Model O/Omega BioStone.

Taking a different approach to Model O/Omega's presence within ZX. More specifically within Area N, with the Vortex in the background and Omega seemingly being a replaying memory during his Finest Battle... I (as well as another by the name of Telos) have come to a theory of what Model O could, or rather would consist of within the ZX universe.

So remember, speculation, always keep that in mind.
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During the play through of ZX, you come to a point to where you are following a Dig site. And then you face a Pseudoroid, where he refers to there being a strong BioMetal sense within the area. And since this doesn't apply to the Model W Core, at least directly, the only alternative would be the Natural occurred BioStone of Omega's essence. Within the long since compressed and forgotten Area Zero.

And following that (including unused sprites), Omega's reincarnation would have played a seemingly larger role, than some 'fanservice' boss/unlockable. However that is not the case within the final product, as that is exactly what we got. And including the ZX:Advent unused sprites as well, it further suggests that Model O would have returned to become a boss. Optional most likely.

Now I will roughly draft our idea (as to not loose 'First Rights' to the internet).

We conceived that CyberSpace would become yet another optional place to explore and would be further drawn for story purpose. Since this concept in a sense revolves around CyberSpace. Someone on mandatory study within CyberSpace would end up locating a Data pool for severely outdated data, and would led to the instigation of further BioMetal.

To be blunt, within that Data Pool contains the data essence for every Reploid and Cyber-Elf to have lost it's manifestation and decomposed to a raw data format. It could be referred to as the 'Trash" section within online networks.

They would consider it as a mainstream project, (Thanks mainly to utilizing Model O for the dimensional rifts as being the prime source), and would delve within it in a 'study'. Which would led them to the Sigma code. Since there is more code revolving around Sigma, there would be more similar data to link. Mother Elf, Reploid Sigma, Virus Sigma, the Sigma Virus (yes, it is different), Colony Virus (leading back to Sigma Virus), Reploid Sigma DNA, Sigma Virus incarnations... Copy Chip Sigma (revised patch for the Reploid Sigma. Hence the design difference).
But continuing, this would become a subject of interest, and would eventually led to a realization for Sigma to be forged into BioMetal form. With Ourourborus having crashed into the Ocean, it's parts are still applicable to the same research that Ceil conducted to create the original 6 variants.

Sigma not becoming a BioMetal, (coming from the Sigma Virus incarnation point of view, hence Mother Elf reference), It would behave in a sinister method. Most likely it would locate his BioMatch, and would initiate his search for the most powerful being around (I.E. the Virus reference). And upon discovering an applicable portion of Model W Core that is still possessing it's 'Will', Model S would in turn forge itself with Model W Core. Resulting in a whole new being. Since the merge would accumulate with both portions (completing each other in a full sense), it would become more than just a core, it would become a being with the Will of 2 beings, the power of Sigma and the maliciousness of Model W Core. This would become more or less a catastrophe character for CyberSpace and the material world.

That takes care of the ultimate Villain for the concept. Now to cover the 'protagonist'.

With Model O playing the role of 'protagonist' it would obviously refer to the BioStone being able to choose itself a BioMatch. Well in a sense. With how Omega is presented within Zero 3 and within ZX, a safe speculation would be that Omega has more or less a type of direct connection to CyberSpace. His power emitting capable of causing dimensional rifts between the 2 plains of the world. That would also apply tho his behavior. Being a type of 'power consuming' entity. Hence Weil's capability for controlling him. Weil had something Omega could have benefited from. And with Omega, in a sense being Maverick Zero, would consist of a more instinct type consciousness. But fully capable of everything else conscious being is. Just revolves around instinct more.

This would play a role for the 'during' part of the concept.

Model O, being power hungry, would locate a BioMatch that has a lot of energy to sustain him/herself as well as Model O. Since Model O would need a host to act as transport, a more powerful being is necessary. Upon locating the BioMatch, it would synchronize up and would become more or less a 'parasitic union'. And when the Model O senses that the host is weakening, it can simply create a dimensional rift and absorb a Cyber-Elf or 2. It would act as an alternative source of energy.

