Sigma/Mega Man X4

Sigma is the final boss from Mega Man X4. While the Maverick Hunters and the Repliforce were busy fighting each other, Sigma took control of the Final Weapon and planned to use it on Earth, forcing X or Zero and the General to stop fighting in order to stop the Final Weapon before it could be used.

First form
Sigma is revealed as the true mastermind behind the battles and fights against X or Zero himself. Sigma's appearance is hidden by a cloak and he is armed with a beam scythe, resembling a Grim Reaper. This form can only be damaged by X's Rising Fire or Zero's Ryuenjin. Sigma is constantly appearing and disappearing, and attacks by swinging his large scythe or firing several projectiles that crawl the ground. The projectiles can be avoided by jumping over them. When he appears in the corner of the room, he will use a scythe attack that covers most of the room. It can be avoided by using Wall Kicks on the opposite wall. The best moment to attack Sigma is as soon as he appears.

Attacks:
 * Shot Attack (ショット攻撃) - Sigma releases projectiles that are either shot towards the ground and spread outwards or are immediately spread outwards then moves across the ground.


 * Scythe Attack (鎌攻撃) - Swipes the area with his scythe. This can be dodged by quickly scaling one of the walls, as Sigma will always appear the opposite side of the arena where the player is facing e.g if the player is on the right, then Sigma will appear on the left, and vice versa.

Second form
After taking enough damage, Sigma's cloak is burned out, revealing his new body. Although this is the same body, Sigma recoves his health and changes his attack pattern.

Sigma starts by using Scythe Throw, making his scythe spin around him. Afterwards he uses Laser Attack, throwing the scythe on the player's current position. His following attack depends on where the scythe lands: Boomerang Attack if the scythe hits the floor, and Laser Eye if it hits a wall. He then repeats his pattern. A good strategy against him is to stay close to a wall to avoid his attacks and make the scythe hit the wall. When Sigma prepares to use his Laser Eye, dash jump to the wall behind him and attack him from the wall while he is using the attack.

Attacks:
 * Scythe Throw (鎌投げ) - Sigma throws his scythe and it spins around him.
 * Laser Attack (レーザー攻撃) - Sigma throws his scythe in the player's direction. After hitting a surface it will release laser beams across the surface.
 * Boomerang Attack (ブーメラン攻撃) - If the scythe hits the floor, Sigma releases four boomerangs from his shoulders. They track the player, then fly offscreen.Reaper Sigma 3.jpg
 * Laser Eye (レーザーアイ) - If the scythe hits a wall, Sigma fires lasers from his eyes, covering most of the terrain. However, there is a very small space just between Sigma and the wall where the player can just stay here to dodge the attack. Just make sure to jump out afterwards, as the act of Sigma finishing the attack can damage the player

Third form
In his final form, Sigma controls multiple bodies. He has two main bodies named Gunner Sigma (シグマガンナー) and Earth Sigma (アースシグマ) and mini bodies shaped like his head. He constantly changes between forms, following the pattern of attacking with the mini bodies, Gunner Sigma, mini bodies, and Earth Sigma.

Mini Bodies
Three metallic objects resembling Sigma's head, each with an element. The red head releases fireballs, the yellow head electricity, and the blue head has a freezing breath.

Attacks:
 * Flame Bullet (炎弾) - The red head fires four sets of fireballs, at the player's position.
 * Electromagnetic Bullet (電磁弾) - The yellow head releases six spheres from its forehead, with split into electric currents after hitting a surface.
 * Ice Fog (氷霧) - The blue head releases a cold fog from its mouth. It covers most of the ground.

Earth Sigma
Earth Sigma is the body that appears on the bottom left of the room. It is a giant disfigured head of Sigma.

Attacks:
 * Spike Attack (トゲ攻撃) - When Earth Sigma appears, spikes appear on the right wall and Earth Sigma attempts to push the player to them.
 * Slime Body (スライムボディ) - Earth Sigma starts sucking debris, also pulling the player, and releases the debris. Quite a difficult attack to dodge,as there is a lot of it to avoid.

Gunner Sigma
Gunner Sigma is an armed cyborg-like body that appears on the top right of the room.

Attacks:
 * Clear Laser (薙ぎ払いレーザー) - Gunner Sigma fires a laser beam that covers the whole floor.
 * Tracking Laser (追尾レーザー) - Gunner Sigma fires a laser beam on the player's direction.

Rockman X4 manga
In the manga version of events, Sigma is first seen in an undisclosed, dark location with foggy skies, where he is seated with a dark cloak. He states that things are about to get interesting with the Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters and starts laughing maniacally as he begins his next plot. He hires Double, a shape-shifting Reploid to infiltrate the Maverick Hunters and join the 17th Unit where X is the commander.

In order to turn the Repliforce against the Hunters, Sigma cooks up a plot to have them framed for a big Maverick attack on a city. He has Double secretly set the Mechaniloid Eregion loose on a giant city, which causes millions of deaths. After Eregion is defeated, Double then plants Repliforce equipment at the scene next to the Mechaniloid's corpse to make it seem as if it was the Repliforce who orchestrated the mechanical monstrosity's attack. It works, and the Maverick Hunters accuse Repliforce of the incident and order that the organization be temporarily disarmed and disbanded. The Repliforce scoffs at disarming as an insult to their pride, and wage a coup against the human government for independence.

However, Sigma is only seen once for the rest of the manga when Double reveals that it was Sigma who set the entire war up. This is because manga publisher Bom Bom Comics had some publication problems and a major line change in its titles, resulting in Rockman X4 being affected as well and stopping midway through the story. Ultimately, Yoshihiro Yamato was able to get a finished version out in the manga reprint of 2005 from Fukkan. This reprint was still rushed, however, so Sigma's final battle against the Hunters was not in the story, unlike the previous three X manga chapters.

Trivia

 * This is the only version of Sigma where he is fought in all three final boss battles. While Sigma was fought in Mega Man X1 and Mega Man X8 with three boss fights, the former only had Sigma being fought in the second and third fights (the first fight was relegated to Velguarder) and the latter only had Sigma being fought during the first boss fight (the second and third were instead against Lumine).
 * In the PC version of the game, Sigma's first and second boss themes are swapped around.