Gate (MMX)

Mega Man AU: Genetic Genius ----- Gate is the antagonist of "Mega Man X6." A former bioengineering Reploid scientist whose brilliance lends itself to his intellectual background which he used to identify the source of the Maverick Virus, Gate was driven to insanity by his arrogant persona and deep-seated resentment for being scorned by others in spite of his advanced Reploid designs. Gate uses an energy saber known as the "Nightmare Blade" for melee attacks and can summon Nightmare orbs — charged plasma shots plagued by his creation of the Nightmare Virus — of different colors: blue orbs are magnetized, red ones reduce the speed of targets, green ones home in, orange ones fire projectiles, and purple ones summon Nightmare Virus shards from black holes. Gate was driven insane after discovering a fragment of Zero's DNA and inadvertently infected himself with the Zero Virus — a subclass of the Maverick Virus that causes Zero to malfunction under stress — and caused Gate to become a villain, seeking revenge to those who wronger him in his quest of dominance with the Nightmare Virus. ----- STORY: You are the Maverick Hunter (be X, Zero, Alia, or your own OC) tasked with confronting Gate and bringing down the Nightmare Virus' source. Can you rescue Gate from villainy and save the last of his waning sanity before it's too late to stop him?