Megaman X: Elysium Rising

by Genoscythe

As X and Zero struggle with the emotional scars of a lifetime spent hunting Mavericks, their attempts to wipe out the dwindling renegade population are interrupted by a mysterious signal that seems to be inexorably drawing them toward their destinies.

45. Index: Maverick Hunter Database

Megaman X: Elysium Rising

Maverick Hunter Database

By Genoscythe

Personnel Files

Calliope

Final Rank: Captain

Class: A

Role: Demolitions/Close Combat

Status: Retired

Known History: The first reploid completed by early reploid researcher Alec Tiberius, Calliope inherited her creator's laboratory when he was murdered during a break-in committed by a local gang. As director of the Tiberius Robotics Laboratory, she shifted funds from civilian to combat designs during the course of the Sigma Rebellion, and Calliope upgraded herself with combat capabilities before joining the Maverick Hunters on January 12th, 2115, one month after Sigma was retired.

Due to high test scores and an ongoing personnel shortage, Calliope was immediately placed under the command of Megaman X, then Captain of the 17th Elite Hunter Division. Three months later, Calliope and Megaman X disclosed their romantic involvement to Maverick Hunter Administration, and she was allowed to remain under his command on Dr. Cain's orders despite their conflict of interest. After the Second Maverick Uprising, Calliope trained alongside Zero, and together they developed beam saber combat techniques still in use as of this database update. Calliope alone is credited with the creation of the Kuenzan and Shippuga techniques, and on March 29th, 2138, she was promoted to Captain of the 17th Elite Hunter Division for her outstanding service record during the Repliforce War. Two days later, she began a tutoring program for newer Hunters, which she maintained up until the morning of July 6th, 2159, when she was infected with the Sigma Virus while off-duty and retired by Zero at the onset of the Eurasia Crisis. The Calliope Station training facility in Sicily was constructed posthumously as a vehicle for her enduring legacy, and 75% of the top-ranked Maverick Hunters, as of this database update, have received their training from the station.

Drake

Final Rank: Lieutenant

Class: C

Role: Pilot/Fire Support

Status: KIA

Known History: Designed and built by Dr. Cain as the 17th reploid in his original series, Drake did not excel in any specific category, but his CPU was the first to match the human neural network as closely as Megaman X's. Dr. Cain's preoccupation in dealing with Maverick outbreaks, particularly his construction of Sigma, caused Drake to run away from Cain Labs, and though records of his activities at this time are sparse, he has admitted to joining a gang and committing various unspecified crimes. On March 19th, 2114, an injured Drake arrived at Cain Labs, begging for shelter. He has stated that his gang turned against him, though the nature of their falling-out is, again, unspecified. Dr. Cain allowed him to join the Maverick Hunters as a means of rehabilitating him, and Drake was positioned in the 15th Rookie Hunter Division.

On June 4th, Sigma initiated his rebellion, and Drake was one of only two Maverick Hunters to escape alive and uninfected, the other being Zero, Acting Commander of the 17th Elite Hunter Division. Drake mostly served a supporting role during the Sigma Rebellion, as Megaman X activated his armor and fought with Zero in the field, though Drake retired Spark Mandrill with the assistance of the Neo Tokyo Defense Agency. With the re-establishment of the Maverick Hunters after the rebellion, he became a full-time Hunter on Megaman X's team, and he developed a reputation for recklessness and a habit of causing collateral damage. He has an extensive discipline file, and at the time of his death on August 18th, 2122, he was still indebted twenty-eight thousand credits to the Maverick Hunters for frivolous destruction of equipment, mostly ride chasers. Megaman X has since paid off these debts.

Mobius

Final Rank: Lieutenant

Class: B

Role: Field Medic/Scout

Status: Retired

Known History: A combat model reploid with a bat chassis, Mobius joined the Maverick Hunters on December 21st, 2114, although he refused to be deployed in the field. Sometime before his application, Mobius deleted most of his combat training and reprogrammed himself to function as a physician, which triggered a form of reploid schizophrenia as his old directives conflicted with his personal goals. A full diagnosis of Mobius's condition, written by Mobius himself, can be viewed in the medical archives under Free Will Syndrome.

By the beginning of the Second Maverick Uprising, Mobius was appointed chief medical officer, and he held this position for four months until, on October 7th, 2115, an attack on Maverick Hunter Headquarters severely damaged the medical wing, and most of Mobius's patients were killed. This event pushed Mobius to the brink of madness, and he reverted to his combat programming to hide from the horrors he witnessed that day. An essay on this psychological phenomena is stored in the medical archives under How to Make the Voices Stop: A Study in Reploid Psychopathology by Dr. Mobius.

Megaman X pacified Mobius and convinced him to join his team, and he served with the 17th Elite Hunter Division throughout the Second, Third, and Fourth Maverick Wars, but on February 12th, 2158, he disappeared while on patrol in the Carpathian Mountains, and he reappeared on July 6th, 2159, infected with the Sigma Virus and operating under the codename Dark Dizzy. He was retired by Megaman X in order to obtain a fuel tank for the space shuttle that eventually destroyed the bulk of the Eurasia space colony.

