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|nickname = Spirit Sharp-Shooter of the Haunted Forest<br /><small>(幽林の妖撃手)</small>
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|nickname = <small>Spirit Sharp-Shooter of the Haunted Forest<ref>''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]'' manual</ref><br />Frightening Forest's Strike<ref>''[[MM25 Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works]]''</ref><br />(幽林の妖撃手)</small>
 
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|at = '''Mega Man X:'''<br>4 (contact)<br> 2 (spikes)<br>2 (Chameleon Sting)<br>4 (Iron Tongue)<br>8 (ceiling spikes)
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|at = '''Mega Man X:'''<br>4 (contact)<br>2 (Chameleon Sting)<br>4 (Iron Tongue)<br> 2 (Thorn Rain)<br>8 (spikes on arena ceiling)
 
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|weak = [[Boomerang Cutter]]
 
|weak = [[Boomerang Cutter]]
|weapon = [[Chameleon Sting]] (''[[Mega Man X]]'')<br>
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|weapon = [[Chameleon Sting]] (''Mega Man X'')<br/>Transparency (''Mega Man X DiVE'')
Transparency (''[[Rockman X DiVE]]'')
 
 
|stage = [[Forest Stage]]
 
|stage = [[Forest Stage]]
 
|jname = Sting Chameleao
 
|jname = Sting Chameleao
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|romaji = Sutingu Kamerīo
 
|romaji = Sutingu Kamerīo
 
|animal = Meller's chameleon
 
|animal = Meller's chameleon
|appearances = ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]<br>[[Mega Man X6]]'' (cameo)<br>''[[Rockman X DiVE]]''
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|appearances = ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]<br>[[Mega Man X6]]'' (cameo)<br>''[[Mega Man X DiVE]]''
 
|appear2 = [[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X manga]]<br>[[Rockman Remix]]<br>[[Mega Mission]]
 
|appear2 = [[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X manga]]<br>[[Rockman Remix]]<br>[[Mega Mission]]
 
|music = {{Listen
 
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{{Looking for|For his ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]'' incarnation, see [[Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X]].}}
 
{{Looking for|For his ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]'' incarnation, see [[Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X]].}}
'''Sting Chameleon''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Sting Chameleao'''|スティング・カメリーオ|Sutingu Kamerīo}}, is a boss in ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]'', a [[Reploid]] based on the chameleon. He was a highly-skilled [[Maverick Hunter]] from the 9th Special Unit (Rangers), but his sly, sneaky tricks and sharp tongue left him unpopular and he was never chosen for promotion to unit leader. Sting Chameleon can blend into his surroundings and uses strategy to defeat his enemies by any means necessary; sometimes called a coward for this. Never one to pass up an opportunity, he has used [[Sigma]]'s [[Maverick]] uprising as a means to rise through the ranks. Now, he is grimly protective of his post as defender of a front-line base in the [[Forest Stage|jungle]].
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'''Sting Chameleon''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Sting Chameleao'''|スティング・カメリーオ|Sutingu Kamerīo}}, is a boss in ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]'', a [[Reploid]] based on the chameleon. He is a former [[Maverick Hunter]] who joined [[Sigma]]'s uprising.
   
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== Characteristics ==
==Strategy==
 
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Sting Chameleon was a highly-skilled Maverick Hunter, but his sly, sneaky tricks and sharp tongue left him unpopular. Chameleon can blend into his surroundings and uses strategy to defeat his enemies by any means necessary; sometimes he is called a coward for such guerrilla tactics, but he doesn't care.<ref>''Mega Man X Legacy Collection'', Gallery.</ref>
Sting Chameleon can blend into his surroundings, to near invisibility, like chameleons were once thought to, but despite this, he is still quite easy to spot if the player just watches the wall and looks for the distortion he causes when he moves around. While cloaked, Sting Chameleon will do one of two things: he will either try to sneak up right next to the player and hit them with a quick lash from his tongue (sometimes in a rapid-fire 3-hit combination), or he will move to one of the top side corners of the room and then reappear to fire his [[Chameleon Sting]] at the player, which he does by swinging his tail. Sting Chameleon can also drop (non-lethal) [[spikes]] from the ceiling of the arena to damage [[Mega Man X (character)|X]].
 
   
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== History ==
Chameleon is weak against [[Boomerang Cutter]], although it does not cut off his tail (which is odd, considering Boomerang Cutter can be used to dismember [[Launch Octopus]] and [[Flame Mammoth]], removing Octopus's tentacles, and Mammoth's trunk), rather it knocks him off the ceiling of the arena, and he will go right into dropping spikes on X.
 
