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* [[Bag of Spilling]]: Unsurprising for the series, but it doesn't seem to be for lack of trying: he keeps his dash ability permanently after the first game, and both ''X5'' and ''X6'' feature watered-down versions of the previous entry's powerups, with the implication that battle damage has detracted from their effectiveness. ''X7'' and ''X8'' also see X respectively regaining the air-dash and super charge shots, which were once armor exclusive powers, for his base form.
** [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: One way or the other - a memorable boss fight in ''X5'' suggests at the very least that X can recover old maverick weapons somehow. The leading theory is that X doesn't ''want'' to have all that power, so he voluntarily gets rid of his weapons at the end of each game.
* [[Berserk Button]]: It's stated that his greatest strength and [[Achilles' Heel]] is his emotional bond with his allies. There is logic behind this: X has a [[Unstoppable Rage|Berserker Mode]], and his allies are the button. Wail on it enough times, and...
{{quote|'''Sigma:''' Hmm...I see a new clarity in your eyes. You are no longer troubled. X, that look in your eyes says you might be ready to face me...}}
** ''Maverick Hunter X'' shows what happens when X has to deal with the loss of his friend. He goes from being a little detached from the conflict and reluctant to fight to full-on scary voice, angry eyes, and absolute lethal intent. The change is ''jarring''.
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* [[Healing Factor]]: X gets one in the third game, with either the enhanced helmet parts or the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Golden Armor]].
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: He suffers a major one during Lumine's [[Hannibal Lecture]] speech. It got so bad that Axl actually had to shoot Lumine with his gun and remind X that Lumine is their enemy to get him to at least put it aside long enough to manage to defeat Lumine.
* [[Heroic Resolve]]: In the fight against Vile in the first stage of Sigma's castle, X loses the fight much like he did in the beginning of the game, left paralyzed and with little health. Zero makes a Heroic Sacrifice and destroys Vile's mobile suit with his remaining energy. Vile still thinks he has won, to which X breaks his bonds and restores his meter to full.
** In the "Day of Sigma" animated-prequel in the PSP remake Maverick Hunter X, [[Big Bad]] Sigma stabs X through the gut with his beamsaber. After a brief [[Flash Back]] of X swearing to Doctor Light that he will always fight for hope and justice, he comes back online and charges Sigma, digging his glowing hand <s>[[G Gundam|with an awesome power]]</s> into Sigma's face and giving Sigma his trademark eye scars before finally shutting down.
* [[Hunter of His Own Kind]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]: It's kind of his shtick. See [[The Woobie]] entry.
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** [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: The Blade Armor from the same game.
** [[Sword Beam]]: Its Giga Attack, which involves firing a crescent blade forward that does heavy damage. Shadow Armor's Giga Attack uses this differently, with 2 crescent blades that revolve around him, damaging everything in the vicinity.
* [[Let's You and Him Fight]]: An impending fight between him and Zero has been hinted upon ever since X2. (Though in a non-canon process just before the final battle in that case.) It was again touched upon in X4 before finally taking place in X5, and by extension, X6.
* [[Let X Be the Unknown]]: His name represents limitless potential. It also carries connotations of danger, leading Light to apparently seal him because [[The World Is Not Ready]]. Then again, he might have been lying about the last part to spare X's feelings.
* [[Magikarp Power]]: Really, X himself. No match for pretty much anything at the start of the first game, he is more or less a [[One-Man Army]] by the end.
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* [[Power Crystal]]: It blinks when his health is critical, projects the map in ''X3'', and when we see it glow full-stop in the OAV, he apparently develops [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]].
* [[Powered Armor]]: He has at least one per game. In X4, he gets two<ref>The Fourth and Ultimate Armor</ref>, in X5<ref>The Fourth Armor (albeit damaged), Falcon, Gaea and Ultimate Armor</ref> and X6<ref>The Falcon Armor (albeit damaged), Blade, Shadow and Ultimate Armor</ref> he gets 4 each. All of them gives X different changes.
* [[Powered Armor]] [[Mecha Expansion Pack|Expansion Pack]]:
** The {{color|gray|Neutral Armor's}} (''X8'') gimmick. With the exception of the Ultimate parts, the armor pieces can be switched for different combinations. Equipping a complete set would grant a fifth ability exclusive to that armor.
*** {{color|red|Icarus}}: access to the [[Limit Break|Giga Crush]], [[Smart Bomb|a full screen-explosion attack]]. Its power and duration depends on the amount of energy in the Giga Crush meter.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Before his [[Heel Face Turn]]. He even had a [[Slasher Smile]]!
** Not to mention his [[Laughing Mad]]...
* [[Back From the Dead]]: [[Never Live It Down|Fans think he does this all the time, even though he's only done it twice.]]
* [[Badass]]: ''THE'' physical embodiment of awesome in the series.
** [[Badass Back]]: He pulled this out after teleporting in a stage, or after killing bosses. This is brought out to ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]].''
** [[Badass Boast]]: From ''X2'':
{{quote|''"You should have read the blueprints closer. There is only'' one ''Zero!"''}}
** [[Badass in Distress]]: He was kidnapped by Vile as a bait for X in the first game. Then, after Vile gets his hands on X, Zero [[Breaking the Bonds|breaks out of the cage]] and then he does the [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to destroy Vile's Ride Armor.
