Prologue

With the collapse of the so-called utopia of "Doppler Town" and the defeat of Sigma and his Maverick followers, peace was restored once again. The planet had been damaged, and construction processes begin immediately to repair the hurt planet. Both human and Reploid co-exist once again.

The Sigma Virus was thought to be destroyed, but within weeks of Sigma's defeat, small numbers of Reploids begin to go Maverick with no warning at all. The problem, however, is considered minor as the Maverick Hunters deal with these Mavericks with extreme efficiency. Mega Man X, however, is not himself these days. He is constantly haunted by the faces of those he has killed, and those that have almost killed him. X is driven more and more towards insanity as a Virus unleashed from an old rival enters his mind. This is where it begins. . . . .