Forum:Maverick Virus - Alternate Possibility?

According to this post on Protodude's Rockman Corner, there is an alternate story regarding the origin of the Maverick Virus listed in the Rockman Zero Official Complete Works sourcebook. Here's what it says, apparently:

"The virus actually originated from one of the circuits that Dr. Light installed in X's brain. The circuits function was to keep X neutral and unbiased in matters concerning humans and Reploids. Tragically, the very same circuit condemned X to a life plagued by the philosophical question that weighed the value of humans against that of Reploids - a question to which there was no answer. Zero was the first Reploid to be infected by the virus, but as an android created solely for evil, destructive purposes by Dr. Wily, the virus affected him uniquely. Instead of going Maverick, the virus turned Zero into a warrior driven by goodness, not evil. Unfortunately, by tirelessly fulfilling his destiny as a Maverick Hunter, Zero inadvertently spread the virus throughout the world. Eventually, as the host of the virus, Zero was taken to a research facility for study."

The question raised on Protodude's blog is which is to blame for the Maverick outbreaks? Truly, the answer seems to be that the so-called "Suffering Circuit" accounted for the outbreaks prior to MMX1, and once Sigma was infected by the Virus after his battle with Zero, he led his rebellion of maverick reploids. Yet, my problem with what this quote from the sourcebook is saying is that it says the Virus originated in X, not Zero, when in Mega Man X4 we clearly see that the Virus was in Zero's Dr. W crystal on his head (it seemed to have been planted there by Wily, as stated in the article, possibly a manifestation of the Evil Energy). So, how can the Virus originate from a circuit in X, unless this article is discussing the circuitry problem prior to X1 (but not the actual virus, although it does say virus)? --Brahman 04:46, 22 March 2009 (UTC)