Vile

Vile, also known as VAVA and Vile V, is a character from the Mega Man series.
== Charactah Account ==
Vile is a former Maverick Hunter who was detained for use of excessive force, released by Sigma to act as his second in command during the events of X1. He is later revived by Dr. Doppler as "Vile MK-II" in X3 in order to defeat X. After a long absence from the series, he returns in X8 as "Vile V" to kidnap Lumine and spearhead the new-generation Reploid revolution.
Vile is an arrogant and violent individual. Though he used to be a Special A class member of the Maverick Hunters, Vile had an abnormality in his electronic brain that made him ruthlessly hunt down Mavericks and totally annihilate them, without regard for collateral damage. Due to being a borderline Maverick, he was removed from duty and detained, being freed during Sigma's rebellion so he can cause as much destruction as he wishes. Despite his callous and unruly nature, he is still a clever strategist, carefully retreating after Zero damages his Ride Armor and later trapping him in a cage to keep him out of the way; Vile then cunningly attempts to use Zero as bait in a bid to capture X as well. In a subsequent encounter, he further demonstrates his aptitude for martial tactics when he once again attempts to trap X but this time in a factory set to explode.
While Vile originally looked down on X, he developed a grudge against X after being resurrected and upgraded by Dr. Doppler, ignoring the doctor's plans and going off to fight X on his own terms. When he meets Axl, he instantly looks down on him for being a fairly new Hunter and taunts him when he gets riled up.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Irregular Hunter X: The Day of Sigma
=== Cartoons ===
* Mega Man
=== Comics ===
* Mega Man
* Mega Man: Redemption
* Mega Man: Worlds Unite Battle
* Sonic Universe
=== Light Novels ===
* Rockman X The Novel: Irregulars Report
=== Manga ===
* Rockman X
* Rockman X3
=== Video Games ===
* Dragon Poker
* Elemental Story
* Mega Man Battle Network
* Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
* Mega Man X
* Mega Man X Collection
* Mega Man X DiVE
* Mega Man X Legacy Collection
* Mega Man X3
* Mega Man X5
* Mega Man X8
* Mega Man Xtreme
* Mega Man Zero 2
* Project X Zone
* Project X Zone 2
* Rockman X3 Buster Battle
* Rockman ×over
* Street Fighter × All Capcom
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
* Teppen
* Tower of Saviors
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
* Zombie Cafe
== Trivia ==
* The D-Arts and 66 Action Dash Vile figures come with a glass of Bourbon, an homage to his appearance in the manga, where he tells X it would not matter if the glass is filled with Bourbon or mud as Reploids can't tell the difference between them. Later in Sigma's fortress, Vile asks X if he wants a glass of Bourbon when they started fighting, making a reference to their previous encounter.
** Similarly, one of the promotional artworks for Vile in D-Arts has him putting his foot on a downed X while standing over both X and Zero, which was a reference to his Vile Mode ending in Maverick Hunter X where he, in an insane rage, abused the defeated X's weakened body.
* Vile shares similarities with Bass from the classic Mega Man series.
** Both Vile and Bass are obsessed with defeating the protagonist Mega Man of their respective series.
** Both Vile and Bass use rapid-fire based weaponry.
** Both Vile and Bass have gold streamlines across their body.
* It's commonly speculated amongst the Mega Man community that the character's name was changed from Vava or Baba (as the letters B and V are sometimes interchangeable in Japanese) to Vile for the North American release of Mega Man X because Capcom USA was afraid of being sued by LucasFilm, given the character's resemblance to Boba Fett, a character from the Star Wars universe, especially the helmet with T-visor as well as the fact that VAVA can also be spelled "BABA". However, TOM-PON has stated that "VAVA" is actually in reference to the character Bubba Zanetti (ババ・ザネッティ Baba Zanetti) from the 1979 film Mad Max.
** Vile's Mega Man X8 color scheme more closely resembles Boba Fett's, which may be in reference to this comparison.
** Coincidentally, as VAVA is renamed Vile outside Japan, this would also result in Dr. Weil's name being transliterated as such from Dr. Vile in order to avoid confusion with him.
* An early design of Vile shows him with a "Z" on the forehead of his helmet.
* Vile is the second-most recurring antagonist in the Mega Man X series next to Sigma, and the first to become a playable character.
* Vile's weakness in Mega Man X and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X is the same as Wolf Sigma's primary weakness from the first Mega Man X game: Rolling Shield.
* Unused sprites found in Mega Man X reveal that Vile was originally able to use a buster. However, this was scrapped for unknown reasons.
* It is unknown how Vile is able to boost in the air and use his dashing move when fighting with X in Mega Man X, as his concept art shows no propulsion outlet at his back. However, two propulsion outlets were added at lower parts of his back pack in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.
* In Mega Man X, Vile locked Zero inside a capsule that has Sigma's mark on the lower part. This capsule also appears in Mega Man Zero 3 as one of the modifications for the New Resistance Base's elevator.
* In Project X Zone, it is foreseen in Chapter 37 by Yuri Lowell of Tales of Vesperia that Vile would meet his end the same way his own nemesis Zagi did. Zagi and Vile share similar parallels in that they are both single-minded in the pursuit of their goals and their existence can only truly be defined when they beat their respective rival (Yuri and X). The two villains finally team up in Project X Zone 2, being the wild cards in Ouma's 101 Embryo Project and, eventually, the VA.
* In the files from the closed beta version of Mega Man X DiVE, Vile was shown to be in his Vile MK-II incarnation with the Goliath Ride Armor. However, in the final version, it is the first version of Vile that appears instead. It could be that the staff intend to show the nature of the story regarding on "bug", hence the formal release feature an X1 Vile piloting his X3 Ride Armor.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Vile at MMKB
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