Bosses Guide

The boss list is organized into an order which allows you to take on the bosses in a fairly easy way, giving you an advantage over them, such as having the correct weapon available to defeat a certain boss. The first list of bosses are the ones you'll encounter in the normal game mode, which is accessible when you first play the game.

Once you beat the game on normal mode, you'll gain access to the hard mode, which introduces new bosses and stages. The bosses for hard mode are listed below. For Extreme mode, go through the bosses in order from the start of the normal bosses to the end of the hard.

Normal mode	Hard mode

Normal mode bosses

Storm Eagle
Height: 8.2 ft	Weight: 275 lb	Weakness: X-Buster	Special Weapon: Storm Tornado
You will find Storm Eagle waiting for you on the Maverick's ship. He will often use wind attacks against you, including his storm tornado gun which can be avoided by jumping over or dashing through. He will also often flap his wings which will cause X to move back. Make sure you don't fall off the ship by dashing toward the Eagle and firing at him all the time. He will occasionally fly up into the air and spit out an egg in which four bird-like creatures will hatch from and fly towards X. If he flies right up out of the screen, dash in one direction as he will swoop down out of the sky and try to hit X. You'll need to use the X-Buster to defeat Storm Eagle, try to use charged shots often. When you defeat him you will receive the Storm Tornado weapon.

Flame Stag
Power: 3600rp	Speed: 7000rp	Weakness: Storm Tornado	Special Weapon: Speed Burner
Flame Stag will be jumping around a lot during this battle. He will begin by jumping up the walls and will slowly jump back down to try and hit X. He will also often charge at X on the ground and if he grabs you he will throw you against the wall and use an uppercut to throw X straight up and will then slam him into the ground. He will also often shoot out two blue or red fireballs. When he charges at you and jumps up the walls, try to dodge him by jumping away from the direction he is going to evade him. To defeat him, use the Storm Tornado. Each time you hit him he will either fire two fireballs or jump at you, so dodge the fireballs by jumping up the wall and then over them and fire again or dashing under him as he jumps over. Shoot him when he lands and jump over him as he jumps on the wall. Once he is defeated you'll receive the Speed Burner.

Chill Penguin
Height: 5.32 ft	Weight: 237 lb	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: Shotgun Ice
Chill Penguin will begin by firing out four mini ice blocks one at a time. He will also sometimes use a dash and slide attack, where he will slide across the floor attempting to slam into X. Often he will fire ice blocks at you and will sometimes blow out cold air which freezes X if it hits him. Chill will then jump up to the ceiling and pull on a lever which will cause a huge blizzard and will blow X against the wall, causing damage. To defeat Chill Penguin, use the Speed Burner. Try to hit him before he fires any ice blocks, and if he jumps up to the top of the screen, shoot him down. Continue this and he won't survive much longer. When you defeat him you'll receive the Shotgun Ice.

Spark Mandrill
Height: 10.0 ft	Weight: 646 lb	Weakness: Shotgun Ice	Special Weapon: Electric Spark
When you face Spark Mandrill, he will probably charge and try to punch you. He will use this attack often, so be careful. He will also often fire out large spark spheres which fly out across the floor and up the walls and can cause heavy damage. His charges can also cause major damage. If he jumps to the top of the screen, he'll climb across the roof and drop down when you're under him, so be ready to dodge him as he falls. Use the Shotgun Ice to beat him. When he charges at you, fire once and he will freeze for a few seconds. Wait for him to break out of the ice and when he stops flashing, fire again. Keep doing this until he runs out energy. When you defeat Spark you will receive the Electric Spark.

Zain
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Shotgun Ice	Special Weapon: N/A
You'll have the option of fighting Zain in Flame Stag's stage. He'll be up in the room above the first lava cavern, in the same room where the X-Hunter's room was in Mega Man X2. He'll jump at X often, bringing his sword down to try and crush X with. After a few jumps, he'll land and spin around, slashing his sword around himself. To defeat him, use the Shotgun Ice. When he jumps, dash under him and fire at the wall. The ice block will rebound off the wall and hit Zain in the back. If you have time, you can also hit him directly in the back. You can't shoot him from the front, he'll just block your shot. Stay away from him when he spins around. Keep hitting him from behind and he won't last long.