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=== ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]'' ===
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Sting Chameleon was a skilled Maverick Hunter from the 9th Special Unit (Rangers), but he was never chosen for promotion to unit leader due to his unpopularity with his comrades. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Chameleon uses Sigma's [[Maverick]] rebellion as a means to rise through the ranks and gain more power and recognition in Sigma's Reploid nation.<ref name=":0" /> He is grimly protective of his post as defender of a front-line base in the [[Forest Stage|jungle]], where he fights [[X]] and is defeated, relinquishing his [[Chameleon Sting]].
   
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Sting Chameleon also reappeared in the third stage of [[Sigma's Hideout (Mega Man X)|Sigma's Hideout]] as part of the Maverick boss rush to face X once more.
The Chameleon Sting attack, when gained by the player once Sting Chameleon is destroyed, is effective against [[Storm Eagle]].
 
   
 
==Strategy==
==Other appearances==
 
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Sting Chameleon spends most of the battle hanging from the wall or ceiling, and can blend into his surroundings to near invisibility. He tries to catch the player off-guard with his stealth and misdirection, attacking from many different angles. This can make him difficult to target, but his movements can become predictable via observation. He is weak to [[Boomerang Cutter]], which instantly pries him off the wall and can be used to lock him into a pattern.
{{See also|Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X}}
 
*Sting Chameleon appears in the remake of the original ''Mega Man X'', ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]''.
 
*Sting Chameleon appeared in ''[[Street Fighter x All Capcom]]'' and ''[[TEPPEN]]''.
 
*Sting Chameleon was planned to appear as a boss in the cancelled game ''[[Rockman Online]]''.
 
*In ''[[Rockman X DiVE]]'', Sting Chameleon is the boss from the Area Forest stage in Co-op mode.
 
   
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{|class="fandom-table"
==Data==
 
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|-
===''Mega Man X'' stats===
 
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:X1 Chameleon Stings.gif|180px]]
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!{{Nihongo|'''[[Chameleon Sting]]'''|カメレオンスティング|Kamereon Sutingu}}<ref name=":0">Boss File: Sting Chameleao, ''Compendium of Rockman X''. p. 25.</ref>
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|Sting Chameleon flicks his tail to launch a fan of three thorns. Usually performed three times consecutively.
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|Damage: 2
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:X1 Chameleon Tongue.gif|180px]]
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!{{Nihongo|'''Tongue Flick Attack'''|舌をのばして攻擊|Shita o Nobashite Kōgeki}}<ref name=":0" /> <br> '''Iron Tongue'''<ref>Sting Chameleon, Spec tab, ''Mega Man X'' Stage Select screen.</ref>
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|Sting Chameleon extends his tongue to strike the player. He may do so standing on the floor or climbing on the backdrop.
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|Damage: 4
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:X1 Chameleon Transparent.gif|180px]]
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!{{Nihongo|'''Transparent Movement'''|透明化移動|Tōmei-ka Idō}}<ref name=":0" />
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|Sting Chameleon crawls along the backdrop while camouflaged, invulnerable to attacks. He reappears either in a corner to use Chameleon Sting, or near the player to use Iron Tongue.
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|Damage: 0
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:X1 Chameleon Rain.gif|180px]]
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!{{Nihongo|'''Thorn Rain'''|トゲの雨|Toge no Ame}}<ref name=":0" />
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|Sting Chameleon jumps to hang from the ceiling by his tongue, shaking spikes to rain down in random patterns.
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|Damage: 2
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== Data==
 
=== ''Mega Man X'' stats ===
 
'''Height:''' 177&nbsp;cm (5.80&nbsp;ft)<br />'''Weight:''' 77&nbsp;kg (170&nbsp;lbs, mistakenly shown as 169&nbsp;lbs in-game)<br />'''Attacks:''' Chameleon Sting, Iron Tongue
 
'''Height:''' 177&nbsp;cm (5.80&nbsp;ft)<br />'''Weight:''' 77&nbsp;kg (170&nbsp;lbs, mistakenly shown as 169&nbsp;lbs in-game)<br />'''Attacks:''' Chameleon Sting, Iron Tongue
   
===Stage names===
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=== Stage ===
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{{Main|Forest Stage}}
*Forest Stage (森林ステージ, from ''[[Mega Man X]]'' credits and ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X|Irregular Hunter X]]'' on Capcom's site)
 
