Glide Armor

Glide Armor
In-Game Information
Helmet Location:	Cyber Field
Body Location:	Air Forces
Arm Location:	Lava Factory
Leg Location:	Deep Forest
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man X7

The Glide Armor (グライドアーマー, Glide Armor) is a set of Armor Parts for X found in Mega Man X7.

Characteristics

The Glide Armor was based on X's earlier armors, the main improvement being the ability to let X slowly glide through the air, the flight duration and distance being longer than hovering. It also improves X's firepower and defense. Like the early armors, it differs from the armors in Mega Man X5 and Mega Man X6 in that its parts can be immediately equipped from Light Capsules one piece at a time, rather than requiring all four programs in order to be equipped.

Functions

• Head Parts: Doubles the range from which X can absorb Life Energy and Weapon Energy pickups.
• Body Parts: Halves the damage X takes, eliminates knockdown, and allows X to use Giga Crash. This version, if used during boss fights, can damage the boss even when they are not on-screen or in an invincible state.
• Buster Parts: Enhances X's Charge Shot by adding three homing bullets after it. If the bullets don't hit the same target as the Charge Shot, they will home in on another nearby target. X can also charge Special Weapons.
• Foot Parts: Allows X to use the Glide Dash. Activated by jumping in the air, X will glide forwards while slowly descending. If X attacks, it will cancel the gliding state. While it doesn't maintain altitude like Axl's hover, its only horizontal limit is how long X can glide before touching a surface.

Locations

	Foot Parts
	Deep Forest (Soldier Stonekong)
	After the area with spiked pits, climb onto two Ape Stones to reach an alcove to the left with the capsule.
	Head Parts
	Cyber Field (Snipe Anteator)
	Near the end of the stage (before the boss teleporter), there is a large platform with the capsule clearly in view. Flip underneath the platforms to access it.
	Body Parts
	Air Forces (Wind Crowrang)
	In the aircraft's interior segment, take a left at the three-way fork in the road to find the capsule in a corner.
	Arm Parts
	Lava Factory (Flame Hyenard)
	After defeating the second Dragon Blaster, maneuver into an alcove below on the left to find the capsule.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Glide Armor.

Early concept of the Glide Armor.

Glide Armor Illustration by Yoshihiro Iwamoto.

Glide Armor in Rockman X7 4Koma Manga Kingdom.

X getting the Body Part.