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| GAME | Mega Man X7 |
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| Weapons/Upgrades FAQ |
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| VERSION | 1.0 |
| DATE CREATED | 5/01/09 |
| LAST UPDATED | 5/03/09 |
| CREATED BY | mew22 |
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+ 0.0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS +
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| VERSION HISTORY | | 1.0 |
| FAQ INTRODUCTION | | 2.0 |
| MAVERICK WEAPONS | | 3.0 |
| |- AXL/X | | 3.1 |
| |- ZERO | | 3.2 |
| DR LIGHT CAPSULES | | 4.0 |
| CHIPS | | 5.0 |
| |- REPLOIDS | | 5.1 |
| |- AXL | | 5.2 |
| |- ZERO | | 5.3 |
| |- X | | 5.4 |
| POWERUP ITEMS | | 6.0 |
| CREDITS | | 7.0 |
| CONTACT | | 8.0 |
| DISCLAIMER | | 9.0 |
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+ 1.0 | VERSION HISTORY +
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~~ Version 1.00 ~~
Editing Began: May 1, 2009
Editing Finished: May 3, 2009
Info/Changes: First post of FAQ.
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+ 2.0 | FAQ INTRODUCTION +
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Welcome to my Weapons/Upgrades FAQ of Mega Man X7 on the PS2 and PC. This is my
first (accepted) FAQ on GameFAQs. This guide will attempt to cover every aspect
of chips, powerups, weapons and more to the full extent of my knowledge.
Well... enjoy! And don't be afraid to email me if I made any mistakes or if you
have a question! (See Section 8.0 - Contact)
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+ 3.0 | MAVERICK WEAPONS +
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Defeating Mavericks (The bosses at the end of the each of the eight main
stages) will give your characters new weapons, which can be switched on the
pause menu or with the right analog stick. X and Axl share weapons, but Zero
has his own set.
..:: 3.1 ::.. AXL/X
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+ WEAPON | STAGE (BOSS) +
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| Circle Blaze | Lava Factory (Flame Hyenard) |
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| Explosion | Tunnel Base (Vanishing Gungaroo) |
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| Volt Tornado | Radio Tower (Tornado Tonion) |
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| Splash Laser | Battleship (Splash Warfly) |
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| Gaea Shield | Deep Forest (Soldier Stonekong) |
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| Wind Cutter | Air Forces (Wind Crowrang) |
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| Sniper Missile | Cyber Field (Snipe Anteator) |
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| Moving Wheel | Central Circuit (Ride Boarski) |
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..:: 3.2 ::.. ZERO
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| Bakuenjin | Lava Factory (Flame Hyenard) |
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| Hadangeki | Tunnel Base (Vanishing Gungaroo) |
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| Raijinshou | Radio Tower (Tornado Tonion) |
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| Suiretusen | Battleship (Splash Warfly) |
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| Gokumonken | Deep Forest (Soldier Stonekong) |
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| Soenbu | Air Forces (Wind Crowrang) |
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| Hieijin | Cyber Field (Snipe Anteator) |
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| Zankourin | Central Circuit (Ride Boarski) |
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+ 4.0 | DR LIGHT CAPSULES +
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Dr Light Capsules give you different upgrades to your armor and gun. Only X has
Dr Light Capsules in the Mega Man X series. The location of each upgrade
follows. When completed, the armor is called the Glide Armor.
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+ UPGRADE | STAGE |
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| Buster Upgrade | Lava Factory |
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| Head Armor | Cyber Field |
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| Body Armor | Air Forces |
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| Foot Armor | Deep Forest |
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+ 5.0 | CHIPS +
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..:: 5.1 ::.. REPLOIDS
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There are 128 Reploids you can rescue in Mega Man X8, however this FAQ will
only cover the 16 Reploids (2 per stage) that carry Upgrade Chips.
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+ REPLOID | STAGE (BOSS) +
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| Matthew | |
o---------o Lava Factory (Flame Hyenard) |
| Tim | |
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| Fay | |
o---------o Tunnel Base (Vanishing Gungaroo) |
| Michael | |
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| Keiko | |
o---------o Radio Tower (Tornado Tonion) |
| Lily | |
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| Peter | |
o---------o Battleship (Splash Warfly) |
| Rick | |
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| Dave | |
o---------o Deep Forest (Soldier Stonekong) |
| Simon | |
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| Barry | |
o---------o Air Forces (Wind Crowrang) |
| Damon | |
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| Rin | |
o---------o Cyber Field (Snipe Anteator) |
| Malibe | |
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| Rock | |
o---------o Central Circuit (Ride Boarski) |
| Tanaka | |
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..:: 5.2 ::.. AXL CHIPS
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The below diagram shows how the upgrade system works. You must gain them in
numerical order. For example, for powerup A4, you must first get A1, A2 and A3.
