Armor Soldier

Armor Soldier (アーマーソルジャー) is a Reploid soldier that has gone Maverick and appears as an enemy in Mega Man X. They are seen piloting Ride Armors in Chill Penguin's and Sting Chameleon's stages, as well as the second Sigma hideout stage.

If X approaches one without a Ride Armor, they will be standing nearby their own Ride Armor, looking back and forth for targets. It is possible in this instance for X to dash quickly and steal their Ride Armor, or destroy them outright with a charge shot. If their Ride Armor is stolen, they will attack by standing still and firing occasional buster shots.

Other appearances
Armor Soldiers appeared as enemies in Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2, where they are named Ride Armors.

Other media
Two Armor Soldiers appeared in the Rockman X manga, in the area controlled by Chill Penguin. One of them made a surprise attack to X, nearly defeating him, but X manages to defeat the pilot and uses the Ride Armor to fight the other Armor Soldier. During the fight, X leaves his Ride Armor and points the X-Buster to the soldier, but offers him a chance to live if he abandons Sigma. The soldier accepts and escapes, and X destroys the Ride Armors.

More Armor Soldiers are later seen with other Mavericks surronding X and Zero in the forest that was controlled by Sting Chameleon.

Note
Armor Soldier outside and inside the Ride Armor is considered a different enemy in Compendium of Rockman X, Armor Soldier being him outside and Ride Armor (ライドアーマー) inside the armor. Also, this enemy is named Ride Armor in the Project X Zone series. However, this naming is uncommon (being called Armor Soldier in most sources, regardless of the condition) and is avoided in the wiki to avert confusion with Ride Armor, a different enemy from Mega Man Xtreme 2.