*Recon Base Ruins (from ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]'' stage select screen)
 
   
 
== Other appearances==
===Stage enemies===
 
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'''Enemies in Sting Chameleon's stage:'''
 
 
* [[Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X|Sting Chameleon]] appears in the remake of the original ''Mega Man X'', ''[[Mega Man Maverick Hunter X]]''.
*'''Sub-boss (optional):''' [[RT-55J]]
 
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*Sting Chameleon makes a cameo in ''[[Mega Man X6]]'' in [[Metal Shark Player]]'s Helper Attack. When he is resurrected, he attacks using Iron Tongue.
*[[Amenhopper]]
 
 
*Sting Chameleon appeared in ''[[Street Fighter x All Capcom]]'' and ''[[TEPPEN]]''.
*[[Armor Soldier]] (with [[Ride Armor]])
 
 
* Sting Chameleon was planned as a boss in the cancelled game ''[[Rockman Online]]''.
*[[Axe Max]]
 
 
*In ''[[Mega Man X DiVE]]'', Sting Chameleon is the boss from the Area Forest stage in Co-op mode. He also appears in some floors from the [[Jakob Orbital Elevator]].
*[[Crag Man]]
 
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** He appeared as the boss of the second ''[[Monster Hunter Rise]]'' event. His data was mixed with the data from a [[w:c:monsterhunter:Chameleos|Chameleos]], becoming '''Chameleos Chameleon'''.
*[[Creeper]]
 
*[[Hoganmer]]
 
*[[Jamminger]]
 
*[[Mad Pecker]]
 
*[[Planty]] (with [[Iworm]]s)
 
   
 
==Other media==
 
==Other media==
===''[[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X]]''===
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===''[[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X]]'' (manga)===
 
Sting Chameleon is the third Maverick that X fights in the [[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X]] manga. He uses armed devices to control the animals of a forest, using them to cause havoc and call X's attention to capture him for Sigma. A city was already destroyed when X arrived at the forest. [[Zero]] meets X in the forest and says they need to burn the forest to stop the animals, but X urges him to find another way, by defeating the ones responsible for this and make the animals return to normal. Zero agreed, saying he has until sunset to do so or he will burn the forest. After passing by [[RT-55J]] and finding the Armor upgrade, X found Sting Chameleon training with a dummy. Chameleon uses the animals to attack X, but somehow they returned to normal and Chameleon had to fight X himself. During the fight, X's buster was damaged by his tongue, but X also damaged his tongue using the Electric Spark. X could not use his buster much because of this, but when it became dark, X fired his buster to cast light and reveal Chameleon's position. The sudden burst of light damaged Chameleon's camouflage system, allowing X to defeat him with a charged shot. Zero was already preparing a device to destroy the forest when X returned to him.
 
Sting Chameleon is the third Maverick that X fights in the [[Rockman X (manga)|Rockman X]] manga. He uses armed devices to control the animals of a forest, using them to cause havoc and call X's attention to capture him for Sigma. A city was already destroyed when X arrived at the forest. [[Zero]] meets X in the forest and says they need to burn the forest to stop the animals, but X urges him to find another way, by defeating the ones responsible for this and make the animals return to normal. Zero agreed, saying he has until sunset to do so or he will burn the forest. After passing by [[RT-55J]] and finding the Armor upgrade, X found Sting Chameleon training with a dummy. Chameleon uses the animals to attack X, but somehow they returned to normal and Chameleon had to fight X himself. During the fight, X's buster was damaged by his tongue, but X also damaged his tongue using the Electric Spark. X could not use his buster much because of this, but when it became dark, X fired his buster to cast light and reveal Chameleon's position. The sudden burst of light damaged Chameleon's camouflage system, allowing X to defeat him with a charged shot. Zero was already preparing a device to destroy the forest when X returned to him.
   
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In the Carddass, ''[[Rockman X Mega Mission]]'', [[Dr. Doppler]] used the [[Limited]] to revive Sting Chameleon as "Sting Chameleao L". Some of Sting Chameleon's changes include his green colors being changed to a dark blue, the four spikes pointed backwards of his head where replaced by two facing forward, different shoulders, and three spikes on his tail instead of two. He was defeated by Zero.
 
In the Carddass, ''[[Rockman X Mega Mission]]'', [[Dr. Doppler]] used the [[Limited]] to revive Sting Chameleon as "Sting Chameleao L". Some of Sting Chameleon's changes include his green colors being changed to a dark blue, the four spikes pointed backwards of his head where replaced by two facing forward, different shoulders, and three spikes on his tail instead of two. He was defeated by Zero.
   
