Homing Torpedo

Homing Torpedo (ホーミングトーピード) is the Special Weapon that X obtains from defeating Launch Octopus in Mega Man X. When equipped, X fires a small missile that seeks out the nearest enemy. If there or no enemies nearby, the weapon will simply fly in a straight line. Despite its "torpedo" moniker, it can be used both in and out of water. Up to two Homing Torpedos can be fired and be visible on the screen at a time. However, the shot limit in Maverick Hunter X has been increased to three with a change in color from greenish-gray in the classic version to smoke gray in the remake. When fully charged, X will fire a six quick piranha-like missiles with similar homing qualities as the original.

This weapon is Boomer Kuwanger's weakness.

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

Trivia

 * Homing Torpedo is misspelled Horming Torpedo in-game. This grammatical error has been corrected in its PSP remake.


 * Homing Torpedo is incapable of homing in on Sigma when fighting him in the first battle. Whether it be under normal or secondary fire, the weapon will just be fired straight forward, as if there were no enemies nearby. However, this bug has already been fixed in Maverick Hunter X where the Homing Torpedo will home in on any target that can be shot at, whatever it is.

Similar Weapons

 * Dive Missile from Mega Man 4
 * Homing Sniper from Mega Man 8
 * Sniper Missile from Mega Man X7