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=========================== CREDITS ====================================
-Thanks for Capcom for creating and publishing the Megaman X series!
-Thanks to GameFaqs for hosting this FAQ.
-Thanks to the Gamefaqs community and those who discuss on the
Megaman message boards.
-Magna Centipede on Gamefaqs for a stage sequence comment that helped me
understand the red stages.
-JH Lee on Gamefaqs for initial help to players of Megaman X6 on Gamefaq's
message boards. He is quite good on obtaining new information about a game
and passing it on in the message boards.
-Kryptech on Gamefaqs for helping me out on some boss strategies and confirming
the list of Nightmare effects. He is quite helpful on the message boards.
-Hunter Zero on Gamefaqs for helping me defeat Gate. Even with the knowledge
gained, it was two hours of playing before I could beat him.
-NeoZeroX on Gamefaqs for helping me out on some boss strategies.
-Dinobot (dinobot@dinobot.org) on Gamefaqs for catching a blatant copy and
paste error and Dynamo tips.
-Billy Cheng (lai_lai_boy@hotmail.com) for his tip on navigating Zero
through the initial section of Gate Laboratory 1.
-Marx on Gamefaqs for submitting corrections to description and general
information.
-Izlude613@Hotmail.com for Gate Laboratory 2, Section 2 layout for Zero,
Gate Laboratory, Section 1 diagram, and High Max strategy
-Jean Louis Sibert (zell_31@hotmail.com) for describing how to destroy the
gnat mechaniloid, defeating High Max in Gate Laboratories with Zero,
and defeating Sigma (2nd form).
-Tootight4life@cs.com for High Max tips
-Scyther247@aol.com for a well-described tip on fighting High Max in Gate
Laboratory 2 with Blade Armor X and Zero; also provided tips on
fighting Sigma's (first form) barrier
-Rooks_Tepes@godisdead.com for tips on attacking High Max with Zero in the
secondary area.
-June DeArras (juneteal@hotmail.com) for a tip on battling High Max in Gate
Laboratories with Zero.
-Tolwin (thewiz@nvi.net) for how many hits with Yammar Option will
destroy the gnat mechaniloid and the life energy containers.
-Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com) for some tips on battling investigators
and the diagram of Commander Yammark's secondary area.
-Zac Shipley (Planetzac@aol.com) for a tip on destroying Illumina's 3 probes
-Mike Molnar (CommandoKirby@aol.com) for additional tips on destroying
Illumina's probes and navigating Metal Shark's stage.
-Gospel X (cschinke@mail.com) for the tip on defeating Sigma (2nd form)
with Shadow Armor X.
-Simplicio (simpliciohk@yahoo.com) for the tip on destroying Illumina's
probes.
-Paromin on GameFaqs for a tip on destroying the ice nightmare effect.
-The LIM's brothers (lim_861020@yahoo.com) for Zero combos and tips
on destroying Illumina's probes.
-Grady Low (aznsmallfries@hotmail.com) for a way to get the Shadow Armor
Head program with Magma Blade.
-Neurons777@aol.com for reminding me about easily accessing the secondary
area for Infinity Mijinion.
-Cloud Strife (partyleader7@edsamail.com.ph) for a tip on defeating
Rainy Turtloid.
-Jim Hearl (jdog_34609@yahoo.com) for tips on accessing Metal Shark Player's
secondary area.
-Wildy Candra (wildyc@hotmail.com) for the tip on defeating Sigma
(Second Form).
-Michael (mpcarey@attbi.com) for tips.
-Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com) for tips and X's saber observations.
-Cockroach for tips on the pink/red Nightmare souls received from Nightmare
Investigators
-SaviourV and Technomagus on Gamefaqs for tips on the pink/red Nightmare
souls received from Nightmare Investigators
-null_pointer (null_pointer@isp01.net) for several tips.
-Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph) for a small strategies on Twin Cells and
Sigma (first form) using Zero. Also provided Guard Shell's extra use for
Zero, another tip to defeat High Maz with Zero, and an interesting use
of Ice Burst for Falcon Armor X with the hyper dash part.
-King Meng Lee (rickkee@mystar.com.my) for tip on Rainy Turtloid with X.
-Roger Clemente (roger_clemente@hotmail.com) for an amusing tip using
Zero against Commander Yammark.
-Sir Gustav (the_inconceivable_mongoose@hotmail.com) for defeating the
compressor boss in Metal Shark's stage.
-Hussaan Banday (ghoststalker7@hotmail.com) for an interesting tip on
defeating High Max (2nd form) without special weapons using X. Also,
he provided a tip on getting the Shadow Armor part from Blaze Heatnix's
stage with Zero and Ultimate Armor, without having gone to Metal Shark
Player's stage first or using Blade Armor X. Also, he submitted
a Shadow Armor X tip
-Anthony Nagata (dragon_wing27@msn.com) for tip on defating Sigma (first
form)
-Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com) for several tips and verifying information
-Joe2k1701@aol.com for a clarification on defeating the donut mechaniloid
boss
-PeteDC271655147@aol.com for information on using Shoenzan against
Twin Cells
-sinkua@hotmail.com for info on X's charged Guard Shell on High Max
-ChaosSword741@cs.com for an interesting side-effect on speeding up X's
saber slash.
-Aquastone7@aol.com for detailing how to get the Shadow Armor Head program
with just Falcon Armor and Ice Burst. Also, provided tip on collecting
nightmare souls fast (see Nightmare section). He also helped catch typos.
-ssj5vegeta72@hotmail.com for a tip on gathering souls from Dynamo
using Shadow Armor X
-Godofcowfish2@aol.com for further elabroation on getting the Shadow Armor
head program with Ice Burst and Ground Scaravich's nightmare effect
-Various contributors above for noticing my typos, so I can fix them
-Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com) with tips on fighting bosses
with Zero.
-Jskrenes@aol.com with tip on getting through the spiked corridor in
Gate Labroatory 2, section 1.
--twïg- (koonkii@hotmail.com) for tips on Infinity Mijinion, Nightmare Zero,
Zero's pyscho slashing and clarifying strategy for the Trash Compactor
Mechaniloid sub-boss
-J. Scriba 5 (senkojin05@yahoo.com) on multiple uses for Ultimate Armor X's
Giga Attack and Blizzard Wolfang strategies.
-Joakim Jern (joakim.jern@transcom.se) with a small extra challenge for
Zero players against Shield Sheldon
-Mohamar Rios (meteor_x777@hotmail.com) for the infinite Zero saber combo
-Art Siriamonthep (soythaininja@hotmail.com) for a Gate Labs tip.
-Mike Britton (metalmage@yahoo.com) for a tip for defeating High Max with Blade Armor X.
-Paul G. (racerboy_ph@yahoo.com) for a Ultimate Armor X tip to defeat Illumina's
power cables.
-Benjamin Wiser (ben_kitsune@yahoo.com) on tips about using the Z-buster to destroy enemies
======================== VERSION HISTORY ===========================
Version 4.3 (06/28/2002)
-Interesting tips by Benjamin Wiser (ben_kitsune@yahoo.com) about how to use the
Z-buster to destroy enemies
Version 4.3 (06/05/2002)
-Mike Britton (metalmage@yahoo.com) for a tip for defeating High Max with Blade Armor X.
-Paul G. (racerboy_ph@yahoo.com) for a Ultimate Armor X tip to defeat Illumina's power cables.
-Art Siriamonthep (soythaininja@hotmail.com) suggests a way of getting up
the first part of Gate Labs.
Version 4.3 (05/16/2002)
-Mohamar Rios (meteor_x777@hotmail.com) submits the infinite Zero saber combo
Version 4.2 (04/06/2002)
-Joakim Jern (joakim.jern@transcom.se) with a small extra challenge for
Zero players against Shield Sheldon
Version 4.1 (03/20/2002)
-J. Scriba 5 (senkojin05@yahoo.com) on multiple uses for Ultimate Armor X's
Giga Attack and Blizzard Wolfang strategies.
Version 4.0 (03/10/2002)
--twïg- (koonkii@hotmail.com) for tips on Infinity Mijinion, Nightmare Zero, Zero's
pyscho slashing and clarifying strategy for the Trash Compactor Mechaniloid sub-boss
Version 3.9 (03/03/2002)
-Jskrenes@aol.com with tip on getting through the spiked corridor in
Gate Labroatory 2, section 1.
Version 3.8 (02/27/2002)
-Aquastone7@aol.com catches more typos and Ice Burst tips
-Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com) with tips on fighting bosses
with Zero.
Version 3.7 (02/26/2002)
-Aquastone7@aol.com with a tip on filling up E-Tanks and W-Tank quickly.
(See LOCATION OF HEART TANKS, ENERGY TANKS, THE WEAPON TANK,
AND THE EX TANK section)
Version 3.6 (02/24/2002)
-ssj5vegeta72@hotmail.com has a tip on getting souls from Dynamo with
Shadow Armor X
-Godofcowfish2@aol.com for another tip getting the Shadow Armor Head
program
Version 3.5 (02/22/2002)
-Aquastone7@aol.com tells you how to collect lots of nightmare souls.
(see Nightmare section)
Version 3.4 (02/19/2002)
-Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com) provides more tips and verifies
Zero combos and X configurations. Some are really useless.
Version 3.3 (02/19/2002)
-Increase X's saber slash (see X's weapons)
-Details on how to get the Shadow Armor Head program
with just Falcon Armor and Ice Burst
Version 3.2 (02/17/2002)
-Shoenzan has no effect on Twin Cells
Version 3.1 (02/05/2002)
-More tips
Version 3.0 (02/01/2002)
-More tips about defeating the trash compactor boss in Metal Shark
Player's stage.
-Tip on final form Sigma
Version 2.9 (01/24/2002)
-One amusing tip for using Zero against Commander Yammark
Version 2.8 (01/19/2002)
-See Zero's Guard Shell for an extra use of it.
Version 2.7 (01/17/2002)
-One tip for Rainy Turtloid
Version 2.6 (01/15/2002)
-Added two small tips on Twin Cells and Sigma (first form) using Zero.
Version 2.5 (01/12/2002)
-Added some more user tips on High Max (Gate Laboratory 2) and Gate with
Ultimate Armor X.
-Deleted "APPENDIX: ALIA'S REPORT OF THE NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATORS (SPOILER)"
as it was non-gameplay information
Version 2.4 (01/09/2002)
-Change to the Nightmare souls that you get from an investigator.
See Hunter Ranking section
Version 2.3 (01/08/2002)
-Moved all stage enemies to its own section to reduce duplication of information.
Version 2.2 (01/05/2002)
-Added more information on defeating Sigma (2nd Form) with Zero's Kuuenzan.
Version 2.1 (01/03/2002)
-Added more information on defeating Sigma (2nd Form) with Zero's Kuuenzan.
Version 2.0 (01/02/2002)
-Added one note about X's Giga Attack. See armors section.
Version 1.9 (12/31/2001)
-Deleted -APPENDIX: HOW TO ACQUIRE ULTIMATE ARMOR X AND BLACK ARMOR ZERO section
-Added user tips.
-Minor corrections.
Version 1.8 (12/30/2001)
-Added section about the secret cutscene.
-Added section about getting the final stages to open up early.
-Added High Max tip in the secondary area
Version 1.7 (12/30/2001)
-Added user tips in boss fights, Commander Yammark's secondary area,
and Metal Shark Player's secondary area.
Version 1.6 (12/20/2001)
-Adjustment to Speed Shot part
Version 1.5 (12/19/2001)
-Added user tips, especially Illumina's probes
-Please do not contribute any more unless it's something specifically
not in this FAQ. I've received duplicates now. Thanks for all the
support and understanding!
-Somebody asked about including locations of Reploids. This is too
much for me to do, and I don't find it is quite necessary. If anybody
does this, I do recommend it as an in-depth FAQ.
Version 1.4 (12/18/2001)
-Added user tips
-Reformatted guide
-Zero combos started
-Part configurations for X and Zero
Version 1.3 (12/17/2001)
-Adjustment to Hyper Dash part
-I made it through the spike corridor. Now, I can add information
myself. =)
-More High Max tips with Zero have been submitted
-Adjustment to Sigma (Form 1) strategy on the barrier
Version 1.1 (12/17/2001)
-Added conditions for the 3 endings (non-spoiler)
-Added Zero Vs. High Max tip in Gate Laboratory 2
-Minor adjustment to Shadow Armor body program
-Minor adjustment to Basic Stage Information
Version 1.0 (12/16/2001)
-This more or less covers most of the major points of the game.
I need to add the secret cutscene, but I want to see if I can
get it myself. Feel free to submit the conditions to get it.
I still can't get through Gate Laboratory 2 with anyone other
than Shadow Armor X. Despite the tip contributed about navigating
that last section to High Max, I'm simply having bad luck with
jumping and air dashing into shiny pointy objects. :P
You are welcome to submit strategies for the Gate Laboratory bosses
(Twin Cells, High Max, and Gate) and Sigma. I'm lacking
descriptive strategies for Zero to use, but the last few contributions
are helping to round this out.
-Fixed typos
-Added contributions by several people over High Max and Gate
strategies
-Added contributions on strategies with Armored X
-Added Z-buster description
-I need to know if Zero gets the compactor scene in Gate Laboratory
2 always.
Version 0.7 (12/16/2001)
-Skipped 0.6 as I did a lot here.
-Debunked my original theory about 8 different Gate Laboratory 2 sections.
It appears to be only 2: One for X and one for Zero.
-Added some Gate's Laboratory 2 stage description
-Added X's Z-saber description in special weapons section
-Finished Gate Laboratory 1 information
-Still require information on defeating High Max 1, High Max 2, and
Gate with Zero and non-Shadow Armor X
-Does Shoenzan affect Twin Cells?
-Still need to describe Inner Chamber to Sigma
-Fixed more typos
-Revision to Rainy Turtloid's Sumo Mechaniloid description
-Revision to Blade Armor description
-Revision to Metal Anchor description
-Revision to Dynamo strategy
-Revision to Ground Scaravich strategy
-Revision to Ice Burst description
-Revision to Ray Arrow description
-Removed last section "Enquiring Minds..."
Version 0.5 (12/15/2001)
-Began Gate Laboratory 1 information
-Still require information on defeating High Max 1, High Max 2,
and Twin Cells with Zero and all forms of X.
-Fixed more typos
-Fixed copy and paste errors
-Minor revisions to the parts list
-Minor revisions to some sections
Version 0.4 (12/13/2001)
-Fixed more typos
-Finished reploid lists
-Added more stage descriptions
-Added more stage enemies
-Added more boss strategies
-Added a Find Zero section
Version 0.3 (12/12/2001)
-Fixed some errors! Whoa! Copy and paste bad!
-Added more reploid lists
-Added more stage descriptions
-Added more stage enemies
-Added more boss strategies
-Added hunter ranking documentation
-Finished documenting armors
-Finished documenting parts
-Finished Nightmare system stage alterations
Version 0.2 (12/11/2001)
-Reorganized sections
-Added some stage descriptions
-Added some stage enemies
-Added more parts descriptions
-Added limited parts descriptions
Version 0.1 (12/09/2001)
-Started this FAQ
-Compiled a segment of useful information
-Missing final stage information
-Still determining Nightmare Investigator strategies
-Got all the parts, but I need to test them out and add them
*********************** TABLE OF CONTENTS
-STAGE INFORMATION
-REGULAR ENEMY INFORMATION
-BOSS STRATEGIES AND WEAKNESSES
-SPECIAL WEAPON DESCRIPTIONS
-HUNTER RANKING
-LOCATION OF HEART TANKS, ENERGY TANKS, THE WEAPON TANK, AND THE EX TANK
-PARTS
-ARMORS
-NIGHTMARES AND RESCUING REPLOIDS
-NIGHTMARE SYSTEM (STAGE ALTERATIONS)
-APPENDIX: ZERO SABER COMBOS
-APPENDIX: PART CONFIGURATIONS FOR X AND ZERO
-APPENDIX: HOW TO ACQUIRE ULTIMATE ARMOR X AND BLACK ARMOR ZERO
-APPENDIX: FIND ZERO
-APPENDIX: OPENING THE FINAL STAGES EARLY
-APPENDIX: THE SECRET CUTSCENE
-APPENDIX: CONDITIONS TO OBTAIN ENDINGS (NON-SPOILER)
********************** STAGE INFORMATION
Each Nightmare Investigator stage has a secondary area. This secondary
area may have reploids, tanks, or armor capsules. The secondary area is
reachable via blue crystal-like teleporters, usually well-hidden in a
stage. Some stages have more than one teleporter. In those
cases, one will lead to the secondary area, the other will continue with
the stage.
At the end of the secondary area is a boss you will have to fight.
The first time you visit here, it will be Nightmare Zero.
The second time you visit here, it will be High Max
From the third visit onward, it will be Dynamo.
This stage will allow you to practice your basic controls and introduce you
to X's Z-saber. This stage is fairly straightforward. You just have to
be careful of enemies and pits.
Silver boxes will obstruct your way. Use your Z-saber to destroy them.
Enemies
-------
Drilling Machines, Rolling Metallic Balls, Small Flying Mechaniloids,
Large Broken Green Mechaniloids
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Commander Yammark's Stage - Amazon Area
---------------------------------------
This stage is modelled the Amazon environment. It is easy to navigate.
It starts off with a rainforest scene, followed by green cavern, and
ending with a series of mossy block suspended in the air which must be
traversed to reach the other side.
In the middle part of the green caverns, there are spikes in the floor.
You must jump on the Snail Mechaniloids to get across the spikes.
Once across, you will reach a series of green mossy blocks suspended in mid-air.
Praying Mantis Mechaniloids are strategically positioned on some of these blocks
or between the blocks. You need to destroy them to get through.
When you arrive at the green cavern, walk until you see a drop. The drop
will have a vertical rope. Now, look at the ceiling and notice there is an
opening. You must jump up into the opening and scale the wall on the right.
Climb up and proceed right until you see the next drop with a vertical rope.
Jump into the drop but stay to the right side. You will fall into the
teleporter to the secondary area.
The secondary area is a series of brown mossy blocks suspended in mid-air.
Unfortunately, halfway through this area, there is a section with two large
blocks in the middle obstructing your way. There is a large pit over this
area. The only way I have been able to navigate this is with Blade Armor
X. Slide down the left side of the block, and as you fall, initiate the
Mach Dash to dash to the block on the far right. You should get to it
and jump to the top of the block.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
It's possible to make it through the secondary area with Falcon Armor X.
A section of the secondary area looks like this.
___________________________________________
| | | | | | | |
| m | | m | | | | |
| 1.*|___| 2.%|___| _|__| |
| ___ ___ %---->3.%|__| |
| | | | | %----> |
| | | | | __ |
| | | | | | | |
|_|___|_________|___|________________|__|___|
1.)
That first jump is pretty simple, you drop off from the *, and simply
air dash over whenever you want to, as long as you don't fall and die.
2.)
Now, from the second block, note the first % is at about the same position
as the first jump's *. Drop off and air dash IMMEDIATELY after you drop,
or you'll never make it. (hence the arrow)
3.)
Position yourself on that middle block the same way. Drop and air
dash the SPLIT SECOND you're no longer hanging onto that block. Of course,
being that the last low block is pretty low, you'll have to scramble to
avoid dying, but it can be done. If you're using Ultimate Armor X,
you can pull that second jump with a Nova Strike, but I wouldn't chance it
on that third and final jump. Sure, you may sail over that last
(and lowest) block of that part, but you have a good chance of NOT
having the momentum to get to that very last midair block before the door!
(I for one couldn't do it that way, so I just Nova Strike the first two jumps
and air dash on the third...)
J. Scriba 5 (senkojin05@yahoo.com):
In the same secondary area with the middle block obstructing your way, if you
are using the Ultimate Armor, make X fall at the side of the middle, facing the
lower ledge, then execute the Giga Attack to make it to the other side.
Legend:
___= Platform or ceiling
| = Wall
X = Where to position Ultimate X
G = Where X would do the Nova Strike
> = Where X is facing in doing the Giga Attack
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reploids and Parts
------------------
01: MAH 01404 - LIFE UP
02: SUKETORM
03: SATTON - ENERGY UP
04: YONOJI
05: ISO - LIFE RECOVER
06: RYO
07: YANTOMI
08: TAHEI
09: ARAKI
10: GOKEN - SUPER RECOVER
11: YARS
12: HANSE
13: TOSHIJI
14: YOSHIMU
15: KUBORINA - RAPID 5
16: WAHDA
This stage is modelled after a Japanese pagoda and Shinto temple.
It starts off with a series of water pits that you need to
navigate while enemies attack. When you reach a green pod,
it will then rain. This rain is acid rain that will slowly
drain your life energy. There are bluish ground pods that you
can stand on to recharge your energy.
To stop the rain you must destroy the red sensors that
you see along the way. There are 4 of them. These
sensors maintain a force field on the rain generator.
If you find the rain generator and there is a force field
around it, you missed a sensor. Search all places.
There are three more rain sections where you must find and
destroy the red sensors. Then, you must destroy the rain
generator.
Eventually, you reach the inside of a large tree.
There are 3 passages to the left that are protected
with spikes. There are 2 passageway to the right that
are protected with spikes. To go through these passageway
require Blade Armor X. You must stand next to the passageway,
jump, and right before landing on the ground, perform the
Mach Dash through the passageway.
Another way is to get hit by a flying bat mechaniloid, the big
sumo mechaniloid, or their projectiles, and then dashing through
the passage way. Unfortunately, once you get through, you may not
be able to get back since enemies and their projectiles may not
reach you.
Enemies
-------
Seahorse Mechaniloid, Bat Mechaniloid, "Sumo" Mechaniloid,
Soul Body X or Soul Body Zero
Secondary Area
--------------
The secondary area is accessed by a teleporter inside of the large tree.
There are 3 passageways to the left that are protected with spikes. There
are 2 passageway to the right that are protected with spikes.
To go through these passageway require Blade Armor X.
You must stand next to the passageway, jump, and right before landing
on the ground, perform the Mach Dash through the passageway.
The teleporter is on the left side and is in the bottom of the 3
passageways.
Another way is to get hit by a flying bat mechaniloid, the big
sumo mechaniloid, or their projectiles, and then dashing through
the passage way. Unfortunately, once you get through, you may not
be able to get back since enemies and their projectiles may not
reach you.
The secondary area is still inside a large tree. It will precipitate
acid rain again. There is an energy pod to refill your energy.
There are spikes again, and this time, they are on the platforms
in various places. You will need to carefully jump over them to
find and destroy the red sensors protecting the weather generator.
The exit is in the lower right corner of the stage.
Reploids and Parts
------------------
01: NASSY
02: NATSUE
03: AKEMI
04: MAYI
05: OBIN
06: MEEKA
07: MAO - ENERGY UP
08: SAKURA
09: OMY
10: ETSU - LIFE UP
11: MIHO
12: YUI - W. RECOVER
13: AI
14: NORI - HYPER DASH
15: RENA - SABER PLUS
16: NANA
Other Items
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Heart Tank
Shadow Armor - Body Program
----------------------------------------
Shield Sheldon's Stage - Laser Institute
----------------------------------------
This stage appears to be modelled after Izzy Glow's stage from
Megaman X5. There are lasers and invisible platforms in this stage.
When you see enemies walking on air, they are standing on an
invisible platform. Jumping to where the enemy is standing on will
cause the platform to materialize. After a few seconds, it will
disappear.
As you go through the stage, you will see laser batteries. The
batteries are capable of shooting left, up, down, right, upper-right,
upper-left, lower-right, lower-left. Only where the lasers touch the
mirrors and the end of the laser beam will do damage to you. The middle
of the laser does nothing. You can actually pass through the laser
after it hits its target. The laser will rotate to shoot in the closest
direction that you are standing. For example, if you stand a little to
the right of the laser, it will shoot in the lower-right direction.
You will also see mirrors. Some mirrors can be rotated by attacking
them, while others cannot be rotated. The idea is to get the laser
beam to hit the mirrors in such a way that it travels to the door or
another laser battery (i.e. power up the next laser battery).
This is fairly straighforward stage and quite short if you do not
access the secondary area.
