Deep Forest

"We're detecting energy from deep within the lost woods! Find it!"

- Stage description

Deep Forest is Soldier Stonekong's stage in Mega Man X7.

Description
The stage is fully 2D and has no 3D segments. It starts out in a jungle area with a slight upward slope, slowly introducing pits, spikes, and Ape Stones. After proceeding up the slope, a short ending segment occurs in Soldier Stonekong's ring-shaped arena, requiring the Maverick Hunters to destroy a ring of Ape Stones before the boss fight begins.

Enemies

 * Aperoid
 * Flyer
 * Kyuun B
 * Metall S
 * Pastegunner
 * Runnerbomb
 * Sub-boss: Big Ray
 * Sub-boss: Birdy

Items

 * Heart Tank: Destroy the stage's fifth Ape Stone to find the Heart Tank within.
 * EX Item: Use Zero's Double Jump on top of the final Ape Stone to find the EX Item floating high in the air.
 * Leg Parts: Climb up into an alcove that can be reached by climbing two Ape Stones.