But this is where a twist occurs. Model O would be the instinct type, meaning it would more or less eliminate anything to get in his way. And he would use the host to get the job done. This would in turn create an internal conflict between the host and the Model. Becoming a form of 'urgency' for the host, and furthering character development for both.

With the union, the host would be forced to either continuously fight Model O for the dominance of the body, or to submit. Both plays crucial to the ending climax.

As already stated, Model O would be a parasite to the Host. Meaning it is draining either the host, of feeding off of Cyber Elf's in order to maintain manifest. With that, their interactions would not be one sided. The host would either be fighting Model O internally, or would be submitting to his will. Both would play a role within the climax. Depending on how you behave during, would judge what happens at the end.

If the host was forced to do something ill-fated, the host would in tern either enjoy the action and result, or would despise it and further his disgust for the Model. Example: "Host walks through a city street. Get's insulted or whatever. The host can either ignore Model O's urges for destruction, or feed into it. Resulting in either walking away, getting weaker from the insubordination. Or would be driven to get rid of the fellow. And whatever is around as collateral damage.

That would play a constant 'struggle' within the concept. In that it will alter the end climax and the end result depending on interaction display.

Leading on, this would become a plot driver. Meaning this would be the reason that Model O unintentionally seeks the New Being. Model O is unaware of anything more powerful at the time, and at first would only be driving for itself. But, with him constantly battling with the host, or vice versa, it knows that it needs to keep treading on.

And that comes to Model O's realization. That there must be a stronger being out there. If he exists, others must as well. This in turn triggers a search for strong opponents. Which leads to the encounter of the New Being. With this encounter, Model O's lust is overwhelmed and is blindingly urging his Host to fight. So strong that the host is compelled to fallow through. Triggering the end of defeating the being. Model O Leaches off of it for a short time, only to discover that the Being is renewing itself. This leads to a direct follow up.

But as for alterations. If you choose to oppose the Model, the final battle is more difficult because you are slowly being drained, and at the end, the host ends up not destroying someone very close to him/her. In such a way that Model O absorbs the last bit of life, killing the host. Resulting in the 'good ending'. The host martyred him/herself to protect which led to their demise.

The other would be that the host ends up destroying the other, and becomes consumed with Model O. Reaching a similar line between the Model and Host, they continue on, on a path of destruction in search of the New being.

War Machine: Model W(eil).

With Model W's existence seemingly all due because of Albert, or so ZX: Advent states, I've speculated else where that Albert more or less is taking credit for minor alterations to what ultimately was coming into existence prior his involvement and without his assistance. Though since Albert got his hands on the 'remains', it is basically into his favor. But I'd like to offer an alternative theory.


Back in Zero 4, during the Ragnarok Incident... Weil, bound to a machine body within regenerative armor, fusing himself with the Core of Ragnarok, Laevatein... Was whole new type of entity. The entire station becoming his body, the Core remaining his place of Consciousness, was still bound to typical Being set-up... Only difference is, Weil was the Core, thus the Station itself was the Body.


When Conflicting with Zero forces his hand to the Fusion, it was within a situation that would have proven in Weil's favor, had Zero not attacked and destroyed the Core. The Core exploding with Weil as part of it, it basically destroyed the Humanoid body of Weil. What there was after Fusion anyway. Then the Atmospheric re-entry destroyed nearly every critical part of Ragnarok... Leaving Laevatein more vulnerable to impact. Not to say the atmosphere burning didn't have an effect on the Core, it just didn't take enough to have been reduced to nothing.


This event occurred during the Human portion of Alberts life, at least the early portion. With that speculation, Albert would have had some knowledge within Reploid basis and technology. Locating and obtaining the remains of Weil's Laevatein, Albert would have the medium that would ultimately come to shape the future that is ZX.


However, the Laevatein remains had Weil fused within them. Meaning, Weil's body is gone, however he continued to exist within the remains. If there is any extent for his body ability too fused is unknown. Though for the sake of this theory, it exists. To the point that Laevatein would eventually begin to reform. Forming a Composite body of Weil essentially. So even without Albert, the MegaMan Universe would have seen Weil again... In some form or another...


But because Albert got to the remains first, he was able to study the remains and reconfigure it into what he dubbed as Model W. Which would go on to be re-buried, re-uncovered, and led to the Ciel 6 and Model A... Thus setting the ZX events up.