Enemies
-------
Metools, Small Flying Shield Mechaniloid, Large Flying Shield Mechaniloid,
Gnat Mechaniloid
Secondary Area
--------------
Eventually, you will get to an area where there are two doors. One door
goes right. A larger door goes down. Rotate the mirrors so that the laser
beam hits the door going down. Go into the lower door.
In this area, you must rotate the mirrors so that the laser beam strikes the
laser battery on the ceiling.
Then jump to the middle platform suspended in the air and rotate the mirrors,
so the laser battery in the ceiling shoots at them and the laser travels
horizontally to the left in the top part of the stage. Go left and find a
mirror suspended above a large door in the floor. Rotate the mirror, so the
horizontal laser beam hits the door. Drop through the door and move a little
bit to the right as you fall. You will avoid a set of spikes and land on a
platform.
You have one of two options:
-There is a red wall on your left. There will be a message available
where X and Zero talk about a draft. The lower part of that left wall is
an illusion. Jump into the wall and land inside the wall. To the left of
the wall is a wide pit with an armor capsule and reploid on the other sie.
There is an invisible platform in the middle of the pit. You may need
to experiment a little to find it. You can also jump over the long pit
with a well-timed speed dash. You should hit the side wall of the pit on
the other side, and you will need to wall jump out of the pit.
-Go right and get on top of the steps. You will see a floor of spikes.
Jump off and air dash (or dash jump) and you will cling onto a platform
that was invisible. Climb up and jump to the next platform. There
is an invisible platform near where a Nightmare is positioned. Jump
to that platform and then dash jump to the teleporter to the secondary
area.
The secondary area has small flying shield mechaniloids, lasers, spikes,
and a bunch of horizontal and veritcal ropes. You must traverse this
obstacle course to get to the door on the right.
Reploids and Parts
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01: KAZU - LIFE UP
02: TEMPOLE
03: MIHOKEN
04: SIROMARU
05: MOCHI
06: MARL
07: DAI - ENERGY UP
08: GHOSN
09: JIN
10: MATUMARU
11: TAIJI - ENERGY SAVER
12: OMI 1213
13: HIM
14: KENZ - D. BARRIER
15: SO 1 - WEAPON PLUS
16: TACK
Other Items
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Weapon Tank
Heart Tank
Blade Armor - Body Program
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Infinity Mijinion's Stage - Weapon Center
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This stage has a giant robot named Illumina trying to attack you
as you travel your way through this stage. You cannot directly
attack the robot. You run down a slope, jumping over some pits and
grabbing horizontal and vertical ropes while under attack by Illumina,
Nightmares, and enemy aircraft. This stage is short if you
do not access the horizontal area.
In the first section, Illumina will try to shoot at you with a giant
yellow fireball. Eventually, you reach a large power cable with a red
sensor. Destroy the sensor to advance.
In the second section, Illumina will send forth three small flying probes.
Because they move with the screen, you cannot destroy them. Meanwhile,
Illumina shoots out a read targeting beam that tries to lock on to
your location. If it gets a lock-on, all three probes will fire
their lasers at the location. If you are in their crossfire, you
will take damage. Otherwise, you can touch the lasers after they are
shot. Jump or dash to make sure Illumina does not get a lock-on on you.
It is possible to destroy all 3 using Zero's special techniques or X's
special weapons. If you destroy all 3 probes, Illumina will reset the probes
after 5-10 seconds. Thus, you cannot permanently stop Illumina's attacks.
We all found out, though, that if you can leave one probe alone, Illumina
does not regenerate the other two for a while.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Zac Shipley (Planetzac@aol.com):
Before going to the right, walk back to the left, and you'll be able to
easily destroy the probes. The screen stops scrolling, so you can get
close enough to them to take them out with the Z saber or X buster. The
higher one might be a little trouble for X, but removing some of the danger
from those probes makes taking on the next couple Nightmares and jumps much,
much easier.
Mike Molnar (CommandoKirby@aol.com):
With Zero, you can destroy the first two on the left by hitting them mid-air.
Although it's time-consuming, if you're patient, you will eventually be able
to destroy the third, by timing your attack so that the dragonflies shoot
straight at it.
Using X, the lower-left and right probes can be easily destroyed with his
buster. The top-left is reachable by charging the Yammar Option, and
letting the dragonflies fire off at all angles.
Simplicio (simpliciohk@yahoo.com):
You can take out the bottom left probe with a charged saber and use the mach
dash to use the charged saber on the probe on the top left corner.
You could use a few charged shots to take out the one on the right side of
the screen.
The LIM's brothers (lim_861020@yahoo.com):
Here is how to destroy the highest laser probe of the Illumina.
Blade Armor X
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Mach dash up and do a Giga Attack facing back.
If you do it correctly, the probe should be destroyed in one shot.
Zero
----
First use Yammar Option on the ground. Then, use Hydroga to make a high jump
and blast the probe with Yammar Option.
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Eventually, you reach the second power cable. Illumina will bring down
walls on the left and right sides. Laser batteries are built into the
walls. Certain lasers will fire horizontally to the other side.
Dodge while attacking the red sensor. Destroy this red sensor
and cable, and Illumina is gone. A teleporter to the secondary area will
appear in the air where Illumina was. You can either jump into the
teleporter or continue to the right to face the Nightmare Investigator.
Enemies
-------
Bird Aircraft Mechaniloids, Small Flying Laser Probe Mechaniloids
Secondary Area
--------------
Jump into the teleporter when Illumina is destroyed to access the secondary
area. When you reappear, go left to access an armor capsule and a Heart Tank.
Then, go right to an area of horizontal and vertical ropes over a pit. A set
of ropes in an upward slope, and a set of ropes go in a downward slope.
Reploids and Nightmares are strewn throughout the place. As Zero, you may
want to use Yammar Option to help you shoot down Nightmares quickly.
The reploids are suspended in the air, some of which require you to let go
of the rope, pick them up and then air dashing or mach dashing to a rope.
The upper set of ropes leads to the exit.
Reploids and Parts
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01: ZERDAN
02: FFF
03: DORAGOH
04: PARALLA - D. CONVERTER
05: MARION
06: VIRTUF
07: TEKK - SPEED SHOT
08: SHEN
09: FANTRON
10: GITAL - LIFE UP
11: METAL - MASTER SABER
12: ROD
13: GRANTSU - ENERGY UP
14: KURONO
15: DAVIE
16: SOSALIES
Other Items
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Heart Tank
Blade Armor - Arms Program
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Blizzard Wolfang's Stage - Northpole Area
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This stage is an ice cavern. Initially, you must climb up an icy upward
slope. You can jump really quickly to get up the hill or dash jump.
Since this entire stage is ice, you will slide.
When you reach certain points on the upward slope, the screen will shake
indicating an avalanche. Go down the ladders to avoid the avalanche.
The avalanche will inflict a lot of damage if you get hit.
There are 5 avalanche areas. The first two can be avoided with the
ladders. The third can be avoided by crouching beneath the rope to the right
of a set of floor spikes. The fourth can be avoided by climbing to the top
of the rope. The last avalanche can be avoided by climbing the last rope.
Climb to the top and then you must jump onto ice pillars over pits, while
avoiding vertical avalanches. Vertical avalanches do not cause the screen
to shake, so you have no warning. You cannot grip the sides of these pillars.
You will also slide on them, so jump immediately to stop sliding.
Make your way across and stop before the downward slope, because there is
a vertical avalanche. Now proceed down the slope. When you reach the bottom
of the slope, ice boulders will tumble down from behind you.
From where you are, you will see a ledge on the upper right of the screen.
Zero can double jump to that ledge. Blade Armor X can Mach Dash to that ledge.
There is an armor capsule on that ledge.
If you came from Blaze Heatnix's stage, fireballs should rain from the sky
and the cracked walls on the right side at the end of this downward slope
should be gone. Going through the passages on the right will let you reach the
secondary area. Going down the ladder will let you continue the stage.
Go down the ladder and you have to kill the wolf mechaniloids while dodging
tumbling ice boulders. You have to climb the upward slope. Be careful of spikes
on the sides of walls. When you fall down, the left drop, dash or move to the
right to avoid floor spikes.
Continue along and you reach a large pit. Drop down. Ice blocks will fall
down from the sky. If you get hit by the ice block, it will be destroyed,
and you will take damage. Let the ice blocks fall in such way, so you can climb
up the pit and reach the right side. You cannot destroy the ice blocks.
Some ice blocks will have wolf mechaniloids that will attack you. You can
destroy them.
Then, there is a second pit. There are spikes in the side walls and spikes
in the center of the floor at the bottom of the pit. Carefully drop down into
the pit, to the right or left of the spikes. Ice blocks will fall
down from the sky. If you get hit by the ice block, it will be destroyed,
and you will take damage. Let the ice blocks fall in such way, so you can
climb up the pit and reach the right side. You cannot destroy the ice blocks.
Some ice blocks will have wolf mechaniloids that will attack you. You can
destroy them.
Once past this second pit, climb up a ladder. A series of horizontal blocks
will fall from the sky. Notice there is a one-block gap in each set of falling
blocks jump through the gap and stay on top of the ice blocks. Once the set
of blocks touches ground, the gap is filled with ice. If you are in the gap
when that happens, it will cause instant death. You cannot destroy or climb
the blocks from the side. You must jump up through the gaps while the ice
blocks fall down. Along the sides of the wall are reploids you can rescue,
but you must move quickly or risk getting trapped and killed by the ice blocks
filling up the gaps. Zero's double jump is easiest to maneuver through this.
Blade Armor X can also Mach Dash through this. A Jumper part will also work.
Otherwise, you must carefully jump on the top of the ice blocks when a set of
ice blocks is almost touching ground.
Once you make it to the top, head to the boss on the right.
Enemies
-------
Wolf Mechaniloid, Soul Body X or Soul Body Zero
Secondary Area
--------------
If you came from Blaze Heatnix's stage, fireballs should rain from the sky
and the cracked walls on the right side at the end of the first downward
slope should be gone. Going through the passages on the right will let you
reach the secondary area. They both go to the same area, but go through the
lower one to be able to jump onto a ledge with two wolf reploids to be
rescued and a Heart Tank.
There will be a pit to your right and a ledge on the other side.
Jumping over to the ledge will allow you to reach the teleporter.
The sides of the pit and the floor of the pit is riddled with spikes.
Shadow Armor X can go through this. An EX Tank is on the bed of
spikes at the bottom as well as a wolf reploid to be rescued.
Otherwise, you must let a Nightmare hit you. While invincible, drop down
the pit, dash right to get the EX Tank and get to safety. Climb the ladder,
air dash through the narrow hole to get back to where you were. Jump
into the teleporter.
When you reappear, you must go down an icy slope. It is so icy that you
cannot readily go back up. You must dash jump to go back up. As you
slide down, there are floor spikes and pits that you must carefully
avoid. At the end of the slope, there is a veritcal rope you can jump to
grab it. The entire floor is riddled with spikes. You must dash jump or
air dash to the right to safety and the door.
If you are Shadow Armor X, you can go on the spikes and go left through the
passageway to rescue a wolf reploid. The passageway is also filled with
floor spikes and is so long that there is no way to get hit and use the
invincibility to get through that.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For the long spiked corridor, if you have Ultimate Armor X, it is possible
to use the Giga Attack (Nova Strike) many times to fly through that corridor.
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Reploids and Parts
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01: MORINGA
02: CODY
03: RYU - SHOT ERASER
04: GUY
05: KEN - ENERGY UP
06: NINA - WEAPON DRIVE
07: BATSU
08: DATA
09: REGINA
10: LEON
11: CHUN - LIFE UP
12: SAM
13: NARUHO
14: DANTE - JUMPER
15: GOMEZ
16: ARTHUR
Other Items
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Heart Tank
EX Tank
Shadow Armor - Leg Program
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Blaze Heatnix's Stage - Magma Area
----------------------------------
This stage is in a volcano area. You have to fight a red donut-shaped
Mechaniloid with green orbs attached to it 5 times throughout the stage.
When you first arrive, drop down into the large pit to fight the mechaniloid
for the first time. The weak points are the green sensors attached to it.
It will slide back and forth trying to collide with you and shoot green energy
balls at you. You can crouch in the little trenches to avoid colliding with it,
but the enemy projectiles may still hit you. Defeat it and proceed to a green
area. Flamethrowers shoot out flames in set patterns and timing. The flames
do a tremendous amount of damage if you get hit. Make your way down the
vertical passageway, negotiating the path though the flamethrowers.
You will eventually drop into a cavern with the mini-boss again. The cavern is
a large space with a large rock platform in the middle, forming a loop. The
mini-boss will move around this loop in a counter-clockwise directions. You
can climb the walls and the middle platform as you will. You can also crouch to
let the mini-boss pass you by, but you may be hit by its projectiles.
Destroy it a second time and proceed right. You will reach a vertical area
where there is an upper and lower door. You will notice the ceiling is quite
high above the upper door.
Either one leads you to the mini-boss again. Above the upper door, however,
leads to a capsule and the secondary area. Depending on which stage you
previously came, there may be a metallic block that will materialize and then
move up and down near the upper door. Jump on it and before reaching the top,
have X dash jump to the sides of the ledge and climb up. Zero can double jump.
Be careful not to wait too long or the metallic block will push you against the
ceiling, causing significant damage. If the metallic block is not there, only
Blade Armor X can reach that area. Blade Armor X must climb the either side wall,
jump off the wall near the top, then perform a Mach Dash to get to the ledge.
If you choose not to purse the secondary area, going through the upper and lower
doors will lead you to the mini-boss.
This time, the mini-boss will slide on the sloped floor in the long cavern.
There are vertical ropes that you can grab to help you leap over the mini-boss
as it comes by or if there is enough clearance, you can hang onto the rope and
let it pass by you.
Destroy it again and proceed right. You will reach a vertical passageway
with a lot of little platforms. Purple magma will rise up from the ground. Jump
to a platform. The mini-boss will rise up from the magma, so jump to the side
opposite it to attack. It will shoot at you and then go back down into the magma.
It will then rise up on the opposite side it was on. Jump to the opposite side
of it and attack it. Be sure to keep jumping upwards, because the magma is
always rising. Touching the magma is fatal. Defeat it and the magma will recede.
Climb to the top and go through a door. When you go through to the next section,
you will fall down. Immediately move yourself so you land on the rock platform
and not fall into the magma.
Like the mini-boss of Split Mushroom's Stage in Megaman X4, this mini-boss
will follow the same pattern. It will maneuver horizontally until it is
underneath you, and then it will rise up and attack you. Jump to another platform
and attack. When the mini-boss rises, it will not destroy the rock platform.
Defeat it for the last time and proceed right. You will reach the Nightmare
Investigator soon.
Enemies
-------
Gnat Mechaniloid
Secondary Area
--------------
After you defeat the mini-boss for the second time, you will reach a vertical
passageway with two doors on the right which lead to the third mini-boss fight.
Jump to the ledge with the upper door. You notice you can climb either of the
side walls and see two ledge extending from the side walls with a gap between
them.
Depending on which stage you previously came, there may be a metallic block
that will materialize and then move up and down near the upper door.
Jump on it and before reaching the top, have X dash jump to the sides of the
ledge and climb up. Zero can double jump. Be careful not to wait too long
or the metallic block will push you against the ceiling, causing significant
damage.
If the metallic block is not there, only Blade Armor X can reach that area.
Blade Armor X must climb the either side wall, jump off the wall near the top,
then perform a Mach Dash to get to the ledge. Go to the right to access the
teleporter to the secondary area.
In this secondary area, you must climb up a green vertical passageway.
There are flamethrowers in the area, so you should move cautiously.
An Energy Tank is in plain sight for you to get. Near the top are a series
of alternating ledges. Unfortunately, each ledge is protected by a
flamethrower. You can try timing the flamethrowers and jumping on
each ledge in turn, but it could be tricky as the flamethrowers do not
stay inactive for long. Otherwise, the easier option would be to wall
jump on the side of each ledge, like the triangular jumps of Strider Hiryu.
Jump towards the side of one ledge, then jump to the side of the opposite
ledge. Repeat this until you get to the top.
Get to the top, and go through the door to fight the boss.
Reploids and Parts
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01: CLARMON
02: CHIBON - BUSTER PLUS
03: KASSY
04: BANDO
05: YUKI
06: HAGI
07: MODS
08: TAZACK
09: FUJI
10: HATORI - LIFE UP
11: HAYATO
12: AKKY
13: HIGURAI - ENERGY UP
14: HAL - POWERDRIVE
15: KEIJI - U. BUSTER
16: TATSUYA
Other Items
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Heart Tank
Energy Tank
Shadow Armor - Arms Program
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Metal Shark Player's Stage - Recycle Lab
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There is a compactor at the top of the screen. It will go up and
down in timed intervals. If you are in an area where you cannot avoid
the compactor, you will be fatally crushed.
At the beginning of the stage is the Raiden ride armor from Megaman X4
and Megaman X5. Its controls are the same as in previous games.
While seated in the ride armor, the compactor cannot crush you. The
compactor simply stops on top of the ride armor.
Use the ride armor to travel through the area. Eventually, a high junk
pile will prevent you from using the ride armor any longer. You must
disembark and move on foot. There will be shallow areas in the ground
where you can crouch to avoid the compactor.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Mike Molnar (CommandoKirby@aol.com):
The ceiling stops when it hits the Raiden ride armor, even if X or Zero is
not in it. By placing the armor on the highest point in the beginning,
you make it so that the ceiling cannot come down far enough to fatally injure
you, no matter where you may be standing. You can even stand in the areas
you would normally need to crouch.
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If you do not use the ride armor to prop up the compactor, do not use any
special weapons that cause you to stand. Do not dash, because you will stand
up at the end of the dash. If you do this while the compactor is fully lowered,
you will be fatally crushed.
Get down the first ladder, and make your way left. A new compactor
will try to crush you. Again, move carefully through the area,
destroying enemies and dashing to cover more ground. Find safe spots
where you can wait for the compactor to raise itself.
When you get to the next ladder, stop. You can go down the ladder
to continue the stage or you can go left to reach the secondary
area. The path to the secondary area is long. There is a Nightmare in
the way. You can try to kill it and run back to safety or you can dash
through. You will take a hit, but the invincibility should last long
enough for you to get through.
For now, go down the ladder and take the teleporter. Read the next
section about the secondary area.
You will now be heading right. You are on a conveyor belt moving left.
You must travel to the right, destroying enemies along the way and
finding safe spots to avoid the compactor. There is now the added
obstacle of spikes placed on the junk piles and on parts of the
compactor.
If you came from Metal Shark Player's stage, there are now ice patches
on some junk piles. Be careful not to slide into spikes. With the ice,
the area is much more difficult to navigate.
After you get past the first junk pile, three junk boxes will come down
the conveyor belt. Destroy them or jump over them. If they back you
into the junk pile behind you, you will be fatally crushed.
You will eventually see a bed of spikes on the left side of a junk pile.
Zero can double-jump over the spikes. X will need to cling to the side
of compactor overhang and dash jump from the wall.
There are more spikes and longer paths between safety spots, so it will
take all your skill and perhaps a few tries to get it right. If you
can navigate with the ice patches, congratulations.
Eventually, you reach a clearing on the conveyor belt. The mini-boss
will make a sudden appearance.
Enemies
-------
Metools, Large Broken Green Mechaniloids
Secondary Area
--------------
When you reach the second ladder going down, go left instead. This path
to the secondary area is longer than the previous sections. There is
a Nightmare in the way. You can try to kill it, run back to safety,
and wait for the compactor to start to raise itself before dashing
through the path. You can dash also just dash through the path
once the compactor starts to rise. You will take a hit, but the
invincibility should last long enough for you to get through. In either
case, do not wait until compactor is fully raised, or you will not
make it across the path.
Go down the ladder. You will fall down into the next chamber. If you came
from Ground Scaravich's stage, there will be red, black, and blue blocks.
Use Ground Dash to destroy the red block and push the black and blue blocks
to the ledge overlooking the wide pit. You should be able to make a little
extension of the ledge. Then, you can dash jump across and barely grab the
other ledge.
If you came from another stage, there will be no blocks. As I see it, you
cannot cross this wide pit without a Speedster part and a Hyper Dash part.
As Blade Armor X, you can Mach Dash over the wide pit barely.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Jim Hearl (jdog_34609@yahoo.com):
To get across the pit, walk to the edge and destroy the Nightmares in
front of you. Now, back up a few steps and fire the Ice Burst towards the
ledge. If it goes over the ledge and into the pit, back up and try again.
Keep shooting until you end up with an ice block that "looks" like it's
floating next to the ledge (you'll have to experiment with the Ice Burst
to find the exact range since there is no landmark to tell you where to
stand - I kept shooting off the ledge and taking a step back to find the
exact spot). Now, jump on the block and dash jump (NOT jump in the air and
dash as that will have you falling short and dying) over to the other side.
You'll have to wait for the very last second to press the jump button and be
prepared to start jumping on the other side's ledge when you grab, since
you will be close to falling off. It's tough, but it can be done.
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For X, just set up the Ice Burst so that it is on the edge of the platform,
hop on it, hop off it toward the ledge, and use Blade Armor's Mach Dash or
Ultimate Armor's Giga Attack (Nova Strike) to cross the pit!
Grady Low (aznsmallfries@hotmail.com):
For X, equip Magma Blade. You dash jump first, and when you are in front
of the ledge on the other side, keep using Magma Blade. Each Magma Blade
moves you forward, so once you get close enough to the ledge, climb up
the wall, and get the capsule.
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Once you get to the other side, you will find a reploid, an armor capsule,
and a teleporter to the secondary area.
The secondary area has a moving conveyor belt. You must travel to the right
while the conveyor belt moves to the left. Do not get scrolled off the screen
or you will die.
Embark on the Raiden ride armor and use it to prevent getting fatally crushed.
Use the ride armor to destroy enemies along the way and to dash along the
conveyor belt. Watch out for spikes on some parts of the compactor.
Near the exit are two Nightmares and a reploid. One Nightmare is very close to
the reploid. It is almost impossible to get to the reploid or attack that
Nightmare without getting the reploid infected. You may need a Giga Attack,
a charged Metal Anchor, or a charged Meteor Rain to attack the Nightmares before
they can do any harm.
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Ground Scaravich's Stage - Central Museum
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Ground Scaravich's stage is bizzare. You will see 4 phantom totem pole
mechaniloids through this stage. As you go through each one, you will
be teleported to a limbo area. Each phantom totem pole mechaniloid can
teleport you to one of two limbo areas. Therefore, you may need to
go through this stage several times to find everything.
Also, try coming back here after traveling to Rainy Turtloid's stage.
Some of the phantom totem pole mechaniloids take you to different limbo
areas.
Within the limbo areas, brown round and square rocks will try to collide
with you. Brown rocks fly towards you. Round rocks fall to the ground and
roll towards you. There are also spikes. Blue blocks obstruct your path.
Destroy them to advance.
If you came from Metal Shark Player's stage, metallic blocks also get
in the way. A charged Metal Anchor will destroy them.
Before the fourth phantom totem pole mechaniloid, there are spikes and
two ropes. Be careful not to fall into the spikes.
Note:
One of the limbo areas that the second phantom totem pole mechaniloid
has this very familiar setup.
As Falcon Armor X, you will need to slide down the left side of the
wall, designated by # in the drawing, and then fall to the right.
Right before you fall into the pit (before the X sprite completely
goes off screen), air dash to cling to the right ledge's side wall,
designated by *. Wall climb up the side wall to the ledge.
As Blade Armor X, you can use the technique for Falcon Armor, except
you use a Mach Dash instead. You can also just jump off the left ledge,
designated by %, and then Mach Dash across the pit.
drawing, and then fall to the right.
As Zero, you will need to slide down the left side of the
wall, designated by # in the drawing, and then fall to the right.
Right before you fall into the pit (before the X sprite completely
goes off screen), double-jump to cling to the right ledge's side wall,
designated by *. Wall climb up the side wall to the ledge.
As Shadow Armor X, I think you are stuck, since this armor has no
air dash. No part seems to help Shadow Armor X traverse the pit.
I think this is a design flaw by Capcom.
