Rafflesian

Rafflesian is a boss from Mega Man X: Command Mission. She can be found within Tianna Camp once X's party has acquired the Tianna Key from the Recovery Center. Once found, she gets upset at the party for interrupting her dance practice session and attacks. Rafflesian possesses the capability to heal herself and increase her stats slightly each turn. Her special attack is Sunburst, which hits ten times for 250 damage each unless defended against. She also comes with two Belladonnas as backup. The only clear difference between Rafflesian and her Belladonnas is the large metallic ballerina skirt she dons over her waist and upper legs, which her Sunburst beams actually are shot from, and her squeakier sounding voice. Therefore, it can be argued that she is the master Belladonna model. Rafflesian gains energy every turn, but the Belladonas only gain energy when they are attacked. It's better to focus on one enemy at a time, starting with Rafflesian. If you hit them all at once, the Belladonas will gain power and the battle will become tougher.

Defeating Rafflesian grants the party X's Ultimate Armor and two Figure Tokens. Unlike fellow Command Mission secret boss Duckbill Mole, there is nothing to indicate that Rafflesian is a Maverick, is affiliated with the Rebellion, or even knows or cares that the items in her room include an armor mode for X.



Trivia

 * Rafflesian's name most likely derives from the name "Rafflesia", a parisitic flowering plant in the Indonesian rain forest. This may hint to why she constantly gains energy each turn.
 * Belladona is also a type of plant. Its foliage and berries are toxic and can cause delirium and hallucinations, hence the "Riot" attack, though strangely enough it is only used by Rafflesian.
 * The name Belladona also means "beautiful woman" in Italian.