Sentsuizan

Sentsuizan (旋追斬), is the special technique that Zero learns after defeating Ground Scaravich in Mega Man X6. When pressing UP on the D-pad and the attack button while airborne, Zero dives downward at a sharp angle with this Z-Saber drawn, which upon touching the ground, will cause the screen to shake, after which, Zero then performs a horizontal circular slash in the same manner as Shippuuga from Mega Man X4. This technique can be used to move or destroy the Nightmare Cubes that may be present in Metal Shark Player or Shield Sheldon's stages. Zero also gains invincibility frames until touching the ground.

Sentsuizan is the weakness for Blaze Heatnix and Sigma's final form.

Caution must be taken with Sentsuizan when the player must use ropes to progress through stages, especially in areas with bottomless pits or spikes, because if the player tries to attack with the Z-Saber and presses UP on the D-Pad while trying to hook on to the rope, Zero will automatically plunge himself into the pit/spikes, resulting in an instant death.

Damage Data Chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man X6.

Trivia

 * In Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, despite Sentsuizan and Shippuuga technically being the same move, unlike the Sentsuizan, the Shippuuga was somehow rendered into a command move instead of a special move.


 * In both versions of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the Sentsuizan is listed as an off-the-ground move, but like in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, it goes diagonally down. However, it can be slightly steered to either quicken it or slow it down.
 * Thanks to re-using sprites from Shippuuga's animations, Zero uses his old curving saber during Sentsuizan rather than the straight-rod saber he uses for X6 and all further games (though he may have gone back to his old saber afterwards, seeing as X never uses it again)

Similar Techniques

 * Shippuuga from Mega Man X4
 * W-Shredder from Mega Man X5

Counterpart to this Technique

 * Ground Dash