is a video game
character present throughout
Capcom's
Mega Man franchise. First appearing in the 1993 game
Mega Man X for the
Super Nintendo, Zero is a Maverick Hunter, a mechanical soldier in charge of defeating Mavericks, robots who turned against humanity. He continues his job as the main character of the
Mega Man Zero series. Zero has also played a supporting role in other game series such as the
Mega Man ZX series and appeared in crossover video games as a guest character.