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v1.2 - October 29, 2002
Version History:
v1.2 - Updated a TON of Cyber Elves (finished the list!), and a few more movie
references.
v1.1 - Updated information on the Z-Saber, Cyber Elves, some notes, and fixed
some general errors.
v1.0 - Alright! The FAQ's ready to go!!!
As with many FAQs, this document contains SPOILERS! Do NOT read further if you
don't want to ruin the plot of the game!
What's in this FAQ?
1. Game Info
2. Characters
3. Controls
4. Zero's Equipment
a. Weapons & Skills
b. Element Chips
c. Items
5. Missions
6. Ranking
7. Weakness Chart
8. Boss Information
9. Cyber Elves
a. Nurse Type
b. Animal Type
c. Hacker Type
10. Endings
11. Secrets/Unlockables
12. Notes
13. Credits
14. Contact Info
15. Disclaimer
1. GAME INFO
After sealing himself away for 102 years (see Zero's ending to Mega Man X6 on
PSX), Zero awakens to a world ruled by the evil Neo Arcadia goverment. He
fights to survive, and he may just run into some old friends along the way...
At long last, a Mega Man action game comes to the GBA! (The Mega Man Battle
Network games were excellent, but they were RPGs.) And instead of being
consigned to a secondary role, our pal Zero is the protagonist! How cool is
that?
This game is TOUGH! Be prepared to get REALLY pissed off at some of the levels
and bosses. Plus, you only get ONE life! If you die, you've got retries, but if
it's during the actual mission, you've got to start that mission all over
again! If you die during a boss fight, you'll start right before their chamber.
2. CHARACTERS
ZERO - Our hero. He awakens with severe amnesia and loss of many of his skills,
in a world where Reploids are hunted down and executed. You know damn well he
won't stand for that!
CIEL - A human scientist sympathetic to the Reploid cause who located Zero. She
helps out the Reploid Resistance, and assigns missions to Zero.
CYBER-ELVES - Sentient beings comprised of pure data that can be activated in
battle. They "die" after use.
X - Zero's best friend in his former life. The drones of Neo Arcadia look
suspiciously like him...could X be behind all of this?
3. CONTROLS
These are defaults; they can be changed via the Options menu.
D-pad: Movement; tap Forward twice to dash
B: Fire
A: Jump
L: Dash
R+B: Slash with Z-Saber
Start: Pause/Weapons menu
Select: n/a
4. ZERO'S EQUIPMENT
Weapons & Skills:
NOTE: Level 1 of any weapon is the default that you start with. Using a weapon
continually will allow it to level up. One of the easiest ways to do this is to
go to the Trans Server in the Resistance Base, and visit old levels repeatedly.
Just run around and kill enemies to your heart's content! Apparently, based on
how you use the weapon will determine what skills you get in what order. I've
just listed the skills in the order that I got them.
Z-Saber (7 levels):
Level 1 - A fairly standard beam saber.
Level 2 - Double-slash.
Level 3 - Triple-slash.
Level 4 - Spin-slash while jumping.
Level 5 - Charge slash.
Level 6 - Charge faster.
Level 7 - Rolling slash along the ground. Hold Down, press L and use your
saber.
Z-Buster (4 levels):
Level 1 - A pistol that can fire 3 shots in succession.
Level 2 - Fire 4 shots at once, rather than 3.
Level 3 - Charge shots.
Level 4 - Charge faster.
Triple Rod (5 levels):
Level 1 - A force pike with a small energy blade on the tip.
Level 2 - Double-stab.
Level 3 - Triple stab.
Level 4 - You can charge the rod, and do a spin attack.
Level 5 - Charge faster.
Shield Boomerang (3 levels):
Level 1 - A spinning shield that can reflect enemy fire. Charge it up to throw
it!
Level 2 - Medium-range attack.
Level 3 - Long-rage attack.
Element Chips:
These take effect when using a charged weapon.
