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- "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 a Special Weapon in Mega Man X8 obtained by X and Alia after defeating Dark Mantis. When equipped, X/Alia shoots 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 player character's body in a puff of black smoke. When charged, X shoots out five black boomerangs at once.
This weapon is Gravity Antonion's weakness and is 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.
See Also
Similar Weapons
- Super Adapter from Mega Man 7
Counterparts to this Weapon
| Cutter Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man 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 • Crescent Shot • Magma Blade • Ray Claw • Shadow Runner • Sonic Slicer • Spinning Blade • Spin Wheel • Twin Slasher • Wind Cutter |
| Homing Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man 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 |
