Monday, October 15, 2018

Character Analysis:Sigma


Helpful links

Location to find some of the artbooks:https://www.mediafire.com/folder/3pdijxesq811i/artbooks

Ch 13 of X manga 1 https://truyentranhclub.com/megaman-x/x1-chapter-13-end#chap

Download link for most Megaman X manga http://tanjou-scanlations.blogspot.com/2013/08/manga-downloads.html

Backstory

Aliases: Sigma, The Professor
Debuts: Mega Man X (1993)
Height: Roughly 7'5"
Weight: Roughly 200+ lbs
Age: Likely a few decades old

A reploid created by the human character Dr.cain, who was originally intended to help fight evil “reploids” by leading a squad of soldiers called the maverick hunters. He was the one who originally discovered Dr.Wily’s final creation Zero, who after he battled shortly after his discovery, exposed him to a super virus known as the Maverick virus. Due to Sigma’s own programing being so strong in comparison to the virus, his DNA soul actually integrated and merged with said virus, creating the Sigma virus. This lead to a spiraling of events when Sigma lost most of his empathy and decided to rebel against humanity, using other reploids as pawns in the process.



Sigma’s bodies
So fun fact. Sigma is actually somewhat of a body hopper due to his status as an incorporeal virus. In every game he typically gets his “main body” destroyed in in the next one he’ll show up in a new one. For the most part abilities of these bodies have significant overlap, or at the very least differences between them are fairly negligible.

Each body is normally created by various followers or worshipers that Sigma has called over to his side through his charisma or the virus, with characters such as Doppler, the x-hunters, Gate, and possibly even Wily being the main contributors.

Arsenal

Beam sword
Sigma’s weapon of choice, and the weapon used by him most consistently when he was the leader of the maverick hunters and shortly after he rebelled. An energy beam sword in the same vein of the one used by Zero. It can be used to block and parry projectiles


Sigma blade
A gigantic energy blade, about twice the size that Sigma is. When used by the protagonist in games it’s notable for high attack power and the ability to more easily pierce through enemy barriers. It also halves the energy usage of special weapons.


Beam Scythe
Uses a energy scythe Sigma using during his boss fights in X4. In addition to being an energy weapon, the blade seems to be able to be charged with electricity during more powerful swings. Sigma can also throw it around like a boomerang to hit opponents from a distance. He can also embed it into walls to electrify their surfaces.  
  • Sigma charging the blade of the weapon with electricity in MX4:https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=53
  • Sigma throwing the weapon like a boomerang in MX4 https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=74
  • Sigma throwing it into a wall and electrifying that surface, making it more dangerous for X to jump kick on said surface https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=77


Energy rifle
A large Rifle that shoots non descript bullets of energy. Said shot can bounce off walls, giving the weapon some unpredictability. The rifle can also split in also split into two smaller guns with rapid fire capabilities, in exchange for weaker shots.


Boomerang Shield
A shield can use to block projectiles and attacks in X3.It can also be thrown a short distance like a boomerang, to attack opponents.

Energy cannon
A giant energy cannon Sigma can summon in x7. It creates a person tall blast of energy over th course of a few dozen feat.


Claws
A pair of wolverine claws that can be used to perform a myriad of close quarters slashing attacks in Megaman x2.


Flamethrower
Sigma has a flamethrower like device embedded in his arms in X3, that can shoot out large beach ball sized fireballs. Said fireballs travel along the surface of any solid wall or floor they hit, making them somewhat of an environmental hazard.


Abilities

Flight
Sigma very often has the ability to either fly or hover in most of his base bodies.


Teleportation
In most of Sigma’s bodies he’s displayed some form of teleporton power. Typically this is only done over a short range.


Electrokinesis
Sigma can manipulate various forms of electricity over the course of his appearances. For example he can summon upwards of 5 electrical orbs to sends towards opponents in X2. CAn erect single story high walls of electric energy that advance towards opponents in X2 and can also shoot balls of electricity from his mouth in X6.


Head weaponry
Sigma tends to have a variety of weapons stored or built into his head or eyes. This includes weapons that let his head shoot energy beams in X1 and shooting long consistent lasers from his eyes or head in X4 and X8 respectively. The lasers from his head can also set objects on fire.


