Overdrive Ostrich, known in Japan as Sonic Ostreague (ソニック・オストリーグ Sonikku Osutorīgu), is an ostrich-type Reploid in Mega Man X2. He is a former Maverick Hunter who was swayed to join Sigma's rebellion.
Characteristics[]
Overdrive Ostrich is a very tall Reploid with a design based on an ostrich. He possesses a long neck and a beaked mouth. His armor is mostly blue and orange in color, and sports blades along its edges. His feet possess bird-like toes.
Overdrive Ostrich's call.
Overdrive Ostrich is a cunning warrior. He is very proud of his speed, but insecure about his inability to fly, something which Sigma took advantage of. Notably, he is one of the earliest bosses in the Mega Man series to have a voice line, making an avian call to taunt X.
History[]
Mega Man X2[]
Overdrive Ostrich was once a Maverick Hunter of the 7th Airborne Unit, but he retired after an accident that cost him the ability to fly. Sigma later sought to recruit him to his Maverick army, seeing use for his superior speed.[1] Ostrich, sensing appreciation for his abilities, pledged his loyalty to Sigma and was stationed at an abandoned missile base, tasked with launching the one remaining missile stored there at the Hunter Base. X manages to destroy this missile just as it launches, before fighting Ostrich in the desert and taking his Sonic Slicer.
Overdrive Ostrich later reappears in X-Hunter Stage 4 as part of the boss rush.
Mega Man Xtreme 2[]
Overdrive Ostrich is one of the eight resurrected Maverick guardians of Laguz Island. He is fought in Zero Mission, and is weak to Strike Chain/Lightning.
Strategy[]
Overdrive Ostrich is one of the few Mavericks with an outdoor arena, one of the widest in any Mega Man game to date. His impressive speed is difficult to avoid, but the player can jump over using the slopes of the landscape. Before running or skipping, he will make a distinct bird call. If he is left off-screen, he will appear in the background to catch up to the player. He is weak to Crystal Hunter, which temporarily freezes him in crystal gel.
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Charge (突進 Tosshin)[1] |
|---|---|
| Overdrive Ostrich sprints at the player, sending them flying on hit. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Step (ステップ Suteppu)[1] |
| Overdrive Ostrich skips towards the player, sending them flying on hit. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Sonic Slicer (horizontal) (ソニックスワイサー（橫） Sonikku Suraisā (yoko))[1] |
| Overdrive Ostrich jumps and throws a spinning cutter at the player. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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Sonic Slicer (overhead) (ソニックスワイサー（頭上） Sonikku Suraisā (zujō))[1] |
| Overdrive Ostrich jumps to cast five spinning cutters upwards, which rain down from the sky. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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High Jump (ハイジャンプ Hai Janpu)[1] |
| If Overdrive Ostrich gets left off-screen, he retreats to the background. Once he catches up to the player, he jumps back to the foreground to land on them. | |
| Damage: 4 |
Other appearances[]
- Overdrive Ostrich is a boss in Mega Man X DiVE.
- Overdrive Ostrich appeared in Battle Memory from Rockman Xover.
- Overdrive Ostrich appeared as unit cards in TEPPEN. He is also present in the art of several other cards.
Data[]
Mega Man X2 stats[]
- Height: 255 cm (8'4")
- Weight: 152 kg (335 lbs)
- Power: 3800rp
- Speed: 9900rp
Stage[]
Damage Data Charts[]
Displays the amount of damage in units that Overdrive Ostrich will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man X2.
Mega Man X2[] | |||||||||||
| X-Buster | Sonic Slicer | Strike Chain | Spin Wheel | Bubble Splash | Speed Burner | Silk Shot | Magnet Mine | Crystal Hunter | Giga Crash | Shouryuken | |
| 1:1:2:4 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 2 | * | |
- For X-Buster, the four damage values are listed according to how long the weapon is charged. Note however that the forth number is damage done with the second shot when the X-Buster is charged all the way.
- For Silk Shot, the first set of numbers is damage dealt to them in their own stage; second set is damage dealt in the X-Hunters' fortress.
- For Giga Crash, value listed is the total amount of damage done.
- For Shouryuken, using this will generally defeat this boss in one hit, however it does not inflict a set amount of damage; the amount of damage done is dependent on how close X is to the boss when preforming it.
Other media[]
Rockman X2 manga[]
Overdrive Ostrich appears in the Rockman X2 manga, where his backstory is the same, with some differences. For instance, he served directly with Storm Eagle and admired him greatly. Sigma retrieves Eagle's buster and shows it to him, saying his dying wish was to have Ostrich join the Mavericks and X-Hunters. Ostrich, believing Sigma's version of events, agrees and takes his leave while Sigma smashes Storm Eagle's buster with sadistic glee. He fought to avenge his friend by destroying X, but Ostrich sacrifices himself to stop a missile launch after seeing Eagle's courage within X.
Archie Comics[]
Overdrive Ostrich appeared during the Worlds Unite special event of the Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Archie Comics as a part of Sigma's Maverick army.
Rockman X Mega Mission 2[]
Overdrive Ostrich was revived by the Limited as Sonic Ostreague L, having his mobility increased and the power of his Sonic Slicer doubled. He is the first Limit Reploid fought by X when he went to investigate a city where all Reploids became Mavericks, and X defeats him with Crystal Hunter.
Gallery[]
Artwork[]
Graphics[]
Trivia[]
- Overdrive Ostrich is the first boss in the series to have an attack that involves use of the background. Additionally, his arena is the first to lack walls on the sides, though the screen does stop scrolling eventually.
- Overdrive Ostrich is the only boss in the series to receive a shift in his weakness order: the Sonic Slicer is Wire Sponge's weakness in Mega Man X2, but in Mega Man Xtreme 2 it is reversed, as Ostrich is ironically weak to Sponge's Strike Chain.
- Ostrich's intro pose is similar to one of T. Hawk's win poses from Capcom's Super Street Fighter 2.
References[]
| Mega Man X2 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |