>>713442774
> They invented this Axl character noone liked and planned a storyline around him, and when people didn't buy that shit, they bailed on the series. Had it done well, you'd have 9 X games and they would've set up some other cliffhanger to get bent out of shape over.

When you really think about it:

X had 3 games to himself being the SNES Trilogy

Zero had the PS1 Trilogy focusing on him, his origins and how the Sigma originated from him

While Axl only has X7 and X8 which introduces the new generation of reploids that can shapeshift, go maverick at will regardless of the Virus. Wonder how they would’ve expanded on these new generation of reploids in a hypothetical X9