Double Cyclone

Double Cyclone
Mega Man X equipped with Double Cyclone.
Weapon Information
Script:	ダブルサイクロン
Romaji:	Daburu Saikuron
In-Game Information
Obtained from:	Storm Owl
Effective against:	Magma Dragoon Double
Cost:	1 shot/1 unit (normal) 0 (with Head Parts) 12 shots/12 units (charged)
Capacity:	48 uses (normal) ∞ uses (normal, with Head Parts) 4 uses (charged)
Type:	Air, Dual-Directional (normal) Air, Dual-Directional (charged)
Series Information
In-game appearances:	Mega Man X4 Mega Man X5 (cameo) Mega Man X Legacy Collection Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2

"Fires vacuum cyclones left and right. Most effective when surrounded by the enemies and against skyborne enemies."

―In-game text, Mega Man X4

Double Cyclone (ダブルサイクロン, Daburu Saikuron) is a wind-themed Special Weapon that X obtains from Storm Owl in Mega Man X4. This weapon is based off Storm Owl's ability to create energy cylones. When equipped with this weapon, X holds both arms outward and releases two green wind energy balls on each side of him that curve upward for a preset distance before disappearing. If one of the energy balls hits an enemy, it will stay in place before it disappears. When charged, X fires two green cyclones horizontally from both sides of him that go all the way past the screen. Because this weapon is fired from both sides of X - whether it be normal or secondary fire - this weapon covers a decent amount of horizontal range.

This weapon is Magma Dragoon's primary weakness. Hitting him with Double Cyclone not only stuns him, but it also sets him in a loop - the player can easily defeat Dragoon by firing this weapon over and over and not having to worry about getting up close as this weapon has a wide range. Double Cyclone, ironically, is also Double's weakness. However, using this weapon on him will cause small blobs of his body to break off and turn into small robots that either home in on X's location and can shoot at him from above, or bounce around the room, acting as obstacles. Unlike the other bosses, using his weakness against him can actually create more problems for the player than solve them.

Other appearances

Mega Man X5

In Mega Man X5, when the player fights Ultimate Armor X as Zero, X will use the charged version of Double Cyclone after taking enough damage. Like from the previous game, X will send out two green cyclones from each side, however, he will usually be standing in the middle of the room when using this attack. The amount of damage done to Zero if the tornadoes connect is rather high: on Normal Mode it inflicts 10 damage; on Easy and Xtreme Modes, it does 7 and 12 damage, respectively.

Other games

• Double Cyclone is one of the weapons used by X in Project X Zone.
• The Double Cyclone palette was included as a skin for X in TEPPEN on August 3, 2020.
• In Mega Man X DiVE, the appearance of Double Cyclone is used as the shell of the weapon Howling Storm.

Damage data chart

Damage values in units in Mega Man X4.

Double Cyclone
Boss	Damage
	Normal	Charged
Eregion	--	--
Web Spider	1	2
Split Mushroom	1	1
Cyber Peacock	2	2
Storm Owl	0	0
Magma Dragoon	4	5
Frost Walrus	0	0
Jet Stingray	1	2
Slash Beast	0	0
Tentoroid	0	0
Generaid Core	2	4
Eyezard	2	0
DG-42L	0	0
Colonel	0	0
Double	5	5
General	0	0
Reaper Sigma: 1st Phase	0	0
Reaper Sigma: 2nd Phase	0	0
Earth Sigma	0	0
Gunner Sigma	0	0

Gallery

Mega Man X4 screenshots

Animation

X using Double Cyclone in Mega Man X4.

X using charged Double Cyclone in Mega Man X4.

X using charged Double Cyclone as a boss in Mega Man X5.

Other games

Mega Man X5

TEPPEN

See also

• Tenkuuha, Zero's counterpart to this weapon