Hyouretsuzan

"Down + S.M. button while jumping. A dive attack. Effective against surface enemies."

- In-game text

Hyouretsuzan (氷烈斬), also known as "Ice Fury Slash" or "Violent Ice Slash", is the special technique that Zero learns after defeating Frost Walrus in Mega Man X4. By pressing DOWN on the D-pad and the S.M. button while airborne, Zero turns the blade of his Z-Saber into ice and preforms a downward thrust with it. Once Zero hits the ground while preforming this technique, the blade will shatter and he can then preform it again. Hyouretsuzan can be used on Zero's first or second jump, and like some of his other techniques, it is capable of inflicting tremendous amount of damage as it can strike multiple times.

Hyouretsuzan causes a weakness reaction against Jet Stingray, and is very effective against Colonel and Sigma's disfigured head form in the final battle against him.

Similar Techniques

 * Drill Crush from Mega Man Xtreme 2
 * Quake Blazer from Mega Man X5
 * Rakukoujin from Mega Man X6
 * Enkoujin from Mega Man X8

Counterpart to this Technique

 * Frost Tower