Mentor Vile [megaman x]

Vile wears basic body armor with a distinct purple sheen, and white and gold highlights. His shoulder pads are rectangular in shape, and he bears a belt at his waist. He wears a helmet with a dark, T-shaped visor. It is unclear if the, Vile In the Mega Man X3 opening, his Mega Man X3 artwork, the Rockman X3 manga, and the Ruby-Spears cartoon, Vile has a singular, glowing red eye in the darkness. Attached to his shoulder is a cannon, featuring a short ammo belt arching into a pack on his Vile's later appearances retain this design, always featuring his signature T-shaped visor and shoulder cannon but employing different color schemes and accents. In Mega Man X and X3, his shoulder cannon was incorporated directly into his shoulder pad, while in X8 and Maverick Hunter X, it was attached to his back and sat behind his shoulder pad. This design is retained in Meg

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] When he meets Axl, he instantly looks down on him for 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 claims a new world is coming, he also states that Reploids were made fotruction and has a generally nihilistic outlook.[7] He is deceptively affable with X and Zero, sarcastically treating them as old friends while belittling Axl. He also performed a reckless kamikaze attack after his final defeat on the Moon, a somewIn the remake Maverick Hunter X and in other media, Vile is also a rogue character with a strong hatred for X, though it is framed as more of an envy or jealousy than a simple grudge. Here his emotions also often get the best of him, shown after his defeat when he admitted to Sigma he wasn't really sure what he intended to do after invading his fortress.[8] But even in the Rockman X3 manga, which tends to play up Vile's strategic prowess, he has a bit of a temper and brags about having a "demon" inside him, taunting X about having one too, whichVile was formerly an SA-Class Maverick Hunter in the 17th Elite Unit under Sigma, but was arrested when an irregularity that ade him needlessly violent was detected in his electronic brain. Sigma's rebellion breaks him out of prison, allowing him to cause as much destruction as he wishes.[9] He confronts X on the Highway, leaping down from the Death Rogumer in a custom Ride Armor. Thanks to his Ride Armor and battle experience, Vile easily defeats X, stunning him with a paralysis shot and grabbing him in a fist. Zero comes to the rescue by blasting Vile's Ride Armor's arm off. Unwilling to pursue a fight with the ace Maverick Hunter, Vile retreats aboard the Death Rogumer.

When X and Zero infiltrate Sigma's Hideout, Vile rushes to stop them. Knowing the threat Vile poses, Zero insists on fighting alone and chases him into the next room. However, Vile has set a trap, overpowering Zero in an upgraded Ride Armor and locking him in a cage. X enters to save Zero, but Vile defeats him too with another paralysis shot. Vile thinks he's won, laughing triumphantly, until Zero breaks free of his cage and overloads himself into Vile's Ride Armor, destroying it.

However, Vile remains relatively unscathed. He derides Zero's attempt, but is shocked when X breaks free of his paralysis, regaining his energy in the process. Vile then fights X one-on-one, and is destroyed in the battle.