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| [[Homing Torpedo]]
| [[Homing Torpedo]]
| [[File:MMX - Homing Torpedo Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Homing Torpedo Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Homing Torpedo.png|center]]
| [[Launch Octopus]]
| [[Launch Octopus]]
| [[Boomer Kuwanger]]
| [[Boomer Kuwanger]]
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| [[Chameleon Sting]]
| [[Chameleon Sting]]
| [[File:MMX - Chameleon Sting Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Chameleon Sting Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Chameleon Sting.png|center]]
| [[Sting Chameleon]]
| [[Sting Chameleon]]
| [[Storm Eagle]]
| [[Storm Eagle]]
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| [[Rolling Shield]]
| [[Rolling Shield]]
| [[File:MMX - Rolling Shield Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Rolling Shield Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Rolling Shield.png|center]]
| [[Armored Armadillo]]
| [[Armored Armadillo]]
| [[Launch Octopus]]
| [[Launch Octopus]]
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| [[Fire Wave]]
| [[Fire Wave]]
| [[File:MMX - Fire Wave Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Fire Wave Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Fire Wave.png|center]]
| [[Flame Mammoth]]
| [[Flame Mammoth]]
| [[Chill Penguin]]
| [[Chill Penguin]]
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| [[Storm Tornado]]
| [[Storm Tornado]]
| [[File:MMX - Storm Tornado Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Storm Tornado Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Storm Tornado.png|center]]
| [[Storm Eagle]]
| [[Storm Eagle]]
| [[Flame Mammoth]]
| [[Flame Mammoth]]
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| [[Electric Spark]]
| [[Electric Spark]]
| [[File:MMX - Electric Spark Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Electric Spark Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Electric Spark.png|center]]
| [[Spark Mandrill]]
| [[Spark Mandrill]]
| [[Armored Armadillo]]
| [[Armored Armadillo]]
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| [[Boomerang Cutter]]
| [[Boomerang Cutter]]
| [[File:MMX - Boomerang Cutter Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Boomerang Cutter Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Boomerang Cutter.png|center]]
| [[Boomer Kuwanger]]
| [[Boomer Kuwanger]]
| [[Sting Chameleon]]
| [[Sting Chameleon]]
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| [[Shotgun Ice]]
| [[Shotgun Ice]]
| [[File:MMX - Shotgun Ice Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX - Shotgun Ice Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX - X Shotgun Ice.png|center]]
| [[Chill Penguin]]
| [[Chill Penguin]]
| [[Spark Mandrill]]
| [[Spark Mandrill]]
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| [[Crystal Hunter]]
| [[Crystal Hunter]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Crystal Hunter Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Crystal Hunter Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Crystal Hunter.png|center]]
| [[Crystal Snail]]
| [[Crystal Snail]]
| [[Overdrive Ostrich]]
| [[Overdrive Ostrich]]
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| [[Bubble Splash]]
| [[Bubble Splash]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Bubble Splash Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Bubble Splash Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Bubble Splash.png|center]]
| [[Bubble Crab]]
| [[Bubble Crab]]
| [[Flame Stag]]
| [[Flame Stag]]
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| [[Spin Wheel]]
| [[Spin Wheel]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Spin Wheel Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Spin Wheel Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Spin Wheel.png|center]]
| [[Wheel Gator]]
| [[Wheel Gator]]
| [[Bubble Crab]]
| [[Bubble Crab]]
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| [[Silk Shot]]
| [[Silk Shot]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Silk Shot Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Silk Shot Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Silk Shot.png|center]]
| [[Morph Moth]]
| [[Morph Moth]]
| [[Magna Centipede]]
| [[Magna Centipede]]
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| [[Sonic Slicer]]
| [[Sonic Slicer]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Sonic Slicer Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Sonic Slicer Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Sonic Slicer.png|center]]
| [[Overdrive Ostrich]]
| [[Overdrive Ostrich]]
| [[Wire Sponge]]
| [[Wire Sponge]]
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| [[Strike Chain]]
| [[Strike Chain]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Strike Chain Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Strike Chain Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Strike Chain.png|center]]
| [[Wire Sponge]]
| [[Wire Sponge]]
| [[Wheel Gator]]
| [[Wheel Gator]]
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| [[Magnet Mine]]
| [[Magnet Mine]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Magnet Mine Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Magnet Mine Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Magnet Mine.png|center]]
| [[Magna Centipede]]
| [[Magna Centipede]]
| [[Crystal Snail]]
| [[Crystal Snail]]
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| [[Speed Burner]]
| [[Speed Burner]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Speed Burner Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX2 - Speed Burner Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX2 - X Speed Burner.png|center]]
| [[Flame Stag]]
| [[Flame Stag]]
| [[Morph Moth]]
| [[Morph Moth]]
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| [[Acid Burst]]