Genoscythe

Final Rank: Commander

Class: SA

Role: Tactician

Status: MIA

Known History: Genoscythe appeared at Cain Laboratories on December 16th, 2114, and he was the first new recruit hired for the Maverick Hunters after the Sigma Rebellion, as he applied before the hiring process officially began. His abilities, when tested, matched those of Sigma himself, and when Megaman X declined an offer to command the 17th Elite Hunter Division, Genoscythe was chosen instead. He refused to disclose any details regarding his creation or prior activities, but he was the only suitable leader available for the 17th Division, and he was deployed immediately.

When Mobius was instated as chief medical officer, he claimed to have performed a complete physical evaluation of Genoscythe, and he was classified as an advanced Replitech prototype. However, after his disappearance on November 25th, 2115, Mobius admitting to falsifying his records, claiming that "threats were insinuated" and "a certain indefinable terrifyingness" about the former commander compelled him to do so. At the time of this database update, no details about Genoscythe's origins, specifications, or activities excluding the period between December 16th and November 25th are known.

Field Guide

Model Infection Index

Combat Model – Priority one targets. Combat models are easily identifiable in the field, and they are by far the most dangerous mass-production reploid type in existence. Built with innumerable chassis variations, all combat models are based on animals and, to a lesser extent, plants. Their emotional development is limited, as most extraneous features on standard reploids, such as solid food processors and sexual components, have been left out to lower production costs. Combat reploids, therefore, exist primarily for warfare, and their inherent nature leaves them prone to Maverick Virus infection. Alarmingly, many combat models go Maverick of their own accord, but these are to be treated as infected reploids and retired immediately.

*For Recruiting Officers Only: All combat models applying for a position in the Maverick Hunters must be upgraded with a D-10 Matrix firewall or better, and must submit to a complete psychological evaluation by the current chief medical officer. If asked, this is to be explained as standard procedure for all applicants.

Replitech Model 4 – The cheapest model that Replitech is legally allowed to produce, and though they have a high probability of infection due to their inferior programming and equipment, they are considered low priority targets for the same reason. Most Model 4s are employed as industrial laborers, and are typically used as cannon fodder by the Mavericks. All Hunters should use caution when dealing with large numbers of Model 4 Mavericks, as they have been known to overwhelm even higher-class Hunters under proper conditions.

Replitech Model 3 – A baseline reploid model with no additional system specifications, Model 3s are unpredictable in regards to both combat ability and intelligence, though they invariably suffer from the same viral susceptibility as the Model 4s. Model 3 reploids are often suggested to be the most "human" model currently in production, due to their variety in interests, skills, and habits, as well as their generally average physical and mental performance. It should be noted that very few Model 3 reploids are freewill Mavericks (estimated to be less than 3%), and all Model 3 Mavericks are considered infected unless proven otherwise.

Replitech Model 2 – The lowest priority reploid model currently in production, Model 2s are highly specialized for maximum computing power, and often find work as doctors, professors, or engineers. Their design sacrifices physical ability for quality processors, which greatly reduces their susceptibility to the Maverick Virus. The few Model 2 Mavericks in existence are unlikely to be encountered in the field, and the degenerative side effects of the Maverick Virus affects their intelligence to a certain extent, but on occasion Model 2 reploids have been known to instigate entire uprisings, such as the case with Dr. Doppler's revolt and Gate's Nightmare Incident.

Custom Model – Designer reploids built to specification, usually at astronomical cost. Custom models encompass Replitech Model 1s, as well as all independently-developed reploids. Custom models generally excel in all areas, including anti-virus capabilities, but the custom reploids who have gone Maverick in the past have caused more damage than all other model types combined. The custom reploid Dynamo is chiefly responsible for the Eurasia colony drop, and Sigma himself is classified as a custom model. All Hunters below Class A are advised to avoid custom model reploids in the field, if at all possible.

Known Custom Mavericks:

Tempest – A freewill Maverick with extensive chassis modifications. Appearance has been described as 'insectoid,' though he cannot be matched to any known insect and is thus differentiated from a combat model. Reports describe him as wearing a black cloak and wielding an edged disc attached to his wrist via chain.

Prototype M 107 – An experimental reploid designed by Surya Labs. M 107 is a humanoid who was last seen with a Caucasian skin type and long blonde hair, and she is equipped with a pyrokinetic field generator. For reasons unknown, she burned down Surya Labs on activation, and she was taken into custody by NTDA Officer Demetrio, who subsequently turned Maverick under the codename Stealth Claw. M 107 has not been seen since, but she undoubtedly has either turned Maverick herself or been otherwise re-purposed.

Sigma – Though his reappearance has not been confirmed, it is estimated that a new Sigma battle body will soon be completed based on data extrapolated from past encounters with Sigma.