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| {{Character Infobox | | {{disambiguation}} |
| | image = [[File:MMX - Zero Art.png|250px]]
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| | caption = Artwork from ''Mega Man X''.
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| | name = Zero
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| '''''Mega Man'' Games:'''<br/>''[[Mega Man X]]'', ''[[Mega Man X2]]'', ''[[Mega Man X3]]'', ''[[Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters]]'', ''[[Mega Man X4]]'', ''[[Mega Man Xtreme]]'', ''[[Mega Man X5]]'', ''[[Mega Man Xtreme 2]]'', ''[[Mega Man X6]]'', ''[[Mega Man X7]]'', ''[[Mega Man X: Command Mission]]'', ''[[Mega Man X8]]'', ''[[Mega Man X DiVE]]''
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| '''Other Games:'''<br/>''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', ''[[TEPPEN]]''
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| '''Other Media:'''<br/>[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Archie Comics]]<!-- Not exhaustive, please add the rest -->
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| | related_numbers = '''Serial Number:''' DWN-∞
| | [[File:MMX - Zero Art.png|165px|link=Zero (X era)]] |
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| [[wikipedia:Ryōtarō Okiayu|Ryōtarō Okiayu]] (JP), Wayne Doster (EN, X4), Jack Merluzzi (EN, X7), [[wikipedia:Lucas Gilbertson|Lucas Gilbertson]] (EN, X8 - Maverick Hunter X), [[wikipedia:Johnny Yong Bosch|Johnny Yong Bosch]] (EN, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - present) | | <div class"thumbcaption">Left to right:<br/>{{XEraLink|Zero}} in the [[X era]], and {{ZeroEraLink|Zero}} in the [[Zero era]].</div> |
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| '''Zero''' ({{jp|ゼロ|Zero}}) is a protagonist and playable character first appearing in the [[X era]]. He is a [[Reploid]] created by [[Dr. Wily]] during the [[Classic era]], who defies his destiny as a bringer of destruction to become a [[Maverick Hunter]] and a good friend of [[X]] and [[Axl]]. {{MMZLink|Zero}} also stars in his own series of games during the [[Zero era]], and later returns as the [[Biometal]] [[Model Z]] in the [[ZX era]]. | | {{jp|'''Zero'''|ゼロ|Zero}} is a recurring character in the ''Mega Man'' franchise. He first appeared as a deuteragonist in the [[X era]], before starring in his own series in the [[Zero era]]. He then appeared posthumously in the [[ZX era]] as a [[Biometal]], and in other incarnations in other media. |
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| Zero is distinguished by his red, white, and yellow armor, horned helmet, long blond hair, and use of a beam saber called the [[Z-Saber]]. | | For organizational purposes, '''Zero''' may refer to one of the following pages: |
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| ==In the Games==
| | * [[Zero (X era)]], regarding his role as a supporting character in the [[X era]]. |
| ===Classic era===
| | * [[Zero (Zero era)]], regarding his role as the main protagonist in the [[Zero era]]. |
| In the Classic era, Zero never appears as a finished robot, though there are hints that Dr. Wily is planning or working on his construction.
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| ====''Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters''====
| | * [[Model Z]], the [[Biometal]] based on him appearing in the [[ZX era]]. |
| In Bass's ending in ''[[Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters]]'', Dr. Wily shows Bass the plans for Zero as his ultimate creation, using an energy source more powerful than [[Bassnium]] and intended to replace him in the future. Bass ridicules the idea upon seeing Zero's plans, referring to him as a "girlie-looking" robot. Dr. Wily insists however that Zero is special and will help him achieve world domination, along with another "project" of his, likely referring to the [[Maverick Virus]].
| | * [[Zero.EXE]], his [[NetNavi]] counterpart appearing in the [[Battle Network era]]. |
| | * [[Suna Light]], a character in ''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]'' whose alter ego is called Zero. |
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| ===X era===
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| As Zero came close to completion, Dr. Wily found a flaw in his cognitive program that made him violently uncontrollable. Running out of time at the end of his life, Wily chose to seal Zero inside a hidden capsule much like [[X]], even though neither Zero nor the Maverick Virus were completed to their final specs.<ref name="RZC">[http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/04/09/does-the-rockman-zero-collection-storyline-explain-everything/ "Does the Rockman Zero Collection Storyline Explain Everything?"], The Mega Man Network. April 9, 2010.</ref> Wily hoped that Zero would seek and destroy X to spite his nemesis [[Dr. Light]], and spread the Maverick Virus to ensure his influence in the chaos of the future.<ref>''Mega Man X: Command Mission Official Strategy Guide''. BradyGames. pg. 78.</ref>
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| A flashback in ''[[Mega Man X4]]'' shows the events of Zero's awakening. After somehow exiting his capsule, Zero began slaughtering any Reploids that entered the laboratory, including [[Garma's unit]] of the [[Maverick Hunters]]. This drew the attention of [[Sigma]], who went to fight Zero alone in close combat. Zero overpowered and badly damaged Sigma, but before he could finish him, a "W" symbol appeared on his helmet gem, causing him great pain. Sigma seized the opportunity to shatter the gem and knock Zero unconscious, ordering the Hunters to retrieve his body so [[Dr. Cain]] could study him. In the aftermath, Zero was pacified with only fleeting memories of his rampage. He joined the Maverick Hunters as a prestigious SA-Class Hunter working in the 17th Unit, where he worked under Sigma and began to befriend X.
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| ====''Mega Man X''====
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| [[File:MMX - X and Zero Art.png|thumb|left|X posing with Zero, from ''Mega Man X''.]]
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| Zero officially debuted in the original ''[[Mega Man X]]'' as a supporting character and ally of X within the Maverick Hunters. He is first seen in-game in the {{MMXLink|Highway Stage}}, rushing in to help X when he is captured by [[Vile]] by blasting an arm off Vile's [[Ride Armor]] and forcing him to retreat. Zero tells X that he should not expect to beat Vile yet, as Vile is designed to be a "war machine", but also tells him that he can become stronger if he keeps honing the abilities he was built with. He then departs to scout ahead for information on [[Sigma's fortress]], giving X encouragement and intending to meet up with him later.
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| Zero makes good on this as soon as the main eight Maverick bosses have been defeated, informing X of the fortress's coordinates and allowing both of them to teleport there. Rather than staying with X, Zero decides to split up, distracting the "main defense force" so that X can slip in more easily. X and Zero meet up again later on in {{MMXLink|Sigma Stage 1}}, but their meeting is interrupted by Vile. Zero intends to take him on by himself, heading into the next room and telling X to stay back. However, when he does not return, X goes after him to find that he has been imprisoned in an electric cage by Vile.
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| When X attempts and fails to destroy Vile's new Ride Armor, Zero frees himself from the cage and latches on to Vile, launching a powerful attack that destroys the Ride Armor but badly damages Zero. When X finds him after the battle, he is "dying", using his last words either to acknowledge X's great power if he has already acquired the [[First Armor]] [[Buster Parts]], or to warn him that Sigma is more than he appears and give him his own arm cannon (an identical upgrade to the Buster Parts) if he has not.
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| ===Zero era===
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| {{Main|Zero (Mega Man Zero)}}
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| Some time at the end of the X era, Zero seals himself away. He is awakened 100 years later in the [[Zero era]], having lost most of his memories, where he must deal with new threats and relearn about his past role in the [[Elf Wars]], a major conflict involving [[Cyber-elf|Cyber-elves]] near the end of the X era.
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| ==References==
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| {{X era}}
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| {{Marvel vs. Capcom series}}
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| {{Super Smash Bros. series}}
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