Shining Ray

"A weapon harnessing the power of light. It can be fired in 8 directions."

- In-game text

Shining Ray (シャイニングレイ) is the weapon X receives after defeating Optic Sunflower. It shoots out an energy beam that almost acts like fireworks. Charged up, it sends out four exploding shots. The Shining Ray is Dark Mantis and Belial Sigma's weakness. 

Trivia

 * "Shining Ray" is the name of a song by Janne Da Arc, who did the theme for the Japanese version of Mega Man X8.

Counterparts to this Weapon

 * Tenshouha
 * Ray Gun