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'''Body Part''', in [[Magma Dragoon]]'s stage: Found in a passage above and to the right of where the [[Ride Armor#Mega Man X4|Ride Armor]] is found. It is reached by dash-jumping in the ride armor from the highest point and ejecting from it in mid-air. Enter the passage and break the wall with a charged [[Twin Slasher]] to find the Body Capsule.
 
'''Body Part''', in [[Magma Dragoon]]'s stage: Found in a passage above and to the right of where the [[Ride Armor#Mega Man X4|Ride Armor]] is found. It is reached by dash-jumping in the ride armor from the highest point and ejecting from it in mid-air. Enter the passage and break the wall with a charged [[Twin Slasher]] to find the Body Capsule.
::Allows X to use a [[Giga Attack]], the Nova Strike. It is a rushing, invincible, damage-inducing attack, with limited energy that is restored over time. The amount of damage X's receives is also cut in half. In X5 the Nova Strike is removed completely.
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::Allows X to use a [[Giga Attack]], the Nova Strike. It is a rushing, invincible, damage-inducing attack, with limited energy that is restored over time. The amount of damage X's receives is also cut in half. In X5, the Nova Strike is removed completely.
   
 
'''Arm Part''', in [[Storm Owl]]'s stage: In the second part of the stage, right before the [[Generaid Core]] mini-boss, there is a spike-lined vertical passage. To reach the top, fire a [[Lightning Web]] right in front of one of the spiky walls and use it to ascend the passage. At the top, the are two capsules that the player can choose:
 
'''Arm Part''', in [[Storm Owl]]'s stage: In the second part of the stage, right before the [[Generaid Core]] mini-boss, there is a spike-lined vertical passage. To reach the top, fire a [[Lightning Web]] right in front of one of the spiky walls and use it to ascend the passage. At the top, the are two capsules that the player can choose:
 
::'''Capsule 1:''' Allows X to charge up four charged shots at once. Four icons of plasma will appear next to X's life gauge that are used to keep track of the number of X's shots. Whenever X fires while an icon is visible, he will fire a charged shot.
 
::'''Capsule 1:''' Allows X to charge up four charged shots at once. Four icons of plasma will appear next to X's life gauge that are used to keep track of the number of X's shots. Whenever X fires while an icon is visible, he will fire a charged shot.
::'''Capsule 2:''' Upgrades X's charged shots to the Plasma Shot. This shot is much larger and more powerful than the standard blast, and will leave up to 3 damaging orbs in its wake whenever it comes into contact with an enemy. In X5 This is the Arm Part X keeps, but it is weakened to leaving only 1 ball of plasma behind per shot and the shot can't pass through walls.
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::'''Capsule 2:''' Upgrades X's charged shots to the Plasma Shot. This shot is much larger and more powerful than the standard blast, and will leave up to 3 damaging orbs in its wake whenever it comes into contact with an enemy. In X5, this is the Arm Part X keeps, but it is weakened to leaving only 1 ball of plasma behind per shot and the shot can't pass through walls. However, unlike in X4, the Plasma Shot is quite useful against bosses.
   
 
'''Leg Part''', in [[Web Spider]]'s stage: Keep to the right throughout the beginning of the stage. There will be a break in the wall, and the Leg Capsule will be within it.
 
'''Leg Part''', in [[Web Spider]]'s stage: Keep to the right throughout the beginning of the stage. There will be a break in the wall, and the Leg Capsule will be within it.

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The Fourth Armor (フォースアーマー Fōsu Āmā)[1], sometimes referred to as the "Force Armor", is an all-around armor first found in Mega Man X4. In its debut game, it was collected in four parts and slowly became more powerful as the parts were collected, similar to armors found in the previous games.

A reconstruction of this armor created by Alia[1] can also be obtained in Mega Man X5. If X is chosen at the Character Select screen at the start of a new game, he will begin the game with the armor equipped. The second Arm Capsule ability is in effect, enabling the Plasma Shot, but the effects of the Helmet Part are disabled for the duration of the game. The Nova Strike is also unavailable. If Zero is chosen instead, the armor will become damaged in the first stage and made unusable for the remainder of the game.

Armor Parts

Helmet Part, in Cyber Peacock's stage: If the third section in the first part of the level is completed fast enough to receive an S rating, the Helmet Capsule will appear in the next area.

