Armor Soldier

Armor Soldier (アーマーソルジャー) is a low rank military Reploid soldier from the Mega Man X series.

Armor Soldier appears as an enemy in Mega Man X and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. They are seen piloting Ride Armors in Chill Penguin's and Sting Chameleon's stages, as well as the second Sigma hideout stage.

If X approaches an Armor Soldier without a Ride Armor, it will be standing nearby its own Ride Armor, looking back and forth for targets. It is possible in this instance for X to dash quickly and steal their Ride Armor, or destroy it outright with a Charge Shot. If its Ride Armor is stolen, it will attack by standing still and firing occasional buster shots.

Other appearances

 * In Rockman X DiVE, an Armor Soldier appears in Sigma's introduction from the Character menu.
 * Armor Soldiers appeared as enemies in Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2, where they are named Ride Armors.
 * Armor Soldier appeared as an unit card in TEPPEN.

Other media
Two Armor Soldiers appeared in the Rockman X manga, in the area controlled by Chill Penguin. One of them made a surprise attack to X, nearly defeating him, but X manages to defeat the pilot and uses the Ride Armor to fight the other Armor Soldier. During the fight, X leaves his Ride Armor and points the X-Buster to the soldier, but offers him a chance to live if he abandons Sigma. The soldier accepts and escapes, and X destroys the Ride Armors.

More Armor Soldiers are later seen with other Mavericks surronding X and Zero in the forest that was controlled by Sting Chameleon.

Note

 * Armor Soldier outside and inside the Ride Armor is considered a different enemy according to Compendium of Rockman X: Armor Soldier being him outside and Ride Armor (ライドアーマー) inside the armor. Additionally, this enemy is named "Ride Armor" in the Project X Zone series. However, this naming is uncommon (being called Armor Soldier in most sources, regardless of the condition) and is avoided in the wiki to avert confusion with Ride Armor, a different enemy from Mega Man Xtreme 2.
 * In Sigma's character displaying animation from the game Rockman X DiVE, he destroys several enemies before stabbing "X" in the chest. After "X" is killed, it is revealed this is actually an Armor Soldier somehow with copy ability, like a New Generation Reploid does as seen in Mega Man X8 (Guardroid).