Armored Armadillo

Armored Armadillo
Armored Armadillo, as seen in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Steel Armored Warrior
In-Game Information
HP:	32
Attack Damage:	All games: 6 (contact) 6 (roll) 6 (counter beams) 4 (head beam)
Weapon X gains:	Rolling Shield
Weapon Vile gains:	Zip Zapper, Egoistic Pill, Marooned Tomahawk, Territorial Pow, Deadstar Hug
Weakness:	X: Electric Spark (MMX, Xtreme 1) Tri-Thunder (Xtreme 2) Zero: Tri-Thunder Vile: Go-Getter Right
Main Stage:	Energy Mine Ruins
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Armor Armarge
Script:	アーマー・アルマージ
Rōmaji:	Āmā Arumāji
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man X Mega Man Xtreme Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Other Appearances:	Rockman X manga Rockman X Mega Mission 3
Japanese VA:	Kenta Miyake
English VA:	Noah Umholtz
Theme Music

"There's nothing Maverick about following orders. We're not in the wrong, X."

―Armored Armadillo, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

Armored Armadillo, known in Japan as Armor Armarge (アーマー・アルマージ, Āmā Arumāji), is an armadillo-type Maverick in Mega Man X. He was a Maverick Hunter from the 8th Armored Division under Sigma and was a very loyal soldier. When his master rebelled against humankind, he followed suit only to be loyal.

Strategy

Mega Man X

Armored Armadillo usually begins the battle by encasing himself into a ball and rolling around the room or towards X, proving to be very difficult if the player is unprepared. However, these attacks are easily dodged had X acquired the Foot Parts from Dr. Light earlier. The other attack consists of firing an energy beams from a laser hidden in his head. He can also use some of his armor to deflect normal shots and absorb energy from charged ones, resulting in him firing quick energy beams in all directions. He is less likely to guard while shooting, making it the ideal time to attack if one is without his weakness.

One hit from the Electric Spark will make most of his armor pieces fall off, making him more vulnerable. While in this state, X can deal damage to Armadillo even when he is in rolling form. This is due to his armor being kept attached to his body by means of electromagnets. In Mega Man X and Maverick Hunter X, his shots come from a laser hidden in his head.

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

Normal Mode

Starting battle will be the same as the classic version, with the difference being that Armadillo will move in a diagonal pattern across the room after he charges at X, allowing him to dodge by timing his dashes properly to avoid his path when he is rolling across. While his Armor is attached, he is invulnerable to any weapons unless X strikes him with a Level 2 Charged Shot (if Armadillo is still armored, once his Armor has been purged, a Level 1 Charged Shot should be sufficient) in which he stops rolling and reverts to normal upon hitting the ground. Once he reverts, he is immediately vulnerable to attacks in which he can either start the rolling attack or hit lasers with his head. Armadillo can also do a charged Rolling Attack by charging up before attacking X. Armadillo will spin at a fixed point before rolling towards you and along the walls and ceiling of the boss room 8 times before reverting, increasing the speed of the attack with every loop completed. In the Sigma Palace Stage or in Free Play Mode, X can become completely invulnerable to Armadillo's lasers and energy beams by simply unleashing a charged Rolling Shield to form a spherical barrier around X, and all of Armadillo's lasers and shields will simply go right through him without any damage.

Hard Mode

Battling Armadillo in Hard Mode will see Armadillo add one more rolling attack to his arsenal of moves: Armadillo will start rolling and jumping up to move around the room at a random path, shooting 4 energy beams while doing so. Time used in this move is the same as the normal rolling attack and a Charged Rolling Shield will make dodging him little easier since X can focus on dodging the actual Armadillo himself. Again, X can stop this by hitting him with a Level 2 Charged Shot (or Level 1 if Armadillo's Armor has been purged) to stop the attack.

Data

Mega Man X stats

Armored Armadillo (Armor Armarge)
Height: 6.36 ft (194 cm)
Weight: 510 lb (232 kg)
Attacks: Rolling Shield, Guarding

Maverick Hunter X Bio

STEEL-ARMORED WARRIOR

Leader of the 8th Armored Battalion. The steel armor than envelopes his body boasts a high level of defensive strength, rendering most attacks useless. Just like his hard exterior suggests, his personality is rough and gritty. Even though Sigma has taken control of the Maverick Hunters Battalions, he fervently obeys orders from all commanders. Since he needs mined ore and minerals for ammunition, he must maintain control over a mine to keep his supply coming.