*** Something similar happens in ''Maverick Hunter X'', where Zero is ''knocked out'' and Vile immediately captures him without battling him. Zero regains consciousness and then proceeds to do the aforementioned [[Heroic Sacrifice]].
** [[Badass Long Hair]]: Oh ye of the mighty [[Rapunzel Hair]]!
** [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Although the circumstances are different from the norm.
** [[Sealed Badass in a Can]]: [[Book Ends|Both at the beginning and the "end" of this series.]]
* [[Battle Aura]]: In his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].
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* [[Character Development]]: Post ''X4'', in spades. After Iris' death, his character changes dramatically. His carefree personality turns into a grim, serious, no nonsense one (as evidenced by his victory pose changing from a thumbs up to a simply head turn). He's still a good friend to X, but is less willing to hold his hand through tough situations and is more than willing to [[What the Hell, Hero?|call him out]] for his naivete and idealism as seen in ''Command Mission''. His originally witty humor becomes dry, biting and cynical. Even his ''theme music'' changes from energetic rock to slow, solemn, and even outright melancholic.
* [[Char Clone]]: [[Word of God]] confirms it.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: One [[The Gwen Stacy|tragic girlfriend]], and ''two'' more "admirers". It doesn't seem impressive compared to other examples, until you realize that one of those admirers is ''[[Interspecies Romance|human]]''. There's also Ferham and Leviathan, who [[Foe Yay|really]] seem to [[Yandere (disambiguation)|enjoy]] fighting Zero, and Prairie, who loved Giro because he reminded her of Zero.
* [[Climax Boss]]: Alternative to the article that X also has above. It was all because of a little misunderstanding. [[Evil Plan|Most of it went according to Sigma's plan, though.]]
** In the path to the Bad Ending, however, [[Super-Powered Evil Side|the stakes are much, MUCH higher...]]
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* [[Iconic Item]]: His Z-Saber.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: His fight against Iris, as he tries to bring her back in self-defense. Unfortunately, just after she's going back to normal, she dies because of her injuries. Cue Zero's infamous agonizing scream about his (lack of) reason of fighting.
* [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]: Almost completely averted, since he doesn't let it bother him. He's not totally heartless, though - he just sees it from a different perspective. When a twin dies along with his [[Big Bad]] brother (because they shared a CPU), he told the upset X that he knew the consequences and he should honor his sacrifice instead of bemoaning it. However, when his love interest Iris dies in a cruel and pointless war, [[Heroic BSOD|he didn't take it well.]]
* [[It's Personal]]: Very much so in ''X8''. Seems like he's taken way too long to hate Sigma's guts - he's mainly angry about the events of ''X5'' (surprisingly, no mention of Iris) - but other than that, it makes perfect sense.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]/[[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Deep down, he really ''is'' a very nice guy. Don't let his portrayal in ''Command Mission'' fool you.
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* [[Mysterious Past]]: Even after all this time, all Zero knows of his "father" is a ''silhouette''; but that didn't stop him from learning that he is the cause of most of the hardships in the world up to that point.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: His freakout in ''X4'' after Iris' death.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: After Iris dies, he not only stops smiling, practically at all, but loses essentially all of his [[Badass Boast|Badass Boasting]] personality and becomes [[The Stoic]].
** After X4, he no longer throws a thumbs up at the player after beating a boss either. He just turns away.
** Even his theme music has noticeable changes. Where his theme is X4 may have been the peak of giving the feeling that Zero is about to cut down everyone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5h4luXEc_s in the level], in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgsBH3zURt8 X5] and onward, Zero's music becomes a lot more calm and serious sounding.
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* [[The Virus]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Post-X4, his Z-Saber becomes this. He actually receives the Saber in X2, but only uses single slashes in conjunction with Buster Shots until X4, where the Saber becomes his primary.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: In ''Command Mission'', he chastises X for being so trusting all the time, stating that it's because of such naivete that Shadow managed to betray them.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: In his [[Infinity+1 Sword|Zero Armor]].
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Aside from starring in two (arguably three) out of the 7 series, he was referenced ''and'' cameoed in two more (''[[Mega Man Legends|Legends]]'', ''[[Mega Man Battle Network|Battle Network]]'', with the latter even including a [[Captain Ersatz]]/[[Expy]]) and finally, appearing in a roster in <s>two</s> ''three'' games of the ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever]]'' series. ''Whew...''
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Giant Hands of Doom]]: In his second form in ''X1'', ''X5'', and ''X7''.
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Tried to pull this on {{spoiler|Axl!}}Red in ''X7'', but failed.
* [[Grim Reaper]]: His first form in ''X4'', [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|while orchestrating a massive civil war between two armies, and then trying to use a]] [[Kill Sat]] [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|to commit genocide]]. He even comes complete with an [[Laser Blade|Laser]] [[Sinister Scythe|Scythe!]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: his ''X5'' and ''X7'' forms are by far the largest Bosses in the series.
