I wanted to compile evidence of Maverick and Virus encounters. And keep in mind, this is speculation. So treat it as hypothetical. And it is just an alternative theory.
I'll start off with Mavericks.
Maverick, or Irregular reploids and Mechaniloids (reploid prime focus here), can suffer from becoming a Maverick in a few ways:
-A: Complications from the incomplete suffering circuit replica.
-B: Glitch within the reploid electronic brain.
-C: Damages not repaired correctly.
-D: Cyber brain (their data selves) being hit by a transfer glitch, or incompletely programmed.
-E: DNA/consciousness programming error.
-F: Exposure and infection from the Maverick Virus.
Any number of these can cause a reploid to turn Maverick. However there are behavioral differences within 'how' they turn. And it is a short list of what else can be considered.
From evidence we know from the games themselves, Reploids are fully functional if they suffer from an Electronic Brain glitch. Case of Vile. He did what he was told, he just had less of a care for the collateral damage and possible casualties. He acted for just himself.
So E.B.G. is functional, yet self centered.
Cyber Brain is a barely touched upon subject, but it is in there. Evidence is Xtreme 1. Diving into a computer. Or life support systems shown in X5. So it is limited, but it is a possibility of not fully transferring from the body to the network, or vice versa.
Virus exposure on the other hand, is the more noticeable version of turning Maverick. I'll touch upon the Virus specs, but I'll outline differences of exposure.
When a reploid is infected, they loose themselves mentally. They go mad, and the only instinct possible is to become self reckless and cause destruction. This has been shown in X5 specifically. Infection is caused by either direct exposure, or indirect exposure. Either direct transfer, or being subject around whom is infected.
Differences within Mavericks are apparent. And also carry over into New Gen's as shown in X7 and X8. With the Copy Chip, reploid data is preserved and is functional towards whoever taps into it. This may also include such DNA/program errors. And they being able to turn Maverick by will only means they are no longer bound by programming restrictions placed by Humans. They turn as they wish. But they are still bound by physical flaws and errors.
Sigma on the other hand, did not loose himself. He kept his sanity. He just reshuffled his priorities. Which led him down the path of destruction. But before Sigma died, the Virus copied his data to masquerade on as the main X Antagonist. Sigma is the only different Virus infected Maverick. Only difference is Serges/Agile/Violen/Bit/Byte. They also contained themselves, however to a degree, they have been affected by the Virus, causing them to all be on the 'same page', but the Virus speculation is next...
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Speculation suggests that the Virus is in a sense, Wily. This is proved in X5, when Sigma hints at speaking with the DR.
And judging from MM8, the Virus could be singled out to be a bi-product of the Evil Energy Wily found and had been exposed to.
So current speculation suggests:
-A: Virus could be from Wily utilizing the Evil Energy.
-B: With Evil Energy feeding off of the mind, it could have given Wily a means to copy his mentality and consciousness.
-C: The Virus contains the consciousness of Wily as seen in X5.
-D: Wily having experimented with Mind Control in MM&B, and having Bass rebel suggests Wily needed a way to keep his creation in order.
-E: Wily's conscious has been suggested to have bounced between reploid bodies. Prime cases include Serges and Isoc.
So we can speculate that Wily creating the Virus serves 2 purposes: maintaining Wily's will in who possesses the Virus and keeping keeping the plot of X's destruction. And keeping Zero under control, serving Zero as the vehicle of Wily's continued non-biological existence. Which was suggestively demonstrated in MM&B, with King. When King began to question his 'place', Wily used a "Mind Control" machine. Hinting at it being a precursor to how Zero us utilized.
However, this Virus was unleashed from Zero between the destruction of Gamma's Unit and Sigma's battle. Before the Virus, before Zero, the other Maverick reasons were the prime concern of Maverick Hunters. After Zero, the Virus was added to Maverick cause.
The Virus was freed from Zero's body in the fight with Sigma. And with Sigma badly damaged, absorbed the core of the Virus. Leading to the Day of Sigma events.
After that, Zero's body freed from the Virus, regained prime control of the original mind within the body.
Anyway, the Virus being Wily makes sense in all accounts. Being the cause of reploids going mad, becoming irregularly hostile, and becoming selfless.
And with the Virus, speculation can also suggest that there exists a wireless network, allowing both Wily Virus and Sigma Virus to freely move around and infect/take over other reploids. But the Virus never stayed intact. It behaves just like a computer virus, meaning it can spread to whatever is possible to be infected. Allowing the consciousness to bounce between whoever is infected. Which is why Serges and Isoc are speculated to have been forms of Wily. And why Sigma is able to bounce into new bodies after convincing someone to build him one.
Even as such, Sigma has been the only one to withstand the Virus. He can communicate with the Virus consciousness and gives reason that Sigma fought the Virus for a while before succumbing to it.
Rough speculation, and concept analysis. Taking a different approach to the cannon theory.
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