Special Weapon (X era)

A Kodansha Manga Hyakka #34: Rockman X Chō Hyakka. April 1996. is a recurring type of weapon in the X era. They are unique attacks that are obtained by defeating Maverick bosses, and can deal increased damage or cause effects to specific bosses. There are several characters in the X era who use Special Weapons, including X and Axl.
==In the Games==
===Mega Man X===
Name 	Icon	Color	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
In Mega Man X, the game's opening "Mega Man X Specifications" segment shows that X's X-Buster is equipped with a Variable Weapon System.Opening "Mega Man X Specifications", Mega Man X. 1993. The Rockman & Rockman X Daizukan elaborates that this system allows X to gain and use Special Weapons by collecting a Special Weapon chip from each defeated boss, though this detail is not present in gameplay.Kodansha Manga Hyakka #6 Rockman & Rockman X Daizukan. Kodansha. 1994.
After defeating each Maverick boss, X gains access to a new Special Weapon, which can be fired at the cost of some Weapon Energy. Upon equipping the Arm Parts, he can even fire Charge Shot versions of Special Weapons.
===Mega Man X2===
Name 	Icon	Color	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
In Mega Man X2, Special Weapons function identically to in the previous entry.
===Mega Man X3===
Name 	Icon	Color	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
In Mega Man X3, Special Weapons function identically to in the previous entry.
===Mega Man X4===
Name 	Icon	Color	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
In Mega Man X4, Special Weapons function identically to in the previous entry.
===Mega Man X5===
Name 	Icon	Color	Maverick 	Strong Against
C-Shot 	 	 	Crescent Grizzly	Tidal Whale
 	 	 	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
In Mega Man X5, Special Weapons function identically to in the previous entry. Some of their names are abbreviated with hyphens throughout the entire game.
===Mega Man Xtreme 2===
Name 	Icon	Color	Maverick 	Strong Against
Ray Claw 	 	 	Neon Tiger 	Volt Catfish
Marine Tornado	 	 	Launch Octopus	Flame Mammoth
 	 	 	Volt Catfish 	Launch Octopus
Bomb Bee 	 	 	Blast Hornet 	Tunnel Rhino
Unlike Mega Man Xtreme, which reused Special Weapons from previous entries, in Mega Man Xtreme 2 there are four brand new Special Weapons that are gained from the returning Maverick bosses. X's other four Special Weapons are all returning weapons from previous games.
===Mega Man X6===
Name 	Icon	Color	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
In Mega Man X6, Special Weapons function as normal. Some of them double as Techniques used by .
===Mega Man X7===
Name 	Icon	Color	Maverick 	Strong Against
Circle Blaze 	 	 	Flame Hyenard 	Ride Boarski
Explosion 	 	 	Vanishing Gungaroo	Soldier Stonekong
Volt Tornado 	 	 	Tornado Tonion 	Splash Warfly
Splash Laser 	 	 	Splash Warfly 	Flame Hyenard
Gaea Shield 	 	 	Soldier Stonekong 	Tornado Tonion
Wind Cutter 	 	 	Wind Crowrang 	Vanishing Gungaroo
Sniper Missile	 	 	Snipe Anteator 	Wind Crowrang
Moving Wheel 	 	 	Ride Boarski 	Snipe Anteator
In Mega Man X7, Axl gains access to the exact same Special Weapons as X. A key difference is that Axl can equip new firearms by wielding certain Special Weapons, while X uses them with his X-Buster as usual.
===Mega Man X8===
Name 	Icon	Color	Maverick 	Strong Against
Shining Ray 	 	 	Optic Sunflower 	Dark Mantis
Squeeze Bomb 	 	 	Gravity Antonion 	Earthrock Trilobyte
Shadow Runner 	 	 	Dark Mantis 	Gravity Antonion
Thunder Dancer	 	 	Gigabolt Man-O-War 	Avalanche Yeti
Melt Creeper 	 	 	Burn Rooster 	Bamboo Pandamonium
Drift Diamond 	 	 	Avalanche Yeti 	Burn Rooster
Crystal Wall 	 	 	Earthrock Trilobyte	Gigabolt Man-O-War
Green Spinner 	 	 	Bamboo Pandamonium 	Optic Sunflower
In Mega Man X8, X's Special Weapons function as normal, though they are completely distinct from Axl's.
Name 	Icon	Maverick 	Strong Against
Ray Gun 	 	Optic Sunflower 	Dark Mantis
Spiral Magnum 	 	Gravity Antonion 	Earthrock Trilobyte
Black Arrow 	 	Dark Mantis 	Gravity Antonion
Plasma Gun 	 	Gigabolt Man-O-War 	Avalanche Yeti
Flame Burner 	 	Burn Rooster 	Bamboo Pandamonium
Ice Gattling 	 	Avalanche Yeti 	Burn Rooster
Bound Blaster 	 	Earthrock Trilobyte	Gigabolt Man-O-War
Blast Launcher	 	Bamboo Pandamonium 	Optic Sunflower
Axl has his own unique set of Special Weapons that take the form of firearms, building on the idea introduced in the previous game. Unlike X's, they do not consume any Weapon Energy when fired.
==References==
Category:X era weapons