Falcon Armor

The Falcon Armor is found in Mega Man X5. The main feature is a flight function, which allows multidirectional manuvering in a Nova Strike-like air dash. While in flight, X is invulnerable to everything except for instant-kill objects such as spikes and lasers. However, it sacrifices the ability to charge special weapons for this feat. The Falcon Armor's charged shot is a small, fast-moving, thin beam similar in appearance to a needle. The shot can pierce through walls and shield. The Falcon Armor's Giga Attack stays the same in the transition between games. It causes needle-like projectiles to dart up and down all across the screen.

In Mega Man X6, you begin the game with the Falcon Armor. Alia had to repair it quickly, and its flight function is offline for the entire game. The charged shot is now essentially a fast-moving, smaller projectile with no piercing properties, but can now charge weapons.

Trivia

 * Some fans speculate that the Falcon Armor is the basis for the character Harpuia in the Mega Man Zero series.
 * The Falcon Armor's Giga Attack is one of two that is immediately available at the start of the game (in this case, X6). The other is the Giga Attack of the Ultimate Armor, one game earlier.