Thunder Chip - Can short-circuit some enemies, freezing them in place.
Fire Chip - Can set some enemies ablaze.
Ice Chip - Can freeze some enemies.
Items:
Cyber Elves - See full "Cyber Elves" section below.
Energy Crystals - Collect these to feed your Cyber Elves.
Sub Tanks - Energy tanks that can be refilled by picking up energy powerups
while your life meter is full. Using a sub tank will refill your life energy.
Escape Unit - This allows you to escape from a mission if it gets too rough.
The downside
is that you'll still get a "Mission Failed" rating. You'll get it from Ciel.
Retry - Essentially the same thing as an extra life. It's a little "Z" icon
that will give you an extra continue.
5. MISSIONS
This game is a slight departure from Mega Man games in the past. Rather than
choosing a boss, then going through their level, you pick and choose missions
that Ciel assigns to you. Talk to her in the Data room to choose a mission (or
save your game, etc). Often, you'll revisit past stages, but with different
objectives.
Underground Lab (1st mission) - Rescue Ciel! A fairly straightforward stage,
where you blast every enemy in sight. At the end, you'll face a Golem. Halfway
through the battle, you'll get your Z-Saber, which will destroy the Golem in
one hit!
Disposal Center (2nd mission) - Fight your way through crappy weather, and meet
up with Aztec Falcon.
Occupy Factory - If the Resistance can take control of this factory, they'll be
set on resources for a while. The Double Dragon is waiting for you at the end.
Protect Factory - The Resistance captured the factory with your help, but Neo
Arcadia wants it back! As soon as you enter the level, you'll face Phantom.
After defeating him, you'll bolt through the level, defusing 8 timebombs.
Destroy Train - A powerful Cyber Elf was kidnapped aboard a military train, and
it's your job to get it back. This mission starts in a warehouse, and ends
aboard the speeding train itself. The Pantheon Core awaits at the end.
Find Shuttle - A team of Reploids crashed into the desert, and it's your job to
find them. This level reminds me of Overdrive Ostrich's level from MMX2.
Anyways, work your way to the left, and eventually you'll face Anubis
Necromanceress the Third.
Recover Data - You'll return to the First Mission area in order to retrieve
data that the Resistance had no time to recover. Maha Ganeshariff is the boss
here, but once he's gone, he'll activate the self-destruct sequence, so RUN!
Rescue Colbor - Some Resistance members are stuck in a level very similar to
Storm Eagle's stage in MMX. Harpuia's hanging out at the end.
Defend Resistance Base - You'll chase a Mechaniloid through the Disposal
Center. Make sure you destroy it before it gets to the base! (This mission
happens immediately after the "Find Shuttle" mission.)
Duel in the Desert - You'll fight your way through a battalion of the Neo
Arcadia military, and meet up with Fefnir at the end.
Find the Hidden Base - Back to the desert again! This time, after you destroy
one of the sand traps, you'll find a hole leading deep underground. You've got
7 Resistance soldiers to rescue, and a showdown with Blizzack Stagroff as well.
Stop the Hacking - Remember that hidden base in the desert? Get back there.
You'll travel underwater, destroy a Neo Arcadia computer system, then duel with
Leviathan.
Base Invasion - When you've finished all the regular missions, the Resistance
Base will be overrun with Neo Arcadia Soldiers. Head to the Energy room and
destroy Hanumachine.
Neo Arcadia Shrine - The first line of defense. Work your way through this
ancient-looking temple, and fight off Herculious Anchortus at the end.
Neo Arcadia Tower - This level's a real pain in the ass. There's spikes
EVERYWHERE. Be patient, and stay on the conveyor platforms, and you should be
okay. The Rainbow Devil awaits at the top.
Neo Arcadia Core - Almost there! The level itself is easy, full of X-Drones
that you can waste for powerups. Halfway through, you'll go through 4 doors
that lead to Anubis, Maha, Herculious, and Blizzack. Later, you'll go through 4
doors again, facing off against X's four Generals. Finally, you meet up with X
himself...