Energy manipulation
Sigma can manipulated energy(that’s most likely similar to use in beam weaponry), for tons of different offense attacks through the series. He can drop myriads of energy balls onto the surface of a wall or floor, after which they will travel along said surface in X4. He can project large blue or pink waves of energy as a projectile attack in X5 and X6 respectively. As well as shoot smaller blue energy orbs in a swerving pattern horizontally in X5.He can create a giant floating mass of green energy that will progressively advance towards an opponents, even if pushed back with various form of projectile attack. Shooting large blue rings, that can move up and down while spinning in X8. He also seems to be able to suck the energy from opponents on direct contact, though this does not heal or enhance his own abilities.

Energy fields and shields
Sigma can create various force fields and energy shields to protect himself. For example he creates a small handheld energy shield in X7, and seems to have a circular forcefield that can block some attacks in x8. He can also charge himself with a red aura to increase his power and defenses in x8.


Misc


Other(Alternate bodies)

So whenever Sigma’s smaller main bodies get destroyed in a megaman game, he has a tendency to immediately transform or transfer into a larger more bulky Kaiju form of sorts. For the most part how “reliable” some of these forms would be in a random fight are up to debate. Many of them directly embedded into or connected to the bases that Sigma operates in each game. Though some act more like extra forms of armor, mechs, or are more free floating and maneuverable super forms.

Wolf sigma
Made when Sigma’s disembodied head attaches to a large wolf like mech embedded into his base in MX. The wolf form can breath fire and shoot orbs of electric energy from its mouth. Has two floating sets of claws that can slash opponents and shoot out bolts of lightning. Finally has shoulder pads that can rain down large beams of energy in the X remake.


-Due to the nature of the form it’s not very useful in a spontaneous fight.

Kaiser Sigma
A larger heavier armored body Sigma uses in MX3. It can fire homing missiles at an opponent. Shootout bomb like mines as a projectile, shoot wide arching lasers from cannons in the shoulders and has jet boots that allow for limited flight.


-This form due to being less hampered by physical room connections could be more useful for a random encounter.

Cyborg/slime Sigma
Two forms that Sigma alternate between during his final fight in X4. They cyborg is a glados like machine with an energy gun that can shoot thin or widened beams at an opponent and can teleport. The slime from giant head attached to the floor that can summon spikes and create wind storms to push opponents against them. As well as magnetize stones and objects to t’s position, so it can fling them back at opponents.

Both forms are also backed up by three large head mechs called, mini bodies. The red one shoots fireballs, the blue one sprays a damaging icy mist and the yellow one shoots electric balls.



Cyborg form

Slme form
Slime form creating a wall of spikes https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=261
Slime form sucking in objets and ejecting them with the force to hurt opponents https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=406
Slime shooting out blue wind like projectiles https://youtu.be/0aby-TL9t3k?t=263

Mini bodies


-These forms all seem to be directly attached to the base the final fight of X4 takes place in, making them harder to use in a spontaneous fight.

Gamma Sigma
A giant sigma body used in X5. You can only actually see the head and shoulders of it when you fight. The form can shoot  giant ecltroballs from the eyes to zero in on an opponent, can utilize two flying giant spiked fist for melee or energy projectile attacks. Can shoot electricity from the fingertips of said fists and also summon large energy cubes to either encapsulate or ram into opponents. At times the form seems to be able to slip into an intangible state as well.


-This form doesn’t seem to move. It might not be super mobile.

Hell sigma
A giant mechanical skeletal form Sigma takes on In x6. It has no official fans but fans have dubbed it Hells sigma.The form can shoot a giant green laser out of its mouth both horizontally and summoned vertically overtop of opponents.Can create giant balls of sparking dark energy, to fly across a screen. Can shoot green shapeshifting heads shaped like himself. Said heads can fly, transform into spiked objects to impale foes and shoot small blue energy projectiles


-this form also seems to be embedded into its surroundings.

Colossus sigma
The final form Sigma uses in X7. It’s basically just him as a giant more or less. The form can summon giant green balls of energy to fall on opponents, can summing yellow homing energy projectiles by spinning, can spew fireballs from the mouth, and has a giant laser gun in the crotch. Sigma also has huge fists he can use to punch things in this form, and retains the ability to fly and teleport, making it one of the most maneuverable of his superforms.
-Probably the best superform body
Sigma head
A giant head shaped mech. It can fire green energy balls, flurries of small blue energy balls, a giant purple laser out of the mouth and teleport.



-kinda lacks utility for a fight.
Sigma beast
A ride armor Sigma uses as a boss in Xtreme 2.It can fly, teleport, shoot green energy balls, large green lasers and blades. Finally dashing forward as an attack with an energy aura.


-might be useful in a spontaneous fight.

