Magma Stage

"Red-hot world!"

- Stage tagline

Underground Lava Zone Stage (地下溶岩地帯ステージ) is Burn Dinorex's stage in Mega Man X5. It is a volcano-based hideout located in Somalia.

Description
The stage begins at the mouth of volcano, and the Hunters slowly descend into the depths whilst avoiding fire traps. Eventually they reach an active vein of the volcano, which forces the player to periodically hide behind large rocks to avoid instant death via a rush of fire. After destroying a door, they continue to a more industrial section with a Ride Armor Raiden and two split paths. The first path is to jump across the pit and continue on platforms above the lava, where the sub-boss Pteranoid is fought. The second has the player go under the lava in the Ride Armor, which avoids the sub-boss but requires the player never leave the Ride Armor due to the lava. Either way, both paths end up at Burn Dinorex's boss arena.

Enemies

 * Optional sub-boss: Pteranoid
 * Batton Bone B82
 * Dragon Magma
 * Pararoid Jumbo
 * Raiden
 * Sniper

Items

 * Life Up: Heading left instead of right during the rushes of fire yields a secret room in the ground with a Life Up.
 * Gaea Armor's Buster Program: Use the Falcon Armor to fly underneath the door to Burn Dinorex's room, where the capsule is hidden above the lava.