Blast Hornet

Blast Hornet, known as Explose Horneck (エクスプローズ・ホーネック) in Japan, is a Maverick in Mega Man X3. He used to be a Maverick Hunter in the Special 0 Unit assigned to DopplerTown. When the Maverick Virus began infecting Reploids, Blast Hornet also fell victim.

Strategy
He buzzes around the armory, shooting his Parasitic Bomb at enemies, but the Gravity Well will bring him down. If the player moves toward the Gravity Well ball as it is about to return, the weapon can be rapidly, preventing Blast Hornet from attacking X repeatedly.

When playing as Zero in Mega Man Xtreme 2, the player can defeat him easier with Dash.

Mega Man X3 stats:

 * Power: 3400rp
 * Speed: 8600rp

Stage enemies
Enemies in Blast Hornet's stage from Mega Man X3:
 * Sub-boss: Genjibo and Shurikein
 * Carry Arm (before completing Gravity Beetle's stage)
 * Hangerter (holding Ride Armor)
 * Head Gunner customer (before completing his stage)
 * Head Gunner masspro (after completing his stage)
 * Helit
 * Meta Capsule (before completing Gravity Beetle's stage)
 * Notor Banger

Enemies in Blast Hornet's stage from Mega Man Xtreme 2:


 * Flamer
 * Kyunnbyunn
 * Spycopter (harmless platform)
 * Turn Cannon

Rockman X
In the Rockman X3 manga, Blast Hornet and Zero are depicted as good friends and comrades. Blast Hornet was brought under Dr. Doppler's control after being kidnapped by Bit, when he made a failed attempt at defeating him during Doppler's armies attack on the Maverick Hunter HQ. He later confronts Zero at an abandoned armory piloting a small, but heavily armed combat armor. Zero noticing Hornet's hesitation and inability to shoot him directly, drops his saber and disables his other combat abilities, confident that Hornet would not kill him. Hornet, amused by Zero's display, fires on him with his entire arsenal, but true to Zero's assumptions, as the smoke clears Zero still stands, somewhat injured but not badly. Confused and frustrated, Hornet abandons his armor and snatches Zero's dropped saber and attempts to slice him in half, but once again hesitates, stopping short, only breaking his helmet in half instead. Zero, taking advantage of this opportunity, wrests his saber from Hornets grasp and floors him with one swift punch. The shock breaks Doppler's hold and Hornet returns to his right state of mind. After, a brief moment to recover, the two with renewed friendship, team up to clear out the remaining Maverick forces in the facility. Later, Blast Hornet is seen alongside Blizzard Buffalo, Tunnel Rhino, and Neon Tiger, assisting X and Zero in their battle against Bit and Byte.

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Trivia
The arranged version of Blast Hornet's theme is instead based on his MegaMan Xtreme 2 Theme instead of his MegaMan X3 theme.