Monday, September 24, 2018

8 Bit History - Episode 3 - Mega Man X: Who was Vile?

Mega Man X: Who was Vile?



By: Jose R Cordero Ladner (Joey 6'1'')

Mega Man X was the first Mega Man game to be developed in 16-bit however, it's not one of the main games. This game is a spin-off from the main series and was released for the SNES in 1993. However, the game has been ported to PC, the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and also the Nintendo Virtual Console for download on the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. There is also a remake for the PlayStation Portable which is called “Mega Man Maverkic Hunter X”.

Like previous Mega Man games, this one was developed by Capcom and published by Nintendo.

One if the most iconic villians from the game is Vile. He appears several times and is even a mid-game boss. Unlike many other characters we've covered, Vile is a character in various Mega Man games. He appeared in: Mega Man X3, Mega Man Xtreme, Mega Man X8 and was even a playable character in the PSP remake, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.

Vile was an A-Class Maverick Hunter originally but he collected a large amount of disciplinary charges for his reckless and bloodthirsty behaviour on missions. When Sigma took hunters with him for his war on humanity, Vile followed him willingly.

While Vile is a recurring villain in the Megan Man X series, his time in the spotlight appears to be over now. This game series seemed to 'end' in 2004 with Mega Man X8 and Mega Man X: Command Mission. However, there have been several remakes since then which feature this powerful villain.

It's currently unknown if Vile is alive or not as he was defeated at the end of Mega Man X. The full ending for the game also leaves this open so it wasn't surprising when he made several re-appearances in different Mega Man games.

It's possible that this villain will return to other games in the future but for now, Vile is currently resting and waiting for his chance to strike once again.

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egN3QvTW0vg&t=8s

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