

He is a kind soul who wishes for nothing more than peace between humans and Reploids. True to his destiny, X is a very human robot. This gave him a reinforced sense of justice and mercy, and ensured that he would never choose to harm a human or go Maverick, despite having the unlimited choice to do so. Unlike most Reploids, X is unique in that his consciousness was tested by diagnostics for over 30 years before he was released into the world. Light as a robot who could think and make his own decisions without programming limitations. His helmet's ears each gain an "X" shape in the center, and he has small black boosters on his ankles.

His X-Buster gains two cyan plates on either side of the muzzle, thin black lines run down his biceps, waist, and thighs, and the ridges above his visor extend behind his ears instead of stopping before them. In Mega Man X8, X's body undergoes a minor redesign, besides the game's overall art style change. This mystery was addressed in an issue of U-Capcom, which admitted that the series designers have differing ideas of how X's hair should look and there is no clear answer to the matter. He also removes his helmet in the Rockman X4 manga, but the view is obscured. In the licensed game Rockman X Shùxué Xuànfēng, X has messy dark hair resembling Mega Man's under his helmet. In some of his Bandai figures, like the Mega Armor series, X's head has no hair, with vents at his ears and nape, and an indent where his forehead gem sits. X is never seen without his helmet in most media. X appears as a Cyber-elf as a supporting character in the Mega Man Zero series, and his data lives on through Biometal Model X in the Mega Man ZX series. Light, used X's general architecture in order to put Reploids into regular production, starting a new age of robotics. Cain, the scientist who discovered him sealed away by Dr. X was the first robot to possess free will, sentience, and independent thought, no longer requiring restrictive programming or rules to dictate his behavior, making him the first known Reploid. He is a Maverick Hunter who fights alongside his partners, Zero and Axl, to protect humans and Reploids alike from Mavericks, though X would like for nothing more than the fighting to stop. X is the successor to the original Mega Man and is Dr. X ( エックス, Ekkusu ), also known as Mega Man X, or Rockman X ( ロックマンエックス / ロックマンX, Rokkuman Ekkusu ) in Japan, is the eponymous protagonist of the Mega Man X series. How long must this war go on?" -X, Mega Man X8 For others, see Mega Man X and X (disambiguation). For the first game in the series, see Mega Man X (video game). For info about the series, see Mega Man X (series).
