Vile

Personality: Vile is an arrogant and violent individual. Though he used to be a Special A class member of the Maverick Hunters, Vile had an abnormality in his electronic brain that made him ruthlessly hunt down Mavericks and totally annihilate them, without regard for collateral damage. Due to being a borderline Maverick, he was removed from duty and detained, being freed during Sigma's rebellion so he can cause as much destruction as he wishes. Despite his callous and unruly nature, he is still a clever strategist, carefully retreating after Zero damages his Ride Armor and later trapping him in a cage to keep him out of the way; Vile then cunningly attempts to use Zero as bait in a bid to capture X as well. In a subsequent encounter, he further demonstrates his aptitude for martial tactics when he once again attempts to trap X but this time in a factory set to explode. While Vile originally looked down on X, he developed a grudge against X after being resurrected and upgraded by Dr. Doppler, ignoring the doctor's plans and going off to fight X on his own terms. When he meets Axl, he instantly looks down on him for being a fairly new Hunter and taunts him when he gets riled up. Vile seemed especially crazed during the Jakob Elevator incident, constantly ranting to the Hunters about the destruction of the world and how hopeless their endeavors to stop the Mavericks were. While he claims a new world is coming, he also states that Reploids were made for destruction and has a generally nihilistic outlook. He is deceptively affable with X and Zero, sarcastically treating them as old friends while belittling Axl.

Appearance: Vile wears basic body armor with a distinct purple sheen and white and gold highlights. His shoulderpads are rectangular in shape, and he bears a belt at his waist. He wears a helmet with a dark, T-shaped visor. Vile has a singular, glowing eye in the darkness in his helmet, but underneath it, he has tanned skin and a scar on his right eye. His eyes are red, and he has short black spikey hair. Attached to his shoulder is a cannon, featuring an ammo belt arching into a pack on his back. He is around 6'7'' feet tall and is around 24 years old.

Abilities: Vile is invincible in his Ride Armor. He is fast and powerful, and too tall to jump over. Once X has low health, he ends the battle by firing paralyzing Electroshock Bullets until he catches him. While attempting to catch X, Vile keeps his distance to avoid causing more harm, which could otherwise result in the player losing a life.

Dash Punch: Vile dashes, stopping in front of the player to punch them.

Charge: Vile dashes, stopping in front of the player to punch them.

Vile appears in the first stage of Sigma's Hideout, and once his Ride Armor is destroyed by Zero, he faces X on foot. Vile is still dangerous on his own, possessing high mobility combined with high contact damage. He also often goes off-screen and doesn't make much noise, making him somewhat unpredictable. His main weakness is Rolling Shield, but Homing Torpedo deals high damage with the added the benefit of its homing property.

Dash Attack: Vile dashes at high speed, ramming into the player.

Head Bomb: Vile jumps and drops bombs from his knee, which split into projectiles that crawl along the floor.

Electroshock Bullet: Vile fires a paralyzer projectile from his shoulder cannon. Deals no damage, but leaves the player open to other attacks.

Vile, known as VAVA in Japan, is a major antagonist in the Megaman X series. Formerly an S-A Class Maverick Hunter, he always had violent tendencies and was eager to participate in Sigma's rebellion, becoming an infamous Maverick with a grudge against X. He appeared in multiple games as a boss, and was a playable character for the first time in Megaman Maverick Hunter X.