Enemies
-------
Totem Pole Mechaniloid, Totem Stump
Secondary Area
--------------
The teleporter to the secondary area can be accessed by going
through the third phantom totem pole mechaniloid. Because of
the additional limbo areas you can go with each phantom totem pole
mechaniloid, you may need to go through this stage a couple of
times.
Reploids and Parts
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01: GOLD
02: ULTA
03: KOI
04: MEGAMI
05: PL 98 - LIFE UP
06: HEAVEN 7
07: TSUKI - SPEEDSTER
08: MAY
09: BRO - QUICK CHARGE
10: RYNO
11: DUNGAR
12: CHOP
13: HOME - ENERGY UP
14: REYHER
15: PHANTOM
16: MARS - OVERDRIVE
You may wish to equip the Jumper and Speedster parts for this stage.
Gate's Laboratory 1 is the first final stage that will
test your acrobatic skills to the limits.
I have never seen this many fatal hazards before. If you can navigate
this stage without Shador Armor X or dying once, you are one of the
masters of this game. It is a good thing the game controls are
responsive.
Travel right, and you will see a huge pit. Drop into the pit. Then,
travel right again and you will see a vertical passageway that looks
like this picture (diagram based from Billy Cheng's drawing):
Legend:
< or > Spike
| Wall
- Areas where you can stand
_____ Ceiling
* - Where Zero should stand.
# Where Hydroga would position Zero
% Where you want Zero to go
In this section, all the side walls have spikes that are fatal when
touched. The ceilings, however, have no spikes.
As Zero:
Position Zero near the edge of the ledge above, designated by * on
the picture. Use Hydroga to high jump to the ceiling and cling to it.
Now, press the dash button, and you will dash horizontally over the
spikes and land on the horizontal ledge on the other side of where you
were, designated by % on the picture. Repeat this process to you
climb up this vertical passageway.
As Shadow Armor X:
This is a no-brainer. With this armor's ability to touch spikes without
suffering death, you can wall climb the spikes directly. If you
want to practice not touching the spikes anyway, use the Shadow Armor's
high jump ability, and while on the ceiling, dash to safety. This
will help get practice in navigating the same area with Zero.
As Falcon Armor X or unarmored X:
X will need the Jumper part and Ice Burst. Use Ice Burst at a distance
such that the ice block lands near the edge of the ledges. Quickly
jump on the block and then jump up. The Jumper part should give you
enough vertical height to clear the spikes. When you can clear the spikes,
air dash to safety, if you are Falcon Armor X, or push right to send
unarmored X to safety. You will, however, have to be careful with your
high jump. It is possible to jump straight up into the spikes sticking
out of the ledges.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Art Siriamonthep (soythaininja@hotmail.com)
As Zero, you can double-jump to the first ledge without hitting the spikes.
To jump to all the other ledges, you have to let Zero get hit by an enemy.
While invincible, you can double-jump to the next ledge, or wall jump off
some spikes. Repeat the process. This works if you have collected most of the
Heart Tanks for Zero.
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At the top of this vertical passageway, move right. You will see
an icy downard slope. There are laser batteries set up in the ceiling to
shoot at various parts of the slope. They shoot in regular intervals,
so move down the slope cautiously. You need to jump some pits along
the downward slope. At the bottom of the slope, you will need to
dash jump (anybody), mach dash (Blade Armor X), double-jump (Zero),
or air dash (Falcon Armor X) over the pit to reach the ledge on the right.
You now will see a vertical passageway. Laser batteries and red four-legged
"slinky" mechaniloids will obstruct your travel. The laser batteries shoot
at opposite sides of the wall to form a crossfire over the middle platform,
so you may find it more convenient to wall jump the ledges instead.
Climb to the top and head right. More laser batteries are installed on the
ceilings and floors to hinder your travels. More enemies obstruct you way.
Make your way to the right and you will reach what seems to be a boss door.
Go through that and you will find yourself in a room with two ledges and middle
platform over a pit. The game will stop, and magma will rise from the bottom
and stop just below where you are standing. This magma is fatal if touched.
Once you regain control, quickly make your way to the other side and wall climb
the wall on the right side all the way to the top. Use dash jumps, mach dashes,
or air dashes to cover more ground as you need to get to that side wall quickly.
The magma will rise about 3/4 of the screen, but you will be safe at the top
of the screen. The magma will rise and fall like an ocean tide, so get to the
other door as carefully as possible.
If you cannot get to the other side, you can try wall climbing the left side
wall, but then you still need to make your way to the right.
Go through this door. Travel right and the screen will stop once again. The
fatal magma rises again and stops right below you. Once you regain control,
wall climb the left wall and climb up quickly as the magma will rise. Zero can
double-jump to the wall, Blade Armor X can mach dash to the wall, Shadow Armor X
can use his high jump ability to reach the wall. Falcon Armor X and unarmored X
should be equipped with the Jumper part to be able to reach this wall.
Climb up to reach the large horizontal platform. The magma will not rise to
here, so you are safe. Watch the magma rise and fall. As the magma falls,
follow behind it carefully, climbing down the ladders and dashing to cover more
ground. Climb down another ladder and dash right quickly.
When you get to the next screen, you will see an icy upward slope. The fatal
magma will rise once again and stop below you. Once you regain control, dash
jump up the icy slope (or jump really fast) to stay ahead of the magma.
Unfortuantely, the screen will not scroll faster than the speed of the magma's
ascent. If you are pushing against the top of the screen, you are well ahead
of the magma.
Quickly climb up the ladder and dash jump across the gap to get to the left side.
Climb up that ladder and move right. You will see a platform occupied by a
wolf mechaniloid. While it is possible to destroy it before jumping to the platform,
you may just want to collide with it and kill it on the platform to save time.
Jump to the right ledge and enter the door. You are now at the boss.
If you made it without Shadow Armor X and without dying, congratulations!
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
As Zero, you can double jump like crazy up the upward icy slope to stay ahead
of the magma. Likewise, you can continue to dash jump through this section
until you get to the door.
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Enemies
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Wolf Mechaniloid, Red Four-Legged "Slinky" Mechaniloid, Bat Mechaniloid,
Three-Cannon Missile Launcher Mechaniloid
Gate's Laboratory 2 will test your acrobatic skills to the limits even more
than Gate's Laboratory 1.
I have never seen this many fatal hazards before. If you can navigate
this stage without Shador Armor X or dying once, you are one of the
masters of this game. It is a good thing the game controls are
responsive.
Gate's Laboratory 2 has two sections. You must beat both sections to end
the stage. There is no opportunity to save in between sections.
High Max is the boss of the first section.
Gate will challenge you in the second section.
When you begin this stage, there is a vertical passageway. The sides of the
the passageway and ledges are rigged with fatal spikes. You must use the
ropes to make your way up the passageway. Brown square blocks from Ground
Scaravich's stage will materialize and try to collide with you on the ropes.
Use either dash jumps or air dash to get from rope to rope. There are ledges
on which you can stand safely, but they are very close to spikes on the side
walls, so be careful.
At one part of the vertical passageway, you must get from the rope you are
grabbing to the next rope positioned to the right of you. The horizontal
ledge below that rope has fatal spikes. As Zero, you can double-jump to
the next rope. As non-Shadow Armor X, you will need to dash jump or air dash
to that rope. You may need a high jump of hyper dash part. Shadow Armor X
can walk on spikes with impunity.
At the top of the vertical passageway, go right. The path divides to an upper
and lower level. The upper level has fewer enemies. At the end, the upper
level leads to a dead end with a lot of Nightmares. After defeating the
Nightmares, you can pick up the maximum life energy container.
Otherwise, stay on the lower path. You will reach a large area with totem pole
mechaniloids and blue spherical spark mechaniloids. Defeat the enemies to reach
to the ladder on the right. Climb the ladder and head to the left. Now
you must jump to a metal column, like the ones in Rainy Turtloid's stage,
moving horizontally. Jump on this and travel to the left to defeat the next
totem pole mechaniloid. Be careful not to fall while next to the totem pole
mechaniloid, because there are fatal spikes below. Also, the metal column
can also fatally crush you against totem pole mechaniloid. Using Yammar Option
or a well-timed Giga Attack can help you clear the heads on the totem pole.
Note:
As Shadow Armor X, however, you can immediately high jump to the upper side
walls with spikes and defeat the totem pole mechaniloid to save you a lot
of trouble and time.
After destroying that enemy, jump onto the platform. To the left is another
metal column, travelling vertically. On the other side is also a totem pole
mechaniloid. Be careful not to fall while next to the totem pole
mechaniloid, because there are fatal spikes below. Using Yammar Option
or a well-timed Giga Attack can help you clear the heads on the totem pole.
Also, the metal column can also fatally crush you against the ceiling.
After defeating that enemy, jump to the left, climb the ladder, and head right.
Dash jump or air dash over the spikes. You will reach a large open area. To
the right is a spike pit with a totem pole mechaniloid on the other side.
When you defeat that enemy, you can jump over the pit, climb the ladder,
and head left.
You can take a shortcut. Above the open area are two metal columns, one
travelling horizontally and one travelling vertically. Those are the
same columns you would see had you destroyed the totem pole mechaniloid and
climbed the ladder. It is possible to reach the metal column moving
vertically, with Zero's double-jump, Zero's Hydroga, Shadow Armor X's
high jump, and Blade Armor's Mach Dash. If you do that, be careful not
to be crushed fatally by the two metal columns.
When you jump on that vertically moving metal column, you will see the entire
ceiling above you is laced with fatal spikes. To the left is a spike-filled
narrow passageway with a horizontally moving metal column.
The situation looks like the following (based on information and diagram by
Izlude613@Hotmail.com):
Legend:
V or < or > or ^ Spike
* Metal Column 1, travels horizontally; will hit metal column 2
# Metal Column 2, travels vertically; will hit ceiling
! Metal Column 3, travels horizontally
- or | Wall
If you are using anybody other than Shadow Armor X, you need to air dash
from the vertically moving metal column (# in the picture) when it is
halfway up to the side of the horizontal moving metal column (! in the
picture) when its moving left at the farthest possible moment. If your
timing is spot on, you will slide off that metal column as soon as it clears
the spikes on the ground. If you jump too high, you will be killed by the
spikes in the ceiling. This is perhaps one of the most challenging (or
cheapest) sections in Megaman X6, because it will require your utmost
skill and patience.
Once you clear that last section, climb the ladder and head to the door to
fight High Max.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
If you want to defeat those totem pole mechaniloids that attack you while you
are on the floating metal columns, get rid of the top two face heads, then
jump into the poles themselves. Although it seems close to the spikes
sticking out from the ledges, you will not get killed as long as you keep
jumping and shooting. (Author's Note: I think it's because you keep taking
damage.) There is also a part where you have to try to get past two floating
metal columns with sides wall, ground, and ceiling full of spikes to make it
to High Max. With the Blade Armor and some patience, it is not so bad. With
Ultimate Armor and Falcon Armor, you need a lot of patience and practice.
The idea is to try to get on the vertically floating platform and attempt
to pass over the spikes when the last horizontally floating metal column
is to the furthest left. That is the only way you can get through, or
unless you are extremely good at controlling wall climbs on that metal column.
Air dasing, nova striking, or dash jumping off of the vertically floating
metal column will work, and the Hyper Dash part is recommended.
Falcon Armor requires hyper dash because of the nasty jump in the section 2
of Gate Laboratory 2.
Jskrenes@aol.com:
Another way to clear the tricky spike section just before High Max without the
Shadow Armor is to lure a Nightmare near the intersection of the moving columns,
have it hit you, and while invincible, dashing or running along the spiked
floor. It takes a bit of timing to make sure the left-hand horizontally
moving column doesn't push you back, but with the Speedster, High Jump, and
D. Barrier parts equipped, it shouldn't be a problem. You may not need the D.
Barrier, but if you have UH ranking, you should equip it anyway.
Youcan also try to get a Totem Pole Mechaniloid to shoot its shots at you, and
then try to pass through the spikes.
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Enemies
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Blue Spherical Spark Mechaniloids, Three-Cannon Missile Launcher Mechaniloid,
Totem Pole Mechaniloid
Travel right and jump over the spike pit. Continue to the right and bird
aircraft mechaniloids will fly through this stage to obstruct you. Rolling
metallic balls from the introductory stage will roll towards you. Use the
spaces in the ceilings or floors to dodge them or use your Z-saber to destroy
them. Shadow Armor X's charged saber slash will destroy them in one attack.
Zero can use his 3-hit saber slash combo or Ensuizan to destroy the rolling
metallic balls.
Continue right and jump into the teleporter.
Depending whether you are X or Zero, the section after the teleporter is
different.
As X:
Go right and fall downwards. Proceed to the right and fall down. Go left and
slide down the side walls. You will see spikes on the floor and a safe ledge.
Land on that ledge. Jump over the spikes on the floor. Continue right, and
you will see an energy pod like the ones in Rainy Turtloid's stage. Acid
rain begins to pour down the entire section as you approach the energy pod.
To pass this section, you must find and destroy the 4 red sensors along.
Then, you must destroy the weather generator at the end of the section.
The energy pod works once, so do not use it unless you are low on energy.
It is better to travel ahead a little, because there are two red sensors
you can destroy immediately. After destroying them, come back to the energy pod.
There are a bunch of suspended blocks and platforms in this area. There is a
wide pit in this entire area. You fall, and you will die.
There is a place in this section that looks like this:
Legend:
| Wall
- Areas where you can stand
_____ Ceiling
Since there is no footing below, it looks like only Blade Armor X
can make it with the Mach Dash.
With the Hyper Dash and Jumper parts, Shadow Armor X, Falcon Armor X,
and unarmored X can jump this wide pit.
As Shadow Armor X, position X so that he hangs off the left block
(as indicated by # in the drawing). Only his arm should be grabbing the block.
Now dash jump off the block. He should not hit the middle block and leap
across to the right block, where you can grab it from the side.
As Falcon Armor X or unarmored X, you will slide down that side wall,
so you will to time the jump right.
For anybody except Blade Armor X, this is not an easy jump to make.
You may need a couple of tries at this.
After you make it through, you will teleport to the next section, which is
just a normal passageway with hills and valleys. Bird aircraft mechaniloids
will pester you. Use this opportunity to fill up your energy and weapon tanks.
Keep going to the right until you see the door to Gate.
As Zero:
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Izlude613@Hotmail.com:
There are three compactors here just like the ones in Metal Shark
Player's stage. The first two compactors are easy to avoid, but
the third one will require you cling to the side walls of the pits,
so you do not get fatally crushed. Continue right to reach the door
to Gate.
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As mentioned above, there are trash compactors on the ceiling.
First, watch the compactor go down and find its lowest point.
As you go over the first hill, you start crossing a bridge. The bridge is
just shallow enough that you must crouch to avoid the compactor. Remember,
the only safe attack while you are crouching on the bridge is your
crouching saber slash. Dashing and Ensuizan will cause you to stand up, and
you will be fatally crushed should the compressor be on its lowest point.
Along the bridge, you can find trenches deep enough to avoid the compactor.
There are some rolling metallic balls, but they usually get fatally crushed
by the compactor before you have to deal with them. Eventually, you clear
the first compactor.
You now see the second compactor. Again, the ground you are on is not deep
enough to allow you to stand when the compactor is at its lowest point. You
must crouch and defend yourself from enemies with your crouching saber slash.
You have to climb up a small hill, and then crouch in the trenches to avoid
the compactor. Near the end of this piece of land, you will see a pit, and
the next piece of land. If you cannot make it over the pit, cling to the
side wall of the pit to stay away from the compressor. After the compressor
starts to rise, jump over the pit and continue. Be very careful of the
sumo mechaniloids in this area. If you are hit by the ground flame attack,
you will stand up, and if the compressor is at its lowest point, you will be
fatally crushed. The trick is to wait for the compressor to start coming down,
then scroll over to the sumo mechaniloid. Since the sumo mechaniloid's first
reaction is to defend itself, it will be fatally crushed by the compactor.
Again, you will see a pit in the middle of this section. You must cling to
the side walls to avoid the compactor. Eventually, you clear the second
compactor.
You now see the third compactor. It goes all the way to the ground initially,
so when it goes up, go forward a little to see ahead and then run back to the
clearing. You will discover that the compactor goes down to the ground for
the entire section. There are many pits throughout this section. You have no
choice but to cling to the side walls of the pits to avoid the compactor. The
surface area you have to work with is very small, so be careful not to fall
into a pit. As you get further in the section, the pits get wider. If you have
the speedster part, making long jumps is not so bad. Without it, you will have
to dash jump the longer pits to advance and to cling to the next side wall that
comes along to avoid the compactor. After the last pit, there is a slightly
long straightaway. Dash to cover the ground quickly before the compactor comes
down. After you clear the third compactor, go to the right, and you will
teleport to the next section.
The next section is just a normal passageway with hills and valleys. Bird
aircraft mechaniloids will pester you. Use this opportunity to fill up
your energy and weapon tanks. Keep going to the right until you see the door
to Gate.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
The Speedster part comes in real handy in this area.
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Note:
For amusement, you can use Zero's Hydroga and hang off the compactor ceiling.
Enemies
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Bird Aircraft Mechaniloids, Rolling Metallic Balls, "Sumo" Mechaniloid
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Inner Chamber to Sigma
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Go right and you will see a vertical passageway downward. Fatal spikes
are installed on the side walls and the sides of some platforms and
ledges. Slide down the sides of the platforms and ledges to be able
to see down below and to drop onto safe ledges and platforms.
The vertical passageway eventually forks into two passaways. The left
passageway is a dead end. The right passageway leads to a large chamber
where there are 8 teleporters. You must fight the Nightmare Investigators
all over again.
There are two large life containers to fill up your energy. Each time
you return here after defeating an investigator, the two large life
containers will be there again.
The placement of the teleporters are as follows:
Left Column Middle Column Right Column
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Commander Yammark
Blizzard Wolfang
Blaze Heatnix
Metal Shark Player
Ground Scaravich
Rainy Turtloid
Shield Sheldon
Infinity Mijinion
After defeating all 8 investigators, a ninth teleporter will appear
between the two large life containers. Jump into that teleporter.
In the next area, go right, jump over a few pits, jump to a horizontally
moving metal column over a larger gap and jump over to the door.
Watch out for the fatal spikes high above the door.
Go through the door and fight Sigma.
Enemies
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Bat Mechaniloid, Three-Cannon Missile Launcher Mechaniloid, "Sumo" Mechaniloid
******************** REGULAR ENEMY INFORMATION
Bat Mechaniloid:
These bats fly to you carrying bombs. They will attempt to drop the
bomb on you and then fly away.
Bird Aircraft Mechaniloids:
These aircraft with a bird's head fly in a squadron of five from the
left or right side of the screen. They fly in a horizontal V formation.
The center one is red while the others are green. They will fly past you
and then shoot green bullets from the rear of the aircraft as they fly away
in a scatter pattern. Assuming you are below the lowest aircraft, a
well-placed Meteor Rain bubble can destroy all five of them. Otherwise,
destroy the whatever you can and use the clearing for you to maneuver.
Blue Spherical Spark Mechaniloids:
These enemies travel along the ground. They emit a electrical spark around
themselves. When they stop, they stop emitting the electrical spark, open
up part of their shell to reveal a hole, and fire an energy shot at you from
that hole. Then, they close the hole, regenerate the electrical spark, and
continuing travelling along the ground. You can only attack them when they
stop to fire at you.
Butterfly Mechaniloid:
These butterflies remain stationary until you approach them. They will try
to fly above your current location. Once they arrive above you head, they
will drop purple pixie powder on you. The powder descends very slowly but
cannot be destroyed. It disappears after descending a certain distance.
While this attack is normally easy to dodge, the butterflies appear mostly
in the green cavern where the spikes are, where your safe spots are limited.
Drilling Machines:
These are machines with drill bits attached to them. They move
vertically trying to strike whatever is in their path. The drill bit
is not fatal but will inflict decent damage on you. They cannot be
destroyed.
Gnat Mechaniloid:
(Information about destroying this enemy contributed by Jean Louis Sibert)
You may encounter small gnats in certain stages. They fly in from the sides
and may collide with you. They fly to the left or right of you and hover
around you. They will follow you as you go. You can "shoo" them away by
shooting at them or slashing them with you saber if they are close enough.
To destroy them permanently, use Yammar Option and shoot at them with those
or ram the dragonflies into them. It takes about 2-3 hits, and they
sometimes drop small life energy containers.
Large Broken Green Mechaniloids:
These are large metallic robots that are stationary. They lost their legs
and are leaning on their only arm. They open their mouths to shoot little
pieces of junk horizontally. You can crouch to avoid the projectiles.
They are not much of a threat.
Large Flying Shield Mechaniloid:
These enemies hover in the air with their large red shields in front of
them. While their shield is in front, you cannot attack them. When they
want to shoot at you, they will raise their shields. This is when
you can attack them. You can also jump behind these enemies and attack
them from behind. If you delay for too long, they will turn around and
face you.
Zero's Shoenzan will pierce through their shields.
Shadow Armor X's charged saber will pierce through their shields.
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Metools:
These are heads with feet. They have a brown helmet on their heads.
They walk back and forth within a small area. When under attack, they
will hide underneath their helmets. They are invulnerable when they
are underneath their helmets.
Praying Mantis Mechaniloid:
These insects wait for you to be in range and try to throw its blue scythe
claws at your current location. They can throw up to two at a time.
They can also drop little copies of themselves on the ground. These
copies travel along the ground until they hit a wall, where they explode.
Whenever you destroy the insect, its outer skin breaks off, leaving
a wire frame of itself. You can pass through this. After a few seconds,
it regenerates itself. Use Yammar Option at close range to destroy this
insect permanently. It may take two killings.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
If you are X, it will shoot its claws that will not return but follow X
around. If the claws miss X on the first pass, they will fly in a wide arc
and make a second attempt at you.
If you are Zero, it will shoot its claws that will act as boomerangs.
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Red Four-Legged "Slinky" Mechaniloid:
You saw these enemies in Megaman X4 and Megaman X5. These enemies stick to walls
and move along the wall with their legs in a slinky-like fashion. They stop
moving to shoot small energy shots at you. Zero's Shot Eraser can destroy
these enemy projectiles.
Rolling Metallic Balls:
They roll towards you. If there is room available, you can jump over
them. They are impervious to buster shots. You need to use the Z-saber
or a charged saber slash.
Seahorse Mechaniloid:
These enemies are in the water and shoot red projectiles. The red
projectiles rise up to line up with you on the same horizontal plane
and then fly horizontally towards you. Because the enemy is over a pit,
it may be difficult to attack it. They may also rise up from the pit,
curl into a ball, and line up with you on the same horizontal plane.
Then, they fly horizontally towards you, trying to collide with you.
If you try to crouch, they may fly straight down on you when they are
overhead. They do this in the early part of the stage.
Small Flying Laser Probe Mechaniloids:
These enemies are the 3 laser probes for Illumina. They are positioned
with two on the left side of the screen and one on the right side of the
screen. Since they follow you as the screen scrolls, you must hit them
with projectile weapons. Illumina will shoot a red targeting beam near the
ground. If it gets a lock-on, all three probes will fire their lasers at
the location. If you are in their crossfire, you will take damage.
Small Flying Mechaniloids:
These are slow-flying robots. They fly horizontally or vertically only.
They approach you, stop, and then shoot some round balls at you. You can
destroy the round balls.
Small Flying Shield Mechaniloid:
These enemies hover in the air with their silver shields in front of them.
While their shield is in front, you cannot attack them. When they
want to shoot at you, they will raise their shields. This is when
you can attack them. Zero's regular saber slash sometimes has trouble
connecting with the enemy. This is probably because the computer thinks
you are hitting the raised shield. You can also jump behind these enemies
and attack them from behind. If you delay for too long, they will turn
around and face you.
"Snail" Mechaniloid:
These are green snail-like robots with a silver horizontal platform on its
back. They travel bakc and forth within a small area. You can jump on
its back and ride on them. This will be necessary to travel along the
floor spikes in the green cavern. If you collide with the mechaniloid from
the side, you will take damage. If you attack the mechaniloid, it will
take damage, then curl into a ball and roll in your direction to try to
collide with you. You cannot damage it while it is curled into a ball.