6. RANKING
(Coming soon - I haven't quite figured out how Ranking works yet.)
7. WEAKNESS CHART
Boss Weakness Item Gained
===========================================================================
Anubis Necromancess III Fire Cyber Elf (?)
Aztec Falcon Z-Saber Thunder Chip
Blizzack Stagroff Fire Ice Chip
Double Dragon Z-Saber Fire Chip
Fefnir Thunder Cyber Elf (Turbo)
Golem Z-Saber Z-Saber
Hanumachine Thunder Cyber Elf (?)
Harpuia Ice Cyber Elf (?)
Herculious Anchortus Ice Cyber Elf (Beehoney)
Leviathan Fire Cyber Elf (Bomgu)
Maha Ganeshariff Thunder Cyber Elf (Itecle)
Mechaniloid Z-Saber Cyber Elf (?)
Pantheon Core Z-Buster Cyber Elf (Totten)
Phantom Triple Rod Cyber Elf (Hafmarda)
Rainbow Devil Z-Saber ?
X Z-Saber n/a
Angelic X Z-Saber n/a
8. BOSS INFORMATION
NOTE: If I'm unsure of the official name of some of the bosses, I made
something up for simplicity's sake, or used a rough Japanese translation. Also,
some bosses have multilayered health bars! You'll need to drain a boss' energy
multiple times or more to destroy them! Bosses marked with an asterisk (*) are
the four Generals that serve X.
Anubis Necromancess III - This guy will toss his spear at you, and also hide in
the sand. When he raises stone pillars, make sure you are NOT stuck between
them! Get out of their way in a hurry, or you risk getting crushed. Avoid
Anubis' zombies, too. He's vulnerable to fire attacks.
Aztec Falcon - The Z-Saber works wonders on him. Stick to the wall as much as
you can, dropping down to slash him when he's not attacking. This battle is
timed, but just be patient, and you shouldn't have a problem wiping him out
before the clock runs out. Defeat him to earn the Thunder Chip.
Blizzack Stagroff - Blizzack in the hizzouse! ...okay, that was bad. But I
couldn't resist. Anyways, he's not too hard. Equip the Fire Chip, and use your
charged saber to burn him. He'll jump around a lot, and try to freeze you in
place. He'll also fire an ice beam that will push you back, but not damage you.
The Ice Chip is your reward.
Double Dragon - This boss battle will take time and patience, but it's really
not too hard. The DD has four different attacks: the two dragon heads will snap
at you; the heads will breathe fire; the heads will shoot lightning balls; the
heads will breathe ice clouds that will freeze you in place. A good strategy is
this: as soon as the "eye" opens before the ice attack, slash it, dodge the
ice, and repeat. Afterwards, just taunt the heads into coming out, then get as
far away as possible. You can attack the heads, but it won't do any damage. You
might slice them off, but they'll eventually grow back. Destroy the Double
Dragon to earn the Fire Chip.
Fefnir* - Use the Thunder Chip and Z-Saber on this joker. He'll fire plasma
shots at you, or strike the ground to cause a shockwave. Sometimes he'll power
up, grab you, and toss you into the air. When you land, dash outta the way,
because you know he's coming right after you. Charged Z-Saber slashes do lots
of damage, so you should be rid of him quickly.
Golem - He'll zap you with lasers from his eyes, and cause blocks to fall from
the ceiling. Blast him in the head. After all the blocks have fallen, get up on
the wall; the Golem will rush at you. Just sap away about half of his
energy...you'll get your Z-Saber back from a mysterious source. The saber will
destroy the Golem with a single slash!
Hanumachine - A monkeybot. Yep, you read that right. Use the Thunder Chip and
Z-Saber to remove him. He'll fire-dash at you, or send out little monkeys to
hold you down. He'll also bounce around the room. Dash out of his way, and
slash him into oblivion.
