Pararoid (パラロイド) is a dragonfly-like enemy type in the Mega Man X series.
Types of Pararoids[]
There are three Pararoids in Mega Man X2 and Mega Man Xtreme, Pararoid V-1, R-5 and S-38. They all appear in Morph Moth's stage. Except for S-38, they also appear in the third X-Hunter Stage in Mega Man X2. Different Pararoids appeared in Mega Man X5 and Mega Man X Command Mission.
Pararoid V-1[]
Pararoid V-1 is a wingless Pararoid that can short-circuit the electronic circuits from scrapped Reploids and Mechaniloids to turn them into Mavericks.[1] They hop about and try to latch on to X's head to force him to either rapid-fire his X-Buster as fast as the game can manage (sometimes quite useful), jump repeatedly, or dash repeatedly.
A Pararoid V-1 forcing rapid-fire
Pararoid R-5[]
Pararoid R-5 is an improved Pararoid that gained wings, allowing it to fly. It is a terrifying machine able to turn scrap into Mavericks one after another.[1] They fly forward up and down when undisturbed, and attack by trying to ram into X.
Pararoid S-38[]
Pararoid S-38 is the prototype of a new Pararoid model with improved performance and armor.[1] This Pararoid can inhabit large robot bodies (Old Robots), two of them serving as the mid-bosses for Morph Moth's stage twice.
Pararoid Jumbo[]
Pararoid Jumbo (パラロイドジャンボ) is a bigger winged Pararoid from Mega Man X5 that can cling to ceilings and attack with projectiles. It appears in Dark Necrobat's stage and Burn Dinorex's stage. This type of Paranoid can fire a missile from its body, or fire a short laser beam from its mouth. Its weakness is Tri-Thunder (X) and E-Blade (Zero), although it takes more than one of such attacks to be defeated.
Pararoid (Command Mission)[]
The Pararoid that appears in Mega Man X: Command Mission is a winged blue Pararoid. They have a very high dodge rate and are able to execute "Parasite," an action where they destroy themselves in order to maximize the Power, Armor, Shield, and Speed of another enemy on the same battlefield. They appear in Gaudile Laboratory. A broken Pararoid can be found in Vanallia Desert and repaired to be used in the Deployment Center.
They reappear in Mega Man X DiVE, first appearing in the Floating Ruins. They fly to the same height as the player's position to attack with shots.
Metaroid[]
Metaroid is a speedy red Pararoid variety from Mega Man X: Command Mission and also have a very high dodge rate that always starts the battle with "Parasite," destroying itself in the first turn. The only way to attack or steal the rare Brave Buster against them before it uses Parasite is having the Force Metal Cutting Edge equipped. If there is no ally in the battlefield to use Parasite, it will run away. They appear in the Far East HQ.
Other media[]
Pararoid V-1 makes an appearance in the Rockman X2 manga alongside other Maverick minions gathering around Zero. All variants are later seen at Morph Moth's junkyard attacking X.
Pararoids S-38 make appearances in Worlds Unite as one of Sigma's Mechaniloid Maverick minions and in Sonic: Worlds Unite Battles #1.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- According to concept art viewable in the Sky Room, Pararoids in Mega Man X: Command Mission were planned to be able to transform Preons using their "Parasite" ability. In artwork 35 "Pararoid", a Pararoid can be seen transforming a Preon Spark into a Preon Soldier. This feature was not present in the final game.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rockman & Rockman X Himitsu Daihyakka pages 90-91
| 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 | |
| Mega Man X: Command Mission | |
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| Main characters | |
| X • Zero • Axl • Steel Massimo • Marino • Cinnamon • Spider | |
| Other characters | |
| Chief R • Nana • Aile • Professor Gaudile | |
| Rebellion Army | |
| Epsilon • Botos • Ferham • Scarface • Wild Jango • Silver Horn • Dr. Psyche • Mach Jentra • Incentas | |
| Other Bosses | |
| Hippopressor • Shadow • Depth Dragoon • Colonel Redips • Great Redips Duckbill Mole • Rafflesian • Tails Clan • Ninetails | |
| Locations | |
| Giga City • Lagrano Ruins • Central Tower • Tianna Camp • Gaudile Laboratory • Ulfat Factory • Gimialla Mine Vanallia Desert • Melda Ore Plant • Grave Ruins Base • Far East HQ • Orbital Elevator: Babel | |
| Related Items | |
| Action Trigger • Hyper Mode •Final Strike • Force Metal • Deployment Center • Sky Room Enemies • Item Box • Items • Script (NPC Dialogue) | |