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. This weapon is based off Magma Dragoon's ability to perform uppercut/upward attack with flames. 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 has very limited horizontal range. When charged, X performs a flaming uppercut that makes him go up in the air for a bit, similar to Magma Dragoon's Shoryuken, 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 and certain foliage in Web Spider's stage.

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

Rockman X DiVE
A version of X equipped with Rising Fire appears in Rockman X DiVE as an A rank Hunter Program, with charged Rising Fire being his second active skill. His first skill, "Wave Flame" (波動の炎), is a fireball that X shoots forwards.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Rising Fire appears in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. X shoots a fireball directly upwards. It is performed by tapping Down, Down + Kick. Additionally, one of X's alternate colors is the same he has with Rising Fire equipped.

Project X Zone
Rising Fire is one of the weapons used by X in Project X Zone.

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

Rockman X4 (manga)
X, who had made himself massively powerful by donning the Ultimate Armor, single-handedly shot down Storm Owl and the entirety of the Repliforce air brigade that he was commanding over a volcano. Owl was seriously injured but still alive, and ranted at X in amazement over displaying such immense power that was far beyond that of regular Reploids, saying that it is X who was the true Maverick, not Repliforce. X then coldly executed him with a charged shot to the chest and rebuffed his claims. Suddenly, X heard rumbling and a voice under the ground of the volcano, and Dragoon suddenly burst out of the ground with a Rising Fire strike that X narrowly dodged, and proceeded to challenge X to a duel.

Merchandise
Kotobukiya made two figures of X equipped with Rising Fire:
 * X Rising Fire Ver. - Comes with a plastic Rising Fire, which is a charged buster shot made with red plastic, reproducing the normal version of Rising Fire, alongside some fire pieces and a Ryuenjin piece for Zero.
 * Fourth Armor Rising Fire Ver. - Comes with a large Plasma Charge Shot effect.

Trivia

 * Interestingly, X's armor color scheme when equipped with Rising Fire is similar to Proto Man's from the original Mega Man series.
 * This weapon can be used to burn blocks and get items, such as the ice block under the Frost Walrus Life Up.
 * The appearance of Wave Flame used by X (Rising Fire ver.) in Rockman X DiVE is similar to the Rising Fire part of the Kotobukiya figure.

Counterpart to this weapon

 * Ryuenjin

Similar weapons

 * Wing Spiral from Mega Man X5