Blaze Heatnix (ブレイズ・ヒートニックス) is a Maverick from the X era, appearing as one of the main bosses in Mega Man X6. He is a fire-themed Reploid based on a phoenix, who attacks with lava and by flying with his burning body. He is a former disaster relief worker who was brought back to life as one of the Nightmare Investigators.
Blaze Heatnix debuted in Mega Man X6 as one of the eight Mavericks on the Stage Select screen. He serves as the boss of the Magma Area, observing the Nightmare Magma. In the past, he was built by Gate to withstand the heat of subterranean hotspots, and joined a disaster relief team specializing in volcano rescues. He was arrogant of his elevated power and became uncooperative, leaving behind colleagues, which resulted in needless casualties. Because of this, he was eventually conspired against and disposed of while deep underground. However, he was later resurrected by Gate to serve as a Nightmare Investigator.[1]
In battle, Blaze Heatnix fills the arena with magma to limit the player's movement before pestering them with his own fire attacks. Defeating Heatnix grants Magma Blade to X and Shoenzan to Zero. His weakness is the Ground Dash or Sentsuizan from Ground Scaravich, which briefly stuns him. A boss attack rematch with Blaze Heatnix later occurs in the ?????? stage.
This Reploid was originally created to search the hot spots (sources of lava) deep inside Earth. Currently, he belongs to a disaster countermeasure team whose mission is to minimize the effects of a volcano that has recently shown signs of erupting.
"Blaze Heatnix. An ex-investigator for the Hot Spot. His ability is far beyond the others. He could research any dangerous area. All others who fell behind were killed... Gate, who created Heatnix, improved his powers and strengths. In order to prevent any more victims, Heatnix was disposed deep underground."
Due to his skill as a hotspot researcher, he forced an unreasonable expedition that resulted in the deaths of all his colleagues. He ended up discarded in the depths underground because he ignored repeated warnings against excessive risk-taking.[JP]
Heatnix is a Reploid specially designed to search out subterranean hotspots — the places where magma breaks through the Earth's mantle. Currently he is assigned to a disaster relief team helping to minimize the damage from a chain of recently erupting volcanoes.
Magma Blade
Shoenzan
Ground Dash
Sentsuizan
