The Repliforce (レプリフォース Repurifōsu), referred to as the Reploid Force in Mega Man Xtreme 2 and Mega Man X5, is a military organization of Reploids that was created by Dr. Cain between Mega Man X3 and X4. The organization was to compensate for the failure of Sigma and Dr. Doppler, conduct further Reploid research and development, and maximize overall Reploid efficiency.[1] It was also to provide support for the Maverick Hunters, to increase their response time and further reduce Maverick activity.[1] However, this proved ineffective and Maverick activity increased at an alarming rate.[1] With wide-scale rioting causing destruction world wide, Repliforce was considered ultimately ineffective and itself potentially dangerous.[1]
In Mega Man X4, the Repliforce was collectively branded as a group of Mavericks, because it was believed that they had attacked the Sky Lagoon, an act really committed by the traitorous Maverick Hunter Magma Dragoon, who had personally sought a battle against Mega Man X. In return for this accusation, their leader, General, retaliated by pushing a movement for Reploid independence, an act that the Maverick Hunters viewed as a coup d'état. In reality, Sigma was pulling all the strings, manipulating events from behind the scenes. A significant blow to the Repliforce was the settling of the conflict which would later be known as the Great Repliforce War, resulting in the deaths of the organization's two major figures, Colonel and General. Iris, the Colonel's sister, was also a victim of the conflict as well via a tragic and misunderstanding battle against Zero which had led to Iris' death.
Two surviving members appeared in Mega Man X5, Spiral Pegasus and Burn Dinorex. Both were hunted and killed as Mavericks: Spiral Pegasus after being infected with the Sigma Virus, and Burn Dinorex was destroyed due to a misunderstanding (he foolishly insisted on fighting the Maverick Hunters, believing that they intended to retire him even when they outright told him that they wanted nothing of the sort).
The organization is briefly mentioned twice in Mega Man X6, though this can be easily missed in the English language versions of the game, due to the term "Repliforce" being wrongly translated simply as "Reploids".
Members
Main Leadership
Reploid Army
- Slash Beast (Captain)
- Jet Stingray (Marine)
Reploid Air Force
- Storm Owl (Commander X4)
- Spiral Pegasus (Commander Post-X4 and corrupted by the Sigma Virus)
Reploid Special Forces
- Web Spider (Guerrilla Unit Commander)
Reploid Arctic Force
Repliforce Disaster Prevention
- Burn Dinorex (Member Pre-X4)
- Despite being a member of Repliforce, he took part in criminal activities, having maintained a secret warehouse inside the volcano in which he was stationed to house illegal weapons that he created.
Other Members
- Iris (Colonel's sister)
- Red (Rumored to be part of a mercenary unit that survived the Great Repliforce War, but the truth is uncertain[2])
Gallery
Trivia
- The Hidden Base in the first Mega Man Zero game features a pair of large submarines. The Repliforce mark can be seen on these submarines.
- Also the shark-like battleships from Storm Owl's stage and Colonel's 2nd boss fight look similar to "Hammerhead" from Zoids.
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References