When advancing through the core, you will have to fight all of the four bosses again. Use the same tactics as before and you'll find that they are much easier to defeat the second time.

Zain
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Shotgun Ice	Special Weapon: N/A
Zain will use moves similar to those during his first battle with X, but he'll be stronger and will move around faster. After jumping three times, as he lands after his fourth jump, he'll use his spin attack but will move around the screen at the same time. Jump up the walls to dodge it. Use the Shotgun Ice to defeat him. Fire at him from behind each time he jumps for the first two jumps, when he lands, go near him, as he'll jump low on his third jump. Go up the walls after his fourth jump as he'll use his spin attack. Repeat this through each of his attack cycles to eventually finish him off.

Maverick Spider
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Shotgun Ice	Special Weapon: N/A
After battling Zain, the next boss will be a large mechanical spider. It will remain at the top of the screen most of the time, and you will notice before it attacks, several horizontal lines will slide across in the background and join together the parallel vertical poles. These poles indicate a path the spider can take to try to climb down and slam into X. It will also often spit out an egg in which four small spiders hatch and crawl across the screen. When the spider reaches the bottom, a large red eye will open on its back. Make sure you constantly charge up your X-Buster to full power, so that when the red eye appears, shoot it with the fully powered blast to damage the creature. You can also use the Shotgun Ice to deal out damage, but repeat the sequence and it should be defeated fairly quickly.

Serges
Power: 10300rp	Speed: 12300rp	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: N/A
Serges returns! He will battle you in the large vehicle above a large bed of spikes. There will be three moving platforms for you to stand on. Serges will enter in a large vehicle which has four gun turrets on the front. Each turret will fire out a different energy weapon when Serges moves up and down and fires one. To defeat him, shoot each gun turret with the X-Buster until they explode. When you destroy one, the vehicle will move forward and destroy one of the moving platforms. When you destroy all of them, The front part of the vehicle will explode and Serges will be exposed. Stay on the moving platforms and shoot at Serges with the Speed Burner as he rises up the vehicle to finish him off. Try to dodge the small energy balls he fires and keep away from the spikes.

Sigma Part 1
Power/Height: ???	Speed/Weight: ???	Weakness: Electric Spark	Special Weapon: N/A
Sigma, as usual, is difficult to beat, as he can cause massive damage to X. He will fight you with his old lightsaber-type sword. When he attacks, he will charge at you swinging his sword. If he hits you about a third of your health will disappear, so you must make sure that you have full subtanks before fighting him. He will often jump across the room off the walls and charge into you. To defeat him, use the Electric Spark. You will find that if you shoot at him when he's standing still, he'll block your shots. Jump up the wall and charge your weapon to full power. When he jumps up the walls and is opposite you, release the Electric Spark and you'll shoot out two spark walls which will fly through him and cause a lot of damage. Drop to the ground before he hits you and continue the process until you destroy him. If you are low on health do not hesitate to use a subtank.

Sigma's Final Form
Power/Height: ???	Speed/Weight: ???	Weakness: X-Buster	Special Weapon: N/A
When you face Sigma the second time, his head will appear at the bottom of the screen and rise up into the head of a huge machine which is set into the wall. The final form of Sigma will be difficult to destroy. First, its attacks include the head of the machine firing a huge Fire Wave across the screen which causes huge damage if it hits you. Avoid it by staying against the left or right walls. The head will also fire out Electric balls which also cause huge damage. Dodge them by dashing through the gaps between each ball. The two floating claws next to the machine will often shoot energy beams above and below themselves. To defeat the boss, wait for a claw to open and shoot energy beams. If it opens again straight after closing from an attack, it will fly down to X and try to hit him. The fully charged X-Buster will inflict the only damage you can to Sigma. Jump on top of the claw and make sure you have charged your X-Buster to full power. As it rises back to its original position, jump off it and fire your weapon onto Sigma's head. You will have to do this several times. Try to stay up in the top right or left corner. From there you can easily fire off shots at Sigma while not having to worry about his Fire Wave and Electric Spark attacks. Remember to use subtanks if your energy is low. Eventually you will destroy Sigma, finish the normal mode game and gain access to the hard mode!