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| A1 -> A2 -> A3 -> A4 |
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| B1 -> B2 -> B3 -> B4 |
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| C1 -> C2 -> C3 -> C4 |
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This table shows all of the chips for Axl:
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+ # | Chip Name | Effect | Stat Modified/Ability | Priority +
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| A1 | Power Plus A | + 30% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A2 | Power Plus B | + 50% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A3 | Shock Absorber | - 50% | Damage Received | Very High |
| A4 | Extend | + | Range | Low |
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| B1 | Rapid Shot | + | Shot Speed | High |
| B2 | Speed Shot | + | Shot Speed | Moderate |
| B3 | Hyper Dash | + | Dash Speed | Low |
| B4 | Hover Plus | + | Hover Speed | Very Low |
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| C1 | Super Recover | + | Healing Speed | High |
| C2 | Double Barrier | + 100% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C3 | Triple Barrier | + 200% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C4 | Rolling Attack | ABILITY | New Roll Attack | Very Low |
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..:: 5.3 ::.. ZERO CHIPS
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The below diagram shows how the upgrade system works. You must gain them in
numerical order. For example, for powerup A4, you must first get A1, A2 and A3.
o----------------------o
| A1 -> A2 -> A3 -> A4 |
o----------------------o
| B1 -> B2 -> B3 -> B4 |
o----------------------o
| C1 -> C2 -> C3 -> C4 |
o----------------------o
This table shows all of the chips for Zero:
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+ # | Chip Name | Effect | Stat Modified/Ability | Priority +
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| A1 | Power Plus A | + 30% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A2 | Power Plus B | + 50% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A3 | Shock Absorber | - 50% | Damage Received | Very High |
| A4 | Extend | + | Range | Low |
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| B1 | Saber Combo +1 | + 1 | Saber Combo | Low |
| B2 | Saber Combo +2 | + 2 | Saber Combo | Low |
| B3 | Hyper Dash | + | Dash Speed | Moderate |
| B4 | Saber Combo +3 | + 3 | Saber Combo | Low |
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| C1 | Super Recover | + | Healing Speed | High |
| C2 | Double Barrier | + 100% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C3 | Triple Barrier | + 200% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C4 | Master Saber | + | Attack Power | High |
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..:: 5.4 ::.. X CHIPS
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The below diagram shows how the upgrade system works. You must gain them in
numerical order. For example, for powerup A4, you must first get A1, A2 and A3.
o----------------------o
| A1 -> A2 -> A3 -> A4 |
o----------------------o
| B1 -> B2 -> B3 -> B4 |
o----------------------o
| C1 -> C2 -> C3 -> C4 |
o----------------------o
This table shows all of the chips for X:
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+ # | Chip Name | Effect | Stat Modified/Ability | Priority +
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| A1 | Power Plus A | + 30% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A2 | Power Plus B | + 50% | Attack Power | Very High |
| A3 | Shock Absorber | - 50% | Damage Received | Very High |
| A4 | Extend | + | Range | Low |
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| B1 | Rapid Shot | + | Shot Speed | High |
| B2 | Speed Shot | + | Shot Speed | Moderate |
| B3 | Hyper Dash | + | Dash Speed | Low |
| B4 | Hyper Charge | + | Charge Speed | High |
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| C1 | Super Recover | + | Healing Speed | High |
| C2 | Double Barrier | + 100% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C3 | Triple Barrier | + 200% | Invincibility Time | Very High |
| C4 | Item Plus | + | Item Frequency | Very Low |
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+ 6.0 | POWERUP ITEMS +
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+ TYPE | LOCATION/HOW TO +
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| TUNNEL BASE |
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| 1-UP | Rescue Lee |
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| Energy Tank | On top of pillar in final area |
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| Heart Tank | On top of pillar in final area |
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| | Rescue Dan |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Vanishing Gungaroo |
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| | Rescue Al |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Duane |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Vanishing Gungaroo |
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| DEEP FOREST |
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| | On the last vertical stone, |
| | double jump to the left |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Same as above(Two 1-Ups there) |
| 1-UP o--------------------------------o
| | Go left at the beginning of |
| | the stage |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Rescue Isaac |
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| Heart Tank | Inside of a stone near middle |
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| | Rescue Huey |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Soldier Stonekong |
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| | Rescue Luisee |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Roger |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Soldier Stonekong |
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| CENTRAL CIRCUIT |
o----------------------------------------------o
| 1-UP | Rescue Scott |
o-------------o--------------------------------o
| Heart Tank | In the electric part, to the |
| | right |
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| | Rescue Mario |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Ride Boarski |
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| | Rescue Dolf |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Sam |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Ride Boarski |
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| Weapon Tank | Near some boxes in first bomb |
| | section |
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| BATTLESHIP |
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| 1-UP | Rescue Chris |
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| Energy Tank | Behind a crate in third area |
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| Heart Tank | Behind a crate in second area |
o-------------o--------------------------------o
| | Rescue Bill |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Splash Warfly |
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| | Rescue Henly |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Marcus |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Splash Warfly |
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| CYBER FIELD |
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| 1-UP | Rescue Don |
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| Heart Tank | First area, use gravity |
| | teleporter (yellow octagons) |
o-------------o--------------------------------o
| | Rescue Ted |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Snipe Anteator |
o-------------o--------------------------------o
| | Rescue Henly |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Marcus |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Snipe Anteator |
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| AIR FORCES |
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| | Rescue Mo |
| 1-UP o--------------------------------o
| | Inside the hangar |
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| Heart Tank | At the beginning, on the red |
| | airplane that is destroyed |
o-------------o--------------------------------o
| | Rescue Nigel |
| Life Up o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Wind Crowrang |
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| | Rescue Herbie |
| o--------------------------------o
| Weapon Up | Rescue Bert |
| o--------------------------------o
| | Defeat Wind Crowrang |
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+ 7.0 | CREDITS +
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ME - For writing this FAQ
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SBAllen - For being awesome
People - For reading this
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+ 8.0 | CONTACT +
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+ 9.0 | DISCLAIMER +
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