Wily Virus. Speculation MK I.

Ignoring the more popular approach to the 'Virus' concept. With that being a Malicious Program merging with a less that full capacity Suffering Circuit... I wish to take an alternative approach that would make almost just as much sense.

This takes chance with my 'Origin Virus' theory. And I can offer at least 1 piece of evidence that the program was initially a Virus. From technical aspects, a program cannot leak to another hardware based system, unless it is sent and accepted. Otherwise it is a Virus, a Spread program. Be it either a Worm, a Trojan, or a simple 'Crash' type Virus.

Either that, or it was a program that behaves like a Virus... But that is not the point.

Back in the era 20XX, Wily stumbled across a crash site with the remains of an alien robot... Scavenging through the wreckage, he discovers the 'Evil Energy'. This is the entire basis. As we know, Dur arrived at the same time, and after being 'repaired' went on to destroy the Evil Energy as he located it. But at the end, he states that he leaves the remains to MegaMan. Feeling like his 'Justice Energy' will overpower the Evil and bring peace...

But continuing on, Wily remained to have some left over, and with his mind, grew the Energy to utilize within his 'Experiments'. This Energy having an interaction on a mental level, gave Wily the idea for a form of 'Mind Control'. With the Energy tapping into ones mind, this gave Wily a means to focus on the energy and in a way, capture his will. However crude, but primitive as it was, seemed to work. Example is King in MegaMan & Bass. The machine for Mind Control. And then King's purple alteration.

With that in mind, Wily went on to further his development of that particular invention. Constantly developing methods to utilize the energy in alternative means. Till finally, it dawned on him. The Energy can communicate to machinery. On a digital level. And since the Energy is linked to his mind, that gave Wily a means to ultimately 'download' his mentality into a data form. The means can be speculated that he copied his mentality over a long peroid of time, then set his computer system network to initiate programs after his Death. This being done in the way that he sensed his time was up, and hooked himself up to the appropriet connections, and once he died, the computer downloaded his 'soul'. In a sense. This capable of merging with the recorded mentality, the Will would become a form of consciousness not bound to flesh. And following network order, would be collected within the Capsule containing Zero, and slowly integrating that Will into Zero's mind.

This being the 'Will' that forces Zero into a blood lust state. And also is the same Virus that integrates to Sigma. From that fateful punch to Zero's forehead crystal during the Virus interruption. Contacting Zero directly, which causes Zero pain. He fights against it since it is abnormal. Once Sigma struck and broke the Crystal, and during the Virus communication, it spread to Sigma. The victor over the Masterpiece of the original being for the 'Will'.

This is why Sigma didn't turn Maverick very quickly. Sigma was constantly having an internal struggle with another entity. Which ultimately led to Sigma's 'Revelation' for Reploid kind. And his interest in X. Also explains why Zero looses his malicious nature after the fight.

Once the Virus spread to Sigma, knowing that Zero failed in his mission for the first time. The Virus had an alternative use as well. Spreading to other reploids causing Mavericks. In a blitzkreg type tactic. Hoping that one of them could defeat his rival's Legacy.

Pure speculation, but it does make sense in the intended alternative way.