After rolling a short distance, it will uncurl itself and resume its normal
behavior. While it is possible to destroy this enemy, it takes too much
time and effort to make it worthwhile.
Soul Body X or Soul Body Zero:
You may encounter soul bodies of X or Zero in certain stages. They first
teleport into the area and remain motionless for a second. Then, they
fly to your current location to try to collide with you. They deal
quite a bit of damage, so you should avoid them. If you have Guard Shell,
you can turn it on, and let the soul bodies run into the Guard Shell.
The Guard Shell will disperse the soul body.
"Sumo" Mechaniloid:
These enemies remain stationary. When you get close, they raise one
of their arms up to protect themselves. You cannot damage them
while they are guarding. You must stop attacking and wait. Eventually,
they lower their guard to attack you. At this point you can attack them.
It may take a couple of tries to destroy them. If you dash quickly as
you approach them, you can strike them before they raise their arm to block.
After blocking for a few seconds, they can attack in the following ways:
-They can launch a missile at you. This missle has some vertical
tracking ability, so you cannot simply crouch under the missile.
-They raise their arms above their heads and slam the ground with
their fists. A blue flame travels along the ground in front of them.
-They can punch you if you are up close to them.
Three-Cannon Missile Launcher Mechaniloid:
You saw these enemies in Megaman X4 and Megaman X5. They are completely
stationary, but they shoot indestructable small missiles or destructable
large missiles at you in intervals. The destructable large missiles
have vertical tracking ability, so you cannot simply crouch to avoid them.
They may launch one or two missiles at a time at you.
Totem Pole Mechaniloid:
There are four humanoid heads and an bird head in the center.
The four humanoid heads will turn their heads between facing you and
facing away from you. When they face you, they will shoot energy orb
projectiles or missiles at you. The missiles can be destroyed with
Zero's Z-buster or Kuuenzan. They are vulnerable when they attack you.
If they turn their faces away, you cannot damage them. When two of
the four humanoid heads are destroyed, the bird head will fly out of
the totem pole. It will chase you slowly. It will fly to your last
location, stay stationary for a moment, and fly to your current location.
If you destroy the bird head before the two humanoid heads, the remaining
two humanoid heads will turn their heads faster. Once all heads are
destroyed, the pole will be destroyed, allowing you to pass.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
The totem poles in Gate's Laboratory can be hit with Zero's Giga
Attack in an area below them, around 1 screen's distance. Doing so will
ensure that most of the pole's heads destroyed: 2 at most, since
they aren't turning, so it will stay vunerable.
You can also try any of X's wide screen attacks, as most of them will work.
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Totem Stump:
These are in the limbo areas of Ground Scaravich's stage. They are
stationary and do not attack. You must destroy them to exit the limbo
area.
Wolf Mechaniloid:
These enemies breathe out an cloud of frigid air or will launch mortars at your
current location. The mortars fly in an arc, so you will have some opportunity
to avoid them. You can destroy the mortars.
Worm Mechaniloid:
These worms inhabit the silver rectangular bases installed on the floor and
ceiling of this stage. The orange- and blue-striped worm appears from the
base when you get close. They wiggle back and forth and then stop to shoot
at you. Then, they will withdraw into the base. You cannot destroy the
base, nor will the base damage you if you touch it. Only the worm is
vulnerable. The base will be destroyed when the worm is destroyed.
******************** BOSS STRATEGIES AND WEAKNESSES
In Megaman X games, not only does using the special weapon a Nightmare
Investigator is weak against inflict more damage, it also stuns them.
When the investigators are stunned, their current attacks are interrupted
completely. Often, the investigators must start their attack pattern
from the very beginning.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
With the exception of High Max and Gate, all bosses can be damaged
significantly by X's charged buster shots and Zero's Z-buster shots
using the Ultimate Buster and Buster Plus parts.
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Rainy Turtloid
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Rainy Turtloid is large. He starts off with his shell facing you, and will
launch missiles from the jewel areas on his shell. Afterwards, he curls into
a buzzsaw and rolls around the ground in his shell trying to run you down.
Stay in the corners and let Turtloid come to you. Then, climb the wall and
let Turtloid come up the wall. When that happens, dash jump off the
wall to avoid it. Zero can double jump off the wall instead of dash
jumping. If you stay on the wall too long, Rainy Turtloid will
climb up the wall to hit you. After you drain half or more of his
life energy away, he may roll into a buzzsaw and toss bubbles at you.
He may also cause bubbles to fall from the sky (X's charged Meteor
Rain) while continuing his attack on you.
Rainy Turloid consists of two parts: his shell on his back and his front.
If you try to attack his shell, you have to destroy the green jewels
on the shell before you can damage him. If you somehow hit his front side,
you will do damage to him without having to destroy the jewels first.
X:
It takes 6 slashes with X's Z-saber to destroy one green jewel on
Rainy Turtloid's shell. X will have to jump slash the upper green jewel.
The Z-saber is also useful for clearing the missiles that Rainy
Turtloid fires at you. Blade Armor X's charged saber works well.
Otherwise, Ice Burst will do the most damage and stun him. He will become
temporarily frozen when stunned. Unfortunately, you do not get make Ice
Burst shots by default, so you will run out of weapon energy. If you use
all the bursts properly, the investigator should have lost more than
half of his life energy.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Cloud Strife (partyleader7@edsamail.com.ph):
You do not have to destroy the green gems on Rainy Turtloid's shell.
This is what you do. Keep away from him, dodge his missiles by jumping to
the top of the wall opposite him, and stay there while he turns into a
buzzsaw and rolls under you (you may have time to slash his shell before
this but I've never tried it). Wait for a little less than one second
(you'll have to feel for this one, sorry) then air-dash away before he
rolls up the wall trying to get you. Dash under him when he rolls falling
diagonally to the other side of the screen, then jump up the wall while he
rolls under you. Wait until he's almost ready to stop, then air-dash away.
If executed correctly, he should be facing your way when you land. You will
be able to damage him even without destroying his gems, as long as he is
facing you. Shoot like crazy (don't charge! Yammar Option is a big help here)
and when he turns around do this procedure over. Note that this procedure
doesn't apply when he uses Meteor Rain, as he doesn't chase after you
(just rolls side to side like an idiot). This procedure is dedicated to
all those masochistic buffs who prefer defeating bosses with only
normal attacks. =)
King Meng Lee (rickkee@mystar.com.my):
Using X (any armor except Shadow Armor), make sure you have the Ultimate Buster
part equipped. Then, keep on using the charged up Magma Blade, and he will be
dead before you lose half your energy. The Magma Blade firebirds will hit
Rainy Turtloid's front side.
Note: If you are using Ultimate Armor X, you can use Nova Strike against him as
soon as both the green cyrstals are destroyed for more damage, but you
might be hurt in the process. :)
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Zero:
Use the Z-saber and do his 3-hit saber combo. His third hit in the
combo can strike the upper green jewel on Rainy Turtloid's shell
without jumping. The Z-saber is also useful for clearing the
missiles that Rainy Turtloid fires at you.
Shoenzan works very well against the jewels on the shell, because its
vertical range is nearly identical to the third hit of Zero's
3-hit saber combo. Use it to hit both jewels simultaneously.
Two attacks with Shoenzan destroys both jewels.
Although Hydroga should be Rainy Turtloid's weakness, the ceiling in
the boss room is too high to use Hydroga. Either the designers
made an error, or they did not want Zero to use that special technique.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com):
Use Shoenzan to destroy the gems on his back, then stand right next to him
and blast away with the Z-Buster. The Z-Buster will destroy the missiles
and do good damage to him. You can get the boss down to around 1/2 health
before he uses Ensuizan [FAQ author: the "rolling buzzsaw"] the first time.
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Commander Yammark encircles himself with dragonfly mechaniloids.
-He can deploy them to shoot at you. Each dragonfly will then fly vertically
up and down in front of him and shoot at you.
-He can fly at you with his encircling dragonflies. The dragonflies will
shoot much faster at this point.
-He can also fly slowly at you with his dragonflies in tow. Since the
dragonflies trail him, he is basically trying to cover the screen, giving
you less room to move.
-You can destroy his dragonflies, but he will summon more to his side.
He can summon up to 6 dragonflies to his side.
X:
Commander Yammark is a weak enemy. X's Z-saber can destroy the dragonflies
quickly and damage him. Otherwise, you can use Ray Arrow. It will damage
him significantly and stun him.
Zero:
Commander Yammark is a weak enemy.
If you have no special weapons, just use Zero's 3-hit saber combo.
They will destroy his dragonflies and damage him.
Zero's Ensuizan destroys Commander Yammark's dragonflies in very short
order as well as damaging the Nightmare investigator. For some reason,
Commander Yammark does not seem to move if Zero keeps doing Ensuizan.
He will continue to try to use his dragonflies, and you might take
damage if you are too close when he summons them, but since
Zero's Ensuizan is fast, you will destroy the dragonflies quickly.
Zero can also use Rekkoha with devastating effect on Commander Yammark.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Roger Clemente (roger_clemente@hotmail.com):
When fighting Commander Yammark, he will launch his little dragonflies at
you. With Zero, when the flies are coming at you, take one swipe with your
blade and it'll bat the fly back at Commander Yammark, and if you're close
enough, he'll get hit and take damage. It doesn't cause much damage, but
it's fun to hit him like this.
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Shield Sheldon
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Shield Sheldon teleports around the room.
If Shield Sheldon is on lower left and right corners, he usually
throws one shell horizontally and one shell diagonally upwards.
The shells will return to Shield Sheldon using the same flight path
after a few seconds. Zero or X can dash under the horizontally
flying shell to attack Shield Sheldon and dash underneath the shell
on its return trip. They can jump over the lower shell, but they
risk colliding with the shell flying upwards.
If Shield Sheldon appear at the top of the screen in the middle,
the investigator will start bouncing around the screen. Dash
around to avoid.
If two copies of Shield Sheldon appear on the ground on the left
and right sides, they are both going to throw their shells at you.
Jump to a wall to get out of the way. Only one is the real
investigator. The fake one flickers a little.
If two copies of Shield Sheldon appear in the upper left and right
corners, they are both going to throw their shells to their opposite
corners. Only one is the real investigator. The fake one flickers
a little. Stay away from the corners. Jump to a wall to
get out of the way or stay in the middle and crouch.
After Shield Sheldon is down to 1/2 of life energy, he will put up
his multi-colored force field around him in the 4 cardinal
directions: up, down, left, right. Every time you hit the field,
it shrinks a little, allowing you to hit him.
X:
Wait for Shield Sheldon to throw his shells at you.
When Shield Sheldon is exposed, toss him a Metal Anchor.
He will take significant damage, and his shells blow up.
He will then teleport away. When he reappears, his shells will
be back.
Without Metal Anchor, X should use the Z-saber to do damage.
Yammar Option works decently.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
Also, the charged Metal Anchor is great in the battle against Shield Sheldon
when he has the shells on the corners of the screen and is diving randomly.
If the fleet comes out in time, Shield Sheldon gets hit no matter where he
is as he dives.
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Zero:
Wait for Shield Sheldon to throw his shells at you.
When Shield Sheldon is exposed, use Rakukojin.
He will take significant damage, and his shells blow up.
He will then teleport away. When he reappears, his shells will
be back.
Be sure that Zero is not directly above Sheldon when he does
Rakukojin. Otherwise, Zero will take damage as well. You want
to hit him off to his side a little. Even if you are completely
off the mark, the anchor that materializes after landing on the
ground with Rakukojin may hit Shield Sheldon as well.
Without Rakukojin, Zero can perform his 3-hit saber combo for
good damage. The saber can actually go through the force field,
but unless it is the 3rd slash in the combo, you will probably
be touching his force field and will take damage. Yammar Option
also works decently.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Joakim Jern (joakim.jern@transcom.se):
For little extra challenge, wait until he throws the shells. You can blast
him 4-5 times with your Z-buster. Repeat when he is on the ground.
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Infinity Mijinion flies slowly around. He usually will shoot a purple laser
that travels slowly. When the laser is above or below you, it makes a
90-degree turn to try to hit you. Otherwise, he will clone himself. The
clones will produce green bubbles that can be destroyed. The clones cannot be
destroyed, so you must find the real one to damage him.
He may also create small green orbs that create horizontal lines. These lines
are not ropes. If you hit the orb, lasers fall from the sky, so you have to
dodge them.
If you do not damage the real Infinity Mijinion, he WILL eventually regenerate
his life energy to full.
X:
When Infinity Mijinion dives down on the floor, he will shoot two fireballs
along the ground, one going left and one going right. Using Guard Shell
to deflect the fireball back at him. This does a significant amount of
damage and knock him to the wall.
When Infinity Mijinion flies around, he will shoot orange energy balls
in eight directions. Use Guard Shell to deflect the horizontal or
vertical energy balls back at him. This does a significant amount of
damage and knock him to the wall.
The problem with this is that this Nightmare Investigator does not always
do this. You have to act fast when you see this attack pattern.
If he doesn't do either of the above, he will shoot a thin purple laser that
travels slowly horizontally. Jump quickly over it or dash quickly under it,
because once the laser is over or under you, it will travel vertically to try
to hit you.
If you hit him enough times, Infinity Mijinion will be hit against the wall.
He will leave a clone of himself where you hit him. Keep track of the real
investigator. It is usually the one flying highest in the air.
The clones will often produce lots of bubbles. You have to destroy the bubbles
or you will take damage repeatedly. You can destroy the clones, but it takes
a while.
If you don't see an opportunity to use Guard Shell, X can use Yammar Option
to destroy Infinity Mijinion's bubbles quickly and inflict some damage to
the investigator. The Z-saber also works well against the bubbles.
As Blade Armor X or Shadow Armor X, a charged saber slash will do decent damage
and knock against the wall. Unfortunately, this will probably
cause the investigator to clone himself.
Zero:
When Infinity Mijinion dives down on the floor, he will shoot two fireballs
along the ground, one going left and one going right. Using Guard Shell
to deflect the fireball back at him. This does a significant amount of
damage and knock him to the wall.
When Infinity Mijinion flies around, he will shoot orange energy balls
in eight directions. Zero's Guard shell only appears in front of him, so
use it to deflect the horizontal energy balls back at him. This does a
significant amount of damage and knock him to the wall.
The problem with this is that this Nightmare Investigator does not always
do this. You have to act fast when you see this attack pattern.
Ensuizan will take care of the green bubbles, as will Yammar Option.
Both will do damage to Infinity Mijinion.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com):
Activate the Guard Shell, then use the Z-Buster on him when the boss is
close to the ground. If he creates a clone, 4 Z-Buster shots will destroy it.
Use Ensuizan or a jumping slash to destroy the bubbles he may create.
-twïg- (koonkii@hotmail.com):
You CAN destroy the clones, but it takes a lot of damage, and each one has its
own "invincibility time" like the real boss. Also, each clone creates bubbles
as soon as it is created.
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Blaze Heatnix
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Blaze Heatnix's chamber is divided into a top and bottom
section by three platforms. He starts off at the top section.
Whichever section he is in, he will draw forth magma
in the other section.
The Magma Flame which Blaze Heatnix summons is not fatal.
It will deal heavy damage, though.
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When he is in the top section, he will try to throw fireballs
at you. If the fireballs hit the platforms or lava, they explode
into smaller fireballs and disperse. You can get hit by either
the large or small ones.
When he is in the bottom section, he will try to ram you by flying
low or high. You can dash jump over him if he flies low, but be
careful not to jump too high, or you will touch the magma.
You can dash under him if he flies high.
He will also try to shoot crescent flames at you. You can
dash under these.
If the magma recedes and he flies off the screen, he will change
into a huge phoenix and try to fly in the section that you were located.
It covers about 2/3 of the total height of the screen, so you do not
have much room to dodge.
It is best to stay in the bottom section and dash underneath the
phoenix.
X:
Ground Dash will do the most damage and stun him, but it is a slow
weapon. If you let Blaze Heatnix shoot his fireballs, it may cancel
out the Ground Dash and cause you not to hit him. This weapon might
be best used at close range to ensure you will hit him.
Otherwise, Meteor Rain bubbles will do decent damage.
Zero:
Using Ensuizan will damage and stun Blaze Heatnix.
It does not do the most damage, but stunning Blaze Heatnix
gives you time to get out of the way.
Sentsuizan does the most damage, but it is hard to use because
of the fatal magma. You could accidentally dive into the magma
in the top section or simply run into Blaze Heatnix. The best
time to use Sentsuizan is in the bottom section. Make sure
you are not too close to Blaze Heatnix and use this move.
This move will also stun the investigator.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com):
Unusually, any attack that causes damage to Blaze Heatnix will temporarily
stun him, even the Z-Buster. So, from a distance, blast the boss with the
Z-Buster. Even if Blaze Heatnix is too high to hit him, the Z-Buster will
instantly destroy the fireballs he shoots. When he goes low, then you
can use either the Z-Buster or Sentsuizan.
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Blizzard Wolfang will try to pounce on you or run into you.
Just keep away a certain distance and let him make his move first.
When he lands, hit him.
If his mouth glows a blue sphere, he will shoot blue spheres at you.
Dodge them by jumping or dashing.
He may also leep to the ceiling or grab the walls and do the same
thing.
Blizzard Wolfang may also call forth blue orbs from the sides of the screen.
As these blue orbs travel towards the center of the screen, they drop icicles
to the ground and ceiling. You can destroy these, but you will take damage if
hit by them.
X:
Magma Blade will do the most damage and stun the investigator.
Since Magma Blade shoot fireballs, you can use this move from a distance.
Magma Blade will destroy all his icicles as well. He seems only to take
damage when stationary. If he runs along on the ground, he does not
seem to take damage.
Zero:
Shoenzan will do the most damage and stun the investigator.
You have to be close to do this, so you might want to try hit and run
tactics. He seems only to take damage when stationary. If he runs along
on the ground, he does not seem to take damage.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com):
Once you get him to use the Ice Burst, you can blast away with the Z-Buster,
and he normally won't break out of using Ice Burst. You can normally
defeat him quicker with the Z-Buster than with Shoenzan.
J. Scriba 5 (senkojin05@yahoo.com):
When battling Blizzard Wolfang, a charged Magma Blade can kill him in 5-7
hits even when he is moving!
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Ground Scaravich pushes a boulder at you. The boulder starts off small. If
he goes off-screen. He will return with possibly a larger boulder. He keeps
repeating this until the boulder is incredibly large, almost taking the height
of the entire screen. While the boulders can be destroyed, the large ones
will take too much time to destroy.
You can use the ropes to help jump over the boulders Ground Scaravich pushes at
you.
X:
If you have Yammar Option, shoot at him. The Yammar shots will go through his
boulder to hit him. If the boulder is small, you can also get behind him and
shoot him. The investigator will take damage, be stunned, and then run off
screen. He may or may not push a large boulder.
If the boulder he pushes becomes really large, get as close as you can and use
Yammar Option. Although the dragonfly mechaniloids will eventually be destroyed
by contacting the boulder, the shots will reach the investigator.
Once Ground Scaravich has been stunned and damamge, the Yammar Option will
destroy the boulders quicker than with any other weapon.
Without it, if you hit Ground Scaravich early on while he is pushing a small
boulder, X's Z-Saber goes through the boulder to hit Ground Scaravich.
It will often knock over Ground Scaravich, forcing him to run away
to get another boulder.
Zero:
If you have Yammar Option, jump behind him and shoot at him. The investigator
will take damage, knock him over, and run off screen.
If the boulder he pushes becomes really large, get as close as you can and use
Yammar Option. Although the dragonfly mechaniloids will eventually be destroyed
by touching the boulder, the shots will reach the investigator.
Once Ground Scaravich has been stunned and damamge, the Yammar Option will
destroy the boulders quicker than with any other weapon.
Without it, Zero's 3-hit saber combo is the way to go.
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Metal Shark Player
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Metal Shark Player will leap to the sides of the screen and float while tossing
anchors at you. Those anchors can bounce really high, so watch where they are
going.
He can also dive vertically to the ground and "swim" along the ground. Dash jump
over him when he does this. Once he is underneath you, he will stand up, which is
why you need to jump higher than his height to avoid colliding with him.
He can dive vertically into the ground and "swim" underneath it. While he is
swimming, you can see his fin while junk will be thrown up. The fin can damage you,
and he will try to rise up from underneath you, so avoid the fin.
Once he loses a lot of his life energy, he will summon junk together to assemble
past Maverick bosses in undead form. Sting Chameleon, Magna Centipede, and Blast
Hornet are some of the Mavericks he can summon. Which Maverick boss he summons
seems depend on whether you are fighting him as X or Zero and the difficulty level.
He remains stationary while the undead Maverick attacks you. The undead Maverick
cannot be damaged, so focus your attacks on the investigator.
X:
Meteor Rain will do the most damage and stun the investigator. If the
investigator is in the air, get next to him and shoot Meteor Rain.
Without it, you can use charged shots and Z-saber slashes to
do decent damage.
Zero:
Ensuizan will do the most damage and stun the investigator. If the investigator
is in the air, jump up next to him and perform Ensuizan.
Without it, you can use 3-hit saber slashes to do decent damage. If the
investigator is in the air, double jump and perform Kuuenzan
(jumping somersault slash) next to him.
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Giant Green Mechaniloid and Control Sphere Robot (Introductory Stage)
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The giant mechaniloid takes no damage from normal buster
shots. You can, however, your use Z-saber slashes or charged
shots to damage the head or front of the body.
The main weak point is the control sphere robot. It controls
the mechaniloid. It is also impervious to normal buster shots.
You can, however, use your Z-saber slashes or charged shots to
damage it.
The Z-saber does more damage than the charged shot.
The mechaniloid will try to collide with you.
If you are on the ground it will try to land on you, but
it will not land on the ground. If you crouch, you can avoid
the collision. If you are on the side walls, it will run into
side walls to try to hit you.
The mechaniloid may also open its mouth and shoot out a blue
sphere at your current location. When it lands, a vertical column
of blue energy appears. You have to wait until it disappears before
you can move past it.
If you are closer to the control sphere robot, it will try to
shoot 4 orange energy shots at you. These shots fan out, so
move away quickly.
If you strike the control sphere robot with the Z-saber, you interrupt
its connection with the mechaniloid. The mechaniloid will drop to
the ground. Do not be underneath him, or you will take damage.
The control sphere robot disappears and reappears away from you.
It will resume control of the mechaniloid.
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High Max (Introductory Stage)
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You cannot win this fight. The battle will end after about 10 seconds,
or until your life energy has been reduced to almost nothing.
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Nightmare Zero (Secondary Area)
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Nightmare Zero has three his attacks from Maverick Zero in Megaman X5.
He has a powerful Z-buster shot. He has a Rekkoha attack where he
pounds the ground with his fist, and fireballs rise up from the ground,
evenly spaced apart. He has a regular saber slash that acts like a
projectile. Lastly, he has the large crescent slash attack
that was fatal in Megaman X5. It is not fatal in Megaman X6, but it
inflicts quite a bit of damage to you. After an attack sequence,
he will teleport to another area on the ground.
You have to jump the Z-buster shots. When he does Rekkoha, you must
stand where the fireballs will not rise. You have only a moment to
look at the floor and position yourself.
The crescent slash covers 2/3 of the height of the screen, and he
can slash twice. If he slashes high, you can dash underneath it.
If he slashes low, you can climb the wall and jump over it. If
he does a low and a high slash (or vice versa), you will probably
get hit, as they are close enough to each other that you may not
have time to avoid both.
X:
The Z-saber slash will do the most damage and stun him in most cases.
You might find it helpful to dash jump behind Nightmare Zero when he
appears to attack. You may avoid some of his attacks.
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Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
Dash jump to and from the walls in such a way that you're doing something
similar to Chun-Li's triangle jump. When Nightmare Zero starts his Giga
Crush, you can go for a good midair position and let him have it with the
charged Metal Anchor. The resulting Storm Eagle attacks do SIGNIFICANT
damage to him. It's advised to have U. Buster, Energy Saver, and
maybe Powerdrive parts, as well as having Rapid Fire activated in the config
menu, so you can just hold the button. You'll stay there in midair, and if
Nightmare Zero goes into his repeated Giga Crush pattern, he can't hit you
at all. The damage to Nightmare Zero is wicked enough, but if you take the
time to go into the menu to turn on Powerdrive, it could potentially kill him.
