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The Maverick Hunters, known as Irregular Hunters (イレギュラーハンター Iregyurā Hantā) in Japan, are a law enforcement organization founded by Dr. Cain, dedicated to protecting humans and the world at large from Maverick attacks. To accomplish this, powerful Reploids are deployed to stop Mavericks before they can cause any harm. However, Maverick Hunters could also become Mavericks, suffering high losses when their commander, Sigma, led a rebellion.
The main Maverick Hunter headquarters, stationed in Abel City, was featured in The Day of Σ, only to be heavily damaged near the end of the OVA.
Members[]
Main Leadership[]
- Dr. Cain - Adviser.[1] As the founder, he also played a leader role[2] before his retirement sometime pre-X5.
- Sigma - Former commander and leader of the 17th unit, defected to wage war on humanity after infection by the Maverick Virus.
- Signas - Commander post-X4.
- X - Leader of the 17th unit after Sigma's first defeat. X and Zero also appear to act as figureheads due to their experience.
- Zero - Leader of the 17th unit during Sigma's rebellion.
Units[]
Sigma and the 17th Elite Unit, in the Archie Mega Man comics.
The Maverick Hunters are divided in various different units that each specialize in certain areas. It is unknown how many units exist.[note 1] Most of these units disbanded after the fall of Eurasia, including the 17th Elite Unit. The remaining Maverick Hunters reunited afterwards to assist on the efforts of restoring Earth.[3][4]
0th Special Unit (Shinobi Unit)[]
0th Special Unit (Shinobi Unit) (第0特殊部隊（忍び部隊）), also known as the Special #0 Class Unit[5] and Zero Unit,[6] is a unit that appears to focus on covert missions.
Members:
- Zero (Commander post-X2)[2]
- Blast Hornet (Vice-commander pre-X3)[2] (Defected to Doppler Army after being infected by Sigma Virus)
- Magna Centipede[2] (Captured and reprogrammed by Sigma, served under X-Hunters)
- Web Spider (Transferred into Repliforce)
4th Land Unit[]
The 4th Land Unit (第4陸上部隊) is a unit that focuses on land missions. It was one of the few units that did not participate in Sigma's rebellion due to their leader's constant abuse of the members for their size.[7]
Members:
- Flame Mammoth (Commander pre-X1) (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)[2]
6th Armada[]
The 6th Armada (第6艦隊) is a unit that focuses on aquatic missions.
Members:
- Launch Octopus[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
- Wheel Gator (Adjutant)[8] (Defected to join Sigma's rebellion under X-Hunters)
- Bubble Crab[2] (Defected to join Sigma's rebellion under X-Hunters)
- Volt Kraken (Retired pre-X5 due to the death of Launch Octopus)[2]
7th Airborne Unit[]
The 7th Airborne Unit (第7空挺部隊) is a unit that focuses on aerial missions.
Members:
- Storm Eagle (Commander pre-X1) (Unwillingly defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)[2]
- Overdrive Ostrich[2] (Defected to join Sigma's rebellion under X-Hunters)
8th Armored Unit[]
The 8th Armored Unit (第8機甲部隊) is a unit that appears to contain members with high defense.
Members:
- Armored Armadillo (Commander pre-X1)[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
9th Special Unit (Ranger Unit)[]
The 9th Special Unit (Ranger Unit) (第9特殊部隊（レンジャー部隊）) is a unit whose members appear to work as rangers.
Members:
- Sting Chameleon[9] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
13th Polar Region Unit[]
The 13th Polar Region Unit (第13極地部隊) is a unit that focuses on cold regions.
Members:
- Chill Penguin[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
14th Special Unit[]
The 14th Special Unit (第１４特殊部隊) was led by Magma Dragoon before the fall of Sky Lagoon. It primarily consists of Reploids with especially effective skills in melee and close-ranged combat.
Members:
- Magma Dragoon (Commander pre-X4) (Defected to join Repliforce during the Great Repliforce War)[10]
17th Elite Unit[]
The 17th Elite Unit (第17精鋭部隊) contains elite Hunters.
Members:
- Sigma (Commander pre-X1)[2] (Defected)
- Zero (Commander during X1)[2]
- X (Commander post-X1)[2]
- Vile[2] (Defected)
- Chill Penguin (During The Day of Sigma; defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
- Storm Eagle (During The Day of Sigma; unwillingly defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
- Boomer Kuwanger[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
- Spark Mandrill[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion)
- Flame Stag[2] (Defected to join Sigma's first rebellion, served under X-Hunters)
- Gravity Beetle[2] (Defected to join Doppler Army)
[]
- Alia
- Pallette
- Layer
- "Navigator" (unnamed, Maverick Hunter X)
- Iris (Defected to join Repliforce during the Great Repliforce War)
Other members[]
- Axl (post-X7)
- Lifesaver (Medical control officer)
- Douglas (Mechanic)
- Double (Before he revealed himself as Sigma's double agent)
- Mac (Defected to Doppler Army)
- Web Spider (Retired pre-X4, joined Repliforce)[2]
- "Green Biker Dude"
- Shadow (Far East division; defected to the Rebellion Army)
- Depth Dragoon (Far East division)
- Other members
Rankings[]
Vile is placed under arrest by the Hunters.
- See also: Hunter Rank
Mega Man X5 was the first game to give a Hunter Rank to the player. Each game from Mega Man X5 to Mega Man X8 has different criteria for obtaining ranks depending of the player's performance. As ranks B, S, and SA are the only ones mentioned in the story, it is unknown if other ranks such as E and AAA are part of the Hunter rankings or a gameplay extra.
Notes[]
- ↑ An early concept shows that Capcom planned the Maverick Hunters to have 24 units numbered from 0 to 23, but it may not be the case in the final version.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Rockman X Chouhyakka page 40
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Compendium of Rockman X
- ↑ Compendium of Rockman X page 7 (translation)
- ↑ Rockman X6 manual
- ↑ Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4 North American manuals
- ↑ Mega Man X5 North American manual
- ↑ Flame Mammoth's bio in the Mega Man Maverick Hunter X manual
- ↑ Rockman Memories page 71
- ↑ Rockman & Rockman X Daizukan
- ↑ Rockman X4 official site (archive)