Flame Stag, known in Japan as Flame Stagger (フレイム・スタッガー Fureimu Sutaggā), is a Reploid in the Mega Man X series based off a deer. He is a former Maverick Hunter who defected to Sigma's rebellion.
History[]
Mega Man X2[]
Once serving as a member of the Maverick Hunters 17th Elite Unit, Flame Stag defected along with his colleague Boomer Kuwanger to join Sigma's first Maverick rebellion. Afterwards, his whereabouts were unknown. He later resurfaced with the X-Hunters, occupying an active volcano with the intent of triggering an eruption that would block out the sun with volcanic ash, starting a new ice age. X fights and destroys him, taking his Speed Burner.[1]
Flame Stag later reappears in X-Hunter Stage 4 as part of the boss rush.
Mega Man Xtreme[]
Flame Stag appeared in Mega Man Xtreme as reproduced boss data from the past, protecting the core of the Mother Computer in the Hunter Base. His attack pattern is exactly the same as in Mega Man X2, though he is now weak to Storm Tornado.
Strategy[]
Flame Stag is a fast and powerful opponent. He is best fought in the air along the walls, where he won't use his Speed Burner dash and can instead be damaged while he's busy wall kicking after the player. However, he can also throw fireballs that climb the walls, so it's not entirely safe there either. At low health he also enters a blue Super Mode that makes him even faster and more dangerous. His weakness is Bubble Splash, which stuns him by temporarily dousing his antlers.
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Speed Burner (projectile) (ラッシングバーナー(飛び道具) Rasshingu Bānā (tobidōgu))[1] |
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| Flame Stag punches twice, throwing two fireballs. The first descends slightly, while the second rises and climbs the wall on contact. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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Speed Burner (tackle) (ラッシングバーナー(体当たり) Rasshingu Bānā (taiatari))[1] |
| Flame Stag dashes towards the player, leaving a trail of fire. He may follow it up with an uppercut that launches the player, especially when near walls. | |
| Damage: 3 | |
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Triangle Kick (三角蹴り Sankakugeri)[1] |
| Flame Stag jumps diagonally between the walls of the arena. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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Super Mode (スーパーモード Sūpā Mōdo)[1] |
| After losing half of his health, Flame Stag's flames become blue and his attack speed increases. If his Speed Burner Tackle hits the player, he will uppercut them into the air before slamming them back into the floor. Stag begins in this state in his X-Hunter Stage rematch. | |
| Damage: 2+5 |
Data[]
- See also: Volcanic Zone Stage
Mega Man X2 stats[]
- Height: 240 cm (7'11")
- Weight: 216 kg (476 lbs)
- Power: 3600rp
- Speed: 7000rp
Other appearances[]
- In Mega Man Xtreme 2, Flame Stag can be fought in the Boss Attack mode along with the rest of the Mega Man Xtreme bosses. He is weak to Marine Tornado/Fish Fang.
- Flame Stag appears in Battle Memory from Rockman ×over.
- Flame Stag appears in Street Fighter × All Capcom.
- Flame Stag is an unit card in TEPPEN.
Other media[]
Rockman X2[]
Stag's petty grudge at being defeated by a lower-ranked Hunter, X.
Flame Stag was a Special A-Class Hunter of the 17th Elite Unit that often bullied rookies of lower ranks of him, including B-Ranks. One time, before Sigma launched his rebellion against the human government and became the leader of the Mavericks, the dispute between the B-Ranks and A-Ranks got so bad that Zero decided to have Stag go up against X in a duel to teach him a lesson. X and Stag charge at each other, with X dodging Stag's punch and placing his buster directly under Stag's chin, effectively ending the fight. Zero declares X the winner, but being a sore loser Flame Stag doesn't admit defeat and gets angry and hostile toward X.
Some time later he disappeared and defects from the Maverick Hunters, becoming Sigma's servant and placing his insignia on his armor. In return, Stag received upgrades from Sigma that increased his abilities and made him a tougher opponent. In order to lure X to him for revenge and a rematch, Stag then erects a giant mountain tower with a volcanic power source that threatens to trigger a volcanic eruption and destroy the nation of Japan, which would kill millions. X arrives and fights Stag, but he proves to be much stronger and faster than X this time around thanks to his power-ups from Sigma, and thrashes him in battle, wounding him badly.