The uncharged Magma Blade is just as good as the plain beam sabre, if you
hit Nightmare Zero from close range.
Ultimate Armor X's Giga Attack does poor damage for each attack, and you risk
colliding into Nightmare Zero afterwards.
-twïg- (koonkii@hotmail.com):
You can use Guard Shell to block Nightmare Zero's buster attacks.
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High Max (Secondary Area)
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High Max will stay in the air to execute his attacks.
He can bring his hands together to charge up an blue energy ball.
Two attacks can follow from this windup:
-He will create a large blue spark sphere in front of him. He will
fly vertically down to the ground, stop just short of it, and then fly
horizontally at you. He will smack the wall with the energy sphere and then
fly vertically up and away. When he is flying horizontally, you can crouch
or dash under him.
-He will create a massive spark sphere and drop it. The sphere will roll
down the side wall, roll along the ground, and then roll up the opposite
side wall. Dash jump to the wall opposite him, and dash jump over the
energy sphere.
High Max may extend on of his arms and shoot 4 small spark spheres at your
location. Dash or jump to avoid them, but he will adjust each sphere to
target your current location, so you need to keep moving.
He may raise two ring force fields around him. He will
fly vertically down to the ground, stop just short of it, and then fly
horizontally at you. He will fly to the opposite wall and then
fly vertically up and away. When he is flying horizontally, you can crouch
or dash under him. You cannot hit him at all in this state.
When you injure him to about 1/3 of his maximum life energy, he will fly to
the center of the screen. He will create a large blue spark sphere around
him. From him, smaller blue energy spheres will hover around him first, then
fly to your current location, and finally fly off screen. You need to keep
moving, so the spheres do not collide with you.
High Max is immune to X's normal buster shot and X's Z-saber.
X:
Do not fight High Max without a special weapon, except Yammar Option and
an uncharged Guard Shell (see Reader Contributions below). Otherwise, you
will be unable to win. Capcom made a design oversight.
Fire a charged X-buster shot to stun him. He will flicker white while
stunned. While High Max is stunned, use any special weapon to damage him,
except Guard Shell. Meteor Rain and Ray Arrow inflict
decent damage.
When High Max flies to the center of the screen and starts to shoot
blue tracking orbs at you, you can use Meteor Rain. There is no need
for a charged shot at this point. You will need to dash to avoid the
blue orbs High Max uses on you. You can also jump and shoot at him
with Ray Arrow, because it shoots in a straight line.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
As Ultimate Armor X, you can stun him with a charged shot and then
use the Giga Attack (Nova Strike) on him. It does a significant amount
of damage.
Michael (mpcarey@attbi.com):
As Shadow Armor X, the charged slash will damage him without any special
weapons. If you have the U. Buster part, charging will be much easier.
sinkua@hotmail.com:
For Falcon, Ultimate, and Blade Armor X:
Energy shots from X's charged Guard Shell will do a decent amount of damage
on High Max. Use this especially when High Max is in the center of the screen
shoot blue tracking orbs at you.
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Zero:
Do not fight High Max without a special saber technique, except
Guard Shell and Yammar Option. Otherwise, you will be unable to win.
Capcom made a design oversight. You are supposed to stun High Max with a
special saber technique and then damage him with a regular saber slash.
If you have Ensuizan or Sentsuizan, hit High Max with that and then follow-up with
a saber attack. Most often, High Max will be damaged directly by the special
tehnique.
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Izlude613@Hotmail.com:
Zero must stun him with a special saber technique, and then attack
with a regular saber slash.
Stand near High Max and use Shoenzan to hit High Max. While High
Max is stunned, use a regular saber slash to damage him.
Rooks_Tepes@godisdead.com:
High Max is quite a sissy when pitted against Zero. All you have
to do is wait for High Max to descend from off-screen, and when
he charges up anything, nail him with Zero's Shoenzan that you got
from Blaze Heatnix. This will stun him like a charged shot from X
would have. Then, attack him with Kuuenzan (spinning crescent
saber slash in the air) or your regular saber and move quickly to
avoid him falling on you. If he gets annoyed and stays in the
middle of the screen blasting you repeatedly with blue orbs,
attack him with Rukukojin from the side of High Max.
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
Zero's saber techniques (except Yammar Option and Guard Shell) stun Hi Max.
Zero's saber techniques (except Yammar Option, Guard Shell, Shoenzan, and
Rekkoha) damage Hi Max when he is stunned.
The metal anchor from Rakukojin does not stun or damage Hi Max, although the metal
sword does on both counts.
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Dynamo (Secondary Area)
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Dynamo has variations of his attacks from Megaman X5.
He will throw 4 sabers at your current location. They stay there
momentarily and then come back to him like a boomerang. You will have
to jump and dash to get out of the way of them.
He may jump into the air but stay close to the ground. If he does this,
he may try to slash you with his saber, which has a wide range.
Lastly he has his lightning pillar attack (like Zero's Rekkoha). He will
always perform this from the sides of the screen. To avoid this, you must
jump to the wall above him and wait for him to finish his attack.
If you can position yourself right above him, you can hit him with your
saber or a weapon that has vertical trajectory.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Dinobot (dinobot@dinobot.org):
Dynamo carries 3 green souls worth a total of 600 points (200 points each).
Once he drops all 3, you have to either leave the stage or defeat him before
he replenishes them. To earn 9,999 souls for a character easily, just
obtain Dynamo's 3 green souls and defeat him 17 times.
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X:
If you use Meteor Rain, Dynamo becomes stunned and takes damage.
After Dynamo's invincibility wears off, but while Dynamo is still
in the stunned animation frame, hit him again with a Meteor Rain
bubble, and he may drop a green Nightmare soul, which is worth
200 soul points (the same as if you beat a boss). Once he is stunned,
walk to the center of the screen and crouch. After getting hit
by the attack, Dynamo will leap to the other side.
It is possible to cause him to drop a green Nightmare soul
without this technique. Use your saber and strike him
after he retrieves his 4 boomerang sabers.
Zero:
If you use Ensuizan, Dynamo becomes stunned and takes damage.
After Dynamo's invincibility wears off, but while Dynamo is still
in the stunned animation frame, hit him again with Ensuizan, and
he may drop a green Nightmare soul, which is worth 200 soul
points (the same as if you beat a boss). Once he is stunned,
walk to the center of the screen and crouch. After getting hit
by the attack, Dynamo will leap to the other side.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
When fighting Dynamo, X's charged Ray Arrow can hurt him, but Zero's version,
the Rekkoha, cannot! This is pretty odd, since Zero's Rekkoha is his Giga
Attack. However, it has its uses: if you can't get to a wall in
time to avoid Dynamo's wanna-be Rekkoha, just whip this out. You won't
damage Dynamo at all, but you won't take any damage, either.
ssj5vegeta72@hotmail.com:
With Shadow Armor X, charge up for a charged slash and jump near Dynamo.
As you descend from the jump, strike Dynamo with the charged slash. Dynamo
should be stunned. After Dynamo's invincibility wears off, but while
Dynamo is still in the stunned animation frame, hit him again with a slash.
Dynamo will drop a soul.
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These are two large square cells. In the center of each cell is a
metallic nucleus. This is the weak point of the boss.
It seems Gate was inspired by a familiar enemy from Megaman X5...
These cells have various attack patterns. This will be a tough fight
without some parts and weapons.
While the nuclei are inside the cells, they cannot be damaged.
Only when the nucleus are exposed outside of the cell to attack
can they be damaged.
When you do enough damage to the Twin Cells, one nucleus will
be destroyed. The cell it was in will remain, and it will still do
damage to you if you touch it.
The cells will move along the perimeter of the room to collide with you.
You will need to dash jump to the side wall and dash jump off the wall
to get enough horizontal clearance to avoid colliding with the cells.
For Zero, Blade Armor X, and Falcon Armor X, they can jump from the wall
and air dash.
While cells generally follow each other around the perimeter of the room,
they do not have to do so. Each can move independently around the perimeter.
If the twin cells stop on the ground, one cell will shoot blue orbs at you
while the other cell will call forth a fireball shower. If you are caught
in between the cells, you have almost no chance of avoiding the attacks.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
When both cells are on the ground, they sometimes just shoot the blue orbs.
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If the twin cells stop on the side walls, they can do one of the following:
A)
They will shoot blue energy orbs that fly to your current position.
When the blue energy orbs land on the ground, they travel along the ground.
B)
One cell will shoot blue energy orbs that fly to your current
position. When the blue energy orbs land on the ground, they travel along
the ground. The other cell will shoot a single fireball to the ground.
When the fireball hits the ground, it creates a flame blanket on the ground.
You have no choice but to move to the side wall. The flame blanket does
a lot of damage.
If the twin cells stop on the top wall, they can do one of the following:
A)
They will shoot large blue spark orbs that travel horizontally in
either direction. The blue spark orbs emit a vertical lightning bolt that
will reach the ground. You need to stand between the lightning bolts to
avoid damage, but it is very difficult.
B)
One cell shoot large blue spark orbs that travel horizontally in
either direction. The blue spark orbs emit a vertical lightning bolt that
will reach the ground. You need to stand between the lightning bolts to
avoid damage, but it is very difficult. The other cell will shoot blue
energy orbs that fly to your current position. When the blue energy orbs
land on the ground, they travel along the ground.
If the twin cells stop in opposite corners, one cell will shoot blue orbs
at you while the other cell will call forth a fireball shower. If you are
caught in between the cells, you have almost no chance of avoiding the attacks.
Once you destroy one nucleus, the attack pattern changes. Occasionally,
the coreless cell will stop and simply try to drop itself on you. The other
cell, however, will still resume its attacks, although it can only use one
type of attack at a time.
This battle will be long.
X:
As Shadow Armor X, the Giga Attack inflicts significant damage on the
nuclei. Once you exhaust the Giga Attack, use your charged saber
slash to defeat this boss.
As any other form of X, Metal Anchor does damage to this boss. A charged
Metal Anchor works as well. Charged buster shots and Z-saber slashes will
work as well.
Zero:
The twin cells seem to be built to resist Zero's attack.
Rekkoha does no damage to this boss, but it can serve to provide you a couple
seconds of invulnerability. Ensuizan does no damage to this boss.
Hydroga cannot be used.
Rakukojin will do damage to this boss as does regular saber slashes.
Much of this fight will be attributed to luck as you will rely on the
position of the twin cells and where they extrude their nuclei.
Sentsuizan will do damage, but it is incredibly awkward to use.
I was not able to test Shoenzan. Please let me know.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph):
It's possible to use Sensuizan's flight path to dodge the Twin Cells as they
travel around the perimeter of the room. It's difficult but doable.
PeteDC271655147@aol.com:
Shoenzan does not inflict damage to the Twin Cells boss.
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High Max (Gate Laboratory 2)
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High Max will stay in the air to execute his attacks.
High Max will raise rectangular barriers in front and behind him.
He can do several attacks from this position.
-If he flies low over the ground after raising his barriers, he will fly along
the ground to the opposite side wall, and fly upwards off the screen.
Unlike your previous encounter with him, he flies too low for you to crouch
or dash under this attack. You will need to climb the side wall opposite him
and dash jump over him right before he flies up along the side wall you
were positioned. It is tricky to do this, because you need to long jump over
him.
-He will launch his barriers off the screen. The barriers will reappear
just above you to the left and right sides. They will follow you if you
move. After a few seconds, the barriers come together and drop straight down
on you. Therefore, you must stand still and wait for the barriers to begin
to come together, and then dash away before they land on you.
-He will launch his barriers off the screen. The barriers will reappear low
and come together. You will need to jump out of the way or dash under them
to avoid collision.
-While protected by his barriers, he will create a massive spark sphere and drop
it. The sphere will roll down the side wall, roll along the ground,
and then roll up the opposite side wall. Dash jump to the wall opposite him,
and dash jump over the energy sphere.
-He will launch his barriers off the screen. The barriers will reappear together
in front of him and then travel away from him. As the shields are traveling
away from him, they will shoot blue spark orbs at you. You should dash to avoid
the enemy projectiles.
If he does not raise his barriers, he will create a massive spark sphere
and drop it. The sphere will roll down the side wall, roll along the ground,
and then roll up the opposite side wall. Dash jump to the wall opposite him,
and dash jump over the energy sphere.
X:
With Shadow Armor X, stand next to High Max's front barrier and unleash
a charged saber slash. Because of its range, the charged saber
slash will penetrate the barrier and strike him. High Max will
fall to the ground and take decent damage. He will then fly
vertically off the screen. He will reappear on the other side and
activate his barriers again. If you keep using this charged
saber slash on High Max, he will continue to repeat this pattern.
You should be able to defeat him.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Scyther247@aol.com:
For Blade Armor X:
As soon as you have control of X, take to the left side wall and climb to
the top. From here High Max has three attacks he can use.
If he drops down to about mid-screen, he is going to fly at you.
Jump off and quickly press and hold jump again to prepare a Mach Dash to
go over him. Release the button when he comes toward you to clear him.
As soon as you land, jump up to the same spot on the opposite side wall
and prepare to repeat the process.
If he says something and charges up energy in his hands, he will throw
his large spark ball to the floor. It rolls on the ground, then climbs
up the wall, so you need to do a well-timed dash jump off the wall
to avoid. When it is gone, return to the same spot to get ready for
the next attack.
If he charges without saying anything, then he is going to throw his energy
shields. Charge a buster shot and drop to the ground. Approach High Max and
after he releases the walls, jump up and blast him to stun him. Then, shoot
him from below with the Meteor Rain to damage and stun him, but he falls
to the ground, so be careful to get out of the way. He will fly off screen
and reappear on the opposite side. Scale the side wall and get ready
for his next attack.
If your Mach Dash comes flying a little low, you will notice it making
contact with his barriers as you go above him. If you are really good at
Mach Dashing, you can aim them to do this every time. Eventually, High Max's
front shield will be destroyed. When it is destroyed, charge a buster shot
and when he comes down during the end of the explosion, you can get a
free hit at him. Stun him with the charged buster and hit him with the
Meteor Rain, then wait for him to leave before you scale the wall. Again,
he reappears on the other side.
When High Max takes enough damage, his pattern changes:
He will cast his barriers and combine them into a large block, then send it
forward. It will start firing blue energy shots at you. To avoid this,
you have to dash under the shots, but the timing is tricky:
you have to dash under the first shot when you hear it firing and
time your jump to go over the fourth shot. Charge a shot while doing this
and shoot him while in the air to stun him, then get him with Meteor Rain
while he is stunned. Again, he will retreat to the opposite wall and fly off
screen.
Whether he gets hit or not, his next attack is the giant spark ball, but
without the barriers to guard him. Jump to the opposite wall and charge a shot
to stun him, firing either while on the wall or while avoiding the ball, then
use the Meteor Rain. He will retreat to the other wall and repeat this new
pattern.
This takes a long time, and it helps to have Quick Charge and Weapon Plus parts,
but it definitely works.
null_pointer (null_pointer@isp01.net):
Using Ultimate Armor X, hit High Max with a charged buster attack, and then
while High Max is stuned (flashing), immediately hit him with the Giga Strike.
Alone, neither of these attacks seem to work, but together they drain around 40%
of High Max's life energy with one combined strike.
Hussaan Banday (ghoststalker7@hotmail.com):
It's possible to defeat High Max with Blade Armor X without using special
weapons. After stunning High Max with a charged up shot, if you jump
and use the Mach Dash to go through the white portion of his feet, it
will damage him. If you jump too high and then air dash, you might hit
High Max and damage yourself without hurting him.
sinkua@hotmail.com:
For Falcon, Ultimate, and Blade Armor X:
Energy shots from X's charged Guard Shell will do a decent amount of damage
on High Max.
Mike Britton (metalmage@yahoo.com):
Defeating Highmax in the final stages with Blade Armor X:
Wait for him to pause in the air with his shields
raised. Position yourself just to the left (if facing
the right side of the screen) of Highmax's forward
shield. Jump and do the Blade armors charged saber
slash (hold up and fire). This will stun High Max.
While he is stunned, fire a metal anchor at him. It
will hit him through his shield if he is stunned.
Repeat as necessary.
Without the weapon energy saver part, but with all
+weapon parts collected, i had 3 extra metal anchors
left to use, so the margin for error with them is
rather small.
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Zero:
Zero's Shoenzan is great for stunning High Max when his shields are up, as June
DeArras mentioned. While he is stunned, you can use Ensuizan as well as a
saber slash to stun him. Ensuizan does a little less damage than a jump saber
slash. Zero's 3-hit saber combo does not work while High Max is stunned.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
June DeArras (juneteal@hotmail.com):
Here is how to beat High Max as Zero.
In his first attack, he will likely try to to body slam you with his barriers
up. I don't know anything I can do about this, but it is not enough to kill
you in one hit, so... :)
Then, he flies back down on the other side of the screen, and you need to be
underneath him to use Shoenzan as he puts his barriers up. It stuns him as
normal. Now, make a very small jump upward and attack normally, so that your
sword slash hits High Max and knocks him down. He will retreat and come down
on the opposite side, where you will be waiting to use Shoenzan the second
he is vulnerable again. :) You can mostly repeat this process, but if he yells
out, he is about to use his orb attack. Back up, double-jump over it, and
in midair, use Sentsuizan to slam into him. It will have one of three
outcomes, depending on how well you aim:
-High Max is stunned and damaged, but you take collision damage.
-High Max is stunned, and you land underneath him.
You can easily jump up to hit him.
-High Max is stunned and damaged, and you land just at his feet,
avoiding collision.
Collision damage is not much, so I do not worry about it. After damaging him,
he goes to the other side of the screen, where you will be ready to use
Shoenzan on him again. If you just keep up the pace, he will never get a
chance to do ANYTHING.
Jean Louis Sibert (zell_31@hotmail.com):
Use Zero's Sentsuizan on High Max. When High Max falls to the ground, use
the Z-buster or a saber slash. If he doesn't fall, use a saber slash.
Scyther247@aol.com:
Zero's Ensuizan hurts High Max and stuns him, and it can also destroy
his barriers.
When High Max creates his barriers, dash toward him. Stop underneath the
close barrier and perform Ensuizan on the ground over and over. Eventually,
the barrier will be destroyed, and High Max will get tagged with the saber.
He will fall to the ground. Run to the other side and wait for
him to reappear on the opposite wall, and then get in the same position and
repeat.
Eventually, he will float to the center of the room and throw rapid giant
static balls at you. They can be hard to maneuver around but the trick
is this: Stay close to High Max and listen to his words. If he yells a
two-syllable word, he charges on the first and fires on the second. You
can use what he is saying to time your dashes to evade the sparks. Just
after one goes by, you can quickly jump and get in a slash, but you have
to be fast to avoid the next spark. Eventually, this will finish him off.
Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph):
Zero's Z-buster can destroy High Max's barriers with a single shot each.
Once High Max's barriers are gone, you can use Shoenzan followed by Ensuizan
to stun and inflict damage to High Max.
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Gate is invulnerable to all your weapons. Gate flies toward
your location, and he will sometimes launch energy orbs at
you. Otherwise, he will chase you again.
Almost always, the orbs will fly out your current location and then stops
to activate itself. You cannot damage an orb until it stops initial
movement. When you destroy an orb, six small clouds fan out in a
spreading direction, three to the left and three to the right. You can
quickly destroy the small clouds with a charged attack, but you want
the small clouds to hit Gate. That is the only way to damage him.
If you do not do anything, the orbs eventually deactivate and disappearn,
but in this battle, that is too long. If you cannot send the clouds
back at him, destroy the orbs completely.
The orbs he throws have several colors. Each has a different function.
-Red ones are perhaps the most severe. They reduce your speed and
your controls. Occasionally, your jump button fails.
-Green ones will follow you.
-Orange ones will shoot little orange spheres at you.
-Purple ones will produce Nightmares.
-Blue ones will try to suck you towards it. Do not wall climb on the side
walls or sides of platforms when this happens. You will get stuck in a wall
climb animation, and if you try to let go, you may fall into the pit.
Once Gate is hit by a cloud, all his orbs that are on the screen deactivate
and disappear.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
When Gate is hit by a cloud, he starts flickering and is stunned. You can
touch him without fear of getting damaged. Use this opportunity to walk
past him.
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When Gate has been reduced to 1/2 of his life energy, he will fly to
your location and perform a vertical oval-shaped energy attack that
will destroy any platform in its range. If you touch the attack, it
will do significant damage. The platform will reappear after a few seconds.
Be careful not to be in the area where the platform will reappear, or it
will be instant death.
You may have to fight him many times before you are able to defeat him.
You will need some luck, as you are dependent on the position of him
and his orbs. Generally, you want to be on the same horizontal plane
with Gate. That way, Gate will throw his orbs horizontally. You will
be able to hit the orbs easier, and the resulting clouds will be more
likely to hit Gate.
X:
For Shadow Armor X, you can use the high jump to give you extra
maneuverability. Use the charged saber to strike one-half of
Gate's orbs. That way, you destroy the 3 clouds coming your way
and send the other 3 clouds going the other way.
Even if you get hit by clouds, as long as Gate gets hit by the clouds,
you should be ahead of life energy.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
For non-Shadow Armor X, equip the Ultimate Buster part and the Shock Buffer
(unarmored X only) before coming to this stage. When you fight Gate, bait
him to certain areas and move quickly, and when he shoots those orbs at at
you, let them hit you. When he moves towards you, shoot them with your
buster and the clouds should fly when Gate is close, hitting him. If you
have more than 14 Heart Tanks, you should beat him easily, that is if you
do not keep falling into the pit first.
null_pointer (null_pointer@isp01.net):
Using Ultimate Armor X, there are a couple of things you can use to your
advantage. First, with a little practice (which you'll get plenty of ;)),
you can Giga Strike just over the middle platform, across the room. When
doing so, you are immune to Gate, his orbs, their effects, and of
course the clouds.
Second, the Giga Strike can destroy the orbs before they finish their initial
movement. When you Giga Strike them, you will hear a sound like they are
not being damaged, but instead of finishing their movement and attacking
they will just disappear. This is great against the red and blue spheres.
Third, if you Giga Strike through an orb when Gate is hovering close to the
orb, the clouds may damage him before they are destroyed by the Giga Strike.
Also, the Giga Strike actually extends a little behind X. If you jump close
to an orb, then face away from it and do a Giga Strike, you will destroy
the orb but leave the clouds to attack Gate while getting safely away.
You should also be able to skim the top of an orb with a Giga Strike, but
keep in mind that you do not have much choice at what level you can fly.
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Zero:
For Zero, you can use the hydroga's high jump effect to give you extra
maneuverability. Zero's Ensuizan will destroy the orbs quickly if
they are near you, and you are conveniently standing on a platform.
Position yourself so you strike only half the orb. The 3 clouds that
would have gone towards you should be destroyed by Ensuizan, while the
other 3 clouds will travel the other way. If an orb is below Zero, you may
want to use Rakukojin to destroy it.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
For Non-Black Armor Zero:
When you fight Gate, bait him to certain areas and move quickly, and when
he shoots those orbs at at you, let them hit you. When he moves towards
you, just do the same thing with your saber, and it is probably easier
with the saber, but you will need the Energy Tank, but one should be
more than enough.
Author's Note:
If you are using regular Zero, equip the Shock Buffer part on him before
entering this stage. The strategy described by Tootight4life@cs.com will
work better if you have this part to reduce damage.
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Sigma drags his feet as he slowly walks toward you.
When you knock him down with Metal Anchor or Rakukojin, he will
release a few purple clouds and several electrical spheres.
These electrical spheres will home in on your current location, so
dodge them. The Metal Anchor or the Metal Anchor from Rakukojin
can destroy the electric spheres.
Other times he will erect a green oval-shaped barrier that takes up
the height of the screen and launch purple crescent beams like in
Megaman X5. Dash under or jump over them.
He may also open his mouth and shoot green energy balls at you.
He may throw his green oval-shaped barrier at you. Because it
is the height of the screen, it cannot be avoided.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Scyther247@aol.com:
X can shoot the barrier back, and Zero can slash it back as it
heads toward them, eventually destroying it. It just takes good
timing, since they can only hit it when it is approaching them,
especially with Zero.