Harpuia* - This guy has some sick-looking blades on his arms. He'll attack you
with crescent slashes as well as dash attacks. The bastard can fly, too, which
always makes things more fun. He's vulnerable to ice attacks, though. Use your
Z-Saber along with the Ice Chip to sting him.
Herculious Anchortus - Some weird beetle-looking thing that you're going to
stomp the hell out of. Use your Ice Chip and Z-Saber. He'll dash at you, and
also send out two electrical bolts. He's slow enough to avoid, and this battle
will be over before you know it.
Leviathan* - You'll fight this chick underwater. She tells you not to hold back
because she's a woman...but fear not, she's really easy. Use the Fire Chip and
your saber to remove her. She'll fire out arrows that track you, but they're
easy enough to dodge. When she charges up, she'll send out ice crystals, which
are easily disposed of with a slash. Just dodge her attacks and slash away.
Maha Ganeshariff - He's really not so tough, especially if you use the Thunder
Chip. Defeating him will earn you a Cyber Elf, and the weapon data for the
Triple Rod (talk to Cerveau in the Engineering room).
Mechaniloid - This boss is quite easy. Use your Z-Saber to take out the port on
the back (the one that drops mines). After it's gone, use the saber again to
take out the port right above it (this one spits out hover drones). Finally,
use charged shots from your Z-Buster to take out the port on the very top (the
one that fires out parachute bombs). You shouldn't have any difficulty.
Pantheon Core - Aim for the center. Stay to the left to avoid the flame jets,
but move quickly--the X-Drone in the center will try to smash you between the
floor and ceiling!
Phantom* - A NINJA! Really, he is. But if you've got the Triple Rod (especially
if you've leveled it up), he's a joke. Stab him repeatedly whenever he's on the
ground. When he's on the far left or right of the screen, he'll often toss a
shuriken at you. Jump over it, then dash outta the way, because Phantom will
use it as a floating platform to throw darts at you. He'll also split himself
into four parts; the real Phantom is the one that's slightly lighter than the
others. You can still stab him at this point. Dash around a lot, because he'll
often drop an X-Drone on you, then dash attack you.
Rainbow Devil - Jeez, these things just never go away. Luckily, this one's not
too difficult. Stick to the walls, and charge-slash the bastard whenever he
gets near you. He'll often send out little blobs along the floor that reform
into the main mass (just like Mercury in Mega Man V for GB), or he'll turn into
a flying skull. Just dodge him and finish him off.
X - Guess who! Yep...Zero's old pal X has gone pure evil. But not like you'd
think...this guy's just a cheap copy! Anyways, his armor can switch elements on
the fly, so be prepared to be attacked with Fire, Ice, and Thunder! Just try to
stay away from him, and hit him with a charged slash between his attacks.
Angelic X - In classic Mega Man tradition, the final boss has a second form.
And, of course, even though he's only got 3 attacks, they do sick amounts of
damage. Luckily, they're all preceded by a sound effect. First, he'll drop
rings on you that'll hold you in place (you'll hear 3 or 4 echo sounds
together). Stand still, then dash away when you see them. Make sure you're
NOT on one of the side platforms when you hear the ound! Those rings will drag
you right into the pit. His second attack is to fire a spread laser. When you
hear the sound, jump on one of the side platforms, and the lasers should miss
you. After he fires, jump off and charge-slash him in the head. His finally
(and most damaging) attack is that he'll fire a little laser at the floor, then
the floor will catch fire! The laser won't hurt you, but once you see it, get
your ass onto one of the platforms! As Angelic X's life gets lower, his attacks
will speed up, so be wary! Repeat your attack strategy, use your Elves and
Sub-Tanks, and you'll finally destroy the imposter.
