Mavericks to support their new rebellion. In a period of two weeks, their forces retired over one hundred Maverick Hunters.^[3]

Once two of the eight Maverick bosses are destroyed, the X-Hunters personally contactHunter Base, each challenging X to duels. They then randomly appear in hidden rooms in any of the six remaining stages. Upon defeating an X-Hunter, X recovers one of Zero's three parts. They also appear as bosses in the finalX-Hunter Stages. Upon the death of their final member,Agile, the resurrected Sigma reveals himself to X.

χ -kai-[]

Keisuke Mizuno, an illustrator from Capcom, created a design for a fourth member of the X-Hunters known asχ -kai-, a doppelganger of X. He was later produced as an exclusive figure byTruForce Collectibles for NYCC 2015, which described him as the newly-assigned leader of the X-Hunters thanks to Serges completing his design. Mizuno stated that he made χ -kai- because he was "amazed that Capcom didn't make a villain that looked exactly like Mega Man X." However, it could be argued that he ignored the existence ofiX fromRockman X Mega Mission, although that series was released by Bandai instead of Capcom.

Members[]

• Serges
• Agile
• Violen
• χ -kai- (Model figure andMega Man X DiVE exclusive)

Room locations[]

• Wire Sponge: In the elevator shaft, drop down beneath the lifts to find a door.
• Morph Moth: After the firstOld Robot, descend the ladder to find a ledge on the right that leads to the door. It can easily be reached with anAir Dash.
• Flame Stag: Make the secondBeetron break the highest breakable wall, then climb up the volcano to find the door.
• Magna Centipede: Speed through the room with falling blocks to reach the door at the bottom right before it's blocked off.
• Overdrive Ostrich: UseSpin Wheel on the sand wall at the start of the stage to open a tunnel to the door.
• Bubble Crab: Above the entrance to the underwater base. Get there beforeSea Canthller (destroying it helps) and climb the wall to the door.
• Wheel Gator: Ride the second elevator all the way up to find the door.
• Crystal Snail: Take theRide Armor to break the crystal blocks in the spike pit, then make the giant crystal slide down to clear the hall so the Ride Armor can proceed. Break the crystal blocks on a ledge to the left and climb up theProbe 8201-U types to the door.

Gallery[]

Early designs forX1 Sigma, later served as the basis for the X-Hunters inX2.^[4]

Back view of the X-Hunters.

X-Hunters in the FMV opening ofMega Man X3.

The X-Hunters in their cameo appearance inMega Man X5.

X-Hunters card inTEPPEN

The X-Hunters in theRockman X2 manga.

Production Notes[]

Developer Comments
"When figuring out the limits of theCX4, 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^[5]

Other media[]

Archie Comics[]

The X-Hunters appeared together in theWorlds Unite crossover event, as three of many Mavericks recreated bySigma-1. After attacking theSky Patrol, they and most of their comrades departed for other worlds. They invaded the world ofMonster Hunter, but were brought down by the inhabitants,X, andSticks the Badger. Based on dialogue from X and the X-Hunters, their previous encounter had been enough of a challenge that X was horrified that Sigma brought them back, and that apparently, Zero had been involved somehow in stopping them.

Trivia[]

• All three X-Hunters make brief cameo appearances during the opening cutscenes ofMega Man X3 (Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC versions) andMega Man X5.
• The part of Zero that each X-Hunter holds is directly correlated with their character trait: Serges holds Zero's head (representing wisdom and ego), Agile holds Zero's pelvis and legs (representing speed and movement), Violen wields his chest and arms (representing power and bravery).
• The X-Hunters were originally planned to have four members inMega Man X2, including a female Maverick, but she was cut during production to save storage on the game cartridge.χ -kai- is a nod to this lost concept. The same goes for Violen's second form from the X-Hunter Stages, which was similarly scrapped to manage resources.^[5]

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