Sigma's Hideout (Mega Man X)

The Sigma Palace (シグマパレス), also known as Sigma's fortress and Sigma's hideout (シグマのアジト), is Sigma's secret base of operations in Mega Man X, its remake Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, and Mega Man X8. In Mega Man X, the Sigma Palace was a floating island (a standard island in the game's remake) which exploded after Sigma's first defeat. In Mega Man X8, a new Sigma Palace was built on the Moon.

Sigma Stage 1
After defeating the eight bosses, X and Zero discover the location of Sigma's fortress. Inside, Zero faces Vile and is captured. X is also defeated by him, but Zero breaks free and destroys Vile's Ride Armor. X then fights Vile and defeats him. If the player didn't obtain the Arm Parts, Zero will give his arm cannon to X.

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Sigma Stage 2


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Sigma Stage 3
The third stage, where X faces the remaining Mavericks before Sigma. The battle against Vile was moved to this stage in the remake Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, in the hall just before D-Rex. This is the last stage in Vile Mode, where Vile fights X and Zero in the place he appears in X Mode.

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Sigma Stage 4
The final stage. It is a cramped vertical area with Creepers on the walls. Climbing up it leads to Sigma's room, where he sends Velguarder against X as a final test. After Velguarder's defeat, Sigma himself challenges X. Once X defeats his Wolf Sigma form, the entire palace begins to detonate, forcing X to teleport away and leave Sigma to supposedly die.

Mega Man X8


"Defeat Sigma: the cause of this whole situation."

- Stage description

Sigma Palace is the final stage from Mega Man X8, this time an ornate palace built on the Moon. After defeating a Copy Sigma in Gateway, multiple more Sigmas are detected, and the Maverick Hunters realize that the true Sigma is still alive. Upon arrival, Sigma blocks the Hunters' support from their Navigators. They storm the palace and face Vile V for the last time, who pilots a Devil Bear Ride Armor and holds back one of the two Hunters. The remaining Hunter continues, eventually coming upon the true Sigma in his throne room. The other Hunter returns to the rescue and together they defeat Sigma. After Sigma's death, Lumine reveals his true evil intentions and attacks. They defeat Lumine as well, before heading back to Earth.

Although the fortress during gameplay and standard cutscenes is shown to have lighted hallways and rooms, the FMV cutscenes depict it as completely dark, which is especially evident with the scenes involving Lumine.

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 * Guardroid
 * Guardroid HIG
 * Guardroid LIG
 * Guardroid σ

Other media


In the Rockman X manga, Sigma reveals his flying fortress to X after Boomer Kuwanger's defeat. X's X-Buster became unusable after his previous battle, but he decides to go after Sigma despite his current state. In the fortress, X finds several broken Mechaniloids defeated by Zero, and finds a damaged Zero captured by Vile. Zero manages to escape and destroys Vile's Ride Armor, but it costs him his life. After defeating Vile and later Sigma, Sigma's head combines with a powerful giant wolf-like body. To defeat Sigma, X takes down the base, which burned when entering the atmosphere.