Rakukoujin (落鋼刃 lit. "Falling Steel Blade"), is the special technique that Zero learns after defeating Metal Shark Player in Mega Man X6. When pressing DOWN on the D-Pad then the Attack Button while airborne, Zero's Z-Saber blade transforms into a gigantic steel sword. When the sword hits the ground, it explodes and a Metal Anchor is released from the sword.
Much like Mega Man X's version, the anchor released bounces around for while until it explodes and disappears, though Zero's anchors last for a shorter time. Zero can have more than one anchor on the screen if the player is able to perform Rakukoujin consecutively-and-quick enough.
Rakukoujin can be used to destroy the otherwise indestructible Nightmare Iron blocks in certain stages. Performing Rakukoujin does not consume Weapon Energy until the blade hits the ground.
This weapon is the primary weakness for Shield Sheldon, Nightmare Mother, and Sigma's first form.
Damage Data Chart[]
Damage values in units in Mega Man X6.
 Rakukoujin
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| Boss | Damage | |
| Commander Yammark | 2:2 | |
| Ground Scaravich | 2:2 | |
| Blaze Heatnix | 2:2 | |
| Blizzard Wolfang | 2:2 | |
| Rainy Turtloid | 2:2 | |
| Metal Shark Player | 4:0 | |
| Shield Sheldon | 8:5 | |
| Infinity Mijinion | 2:2 | |
| Nightmare Snake | 5:5 | |
| Nightmare Pressure | 8:0 | |
| Illumina | 4:-- | |
| High Max | 4:3 | |
| Dynamo | 2:2 | |
| Nightmare Mother | 8:6 | |
| High Max | 4:3 | |
| Gate | 0:0 | |
| Sigma: 1st Phase | 8:5 | |
| Sigma: 2nd Phase | 0:0 | |
- For Rakukoujin, the first number is damage inflicted from the giant steel blade; second number is damage from the metal anchor created from the blade's explosion.
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Similar Techniques[]
- Hyouretsuzan from Mega Man X4
- Quake Blazer from Mega Man X5
- Drill Crush from Mega Man Xtreme
- Enkoujin from Mega Man X8
- Sharp Edge from Mega Man Zero 2
Counterpart to this Technique[]
| Mega Man X6 | |
|---|---|
| Nightmare Investigators | |
| Commander Yammark • Ground Scaravich • Blaze Heatnix • Blizzard Wolfang • Rainy Turtloid Metal Shark Player • Shield Sheldon • Infinity Mijinion | |
| Other Bosses | |
| D-1000 • Zero Nightmare • Dynamo • Nightmare Mother • High Max • Gate • Sigma | |
| X's Special Weapons | |
| Yammar Option • Ground Dash • Magma Blade • Ice Burst • Meteor Rain • Metal Anchor • Guard Shell • Ray Arrow | |
| Zero's Special Techniques | |
| Yammar Option • Sentsuizan • Shoenzan • Hyoroga • Ensuizan • Rakukojin • Guard Shell • Rekkoha | |
| Armors | |
| - X - Falcon Armor • Blade Armor • Shadow Armor • Ultimate Armor - Zero - Black Zero | |
| Stages | |
| Opening Stage • Amazon Area • Central Museum • Magma Area • North Pole Area • Inami Temple • Recycle Lab • Laser Institute • Weapon Center • Secret Lab | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Walkthrough • Another Route • Parts • Injured Reploids • List of Enemies Damage Data Chart (X) • Damage Data Chart (Zero) • Game Script (X's story) • Game Script (Zero's story) | |