====''Mega Mission''====
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====''Mega Mission'' ====
 
In the Mega Mission manga history published in ''[[Rockman Remix]]'' and ''[[Mega Man Maniax|Rockman Maniax]]'', Sting Chameleao L attacks X with [[Storm Eagle|Storm Eagleed L]] (Storm Eagle L) and [[Flame Mammoth|Burnin' Noumander L]] (Flame Mammoth L). Initially, X doesn't want to fight them, but he's forced by iX/Limited to kill them with one blast, leaving only debris.
 
In the Mega Mission manga history published in ''[[Rockman Remix]]'' and ''[[Mega Man Maniax|Rockman Maniax]]'', Sting Chameleao L attacks X with [[Storm Eagle|Storm Eagleed L]] (Storm Eagle L) and [[Flame Mammoth|Burnin' Noumander L]] (Flame Mammoth L). Initially, X doesn't want to fight them, but he's forced by iX/Limited to kill them with one blast, leaving only debris.
   
===''[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Mega Man Archie Comics]]''===
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===[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|''Mega Man'' (Archie Comics)]]===
   
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Sting Chameleon is briefly alluded to in the [[Worlds Collide]] arc, when [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] mockingly suggested to name [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio Man]] such (although he wasn't able to say the full name due to being cut off).
Although Sting Chameleon himself does not appear in the crossover, due to the time period taking place long before the Mega Man X series, he was briefly alluded to in the [[Worlds Collide]] arc, where [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] mockingly suggested to name [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio Man]] such (although he wasn't able to say the full name due to being cut off). Sting Chameleon himself would appear in the sequel crossover [[Worlds Unite]], in which [[Sigma/Archie Comics|Sigma]] cloned him and many other Mavericks using the power of the [[Genesis Portal]]s and [[Unity Engine]]s. After joining in a brief attack on [[Mega Man X (character)/Archie Comics|X]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Mega Man (character)/Archie Comics|Mega Man]], and their assembled allies the [[Maverick Hunters]], [[Freedom Fighters]], [[Robot Master]]s, and [[Team Sticks]], he departed through a Genesis Portal to continue his master's plans of conquest. He would join [[Volt Kraken]] in attacking the world of [[Viewtiful Joe]], where he was briefly mistaken for [[w:c:viewtifuljoe:Cameo Leon|Cameo Leon]] of that world while battling [[Sticks the Badger]] and [[Axl/Archie Comics|Axl]].
 
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Sting Chameleon himself appeared in the sequel crossover [[Worlds Unite]], in which [[Sigma/Archie Comics|Sigma]] resurrected him and other Mavericks using the power of the [[Genesis Portal]]s and [[Unity Engine]]s. Here Sting Chameleon resembled his ''Maverick Hunter X'' [[Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X|incarnation]] and invaded the world of ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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MMX1StingConcept.jpg|Sting Chameleon's concept art.
 
MMX1StingConcept.jpg|Sting Chameleon's concept art.
 
StingChameleonFeet.jpg|Bottom view of Sting Chameleon's foot.
 
StingChameleonFeet.jpg|Bottom view of Sting Chameleon's foot.
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X6 Player CentipedeChameleonHornet.png|Sting Chameleon in Metal Shark Player's Helper Attack in ''Mega Man X6''.
StingChameleao.png|''Rockman X DiVE''.
 
SFXACStingChameleao.png|Sting Chameleon in ''Street Fighter x All Capcom''.
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X1 Carddass StingChameleon.png|Sting Chameleon in the [[Rockman X Carddass series|''Rockman X'' Carddass]].
TEPPEN DON 059 art.png|''TEPPEN'' card.
 
 
MMC021.jpg|Sting Chameleao L in ''Rockman X Mega Mission''.
 
MMC021.jpg|Sting Chameleao L in ''Rockman X Mega Mission''.
 
RemixLimitedTrioA.png|Sting Chameleao L in the ''Mega Mission'' manga.
 
RemixLimitedTrioA.png|Sting Chameleao L in the ''Mega Mission'' manga.
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SFXACStingChameleao.png|Sting Chameleon in ''Street Fighter x All Capcom''.
Maverick Army.jpg|''Mega Man X - Mega Man X8'' Mavericks in Worlds Unite.
 