Hard mode bosses

Armored Armadillo
Height: 6.36 ft	Weight: 510 lb	Weakness: Electric Spark	Special Weapon: Rolling Shield
Armored Armadillo's main attack is a rolling attack in which he will fly across the room and bounce off the walls in an attempt to crush X. He will also often fire energy beams out of his forehead. You will find that if you shoot him with the X-Buster, he will block most of your shots with his shield. You can still defeat him this way, but if you use the Electric Spark, he will be electrocuted and his shield will fall off, leaving him open for attack. Continue shooting him with the Electric Spark while dodging his energy beams and you will eventually defeat him. You will receive the Rolling Shield once he is destroyed.

Morph Moth
Power: 3200rp	Speed: 8800rp	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: Silk Shot
Morph Moth will begin the battle as a small object hanging from the ceiling. It will swing around the room and release pieces of junk which will damage X if they hit you. He will also often drop to the floor and spin across the room throwing junk everywhere. He will then jump back up to the roof and will spin junk around the room. To dodge the junk, jump up the wall and then over him to dodge it. You will notice the object will begin to grow as the junk is flying around. He will continue this loop a few times before becoming the next form. To destroy him, use the Speed Burner. When you have taken his health down to about half, The shell will break open and the roof will open. The larger form of Morph Moth will now enter. It will fly around the room and release a pollen weapon which will cause damage when it touches you. He will also often fire out an energy beam at you so don't stop moving. Defeat him by shooting him with the Speed Burner. When you defeat him you'll receive the Silk Shot.

Magna Centipede
Power: 2900rp	Speed: 8880rp	Weakness: Silk Shot	Special Weapon: Magnet Mine
Magna Centipede will teleport around the room often during this battle. He will often fire out three small razor blades which will fly towards you. Dodge them by jumping over them. He will also shoot his tail out and it will home in on you and eventually strike. Dash to the left or right to dodge it. He will sometimes jump up to the roof and attack from there. If he draws you towards himself, dash away quickly as he will grab you and disable your weapon so that you won't be able to fire any charged shots. To defeat him, use the Silk Shot. When you shoot him with it, his tail will fall off and he won't be able to use his tail attack. When you shoot him he will disappear and reappear in a different location. If he appears on the roof, face away from him and shoot the Silk Shot so that the projectile will fire up towards him. Once you defeat him you'll receive the Magnet Mine.

Wheel Gator
Power: 9800rp	Speed: 1800rp	Weakness: Magnet Mine	Special Weapon: Spin Wheel
You will fight Wheel Gator in a room full of engine oil. He will begin by diving under and will fire out a metal wheel which will fly up the wall and down the other side. If you stay on the oil, he will jump up out of it and try to bite X and will cause a lot of damage if he hits you. He will also often charge up his shoulders and fire two metal wheels at the wall. Jump up the wall to dodge them. He will also sometimes jump up and charge against the wall. To defeat him, use the Magnet Mine. When he jumps out of the oil, shoot him with the Magnet Mine before he fires any wheels. Stay high up on the wall to dodge him as he jumps out and continue shooting him when he appears. Once he is defeated you'll receive the Spin Wheel.

Geemel
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: N/A
You'll have the option of fighting Geemel in Wheel Gator's stage. He'll be up in the room above the long tunnel with spikes on the walls. He'll use a strange boomerang-type weapon during the battle, he'll mainly be throwing it at X to try and hit him. Geemel will also often jump up and disappear, he'll then reappear above X and drop down, so make sure that you're always moving. Use the Speed Burner to defeat Geemel. When you fire at him, get ready to jump up one of the walls to dodge his weapon. Try to hit him as he jumps down from above to get some extra hits in. He shouldn't be too hard to beat.

