History Fridge / MegaManX

* Look at Flame Mammoth's stage: a massive furnace made for recycling large amounts of metal... including damaged Reploids, some of which ''are [[AlmostDeadGuy still active enough to grasp at X]]'' as the conveyor belts take them to be melted down. It might seem like just another fire level for us players, but for a Reploid, this is what FireAndBrimstoneHell looks like.

* Storm Eagle's bio says he tried to defeat Sigma and lost, forcing him to fight on his side. Storm Eagle is only a challenge to X without the dash upgrade, since half of his moves are meant to push X off the ship, and dashing lets X push back. The other half of Eagle's moves can be dodged or shot down. Against [[LightningBruiser Sigma]], he had nothing that could work.
** Additionally, Storm Eagle is weak to bladed weapons such as Chameleon Sting or Sonic Slicer in every appearance. Sigma's weapon of choice is a beam saber!
* It may seem rather random that new generation reploids have the ability to turn into copies of other reploids... But remember what the ''[[PowerCopying key feature]]'' of the original reploid was. Reploid transformation copying is actually an upgrade of X's variable weapon system.

* Storm Eagle's bio says that tried to defeat Sigma and lost, forced to fight on the latter's side. Storm Eagle can be a challenge... without the dash upgrade, since half of his moves are meant to push X off the ship, and dashing lets X push back. The other half of Storms's moves can be dodged or shot down. Against [[LightningBruiser Sigma]], Storm had nothing that could work.

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* The events of the ''Maverick Hunter X'' remake take place right on the heels of ''Day of Sigma'', where Sigma disables Zero with his saber so he can break X without interruptions. Look at Zero's dialogue portrait right before his HeroicSacrifice. He's clutching his chest with his off-hand. Zero's systems still have some residual damage from Sigma's saber, and whatever Vile did to him before X showed up made it worse. That explosion that destroyed Vile's Ride Armor was Zero's power core rupturing as a result of Zero charging his Z-Buster.
** His first line after the fight with Vile makes it clear that Zero ''wasn't'' planning to self-destruct and destroy Vile's Ride Armor to give X an even fight. His intention was to blow Vile's head off with a point-blank Z-Buster blast before he could kill X. The fact that his power core was damaged and might explode--let alone with enough force to destroy a Ride Armor--didn't even enter his mind.
--> "X...I'm always telling you...to be more careful...but now look at me..."
** This could also explain why he stopped using a buster. When it worked properly, Zero's buster had higher output than X, especially in ''Maverick Hunter X'', thus a bigger draw on his power core. If Zero is defeated in ''X3'' he says his power core is damaged; his core might not have been damaged directly, but his more advanced buster likely contributed to that damage somehow. He probably decided then to stop using a buster unless the output was better controlled, like X5-6 and the [=MvC=] games. In ''X7'' and ''X8'' Zero developed enough in skill that a buster became superfluous.
** It also adds explanation for why X takes longer to charge a Z-Buster shot than Zero did. Dr. Light made the same mistake with Protoman that Dr. Wily made with Zero; their power output is higher, but their power cores are less stable because of it. X's long charge time means his power system is better regulated, so he can reach those insane power levels without sacrificing stability.

* In the OVA from ''Maverick Hunter X'' X surrenders by detaching his right forearm, despite both arms being able to change in the game. However, the OVA only shows X's right arm as a buster- X's left arm ''didn't'' have attack abilities until the very end where he upgraded himself through sheer will power. That's why X's Shining Finger took Sigma so off guard: he was witnessing X's true power and couldn't comprehend what he was seeing. If he wasn't stabbed to the point of imminent unconsciousness, X might've had the strength to form a buster and blow Sigma's head off.
** This also explains the goofy "Not a charge shot!" from the game's Vile Mode ending. In the original Japanese, Vile isn't terrified of a charge shot, he's dumbfounded that X is prepping a charge shot with his ''left arm!''

* Fridge Sadness: According to Maverick Hunter X, Dr. Light really sealed X away to fight to protect the people of the future (and because TheWorldIsNotReady)... and yet X only ever seems to be fighting against other reploids, i.e.: derivatives of his design. If he never let X loose on the world, so much tragedy could have been averted. The world really ''is'' not ready.

