Ultimate Armor

The Ultimate Armor is a generally secret armor for X that bestows the most all-around fighting power when equipped (or in Mega Man X4, owned). It enables every power of the Force Armor in X4, X5, and X6. A major change is the use of the Nova Strike; You may use it freely, as it consumes no energy.

In Mega Man X8, you may unlock the Ultimate Armor through a code or by playing a Clear Game save file with X at 100%. Then, you must buy the armor from the Dev Room. It bestows the powers of the Plasma Shot of the Force Armor, the Icarus Body, the Dragon Punch from Mega Man X2, and the powers of both boots.

In Mega Man X5, there is a way to receive the Ultimate Armor without using a code. In the third station of the Zero Virus Maze, there is a vertical shaft that leads to a capsule. Enter the capsule as X without any armor on to gain the Ultimate Armor. Note that you must select the Ultimate Armor before entering a stage to use it.

Refer to the table below for codes used to gain use of the Zero Armor. The codes are listed with the button pressed and the number of times pressed next to it. In Mega Man X4 and X5, highlight Zero on the Character Select screen and enter the codes. In Mega Man X6 and X8, highlight Game Start, complete the sequence of buttons, and press Start.