Maverick Hunters

The Maverick Hunters (Irregular Hunters イレギュラーハンター "Iregyurā Hantā" in Japan) is an organization from the science-fiction video game series Mega Man X created to hunt down and terminate Mavericks. Known for hunting Mavericks (Irregulars), the Maverick Hunters continue to hunt down Mavericks sent by Sigma, the current Maverick leader and former Maverick Hunter.

Origins

After Dr. Cain created the first Reploids from Mega Man X's designs, incidents began with a few of these Reploids attacking or killing humans. This alarmed the government, and they, along with Dr. Cain, created the Maverick Hunters to stop what they called Mavericks before they could cause harm.

Units

Since the Doppler rebellion, the Maverick Hunters were divided into units based on their purpose, designs, or type of combat they perform. Not all of the Maverick Hunter Units have been specified, but some units that have been mentioned in the games are:

*0th Stealth Unit / Special Forces Unit 0 (Led by Zero)
*4th Overland Unit
*6th Armada (Ocean Unit)
*7th Air Cavalry
*8th Armored Division
*9th Special Forces
*13th Polar Region Unit
*14th Grapple Combat/Melee Combat Unit (Magma Dragoon, from Megaman X4, was in this unit)
*17th Elite Unit / Troop Unit 17 (Previously lead by Sigma, then by X. Vile was a member for a time)

Shortly after Signas was appointed the new Supreme Commander of the Maverick Hunters, the Sigma Virus was unleashed in mass amounts (X5) and many Reploids, including many Maverick Hunters, went maverick. This resulted in the Maverick Hunters losing more than half of their numbers. Due to this, Signas was forced to dissolve the units, resulting in every remaining Hunter acting under a single command independently. It has remained this way ever since.

Notable Maverick Hunters

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Leaders

The Maverick Hunters have had 6 leaders over the course of its history:

*1st leader - Sigma (Just before the start of Mega Man X)
*2nd leader - Zero ("Mega Man X")
*3rd leader - Mega Man X ("Mega Man X2")
*4th leader - Name is unknown, was leader during the Doppler Incident ("Mega Man X3"), the Erasure Incident ("Mega Man Xtreme 2"), and Repliforce War ("Mega Man X4"), as well as possibly during the events of "Mega Man Xtreme".
*5th leader - Signas ("Mega Man X5" and after)
*6th leader - Redips ("Mega Man X Command Mission" before turning Maverick, the games do not state that he was the leader of the Maverick Hunters, merely that he was X's, Zero's and Axl's superior)

Others

*Alia
*Douglas
*Lifesaver
*Axl
*Layer
*Pallette
*Cinnamon
*Marino
*Steel Massimo
*Spider

Maverick Hunters gone Maverick

Maverick Hunters are by no means immune to the effects of the Maverick Virus (the only exception is that Zero is immune to some types of Maverick Viruses) or simply rebelling against humans. In fact, it happens quite often, and former Maverick Hunters are the most dangerous type of Mavericks. Some former Maverick Hunters gone Maverick include:

*Sigma
*Vile
*All the "Mega Man X1" Mavericks
*Bubble Crab, Crystal Snail, Flame Stag, Magna Centipede, Overdrive Ostrich, Wheel Gator
*Mac
*Blast Hornet, Gravity Beetle
*Split Mushroom
*Magma Dragoon
*Cyber Peacock
*Double (claimed to be a creation of Dr. Cain, but later on in the game he showed his true form as a Maverick. The game never specified if he was made by the Doctor or not)
*Volt Kraken (Squid Adler)
*Shadow
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