9. CYBER ELVES
There's a TON of these little helpers in the game...about 70, to be exact. I
have yet to find them all (if you can help complete this list, PLEASE see the
"Contact Info" section below!). You get them from defeating certain enemies,
bosses, or just finding them hidden in various levels. To use one, you need to
get on a Trans Server and download it. You can have up to 3 at a time. To use
an Elf, select it on your Weapons screen during battle. Once you use an Elf,
however, they're gone! Some elves' icons are much larger than others...you'll
have to "raise" the Elf first...just feed it Energy Crystals (the "Feed Elf"
option on the Trans Server) until it's ready for use. These have a permanent
effect on Zero, and are maked with an asterisk (*). Elves with the largest
icons need to be fed twice, so be sure to have a lot of energy crystals saved
up!
Cyber Elves are broken up into 3 types: Nurse, Animal, and Hacker. Nurse help
recover life; Animal affects your abilities; Hacker alters data, environmental
factors, etc.
Nurse Type:
Areff - Recovers some life energy.
Bireff - Recovers some life energy.
Coswick - Refills your life energy completely.
Dereff - Recovers some life energy.
Ereff - Recovers some life energy.
Fureff - Recovers some life energy.
Gireff - Recovers some life energy.
Greff - Recovers some life energy.
Hapitan* - Becomes a Sub Tank.
Hareff - Recovers some life energy.
Ireff - Recovers some life energy.
Keick - Refills your life energy completely.
Lippie* - Increases your life gauge.
Lubtan* - Becomes a Sub Tank.
Mippie* - Increases your life gauge.
Morick - Refills your life energy completely.
Motolar - Converts damage into life energy.
Muelar - Converts damage into life energy.
Nebitan* - Becomes a Sub Tank.
Nutan* - Becomes a Sub Tank.
Nuppie* - Increases your life gauge.
Reppie - Increases your life gauge.
Rohealar - Converts damage into life energy.
Sireff - Recovers some life energy.
Somack - Refills your life energy completely.
Tielar - Converts damage into life energy.
Winkie* - Doubles your vitality.
Animal Type:
Beedle - Backs you up with cover fire.
Beefive - Backs you up with cover fire.
Beehoney - Backs you up with cover fire.
Beenet - Backs you up with cover fire.
Beesus - Backs you up with cover fire.
Beevoice - Backs you up with cover fire.
Birdain - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Birfly - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Birrair - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Birsky - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Birtack - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Birtross - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Bomga - Bombs an enemy.
Bomgu - Bombs an enemy.
Bompa - Bombs an enemy.
Bompu - Bombs an enemy.
Buffer - Saves you from falling into a bottomless pit.
Gibber* - Gives you additional climbing speed.
Ribbid* - You'll slide down walls slower.
Shelter* - Decreases damage you take from enemies.
Sticken - Stuns an enemy.
Sticker - Stuns an enemy.
Stickle - Stuns an enemy.
Stickon - Stuns an enemy.
Turbo* - Increases your speed.
Hacker Type:
Clocka - Slows time.
Clocpooh - Slows time.
Cloctch - Slows time.
Eenite - Destroys some enemies.
Hafmarda - Cuts boss life energy.
Hafmargo - Cuts boss life energy.
Itecle - Makes enemies drop items.
Itemon - Makes enemies drop items.
Itepon - Makes enemies drop items.
Iteron - Makes enemies drop items.
Itettle - Makes enemies drop items.
Kenite - Destroys some enemies.
M-orekka - Changes enemies into Metools.
M-oria - Changes enemies into Metools.
M-orolli - Changes enemies into Metools.
M-orque - Changes enemies into Metools.
Stocchu - Stuns enemy.
Stoccue - Stuns enemy.
Stocpie - Stuns enemy.
Stochpoh - Stuns enemy.
Stocto - Stuns enemy.
Sutoppi - Stuns enemy.
Totten* - Extra shields.
Jackson* - Invulnerability. Hold Jump until Zero starts to change color. This
has the same effect as the charged version of Sting Chameleon's weapon from
MMX. You'll be invincible for a short period of time, but you won't be able to
fire or get items.
