Mega Man X4

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General information
Game Title(s):	Mega Man X4, Megaman X4, Rockman X4
Developer(s):	Capcom
Publisher(s):	Capcom (JP, NA), Virgin Interactive (PAL)
Release Date(s):	PlayStation: JP: August 1, 1997 NA: September 25, 1997 EU: October 13, 1997 Sega Saturn: JP: August 1, 1997 NA: October 1, 1997 Windows: JP: December 3, 1998 NA: 1999 EU: 1999
Genre(s):	Action, Platformer
Game mode(s):	Single Player
Platform(s):	PlayStation Sega Saturn Windows

Mega Man X4, known in Japan as Rockman X4 (ロックマンX4, Rokkuman X4) is the fourth entry in the main X series, developed by Capcom and released for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997, and later for Windows in 1998-1999. It is the first X era game exclusive to 32-bit consoles, introducing a new style that would be kept by the following two entries.

Story

The aerial fortress Sky Lagoon comes under attack, causing a catastrophe as it falls on top of a city. Suspicion falls on Repliforce, but when the Maverick Hunters request an investigation, the militia refuses. As a result, Repliforce is branded Maverick. Mired in resentment and aiming for independence, Repliforce enters a large-scale conflict against the Hunters. While X and Zero try to control the situation, Sigma secretly fuels the confrontation from both sides...

Characters

Name	Sprite	Description
X		X is the main character. He is captain of the Maverick Hunters 17th Unit. His heart is constantly torn between a sense of duty to protect peace and a kindness that makes him hesitant to fight.
Zero		An SA-Class Hunter who is a close friend of X, being one of the few to understand him. He is the captain of the Special 0 Unit, and always stays calm and carries out his duties without hesitation.
Double		A novice Hunter who has joined the Maverick Hunters. His personality is rash and clumsy. As X's assistant, he provides various support.
Iris		Colonel's younger sister. She was saved by Zero during this incident, and she gradually became attracted to him. She tries to stop the fight between her brother and Zero, but...
Colonel		A young officer in Repliforce, an army made up entirely of Reploids. He is not only an excellent soldier, but also has a kind side that cares for his subordinates and his sister.
General		The supreme commander of Repliforce, who is trusted and respected by all his soldiers. However, he suddenly starts a coup d'état and becomes hostile to X and the others.
Sigma		A former Maverick Hunter leader, who became Maverick himself after an encounter with Zero. Sigma was thought to be eliminated, but now appears to be secretly pulling the strings of both Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters.
Dr. Light		The creator of X, who has left Light Capsules to deliver him Armor Parts years after his own passing.
Dr. Wily		A mysterious silhouette appearing in Zero's dreams. In reality, Dr. Wily is Zero's creator, and urges him to fulfill his destiny by destroying X.

Enemies

Minor Enemies

Name	Sprite	Description
Batton Bone B81
Beam Cannon
Blast Raster
Death Guardian
Dejira
E-AT
Fly Gunner
Giga Death
Guardian
Hornet
Hover Gunner
Ice Wing
Item Carrier
Kill Fisher
King Poseidon
Knot Beret B
Knot Beret G
Knot Beret S
Kyunbyuun
Mad Bull 97
Magma boulder[conj.]
Mega Nest
Metal Gabyoall
Metal Hawk
Metall D2
Miru Toraeru
Obiiru
Plasma Cannon
Prominence
Raiden
Spider Core
Spike Marl
Spiky Mk-II
Tentoroid BS
Tentoroid RS
Togerics
Tonboroid S
Trap Blast
TriScan
Walk Shooter
Yukidarubon

Mini Bosses

Name		Sprite	Description	Weakness
				X	Zero
DG-42L
Eyezard
Generaid Core
Tentoroid

Bosses

Mavericks

Name	Sprite	Description	Weapon	Weakness
				X	Zero
Web Spider		Comes down from the ceiling by a thread and launches a web that homes in on X/Zero, which not only damages the Hunter but also renders him immobile until he is able to wiggle free. At half health, he gains a new pattern, spinning webs in the centre of the screen that he quickly scitters between diagonally, either continuing to fire homing webs or releasing small spiders that crawl up the walls. His weakness can cause him to fall down and be briefly stunned if used on the thread he is hanging by, but only during his first phase.	Lightning Web	Twin Slasher	Kuuenbu
Cyber Peacock		His weakness interrupts his attacks and causes him to teleport away immediately, potentially preventing him from ever attacking.	Aiming Laser	Soul Body	Ryuenjin
Storm Owl		Flies in from different directions to use various attacks. His weakness interrupts his attacks and forces him to leave.	Double Cyclone	Aiming Laser	Rakuhouha
Magma Dragoon		His weakness resets his pattern, forcing him to jump over X/Zero and potentially preventing him from ever attacking.	Rising Fire	Double Cyclone	Shippuuga/Raijingeki
Jet Stingray		Floats down from the sky on either side of the room to release ground-tracing enemies and/or swoop down at X/Zero. He may also sink into the water and generate a vortex to draw X/Zero towards him. At half health, he gains another attack that allows him to fly vertically at X/Zero from above or below. His weakness interrupts his attacks and causes him to leave immediately after floating down, potentially preventing him from ever attacking.	Ground Hunter	Frost Tower	Hyouretsuzan/Kuuenbu
Split Mushroom		A fast opponent able to create holographics clones of himself. His weakness knocks him down and resets his pattern, forcing him to jump and cling to the opposite wall when he gets up and potentially preventing him from ever attacking.	Soul Body	Lightning Web	Raijingeki
Slash Beast		His weakness knocks him down and resets his pattern to attempting to lunge at X/Zero repeatedly.	Twin Slasher	Ground Hunter	Kuuenbu
Frost Walrus		His weakness briefly sets him on fire and resets his pattern.	Frost Tower	Rising Fire	Ryuenjin