| [[Acid Burst]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Acid Burst Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Acid Burst Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Acid Burst.png|center]]
| [[Toxic Seahorse]]
| [[Toxic Seahorse]]
| [[Tunnel Rhino]]
| [[Tunnel Rhino]]
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| [[Parasitic Bomb]]
| [[Parasitic Bomb]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Parasitic Bomb Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Parasitic Bomb Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Parasitic Bomb.png|center]]
| [[Blast Hornet]]
| [[Blast Hornet]]
| [[Blizzard Buffalo]]
| [[Blizzard Buffalo]]
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| [[Triad Thunder]]
| [[Triad Thunder]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Triad Thunder Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Triad Thunder Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Triad Thunder.png|center]]
| [[Volt Catfish]]
| [[Volt Catfish]]
| [[Crush Crawfish]]
| [[Crush Crawfish]]
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| [[Spinning Blade]]
| [[Spinning Blade]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Spinning Blade Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Spinning Blade Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Spinning Blade.png|center]]
| [[Crush Crawfish]]
| [[Crush Crawfish]]
| [[Neon Tiger]]
| [[Neon Tiger]]
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| [[Ray Splasher]]
| [[Ray Splasher]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Ray Splasher Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Ray Splasher Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Ray Splasher.png|center]]
| [[Neon Tiger]]
| [[Neon Tiger]]
| [[Gravity Beetle]]
| [[Gravity Beetle]]
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| [[Gravity Well]]
| [[Gravity Well]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Gravity Well Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Gravity Well Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Gravity Well.png|center]]
| [[Gravity Beetle]]
| [[Gravity Beetle]]
| [[Blast Hornet]]
| [[Blast Hornet]]
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| [[Frost Shield]]
| [[Frost Shield]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Frost Shield Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Frost Shield Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Frost Shield.png|center]]
| [[Blizzard Buffalo]]
| [[Blizzard Buffalo]]
| [[Toxic Seahorse]]
| [[Toxic Seahorse]]
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| [[Tornado Fang]]
| [[Tornado Fang]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Tornado Fang Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX3 - Tornado Fang Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX3 - X Tornado Fang.png|center]]
| [[Tunnel Rhino]]
| [[Tunnel Rhino]]
| [[Volt Catfish]]
| [[Volt Catfish]]
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| [[Lightning Web]]
| [[Lightning Web]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Lightning Web Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Lightning Web Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Lightning Web.png|center]]
| [[Web Spider]]
| [[Web Spider]]
| [[Split Mushroom]]
| [[Split Mushroom]]
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| [[Soul Body]]
| [[Soul Body]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Soul Body Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Soul Body Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Soul Body.png|center]]
| [[Split Mushroom]]
| [[Split Mushroom]]
| [[Cyber Peacock]]
| [[Cyber Peacock]]
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| [[Ground Hunter]]
| [[Ground Hunter]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Ground Hunter Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Ground Hunter Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Ground Hunter.png|center]]
| [[Jet Stingray]]
| [[Jet Stingray]]
| [[Slash Beast]]
| [[Slash Beast]]
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| [[Double Cyclone]]
| [[Double Cyclone]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Double Cyclone Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Double Cyclone Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Double Cyclone.png|center]]
| [[Storm Owl]]
| [[Storm Owl]]
| [[Magma Dragoon]]
| [[Magma Dragoon]]
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| [[Frost Tower]]
| [[Frost Tower]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Frost Tower Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Frost Tower Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Frost Tower.png|center]]
| [[Frost Walrus]]
| [[Frost Walrus]]
| [[Jet Stingray]]
| [[Jet Stingray]]
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| [[Rising Fire]]
| [[Rising Fire]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Rising Fire Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Rising Fire Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Rising Fire.png|center]]
| [[Magma Dragoon]]
| [[Magma Dragoon]]
| [[Frost Walrus]]
| [[Frost Walrus]]
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| [[Aiming Laser]]
| [[Aiming Laser]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Aiming Laser Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Aiming Laser Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Aiming Laser.png|center]]
| [[Cyber Peacock]]
| [[Cyber Peacock]]
| [[Storm Owl]]
| [[Storm Owl]]
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| [[Twin Slasher]]
| [[Twin Slasher]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Twin Slasher Icon.png|center]]
| [[File:MMX4 - Twin Slasher Icon.png|center]]
| -
| [[File:MMX4 - X Twin Slasher.png|center]]
| [[Slash Beast]]
| [[Slash Beast]]
| [[Web Spider]]
| [[Web Spider]]

