X-Evolution Part 2 (The PS years)
Finally! But before I move on, a little personality check:
I love X when he's pissed. I like him being angry at what's going on around him. And I like that anger translated to kicking major Maverick ass. A trend I'm seeing lately is a peaceful X, a kind of girly X. That's cute for two minutes, but, come on, give the guy some balls. Defeating Sigma's forces is no easy task. It takes guts and self-determination to overtake Sigma's evil plans. If you have played Maverick Hunter X, you know what I'm talking about. There's a scene in that game where X confronts Sigma, and X is so overwhelmed with anger that his voice, almost at screaming levels, tells everything. The last line before X battles Sigma's final form is my favorite. The voice actor does such a great job that I even took notice. I was startled by how passionate that last line was to the point where I wanted to say to X "Calm down." It may seem like its OOC (out of character), but its not. That's what I expect from X not him blinking his eyes like in the SNES games. I want an red meat eating X who will spit out its blood if he has to. Do you think X wants to destroy things? No, but he has to save humanity. That's why I love X.
MMX4:
I have a love-hate relationship with this game mostly love. Its one of my favorites, but at the same time, I really think that this game marked the beginning of the games forgetting about X. You had a choice to play as X or Zero each with their unique stories. Looking at both stories, Zero's was cooler than X's story. Zero had Iris problems, repliforce problems, Colonel problems. What did X have? A football helmet wearing, future maverick named Double. The problem with X's story was that it was so generalized that I felt like he wasn't there. He only appeared at the intro and at the end. This is his story. They gave Zero a story, a good one, but why not X?
But seriously, X never looked hotter. The intro, wow. I think he appears in a total of ten seconds, but it was a well planned ten seconds. The ending is nothing but pretty X. But let me warn you: turn the sound off. His voice is grating and immature.
MMX5:
I'm not very familiar with the rest of the series beyond X4, but I'll pretend I am. X5 is an interesting game because a lot of people say its the "last" true game of the X series, plot wise. I agree, but I think the series can continue beyond X5. They have anyway although the plots aren't good. I'm not going to mention anything about the intro because I haven't seen it in detail. But...
One thing I do like about this game is this: X and Zero duke it out! I ain't going to lie, them fighting is hot. There are many different variations on this but here is my favorite:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LSMWAd5fMFA
I also like the mini cut scene at the end. It doesn't show in the video, but I'm sure you can find it.
BTW, did I post a spoiler? I just noticed that the picture on the left is from the ending. Oh well, you should know by now what happened as enough time has passed. I haven't watched The Sixth Sense, but I know the ending.
MMX6:
The picture on the left is screaming "Huh?"
Again, not familiar with X6. I'm guessing that X reunites with Zero. Whatever. They do this in every game. Speaking of the picture on the left, I like that picture of X. You can tell he's exhausted from all the fighting and bullshit he hears from the mavericks.
MMX7:
Oh really, X? God, you're Cindy Sheehan's wet dream.
Again, not ... I don't need to repeat myself. I will say this: X, I think, was nowhere to be seen in this game. Axl was his replacement, I'm not sure though. Once again, Capcom is ignoring X. I hate it. ITS HIS SERIES.
MMX8:
X looks good in the screencap above, but that's a rarity. When you look at the cut scenes in X8, it seems like X has no facial expressions. You don't see emotion in his face. 3D is not good for X. But his voice is wonderful. It fits beautifully.
BONUS 1: MANGA
I have mixed feelings about the manga. In some instances, X looks super hot, but in others, super lame. The MMX manga as a whole is great. I love putting the fights in a storyline format. I guess because I'm a writer and I want to see emotion and depth of the story. The manga does that with excellent results. X's appearance and character is fantastic.
Examples of his hotness:
Holy shit...X is on fire in both of these samples. The one on the right is just too gorgeous and panty-riffic. It almost looks like it could be a spread in Cosmo.
Examples of his notness:
Mostly because of the crying. I hate cry-baby X. Actually, the first half of the picture on the left is fine. I do like his hands grasping the soil and the soil trickling down from his fist. I just don't like the crying. The picture on the right, the only good thing about it is Zero.
BONUS 2: GREEN V BLUE
When did X's eyes become green? I remember as a kid seeing X's eyes blue. I think it was because the original MM had blue eyes so naturally, I thought X had blue eyes.
I like him with blue eyes. I think he's handsomer that way. Even the early games thought so with notable examples being X3 and X4.
Look:
That looks more natural than:
I guess its just preference. Its not only in the X series, but in Battle Network and even in the classic MM series. Why green eyes?
I guess I'll never know.