Games - Dr. Cain

	Games - Dr. Cain

History

21st and 22nd Century Archaeology

Dr. Cain was most likely born sometime in the mid-21st Century (he is depicted in the Mega Man X games as a man most likely in his mid-60s), and according to the manual of the games he was an archaeologist particularly interested in studying the Mesozoic Era. He was one of the foremost scientists of the later 21st Century (20XX), but it was not until the early 22nd Century (21XX according to the story of Mega Man X for the Super Nintendo) that Cain made the greatest discovery of his career.

Sometime shortly after the date 2114 AD (the copyright of the Dr. Cain's computer upon which he logs the event), most likely 2115 AD, Dr. Cain comes upon the ruins of Dr. Thomas Light's lab while examining fossilized plant life from the Mesozoic Era. According to "The Journal of Dr. Cain," from April 10th to 14th of that year (21XX officially, though most likely 2115), Cain and his research/excavation team examined the ruins, and on the 14th they came across a capsule that contained an intact artificial being - Mega Man X. Cain read the research notes of Thomas Light, and after being aware of the warnings the good doctor left behind, he unsealed the capsule and activated X and held many conversations with him and was intrigued...

Mega Man X and the Reploids

According to Cain's journal, he continues to study X after he discovers him, and thus eight months after he and his crew came upon the ruins of Dr. Light's lab (December of 2115, though officially 21XX), Dr. Cain builds the first Reploid based on X's design. Reploids are artificial beings based on the design of Mega Man X, hence replications of his design. The first Reploid he designed was never named.

Two months later (February of 2116, officially 21XX), Cain's Reploids had become so successful that Reploid assembly lines had become commonplace around the globe.

One month later (March of 2116, officially 21XX) Cain assembles the Maverick Hunters (known as the Irregular Hunters in the Japanese series), after the first three Maverick instances occur.

One month later (April of 2116, officially 21XX) Sigma takes the lead of the Maverick Hunters.

At an unspecified date, Cain's team discovers the ruins of Dr. Wily's lab. The Maverick Hunters are sent to investigate, and upon entering they discover a Maverick named Zero. Zero takes out many of the Hunters, so Sigma himself enters the ruins and goes to battle against the Maverick, almost being defeated by him, but due to a malfunctioning crystal on his head (revealed in detail in the section about Zero), Sigma overpowers and defeats him. The defeat spreads a virus to Sigma, which at first becomes known as the Sigma Virus, but later more accurately as the Zero Virus. Sigma brings Zero back to Dr. Cain at Hunter HQ and Cain repairs him and fixes him so that he will no longer go Maverick. Thus, Zero becomes one of the leading Maverick Hunters.

Maverick Rebellion/Reploid Wars

On June 4th, 2119 (four years after X's discovery, officially 21XX) the first large-scale Maverick revolt occurs, led by none other than Sigma himself, possessed by the virus he encountered in the ruins. X, who had been training under the wing of Sigma, and Zero are dispatched by Dr. Cain to supress the revolt and bring Sigma and his cohorts to justice. X and Zero encounter Vile, a former Hunter of the 17th Unit, and in the end, Zero self-destructs to defeat him. X ultimately brings Sigma to justice and the rebellion comes to an end.

Six months later (December of 2119, officially 21XX), while the aftermath of the first large-scale revolt is still being cleaned up, a new band of Mavericks known as the X Hunters (Agile, Serges, and Violen) appear with the mission of getting revenge on X and the Maverick Hunters. Dr. Cain sends X and the Hunters out to defeat these new rebels and their army. X reassembles Zero's parts with Cain's help and the X Hunters are defeated along with the newly ressurected Sigma.

At an unknown date (21XX), a Reploid scientist named Dr. Doppler attempted to create an antidote for the Sigma Virus, suppress further Maverick rebellion, and build a utopian society where humans and Reploids can live together in peace. However, after Doppler builds what is known as Doppler Town, he distributes a placebo virus and many of the Reploids begin to turn Maverick once again. Reploids start to join the Doppler Army with the intention of forming a Reploid-only utopian society. Thus, war starts to rage, and Hunter HQ itself is attacked. A distress call is sent out to X and Zero, and they are called to the scene. Working together, they take out Doppler's forces, and with Dr. Cain's assistance, they find his hidden lab and bring him to his senses. Cain and Doppler work together to form an anti-virus to destroy Sigma, and thus, they hope he is gone for good.

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