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X:
You should try to use Metal Anchor, as that does the most damage to Sigma.
Otherwise, you should use a charged saber or buster.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Anthony Nagata (dragon_wing27@msn.com):
1. Charge up Ray Arrow.
2. Use charged Ray Arrow close to Sigma.
3. When he is going to shoot several fireballs at you, run REAL fast or dash
real fast.
This will be easier if you have the U. Buster part and X's Ultimate Armor.
If your using Zero, use Rekkoha close to Sigma. This will be easier if you have
Black Armor Zero.
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Zero:
Rakukojin does the most damage to Sigma. Hitting him with the blade works
best, so use this move while next to him, but not above him. If you do it above
him, you will collide with him. If you cannot get close enough, just perform
this move and let the metal anchor bounce over to him.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph):
It's possible to use the Z-buster on Sigma here. If you shoot him as fast as
possible, you can destroy Sigma in about a minute. (Author's note: you may
want to use the Speed Shot part and Overdrive for this battle.)
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Sigma is now a large stationary robot. He will deploy green gelatin-like
blobs of his head likeness. They either move on the ground or float in the air,
but both will shoot green orbs at you.
There is also a floating green gelatin-like hammer that tries to land on you.
If you see a circle on the ground underneath you, dash away. He is trying to
hit you with a green laser column. He will try to lock on to you several
times, so just keep dashing. If he opens his mouth, he will shoot a wide laser
that will destroy all his green blobs. Crouch to avoid the laser.
You can destroy the blobs and hammers. If you or Sigma destroys the blobs and
hammer, they may drop life containers, energy containers, and one-ups.
When Sigma has 1/3 of his life energy left, he will launch a small blue orb. The
orb can go to the top section or the bottom section of the room. If it goes to
the top section, the orb will change into two large orbs that go horizontally in
opposite directions along the ceiling. Crouch to avoid. If it goes to the
lower section, the orb will change into two large orbs that go horizontally in
opposite directions along the floor. Jump to avoid. Getting hit by these
orbs will cause significant damage to you.
You can only damage him when he opens his mouth to expose the cannon that is
in the front of his cannon. You can also hit the jaw area to do damage, since
that is where the cannon is.
There is a spot right underneath his head where he cannot readily hit you.
You can use that for safety, but it will not help you if he creates the two
large orbs that travel along the ground.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Unlike other bosses, Sigma does not have invincibility after the first hit,
which means that you will be able to hit him multiple times with a
fully-charged saber, or Zero's saber. You can wear Sigma
down pretty fast, if you use Zero's jump attacks, with the Guard Shell
turned on.
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X:
As Blade Armor X, the only useful weapons seem to be his charged saber slash,
charged X-buster shot, and Guard Shell. Use the charged saber slash and X-buster
shot on the blobs, the hammer, and Sigma. Use the Guard Shell to block enemy
projectiles from the blobs. You have to get in front of Sigma's face to hit
him with the saber or buster. You cannot hit him from underneath his head with
those two attacks.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Jean Louis Sibert (zell_31@hotmail.com):
If you are using X, use Ground Dash on Sigma when he opens his jaw, and
he will receive damage, and this will also destroy all the green blobs and
stops his attack. When he wants to use that "optic-blast" laser, go right in
front of him and use Ground Dash, and he will shut his jaw and not do
anything, and then he continues by launching his green blobs.
Wildy Candra (wildyc@hotmail.com):
You have to charge the Ground Dash weapon, and wait until Sigma
opens his mouth. Make sure you stand on the left side of the screen and as
soon as Sigma opens his mouth, release the charged Ground Dash, it will
do a lot of damage to him. All enemies such as blobs and the hammer
will be destroyed when the charged Ground Dash hits Sigma's mouth.
Gospel X (cschinke@mail.com):
If you use Shadow Armor X, the Giga Attack against will do an immense amount of
damage to Sigma.
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Zero:
Stand underneath Sigma's head. Jump lightly and perform Ensuizan in
the air to strike his head. You can also do two double jump and perform a
Kuuenzan (jumping somersault slash) to hit Sigma's cannon (jaw area),
but you have to be in front of his head for that to work.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
June DeArras (juneteal@hotmail.com):
Although Kuuenzan (jumping somersault slash) is no longer
a special technique, equipping Master Saber increases its power. Since
Kuuenzan hits multiple times, this attack can do some serious damage.
Jean Louis Sibert (zell_31@hotmail.com):
You can perform Hydroga to jump really high and as you fall to the
ground, use Kuuenzan to hit Sigma's cannon (jaw area). If you keep
doing Kuuenzan as you fall past Sigma's cannon (jaw area), you can
inflict a lot more damage, up to half of Sigma's life energy.
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
Normally, Kuuenzan spins in one direction for about one full revolution.
If you push in the opposite direction as you were originally spinning, you
will spin the other way for another revolution. If you do this on Sigma's
weak point, you will do a lot of damage.
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Red Donut-Shaped Mechaniloid (Blaze Heatnix's Stage)
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This enemy fights you five times in Blaze Heatnix's stage.
It will vary its attack pattern in each case. Its only
attacks are to shoot green energy spheres at you and to
collide with you.
You must attack the four green sensors on the enemy.
One sensor is destroyed for each 1/4 life energy you
deplete from it.
The green green energy spheres can be destroyed.
X:
X's Falcon Armor Giga Attack works, but it is not quite
as effective as Zero's Rekkoha. If the Giga beams hit
in the green orbs on the Mechaniloid precisely, you can
make the Mechaniloid lose 1/2 of its full life energy.
Otherwise, you may try Blade Armor's Giga Attack. Get as
close as you can to one of the green sensors and use it.
The crescent slashes will just reach the sensor on the opposite
side.
Shadow Armor X's Giga Attack will work as well.
Otherwise, you can use Meteor Rain or a charged Metal Anchor.
Zero:
Zero's Rekkoha works very well on the round Mechaniloid in Blaze
Heatnix's stage. If Rekkoha's ray arrows fall in the green orbs
on the Mechaniloid precisely, you can make the Mechaniloid lose
2/3 to 3/4 of its full life enregy.
Otherwise, you can use regular saber slashes or Rakukojin. Ensuizan
is very good for destroy the energy spheres.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Joe2k1701@aol.com:
It's possible to destroy this boss with one use of Rekkoha. It's timing
and luck.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
The Ring Mechaniloid midboss in Blaze Heatnix's stage, can be easily
destroyed, with a full charged Metal Anchor. Note that you should always
turn your back on the enemy whenever you decide to use this move. The Storm
Eagles come from the corner behind X, which is the area that hit the most.
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You will be fighting this enemy on a moving conveyor belt.
The conveyor belt always moves left. The enemy takes
up the top section of the screen.
First, the enemy will lower its arms on the side of the screen.
These arms serve like walls, but at the end of each arm is a
damaging spike. This spike will do damage if touched.
It will then drop a bombs that roll along the conveyor belt and
then explode jump over them.
A rectangular unit consisting of 6 sensors, 3 on each side, will
lower down from the compactor. If the unit lands on you, you will
receive a lot of damage. The unit's sensors will shoot
lasers horizontally or protrude damaging spikes. It is very difficult
not to receive damage in this situation, but do your best.
To damage the compactor, attack the purple sensor
(thanks to -twïg-, koonkii@hotmail.com).
You can climb up the side of the unit and the arms to help you
avoid lasers.
At some point, the rectangular unit and the arms will retract.
It will then try to come down and crush you like the compactor
in the previous areas. Crouch down to avoid being fatally crushed.
When the compactor rises, the arms will come down. Avoid getting
fatally crushed by the arms.
As it runs out of life energy, it will speed up. The rectangular
unit is lowered and raised faster.
Once the enemy is destroyed, you will be at the door to the
investigator of the stage.
X:
As Shadow Armor X, use your Giga Attack on the sensors.
Otherwise, use your charged saber. The shuriken shots do not
inflict a lot of damage.
As Blade Armor X, use the Giga Attack on the sensors to
inflict damage. You can even Mach Dash at the sensors to inflict
damage.
As Falcon Armor X, the Giga Attack will inflict damage to the sensors.
You can even air dash at the sensors to inflict damage.
All weapons, except Guard Shell, seem to damage the sensors.
Ray Arrow and Meteor Rain work well, because they can
travel vertically, attacking an array of 3 sensors on each side.
Yammar Option also works well, because they can shoot several shots.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
With X, the Metor Rain seems to work nicely against that stupid trash
compactor miniboss in the Metal Shark Player's stage. The CHARGED Guard
Shell also works well.
Sir Gustav (the_inconceivable_mongoose@hotmail.com):
If you use the charged Metal Anchor (Storm Eagle attack) on the compactor in
Metal Shark Player's stage, it does a lot of damage to it.
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Zero:
Ensuizan, Shoenzan, Kuuenzan (jumping somersault slash), and the 3-hit saber
combo work well. You can use Rekkoha as well.
Otherwise, Yammar Option will also help.
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Power Cables for Illumina (Infinity Mijinion's Stage)
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In the first form of Illumina, Illumina will try to hit you with
a very large fireball.
In the second form of Illumina, Illumina will bring walls down
from the sides. The walls have laser batteries, and the lasers
will shoot at you in certain patterns.
X:
Use Meteor Rain on the red sensor on the cable.
It does the most damage, and it will stun Illumina. Illumina will
short-circuit when stunned.
Against the second power cable, Meteor Rain will cause
the side walls to explode as well as damaging and stunning
Illumina. Be careful that you are not standing on the sides
of the screen. If you let Illumina bring the side walls down,
and you are standing underneath the falling walls,
you will be fatally crushed.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
If you can avoid getting hit in the battle against the power cables for
Illumina (Infinity Mijinion's stage), you can aim a charged Metal Anchor
in such a way that it takes out Illumina IN ONE SHOT. Of course, to avoid
being hit so that the shot is not wasted makes for a very dubious task, even
with U. Buster as one of your parts. It's worth it if you can pull it off,
though!
Paul G. (racerboy_ph@yahoo.com):
If you are using Ultimate Armor X, the Giga Strike (Nova Strike) will do significant damage to the red sensor. Set X on the middle, jump, then do a Nova Strike. You may also be hit after your attack. [Author's note: If you fly to far into the red sensor, you will get
hit by the cable, since the cable is considered a dangerous object.]
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Zero:
Use Ensuizan on the red sensor to inflict the most damage, and
it will stun Illumina. Illumina will short-circuit when stunned.
Against the second power cable, Ensuizan will cause
the side walls to explode as well as damaging and stunning
Illumina. Be careful that you are not standing on the sides
of the screen. If you let Illumina bring the side walls down,
and you are standing underneath the falling walls,
you will be fatally crushed.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Nick (nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com):
Use Ensuizan to stun Illumina, then quickly use 2 jumping slashes. This way,
you can beat each cable in about 10 seconds.
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*********************** SPECIAL WEAPON DESCRIPTIONS
Nightmare Investigator X's Power Zero's Power
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Rainy Turtloid Meteor Rain Ensuizan
Commander Yammark Yammar Option Yammar Option
Ground Scaravich Ground Dash Sentsuizan
Infinity Mijinion Ray Arrow Rekkoha
Blaze Heatnix Magma Blade Shoenzan
Metal Shark Player Metal Anchor Rakukojin
Blizzard Wolfang Ice Burst Hydroga
Shield Sheldon Guard Shell Guard Shell
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X's Weapons
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X-buster
--------
This is X's buster. Without any armor, X can charge it two levels.
Z-saber
-------
X has this weapon to start. He can only do this attack standing or jumping.
X will slash the saber in the same way as Zero's last slash in his
3-hit combo from Megaman X4 and Megaman X5. X's Z-saber, however, is not
as powerful as Zero's saber.
There is an unusual quirk in the controls. If you are holding a rope and
do a jump saber slash, you fail to grab the rope again on your way down, even
if you hold up.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
ChaosSword741@cs.com:
X's saber slash can go faster. To do it, you must set Rapid Fire and Auto
Charge in the configuration menu. As X, hold the slash button then press
the dash button as he is slashing. If you rapidly press dash, he will
swing his sword really fast. Use this to help defeat bosses and sub-bosses
faster.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
With the exeption of the Shadow Armor, X, in any form, can cancel a standing
normal saber, with a crouch, jump, or dash.
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Meteor Rain
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Normal:
X will shoot a bubble straight upward. When the bubble hits the ceiling,
it will come back straight down.
Charged:
Multiple bubbles rain from the sky in a diagonal trajectory, like a typical
meteor storm. The bubbles will damage whatever it touches.
Yammar Option
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"Dragonflies help you on offense and defense"
Normal:
Three dragonflies encircle X and rotate about him.
When you press the attack button or the special weapon button,
the options will also fire in the same direction X is facing. In addition,
the dragonflies serve to protect X. An option will be destroyed if it
comes in contact with an enemy or enemy projectile.
If you have 1 or 2 dragonflies, pressing the special weapon button for
the Yammar Option will make the remaining dragonflies appear.
Charged:
The dragonflies turn orange and shoot constantly on their own while they
continue to rotate around X.
Ground Dash
-----------
Normal:
X throws a small rock in a small arc that does not go very far.
You can destroy the dark red blocks with this weapon. If you shoot
Ground Dash at point blank range from those blocks, it does not cost any energy.
With Ground Dash, you can push black and blue blocks with this weapon.
If you shoot Ground Dash at point blank range from those blocks, it does not
cost any energy.
Doing this move counts as standing, so do not perform this technique
in the areas of Metal Shark Player's stage where you must crouch to avoid the
compactor. Otherwise, you will be fatally crushed.
Charged:
X throws a metal rock similar to Ground Scaravich's metal rock in an arc
that goes further. The rock flies a lot faster.
Guard Shell
-----------
Normal:
Press a direction simultaneously with the special attack button to make a shield
appear in that direction. Enemy projectiles will be blocked by the shield.
Each time an enemy projectile is blocked, the weapon's energy decreases by 1.
To turn off the shield, press the special attack button again. You can use this
to destroy the soul bodies of Zero that fly around certain stage.
Charged:
X throws four clam shells into the 4 corners of the screen. Pressing the special
attack button will cause the shells to fire at the shell opposite themselves.
The firing paths cross at the center of the screen. The 4 shells moves with you
as you run through the stage, allowing you to hit enemies.
Ray Arrow
---------
Normal:
X shoots a small orange laser beam. If the beam hits an obstacle, it travels upwards
by default. If you press down as it hits the wall, the beam travels downwards.
Charged:
X jumps up a little and 4 laser arrows, evenly spaced apart, fly straight
from the floor in the area surrounding him.
The instruction manual speaks of using Ray Arrow as a rope in some stages, but nobody
seems to know where this can be used. It could be an error in the manual, or the
feature was removed.
Ice Burst
---------
Normal:
X shoots a squarish ice block that flies in a small arc. Chunks of small ice particles
fly from the ice block. The ice block and the particles can damage enemies.
If the ice block lands on ground, it stays there for a few seconds, allowing X to jump
on it to reach higher locations.
Charged:
The screen flashes white briefly. X starts flashing white on and off.
Dashing causes 4 icicles to appear above and below him.
These icicles fly to the ceiling or ground.
You can use this to destroy the ice nightmare effect on Metal Shark Player's stage.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph):
Equip Falcon Armor X with the Hyper Dash part. Now, activate the charged
Ice Burst and perform the air dash. Obviously, the air dash travels faster,
but the charged Ice Burst should do more damage.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
A full Charged Ice Burst will work with a Mach Dash. If you dash up or dash
down with the Blade Armor, icicles will appear to the left and right of X.
Aquastone7@aol.com:
You can use Ice Burst blocks to cross spikes.
Fire the first ice block on the spikes, and jump on it. Then, wait for the
block you're standing on to start disappearing. At this point, jump up and
shoot the next ice block when the first one disappears. You can't shoot two
Ice Bursts at once. While X is still airborne, air dash to that second ice
block.
If you have enough vertical clearance, you can use any X armor,
except Shadow Armor, to do this. For spike passages with low ceilings,
like the one in Blizzard Wolfang's secondary area, you need the Blade Armor
so you can Mach Dash across your ice blocks.
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Magma Blade
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Normal:
X swings his flaming saber and two fireballs are shot. The fireballs travel
off the screen. Doing this move counts as standing, so do not perform this
technique in the areas of Metal Shark Player's stage where you must crouch
to avoid the compactor. Otherwise, you will be fatally crushed.
Charged:
X jumps up a little and several large phoenix-like fireballs slowly fly from
off-screen towards the direction X is facing. The fireballs fly to the
other side of the screen. The fireballs tend to cover the middle area of
the screen.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For the charged Magma Blade, if you change directions soon after you use
this, some of the firebirds will fly with you, not your original firing
directions.
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Metal Anchor
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Normal:
X fires a metal anchor like the one Metal Shark Player uses. It bounces
around, hitting enemies in its path. It can be used to damage and destroy
the metallic blocks that may appear in certain stages.
It can be used to damage and destroy the large ice boulders that tumble
down slopes in Blizzard Wolfang's stage. It won't affect the ice boulders
that fall in avalanches.
Charged:
X summons Storm Eagle. Many copies of Storm Eagle fly from the upper
left corner of the screen to the lower right corner of the screen.
It will destroy the metallic blocks in various stages. If you get
hit while this attack is occurring, the attack is cancelled.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
The Storm Eagles come from the upper corner of the screen behind X,
which is the area that hits the most.
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Zero's Weapons and Techniques
=============================
Z-saber
-------
Zero retains his three-hit saber combo, but it is slower. The last slash has
recovery time.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
-twïg- (koonkii@hotmail.com):
Psycho attack with Zero: Rapidly tap dash + attack with Zero on the ground.
Zero slashes really fast. It will defeat most stationary bosses VERY
quickly as their invincibility shields won't activate.
Mohamar Rios (meteor_x777@hotmail.com):
[Editor's note: Extension of the above tip] If you alternate between the
dash and attack buttons, you can set up an infinite saber combo. Press
dash first, then immediately press the attack button and then repeat
the button sequence.
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Z-buster
--------
This is Zero's buster weapon. It has been improved over his Z-buster in
Megaman X5. The Z-buster shoots faster and has shorter recovery time than
his Z-buster in Megaman X5. Zero cannot shoot as fast as X can, but the
Z-buster is about as strong as X's semi-charged shot (the shot
between normal and fully charged shots).
Zero can only shoot his Z-buster while standing.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Zero's Z-Buster, when fired at close range, will deal multiple hits. To test
this, go to a metal block created when you came from Shark's stage. Go
close, than fire a Z-Buster. You will notice that a lot of hits are
registered. This indicates that many hits were dealt.
Benjamin Wiser (ben_kitsune@yahoo.com):
As you know, Zero's Z-Buster can provide multiple hits
from up-close. However, you do NOT have to be exactly
right-up in the enemy's face for it to register. You
can be maybe two to four body lengths away for it to
work.
With the above trick you can take out a few things
with only ONE Z-Buster Shot instead of three Saber
slashes.
Examples of use:
The Insect Mechaniliod, you know the praying mantis
lookalike? The one with the boomerang choppers it
flings at you? You can stand right next to it and just
blow it away with one shot.
In the Inami Temple, for example, the first area where
you see those little shield generators can be
destroyed with the Z-Buster. The first one you just
stand on the ledge and fire at it, the second one you
just stand next to it and blow it away, the third and
fourth ones can be destoryed by standing next to them
and hitting them with a Z-Buster shot.
In the second part, the first one near the Sumo
Mechaniloid can be destroyed with one Z-Buster shot,
and so can the second on the ledge to the right. The
third one next to the other Sumo can be destroyed with
a Z-Buster shot. The final one, however, is hanging in
the air and requires attacks via the Z-Saber, as the
Z-Buster will not work in the air.
The third area is the easiest, as you just see the
shield generators as they come and all you have to do
is just stand next to each one and let loose with a
Z-Buster shot.
The final area is kind of like the first. All you have
to do is just stand next to each one and blow it away.
If you have not rescued any other Reploids from this
stage whatsoever yet, a couple of Reploids will be
standing in front of the sheild generators. It looks
kinda weird, but go ahead and fire anyway, since the
sheild generator will be blown up, but the Reploid
will be unharmed.
The rain generators can be destroyed by standing next
to them and being blown up. Except for the third one,
however, you'll be too far away. However, you can jump
and land on the ledge right next to the generator.
Though, you might receive some damage since it'll be
really close.
For the Donut-shaped Mechaniloids in Blaze Heatnix's stage,
the first one cannot be destroyed completely by Zero's Z-Buster.
You need to use the Z-Saber for the top two crystals.
The second one, the one that keeps going around in a
square pattern, can be destroyed. You'll need to time
it right so the blast just hits the crystal.
In the third area, it doesn't matter if you take the
top OR the bottom, you won't be able to destroy it
completely with the Z-Buster. The Z-Saber is required
for the top two crystals.
In the area with the rising purple magma, it is
possible, but it is very difficult. You'll either have
to wait until you get to the top of the area, becuase
you have to use spot-on timing to strike the bottom
crystals if you don't. This really shouldn't be tried
unless you're a Mega Man Expert, looking for a
challenge, or just plain crazy. It would be a wiser
decision to just Rakkouha the thing away.
The final area, though, is much easier. You still need
good timing though, since you need to jump out of the
way before the donut thing rises, and then get close
and blast it before it falls it the lava again. Not
only that, if the timing's off, it won't destroy the
crystal(but it WILL still deal a heck of a lot of
damage). It easier than it sounds, actually. You have
to be careful, though so you don't take damage from
the Mechaniloid itself.
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Ensuizan
--------
Press Special Weapon button + Down
Zero will perform a somersault with his Z-saber. This looks very much like
Kuuenzan (jumping somersault slash), except it is faster.
While Zero is on the ground, you can perform this move repeatedly. It is
very good right next to an enemy where you need to deal damage quickly.
You can perform Ensuizan in the air, but you can only do it once.
Doing this move counts as standing, so do not perform this technique
in the areas of Metal Shark Player's stage where you must crouch to avoid the
compactor. Otherwise, you will be fatally crushed.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
The LIM's brothers (lim_861020@yahoo.com):
You can execute Ensuizan while clinging to the wall, but not the ceiling.
Actually, Ensuizan can be done in the air twice repeatedly by pressing
the special weapon button twice while holding the down button in the air.
You cannot see it clearly, because Zero is spinning too fast.
I tried playing the game with an emulator and made everything slower
by changing the configuration. I can see that Zero is spinning twice or
sometimes thrice while being stationary in the air, depending on
how fast you press the weapon button.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Ensuizan has a disadvantage. If you use Ensuizan, your
invincibility from having taken damage will disappear. This means that you
should not use this move in an enemy barrage, or else you will be hit multiple
times. You will lose the invincibility even if you have the Double Barrier
part equipped.
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Yammar Option
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Note:
Unlike X, Zero must press the special weapon + up buttons to activate the Yammar
option. You also need not select the weapon beforehand to activate this weapon.
Three dragonflies encircle Zero and rotate about him.
When you press the attack button or the special weapon button,
the options will also fire in the same direction Zero is facing. In addition,
the dragonflies serve to protect Zero. An option will be destroyed if it
comes in contact with an enemy or enemy projectile.
If you have 1 or 2 dragonflies, pressing the special weapon button for
the Yammar Option will make the remaining dragonflies appear.
Sentsuizan
----------
Press Attack button + Up while in the air.
This is a typo in the game. Jump in the air, and press Attack + Up.
Zero will dash diagonally downward toward the ground and slash with
his saber. Upon landing, the floor will shake. This special attack
cannot be cancelled, so be careful where you use it. Otherwise, you
may accidentally collide with another enemy or projectile. You may
also accidentally fall into a pit or collide with spikes if you do not
watch where you are going with this special attack.
Unfortunately, this control scheme causes a huge problem on any
stage with ropes, particularly Infinity Mijinion's stage.
Since up is used to grab onto the rope, if you accidentally do this
special technique, you will probably collide with an enemy, die
from spikes, or die from falling into a pit.
Guard Shell
-----------
For Zero, the Guard Shell only appears in front of him.
