Sting Chameleon

Sting Chameleon, known in Japan as Sting Chameleao (スティング・カメリーオ), is a Maverick in Mega Man X based on the chameleon. He was a Maverick Hunter in charge of the 9th Special Forces under Sigma. He is sly and respects only the strong, and may have joined Sigma because he was stronger than him. He can blend into his surrondings, and uses strategy to defeat his enemies by any means necessary, sometimes called a coward for this. He was defeated by X.

A metallic copy of Sting Chameleon appears in Mega Man X6 as one of Metal Shark Player's attacks.

Strategy
Sting Chameleon can blend into his surroundings, like chameleons were once thought to. He can use his tongue, the spikes on the ceiling, and Chameleon Sting (from his tail) to attack. But he's weak against Boomerang Cutter.

Data
Nickname: "Spirit Sharp-Shooter of the Haunted Forest" (幽林の妖撃手)

Mega Man X stats: Sting Chameleon (Sting Chameleao) Height: 5.80 ft (177 cm) Weight: 169 lb (77 kg) Attacks: Chameleon Sting, IronTongue

Stage names:
 * Forest Stage (森林ステージ, from Mega Man X credits and Irregular Hunter X on Capcom's site)
 * Recon Base Ruins (from Mega Man Maverick Hunter X stage select screen)

Stage enemies
Enemies in Sting Chameleon's stage:
 * Sub-boss (optional): RT-55J
 * Amenhopper
 * Armor Soldier (with Ride Armor)
 * Axe Max
 * Crag Man
 * Creeper
 * Hoganmer
 * Jamminger
 * Mad Pecker
 * Planty (with Iworms)

Other media

 * Sting Chameleon is the third Maverick that X fights in the Rockman X manga. He uses armed devices to control the animals of a forest, using them to cause havoc and call X's attention to capture him for Sigma. A city was already destroyed when X arrived at the forest. Zero meets X in the forest and says they need to burn the forest to stop the animals, but X ask to find another way, trying to defeat the responsible for this and make the animals return to normal. Zero agreed, saying he has until sunset to do so or he will burn the forest. After passing by RT-55J and finding the Armor upgrade, X found Sting Chameleon training with a dummy. He uses the animals to attack him, but somehow they returned to normal and Chameleon had to fight X himself. During the fight, X's buster was damaged by his tongue, but X also damaged his tongue using the Electric Spark. X could not use his buster much because of this, but when it became dark, X shot to make light and show the position of Chameleon, also damaging his camouflage system, allowing X to defeat him with a charge shot. Zero was already preparing a device to destroy the forest when X met him.
 * In the Carddas Mega Mission, Sting Chameleon is revived by Dr. Doppler as "Sting Chameleao L" (Sting Chameleon L). Some of Sting Chameleon's changes include his green colors being changed for a dark blue color, the four stings faced backwards of his head where replaced by two facing forward, different shoulders, and three stings in his tail instead of two. He was defeated by Zero.
 * In the Mega Mission history from the manga Rockman Remix, Sting Chameleao L attacks X with Storm Eagleed L (Storm Eagle L) and Burnin' Noumander L (Flame Mammoth L). Initially, X doesn't want to fight them, but he's forced by iX/Limited to kill them with one blast, leaving only debris.