In a repeat of their last match, they charge at each other, and Stag manages to cause X to collapse in pain. However, X reveals that he fired a point-blank Buster shot at Stag's chest, destroying his energy controller system, which causes his powers to go out of control wildly. Stag is then engulfed in flames and collapses on the floor, and Agile then cuts his corpse with a beam slash from his saber.
Rockman X Mega Mission[]
In Rockman X Mega Mission and its manga adaptation in Rockman Remix, he is revived by Dr. Doppler as "Flame Stagger L" as a test subject for the Limited. Although he became more powerful, he is easily defeated by X.
Archie Comics[]
In Mega Man #35 Flame Stag was one of the Maverick Hunters who made a cameo with other members from the 17th Elite Unit. He would later appear in Worlds Unite as part of Sigma's resurrected Maverick Army, who attacked the heroes aboard the Sky Patrol before most of them scattered to various worlds using the Genesis Portals.
Gallery[]
Artwork[]
Sprites[]
Trivia[]
- In the official art and at the start of his battle, Flame Stag's flames (including his antlers) are red, and once he enters his Super Mode his flames turn blue. For his stage intro in Mega Man X2, however, his flames are a unique silver-teal color.
- In his official art, Stag's armor is also a deep blue. With the exception of his mugshot, however, it's black in his in-game sprites.
- Coincidentally, both of Flame Stag's weaknesses, the Bubble Splash and the Storm Tornado, come from Mavericks who are weak to the Spin Wheel.
- The way Flame Stag fights is similar to Sigma's from the first Mega Man X game, making extensive use of Triangle Jumps.
- Flame Stag is the only Maverick from Mega Man X2 that does not bear Sigma's mark on their forehead, instead displaying it on his chest piece. An arguable exclusion might be Morph Moth, who does not have Sigma's mark at all in bagworm form, but does, however, bear the mark on his forehead in moth form.
- Flame Stag is one of the three Mavericks who share the "flame" prefix, along with Flame Mammoth and Flame Hyenard.
References[]
| Mega Man X2 | |
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| Stage Select bosses | |
| Overdrive Ostrich • Wire Sponge • Wheel Gator • Bubble Crab • Flame Stag • Morph Moth • Magna Centipede • Crystal Snail | |
| Other bosses | |
| Gigantic Mechaniloid CF-0 • Violen • Serges • Agile • Zero • Sigma | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Sonic Slicer • Strike Chain • Spin Wheel • Bubble Splash • Speed Burner • Silk Shot • Magnet Mine • Crystal Hunter - Other - Giga Crush • Shoryuken | |
| Stages | |
| Maverick Factory Stage • Desert Base Stage • Weather Control Stage • Dinosaur Tank Stage • Deep-Sea Base Stage Volcanic Zone Stage • Robot Junkyard Stage • Central Computer Stage • Energen Crystal Stage • X-Hunter Stages | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Armor Parts • Damage data chart • Script | |
| Mega Man Xtreme | |
|---|---|
| List of Mavericks | |
| Chill Penguin • Spark Mandrill • Storm Eagle • Flame Stag • Armored Armadillo • Morph Moth • Magna Centipede • Wheel Gator | |
| Other Bosses | |
| Vile • Zain • Geemel • Bospider • Serges • Sigma | |
| Mega Man X's Special Weapons | |
| Shotgun Ice • Electric Spark • Storm Tornado • Speed Burner • Rolling Shield • Silk Shot • Magnet Mine • Spin Wheel -Other- Hadouken • Shoryuken | |
| Zero Scramble Programs | |
| Dash • Rising • Earth Gaizer • Final | |
| Stages | |
| Highway Stage • Snowfield Stage • Power Plant Stage • Airport Stage • Volcanic Zone Stage • Gallery Stage • Scrap Plant Stage • Central Computer Stage • Dinosaur Tank Stage • Sigma Stage | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Armor Parts • Damage Data Chart • Game Script | |