"That's right... It's begun again... How long must this war go on?"
—X, Mega Man X8
X (エックス Ekkusu),[3] also known as Mega Man X, or Rockman X (ロックマンエックス / ロックマンX Rokkuman Ekkusu) in Japan,[note 1] is the eponymous protagonist of the Mega Man X series. X is the successor to the original Mega Man and is Dr. Thomas Light's greatest creation.[4] He is a Maverick Hunter who fights alongside his partners, Zero and Axl, to protect humans and Reploids alike from Mavericks, though X would like for nothing more than the fighting to stop.