Armor Parts (Mega Man X2)

Armor Parts
In-Game Information
Helmet Location:	Energen Crystal Stage
Body Location:	Robot Junkyard Stage
Arm Location:	Dinosaur Tank Stage
Leg Location:	Desert Base Stage
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man X2 Mega Man X3 (cameo) Mega Man X5 (cameo) Mega Man Xtreme 2 Mega Man X DiVE

The Armor Parts, also known as the Second Armor (セカンドアーマー, Sekando Āmā) or Normal Armor (ノーマルアーマー, Nōmaru Āmā), is a set of Armor Parts for X found in Mega Man X2 and Mega Man Xtreme 2. It is an upgraded form of X's first Armor Parts, generated by the Light Capsules once he returned that set after defeating Sigma.

Functions

Mega Man X2

• Head Part: The Item Tracer is made available. X sends out a cursor, which zooms to concealed passages and items. Interestingly, although the Item Tracer has an unlimited number of uses, it displays an ammo gauge while equipped. It also reduces weapon energy cost by half.
• Body Parts: Enables the "Giga Crush" technique; as X takes damage from projectiles, a gauge fills. When this gauge is completely full, X can use the aforementioned attack, which damages all enemies on screen. All energy is used after the attack, and unlike X's normal weapons, it doesn't refill after completing a stage. Additionally, X receives 1 less point of damage from every attack.
• Arm Parts: X can charge to a fourth level. At the third and fourth levels, X can fire a Double Charge Shot using each buster, allowing two Charge Shots in quick or delayed succession. It also allows him to charge special weapons.
• Foot Parts: X can perform an air-dash technique. However, he cannot utilize both an air-dash and a dash jump in the same jump.
• Shoryuken: Like the Hadouken from the first game, this is a hidden bonus available after gathering all upgrades. This grants X a flaming uppercut that he can use at full strength and is able to one-hit kill almost any enemy.

Mega Man Xtreme 2

In Mega Man Xtreme 2, the Second Armor's properties have changed greatly, behaving more like a mixture between the armor parts from Mega Man X and from Mega Man X3.

• Head Part: Grants X the ability to break certain bricks with his head by jumping into them from below, like the Head Parts from Mega Man X.
• Body Parts: Enables the Giga Crush, like in Mega Man X2. Also reduces damage by 50%, like the Body Parts from Mega Man X.
• Arm Parts: Grants X two Charge Shots that can be combined into a Cross Charge Shot, like the Arm Parts from Mega Man X3.
• Foot Parts: Grants X the Variable Air Dash, which enables both vertical and horizontal air dashes, like the Foot Parts from Mega Man X3. Also allows X to break certain bricks by kicking them, like the Foot Parts from Mega Man X.
• Shotokan: Grants X both the Shoryuken from Mega Man X2 and the Hadouken from Mega Man X.

Locations

Mega Man X2

	Head Parts
	Energen Crystal Stage (Crystal Snail)
	After passing through the sub-boss, Magna Quartz, and dashing through the downhill section, slide down the left wall on the first pit to find a hidden passage with the capsule in it.
	Body Parts
	Robot Junkyard Stage (Morph Moth)
	Near the beginning of the stage, just after entering the building, use the Spin Wheel to cut through a portion of the floor. The Item Tracer from the Head Parts will make this easier by showing the exact position.
	Foot Parts
	Desert Base Stage (Overdrive Ostrich)
	Perform a dash jump to reach a ledge above the last hallway leading to the missile room. Use the Spin Wheel to destroy the blocks in the way.
	Arm Parts
	Dinosaur Tank Stage (Wheel Gator)
	In the first vertical passage upon entering the tank, on the top of a vertical beam jutting out of the ceiling. There are four methods to reach it, with varying difficulty: With the Foot Parts, simply climb the right wall and use an Air Dash to reach the opening. With the Body Parts, use the nearby enemies to fill Giga Crush's energy, dash jump from the higher ground, and use Giga Crush at the top of the jump, under the opening. The attack will rise X in the air a little bit, allowing him to reach the opening. With Strike Chain, climb the wall, dash jump and use the weapon to latch onto the opening and quickly climb up. Without items, use an "iceless jump" to reach the opening.

	Shoryuken
	X-Hunter Stage 3
	To obtain the Shoryuken, X must have acquired every single item available in the game. In Agile Flyer's stage, after navigating the vertical passage with the jet platforms, let the Bat Bones follow him. Shoot one with the Crystal Hunter to reach the ladder. Ascend it to reach a spike-riddled challenge. Either use an air-dash for one part of it and a charged-up Speed Burner for the other, or allow another bat to follow X and air-dash to cross. Afterwards, have X slide down the left wall. X will drop into a corridor with the capsule inside, and X's health gauge has to be full when approaching the capsule in order for it to appear.

Mega Man Xtreme 2

	Head Parts
	Jungle Stage (Neon Tiger)
	After the moving platforms segment, the capsule is behind a wooden panel that can be destroyed with Fire Wave. In Extreme Mode, if Zero obtains Fire Wave instead of X, this capsule is rendered unobtainable.
	Body Parts
	Ocean Base Stage (Launch Octopus)
	Defeat Cruiziler so it opens the floor below. Descend to find an Utuboros, and defeat it to access the capsule.
	Foot Parts
	Hydroelectric Power Plant Stage (Volt Catfish)
	Continue climbing up the vertical waterfalls segment to find the capsule on the right.
	Arm Parts
	Factory Stage (Flame Mammoth)
	There is a shaft with Destructible Blocks above the entrance of the largest chamber. Use the Foot Parts to air dash onto them, then use the Head Parts to break the blocks and ascend.

	Shotokan
	Laguz Research Laboratory 3
	the Shotokan capsule is located in Berkana's stage, in the long area with spiked walls before the boss room. Air Dash or Dash Jump from the last moving platform and pass through the green wall to the right to find it.

Other appearances

• Second Armor X is a S rank Hunter Program in Mega Man X DiVE. His Active Skills are Double Charged Shot and Giga Crush.
• Second Armor X is one of X's evolutions in Tower of Saviors. His Active Skill is Spiral Blast Shot - Lightning.

Gallery

Air Dash

Item Tracer

Double Charge Shot

Giga Crush

Second Armor X in Mega Man X DiVE.

SD Second Armor in Mega Man X DiVE.

Second Armor X's 3D model in Mega Man X DiVE.

Second Armor X in Tower of Saviors.

Kotobukiya Second Armor art

Second Armor (Double Charge Shot) figure box art

Screenshots

Air Dash

Item Tracer

Double Charge Shot

Giga Crush

Shoryuken

Sprites

X equipped with all weapons in the second armor from Mega Man X2.

X using Item Tracer from the Head Parts.

Trivia

Double Charge Shot.

• In the manga adaptation of Mega Man X2, the second armor is heavily damaged in the battle against the X-Hunters and a brainwashed Zero, causing X to discard the armor piece by piece as they're left unusable. X eventually reverts to his original armor during the fight with Zero, and wears it into the battle against Neo Sigma.
• In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, when X uses his hyper combo "Armor of Light" his "Full-Power Charge Shot" hyper combo changes into the "Double Charge Shot," which is something that started with his second armor.
• The double charge shot is also used by Model X in Mega Man ZX.