When advancing through the core, you will have to fight all of the four bosses again. Use the same tactics as before and you'll find that they are much easier to defeat the second time.

Geemel
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: N/A
Geemel will use moves similar to those during his first battle with X, but he'll be stronger and will use a new move. He'll call a large platform which he'll ride around in, and he'll fly around and fire down his weapon at X. Try to hit him as soon as possible with the Speed Burner if he jumps up on his platform. Make sure you stay in the corners of the room to dodge his flying movements. Dodge his other attacks and keep firing when he's open for attack, but try to not get hit as he causes heavy damage. Geemel shouldn't take too long to beat.

Maverick Spider
Height: ???	Weight: ???	Weakness: Shotgun Ice	Special Weapon: N/A
After battling Geemel, the next boss will be a large mechanical spider. It will remain at the top of the screen most of the time, and you will notice before it attacks, several horizontal lines will slide across in the background and join together the parallel vertical poles. These poles indicate a path the spider can take to try to climb down and slam into X. It will also often spit out an egg in which four small spiders hatch and crawl across the screen. When the spider reaches the bottom, a large red eye will open on its back. Make sure you constantly charge up your X-Buster to full power, so that when the red eye appears, shoot it with the fully powered blast to damage the creature. You can also use the Shotgun Ice to deal out damage, but repeat the sequence and it should be defeated fairly quickly.

Serges
Power: 10300rp	Speed: 12300rp	Weakness: Speed Burner	Special Weapon: N/A
Serges returns! He will battle you in the large vehicle above a large bed of spikes. There will be three moving platforms for you to stand on. Serges will enter in a large vehicle which has four gun turrets on the front. Each turret will fire out a different energy weapon when Serges moves up and down and fires one. To defeat him, shoot each gun turret with the X-Buster until they explode. When you destroy one, the vehicle will move forward and destroy one of the moving platforms. When you destroy all of them, The front part of the vehicle will explode and Serges will be exposed. Stay on the moving platforms and shoot at Serges with the Speed Burner as he rises up the vehicle to finish him off. Try to dodge the small energy balls he fires and keep away from the spikes.

Sigma Part 1
Power/Height: ???	Speed/Weight: ???	Weakness: Electric Spark	Special Weapon: N/A
Sigma, as usual, is difficult to beat, as he can cause massive damage to X. He will fight you with his old lightsaber-type sword. When he attacks, he will charge at you swinging his sword. If he hits you about a third of your health will disappear, so you must make sure that you have full subtanks before fighting him. He will often jump across the room off the walls and charge into you. To defeat him, use the Electric Spark. You will find that if you shoot at him when he's standing still, he'll block your shots. Jump up the wall and charge your weapon to full power. When he jumps up the walls and is opposite you, release the Electric Spark and you'll shoot out two spark walls which will fly through him and cause a lot of damage. Drop to the ground before he hits you and continue the process until you destroy him. If you are low on health do not hesitate to use a subtank.

Sigma's Final Form
Power/Height: ???	Speed/Weight: ???	Weakness: X-Buster	Special Weapon: N/A
When you face Sigma the second time, his head will appear at the bottom of the screen and rise up into the head of a huge machine which is set into the wall. The final form of Sigma will be difficult to destroy. The hard mode form will fire down single fireballs that will fly toward X and stick to the ground. He will also fire out several electric balls that will hit the ground and fly up the screen as large energy bolts. It will also have the two floating claws that attack with energy beams as well. To defeat him, use the Rolling Shield. Jump up the left wall and stay up in the corner while firing your weapon at Sigma's head. Stay up in the corner and you'll find that beating Sigma will be rather easy, just make sure you don't get hit by the fireballs. Once you beat him you'll have completed hard mode and will gain access to the Extreme game mode!

All Mega Man content © Capcom. All other original content © 2000-2024 Mega Man XZ: The Maverick Hunters.
No copyright infringements intended. See About this site for more legal information.

Each defeat only makes me stronger and serves to bring you to your ultimate doom! - Sigma