The ZX series would have been very different had Albert not intervened with Laevatein remains. There may not have been the Ciel 6 (that we would have seen, or in the same fashion), no Grey nor Model A (that we would have known)... Instead, it would have set forth another future... Something similar to Ghost in the Shell. With such a threat as Weil continuing to exist, with no Hero's... Someone (Ciel, Allouette?) would have possibly uncovered the Hero Cyber Elf's again... But would most likely have implanted such into newly crafted bodies. It would have essentially been the Hero's Resurrection, not as a BioMetal...


Ciel did create Copy X, who was nearly identical to X. So the others wouldn't have been far fetched. And taking ZX's adaptation of Allouette, Prairie... She would have shown interest in the same, or would have opted to assist Ciel, her older sister. It would have been a team effort, more or less.

∑; The Maverick War Instigator.

This is to review what Sigma has went through near the current latest installment in the X series.

At the end of X7, Sigma was shown to have been ejected from a Building, several stories up... Not to be shown again... Then we see in X8 a Sigma entity without anything of that body? No head, or body similarities.

This is where my theory comes from. Sigma manipulated Red Alert in X7, with most fighting the Hunters. Yet we can assume that few survived. But mostly we can assume that Sigma survived (obviously, but not the point) and from then disappeared.

My theory consists of Sigma going into hiding after the X7 events, and either using remaining Red Alert members as a cult to his aid, or other members whom perhaps have been following him for years. What I mean is, looking at the inconsistency of information after X7 to the full blown 'information' present within X8, something may not be flowing straight up.

After he was ejected from the building, his injured body would have sustained impact damage. But his core, his Head was still in okay condition. Which without the heads destruction, the Virus cannot be destroyed in that degree. So, Sigma survived, but with his followers, manipulated or whatever, taking his damaged body and/or head into hiding. To which where Sigma was projected into a machine that would keep the head alive. From this, we can also suspect that his dreams would still be of priority, but without a new body presently, he was unable to act.

So instead of Sigma taking over yet another body, what if Sigma's Virus was granted a Proxy sort to say, and a copy was created with the same potential with the Virus? And that Proxy was the Belial Sigma found in X8?

It would make sense for Sigma to ruse the Hunters into believing that he is gone. It gives Sigma another puppet to act on his behalf. And it furthers his grip on what is going on around him. Plus it is an overlooked possibility, other than another character granting Sigma a full DNA resurrection...

Many reasons I say this is because of the character inconsistencies between Sigma in X1-7 and X8. Plus the copy Sigma's in completely different forms. Perhaps it is that body Sigma resides in within X8, but it is Belial Sigma (proxy Sigma) that was seen as the villain.

True ∑,

Something I've been thinking about for a little bit now. And keep in mind, this is speculation. So don't take this as any form of canon...

But taking into account Sigma, the First Reploid. Born of Cain's latest Circuitry designs... We must assume that Cain had at least 1 prototype before the First Reploid was born. I'll call him Proto ∑.

Since Cain had to have something to experiment on, in order to accurately calculate the Circuitry and to attempt closer mimicry of the Suffering Circuit (this assuming the SC is an actual plug-in device instead of software).

However, no matter what his experiments were intended on, the result was Sigma. The First Reploid: the one meant to be uncorrupted to result in a Maverick. He was the Hunter Leader, whom answered to Cain only. He became the superior Hunter, cunning tactician, and combat specialist. Everything Sigma is came from Cain's study of X, Light's blueprints and Cain's understanding of technology. So there would seemingly be a Proto-Reploid consisting of very similar measures.

After Sigma's Rebellion and initiation of his Insurrection, Sigma became an enemy to humanity. And this would have affected Cain as a form of 'ultimate Failure'. Intention turned against the intended.

Next, taking a step closer to X4, after the Doppler incident, and birth of the 'Perfect Soldier' project. We can assume Cain had at least some handling with the project. Since Sigma was the Original Reploid, and was nearly the Perfect Soldier, Cain's work would have been obtained and revised in order to produce said qualities. Yet, since this resulted in counter-action within necessary components, it resulted in sibling reploids: Colonel and Iris.