Enemy projectiles will be blocked by the shield. Each time an enemy projectile
is blocked, the weapon's energy decreases by 1.
You can use this to destroy the soul bodies of X that fly around certain stage.
For some odd reason, you can only activate this from the menu for Zero.
There does not seem to be a shortcut command.
There seems to be another glitch. If you use another special technique that
consumes weapon energy, you no longer can activate Guard Shell again until you
die or leave the stage.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Geito (cressx@edsamail.com.ph) and Gamefaqs forum:
Apparently, Zero's Guard Shell allows Zero's saber slashes to hit more times.
Try doing a combo with Zero while using the Guard Shell. You'll notice that
his slashes hit more times and does more damage! This best works with that
Slash + Slash + Shoenzan combo, because it will increase the damage of the
Shoenzan and add more hits to the regular slashes!
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Actually, there is a way to keep using the Guard Shell. When the Guard Shell
disappears (due to fighting a boss or entering a doorway), first, enter the
menu. Put the cursor on Z-Saber. Press "X". You will automatically exit from
the menu, with no weapons highlighted. Enter the Menu again. This time, put
the cursor on Guard Shell, then press "X". The Guard Shell will reactivate.
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Rekkoha
-------
Press the button assigned to the Giga Attack.
This is the Giga Attack for Zero. When used, the background turns flaming red,
and Zero will pummel the ground with his fist and blue laser ray arrows streak
down from the sky to the ground destroying normal enemies and damaging stronger
enemies.
Hydroga
-------
Press Up + Jump button
Zero leaps to the ceiling and clings onto the ceiling, upside down. He stays
there for a few seconds. While on the ceiling, pressing the normal attack button
will cause Zero to slash and drop 3 icicles vertically to the ground, evenly
spaced apart. The width of the attack path is about 2 body lengths.
An interesting bonus effect of Hydroga is that while he is on the ceiling, pressing
the dash button will allow him to dash on the ceiling, just like Shadow Armor X.
This bonus effect has a very important use on Gate Laboratory 1.
You can use Hydroga to destroy the ice nightmare effect on Metal Shark
Player's stage.
Shoenzan
--------
Press Attack button + Up
Zero will swing his saber upwards (like the last of his 3-slash combo)
while flames trail the end of the saber. The flame whips in a sharp arc
in front of him, so the attack range is extended into the air a little
(about two of Zero's head height), so it can hit airborne enemies.
Zero has slow recovery time after doing this, and it cannot be cancelled.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
Shoenzan's range also extends to a small portion below Zero and to the
ground slightly in front of Zero. Thus, some enemies below Zero
might blow up or get hit if you do this.
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Rakukojin
---------
Press Attack button + Down buttons while in the air
Zero draws a wide metal blade and stabs downward. When he lands on the
ground, a small explosion appears at the impact area and an anchor
bounces away in the direction that Zero is facing.
************************ HUNTER RANKING
The hunter ranking system returns to Megaman X6. Unlike Megaman X5,
the hunter ranking in Megaman X6 is solely based on the number of
Nightmare souls you collect. Destroy the Nightmares throughout a
stage, and they will drop a blue orb. They will shrink over time,
and then the Nightmare will re-materialize, so be sure to get them
quickly.
A large blue soul is worth about 8. A small blue soul is worth
about 4.
Dynamo has green souls. If you can get him to drop green souls,
they are worth 200.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Contributed by SaviourV and Technomagus of Gamefaqs and Cockroach:
When you beat an investigator with plenty of life energy left, you get
a green Nightmare soul worth 200 souls. If you beat an investigator with
only minimal life energy left (i.e. you took a beating), you get a red
Nightmare soul. This red Nightmare soul is worth less than the green one,
approximately 50 to 100 souls.
You can also get a red Nightmare soul if you take too long to beat the
Nightmare Investigator, approximately 1 minute, 40 seconds.
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The ranking system is as follows:
(beginning) D, C, B, A, SA, GA, PA, UH (best)
To reach C requires approximately 200 souls.
To reach B requires approximately 300-400 souls.
To reach A requires approximately 400-500 souls.
To reach SA requires approximately 900 souls.
To reach GA requires approximately 1500 souls.
To reach PA requires 5000 souls.
To reach UH requires 9999 souls.
At A, you can equip 1 normal part.
At SA, you can equip 2 normal parts.
At GA, you can equip 2 normal parts and 1 limited part.
PA allows you to equip 3 normal parts and 1 limited part.
UH allows you to equip 4 normal parts and 1 limited part.
The best place for Nightmare Souls is Ground Scaravich's stage.
You can obtain over 300 souls by going through the stage.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
null_pointer (null_pointer@isp01.net):
With Ultimate Armox, X can earn nightmare souls quickly by getting to Dynamo
quickly. Go to Infinity Mijinion's stage (weapons factory). You can skip all
enemies by dash jumping and using the Giga Strike, when necessary. To defeat
Illumina's cables, simply stand in the middle of the screen, face the cable,
and Giga Strike. Do not jump, but just press the R2 button. That should take
you to the edge of the screen, just face to the left and repeat. Three or
four hits should do it. Beat both cables, and directly after the second cable,
there will be a portal. Just go through the portal and through the secondary
area until you reach Dynamo (provided you beat High Max or unlocked Gate's
Labs.
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******* LOCATION OF HEART TANKS, ENERGY TANKS, THE WEAPON TANK, AND THE EX TANK
=======================
Location of Heart Tanks
=======================
The Heart Tank will apply only to the person who picks it up.
Ground Scaravich's Stage
------------------------
This is in one of the limbo areas accessed via the phantom totem pole
mechaniloid. It is on the ground in plain sight as you progress
uphill through this section. As there are several limbo areas per
phantom totem pole mechaniloid, it may take you a few tries to get to
this limbo area.
Infinity Mijinion's Stage
-------------------------
The heart container is to the left of the capsule for the arm program
of the Blade Armor. It's in plain sight.
Commander Yammark's Stage
-------------------------
After the second drop from the the rain forest, you'll reach a green
cavernous area. Take the rope down at the first drop in this cavern
to reach the next lower level in the cavern. You will see the first
pit with a set of green "arrows" going into the pit. It is not really
a bottomless pit. You can drop down and go over to the left. There is
a Heart Tank in the left corner, two Reploids to be rescued,
and a Nightmare. You must quickly kill the Nightmare or rescue the
Reploids before they are infected. The tank is in plain sight.
Rainy Turtloid's Stage
----------------------
When you get to the inside of the tree trunk, there are 5 narrow passages
with spikes on the ceiling and floor. 3 are on the left side of the trunk,
2 on the right side of the trunk.
The middle left one has the Heart Tank. You will need the Blade Armor and
use the Mach Dash to get through the narrow passageway.
You can also obtain the tank by get hit by the large "sumo" robot next
to the passage. While your invincible, dash through to get the tank.
You will probably die, because you may not be able to get hit by an enemy
to leave the area.
Metal Shark Player's Stage
--------------------------
In the second area where the conveyor belts are moving and the compactor
has spikes attached to parts of it, a heart tank is next to a Reploid
that needs to be rescued. It is in plain sight.
Shield Sheldon's Stage
----------------------
The Heart Tank is on a bed of spikes on the ground before the
teleporter to the secondary area.
Use the Shadow Armor to get the tank. You can also
get hit by an enemy and while invincible, get the tank.
Blizzard Wolfang's Stage
------------------------
First, go to Blaze Heatnix's stage. Complete it or exit it if you
beat it already. Afterwards, go to Blizzard Wolfang's stage.
After the vertical avalanches over the numerous pits, there are two
openings to the right side after a downward slope where ice
boulders tumble downward. You should see fireballs falling from
the sky in this area. Those two openings used to be blocked by
ice.
Once you reach this area, rescue the Reploid dogs in the area.
The Heart Tank is next to the two Reploid dogs in a small
"chamber" that you have to jump to reach.
Blaze Heatnix's Stage
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You will need the Blade Armor's Mach Dash ability to get the Heart Tank.
After the second mini-boss Mechaniloid, you will get to a vertical area
with an upper and lower gate. You will notice the ceiling is quite high
above the upper gate. You must climb either the left or right sides.
Once you see the left or right ledges, you must dash jump off the wall
then Mach Dash upwards and land on the ledge. Continue to climb up and
it is in plain sight as you go along your way.
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Energy Tanks
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Energy Tanks apply to both Zero and X.
Every time you pick up a life energy container, a little bit of
life energy is stored in the Energy Tank.
The Energy Tank works by refilling a percentage of your life energy.
The percentage is based on how much is in the Energy Tank. A full
Energy Tank will restore 100% of your life energy. A half-full tank
will restore life energy equivalent to 1/2 of your maximum life energy.
Using an Energy Tank consumes its entire contents, even if you only
lost a little life energy.
In Command Yammark's stage, before the second downward drop, if you
look in the upper left hand corner, you can see a ledge with an
Energy Tank and a Reploid to be rescued. As Blade Armor X,
you can reach this ledge from a ledge on the opposite side with
the Speedster part and the Mach Dash.
Jump on the green platform mechaniloid and jump again to reach the
right ledge. Then, walk as fast as you can and jump off the right ledge.
While in the air, press and hold jump to start the Mach Dash. Press
left on the control pad, and X will Mach Dash to the left ledge.
As Zero, you should equip at least the Speedster part. Walk as far as
you can on that right ledge and jump at the last minute. As you begin
to descend, double-jump. You should just barely make it to the other
side.
As X in any other armor, you will need the Hyper Dash part. Walk up
to the edge of the right ledge and dash jump. You should be able to hyper
dash over the the wide gap.
In Blaze Heatnix's stage, the tank is in the secondary area of this stage.
You can access the teleporter that goes to this secondary area using
the Blade Armor. Otherwise, you need to come here after completing or
exiting Metal Shark Player's stage. There should be a metallic block just
before the upper door to the third battle with the red donut-shaped
mechaniloid. Please see Blaze Heatnix's stage information for more details.
As you climb up the vertical chamber in the secondary area, the Energy
Tank is in plain sight and is easy to reach.
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The Weapon Tank
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The Weapon Tank applies to both Zero and X.
Every time you pick up an weapon energy container, a little bit of weapon
energy is stored in the Weapon Tank.
The Weapon Tank works by refilling a percentage of your current
weapon's energy. The percentage is based on how much is in the Weapon
Tank. A full Weapon Tank will restore 100% of your current weapon's energy.
A half-full tank will restore weapon energy equivalent to 1/2 of your maximum
weapon energy.
Using a Weapon Tank consumes its entire contents, even if you only lost
a little weapon energy.
In the secondary area of Shield Sheldon's stage, the weapon tank is on a bed of spikes
Use the Shadow Armor to walk on the spikes to get it.
You can also get hit by a gnat mechaniloid or a Nightmare.
While invincible, you can get the tank and jump out of the spikes.
If you fill your E-tanks and W-tank before you save and turn off your
console, they will be empty when you reload it. If you want to quickly fill
your E-tanks and/or W-tank so you can take on bigger enemies, there are two
good ways to do so.
(1) Go to Rainy Turtloid's Stage. Follow the level until you reach the area
with all the health that is outside in the rain (after the moving platforms)
and get all the pick-ups. Continue on until you reach the big tree you walk
inside of. Destroy the rain device cores, refill your health on the blue
platforms, and kill the Bat Mechaniloids that drop bombs on you. They give you
either life energy or weapon energy. I wouldn't bother trying to destroy the
Sumo Mechaniloids, they waste time, health, and only give weapon energy.
(2) I prefer this way MUCH more. Go to Blizzard Wolfang's level, be sure you
have Metal Anchor and that you're able to charge it up. In the very start,
zoom up the rope and onto the ice. Have Metal Anchor fully charged. When you
go up a bit more, the ground will shake and the avalanche will come down
soon. Quickly get to the pit you evacuate in. Once the Ice Boulders have
rolled down over you for about a few seconds, fire the charged Metal Anchor,
and the copies of Storm Eagle that come down will destroy the boulders,
giving you a varied supply of health energy and weapon energy (3-7 parts). The
first time I had done this I got 6 energy capsules, the second time 3, so it
works randomly. This will quickly fill your tanks. This also works on the
Boulders that fall vertically, but is pretty useless because you can't
collect energy from them.
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The EX Tank
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The EX Tank gives you 4 lives in reserve when you start a game, instead
of the default 2 lives in reserve.
Blizzard Wolfang's Stage
------------------------
First, go to Blaze Heatnix's stage. Complete it or exit it if you
beat it already. Afterwards, go to Blizzard Wolfang's stage.
After the vertical avalanches over the numerous pits, there are two
openings to the right side after a downward slope where ice
boulders tumble downward. You should see fireballs falling from
the sky in this area. Those two openings used to be blocked by
ice.
Once you reach this area, rescue the Reploid dogs in the area.
You will notice a drop with spike on the sides. The bottom
of that drop is a bed of spikes where the EX Tank sits.
You need to get damaged by a Nightmare, and then fall down the drop
quickly. Pick up the EX Tank and dash to safety. Climb up the
ladder to continue.
You can also use X's Shadow Armor to do this as well.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For the spike pit with the EX tank, you can jump into the pit, and if you
time it JUST right, Ultimate Armor X's Giga Attack (Nova Strike) and Blade
Armor X's Mach Dash can grab both it and the reploid! It is hard, but it
can be done.
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Normal Parts
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Normal parts may be equipped by either X or Zero.
Speedster:
This increases walking speed, but not dash speed. It looks like
double or triple the normal walking speed. This will
allow X or Zero to make jump further. If combined with the
Mach Dash, X can cover a lot of ground. Speedster can
help you partially overcome Rainy Turtloid's wind and rain
on some stages.
Energy Saver:
For special weapons or techniques that consume energy, it
provides additional ammunition for them.
Shock Buffer:
When X or Zero collides with an enemy or get hit by an enemy
projectile, he is knocked backwards a small distance
(half a body length). This can be hazardous as X or Zero
could be knocked into a pit or a set of spikes.
The Shock Buffer negates the backward movement. X or Zero simply stays
where he is for the length of time it would have taken to get knocked
backwards.
Shock Buffer also reduces damage by about 1/2 for unarmored X and Zero.
It seems to have little effect for armored X or Black Armor
Zero.
Shock Buffer helps unarmored Zero greatly. He seems to suffer a lot of
damage from enemy collisions and attacks than unarmored X does, so
equipping the Shock Buffer part on Zero is of great benefit.
Jumper:
This allows X or Zero to jump about 50% higher. This part can be bad
in places with a low ceiling, as you can jump too high and
collide with an enemy or a fatal hazard.
D. Barrier:
This is the Double Barrier. This extends the amount of time
your invincibility will last when you take damage. This can help you
get into position to attack an enemy, or stay in a fatal hazard a little
longer.
D. Converter:
This is the Damage Converter. As you take damage, you currently
equipped special weapon recovers weapon energy. You still lose
life energy. Zero's Rekkoha from Megaman X4, Megaman X5, and Megaman X6
have a built-in Damage Converter for itself only.
Hyper Dash:
This increases the speed of the dash. It looks like
double the normal dash speed. Unfortunately, it shortens
the air dash distance by a small, but noticeable, length.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Hyper Dash will shorten the distances which the Falcon Armor air dashes.
However, it lengthens the Mach Dash of the Blade Armor.
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Buster Plus:
The X-buster and Z-buster inflict more damage.
Speed Shot:
This makes the buster shots travel faster. If the buster shots leave
the screen sooner, the sooner you can fire the next buster shot.
The increase in shot speed is more dramatic on Zero, since his buster
shot is slower than X's buster shot.
Super Recover:
Life and weapon energy containers give you a lot more
energy back. This may be more useful on extreme difficulty,
as life and energy containers appear less frequently.
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X's Parts
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These are parts only X can equip.
Charge Plus:
X takes less time to charge his X-buster fully.
This is very useful.
Rapid 5:
X can shoot 5 normal buster shots instead of 3.
The shots are green.
Weapon Plus:
X's special weapons inflict more damage.
U. Buster:
This enables the Ultimate Buster for X. X will always
fire the fully charged shot.
Depending on which armor X is wearing (or none at all), the
buster will vary.
Shadow Armor X will always perform his charged saber slash.
This may not be a good thing, as Shadow Armor X may need to
shoot at a distance.
Blade Armor X will shoot his charged buster shot. If you
press the up button while you press the attack button, Blade Armor
X will perform the charged saber slash.
Falcon Armor X will shoot his charged buster laser.
Ultimate Armor X will shoot his plasma shot from Megaman X4 and
Megaman X5. This is the most powerful buster shot.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Ultimate Buster has some effect on your gameplay. When you fire a fully
charged shot, you will be unable to use any form of attacks for a short
duration. However, if you use a full charged saber on the ground, there will
be no delay on any attacks. You can only use one full charged saber in each
single jump. However, using the Blade Armor, you can, in the air, use a
charged saber, then a charged shot, in one single jump.
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Zero's Parts
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These are parts only Zero can equip.
Shot Eraser:
Zero can destroy certain enemy projectiles with his saber.
His saber becomes purple.
Saber Plus:
This makes Zero's regular saber slash inflict more damage.
His saber becomes light blue.
Master Saber:
This makes Zero's special saber techniques inflict more damage.
His saber becomes light red.
Saber Extend:
A red crescent slash appears in front of each saber slash. On
the third slash of the 3-hit combo, the red crescent slash
goes a little further.
If you equip Master Saber and either Saber Plus or Shot Eraser,
Zero's saber stays light red.
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Limited Parts
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Limited parts are activated like special weapons. You must access
them from the menu screen when you are in a stage. Limited parts can
only be used once per stage. You will have to clear the stage or
exit the stage to be able to use the limited part again. If you
used the limited part and then use up all your lives, continuing the
game does not restore the limited part (i.e. you did not leave the
stage). If you have reached GA, you can equip 1 limited part.
You can never equip more than 1 limited part.
Life Recover:
This is just like an extra Energy Tank.
Hyperdrive:
Your defense goes up. You will see a Hyperdrive icon in the lower left
corner. You take less damage. It lasts for a few seconds, making it
not particularly useful unless it is a boss battle and both you and the
boss are near death.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Hyper Drive does nothing to increase defense at all, regardless of using
armor or no armor. What it simply does is that it actually makes you
invincible to enemy shots (not enemies), for a short duration. Try it
against Illumina's Fireballs.
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If you have armored X or Black Armor Zero, this part seems to
have little effect. I think it increases the defense of unarmored X
and Zero.
Powerdrive:
X's and Zero's weapons do more damage. You will see a
Powerdrive icon in the lower left corner. It lasts for a few
seconds, so make the most of the situation with the few seconds
you have.
Weapondrive:
This allows X or Zero to use their special weapons for free.
You will see a Weapondrive icon in the lower left corner. It lasts
for a few seconds, so make the most of the situation with the few
seconds you have. It lasts long enough to use X's charged
special weapons once, so it may be more worthwhile just to shoot
normal special weapons.
W. Recover (Weapon Recover):
This is just like a super Weapon Tank as this refills all of X's
and Zero's special weapons, including the Giga Attack!
This is almost totally useless for Shadow Armor X, since it will
only refill his Giga Attack weapon.
Overdrive:
(Description corrected by Marx on Gamefaqs)
This will temporarily give X or Zero the ability to shoot
powerful charged shots rapidly. X can fire green charged shots
that look like unarmored X's fully charged shots. Zero
can shoot streams of Z-Buster shots. You will see an Overdrive icon
in the lower left corner. It lasts for a few seconds, so make the
most of the situation with the few seconds you have.
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------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
All of X's armors have a Giga Attack. Normally, you must be damaged for the
Giga Attack meter to increase. Strangely, when X picks up the large
life containers, a little bit of his Giga Attack meter is restored. This
does not work for Zero.
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Falcon Armor
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X starts with this armor. It has some altered abilities from Megaman X5.
-You no longer have the flight ability.
-You can use special weapons and charge them.
-You can air dash. At the beginning of the air dash, you are invincible
and can damage enemies.
-The charged buster shot is still the laser buster shot.
-The Giga Attack causes the screen to turn blue while charged laser buster
shots attack every enemy on the screen.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
You can air dash with the Falcon Armor by pressing jump button, or dash
button in the air. There is a difference between the 2 dashes. The Air Dash
which uses the Jump button, is noticeably shorter, than if you had use the
Dash Button instead. (Pressing forward twice in this case, counts as
pressing dash button.)
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Arm:
With X's weapon fully charged, hold the Up button and press the shot button.
X will release the charged blade.
You can find this program in Infinity Mijinion's stage. Defeat Illumina
by destroying the Illumina's two power cables, and a teleporter will appear
in the center of the screen. Go into it. When you reappear, go left first and
the capsule is in plain sight.
Leg:
This allows X to perform the Mach Dash. Press and hold the jump button
while in the air, and X will freeze in the air. Press a direction and let
go of the jump button, and X will dash in the direction. You can dash
upwards. The Mach Dash will go a little further than the normal dash,
enough to reach certain places that a normal dash would not be able to do.
You can find this in Commander Yammark's stage. When you make the first
drop from the jungle surface, there will be a praying mantis robot.
Instead of going left, go right into a closed chamber.
The capsule is there.
Body:
This allows X to take less damage from attacks and enemy collisions.
This also allows X to perform the Giga Attack, which is a saber slash
that shoots out two blue crescent slashes. As you take damage, the Giga
Attack meter builds up. You can unleash a Giga Attack when
the meter is full.
You can find this in Shield Sheldon's stage. You must access the special
area first. In the special area, look for a red wall on your left side
after you fall down from the floor above with the lasers and mirrors.
The area where this wall should be is full of floor spikes.
X or Zero will say something about a draft somewhere. The left wall
is an illusion. Walk through it and there is a small invisible ledge
extending from the illusionary wall you can stand. It is about one body
length. Dash jump to the other side. You will barely make it to the
ledge where the capsule is. You can also try finding the invidible ledge
approximately in the middle of the pit (see contribution below by
Tootight4life@cs.com).
Legend:
[] Capsule
^ Spike
| Wall
- Areas where you can stand
= Invisible ledge
_____ Ceiling
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Tootight4life@cs.com:
This one will drive you mad. In Shield Sheldon's stage, there is an
invisible platform right smack in the middle of the pit between
the illusionary wall and the armor capsule. Believe me, I
tried killing myself, and I just landed on it and starting saying,
"What the heck?!" So, no, you do not need a long dash jump. You
just need a nice jump to the middle of the pit, and you will land on
an orange platform.
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Head:
This allows X's weapons to consume less energy, i.e. more ammunition for each
special weapon. You can find this in Ground Scaravich's stage.
It is located in the limbo area when you go through the fourth phantom totem pole
mechaniloid.
The Blade Armor has the following abilities.
-A charged shot is a small blue plasma fireball that will inflict damage
multiple time on enemies. It is still not as powerful as the
Ultimate Buster shot.
-Holding up while letting releasing a charged shot will cause X to slash
with a charged Z-saber instead. It hits more times than the normal
Z-saber slash, for slightly more damage. It can destroy certain enemy
projectiles, but it appears to be far less versatile than Zero's
Shot Eraser part.
-You can perform the Mach Dash. While you are in the air, press the jump or
dash button. Blade Armor X will remain motionless in the air.
Press a direction you want to dash and let go of the jump or dash button.
Blade Armor X will dash in that direction. The Mach Dash covers more
distance than the normal dash.
-The Giga Attack is a charged saber attack. X will do a green saber slash
and create two blue crescent slashes that will travel a moderate distance
from X, damaging enemies in their path. The first blue crescent slash
appears about 1.5 body lengths from X and the green saber slash appears
to be cosmetic, so do not use this at an ememy at point blank range.
It is possible that the enemy will not be hit by any of the blue
crescent slashes.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
A)
Holding down the dash or jump button does not increase the Mach Dash distance.
The distance is fixed.
B)
You cannot cancel a Mach Dash unless you get hit or reach a wall.
C)
If you jump in the air and perform a charged saber slash, you cannot execute
a Mach Dash until you land on the ground again.
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Body:
X will take less damage. Energy absorbed will build up the Giga Attack meter.
When the Giga Attack meter is full, X can launch the Giga Attack.