Increases X's special weapons capacity, allowing him to fire endless uncharged special weapons and use less energy when firing charged weapons. In X5, this is reduced to a 50% energy consumption reduction.

Body Part, in Magma Dragoon's stage: Found in a passage above and to the right of where the Ride Armor is found. It is reached by dash-jumping in the ride armor from the highest point and ejecting from it in mid-air. Enter the passage and break the wall with a charged Twin Slasher to find the Body Capsule.

Allows X to use a Giga Attack, the Nova Strike. It is a rushing, invincible, damage-inducing attack, with limited energy that is restored over time. The amount of damage X's receives is also cut in half. In X5, the Nova Strike is removed completely.

Arm Part, in Storm Owl's stage: In the second part of the stage, right before the Generaid Core mini-boss, there is a spike-lined vertical passage. To reach the top, fire a Lightning Web right in front of one of the spiky walls and use it to ascend the passage. At the top, the are two capsules that the player can choose:

Capsule 1: Allows X to charge up four charged shots at once. Four icons of plasma will appear next to X's life gauge that are used to keep track of the number of X's shots. Whenever X fires while an icon is visible, he will fire a charged shot.
Capsule 2: Upgrades X's charged shots to the Plasma Shot. This shot is much larger and more powerful than the standard blast, and will leave up to 3 damaging orbs in its wake whenever it comes into contact with an enemy. In X5, this is the Arm Part X keeps, but it is weakened to leaving only 1 ball of plasma behind per shot and the shot can't pass through walls. However, unlike in X4, the Plasma Shot is quite useful against bosses.

Leg Part, in Web Spider's stage: Keep to the right throughout the beginning of the stage. There will be a break in the wall, and the Leg Capsule will be within it.

X can air-dash and hover by double-jumping. He can move while hovering, but the amount of time he'll stay airborne is reduced.

Gallery

Images

Sprites

Trivia

  • The armor is actually unnamed in Mega Man X4, as armor naming didn't begin until X5. As such, the X4 armor has no name, just like its predecessors, simply being referred to as the "X4 Armor".
  • The armor is often called the "Force Armor" by fans and in some sources. This is a misunderstanding however, as the Japanese word "fōsu (フォース)" can be easily misinterpreted to mean "force" when viewed out of context.
  • In Mega Man X4, the colors of the Arm Parts for the armor are different when equipped with either the Stock Shot or the Plasma Shot in order to distinguish the two. For the Stock Shot, the forearms are white and the hands are blue. For the Plasma Shot, however, the forearms are black and the hands are red.
    • In Mega Man X5, however, the completed Fourth Armor's Arm Parts are white-and-blue and the type of shot that is built-in is the Plasma Shot.
  • Since the Ultimate Armor is the most recurring armor in the series (and the fact that it is essentially an upgrade to the Fourth Armor), most of the Fourth Armor's abilities (Plasma Shot, Nova Strike and Hover) are also the most recurring abilities in the series.
  • The armor is often called the "Nova Armor" by some fans.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Original text:
    エイリア
    レプリロイド工学の研究員。レプリロイドに関する知識はトップクラスで、あらゆるタイプのレプリロイド、メカニロイドを製造できる。更に高速処理のCPUを所有しているため、瞬時のデータの解析、状況把握に秀でており、イレギュラーハンターのサポーターとして引き抜かれた。 エックスが廃棄してしまったアーマーデータを解析し、複製を作った。ただ、オリジナルの素材が、100年以上前の古いものや解析不能なデータが含まれており、完全復活はできなかった。エックスが入手した4つ目のアーマーという意味で、「フォースアーマー」と名付けた。
    Rockman X5 official website - Characters. 2000. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
    Translation:
    Alia
    Repliroid engineering researcher. Her knowledge regarding Repliroids is top class, and she can design all types of Repliroids and Mechaniroids. Possessing a high-speed CPU, she excels in program analysis and instantaneous data processing. Because of this she was pulled from her job as a researcher in order to become a supporter for the Irregular Hunters. Analyzing the data for X's disposed armor, she was able to create a duplicate. Because the original materials were over 100 years old, they could not be completely analyzed and it was impossible to recreate the armor perfectly. Because it was based on the 4th armor that X acquired, it was named the "Fourth Armor".
    Mega Man Network - "Rockman X5 Collected Sourcebook Information". Retrieved on 2011-02-19.