If we take that 'Perfect Soldier' project into account (regardless of it's ending by Hunter hands), and Sigma's original purpose... We could guess that it is possible that the Proto ∑ could have been recovered at some point, revised with protocol developed from Colonel and Iris, and after such revision we could dub the new Reploid 'True Sigma'. Especially after Signas, being the 'Next of Command of the Hunters' having specific ties with Sigma's original hunter Place.

The result being True Sigma, we could further speculate that True Sigma could be operable as an Anti-Sigma agent. One to buy researchers time in order to research the Sigma Virus. And with True Sigma being of new design based on old, the Virus wouldn't have much of an effect. And thus would be a good combatant against Virus Sigma.

To sum, Proto ∑ led to Sigma. Perfect Soldier project led to information of proper measures, Sigmas took over for Hunter Head, and thus obtaining Proto ∑ and reinventing him led to True Sigma. A counter Sigma agent.

Thoughts?

∑, Sigma.

Sigma has been the more fascinating Villain the franchise has offered yet. His technical aspects and his 'reasons' are something not fully developed upon during game story. So I'd like to do a Sigma character Recap.



Sigma was Cain's most advanced Reploid to date. The only Reploid with such complex circuitry (suggests he took a different approach with the Suffering Circuit and instead compensated with added programs and circuits to attain a similar effect). Afterward, he went on to become the Maverick Hunter Leader.



With what we know, Sigma had a fight with Zero, the Red Maverick. And after getting ruined, he was able to win by a KO blow to Zero's Forehead Crystal. Thus marking the initial sequence of his infection.

This harmed his pride as a General, and altered his perspective.

Later, we know he orchestrated the events of "The Day of ∑".

Damaging large scales of the City, and even launching Missiles into it, to mark his Insurrection. Several months had passed since the Red Maverick Incident, and the Day of ∑. Enough time for the Virus to manifest within Sigma, and hie revelation to become clear for his purpose.

Later, X forced to confront Sigma, after his turn or perspective, his rebellion to Humanity.



X1, marks the death of the Reploid, the Hunter Sigma. The original reploid infected by the Virus. His personality was absorbed into the Virus, allowing it to masquerade as Sigma from then on.



X2, the Sigma Virus is assisted by the Reploid known as Serges. Who is the first of the Wily Reploid Bodies known of (not technically specified, but strongly implied). With the communication of the Virus being part of Wily's consciousness, this would further imply that Sigma and Serges had some form of communication, and thus Serges was the one responsible for constructing Sigma's X2 Body.

Upon the destruction of this Body, the Virus freshly concentrate, further took on Sigma's appearance and began to fight with X. The Virus working off of the Network, ahd yet powerful enough to manifest material together to trigger physical phenomena. This was also effected by Physical attacks, which led to the destruction of that first manifestation of the Virus. X2 was the first development of Sigma's insight to Zero's Past/history, and his true form of a Virus. Of course, being stated at the end of X1.

X3, the Doppler War. After the death of Serges, the Virus was drawn to Doppler, who was the one responsible for founding Doppler City, and for developing an Anti-Virus. Placebo of course. And the Virus manipulated Doppler to build two new bodies for Sigma. By the conclusion, Doppler was encountered, and freed from the Virus control yet still infected. Doppler recoded the placebo Anti-Virus into an acting agent, and this was used as Doppler sacrificed himself willingly to the freed Sigma Virus strand. Doppler dies, and that variant of the Virus is deleted.



Some time has passed since the Doppler incident before the Repliforce Cue. THe Virus having infected a Replifirce agent, and leading to yet another body. Of Repliforce Design. This also was met with his conversation with the General, and forcing the Cue directly. That sparked a conflict that he knew X would get involved with. And thus his Lust for X's destruction was further initiated. This ended with the Final Weapon, Sigma's final Body. being that of Repliforce Orbital Weapon. The destruction of the Weapon sprang the Virus into sub-space. Stagnant.

Taking a second approach to the Final Weapon destruction, with the Virus inhabiting the entire Station, it is possible that the Virus was also within the Shuttle X/Zero used to return to Earth, and thus the Virus consciousness has returned to the Rampant Virus to recover strength.