10. ENDING
Angelic X explodes with a fury, obliterating the Neo Arcadia base. Zero
narrowly escapes. As he lies unconscious in the desert, the spark of the real X
speaks to Zero briefly about how he had to fight Mavericks alone for 100 years,
and how it almost seemed pointless after so much time. He asks Zero to fight on
while he rests in peace, and Zero agrees. A horde of X-Drones shows up, but
Zero knows what he has to do.
11. SECRETS/UNLOCKABLES
- Beat the game to unlock Hard Mode. You'll have all your previous upgrades and
Elves, except for Element Chips, the Escape Unit, and weapons.
- How do you get Jackson? I haven't done it myself, but GLN tells me that you
have to collect all of the Cyber Elves, upgrade all of them, and beat the game
on Hard Mode with a ranking of "A" or higher.
12. NOTES
- There's a bunch of movie references in this game. The US Capcom team must
love 'Star Wars' (but then again...who doesn't?). There's an obvious SW
reference after the first mission where you rescue Ciel. Zero doesn't remember
who he is, and Ciel tells him that he's suffering from "hibernation sickness."
If he wasn't able to see from the get-go, I would've wondered if his eyesight
will return in time...anyway, there's 'Blade Runner' references in here, too.
Neo Arcadia doesn't eradicate Reploids...they "retire" them. Maybe Rick Deckard
works for Neo Arcadia? Finally, the classic war film 'Apocalypse Now' is
referenced twice. Once, when a soldier complains of "the horror...the horror."
Second, when Zero is told to "terminate with extreme prejudice" the corrupt
copy of X!
- Is it just me, or the do Cyber-Elves seem a LOT like the Navis from the Mega
Man Battle Network games? Sure, they're used in real life rather than in the
Net, but they have generally the same effects. Plus, if you've beaten MMBN2
(SPOILER ALERT!), you know that NetMafia Gospel was trying to breach the
barrier between the digital world and the real world. Maybe they succeeded in
some limited capacity? The real X seems to have gone the sentient data route,
as well...
- The blood and gore from the Japanese version of the game was removed in order
for the game to get an "E" rating from the ESRB. Also, the dialogue was
apparently "toned down" to be less violent. Some fans have complained, but I
don't see it as much of a big deal. The game itself is still intact.
- Ciel's interruptions during levels can get rather annoying. Her text will
appear on the bottom of the screen, while you're still trying to pay attention
to fighting whatever's on the screen! More often than not, you'll completely
miss her message. Staying alive is generally more important.
- X's four Generals are all named after mythological creatures. Fefnir was a
Norse fire dragon, Leviathan was a Biblical sea monster, Harpuia was a mate of
Poseidon, and Phantom was...a phantom.
- Maha Ganeshariff was named after the Hindu god Ganesh, who often took the
form of an elephant.
- Return to previous stages to continually nab Energy Crystals, life, and level
up your weapons.
13. CREDITS
- A Mega Man action game on the GBA? And it's a challenge? And it's got ZERO?!
What more could you ask for?! Thanks, Capcom!!!
- Thanks to Aaron Shotwell for help with Zero's saber.
- Thanks to Manx O'Mega for clarification on a few boss names and leveling up
weapons.
- Thanks to Evan Levino for more movie references.
- Thanks to GLN for info on Jackson, and for helping me complete my Cyber Elf
list.
14. CONTACT INFO
This FAQ is a constant work-in-progress. In fact, I'm well aware that I'm
missing pieces. Know something I don't? Found a secret you're dying to share?
Let me know! I'll credit you in future versions of this FAQ. Just email me:
cross(at)liquidcross(dot)com. Be sure to place "Mega Man Zero" in the subject
line. Thanks!
15. DISCLAIMER
Feel free to distribute or post this FAQ, but you MUST get my permission first,
reproduce it IN FULL, and give me credit for it. Reproducing/copying/posting
sections of this FAQ is strictly prohibited. Mega Man X, Zero, Ciel, and all
associated materials are the property of Capcom.