Revision as of 20:10, 21 May 2024

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A Special Weapon (特殊武器)[1] 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)[1] 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)[2] 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
MMX - Homing Torpedo Icon.png
MMX - X Homing Torpedo.png
Launch Octopus Boomer Kuwanger
Chameleon Sting
MMX - Chameleon Sting Icon.png
MMX - X Chameleon Sting.png
Sting Chameleon Storm Eagle
Rolling Shield
MMX - Rolling Shield Icon.png
MMX - X Rolling Shield.png
Armored Armadillo Launch Octopus
Fire Wave
MMX - Fire Wave Icon.png
MMX - X Fire Wave.png
Flame Mammoth Chill Penguin
Storm Tornado
MMX - Storm Tornado Icon.png
MMX - X Storm Tornado.png
Storm Eagle Flame Mammoth
Electric Spark
MMX - Electric Spark Icon.png
MMX - X Electric Spark.png
Spark Mandrill Armored Armadillo
Boomerang Cutter
MMX - Boomerang Cutter Icon.png
MMX - X Boomerang Cutter.png
Boomer Kuwanger Sting Chameleon
Shotgun Ice
MMX - Shotgun Ice Icon.png
MMX - X Shotgun Ice.png
Chill Penguin Spark Mandrill

Mega Man X2

Introduced in Mega Man X2
Name Icon Colors Maverick Strong Against
Crystal Hunter
MMX2 - Crystal Hunter Icon.png
MMX2 - X Crystal Hunter.png
Crystal Snail Overdrive Ostrich
Bubble Splash
MMX2 - Bubble Splash Icon.png
MMX2 - X Bubble Splash.png
Bubble Crab Flame Stag
Spin Wheel
MMX2 - Spin Wheel Icon.png
MMX2 - X Spin Wheel.png
Wheel Gator Bubble Crab
Silk Shot
MMX2 - Silk Shot Icon.png
MMX2 - X Silk Shot.png
Morph Moth Magna Centipede
Sonic Slicer
MMX2 - Sonic Slicer Icon.png
MMX2 - X Sonic Slicer.png
Overdrive Ostrich Wire Sponge
Strike Chain
MMX2 - Strike Chain Icon.png
MMX2 - X Strike Chain.png
Wire Sponge Wheel Gator
Magnet Mine
MMX2 - Magnet Mine Icon.png
MMX2 - X Magnet Mine.png
Magna Centipede Crystal Snail
Speed Burner
MMX2 - Speed Burner Icon.png
MMX2 - X Speed Burner.png
Flame Stag Morph Moth

Mega Man X3

Introduced in Mega Man X3
Name Icon Colors Maverick Strong Against
Acid Burst
MMX3 - Acid Burst Icon.png
MMX3 - X Acid Burst.png
Toxic Seahorse Tunnel Rhino
Parasitic Bomb
MMX3 - Parasitic Bomb Icon.png
MMX3 - X Parasitic Bomb.png
Blast Hornet Blizzard Buffalo
Triad Thunder
MMX3 - Triad Thunder Icon.png
MMX3 - X Triad Thunder.png
Volt Catfish Crush Crawfish
Spinning Blade
MMX3 - Spinning Blade Icon.png
MMX3 - X Spinning Blade.png
Crush Crawfish Neon Tiger
Ray Splasher
MMX3 - Ray Splasher Icon.png
MMX3 - X Ray Splasher.png
Neon Tiger Gravity Beetle
Gravity Well
MMX3 - Gravity Well Icon.png
MMX3 - X Gravity Well.png
Gravity Beetle Blast Hornet
Frost Shield
MMX3 - Frost Shield Icon.png
MMX3 - X Frost Shield.png
Blizzard Buffalo Toxic Seahorse
Tornado Fang
MMX3 - Tornado Fang Icon.png
MMX3 - X Tornado Fang.png
Tunnel Rhino Volt Catfish

Mega Man X4

Introduced in Mega Man X4
Name Icon Colors Maverick Strong Against
Lightning Web
MMX4 - Lightning Web Icon.png
MMX4 - X Lightning Web.png
Web Spider Split Mushroom
Soul Body
MMX4 - Soul Body Icon.png
MMX4 - X Soul Body.png
Split Mushroom Cyber Peacock
Ground Hunter
MMX4 - Ground Hunter Icon.png
MMX4 - X Ground Hunter.png
Jet Stingray Slash Beast
Double Cyclone
MMX4 - Double Cyclone Icon.png
MMX4 - X Double Cyclone.png
Storm Owl Magma Dragoon
Frost Tower
MMX4 - Frost Tower Icon.png
MMX4 - X Frost Tower.png
Frost Walrus Jet Stingray
Rising Fire
MMX4 - Rising Fire Icon.png
MMX4 - X Rising Fire.png
Magma Dragoon Frost Walrus
Aiming Laser
MMX4 - Aiming Laser Icon.png
MMX4 - X Aiming Laser.png
Cyber Peacock Storm Owl
Twin Slasher
MMX4 - Twin Slasher Icon.png
MMX4 - X Twin Slasher.png
Slash Beast Web Spider

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kodansha Manga Hyakka #34: Rockman X Chō Hyakka. April 1996.
  2. Compendium of Rockman X. 2005.