 
TEPPEN DON 059 art.png|''TEPPEN'' card.
Rockman X DiVE Boss Sting Chameleon.png|Sting Chameleon in Rockman X DiVE
 
 
StingChameleao.png|Model in ''Mega Man X DiVE''.
 
Mega Man X DiVE Boss Sting Chameleon.png|Sting Chameleon in ''Mega Man X DiVE''.
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Mega Man X DiVE Boss Chameleos Chameleon.png|Chameleos Chameleon in ''Mega Man X DiVE''.
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Chameleos Chameleon Concept Art 1.jpg|Chameleos Chameleon concept art.
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Chameleos Chameleon Concept Art 2.jpg|Chameleos Chameleon concept art.
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Minecraft Sting Chameleon skin.png|''[[Minecraft]]''.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Sting Chameleon, along with [[Boomer Kuwanger]], are the only Mavericks from the [[Mega Man X (video game)|first ''Mega Man X'']] to not appear in the ''Mega Man Xtreme'' games.
 
*His weapon, Chameleon Sting, is simply his English name with the words reversed.
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*In the ''[[Mega Man X Collection]]'' port, the sound effect of Sting Chameleon's Transparent Movement is slightly different. It is unclear if this change is intentional or a glitch.
 
*[[w:c:viewtifuljoe:Cameo Leon|Cameo Leon]] from ''Viewtiful Joe 2'' may have been (at least loosely) based on Sting Chameleon.
 
*[[w:c:viewtifuljoe:Cameo Leon|Cameo Leon]] from ''Viewtiful Joe 2'' may have been (at least loosely) based on Sting Chameleon.
**Interestingly, in [[Worlds Unite]], Sting Chameleon invades the world of ''Viewtiful Joe'', and Viewtiful Joe himself relates him to Cameo Leon.
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**In [[Worlds Unite]], Sting Chameleon invades the world of ''Viewtiful Joe'', and Viewtiful Joe compares him to Cameo Leon.
*Sting Chameleon, along with [[Boomer Kuwanger]], are the only Mavericks from the [[Mega Man X (video game)|first ''Mega Man X'' game]] to not appear in the ''Mega Man Xtreme'' sub-series.
 
**Interestingly, in ''[[Mega Man Xtreme 2]]'', a portion of his stage appears in [[Neon Tiger]]'s stage.
 
*Sting Chameleon, along with [[Magna Centipede]] and [[Blast Hornet]], briefly appear as part of an attack by [[Metal Shark Player]] in ''[[Mega Man X6]]'', where he summons recreations of one of the three Mavericks at random to attack X or Zero.
 
*His weapon, Chameleon Sting, is simply his two English names reversed.
 
*His Life Up was not originally in its spot; it was before in the mountain part, the cubby under the 1-Up one. This is seen in the X1 trailer in Mega Man X Legacy Collection.
 
   
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==References==
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[[Category:Mega Man X bosses]]
 
[[Category:Mega Man X DiVE bosses]]
 
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[[Category:Rockman Online Characters]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 18 September 2023

For his Mega Man Maverick Hunter X incarnation, see Sting Chameleon/Maverick Hunter X.

Sting Chameleon, known in Japan as Sting Chameleao (スティング・カメリーオ Sutingu Kamerīo), is a boss in Mega Man X, a Reploid based on the chameleon. He is a former Maverick Hunter who joined Sigma's uprising.

Characteristics

Sting Chameleon was a highly-skilled Maverick Hunter, but his sly, sneaky tricks and sharp tongue left him unpopular. Chameleon can blend into his surroundings and uses strategy to defeat his enemies by any means necessary; sometimes he is called a coward for such guerrilla tactics, but he doesn't care.[3]

History

Mega Man X

Sting Chameleon was a skilled Maverick Hunter from the 9th Special Unit (Rangers), but he was never chosen for promotion to unit leader due to his unpopularity with his comrades. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Chameleon uses Sigma's Maverick rebellion as a means to rise through the ranks and gain more power and recognition in Sigma's Reploid nation.[4] He is grimly protective of his post as defender of a front-line base in the jungle, where he fights X and is defeated, relinquishing his Chameleon Sting.

Sting Chameleon also reappeared in the third stage of Sigma's Hideout as part of the Maverick boss rush to face X once more.

Strategy

Sting Chameleon spends most of the battle hanging from the wall or ceiling, and can blend into his surroundings to near invisibility. He tries to catch the player off-guard with his stealth and misdirection, attacking from many different angles. This can make him difficult to target, but his movements can become predictable via observation. He is weak to Boomerang Cutter, which instantly pries him off the wall and can be used to lock him into a pattern.

