Mega Man X3 Walkthrough

Fastest Route For 100% Item Collection
This is the fastest route to collect all of the items and riding armors. It does not include the special chips, as avoiding them allows you to collect the Golden Chip in the first stage of Dr. Doppler's. This order assumes you are defeating the Maverick in that stage unless otherwise specified or they have already been defeated. Also, it states to die to exit the stage when the boss of that level is deemed to difficult to defeat at that level for the average player. If you are able to do so, have at it.


 * 1. Blizzard Buffalo's stage.  Acquire energy tank and Double Dash.  (die to exit stage)  (2 / 20 items)
 * 2. Tunnel Rhino's stage.  Acquire energy tank.  (3 / 20 items)
 * 3. Neon Tiger's stage.  Acquire energy tank, heart, and X-Buster.  (die to exit stage)  (6 / 20 items)
 * 4. Blast Hornet's stage.  Acquire heart and N riding armor.  (die to exit stage)  (8 / 20 items)
 * 5. Volt Catfish's stage.  Acquire heart and energy tank.  (10 / 20 items)
 * 6. Tunnel Rhino's stage.  Acquire heart and mapping helmet.  (12 / 20 items)
 * 7. Crush Crawfish's stage.  Acquire heart and H riding armor.  (14 / 20 items)
 * 8. Neon Tiger's stage.  (None)
 * 9. Gravity Beetle's stage.  Acquire F riding armor.  (15 / 20 items)
 * 10. Volt Catfish's stage.  Acquire armor upgrade.  (16 / 20 items)
 * 11. Blast Hornet's stage.  (None)
 * 12. Gravity Beetle's stage.  Acquire heart.  (17 / 20)
 * 13. Blizzard Buffalo's stage.  Acquire heart.  (18 / 20 items)
 * 14. Toxic Seahorse's stage.  Acquire heart and K riding armor.  (20 / 20 items)

Intro Stage: Maverick Hunter Base
After X and Zero first destroy the giant bug-like helicopter (This will be an FMV on the enhanced version of the game), move along through the first set of enemies and down a shaft. From there, keep moving through until see the traitor Mac kiddnap X and Zero bust through the ceiling. Playing as him, move forward until you reach a shaft heading up. Don't go down into the hole there: it only spells insta-death! Enemies from above will drop spiny mace balls as you climb up. They cannot be destroyed so go through the door on your right. Mac will show up with the captured X in the balance. Take him out (maybe with the Z-Saber) and then destroy the machine holding X. Zero will warp out and you'll play as X again. Go right and climb up the next shaft. Enter through the doorway to appear on top of the base where you'll fight Maoh the Giant.

He usually just floats and sends his mace-like hands towards your position, so he should be quite easy to avoid. Strike him in the head with fully charged X-Buster shots until he's defeated.

Main Article:Maoh the Giant

Secret Stage: Maverick Factory: Vile MK II
After the defeat of two of the eight bosses, Vile's stage can be accessed from a teleporter hidden in the stages of Blizzard Buffalo (in a pit), Crush Crawfish (in a secret passage) and Volt Catfish (in a lift that only works if Vile is present).

Doppler's Lab
Depending on what combination of Bit, Byte, and Vile have been defeated before all eight Mavericks of Mega Man X3 have been defeated, and if Zero is available, the bosses and mini-bosses in Dr. Doppler's fortress will differ.

Part 1: Waste Disposal Area
Walk until the sub-boss room. REX-2000 appears regardless of what bosses have been previously defeated. If Zero is still alive, he will tone down the difficulty of this fight substantially - he'll prevent X from being crushed by the ceiling, as long as he stays on the ground.

The REX-2000 is quite harmless. It will fire shots at you and small homing missiles, but they deal negligible damage. Repeated uncharged shots will destroy it promptly. If Zero is not alive, the ceiling will impose a time limit on the fight by descending on the arena with spikes.

After this, take the Ride Armor and go to the Hidden Capsule Item.

There are two different bosses:


 * Godkarmachine O Inary appears when either Bit, Byte, or both are still alive. Bit and Byte will merge into one robot, and it is very well-armed. It can fire its fists at X and they will grab him and toss him around: This is nearly unavoidable without the air-dash. Godkarmachine O Inary may also use a pink beam sabre to slash at X. This attack also produces a forward projectile that splits into an upward and downward shot when hit hits the wall.


 * Press Disposer appears when Bit and Byte are both destroyed. It resembles an elephant that hangs onto the top-right part of the screen. A converyor belt scrolls enemy robots onto the screen, and then destroys them when they reach the right side of the screen.

The Press Disposer will grab X with a claw, dealling a lot of damage. It will use several other attacks with its "trunk", but when it is destroyed, damaging acid will fill the bottom part of the screen. Aim for the head above the trunk instead.

Part 2
Mosquitus

There are two different bosses:
 * Vile appears if he wasn't defeated.
 * Volt Kurageil appears if Vile was defeated.

Part 3
Transporters with the eight bosses and Dr. Doppler.

Final part
The final boss, Sigma.