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* [[Badass Boast]]: In ''X1'':
{{quote|'''Vile''': You pathetic piece of scrap metal, did you think you could defeat me?}}
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"]]: the first game had the Maverick insignia on his helmet, while the third was Dr. Doppler's, and ''X8'' has none. ''Maverick Hunter X'', on the other hand, replaced both symbols with his own letter "V".
* [[The Cameo]]: Yes, he also appears in ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever|Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]'', but ''not'' in Zero's ending like all the other aforementioned cameos...Instead, he showed up in the ''[[Lost Planet|PTX-40A pilot's]]'' ending.
* [[The Dragon]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Zero:
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* [[Laser Blade]]: Agile's weapon; it can even fire out [[Sword Beam|Sword Beams]].
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Serges.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: All three; Agile and Violen are obvious; Serges' original name, "Sagesse", is french for "wisdom", apt for a [[Mad Scientist]].
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Agile's rematch fight.
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Sort of. Remember where Violen's [[Epic Flail]] comes from?
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The Repliforce is a military group formed by Dr. Cain as support for the Maverick Hunters due to the increase in Maverick incidents. They are lead by '''General''' along with his [[The Dragon|second in command]]; '''Colonel'''. During ''X4'', they are framed by Sigma for the [[Colony Drop|fall]] of the [[Floating Continent|floating city]] Sky Lagoon, and refuse to give up their honour by disarming to the Maverick Hunters. This causes them to be labeled Maverick and they decide to hold a military coup and flee to the [[Kill Sat|space station]] Final Weapon.
{{quote|''General is voiced by: [[Ryuzaburo Ohtomo]] (JP)''}}
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* [[Stab the Sky]]: One of Colonel's attacks involves him doing this, getting the saber struck by lightning in the process, and then doing a [[Sword Plant]] to spread the electricity to the ground.
* [[Sword Beam]]: Colonel's signature attacks.
* [[Sword Pointing]]: Colonel does this to X in the flashback in X's ending [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1xqwFArReA (at 0:16)]
* [[Teleport Spam]]: Colonel.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]
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* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: [[Inverted]], '''Sigma''' is the [[Disc One Final Boss]] for ''X8''. Fans have never experienced such a [[Shocking Swerve]].
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: [[Cross-Dressing Voices|Voice didn't help]].
* [[Final Exam Boss]]: His first form (see [[Mega Manning]] below) also has him being vulnerable to whatever weakness of the Boss he's emulating.
* [[Giggling Villain]]
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Actually works at first. Of all people, ''Axl'' shuts him up!
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* [[Rocks Fall Everybody Dies]]: His [[Desperation Attack|Paradise Lost attack]]. On the plus side, while charging it, he doesn't do anything else but hide in his wings and [[Villian Teleportation|teleport]]. If you fail to finish him off in about 30 seconds, the trope is invoked.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His pattern in the first phase just screams [[Mega Man 2|Wily Alien]]. His [[One-Winged Angel]] could be to [[Mega Man Zero|Copy-X]], [[Mega Man Legends|Mega Man Juno]], or even [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephy himself]].
** [[Louis Cypher]]: He also contains [[Shout-Out]] to Lucifer of the famous ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' poem, whose first follower is an underling named Belial (and Sigma's form in this game is called Belial Sigma). Lumine's second form is called [[Faux Symbolism|Seraph]], and said form's [[Desperation Attack]] (and [[Title Drop|the subtitle of the game]]) is also named Paradise Lost.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]
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::'''Dr. Light'''
The original [[Techno Wizard]], and the "father" of ''[[Mega Man X]]''. In the year [[Exty Years From Now|20XX (later in the 21st century)]], Dr. Light began working on his masterpiece. However, he knew that he would not live long enough to fully test X's potential, so he had X sealed in a capsule on September 18, 20XX, not to be awakened for thirty years.
{{quote|''Voiced by: [[Tomohisa Aso]] (JP)''}}
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* [[Brain Uploading]]: There's a theory that Light made the holograms (or is it just ''hologra'''''m'''''?) this way...
** It's almost impossible for it to be anything else, as in X5, he ''specifically refers to Alia''. Sure, he could know about Zero from the past, maybe, but ''Alia''?
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: He manages to make the ''Zero Armor'', for a robot he probably doesn't (or maybe he does) even know exists in his own lifetime! And that's just ''one'' example...
* [[Energy Being]]
* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]]: How ''did'' he hide all those upgrade capsules?
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* [[Blinding Bangs]]
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Can be unlocked as a playable character with the same play style as Zero.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]
{{quote|"Just hearing the words "space rocket" is so nostalgic. How romantic... Oh... Sorry. Anyway, don't worry. I'll navigate properly."}}
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* [[Luminescent Blush]]
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Mostly because of her...
** [[Underboobs]]
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]:
{{quote|'''Layer''': Good work out there, X. Um.. Zero looks awfully down in the dumps...
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* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Invoked/lampshaded:
{{quote|"Zero! Have you forgotten already? I'm Pallette. This here is Layer. We're the new navigators here. Don't forget about us!"}}
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Likes to tease Layer on her unrequited crush on Zero.
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Isn't it sad, Douglas?
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