X1 Chameleon Stings Chameleon Sting (カメレオンスティング Kamereon Sutingu)[4]
Sting Chameleon flicks his tail to launch a fan of three thorns. Usually performed three times consecutively.
Damage: 2
X1 Chameleon Tongue Tongue Flick Attack (舌をのばして攻擊 Shita o Nobashite Kōgeki)[4]
Iron Tongue[5]
Sting Chameleon extends his tongue to strike the player. He may do so standing on the floor or climbing on the backdrop.
Damage: 4
X1 Chameleon Transparent Transparent Movement (透明化移動 Tōmei-ka Idō)[4]
Sting Chameleon crawls along the backdrop while camouflaged, invulnerable to attacks. He reappears either in a corner to use Chameleon Sting, or near the player to use Iron Tongue.
Damage: 0
X1 Chameleon Rain Thorn Rain (トゲの雨 Toge no Ame)[4]
Sting Chameleon jumps to hang from the ceiling by his tongue, shaking spikes to rain down in random patterns.
Damage: 2

Data

Mega Man X stats

Height: 177 cm (5.80 ft)
Weight: 77 kg (170 lbs, mistakenly shown as 169 lbs in-game)
Attacks: Chameleon Sting, Iron Tongue

Stage

Main article: Forest Stage

Other appearances

Other media

Rockman X (manga)

Sting Chameleon is the third Maverick that X fights in the Rockman X manga. He uses armed devices to control the animals of a forest, using them to cause havoc and call X's attention to capture him for Sigma. A city was already destroyed when X arrived at the forest. Zero meets X in the forest and says they need to burn the forest to stop the animals, but X urges him to find another way, by defeating the ones responsible for this and make the animals return to normal. Zero agreed, saying he has until sunset to do so or he will burn the forest. After passing by RT-55J and finding the Armor upgrade, X found Sting Chameleon training with a dummy. Chameleon uses the animals to attack X, but somehow they returned to normal and Chameleon had to fight X himself. During the fight, X's buster was damaged by his tongue, but X also damaged his tongue using the Electric Spark. X could not use his buster much because of this, but when it became dark, X fired his buster to cast light and reveal Chameleon's position. The sudden burst of light damaged Chameleon's camouflage system, allowing X to defeat him with a charged shot. Zero was already preparing a device to destroy the forest when X returned to him.

Rockman X Mega Mission

In the Carddass, Rockman X Mega Mission, Dr. Doppler used the Limited to revive Sting Chameleon as "Sting Chameleao L". Some of Sting Chameleon's changes include his green colors being changed to a dark blue, the four spikes pointed backwards of his head where replaced by two facing forward, different shoulders, and three spikes on his tail instead of two. He was defeated by Zero.

Mega Mission

In the Mega Mission manga history published in Rockman Remix and Rockman Maniax, Sting Chameleao L attacks X with Storm Eagleed L (Storm Eagle L) and Burnin' Noumander L (Flame Mammoth L). Initially, X doesn't want to fight them, but he's forced by iX/Limited to kill them with one blast, leaving only debris.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)

Sting Chameleon is briefly alluded to in the Worlds Collide arc, when Sonic the Hedgehog mockingly suggested to name Espio Man such (although he wasn't able to say the full name due to being cut off).

Sting Chameleon himself appeared in the sequel crossover Worlds Unite, in which Sigma resurrected him and other Mavericks using the power of the Genesis Portals and Unity Engines. Here Sting Chameleon resembled his Maverick Hunter X incarnation and invaded the world of Viewtiful Joe.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Sting Chameleon, along with Boomer Kuwanger, are the only Mavericks from the first Mega Man X to not appear in the Mega Man Xtreme games.
  • His weapon, Chameleon Sting, is simply his English name with the words reversed.
  • In the Mega Man X Collection port, the sound effect of Sting Chameleon's Transparent Movement is slightly different. It is unclear if this change is intentional or a glitch.
  • Cameo Leon from Viewtiful Joe 2 may have been (at least loosely) based on Sting Chameleon.
    • In Worlds Unite, Sting Chameleon invades the world of Viewtiful Joe, and Viewtiful Joe compares him to Cameo Leon.

References

  1. Mega Man Maverick Hunter X manual
  2. MM25 Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works
  3. Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Gallery.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Boss File: Sting Chameleao, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 25.
  5. Sting Chameleon, Spec tab, Mega Man X Stage Select screen.