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The X-Hunters, known as Counter Hunters (カウンターハンター Kauntā Hantā) in Japan, is a group of three Mavericks who serve as the main antagonists of Mega Man X2. Led by Serges, this unit was formed in retaliation to counter X and the Maverick Hunters.[1]

Description[]

Mega Man X2[]

After Sigma's defeat, the X-Hunters took control of his rebellion's remnants and began working to resurrect him.[2] They also recovered Zero's parts, planning to upgrade his body and revive him as a Maverick, and began mass production of new Mavericks to support their new rebellion. In a period of two weeks, their forces retired over one hundred Maverick Hunters.[3]

Once two of the eight Maverick bosses are destroyed, the X-Hunters personally contact Hunter Base, each challenging X to duels. They then randomly appear in hidden rooms in any of the six remaining stages. Upon defeating an X-Hunter, X recovers one of Zero's three parts. They also appear as bosses in the final X-Hunter Stages. Upon the death of their final member, Agile, the resurrected Sigma reveals himself to X.

χ -kai-[]

Mega Man X DiVE Hunter Program χ -kai-

χ -kai- is a new X-Hunter designed by Keisuke Mizuno, made into a TruForce Collectibles figure for New York Comic Con 2015.

Keisuke Mizuno, an illustrator from Capcom, created a design for a fourth member of the X-Hunters known as χ -kai-, a doppelganger of X. He was later produced as an exclusive figure by TruForce Collectibles for NYCC 2015, which described him as the newly-assigned leader of the X-Hunters thanks to Serges completing his design. Mizuno stated that he made χ -kai- because he was "amazed that Capcom didn't make a villain that looked exactly like Mega Man X." However, it could be argued that he ignored the existence of iX from Rockman X Mega Mission, although that series was released by Bandai instead of Capcom.

Members[]

Room locations[]

  • Wire Sponge: In the elevator shaft, drop down beneath the lifts to find a door.
  • Morph Moth: After the first Old Robot, descend the ladder to find a ledge on the right that leads to the door. It can easily be reached with an Air Dash.
  • Flame Stag: Make the second Beetron break the highest breakable wall, then climb up the volcano to find the door.
  • Magna Centipede: Speed through the room with falling blocks to reach the door at the bottom right before it's blocked off.
  • Overdrive Ostrich: Use Spin Wheel on the sand wall at the start of the stage to open a tunnel to the door.
  • Bubble Crab: Above the entrance to the underwater base. Get there before Sea Canthller (destroying it helps) and climb the wall to the door.
  • Wheel Gator: Ride the second elevator all the way up to find the door.
  • Crystal Snail: Take the Ride Armor to break the crystal blocks in the spike pit, then make the giant crystal slide down to clear the hall so the Ride Armor can proceed. Break the crystal blocks on a ledge to the left and climb up the Probe 8201-U types to the door.

Gallery[]

Production Notes[]

Developer Comments
"When figuring out the limits of the CX4, a female X-Hunter was removed from what were called the 'Four Guardians' at the time. Violen also lost his second form. We just didn't have the resources to make that all happen." -Yoshihisa Tsuda [5]

Other media[]

Archie Comics[]

WorldsUnite XHunters

The X-Hunters are destroyed by a Gore Magala.

The X-Hunters appeared together in the Worlds Unite crossover event, as three of many Mavericks recreated by Sigma-1. After attacking the Sky Patrol, they and most of their comrades departed for other worlds. They invaded the world of Monster Hunter, but were brought down by the inhabitants, X, and Sticks the Badger. Based on dialogue from X and the X-Hunters, their previous encounter had been enough of a challenge that X was horrified that Sigma brought them back, and that apparently, Zero had been involved somehow in stopping them.

Trivia[]

  • All three X-Hunters make brief cameo appearances during the opening cutscenes of Mega Man X3 (Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC versions) and Mega Man X5.
  • The part of Zero that each X-Hunter holds is directly correlated with their character trait: Serges holds Zero's head (representing wisdom and ego), Agile holds Zero's pelvis and legs (representing speed and movement), Violen wields his chest and arms (representing power and bravery).
  • The X-Hunters were originally planned to have four members in Mega Man X2, including a female Maverick, but she was cut during production to save storage on the game cartridge. χ -kai- is a nod to this lost concept. The same goes for Violen's second form from the X-Hunter Stages, which was similarly scrapped to manage resources.[5]

References[]

  1. "...Serges was the leader of the Maverick sub-faction known as the X-Hunters." - Serges, Mega Man X: Maverick Hunter's Field Guide, 2021. p. 100
  2. "One of the three Reploids known collectively as the X-Hunters, who took control of the remnants of Sigma's army after the seeming destruction of the Maverick leader." - Agile, Mega Man X: Maverick Hunter's Field Guide, 2021. p. 6
  3. ? Characters, Mega Man X2 Gallery, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1. 2018.
  4. Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.93. Retrieved on April 8, 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.23. Retrieved on April 8, 2011.


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