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Ultimate Armor
Artwork from Mega Man X4. | |
General information | |
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Name(s): | Ultimate Armor |
Game(s): | Mega Man X4, Mega Man X5, Mega Man X6, Mega Man X8, Mega Man X DiVE |
Game Info | |
Location: | Varies |
The Ultimate Armor (アルティメットアーマー)[1] is a recurring set of Armor Parts in the X era. It is a hidden armor that is often obtained through secret methods such as passwords or specific actions, and is often the most powerful armor in the game.
In the Games
Mega Man X4
The Ultimate Armor debuted in Mega Man X4. It is a more powerful version of the game's Fourth Armor, granting all of the same abilities, only locked with the Plasma Charge Shot and granted an unlimited amount of Weapon Energy for its Giga Attack, the Nova Strike. It is unlocked by entering a password at the game's character select screen - if it has been input correctly, X's unarmored sprite will have a purple tint. He must then enter any of the game's four Light Capsules in order to receive the entire Ultimate Armor simultaneously.
In lore, the Ultimate Armor is the only Armor Parts set that was designed purely for combat, rapidly boosting X's combat efficiency. However, as this armor pushes X's abilities to their limit, prolonged use may be dangerously taxing. Furthermore, perhaps due to concerns over its incredibly overpowered nature, Dr. Light labeled these parts as forbidden and sealed them away. While not available in gameplay, the armor can also generate a beam blade from the X-Buster and grants X the ability to unequip the armor and ride it as a hoverboard-like transport, abilities that are only seen in the game's promotional artwork.[2]
Parts | Password | Effect |
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Ultimate Armor | Console: X, X, ←, ←, ←, ←, ←, ←, hold L1 and R2, Start PC: Hold ↓, Start |
Grants X the same powers as the Fourth Armor, with an additional benefit:
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Mega Man X5
The Ultimate Armor returns in Mega Man X5. The blue of its armor is more vibrant, and it leaves X's inner body cyan rather than turning it purple. Its Weapon Energy usage stat is also adjusted, matching the adjusted Fourth Armor. The Ultimate Armor can be obtained either with a password or later in the game using a specific sequence of actions.
If the password is used at the character select screen, the Ultimate Armor simply overwrites X's Fourth Armor and he automatically starts the game with it equipped (it cannot be obtained by selecting Zero). In the alternative method, X can enter Zero Space Stage 3: Awakening without any armor equipped, then descend one of the vertical shafts in the middle of the stage to find a Light Capsule. However, he only receives an Armor Program to be equipped on the Stage Select, as opposed to equipping the armor right away (a similar principle to collecting the Falcon Armor and Gaea Armor). Unlike the password method, this does not overwrite the Fourth Armor, instead forcing the player to wait until late in the game to obtain the Ultimate Armor.
X also equips the Ultimate Armor as a boss in his battle with Zero.
Parts | Password | Effect |
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Ultimate Armor | ↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓ | Functions identically to the Ultimate Armor in Mega Man X4, but instead of making it so that normal Special Weapon shots consume no Weapon Energy, it increases X's maximum Weapon Energy by 50%. |
Mega Man X6
The Ultimate Armor returns in Mega Man X6. Its armor is now colored black and white rather than blue and yellow, and it can only be obtained by entering a password. This time the password must be entered at the title screen (due to the lack of a character select screen), and doing so does not overwrite X's default Falcon Armor. It retains the adjusted Weapon Energy stat from Mega Man X5.
Parts | Password | Effect |
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Ultimate Armor | ←, ←, ←, → | Functions identically to the Ultimate Armor in Mega Man X4, but instead of making it so that normal Special Weapon shots consume no Weapon Energy, it increases X's maximum Weapon Energy by 50%. |
Mega Man X8
The Ultimate Armor returns in Mega Man X8 with a major redesign, now sharing the design of the game's other Armor Parts and having entirely different powers. It resembles the Neutral Armor, but with a black and yellow palette and a purple glow. However, it is still a unique option that cannot mix parts with the Hermes Armor or Icarus Armor. The Ultimate Armor may be unlocked by entering a password on the title screen, or by starting a new game from a save file that has been cleared with all of X's Rare Metals crafted and all eight Armor Parts collected. Note that the password only functions on console version of the game (including the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 re-release).
Parts | Password | Effect |
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Ultimate Armor | ←, ←, ←, →, →, →, ←, ←, ←, ←, →, →, →, → | Combines some abilities of the Hermes Armor and Icarus Armor:
Plus some additional abilities:
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Mega Man X: Command Mission
In Mega Man X: Command Mission, X can obtain and use a secret Hyper Mode called the Ultimate Armor, though it appears and functions drastically differently from the Ultimate Armor featured in the mainline games.
Mega Man X DiVE
In Mega Man X DiVE, Ultimate Armor X appears as a playable Hunter Program, based on its debut design in Mega Man X4. His Active Skills are the Plasma Charge Shot and the Nova Strike. There is also an unlockable skin for him that features the armor's white palette from Mega Man X Legacy Collection.
Other Game Appearances
- In Mega Man X Legacy Collection, in X Challenge, X equips a new variant of the Ultimate Armor that has a white and blue palette instead of blue and yellow. It functions the same as in Mega Man X5, though it lacks the Nova Strike and its Plasma Charge Shot is weaker, dealing basic Charge Shot damage and only leaving behind one plasma ball per shot. If the player selects no Special Weapons before battle, X unequips the entire armor save for its Foot Parts, retaining the Air Dash and Hover. Additionally, X wears the original Ultimate Armor in the secret bonus battle against X and Awakened Zero.
- In Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2, X equips the Ultimate Armor during his finishing move, slamming his target into the ground with a Nova Strike.
- In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, X equips the Ultimate Armor in his Level 3 Hyper Combo, Ultimate Strike, to hit his target with a Nova Strike before blasting them with a mighty laser.
- In Puzzle Fighter, X equips the Ultimate Armor when using his Super skill, Ultimate Nova Strike.
- In Dragon Poker, Ultimate Armor X appears as an event character.
- In Elemental Story, Ultimate Armor X appears as an event character.
- In Bouken Dig Dig 2, Ultimate Armor X appears as an event character.
- In Tower of Saviors, Ultimate Armor X appears as an event character.
Other Media
- In the Rockman X4 manga, X finds and equips the Ultimate Armor early on, and its tremendous power slowly corrupts him and makes him more callous in his fight against Repliforce. Eventually, it is destroyed in the explosion of the Final Weapon, revealing the Fourth Armor hidden underneath.
References
- ↑ Mega Man X DiVE. 2020.
- ↑ Capcom Japan official website, New Products, Rockman X4. 2000. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/rockmanx4/)