Special Weapon (X era)

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A Special Weapon (特殊武器) is a recurring type of weapon in the X era. They are unique attacks that are obtained by defeating Maverick bosses. They consume Weapon Energy when used, but offer new advantages over default weapons, such as dealing increased damage to specific bosses or weakening their abilities.

X's X-Buster is equipped with a Variable Weapons System (武器可変システム) that similarly allows him to incorporate the abilities of defeated Maverick bosses to use Special Weapons. Zero uses a similar system called Learning (ラーニング) that allows him to learn from the abilities of Maverick bosses to devise his own Techniques, similar to Special Weapons. Axl uses his Copy Chip to copy the abilities of Maverick bosses to use Special Weapons. Vile's usage of Maverick weapons is never explained in lore; nevertheless, he has his own Vile's Weapons.

In the Games

Mega Man X

Introduced in Mega Man X

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Homing Torpedo			Launch Octopus	Boomer Kuwanger
Chameleon Sting			Sting Chameleon	Storm Eagle
Rolling Shield			Armored Armadillo	Launch Octopus
Fire Wave			Flame Mammoth	Chill Penguin
Storm Tornado			Storm Eagle	Flame Mammoth
Electric Spark			Spark Mandrill	Armored Armadillo
Boomerang Cutter			Boomer Kuwanger	Sting Chameleon
Shotgun Ice			Chill Penguin	Spark Mandrill

Mega Man X2

Introduced in Mega Man X2

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Crystal Hunter			Crystal Snail	Overdrive Ostrich
Bubble Splash			Bubble Crab	Flame Stag
Spin Wheel			Wheel Gator	Bubble Crab
Silk Shot			Morph Moth	Magna Centipede
Sonic Slicer			Overdrive Ostrich	Wire Sponge
Strike Chain			Wire Sponge	Wheel Gator
Magnet Mine			Magna Centipede	Crystal Snail
Speed Burner			Flame Stag	Morph Moth

Mega Man X3

Introduced in Mega Man X3

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Acid Burst			Toxic Seahorse	Tunnel Rhino
Parasitic Bomb			Blast Hornet	Blizzard Buffalo
Triad Thunder			Volt Catfish	Crush Crawfish
Spinning Blade			Crush Crawfish	Neon Tiger
Ray Splasher			Neon Tiger	Gravity Beetle
Gravity Well			Gravity Beetle	Blast Hornet
Frost Shield			Blizzard Buffalo	Toxic Seahorse
Tornado Fang			Tunnel Rhino	Volt Catfish

Mega Man X4

Introduced in Mega Man X4

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Lightning Web			Web Spider	Split Mushroom
Soul Body			Split Mushroom	Cyber Peacock
Ground Hunter			Jet Stingray	Slash Beast
Double Cyclone			Storm Owl	Magma Dragoon
Frost Tower			Frost Walrus	Jet Stingray
Rising Fire			Magma Dragoon	Frost Walrus
Aiming Laser			Cyber Peacock	Storm Owl
Twin Slasher			Slash Beast	Web Spider

Mega Man X5

Introduced in Mega Man X5

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
C-Shot			Crescent Grizzly	Tidal Whale
Tri-Thunder			Volt Kraken	Shining Firefly
F-Laser			Shining Firefly	Dark Necrobat
Goo Shaver			Tidal Whale	Volt Kraken
Wing Spiral			Spiral Pegasus	Burn Dinorex
Spike Ball			Spike Rosered	Crescent Grizzly
Dark Hold			Dark Necrobat	Spiral Pegasus
Ground Fire			Burn Dinorex	Spike Rosered

Mega Man Xtreme 2

Introduced in Mega Man Xtreme 2

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Ray Claw			Neon Tiger	Volt Catfish
Marine Tornado			Launch Octopus	Flame Mammoth
Tri-Thunder			Volt Catfish	Launch Octopus
Bomb Bee			Blast Hornet	Tunnel Rhino

Mega Man X6

Introduced in Mega Man X6

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Yammar Option			Commander Yammark	Ground Scaravich
Ice Burst			Blizzard Wolfang	Rainy Turtloid
Magma Blade			Blaze Heatnix	Blizzard Wolfang
Metal Anchor			Metal Shark Player	Shield Sheldon
Ground Dash			Ground Scaravich	Blaze Heatnix
Meteor Rain			Rainy Turtloid	Metal Shark Player
Guard Shell			Shield Sheldon	Infinity Mijinion
Ray Arrow			Infinity Mijinion	Commander Yammark

Mega Man X7

Introduced in Mega Man X7

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Circle Blaze		File:MMX7 - X Circle Blaze.png	Flame Hyenard	Ride Boarski
Explosion		File:MMX7 - X Explosion.png	Vanishing Gungaroo	Soldier Stonekong
Volt Tornado		File:MMX7 - X Volt Tornado.png	Tornado Tonion	Splash Warfly
Splash Laser		File:MMX7 - X Splash Laser.png	Splash Warfly	Flame Hyenard
Gaea Shield		File:MMX7 - X Gaea Shield.png	Soldier Stonekong	Tornado Tonion
Wind Cutter		File:MMX7 - X Wind Cutter.png	Wind Crowrang	Vanishing Gungaroo
Sniper Missile		File:MMX7 - X Sniper Missile.png	Snipe Anteator	Wind Crowrang
Moving Wheel		File:MMX7 - X Moving Wheel.png	Ride Boarski	Snipe Anteator

Mega Man X8

Introduced in Mega Man X8

Name	Icon	Colors	Maverick	Strong Against
Shining Ray		File:MMX8 - X Shining Ray.png	Optic Sunflower	Dark Mantis
Squeeze Bomb		File:MMX8 - X Squeeze Bomb.png	Gravity Antonion	Earthrock Trilobyte
Shadow Runner		File:MMX8 - X Shadow Runner.png	Dark Mantis	Gravity Antonion
Thunder Dancer		File:MMX8 - X Thunder Dancer.png	Gigabolt Man-O-War	Avalanche Yeti
Melt Creeper		File:MMX8 - X Melt Creeper.png	Burn Rooster	Bamboo Pandamonium
Drift Diamond		File:MMX8 - X Drift Diamond.png	Avalanche Yeti	Burn Rooster
Crystal Wall		File:MMX8 - X Crystal Wall.png	Earthrock Trilobyte	Gigabolt Man-O-War
Green Spinner		File:MMX8 - X Green Spinner.png	Bamboo Pandamonium	Optic Sunflower