Overdrive Ostrich

Overdrive Ostrich
Swift Runner of the Sands(砂原の韋駄天)
In-Game Information
HP:	32
Attack Damage:	Mega Man X2: 4 (contact) 4 (Charge/Step) 2 (Sonic Slicer) 4 (High Jump) Mega Man Xtreme 2: 4 (contact) 4 (Charge/Step) 4 (Sonic Slicer) 4 (High Jump)
Weapon:	Sonic Slicer (X2, Xtreme 2) Dash (Zero, Xtreme 2)
Weakness:	X: Crystal Hunter (X2) Strike Chain (Xtreme 2) Zero: Lightning (Xtreme 2)
Main Stage:	Desert Base Stage (X2) Desert Stage (Xtreme 2)
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Sonic Ostreague
Script:	ソニック・オストリーグ
Rōmaji:	Sonikku Osutorīgu
Eye Color:	Blue
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man X2 Mega Man Xtreme 2
Other Appearances:	Rockman X2 (manga) Rockman X Mega Mission 2
Theme Music

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. 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.

	Charge (突進, Tosshin)
	Overdrive Ostrich sprints at the player, sending them flying on hit.
	Damage: 4
	Step (ステップ, Suteppu)
	Overdrive Ostrich skips towards the player, sending them flying on hit.
	Damage: 4
	Sonic Slicer (horizontal) (ソニックスワイサー（橫）, Sonikku Suraisā (yoko))
	Overdrive Ostrich jumps and throws a spinning cutter at the player.
	Damage: 2
	Sonic Slicer (overhead) (ソニックスワイサー（頭上）, Sonikku Suraisā (zujō))
	Overdrive Ostrich jumps to cast five spinning cutters upwards, which rain down from the sky.
	Damage: 2
	High Jump (ハイジャンプ, Hai Janpu)
	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

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

Alternate artwork for Overdrive Ostrich.

Overdrive Ostrich's back.

Overdrive Ostrich in the Rockman X2 Carddass.

Sonic Ostreague L from Rockman X Mega Mission 2.

Overdrive Ostrich in Mega Man X DiVE.

Overdrive Ostrich card in TEPPEN.

Overdrive Ostrich card in TEPPEN.

In the TEPPEN card 7th Airborne Unit.

In the TEPPEN card Lightning Fast.

Overdrive Ostrich card in TEPPEN.

In the TEPPEN card Skaters' Clash.

Mavericks from Mega Man X - Mega Man X8 in Worlds Unite.

Graphics

Overdrive Ostrich in Mega Man X DiVE

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.