Well, there IS such a thing as viral vaccines being applied to weapons. It's been done since X3. But in X5, it's manifested in gameplay as a Power-Up Part for X (and Zero's black armor). On his own, X is unable to damage the virus.
The aura shpiel would be more plausible, but yeah, it's a hell of a stretch. Such an idea does have me curious about how often "deathbed normalcy" would occur with other Hunters, but sadly gameplay mechanics do not allow us to compare that.
Even when added with statements such as "nothing is absolute", "created to be an evil Repliroid." "Unable to control him." Wily wanted to control an evil Zero, not create a good Zero. Inafune's statement is heavily about changing what should not have been changed; such as the virtuous Hunter Sigma becoming an evil Irregular. That meaning is lost if its Wily that deliberately changed Zero to good.
It's still very much your own personal interpretation. Your "added with" bits, save for the first, are out of context to the statement you're arguing for.
4) What was the inspiration for Sigma?
KI: Some people think he might have been inspired by Sagat from Street Fighter because of his look, but that's not actually the case. Sigma and Zero basically represent the idea that nothing is absolute. Sigma was a powerful leader of the Maverick Hunters but after Zero passed the virus to him, his allegiance changed. Circumstances can change anything, and nothing is absolute.Here is where "circumstances can change anything" comes from. Wily is not part of that. Hell, strictly speaking, Zero's allegiance isn't even part of that. The question is about Sigma, and whether you bring Zero's allegiance up or not, his relation to Sigma going Maverick, and thus circumstances changing anything, still holds.
But even if we relate that statement to Zero, then as I said earlier, the unknown plans of a background character can easily qualify as circumstance. You only arrive at the assumption you do by relating "change" to Wily's point of view (as opposed to the Hunters, the player, or the nameless casual observer), despite the fact that Wily's point of view means jack in relation to Sigma.
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plenty of room for doubt. But given how adamant you are about this, I'll refrain from attempting to refute anything further from your post that requires, from my point of view anyway, first breaking that assumption. Marshmallow or somebody else can chime in if they want to present a different angle.
The point is that we must give more credit for his creation of Omega. If we acknowledge Inti's scenario of something of the original Zero still remaining in the body and Vile using that to create Omega as a clear cut possibility.
The possibility, and a high one at that, is old news, as it's an argument that Marshmallow had previously pursued with me quite aggressively, citing previous interviews from Inti. (I wasn't so much arguing against it as I was against equating Omega's and Awakened Zero's personalities, but that's beside the point).
Remember that Hunter Zero was originally a superior to X, before they became partners of equal standing on the battlefield. For the sake of his battle with X; Zero did not originally need more power. It's only in subsequent titles that there exist some form of competition in growth between X and Zero, which Wily seemingly witnesses with great interest in the hopes that his Zero comes out on top where X failed.
Remember also that a good Zero turned evil could easily pick up the opportunity to stab X in the back, something that only Nightmare Zero ever attempted. Wily is, seemingly, interested in proving superiority to X, not destroying at all costs. To that end, is it that far a stretch to allow X to grow, or at least overcome his initial hesitation, before throwing down the gauntlet? Sigma did the same, after all.
It all depends on how much we're banking on taking over the world versus how much we're banking on Wily's rivalry. Given AZ's disregard for the Mavericks, I have always leaned towards the latter.
I'm thinking from a gameplay standpoint in the later X games, where Zero is always a higher hunter rank (SA, I think) than X (who is B), which to me seems like it might point out the difference in strength. If this isn't important, feel free to disregard it.
X is ranked as a B-Class Hunter due to his hesitation and general distaste for combat. He is power-wise very well above what one expects of such a rank. Even in MHX, Kuwanger makes note of that.
Yeah, in the games, it's not really a functional indicator of skill. You could just go to a place with easy enemies that spawn endlessly and kill a lot of them, and your rank goes up.
Actually, in X5, that would cause your rank to plummet. Makes little sense considering X5 made a huge point of X's disliking combat and Zero's ruthless nature on missions causing Zero to be ranked higher, but that's the way it is.
Frankly, as far as I'm concerned, the only indicator of skill is who's standing when it's all over. Ranking in the games is generally about whatever play style the creators feel like endorsing.
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