Axl

Full name: Axl

Species: Reploid

Gender: Male

Age: Young adult

Role: Maverick Hunter

Appearance: Axl has a youthful appearance, wearing indigo armor with red stripes and yellow accents. He has spiky auburn hair which sprouts from the back of his helmet. He has an “X”-shaped scar on his face, resting just above his nose. He wears a pale grey bodysuit under his armor. A blue, camera-like crystal rests on his forehead and chest. His shoulder guards are pointed, and his boots have white boosters on the sides which allow Axl to hover and fly in the air. Two white retractable “wings” jut out from a compartment on his upper back, presumably to stabilize him in the air while hovering or flying. These “wings” form an “A” shape behind him when extended. The red decal on his helmet, when viewed from above, resembles an upside down “A”, with the crystal on his forehead forming the gap. His eyes are green, and he stands at about 5’5”.

Backstory: Axl was created as a prototype for a line of Reploids with the ability to take on the forms of enemies. Other than that, his origins are largely unknown. Originally a member of the vigilante organization known as Red Alert after being found by their leader, Red, Axl defected from them after they fell under the control of Sigma, and joined the Maverick Hunters to take down his former allies, including Red Alert’s leader, Red. He subsequently became an official Maverick Hunter, where he fights alongside his allies X and Zero.

Personality: Axl is a Reploid with a youthful attitude. He is rather cocky with a sassy sense of humor. He tends to follow emotion over logic and gets impatient when there’s nothing to do, which can get him into trouble with his superiors, especially X and Zero. Despite his arrogant demeanor, Axl is a kindhearted individual and cares deeply for his allies. X and Zero treat him like a younger brother of sorts, and admire his eagerness to carry out justice. He may be immature, but he has his heart in the right place and he fights for what is right. Axl has a fondness for battle and can be quite ruthless, putting him in contrast with the more pacifistic X. During his days in Red Alert, he would gun down targets with no hesitation, and proved to be a useful assassin to the syndicate, even carrying over some of his mercilessness to his days as a Maverick Hunter. He was initially easily influenced by those around him, but once Red Alert began targeting innocent Reploids, he recognized the syndicate’s immorality and developed a moral compass of his own, and defected from his former allies to seek justice. Axl’s moral compass peaked when he was unaffected by Lumine’s discouraging remarks on the moon, encouraging X and Zero not to fall for his tricks.

Abilities: Axl wields a variety of guns and artillery in combat. His main weapon is his pistols, the Axl Bullets, which shoot bullets made of energy at enemies. These shots can be fired rapidly, dealing rapid damage to enemies. Like X, he can copy the powers and weapons of defeated Mavericks, which come in the form of different types of guns and artillery such as flamethrowers and grenade launchers. Axl also utilizes an ability called A-Trans which allows him to take on the form of enemies about his own size by firing a special bullet at them, the Copy Shot, to absorb their DNA. However, he can only maintain an enemy’s form for a short period.