- "A darkness-based weapon. A boomerang with homing capabilities."
- ―In-game text, Mega Man X8
Shadow Runner (シャドウランナー Shadou Rannā) is the Special Weapon that X earns from his victory over Dark Mantis in Mega Man X8. It is a shadowy boomerang that leaves a dark blue trail that hunts down and spirals around enemies. If there are no enemies present, the weapon merely spirals around the character and returns inside the character's body in a puff of black smoke. When X charges up Shadow Runner, he will shoot out five black boomerangs.
This weapon is Gravity Antonion's weakness, and it's also very useful against Copy Sigma and Lumine's second form.
Screenshots
Icarus-armored Mega Man X using Shadow Runner in its charged state.
Alia using Shadow Runner.
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Similar Weapons
- Super Adapter from Mega Man 7
Counterparts to this Weapon
| Cutter Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man Classic series | Blade Launcher • Flame Sword • Gyro Attack • Metal Blade • Quick Boomerang • Ring Boomerang • Rolling Cutter • Screw Crusher • Shadow Blade • Silver Tomahawk • Slash Claw • Tengu Blade • Triple Blade • Wheel Cutter • Shark Boomerang |
| Mega Man X series | Boomerang Cutter • C-Shot • Magma Blade • Ray Claw • Shadow Runner • Sonic Slicer • Spinning Blade • Spin Wheel • Twin Slasher • Wind Cutter |
| Homing Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man Classic series | Beat • Dive Missile • Forte Vulcan • Homing Sniper • Hornet Chaser • Magnet Missile • Spark Chaser |
| Mega Man X series | Bomb Bee • Homing Torpedo • Parasitic Bomb • Shadow Runner • Sniper Missile • Thunder Dancer • Wind Cutter |
| Mega Man X8 | |
|---|---|
| List of Mavericks | |
| Bamboo Pandamonium • Optic Sunflower • Dark Mantis • Gravity Antonion • Earthrock Trilobyte Gigabolt Man-O-War • Avalanche Yeti • Burn Rooster | |
| Other Bosses | |
| Crabs-Y • Vile V • Copy Sigma • Sigma • Lumine | |
| Mega Man X and Alia's Special Weapons | |
| Green Spinner • Shining Ray • Shadow Runner • Squeeze Bomb • Crystal Wall • Thunder Dancer • Drift Diamond • Melt Creeper | |
| Zero and Layer's Special Techniques | |
| Youdantotsu • Tenshouha • Rasetsusen • Juuhazan • Rekkyoudan • Raikousen • Hyouryuushou • Enkoujin Renyoudan • Zekkyoudan • Dairettsui • Ganzanha • Senpuukyaku • Raijinken • Enkoukyaku • Shouryuuken | |
| Axl and Pallette's Special Weapons | |
| Blast Launcher • Ray Gun • Black Arrow • Spiral Magnum • Bound Blaster • Plasma Gun • Ice Gattling • Flame Burner | |
| Other Weapons | |
| D Glaive • Σ Blade • B Fan • T Breaker • K Knuckle • Copy Shot | |
