Shadow Armor

The Shadow Armor is a modified version of the Gaea Armor from Mega Man X5, that appears in Mega Man X6. It keeps many of the main features of the Gaea Armor, including invulnerability to instant-kill spikes, being able to hold on to walls without sliding down them, and the lack of an air dash. The Shadow Armor sacrifices the Gaea Armor's ability to push V-Blocks while dashing for a ninja-like maneuver. If the UP directional button is held while jumping, X will jump to the top of the screen. If there is a ceiling, X can grab hold of it and hang upside-down ( in a manner similar to Zero's Hyoroga). At this point, X can fire shurikens downwards in groups of three. After several volleys, X will automatically drop down. X can also perform a short dash along the ceiling to compensate for the lack of an air dash, but this causes him to drop down after the dash is finished.

The X-Buster has been heavily modified for the Shadow Armor. X's normal shot fires shurikens, and behaves similar to the C-Shot from Mega Man X5. The direction of the shurikens are fired randomly in three different angles: straight forward, or slightly up or down. X's Charge Shot produces a crescent-like Z-Saber slash that can strike multiple times per slash. Additionally, normal Z-Saber slashes are performed at a faster rate. X's Giga Attack creates powerful spinning orange crescents that encircle him for a brief moment, severely damaging all enemies in his vicinity. That technique is officially called Enkourin (円光輪 lit. Circling Halo/Circling Light Ring).

The Shadow Armor's ninja-like abilities are heavily toned down with the use of the Ultimate Buster part, as his ability to fire down at enemies from the ceiling produces no shots at all. This alters X's strategy into a full-on Z-Saber fighter instead of a stealthy ninja.

Functions

 * Note: Specific parts do not have effects as this armor can only be equipped when complete.


 * Head Parts - X can swing the Z-Saber faster.
 * Body Parts - X can use the Giga Attack, a double crescent blade slash. Damage is reduced.
 * Arm Parts - The X-Buster's normal shots are shaped like shuriken (which fire in random directions like X5's C-Shot), and the charge shot is replaced by a powerful saber slash. Special weapons are disabled.
 * Foot Parts - X can stick to walls and safely walk on spikes. He can also stick to ceilings by pressing ↑ + Jump Button.

Locations

 * Head Parts: Metal Shark Player's stage
 * Body Parts: Rainy Turtloid's stage
 * Arm Parts: Blaze Heatnix's stage
 * Foot Parts: Blizzard Wolfang's stage

Trivia

 * Whereas the normal shots of the armor are reminiscent of C-shot, the Giga Attack is similar to a charged C-shot, although the latter lasts longer and acts as a shield.


 * Although X can't use any Special weapons in this armor, he can still use the very edge of the crescent energy coming from the charged Z-saber to damage Dynamo as if he were hit with his weakness, Meteor Rain.


 * Due to its ninja motif, some fans speculate that the Shadow Armor is the basis for the character Phantom from the Mega Man Zero series.