Laser Institute Stage

Laser Institute Stage (レーザー研究所ステージ) is Shining Firefly's stage in Mega Man X5. It is Shining Firefly's laser research lab, located near the Kuril Islands.

Description
The stage starts outside the facility at night. Entering the facility, there are laser cannons that need to be redirected using mirrors in order to open several gates. If the Nightmare Phenomenon is present, there are added Nightmare Bugs and Cubes as well. Once the end of the hall is reached, there is a choice of two doors to be opened: the one in the wall leads to the boss fight with Shield Sheldon, while the one in the floor leads to more laser puzzles and secrets, including the warp to the alternate path. Said alternate area is full of spikes and pits that must be traversed by hanging from rails, leading to the encounter with either Zero Nightmare, High Max or Dynamo.

Enemies

 * Sub-boss: Prism Guardian
 * Death Press D
 * Hotarion
 * Metall T
 * Prism Generator
 * Sigma Virus

Items

 * Life Up: Before the stage's warp to the alternate path, the Life Up can be found sitting atop a spiked floor.
 * EX Item: Also found on the spiked floor in the same section as the Life Up.
 * Falcon Armor's Buster Program: In the same area as the other secrets, pass through a wall of blocks on the left. There is an invisible platform in the middle of the pit which can be used to safely reach the capsule on the other side.