Other Bosses

Name		Sprite	Description	Weakness
				X	Zero
Colonel (Memorial Hall)				Frost Tower	Kuuenbu
Colonel (Space Port)
Double			Only fought by X. Attacking him with his weakness causes bouncing saw blades or horizontally moving saucers to spawn from his body, making the fight harder.	Double Cyclone	—
Iris			Only fought by Zero.	—	Kuuenbu
General				Twin Slasher	Kuuenbu
Sigma (1st form)				Rising Fire	Ryuenjin
Sigma (2nd form)				Lightning Web	Kuuenbu
Sigma (phase 3)	Mini Bodies		Sigma's conscious is split between two main entities - an alien gunner (Sigma Gunner) and a giant head (Earth Sigma)- accompanied by three additional elemental-based heads, with the fight alternating between phases of fighting each form or dealing with the heads by themselves. The gunner form may aim and fire multiple shots in a row, or one big laser that traces the floor; the giant head may inhale and spit out debris or blow X/Zero towards a wall of spikes on the right; the elemental heads appearing by themselves use different patterns depending on which head takes priority, with either the blue head tracing the ground with freezing breath, the red head spitting fire from the left side, or the electric head aiming plasma shots from the upper middle that split into electricity. Both main entities have separate health bars, and must be destroyed individually, which removes them from the phase sequence; the elemental heads can be destroyed, but reappear on the next phase.	—	Kuuenbu
	Earth Sigma			Ground Hunter	Shippuuga
	Sigma Gunner			Soul Body	Kuuenbu

Weapons

X Weapons

By default, X wields the X-Buster, a long-range buster. By defeating the eight Maverick bosses, he copies their Special Weapons with unique properties and elements. He can also upgrade his X-Buster and gain the Nova Strike by obtaining the Fourth Armor.

Name	Icon	Description	Source
X-Buster		X's default weapon. It fires up to three shots horizontally, and can be charged up for a Charge Shot of two levels. Collecting the Arm Parts alters the properties of the max Charge Shot.	Default
Lightning Web		Fires an electric spider web that can be climbed like a wall. Charge Shot fires an electric web that splits into eight giant webs.	Web Spider
Soul Body		Projects an orange silhouette of X, which mimics his movement and deals damage on contact. Charge Shot summons an invincible copy of X, which the player controls while the real X stays still.	Split Mushroom
Ground Hunter		Fires a stingray drone that slides along the ground. Pressing down puts make it dive vertically. Charge Shot fires a giant stingray drone that fires energy bolts if up or down is pressed.	Jet Stingray
Double Cyclone		Throws two wind vacuums around X, which rise before disappearing. Charge Shot throws two horizontal cyclones around X.	Storm Owl
Frost Tower		Summons a tower of ice around X, which falls to the ground. Charge Shot summons giant icicles to fall from the top of the screen in groups.	Frost Walrus
Rising Fire		Uppercuts to throw a fireball upwards, which can burn or melt some objects. Charge Shot uppercuts into the air surrounded by fire before releasing a fireball.	Magma Dragoon
Aiming Laser		Projects a crosshair which can be angled up or down. Once the crosshair touches a target, pressing fire shoots a laser directly at them. Charge Shot fires a constant laser in front of X, which can be angled up and down.	Cyber Peacock
Twin Slasher		Fires two energy blades at two different angles. Charge Shot fires eight energy blades in a spread, which can destroy some obstacles.	Slash Beast
Nova Strike		A Giga Attack that makes X jump and dash forwards, destroying anything he touches.	Arm Parts

Zero Weapons

Zero wields the Z-Saber, a close-range beam saber. By defeating the eight Maverick bosses, he gains Techniques to perform with his saber. Some of these Techniques are ability upgrades, while others are brand new attacks.

