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>>10074861
You know, I never realized that X4 gave the virus zero (heh) relevancy, outside of that flashback with Zero and Sigma of course. Maybe the aftermath of the Doppler incident really was supposed to lead to a lasting vaccine? So Sigma could still be around, but the Mavericks going forward wouldn't be infected by him, thus why he had to trick the General in X4? Would've been more interesting if they played that up more.
>>10075057
Wasn't Zero already in development when X5 dropped? And I know EXE came first and had a WonderSwan entry or two...
>>10075620
They wouldn't do away with Sigma. They were already thinking of his X8 characterization when they made MHX. But they might've been thinking of ways to put restrictions on the virus copout. Maybe redo the origins of the virus so it came posthumously from, say, Serges?
If they intended to replace Dr. Cain in X2 & X3, I think the best candidate would be Iris. That gives her more screentime and history with Zero, making her X4 drama more tragic rather than just another one-game character. Just make her more of scientist like Alia so it makes sense why she became her replacement in X5.
Man, Maverick Hunter X was a massive missed potential for coherency in the X series.