Rolling Shield

Spins energy at high speeds with the buster and launches it as an energy shot that rolls along the ground. The energy shot even ricochets once off a wall.

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Stage names

• Gallery Stage (from Mega Man X credits)
• Energy Mine Ruins (from Mega Man Maverick Hunter X stage select screen)

Stage enemies

Enemies in Armored Armadillo's stage:

• Bat Bone (Batton Bone)
• Batton M-501 (Bubble Bat)
• Degraver (Dig Labour)
• Flammingle
• Metall C-15
• Metal Wing
• Mole Borer
• Spiky

* Batton M-501 doesn't appear in Mega Man Xtreme.

Dialogues from Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

Armored Armadillo: I am under strict orders to protect this mine...

X: You don't need to take orders from someone like Sigma! He's insane! Open your eyes, Armored Armadillo!

Armored Armadillo: Whether he's insane or not... It's not my place to judge him. I must obey!

X: Looks like you've gone Maverick! I'm taking you out!

Armored Armadillo: Enough talk. I'm ready to obey my orders.

Armored Armadillo: X... I have orders to defeat you if you showed up.

X: You'll fight me just because Sigma told you to?

Armored Armadillo: I'll fight you because it is my calling!

X: Spoken like a true Maverick, Armored Armadillo!

Armored Armadillo: There's nothing Maverick about following orders. We're not in the wrong, X.

Armored Armadillo: I'm under orders to destroy anyone who comes here. It doesn't matter who it is.

Vile: Ha ha ha... All you do is follow orders. You really think you can take me on?

Armored Armadillo: You don't respect authority. You don't follow orders. I pity you.

Vile: Pity!? Don't pity me! You don't know anything about me!

Other media

Rockman X

Armored Armadillo is the fourth Maverick that X fights in the Rockman X manga. He acts like a samurai, even using a sword. He first appeared in the forest Sting Chameleon was in and had orders to destroy X, but disobeyed Sigma's orders so he could fight one-on-one against X. Angry, Sigma scarred his left eye, but decided to let him fight. When X defeated him, he used his sword on himself, as a device on him would make him explode if he betrays Sigma. Vile exploded the local area that Armadillo and his soldiers were, killing them all except for X. Vile talked with X before leaving, giving him the location of an armor upgrade.

Rockman X Mega Mission

In the carddas, Mega Mission 3, Armored Armadillo is revived as "Armor Armarge HL", and attacks the Maverick Hunter base with three other Mavericks disguised as a recruit Hunter under the alias "Rot Armor". In his Hyper Limited form he has a predominantly red color scheme and wears a larger, heavier armor studded with spikes.

Archie Comics

Armored Armadillo and most of the other Mavericks were cloned by Sigma-1 to create an army to challenge X and his heroic allies during Worlds Unite.

Gallery

Armored Armadillo's original design from Mega Man X.

Armored Armadillo firing beams from his head.

Bust shot of Armored Armadillo from Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.

Armored Armadillo's concept art from Maverick Hunter X.

Armor Armarge HL in Rockman X Mega Mission 3.

Trivia

• In Mega Man X, although it's difficult to perform, it's possible to skip the re-fight with Armored Armadillo in Sigma Stage 3 by charging Shotgun Ice up and then using the ice sled to zip X into the boss door without hitting an invisible trigger that forces the camera to scroll all the way up. If done correctly, the fight won't be triggered and the opposite door will open as if he was defeated. However, jumping will still trigger the fight, and if X starts entering the next section after the fight begins in that case, Armored Armadillo's sprites will glitch.
• In Mega Man X, it is possible to hit Armadillo with the Electric Spark without making his armor pieces fall off. This can be done by hitting him right before he curls up into a ball, something easily achieved by releasing a charged shot the instant the fight begins.
• The beams Armored Armadillo fires in the original Mega Man X game have a remarkable similarity to the Hadouken upgrade, which is also in his stage as an easter egg when conditions are met.