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Mega Man X Guide

Original factory-stage gameplay, scanned from the SNES booklet's health-meter illustration.

SNES · 1993 · 6 guides & references

Key characters

Armored X artwork cropped from the original SNES booklet, page 13.
Playable Maverick Hunter

X

Dr. Light's advanced robot fights Sigma's rebellion with the X-Buster and captured weapons. Armor capsules expand his movement and combat options.

Armored X artwork cropped from the original SNES booklet, page 13.

Zero's original artwork from booklet page 14.
Experienced Hunter and ally

Zero

Zero rescues X in the opening stage and helps pursue Sigma. He supports the story, while X remains the original SNES game's playable character.

Zero's original artwork from booklet page 14.

Chill Penguin artwork from the original booklet's Maverick lineup.
Snow Mountain Maverick

Chill Penguin

His stage contains the unavoidable Foot Parts capsule, granting the dash. Defeating him supplies Shotgun Ice and changes the conditions in Flame Mammoth's factory.

Chill Penguin artwork from the original booklet's Maverick lineup.

Sigma's original SNES instruction-booklet artwork.
Leader of the rebellion

Sigma

The former Hunter commander leads the Mavericks. His fortress opens after all eight stage-select bosses have been defeated.

Sigma's original SNES instruction-booklet artwork.

Characters

Artwork & pictures

Original factory-stage gameplay, scanned from the SNES booklet's health-meter illustration.
Original factory-stage gameplay, scanned from the SNES booklet's health-meter illustration.
X uses a special weapon in an original ocean-stage screenshot from the booklet.
X uses a special weapon in an original ocean-stage screenshot from the booklet.
Zero's original design, illustrated in the SNES instruction booklet.
Zero's original design, illustrated in the SNES instruction booklet.
Chill Penguin is a useful first target because his stage provides the dash upgrade.
Chill Penguin is a useful first target because his stage provides the dash upgrade.

Pictures & sources

Original factory-stage gameplay, scanned from the SNES booklet's health-meter illustration.
Chill Penguin artwork from the original booklet's Maverick lineup
Chill Penguin is a useful first target because his stage provides the dash upgrade.
Sigma's original SNES instruction-booklet artwork
Sigma's original SNES instruction-booklet artwork
References