Fire Wave

Fire Wave
Artwork of X using Fire Wave
Weapon Information
Script:	ファイヤーウェーブ
Romaji:	Faiyā Wēbu
In-Game Information
Obtained from:	Flame Mammoth
Effective against:	Mega Man X: Chill Penguin
User(s):	X
Cost:	1 unit per .83 seconds (normal) 9 units (normal and charged) 3 units (charged only)
Capacity:	Mega Man X: 23.24 seconds (normal) 3 uses (normal and charged) 9 uses (charged only)
Type:	Fire, Continuous (normal) Fire, Floor (charged)
Series Information
In-game appearances:	Mega Man X Mega Man Maverick Hunter X Mega Man X Legacy Collection Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2

Fire Wave (ファイヤーウェーブ, Faiyā Wēbu) is the Special Weapon that X obtains from defeating Flame Mammoth in Mega Man X.

Mega Man X

When equipped with this weapon in Mega Man X and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, X releases a constant stream of flames from his buster that continues as long as the FIRE button is held down. When charged, X will unleash a wave of flames that continue along the ground as long as it is on-screen and the terrain does not change. Because Fire Wave is fire-based, using either version of this weapon underwater will render it useless. In this game, Fire Wave is Chill Penguin's weakness; using it against him will engulf him in flames and stun him.

Note that because the uncharged Fire Wave is continuous, six Weapon Energy units will be wasted to allow use of the charged attack (once equipped with the Arm Parts). Once completely charged up however, X will stop using the Fire Wave. If one wishes to use only the charged up version of Fire Wave, the player must charge up another weapon, and once X starts to glow pink the player can then shift to Fire Wave without spending additional energy. On the other hand, if one wishes to continuously use Fire Wave at a constant rate, the player must release the attack button just before X begins to glow pink (assuming the Arm Parts have already been obtained).

Mega Man Xtreme 2

Fire Wave reappeared in Mega Man Xtreme 2, where it works in a different way from its original appearance.

Other appearances

• Fire Wave is available in some battles from the X Challenge.
• Fire Wave is one of X's attacks in Puzzle Fighter.
• X appeared with Fire Wave in Army Men Strike.

Damage Data Charts

Damage values in units in Mega Man X.

Fire Wave
Boss	Damage
	Normal	Charged
Chill Penguin	3	4
Spark Mandrill	1	2
Armored Armadillo	0	2
Launch Octopus	0	0
Boomer Kuwanger	1	2
Sting Chameleon	1	2
Storm Eagle	1	2
Flame Mammoth	1	2
Vile	1	1
Bospider	1	2
Rangda Bangda	1	2
D-Rex	1	2
Velguarder	1	2
Sigma: 1st Phase	1	1
Sigma: 2nd Phase	0	0

Gallery

X using Fire Wave in its charged state.

Weapon Get Screen sprite of X equipped with Fire Wave in Mega Man X.

X equipped with Fire Wave (with completed armor) in Mega Man X.

Fire Wave in Puzzle Fighter

Army Men Strike

Mega Man X screenshots

Mega Man X using Fire Wave.

X releasing a charged Fire Wave.

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X screenshots

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Animation

Fire Wave in Mega Man X.

Fire Wave (Charged) in Mega Man X.

X using Fire Wave in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.

X using charged Fire Wave in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.

Trivia

• In the manga Rockman X, Flame Mammoth used the uncharged Fire Wave like X did in the game instead of using a fire projectile during the boss fight.
• Fire Wave is featured as a weapon known as "Burning Spray Gun" in Mega Man X DiVE. Its Japanese name, "Noumannoder" (ナウマンノダー), is named after Flame Mammoth's Japanese name.

See also

• Fire Wave (Mega Man Xtreme 2)

Similar weapons

• Wave Burner from Mega Man & Bass
• Flame Shower from Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha