Rising Fire

"Shoots fire energy vertically. Effective against all airborne enemies. Some objects may be burned by this as well."

- In-game text

Rising Fire (ライジングファイア) is a fire-elemental Special Weapon that Mega Man X obtains from Magma Dragoon in Mega Man X4. When equipped with this weapon, X raises his arm in the air and shoots a fireball upwards. Because the fireball that is shot out only goes straight up, this weapon doesn't have very good horizontal range. When charged, X preforms a Shoryuken-esque flaming uppercut that makes him go up in the air for a bit, and after the uppercut has been executed, a large fireball is then shot upwards, similar to the weapon's normal fire. Whether this weapon is used in its normal or charged state, Rising Fire can also be used to burn the wooden pieces in Web Spider's stage.

This weapon is the primary weakness for Frost Walrus and Reaper Sigma's first form. In Reaper Sigma's case, however, Rising Fire is the only weapon that can damage him, as his cloak will otherwise deflect any other weapons - including even X's X-Buster and the Nova Strike.

Damage Data Chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man X4.



Trivia

 * Interestingly, X's armor color scheme when equipped with Rising Fire is similar to Proto Man's from the original Mega Man series.
 * Many fans think that the shoryuken could be the normal shot, and the meteours like the charged version.

Similar Weapons

 * Wing Spiral from Mega Man X5

Counterpart to this Weapon

 * Ryuenjin