<P> The concept of Zero starring in his own series was proposed by Inafune . Inafune proposed that Zero star in his own series, and planned to go forward with the idea at the end of Mega Man X5 . However, he was unable to after Capcom announced another Mega Man title without his involvement . Designed by Toru Nakayama of Inti Creates, Zero was meant to have a more "human feel" rather than the complete "mechanical feel" of the X series . Nakayama wanted the public to recognize that this series was different from the X series . Since Capcom wanted Zero's general structure to be the same, Inti - Creates concentrated on how different they could make him, rather than how similar . Zero's depiction in the series was intended to be morally ambiguous and depend on the perspective, appearing as a hero from one point of view and a terrorist from another . </P> <P> Designed to be "harder and wilder" than the original Mega Man, Zero's design ultimately resembled Mega Man X in several ways due to his initial character concept, Inafune's insistence on drawing the character, and input from other project artists . In the X series, Zero has red and white armor with twin "horns" on his helmet . Zero also has his signature long blonde hair . His main weapon is the Z - saber, an energy - based sword that introduced melee combat to the Mega Man games . His secondary weapon is the Z - buster, a cannon mounted at the end of his right arm, similar to Mega Man X's primary weapon . A tertiary weapon that would orbit around Zero was also considered, but left uncompleted . Unlike the original Mega Man, who had a full head of hair under his helmet, Zero has a smooth secondary helmet, intended to imply the characters were older . In Mega Man X4, Zero was going to receive his own enhanced armor in the same way X does, but the development team decided not to finish it . </P> <P> In the Zero series, Zero's design sported a much more humanized and sleeker look . His mecha - inspired armor was eschewed for a red uniform consisting of a vest, gloves, and boots, while his arms and legs were more anatomically detailed . His Z - buster was no longer fused inside his hand, instead it was a handgun that fired energy bullets . The Z - saber became a triangular holographic blade, rather than a lightsaber - like weapon . Early concept art featured Zero with solid - black, pupil-less eyes, though this changed to a normal set of eyes as development progressed . </P> <P> Zero made his debut appearance in Mega Man X in 1993, and a cameo appearance in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters . In the latter, Zero was revealed to have been originally created by Dr. Wily sometime during the Mega Man series . Zero works as a Maverick Hunter, a soldier in charge of defeating Mavericks, robots who turned against humanity . He plays the role as X's comrade and best friend in the X series . The two, later accompanied by Axl, fight Sigma, Vile, and other enemies throughout the series . While in the first two titles he only assists X during gameplay, he becomes an optional character in X3 . In Mega Man X4, Zero is one of two playable characters, along with X . In his scenario, Zero is haunted by nightmares of a shadowy figure (implied to be Wily) awakening him and giving him orders to destroy an unknown individual, and visions of ensuing carnage . Additionally, during his scenario, Sigma reminds him of the time that he led the Maverick Hunters, and the encounter between the two that led to a vicious battle that led to Sigma punching out the crystal on Zero's helmet, leading to Sigma later becoming infected with the Maverick Virus . Depending on the story development, Zero can be fought as a boss character in Mega Man X5 . In Mega Man X6, Zero is not initially present in the game since he went missing in the end of Mega Man X5 during a fight against Sigma, and he becomes an optional character depending on how the story develops throughout the game . In the spin - off title Mega Man Xtreme, he is an assistant character but becomes playable in the sequel, Mega Man Xtreme 2 . He is also playable during the prologue and the last chapters from the role - playing video game Mega Man X: Command Mission . </P>

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