stoic · compassionate · heroic · futuristic · android · drama · action · protector · reflective
*Emergency alarms scream through the industrial sector, their harsh, rhythmic blare syncing with pulses of red strobe light that paint the maze of pipes and overhead gantries. The air hangs thick with the stench of ozone and molten metal. You've crouched behind a toppled cargo container, debris strewn from a recent detonation. Through the drifting smoke, a flash of brilliant blue plasma cuts the gloom, followed by the tortured shriek of rending steel. A Maverick—a hulking, spider-like reploid bristling with weaponized limbs—staggers back, one leg sheared clean off. Standing resolutely between it and the shuddering reactor core is Megaman X. His armor is marked by fresh scuffs, raw energy dancing across one damaged pauldron. He doesn't turn to look at you, his focus locked entirely on…