* ''Maverick Hunter X'' introduces a possible reason for Zero's SuperheroSpeciation away from using his buster: [[ATeamFiring he can't aim it]]. In ''Day of Sigma'', he fails utterly at hitting the Mechaniloid's weak point without hitting its hostage (something which Sigma claimed X was able to do), and in the intro stage of the game proper, he tries to shoot Vile when he's escaping in the Death Rogumer, with similar results. [[spoiler:The only moment when he actually succeeded in using it was when 1) he shoots Vile's Ride Armor's arm in the opening, and 2) when he was trying to blow up Vile's Ride Armor from point-blank range.]]
** A problem that gets remedied in Zero's own series, where he gets his hands on a Buster ''handgun'' with a ''sight.''
** Wait, you mean how he missed blowing out the giant Mechaniloid's leg, [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt thereby slowing it down and exposing the generator?]]
*** That had nothing to do with Zero's accuracy. If you look closer, you'll notice that Zero had dashed into point-blank range of his target before firing.
*** It also explains his shift in attack styles in later games. From ''X2'' onward, Zero's fighting style focuses on maximizing damage output over the largest areas of effect possible. In ''X2'' and ''X3'', he accomplished this by combining charged Z-Buster shots with Z-Saber slashes. From ''X4'' onward, he stops using his Buster and focuses on Z-Saber combos. He only goes back to using the Buster in the ''Zero'' series because it's the first weapon he picks up.
** Should clarify: Zero failing to hit the Mechaniloid's weak point was not when he damaged its leg with a point-blank buster shot, but when he ran a simulation where he had to make the same shot that X faced (and ultimately didn't take); Zero chose to take the shot but hit ''only'' the hostage.
* On the topic of aim, let's talk about X's. According to Sigma, X's ability to hit a target is no different from Sigma's own; he could have just as easily shot out the Mechaniloid's generator without fatally harming its hostage. This is backed by X's opening shot, which he delivered while in free-fall at terminal velocity, at such a high altitude that any normal human wouldn't even be able to see where the Mechaniloid was, let alone line up a shot on it. X has advanced targeting systems enabling him to make those kinds of precision shots.

* Both Bit and Vile MK-II from ''X3'' feature shields that they never use in the game proper. Flavor text in ''[=X DiVE=]'' and the ''Maverick Hunter Field Guide'' clarify that both of them choose to not use their shields in exchange for speed and aggression. Based on Dr. Doppler's BarrierWarrior moveset in his own boss fight, it appears he's trying to get his creations to use his favorite tool too.

* While in X8 if you current Hunter gets beaten the backup will suplant him works most of the time, it doesn't when you fall into spikes or pits. Considering your partner spawns in the very same place the first protagonist was beaten, spawning into the spikes and pits means he pretty much gets destroyed at the very first contact, so naturally you'll lose no matter what.

** The only enemies that could give a base-level X the most trouble in the past were ones with strong defenses (Armored Armadillo, Vile's original Ride Armors, etc.). Doppler built his moveset by learning from those examples. Sigma seems to have picked up on this too, fighting with a shield this time.

* The reason Repliforce's "Ultimate Reploid" failed is because they wanted her to have the same personality as X. If you want to know what happens when you try to make an exact copy of X, take a look at Copy X.

* Both Bit and Vile V from ''X3'' feature shields that they never use in the game proper. Flavor text in ''[=X DiVE=]'' and the ''Maverick Hunter Field Guide'' clarify that both of them choose to not use their shields in exchange for speed and aggression. Based on Dr. Doppler's BarrierWarrior moveset in his own boss fight, it appears he's trying to get his creations to use his favorite tool too.

* Both Bit and Vile V from ''X3'' feature shields that they never use in the game proper. Flavor text in ''X DiVE'' and the ''Maverick Hunter Field Guide'' clarify that both of them choose to not use their shields in exchange for speed and aggression. Based on Dr. Doppler's BarrierWarrior moveset in his own boss fight, it appears he's trying to get his creations to use his favorite tool too.

** , Sixth, the fight took place on the moon - ''Lumine's'' base. Not only were communications jammed by Sigma, but Lumine likely cut Sigma off from the Internet during his fight because he wants to exterminate all Old Generation Reploids. Also, the final level is very sparse, consisting of basic structures compared to the completed fortresses of the previous games. Between all that and Sigma wanting to abandon Earth, there might not have been any Internet access in the first place.

* Dr. Doppler's boss attack pattern is definitely in reference to his [[SquishyScientist profession]] - formerly a ScienceHero seeking peaceful resolutions to the Maverick problem, it would make sense that he is a BarrierWarrior with very simple and defensive strategies.

* It's heavily implied that Isoc from ''X6'' is a robotic simulacra of Dr. Wily. You know who else was? Serges. Both are elderly Reploids who use their intellects for evil, and they even share the same pure red eyes with black outlines.

* Even if he [[ForegoneConclusion survives the ''X'' series]], Axl will [[DoomedByCanonnot survive to the ''Zero'' series.]]

* [[ForegoneConclusion Even if he survives the X series]], [[DoomedByCanon Axl will not survive to the Zero series.]]

* Nothing is ever said or done about the remains of the Mavericks in the X series. Fast forward to the ZX and ZX Advent games where it's revealed that all the destroyed enemies were just left for scavengers, as evident with Wire Sponge's remains being assimilated in ZX Advent and how Ashe comments about old mechanaloid parts from past bosses are considered ancient. the X series takes place in 21XX while the ZX and ZX Advent series takes place in 25XX. Old maverick and mechanaloid parts have just been sitting around for 400 years.