Reploid

Reploids are a group that appear in the Mega Man comic series, and the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs, published by Archie Comics. They are a highly advanced type of robots from the future of Mega Man's World, surpassing the earlier Robot Masters.

The Reploids were created by Dr. Cain, who uncovered Dr. Light's ultimate creation, X. Modeling the Reploids after X, Dr. Cain sought to bring about an age of robots and humans living together in harmony. Unfortunately, a virus caused many Reploids to become hostile and violent, which were dubbed Mavericks. The Maverick Hunters were created to stop the Mavericks, but tragedy struck when Hunter Commander Sigma was corrupted and became leader of the Mavericks, leaving for the remainder of the Hunters to defeat Sigma's forces.