Deep Forest

"We're detecting energy from deep within the lost woods! Find it!"

- Stage description

Deep Forest (ディープフォレスト) is Soldier Stonekong's stage in Mega Man X7. It is a mechanical forest located in Algeria.

Description
The stage is fully 2D and has no 3D segments. It starts out in a jungle area with a slight upward slope, slowly introducing pits, spikes, and Ape Stones. After proceeding up the slope, a short ending segment occurs in Soldier Stonekong's ring-shaped arena, requiring the Maverick Hunters to destroy a ring of Ape Stones before the boss fight begins.

Enemies

 * Blockape
 * Ape Stone
 * Ruinsman
 * Kyuun B
 * Rolling Stone

Items

 * Life Up: Destroy the stage's fifth Ape Stone to find the Life Up within.
 * EX Item: Use Zero's Double Jump on top of the final Ape Stone to find the EX Item floating high in the air.
 * Foot Parts: Climb up into an alcove that can be reached by climbing two Ape Stones.