<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sub-series	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
sequels	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
introduced	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dash	O
and	O
climb	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
compiled	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
1	O
&	O
2	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
all	O
eight	O
main	O
games	O
over	O
both	O
collections	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bonus	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excited	O
by	O
the	O
possibilities	O
X	O
presented	O
,	O
Cain	O
disregarded	O
the	O
warnings	O
Light	O
had	O
logged	O
in	O
the	O
capsule	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
legion	O
of	O
robots	O
that	O
replicated	O
X	O
's	O
free	O
will	O
;	O
these	O
robots	O
were	O
called	O
"	O
Reploids	B-Application
"	O
(	O
shortened	O
from	O
Replica	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
but	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Repliroids	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Reploids	B-Application
turned	O
against	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Reploids	B-Application
were	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Mavericks	B-Application
"	O
(	O
"	O
Irregulars	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Irregular	O
Hunters	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
formed	O
to	O
combat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
were	O
led	O
by	O
Sigma	O
until	O
he	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
became	O
a	O
Maverick	B-Application
and	O
declared	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
humans	O
,	O
thus	O
starting	O
the	O
Maverick	B-Application
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
took	O
it	O
upon	O
himself	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
under	O
their	O
new	O
leader	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Mavericks	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
their	O
plots	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
series	O
reached	O
an	O
unresolved	O
cliffhanger	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
entitled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
DiVE	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Taiwan	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
human	O
plays	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
until	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
some	O
corrupted	O
data	O
known	O
as	O
Maverick	B-Application
Data	O
,	O
he/she	O
gets	O
transported	O
into	O
the	O
Deep	O
Log	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
database	O
with	O
data	O
on	O
every	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
scrambled	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
Maverick	B-Application
Wars	O
,	O
Elf	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Maverick	B-Application
Data	O
causing	O
the	O
slow	O
corruption	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
Log	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
X	I-Application
December	O
1993	O
January	O
1994	O
SNES	B-Application
/	O
PC	B-Application
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
another	O
remake	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
X3	I-Application
December	O
1995	O
January	O
1996	O
SNES	B-Application
/	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
/	O
PlayStation	B-Device
/	O
PCPort	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
was	O
advertised	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irregular	O
Hunter	O
XDecember	O
2005January	O
2006PlayStation	O
PortableRemake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
retooled	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
N/A	O
January	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
/	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
Released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
X	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
1	O
&	O
2	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
/	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
/	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
/	O
PC	B-Application
Collection	O
1	O
contains	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
through	O
X4	O
;	O
Collection	O
2	O
contains	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
through	O
X8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
X	I-Application
DiVE	I-Application
October	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
Android	B-Application
/	O
iOS	B-Application
Released	O
in	O
parts	O
of	O
East	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
game	O
known	O
as	O
Rockman	B-Application
X	I-Application
Interactive	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
between	O
December	O
1995	O
and	O
1996	O
;	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
several	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
reportedly	O
greatly	O
influenced	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
,	O
another	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
which	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
were	O
developing	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
trilogy	O
titled	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
mythology	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
several	O
cancelled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Legends	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Online	O
,	O
Universe	B-Device
and	O
Star	O
Force	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
series	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
various	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
X	O
has	O
,	O
by	O
default	O
beginning	O
with	O
X2	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dash	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
cling	O
to	O
walls	O
,	O
jump	O
off	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
dash	O
jump	O
to	O
cover	O
greater	O
distance	O
than	O
a	O
normal	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
X6	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
rescue	O
reploids	B-Application
to	O
replenish	O
health	O
and	O
acquire	O
upgrades	O
not	O
otherwise	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mavericks	B-Application
replace	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
and	O
Sigma	O
replaces	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stage	O
boss	O
Mavericks	B-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
organisms	O
(	O
usually	O
animals	O
,	O
but	O
plants	O
and	O
fungi	O
are	O
also	O
represented	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
humanoid	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
classic	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
their	O
attacks	O
and	O
names	O
are	O
usually	O
based	O
on	O
mechanical	O
or	O
chemical	O
phenomena	O
or	O
laws	O
of	O
physics	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
an	O
OVA	O
called	O
The	O
Day	O
of	O
Sigma	O
that	O
details	O
the	O
events	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
including	O
Sigma	O
turning	O
Maverick	B-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Xebec	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
produced	O
MegaMan	B-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	O
Force	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Legacy	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
X	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
pitch	O
at	O
an	O
X	O
cartoon	O
that	O
never	O
got	O
off	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
story	O
featuring	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
game	O
called	O
Irregular	O
Hunter	O
Rockman	B-Application
X	I-Application
by	O
Shigeto	O
Ikehara	O
ran	O
from	O
1994	O
to	O
1995	O
and	O
was	O
collected	O
into	O
two	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
X	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
obscure	O
Brazilian	O
comic	O
Novas	O
Aventuras	O
de	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
translated	O
as	O
The	O
New	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
)	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
Classic	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Roll	O
's	O
younger	O
brother	O
;	O
the	O
comic	O
rather	O
notoriously	O
implies	O
that	O
all	O
three	O
characters	O
are	O
attracted	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
sexual	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Dreamwave	O
Productions	O
comic	O
series	O
included	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
where	O
X	O
travels	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
help	O
from	O
Classic	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
;	O
the	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
comic	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
however	O
Dreamwave	O
shut	O
down	O
before	O
any	O
issues	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
appeared	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
series	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
was	O
during	O
the	O
Dawn	O
of	O
X	O
arc	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
was	O
during	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
crossover	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Worlds	O
Unite	O
.	O
</s>