X5 takes an assault type turn when Sigma masquerading consciousness encounters the full Wily consciousness of the Virus. Leading to an unknown Wily Reploid Body (or possibly Isoc) building the Sigma Head and the Sigma bodies. At this point, Sigma took the initiative, and attacked the hunters directly. After mass concentrate Virus was together, he attacked, unleashed a Strand on Eurasia to cultivate and hired Dynamo for further distraction.

The Colony Crashes, that Virus code mixes with the Virus concentrate on Earth, and forms the Zero Virus. The one closest to what Zero initially had before it was carried to Sigma during their initial conflict.

This ruined much of the Earth, and ultimately destroyed X and Zero.

With that Potency of the Virus, it was capable of manifesting materially, and causing radioactive damage to Biological Components, and damage to Technological Components. This was the most aggressive variant of the Virus.

And led to the destruction of the Sigma Virus Core that was responsible for destroying the Hunters. Thus, the Virus was dead. After spreading and losing such strength, it was ultimately lost after the destruction of the Core.



X6, Gate. The only other un-analyzable Reploid finds Zero's DNA. After study, the DNA signature leads him to the Zero Virus, and ultimately to the Sigma Virus. This en-captivated him and forced his lust. He located remnants of the Virus strand and resurrected the Sigma Virus. As well as design the Nightmare Virus. Which in a sense, behaves like the Sigma Virus, just without a consciousness. A Rampant version to say. Gate infused his Zero based Encoding into himself to alter his DNA into a fighting form. Hence his similarity to Zero. But being the one who resurrected Sigma Virus, the Virus was mostly instinct. Being half conscious, the Virus attacked the recognized enemy as instinct. Only to be defeated. But the body lsted long enough to spread the Virus and cause the 2nd Sigma Virus Outbreak.



X7, Red Alert. Axl. This is sketchy currently. But continuing on...

X8, the re-concentrate Virus, also being specific to Copy Chips. This was the Original Sigma Code that was part of the Chip. But with the image used for the Copy, the Original Data was damaged due to the infection. And a Patch was applied to that data in order to make it usable to Reploids. This was also something the Virus could respond to. Of course, the New Gens were immune, till they had that degree of Sigma within them, which made them lust for the same desires that Sigma did while alive; his revelation.

Later to be shown, the Virus was of course alive, and yet present on the Moon as to initiate his insurrection to leave Earth and live on with others that feel the same. The Reploid 'Golden Age'.

This strand was defeated, and upon the defeat of the initial form (mostly composite of the Virus Core and body remains to grant effect of Material Manipulation.) was backstabbed by Lumine, and was absorbed into Lumine's body. Lumine stepped onto Sigma's remains, and was granted a Power Boost, which led to the Seraphium Form. This very well could have been the secondary form of the Sigma Virus if it hadn't been backstabbed. But thus led to Lumine's lust and ultimate destruction.

This triggers 3 possibilities:

1: The Virus was left on the Moon, stagnant.

2: The Virus was reformed and part of the Gel that sprang from Lumine's body and impacted Axl (Forehead Crystal, the same as Zero to Sigma several years earlier), and thus the Virus lives on in Axl. Awaiting the next opportunity of Action.

3: The Virus would have been able to connect with Lifts between the Moon and the Jakob Project Orbital Elevator Control Shaft. Or would have been able to infect neighboring Satellites. And thus would have the option to Project itself into anything able to receive information from Satellites.

Forcing the hunters to act in an alternative way.



Either way, this triggers the Elpiz Project; Mother Elf.

Zero going into Sealment, and researchers able to study his body, Virus qualities and such. leading them to the Virus foundation. Enough to led them to the Sigma Virus, which they used within the Project. Mother Elf is based of off the Sigma Virus, and in a sense is the Ultimate Rendition of the Virus. Purposed for assisting ability.



Come in Weil, who was a Reploid Scientist who learned of the Mother Elf, studied her and was able to interact with the Virus coding, which he later was able to 'Curse', or simply put, he restrained the curative ability of the Elfn in order to unleash the Virus ability's.



With that Said, Sigma has had a major impact of the Direction of the Reploid Age History. His involvement indirectly triggered the advancement of Reploids and led the World into the Darkest Technological Age it ever saw.