Zero

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Zero
Zero
First Appearence:	Megaman X
Affiliation:	Maverick Hunter
Weapons:	Z-Saber, Z-Buster

Zero is one of the protagonists for the Mega Man X series and the main protagonist for the Mega Man Zero series. Zero appears rather differently in each series. He is best friends with X.

[edit] Classic Series

After the events of Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, Bass Heads back to Dr. Wiley's lab. The doctor explains to Bass that he is no longer needed, because he has made the ultimate robot out of Bassnium, the material used to create Bass. A sillouett of Zero is shown. Bass laughs at Zero's long "girlish" ponytail, and writes him off as another one of the Doctor's failed experiments.

[edit] X Series

Zero is the leader of the Maverick Hunters, during Sigma's Raid on the city, he helped MegaMan X who was newly released from his capsule, knowing that he is only recently activated X was not strong, Zero gave him some words of encouragement, Zero went to find more information on Sigma and his secret fortress. Then, when Zero found the fortress, he was amazed that X's power had increased. Unfortunately, when X and Zero encountered Vile at the fortress, Zero was badly damaged, but X defeated Vile, only to have watch Zero slowly fade away. Zero's remains were in shadow for about 6 months, then they surfaced when a group of mavericks known as the "X-Hunters" formulated a plan to revive Zero and turn him into a maverick, this is called the "Unification", this is where the mavericks are trying to make Zero a leader of the Mavericks and replace Sigma. However, thanks to X, their plan failed but Sigma was revived and Zero recovered fast enough to help X defeat Sigma.

A year later, with the knowing of robot scientist, Dr. Doppler, the city and Maverick Hunter headquarters were attacked. X and Zero rushed to Doppler's island. X and Zero fought hard against Doppler's army and even found his secret lab. What X and Zero found out that it was Sigma taking on a form of a computer virus is what caused this crisis. Both X and Zero defeated Sigma again, Zero hopes that it would be the last of Sigma.

Then, a new reploid army was formed thanks to Dr. Cain, it was called Repliforce. Maverick Hunter had formed an alliance with this new army, Zero is in particular, as he made a friend in the army's best soldier, Colonel, and developed a small romantic relationship in Colonel's sister Iris. However, Zero began to have painful nightmares about the scientist who created him, both Maverick Hunter and Iris are trying to discover this. Then, when the time came that the Sky Lagoon was attacked, Repliforce was responsible for this latest attack, X and Zero rushed to the scene, only to find out that it was falling to the ground, in the ruins of the Sky lagoon, X Fought the dragon, while Zero searches for Iris. Then, Zero was given orders to scramble and stop Repliforce, Iris volunteered to be Zero's adviser, then Colonel sent him a message, to meet him at monument hall, but before the two fought, Iris broke it up, but Zero knows that he must be stopped. He eventually fought Colonel again, but this time, Zero was victorious, he also fought Iris after she found out about her brother, it was not long that he found Sigma and fought him as well, then he escaped the final weapon just before X did, and wonders if all reploids are destined to suffer the same fate.

Zero still has the same nightmares and thinks about Iris. But, his visions on Iris had caused Zero to conclude on who was in his nightmares, he was created by Dr. Wily. Then, when the Eurasia incident began, he rushed to the colony, then, he finds that it was a collision course with Earth, but the only solution is to fly a shuttle to the colony, Zero volunteers and directed the shuttle to the colony, the colony was destroyed, but is now severely damaged, then Zero and X fight Sigma again. Then, with his last ounce of strength, Zero defeats Sigma, but remained in shadow, X believes that Zero is dead. 3 weeks later, a phenomenon called the "Zero Nightmare" occurs, many believe that it was Zero's ghost. But, X investigated, and fought the nightmare, only to find out that it was really Zero. Overjoyed, X greets Zero back and the two fought the scientist Gate and Sigma.

A few months after, Zero became the leader of the Maverick hunters again after X stepped down from that duty, then Zero did some investigation over the highway were he found X, and found another reploid named Axl, with that the 3 (X, Zero and Axl) fought a new breed of mavericks and eventually Sigma.

[edit] Zero Series

How Zero appears in Megaman Zero

Zero Series takes place in an alternate universe about 100 years after the "X" series. Zero was sealed away in a capsule until it was opened by a robot woman named Ceil who is a leader of a resistance team against the "Neo-Arcaia". Zero has shattered memories, but he helps the resistance defeat the Neo-Arcadia", and the leader who might be MegaMan X. Finding that the 'X' he battles is only a mere copy, angers Copy X. Still Zero destroys him and a huge explosion follows with Zero managing to escape. He finds himself in a desert as a group of Neo Arcadians surround him.

[edit] ZX Series

Zero makes an appearance in the ZX series as Model Z, who plays a minor supporting role in the plot in the first ZX game. Zero appears in a flashback scene in Vent's story, where Prairie explains that her sister was a human (obviously referring to Ciel) that defended the Reploids. The scene then shifts to a view of Zero and Ciel looking at an army of Pantheons. Zero is mentioned when (again in Vent's storyline) Prairie explains that Model W is the spirit of Dr. Weil, and that the last time Dr. Weil had appeared, he was stopped by Zero (although the game never addresses Zero by name, simply calling him "a hero").

In ZX Advent, Zero plays an even smaller role, only having a few lines throughout the game.

[edit] Battle Network Series

Zero's Mega Man Battle Network counterpart, Zero.EXE makes an appearance in Mega Man Network Transmission as the antagonist of the first half of the game. He later aids Mega Man against the true villain, Lord Wily.