In Rainy Turtloid's stage, when you get to the inside of the tree trunk,
there are 5 narrow passages with spikes on the ceiling and floor.
3 are on the left side, 2 are on the right side.
The upper right passage leads to the Shadow Armor body program. You will need
the Blade Armor and use the Mach Dash to get through the narrow passageway.
Jump and press the jump button just before you touch ground, press right and
dash through the first set of spikes. Be sure to let go of the right
direction or you will walk into the 2nd set of spikes. Repeat
to go through the second set of spikes.
You can also lure 2 bat mechaniloids nearby and have the first bat mechaniloid
drop a bomb on you, making you invincible for a few seconds. Dash through
the first spiked corridor. Then, let the second bat mechaniloid drop its bomb
on you. Dash through the second spiked corridor. It may be difficult to get
to the capsule.
You can also try air dashing through each spiked corridor. This is very
difficult. You have to air dash at the right height, much like the Mach Dash.
Leg:
Press the jump button while holding up to jump high and stick to the ceiling.
Once on the ceiling, X can dash on the ceiling.
You find this in Blizzard Wolfang's stage. Shortly after passing the area
with vertical avalanches and pillars of ice you have to stand, you will
reach a downward slope to a ladder. Above the ladder is a ledge. Zero can
double jump to that ledge. X with the Blade Armor can Mach Dash straight up
and land on the ledge.
Arms:
This allows X to fire shurikens in three directions like Slash Grizzly's
crescent claw slashes in Megaman X5 and use a striking charged saber.
You find this in Blaze Heatnix's stage.
After the second mini-boss donut Mechaniloid, you will get to a vertical area with
an upper and lower door. You will notice the ceiling is quite high above the upper
door.
If you have not come from Metal Shark Player's stage, you will need the Blade
Armor's Mach Dash ability to get to the armor capsule. You must climb either the
left or right side of the vertical chamber. Once you see the left or right ledges,
you must dash jump off the wall then Mach Dash upwards and land on the ledge.
Continue to climb up, and you will see the capsule.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For Blade Armor X, use Ice Burst as a stepping stone. Jump from the ice
block and use Mach Dash to go straight up.
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If you did come from Metal Shark Player's stage, you will see a metallic block
materialize and them move up and down near the upper door. Jump on it and before
reaching the top, have X dash jump to the sides of the ledge and climb up. Zero
can double jump. Be careful not to wait too long or the metallic block will push
you against the ceiling causing significant damage. As you climb up you will
see a metallic block obstructing your way to the capsule and the secondary area.
You must use a charged Metal Anchor to destroy it and get past it.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Hussaan Banday (ghoststalker7@hotmail.com):
You can get the arms part with just Zero and Ultimate Armor X. You don't
have to go to Metal Shark Player's stage first.
Jump from # and do the Giga Attack (the invincible air dash) at
around the point *. You must do this in such a manner, so that
when you do the Giga Attack, your head does touch the ledge above,
or you will not be able to cling to the ledge on the other side at +.
Jump from # (note this is a little higher than the place
from which you jump with Ultimate Armor X) and the double jump
from * and you should be able to get to +.
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Head:
This allows X to swing his saber faster.
This is in Metal Shark Player's stage. Whene you get to the second ladder
going down, go left instead. The path is longer than usual, so you must
dash to get through before getting crushed. Take the next ladder down
you see.
For X, you need the Blade Armor and the Speedster part. Run to the edge and jump.
At the height of your jump, activate the Mach Dash and you'll dash to the other
side and barely make it.
For Zero, you need the Hyper Dash and Speedster part. Get a small walking
start and dash leap across. Hold the dash down for maximum dash time.
You will barely reach the other side and might have to jump out of the pit.
You can also try the Hyper Dash and Jumpster part, and dash jump over the pit.
Without the parts for either X or Zero, you have to finish or exit out
of Ground Scaravich's stage and then come to Metal Shark Player's stage.
There will be blue and black blocks you can push to create a small extension
over the ledge to allow you to jump the wide pit before the capsule.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
For X, just set up the Ice Burst so that it is on the edge of the platform,
hop on it, hop off it toward the ledge, and use Blade Armor's Mach Dash or
Ultimate Armor's Giga Attack (Nova Strike) to cross the pit!
Aquastone7@aol.com:
To make this jump with just a dash jump, here is what needs to be done.
I moved forward step by step towards the pit until the Ice Burst block
actually fell down the pit. I got to the point where the Ice Burst block
was actually levitating above the pit, with its slightest corner scraping
the edge of the wall.
Here is where the Ice Burst block should be:
(X) _ (enemies) (capsule)
------------------------ l_l --------
l l
l l
(ice ^)
I went to the VERY corner of the Ice Burst block, did a dash-jump, and
made it barely across, WITHOUT any parts. This works fine with Falcon
Armor.
Grady Low (aznsmallfries@hotmail.com):
For X, equip Magma Blade. You dash jump first, and when you are in front
of the ledge on the other side, keep using Magma Blade. Each Magma Blade
moves you forward, so once you get close enough to the ledge, climb up
the wall, and get the capsule.
Godofcowfish2@aol.com:
X should have Ice Burst. Go to Ground Scaravich's stage and then
come to Metal Shark Player's stage. Push a black block to the edge
of the platform. Then, fire the Ice Burst so the ice block lands
on the edge of the black block. Using this method, it is obtainable with
normal X and Falcon Armor X without any extra parts.
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The Shadow Armor has the following abilities.
-The normal shot is a set of shurikens. They shoot in alternating patterns:
they fly horizontally, a little upwards, and a little downward. This is
much like the crescent shot from Megaman X5.
-A charged shot will release a charged saber slash. It has a little more
range than the Blade Armor or normal saber attack. It is the most powerful
saber slash, excluding the Giga Attack for the Shadow Armor.
-The Giga Attack is a charged double crescent slash attack. Two crescent
slashes will appear from Shadow Armor X. They will arc forwards,
then loop backwards behind X (one above, on below), and then return to
X. The attack is done twice. This is the strongest saber slash available to X.
-You can cling to walls without sliding.
-Pressing up and the jump button will cause Shadow Armor X to high jump. He
will jump much higher than a jumper part would provide. If you do this
maneuver, and he hits the ceiling, he will cling to it and hang upside down
for a few seconds. While on the ceiling, he can throw three shurikens out
in a conical direction. In addition, he can dash on the ceiling.
-You can walk on MOST spikes or cling to spikes (see reader contributions below).
-You have no air dash.
-You cannot use special weapons. That is probably the tradeoff for having the
ability to touch spikes, much like the Gaia Armor from Megaman X5.
-Contrary to some reports, Shadow Armor X does not appear to make X faster. You
still need Speedster and Hyper Dash parts.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
A)
When Shadow Armor X does a ceiling grip, he cannot shoot the shurikens
anymore if you have the U. Buster part on him.
B)
The longer an enemy or boss is in the arc of slashes in the Giga Attack, the
more damage it will take. It is not 4 individual slashes as previously noted.
null_pointer (null_pointer@isp01.net):
Shadow X is not immune to all spikes. Take him into Metal Shark Player's Stage
and play and go through the first portal to the second area. Then, play through
that stage until you find a section of the compactor ceiling with spikes on it,
pointing down. If you touch those spikes in any way (try jumping into them),
you will die. This is most likely just a bug in the game...
Hussaan Banday (ghoststalker7@hotmail.com):
Shadow Armor X's charged saber slash can erase certain enemy projectiles.
One type projectile is the one that the Bird Aircraft Mechaniloids shoot in
Infinity Mijinion's stage.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
Shadow Armor X's normal saber slash is indeed faster, as the head part's
description stated. However, there is one disadvantage. Whenever you use
any other armor's saber slash, it is slower, but you can cancell it with a
dash or jump. Shadow Armor X's orange saber, despite being faster,
cannot be cancelled.
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Ultimate Armor
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This can only be accessed by a code given to you when you beat the game.
This armor is very much like previous ones appearing in Megaman X4 and
Megaman X5.
The Ultimate Armor has the following abilities.
-You can perform unlimited Giga Attacks (Nova Strikes). X will jump
into the air and air dash like a comet. He is invincible while air
dashing and will damage anything in his path. Be careful not to fly
into a fatal hazard or cause yourself to fall into a pit. Nova strikes
are very powerful against everybody except Gate, so this is somewhat
of a cheat.
-Unfortunately, you cannot use special weapons an infinite number of times.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
J. Scriba 5 (senkojin05@yahoo.com):
The Nova Strike has the following uses besides being a weapon:
a) It is used to reach some high places, since X jumps
before performing the attack.
b) It is used as defense when an enemy came rushing towards you, since you
can inflict damage and be be invincible while flying (you are not invincible
when you jump into the air to start the Nova Strike).
c) You can easily save reploids and destroy Nightmares near them. This is
a lot faster than dashing or air dashing. A Nova Strike has a travelling
distance equal to about 2-3 ground dashes or air dashes.
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Black Armor Zero
----------------
This can only be accessed by a code given to you when you beat the game.
This armor looks very much like previous ones appearing in Megaman X4 and
Megaman X5.
Black Armor has the following abilities.
-Zero has a built-in Shock Buffer, Saber Plus, Energy Saver, and Shot Eraser.
There is no need to equip those parts.
**************** Nightmares and Rescuing Reploids
These enemies have a head, a torso, and tentacles for a lower body. The
slowly fly around the screen. They will try to fly near you, stop, and
then fire four red energy balls at your current location. Each red energy
ball does decent damage. If the whole screen is filled with them, you could
get slaughtered.
If you defeat a Nightmare, they give up a blue Nightmare Soul orb. Picking
up Nightmare souls will improve your Hunter ranking. The Nightmare soul
starts off large but will shrink to a smaller size if you do no pick it up
fast enough. If you leave it alone for too long, the soul will disappear and
the Nightmare will reform itself. If you defeat the Nightmare a second time,
you get no soul.
The Nightmares are annoying, because they can infect the reploids you are
trying to rescue. Once they latch onto a reploid, and the reploid starts
flickering white, you have lost that reploid. You can destroy the reploid,
which is marked as "killed," or you can run away, which is marked as "missing."
In either case, the reploid is permanently lost. Since 5 reploids per stage
have parts, it is imperative that you rescue as many as you can. The reploids
that have parts in each stage never change, so you can concentrate on the ones
that have parts.
Rescuing reploids gives you an extra life (maximum of 9 stocked) and some
life energy back.
Nightmares will attack the closest target on the screen, whether it is you
or a reploid. Sometimes, as you scroll the screen, you find Nightmares
really close to reploids. You have no choice but to rush into the situation
and rescue the reploid before the Nightmare gets to that reploid.
Therefore, one strategy for dealing with Nightmares is to scroll the screen
slowly. If you can see only the Nightmares on the edge of the screen, they
will come after you instead of the reploids. Let the Nightmares come to you,
and then destroy them before moving forwards.
Any Nightmares you destroyed along the way will reappear if you backtrack,
so do not backtrack as much as possible.
------------------------- Reader Contributions --------------------------
Elven Warlock (paromin@hotmail.com):
If the Nightmares start heading towards a reploid, and you can't get to them
in time, go back a screen's distance. Most of the time, the Nightmare's
location will reset to where it was orignally, so you could try to save that
reploid again.
Aquastone7@aol.com:
A good way to collect soul was explained (the Dynamo topic), but an even
BETTER way would be to go to Ground Scaravich's stage equipped with Shadow
Armor, plus auto charge and/or rapid fire. Destroy nightmares as much as
possible, collecting nightmare souls, and when you get to the secondary
portal, you can fight Dynamo and get even more nightmare souls. Playing in
Ground Scaravich's stage will usually give you at least 325 nightmare souls.
After you finish playing the stage, be sure to go to Metal Shark Player's
level for just one second, exit, so that Ground Scaravich's level is affected
again, so the nightmares will now carry souls again. Otherwise, they will
give you nothing.
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*************** NIGHTMARE SYSTEM (STAGE ALTERATIONS)
(Some information provided by Kryptech and Magna Centipede
on Gamefaqs)
Like Megaman X1, changes can occur to certain stages by beating certain
Maverick bosses. Unlike Megaman X1, you have to go through them in a
particular order. The stage alterations are not permanent. You must
trigger them.
If you have cleared a stage, you need not go through the entire stage
to make it count. Just exit and the affected stages will be highlighted in red.
Only one stage-altering effect can be present on a stage at one time.
A stage that is affected by the Nightmare System is highlighted in red
on the stage selection screen.
It will, however, remember the last effect that was on it, even if it
is no longer designated red. To change the effect, you need to go in
and out of another stage that will affect the destination stage. Then, go in
and out of a stage that will not affect your destintation stage.
The only time you will get a neutral state of all the stages is
really at the beginning of the game, before you enter ANY of the stages.
Once you enter a stage and exit, the Nightmare system activates.
Commander Yammark -> Shield Sheldon
-----------------------------------
A lot of pesky gnat mechaniloids appear in the stage.
You can "shoo" them away by hitting them several times.
You can destroy them by blasting them with Yammar Option.
Commander Yammark -> Blaze Heatnix
----------------------------------
A lot of pesky gnat mechaniloids appear in the stage.
You can "shoo" them away by hitting them several times.
You can destroy them by blasting them with Yammar Option.
Rainy Turtloid -> Commander Yammark
-----------------------------------
In areas where there are block-like platforms with green moss on top, it is
raining to the left side (the wind is blowing to the left). Travelling against
the rain's path (the wind) will reduce X's or Zero's walking speed.
If X or Zero is equipped with the Speedster part, travelling against the rain's
path (the wind) will give you normal walking speed.
Rainy Turtloid -> Ground Scaravich
----------------------------------
In some of the limbo areas accessed by traveling into the totem poles, it is
raining to the left side (the wind is blowing to the left). Travelling against
the rain's path (the wind) will reduce X's or Zero's walking speed.
If X or Zero is equipped with the Speedster part, travelling against the rain's
path (the wind) will give you normal walking speed.
(Contributed by Magna Centipede on Gamefaqs)
After the vertical avalanches over the numerous pits, there are two cracked
walls on the right side after a downward slope where ice boulders tumble downward.
If you perform this sequence, you should see fireballs falling from the sky, and
the cracked walls will be gone.
Blaze Heatnix -> Infinity Mijinion
----------------------------------
Fireballs rain down from the sky in certain parts of the stage.
Infinity Mijinion -> Commander Yammark
--------------------------------------
In certain parts of Commander Yammark's stage, the screen will get very dark,
and a diamond-shaped spotlight will surround X and Zero. You can only see the
immediate area around you instead of the entire screen. The entire secondary
area of this stage is covered by this type of spotlight pattern.
Infinity Mijinion -> Rainy Turtloid
-----------------------------------
In certain parts of Rainy Turtloid's stage, the screen will get very dark,
and a diamond-shaped spotlight will surround X and Zero. You can only see the
immediate area around you instead of the entire screen. This spotlight
appears in the areas where you have to find the red sensors to allow you
to destroy the weather generator.
Shield Sheldon -> Blizzard Wolfang
----------------------------------
Soul bodies of X or Zero will appear in various places and try to collide with you.
Colliding with the soul bodies does noticeable damage.
If you go through the stage as X, you will see Zero soul bodies.
If you go through the stage as Zero, you will see X soul bodies.
You can destroy the soul bodies by touching them with your Guard Shell.
Shield Sheldon -> Rainy Turtloid
--------------------------------
Soul bodies of X or Zero will appear in various places and try to collide with you.
Colliding with the soul bodies does noticeable damage.
If you go through the stage as X, you will see Zero soul bodies.
If you go through the stage as Zero, you will see X soul bodies.
You can destroy the soul bodies by touching them with your Guard Shell.
Blizzard Wolfang -> Metal Shark Player
--------------------------------------
Certain parts of junk embedded in the ground in Metal Shark Player's
stage to have ice covering them. You will slide on the ice, so be careful
you do not run into spikes or be fatally crushed by the compactor.
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Paromin on GameFaqs:
Use Hydroga or Ice Burst to destroy the ice. It does not make sense, but
it works.
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Metal Shark Player -> Blaze Heatnix
-----------------------------------
Metallic blocks will appear throughout the stage. They remain
motionless, then move up and down, and finally remain motionless again.
This process repeats. If you collide with a moving metallic block, you will
take damage. Metallic blocks can be destroyed by several normal
Metal Anchors or a charged Metal Anchor.
After the second mini-boss donut Mechaniloid, you will get to a vertical area with
an upper and lower door. You will notice the ceiling is quite high above the upper
door. You will see a metallic block materialize and then move up and down near
the upper door. Jump on it and before reaching the top, have X dash jump to the
sides of the ledge and climb up. Zero can double jump. Be careful not to wait
too long or the metallic block will push you against the ceiling causing
significant damage. Taking that path leads to a capsule and the secondary area.
Metal Shark Player -> Infinity Mijinion
---------------------------------------
Metallic blocks will appear throughout the stage. They remain
motionless, then move up and down, and finally remain motionless again.
This process repeats. If you collide with a moving metallic block, you will
take damage. Metallic blocks can be destroyed by several normal
Metal Anchors or a charged Metal Anchor.
Some metallic blocks will appear over pits. While this will protect you from
falling into the pits, it will make it harder for you to rescue any reploids
positioned in the pits.
Metal Shark Player -> Ground Scaravich
--------------------------------------
In the areas accessed by going into the totem poles (they act as teleporters),
there will be Metallic blocks strewn about the levels. They remain
motionless, then move up and down, and finally remain motionless again.
This process repeats. If you collide with a moving metallic block, you will
take damage. Metallic blocks can be destroyed by several normal
Metal Anchors or a charged Metal Anchor.
Ground Scaravich -> Metal Shark Player
--------------------------------------
Brown, Black, and blue blocks appear throughout the stage.
Brown blocks can only be destroyed by Ground Dash or Sentsuizan.
Black and blue blocks can be pushed with X or Zero by standing next to
them and using Ground Dash or Sentsuizan.
Some blocks are positioned to hinder you. Other blocks are
positioned to help you.
It is possible to get the Shadow Armor Head program without parts
or the Blade Armor. There will be blue and black blocks you can push
to create a small extension over the ledge to allow you to jump
the wide pit to the capsule.
Ground Scaravich -> Shield Sheldon
----------------------------------
[Contributions by Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com) in addition to FAQ author]
Red blocks appear throughout the stage. Red blocks can only be destroyed
by Ground Dash or Sentsuizan. Red blocks, however, explode when destroyed.
Red Blocks can damage you if you try to destroy them while you are standing
very close to them. You have to destroy them by standing very far away.
They simply damage you if you are too close when you try to destroy them.
Some blocks are positioned to hinder you. Other blocks are
positioned to help you.
*********************** APPENDIX: ZERO SABER COMBOS
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com) and The LIM's brothers
(lim_861020@yahoo.com) provided several Zero saber combos,
but Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com) has tried them and found most to
be useless. The useless ones will be deleted from this FAQ. Although
the useless ones may have been nice to look at, they were not useful
from a gameplay perspective.
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
Slash, Slash, Shoenzan
----------------------
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com): The Shoenzan still has the delay.
(Kuuenbu aka double jump), Kuuenzan, Rakukoujin
------------------------------------------------
This one I first found when I was fighting those stupid totem poles in Gate
Lab 2-1. It's the best way for Zero to nail the upper heads next to the
Shouen-zan.
(Kuuenbu), Kuuen-zan, Slash, Slash, Shoenzan
--------------------------------------------
I did this a couple times to take out enemies that the Kuuenzan alone
wasn't able to defeat. (Most enemies in that instance fall to the second
standing slash, though)
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com):
As pointed out in the Zero's Guard Shell weapon description, having the
Guard Shell activated will greatly increase the number of hits with Zero's
saber.
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*************** APPENDIX: PART CONFIGURATIONS FOR X AND ZERO
Useful Parts for X
-------------------
Charge Plus, Jumper, Speedster, Life Recover, Hyper Dash, D. Barrier
Useful Parts for Zero
---------------------
Shock Buffer, Jumper, Speedster, Life Recover, Hyper Dash, D. Barrier
------------------------ Reader Contributions ---------------------------
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com) provided several part
configurations, but Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com) has tried them and
found most to be useless. Although the useless ones may have been nice to
look at, they were not useful from a gameplay perspective.
Megaman X (shinkuu_hadouken@hotmail.com):
Ninja Ranger Power
------------------
With Shadow Armor X, equip him with the Speedster, Jumper, Hyper Dash, and
U. Buster parts. This gives that slow armor LOTS of mobility and close range
supremacy. Just the way X and any other fighter with force likes it.
Turn on Rapid Fire in the button config menu to abuse the wrath of Shadow X's
charge slash. Now that is the REAL charged saber...
Mobile Suit Rockman-X
---------------------
With any non-Shadow Armor X, equip the Speedster, Hyper Dash, Jumper,
and Rapid 5 parts. You still have the mobility, but you add the offensive
might of shooting five shots per button press. Crank up Rapid Fire
AND Auto-charge to abuse this.
Chen Guojun (guojun83@hotmail.com): Mobile Suit Rockman-X may be useful
against normal enemies, but against bosses, it's not too hard to see why
this combination will fail horribly.
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********* APPENDIX: HOW TO ACQUIRE ULTIMATE ARMOR X AND BLACK ARMOR ZERO
Put the cursor "Game Start" in the title screen.
Then, press the following button combinations:
Ultimate Armor X: Left, Left, Left, Right
Black Armor Zero: L1, L1, L1, R2
Only one code may be used per save file.
If the code is done correctly, you will hear a confirmation sound.
You get these codes when you beat the game.
******************* APPENDIX: FIND ZERO
Zero can be found by going to the end of a secondary area for the first
time. In every stage, there are two paths. One path goes to the stage
boss. There is a second path in every stage that leads to a teleporter.
Going through that teleporter brings you to another section of the stage.
At the end of this section is another boss room, where you will fight
Nightmare Zero. Defeat him, and Zero will be playable. Not all
secondary areas can be reached. Some of these secondary areas
require Nightmare effects to be activated to be reachable. Other
secondary areas require parts or armors for X. Yet, some secondary
areas are very easy to reach.
The secondary areas that can be accessed without special parts,
armors, or Nightmare effects are Shield Sheldon, Ground Scaravich,
Infinity Mijinion, and Rainy Turtloid.
Infinity Mijinion's secondary area is easy to access. Just defeat
Illumina and jump into the teleporter.
Rainy Turtloid's secondary area will be tricky as the passageway to
the teleporter has spikes. You can get hit by the nearby enemies
and use the invincibility time to dash through the passageway.
If you defeat High Max in the secondary area before finding Zero, you
will lose the opportunity to find Zero.
************ APPENDIX: OPENING THE FINAL STAGES EARLY
When you defeat High Max in the secondary area, you will automatically
open up the final stages.
If you defeat High Max in the secondary area before finding Zero, you
will lose the opportunity to find Zero.
**************** APPENDIX: THE SECRET CUTSCENE
(Originally discovered by JH Lee on Gamefaqs and confirmed by this
FAQ author.)
There is a secret cutscene that appears when you fulfill the following
conditions:
-You do not defeat High Max in the secondary area.
-You must not defeat all 8 Nightmare Investigators.
-X must collect 3000 Nightmare souls for himself before Zero does to get the
secret cutscene from X's perspective.
-Zero must collect 3000 Nightmare souls for himself before X does to get the
secret cutscene from Zero's perspective.
After you go through this cutscene, the final stages will be available.
Again, if you did not find Zero before this cutscene, you will lose the
opportunity to find Zero.
************ APPENDIX: CONDITIONS TO OBTAIN ENDINGS (NON-SPOILER)
There are three endings. Here are the three conditions to
get them.
-Finish the game with X without Zero
-Finish the game with X with Zero
-Finish the game with Zero
Alle Waffen, alle Waffen Tanks und alle Herz Tanks. Alle Teile des geretteten Jägers und alle 128 Jäger gerettet. Dazu noch volles Meter für X und Zero.
Alle Waffen, alle Waffen Tanks und alle Herz Tanks. Alle Teile des geretteten Jägers und alle 128 Jäger gerettet. Dazu noch volles Meter für X und Zero.
