

During this time, Vile had jumped aboard his new Ride Armor, had imprisoned Zero in a cage and used him to blackmail X to surrender.

While Zero chased after him, X was left behind for a moment. When X and Zero later attacked Sigma's fortress, Vile rushed to stop them. X was eventually caught by Vile's stun beam, and had to be rescued by Zero. Vile first appeared in the intro stage, using a powerful Ride Armor that X found impossible to damage. He was pictured as nothing more than Sigma's loyal soldier and bodyguard who led his attack teams against the humans. In the original Mega Man X, Vile's character hadn't been expanded on yet. Eventually, Sigma left Vile alone, freed of his chains and open to his arsenal, so he could decide whether or not to join his rebellion. During the chaotic search for the perpetrator who hacked the Hunters' database (which was actually Sigma himself) and the defense of Abel City from another berserk Mechaniloid, Vile was freed by his former commander who requested his assistance in defeating X, saying that he needed a Reploid that could go Maverick on his own accord. It is presumable that he once again disobeyed orders from superior officers and/or threatened the safety of comrades and bystanders while hunting Mavericks. Shortly before Sigma declared war on humanity, Vile was arrested by the Hunters for unknown reasons, however Zero claimed that he "must have caused a ruckus again".

He is also a traitor to both the Maverick Hunters and of the Mavericks. In all incarnations of the character, Vile holds a deep grudge against X and looks down on him for the fact that despite X having a lower rank than him, he received more attention. This passion is also what may have led to his own arrest and, inadvertently, being labelled a Maverick.

This also includes innocent bystanders and comrades alike. He also had a habit of not accepting orders from anyone except himself, which often resulted in fierce arguments with his commander.īecause of an irreparable short circuit in his electronic brain, Vile developed a strange, almost sociopathic passion for hunting down Mavericks and totally annihilating them, while causing as much damage as possible on the territory. Though he used to be a member of the Maverick Hunters, he never once considered himself as one. Vile is a very arrogant, violent and rude character who has a very unstable and enraged mind. Vile is heavily designed as a war machine, which was quoted by Zero after Vile escapes. When he walks, there's something of a metallic "Clank" with every step. Without his helmet, he has messy brown hair that covers the right side of his face in a fringe and purple eyes. Vile's later appearances retain the overall basic appearance but takes on different color schemes with stylized accents. Like some Maverick Hunters, Vile wears a helmet with a T-shaped visor that conceals his face in shadow. Attached to his shoulder is a cannon featuring an ammo belt arching over his back. Vile is adorned in somewhat basic armor with a distinct purple sheen and gold highlights.
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He appeared in multiple games of the series as a boss character and was playable for the first time in Maverick Hunter X, a remake of the first game for the PlayStation Portable. He used to be a member of the Maverick Hunters prior to the first Mega Man X game and was ranked S-A Class in Sigma's 17th Elite Unit prior to his commander's rebellion against humanity. Vile, or VAVA (ヴァヴァ ?) in Japan, is a character of the Mega Man X series. " I'll make you understand! You will know that I am the one who holds the key to the future!" ―Vile,