Sigma virus
Essentially the “maverick virus” that was sealed with Zero combined with Sigama’s DNA soul. It’s typically exists as an intangible wireless virus, and continuously replicates itself overtime. Sigma himself will appear as a giant Green wireframe head when in virus form, with smaller segments of the virus that infect robots appearing as flying purple sigma heads.Coming into contact with either will make a reploid portray symptoms of being a “maverick” such as insanity ,increased violence and lack of empathy. Sigma can also exert a degree of control over those infected by the Sigma virus, manipulating them into following his orders and ideals. Though that being said reploids for the most part still retain aspects of their personality or autonomy, and some may take longer to fully fall victim to a virus. The virus can also affect humans and non-sentient computers/mechanoids as well, though this seems to result more in madness or general malfunctions.

In order to fight the virus itself you typically need either an anti-virus program specifically tailored towards harming it(such as mother elf or Dopplers Anti Virus) or have a weapon specifically designed to attack it(X’s virus buster and Zero saber in certain forms). Having advanced virus protection protocols like X or Axl can also prevent infection, as already being insane upon infection like Zero.

Even when in Virus form Sigma can fight living opponents. His green headframe can shoot Red lasers out of its mouth, fly, teleport and summon minor enemies into existence out of nowhere. As a last resort Sigma can also possess the body of other robots or machinery, even if they are already inhabited by another reploids personality.

Finally while the sigma virus is dangerous it does have limits. The most Sigma has been able to spread the virus in a single shot, was over the entire plant in X5, by using the explosive trajectory caused by X and Zero destroying one of his bodies. However this left him unable to easily replicate the virus and weakened in X6 as a result.

Explanations on the sigma virus


Examples of Sigma fighting while in the form of the virus


The minor Sigma virus enemies

Examples of possessing people while in the form of the virus


Example of him modifying and coercing the will of robots to his goals


Forms of attack against the virus


Sigma virus causing machinery to malfunction or mechanaloids to go insane


Sigma virus causing general insanity or mass panic or reploids and humans


Misc

Feats

Speed/agility
Wall jumping across a dozen feet or so consecutively in X https://youtu.be/0qMDQTF8uVQ?t=5237

Jumping several stories into the air in Day of E ova https://youtu.be/PchA94QtPRk?t=176

Strength
Slicing through the armor of this renegade construction robot in day of E https://youtu.be/PchA94QtPRk?t=233

Slicing through the leg of the wily leg of war in achie is 40 https://readcomicbooksonline.org/reader/Mega_Man_2013/Mega_Man_(2013)_40/12

Punching Axl through a metal barrier in x8 https://youtu.be/lwKsHwlHbNg?t=15

Endurance
Tanking gunshots from Axl in X7 https://youtu.be/lwKsHwlHbNg?t=11

Being shot in the face by Axl and flung out a window in X7 https://youtu.be/lwKsHwlHbNg?t=50

Can survive various special weapons and attacks from Z, Zero and Axl. This includes fire, electricity, rapid freezing, explosives, high wind,Acid and intense gravity,and time stop

Scaling

X and Zero(and other reploids)


Classic series
Given the nature of what X and Zero were supposed to be compared to the classic series, it seems reasonable that they should be superior both to any their original counterparts as well as any robot created by or encountered by Wily and Dr.Light in that time period.


Experience

  • Lead the criminal unit the Maverick hunters in X1
  • Staged an uprising against humanity in X1
  • Lead the X-hunters and attempted to recreate a brainwashed Zero in X2
  • Took over the scientist dopple and manipulated him into creating an uprising in dopple town, as well as making him a new body in X3.
  • Manipulated the Maverick hunters and Repliforce into causing a civil war and nearly destroying world with a space laser in X4.
  • Orchestrated the fall of the space colony Eurasia and infected the entire planet with the Sigma virus in X5.
  • Killed the character Gate and fought with X and Zero in X6.
  • Took control of the vigilantes Red alert, and attempted to capture the character Alx in X7
  • Got cucked by Lumine in X8
  • Hacked into the mother computer of the maverick hunters and caused mass panic in xtreme
  • Was being hind the Erasure events in Xtreme 2
  • Has been hinted to have had contact and worked with Dr.Wily at some point.
  • Has generally led large organized forces to war
  • Has become a reality threatening threat multiple times in crossovers


Weakness

Sigma doesn’t normally have any glaring weakness, though his various forms do tend to be weak to certain attacks in the “Megaman” sense.


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