Name	Icon	Description	Source
Z-Saber	—	Zero's default weapon. On the ground, it can slash three times in quick succession for a combo. In the air, on walls, and on ladders, it can only slash once at a time.	Default
Raijingeki		Zero rears back before stabbing forwards, his Z-Saber becoming a lightning bolt.	Web Spider
Kuuenzan		Paired with Kuuenbu, Zero can perform a rolling slash while midair.	Split Mushroom
Hienkyaku		Zero can perform an Air Dash.	Jet Stingray
Tenkuuha		Turns the Z-Saber purple, giving it the ability to destroy projectiles.	Storm Owl
Hyouretsuzan		Zero descends into a falling stab, his Z-Saber becoming a giant icicle.	Frost Walrus
Ryuenjin		Zero performs a rising uppercut slash, his Z-Saber becoming a flaming blade.	Magma Dragoon
Rakuhouha		Zero punches the ground, releasing nine energy bolts in a peacock tail pattern.	Cyber Peacock
Shippuuga		Zero cancels his dash into a spinning slash.	Slash Beast

Stages

Mega Man X4 Boss Select Screen

• Opening Stage
  • Sky Lagoon
• Jungle
• Cyber Space
• Air Force
• Volcano
• Marine Base
• Bio Laboratory
• Military Train
• Snow Base
• Memorial Hall
• Last Stages
  • Space Port
  • Final Weapon 1
  • Final Weapon 2
  • Final Weapon 3

Items

Name	Sprite	Description
Life Energy		Small units restore 4 points of Life Energy. Large units restore 16 points of Life Energy. MAX units fully restore all Life Energy.
Weapon Energy		Small units restore 4 points of Weapon Energy. Large units restore 16 points of Weapon Energy. MAX units fully restore all Weapon Energy.
1-UP		Grants an extra life.
Ride Armor		In a Ride Armor, the player takes no damage and can use powerful attacks. The Raiden is found in Volcano and Military Train, and can punch and slash. The Eagle is found in Air Force and Final Weapon 2, and can fly and fire homing shots.
Ride Chaser		On a Ride Chaser, the player can dash and fire laser shots. One is used in Marine Base.
Life Up		Permanently increases maximum Life Energy by 4 points.
Sub Tank		Grants a reserve tank which can be filled by Life Energy pickups and used later.
Weapon Sub Tank		Grants a reserve tank which can be filled by Weapon Energy pickups and used later.
EX Item		Permanently increases the player's initial amount of extra lives by 2.
Light Capsule		Grants Armor Parts, which apply an upgrade to X's abilities. They only appear in X's story.

Armor Parts

Main articles: Fourth Armor and Ultimate Armor

Related Media

Games

• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite: X gets Rising Fire from here.

Ports and Remakes

• Mega Man X Collection (port)
• Mega Man X Legacy Collection (port)

Achievements

Icon	Title	Unlocked by	Related Games
File:MMXLC - Way of the Saber.png	Way of the Saber	Use all of Zero's special saber techniques in a single playthrough of Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Fourth Armor.png	Fourth Armor	Obtain all four armor parts in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Pew Pew.png	Pew Pew	Fire fully-charged shots using all of X's weapons in a single playthrough of Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Half the Saga.png	Half the Saga	Complete Mega Man X1, X2, X3, and X4.	Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Fully Charged.png	Fully Charged	Obtain the EX Item, and have max. lives, energy, weapon energy, and full Sub Tanks in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Tragic Destiny.png	Tragic Destiny	Complete Mega Man X4 (cannot be earned in Rookie Hunter mode).	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - True Hero.png	True Hero	Complete Mega Man X4 as X without using the Ultimate Armor	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Promise Me, Zero.png	Promise Me, Zero	Complete X's story in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - He Brought Fists to a Mech Fight.png	He Brought Fists to a Mech Fight	Use a Ride Armor to score the final hit against Magma Dragoon in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - Mavericks After All.png	Mavericks After All	Complete Zero's story in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - He's Actually Called Vava.png	He's Actually Called Vava	Complete the opening stage of any game in both the English and Japanese versions.	Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - It Ain't Ova Till It's Nova.png	It Ain't Ova Till It's Nova	Use Nova Strike to score the final hit against a boss in Mega Man X4.	Mega Man X4
File:MMXLC - It's Definitely Over.png	It's Definitely Over	Defeat Sigma Gunner and Earth Sigma in Mega Man X4	Mega Man X4

Strategy Guides

• Compendium of Rockman X (Japanese)
• Rockman X4 Official Irregular Hunter's Manual (Japanese)
• Comic BomBom Special #116: Rockman X4 Saikyō Daizukan (Japanese)
• Haoh Game Special #93: Rockman X4 X to Z Kōryaku File (Japanese)
• Televi Magazine Great Hyakka #103: Rockman X4 Himitsu Daizukan (Japanese)

Adaptations

• Rockman X4 (manga by Iwamoto Yoshihiro)

External Links

• Wikipedia
• TV Tropes
• Retropixel
• StrategyWiki
• Mega Man Home Page

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