

X is able to to recover the parts, bringing Zero back to life as a force for good, destroying a copy of himself created by Sigma and creating a way for X to fight the Maverick leader. After Sigma's defeat, a trio of Sigma's followers known as the X-Hunters, made up of Serges, Violen, and Agile, reveal to the Maverick Hunters that they have Zero's head, torso, and leg parts with the intent of reviving him as a Maverick. During the first conflict, Zero sacrificed himself to help X defeat one of Sigma's top enforcers, Vile. Zero took an active role in the Maverick Wars alongside X, fighting against the now Maverick Sigma. Zero joined the Maverick Hunters, becoming an S-rank Hunter as well taking the role of a mentor and friend to X. On the other hand, Sigma was infected with the Maverick Virus and developed Sigma Virus with his newfound twisted will, causing a change in roles between him and Zero. Zero lost the fight, but he also became stable from his Maverick-like state after the duel. As he still wasn't cured of his violent nature, Zero defeated those Maverick Hunters, causing him to be labeled as a Maverick and forcing the then-leader, Sigma, to fight him one-on-one. Later, in the year 21XX, a group of Maverick Hunters found Dr. Wily to destroy the original Mega Man, but was too unstable and violent to be controlled, forcing Dr. It was revealed in Mega Man X4 that he was created by Dr. Inafune then created a more derivative design for X with some updates to fit the tone of the new series and repurposed the original design into a side character that eventually became Zero.Īlong with X, Zero was one of the first robots to have complete free will and the thinking capabilities of a human. In fact, he was originally supposed to be X, but Capcom executives rejected the design claiming it was too radical of a departure from the classic Mega Man games. Zero was one of the earliest characters Keiji Inafune designed for Mega Man X.
