++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +MegaMan Zero FAQ + +For the GameBoy Advance + +By: W. Dixon (wayneistheduke@yahoo.com) + +Version 1.3 + +11/26/2004 + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Table of Contents + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Legal Information 2. Version History 3. Updates 4. Introduction 5. Controls 6. Characters 7. Storyline/Walkthrough 8. Ending 9. Weapons/Upgrades/Items 10. Cyber Elves 11. Giving Credit Where It's Due ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 1. Legal Information + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This FAQ is the sole property of W. Dixon. This FAQ may not be distributed for any type of selfish ambition (money, glory, etc.). If you would like to put this FAQ on your site, e-mail me. That's all. This FAQ may only be found on GameFaqs (www.gamefaqs.com). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 2. Version History + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Version 1.3 11/26/2004 Hope everyone had great holidays from the last time I updated. Just had to change the e-mail address since I don't use the old one as much anymore. Version 1.2 1/1/2003 Happy New Year everyone. My FAQ got posted right before New Year's (like I hoped), and now, I have got the list for the Cyber Elves. I realized I made a mistake in the Weapons section about the Flame Chip. Sorry about that. Version 1.1 12/18/2002 Just got MegaMan Zero for the GameBoy Advance. Decided to do a FAQ for the game and finish it before New Year's Day. Realized that in my other FAQ (Lego Racers 2 - can be found at GameFaqs), I didn't put down dates for my versions. So, I now will start adding dates to this FAQ. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 3. Updates + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Version 1.3 11/26/2004 Updated e-mail address information. Version 1.2 1/1/2003 Got Cyber Elves list. Changed Flame Chip location error. Version 1.1 12/18/2002 Just started. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 4. Introduction + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Welcome to W. Dixon's FAQ for MegaMan Zero for the GameBoy Advance. In this FAQ, I hope to walk you through the game, helping you complete all the missions and also helping you get to the end to see what happens. But first, a little background information on our game. The setting for the story: the future (way into the future, like 100 years). A girl and her friends are running for their lives to escape from an army. This army, which somewhat resembles MegaMan X, is taking her friends out, one by one, and is chasing them. The girl continues to run until she hits a dead end. Just then, her little fairy friend tells her that she feels some sort of energy coming from the wall. Her remaining friend tells her to stand out of the way. The girl, named Ciel, runs into this area where she sees this Reploid sleeping. As her remaining friends attempts take out the army pursuing them, one of the guards state that the Reploid must be someone of legendary status. Ciel then says that this must be Zero. The guard attempts to touch Zero, but there is some sort of force field around him. Ciel's fairy says that he's protected. The guard then asks what he should do to release Zero from the force field. Just then, the army takes out one of the guards and the last guard attempts to take down the army, just to protect Ciel. The guard says that they are cornered and that they have to evacuate. However, Ciel does not want to go. Just as the guard attempts to tell Ciel that they have no time to argue, 3 energy balls hit him. Ciel screams out the guard's name, Milan. As Ciel mourns her fallen friend, her fairy says that she should use her power. Ciel is then worried about using Passy, her fairy. However, Passy states that everyone is waiting for her. As all of this is going on, the army is getting closer to them. Finally coming to her senses, Ciel thanks Passy. However, Passy thanks her, and Ciel sends her into the force field protecting Zero. Zero is then resurrected. Ciel then asks Zero to help her. Without speaking, Zero enters into his battle stance. And thus, the battle for the future begins... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 5. Controls + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DEFAULT CONTOLS: D-Pad: Moves character B Button: Fire Buster Gun A Button: Jump L Button: Dash (tapping forward twice also dashes) R Button: Sub Weapon R Button + B Button: Uses Sub Weapon L Button + A Button: Performs Dash Jump Start Button: Pause Select Button: No Use SECONDARY CONTORLS: D-Pad: Moves character B Button: Fires Buster Gun A Button: Jump R Button: Dash L Button: Sub Weapon R Button + A Button: Performs Dash Jump L Button + B Button: Uses Sub Weapon Start Button: Pause Select Button: No Use CUSTOM CONTROLS: Press a button you want to perform the function. DEFAULT ATTACK STYLE: B Button: Use Buster Gun R Button + B Button: Use Sub Weapon SECEONDARY ATTACK STYLE: B Button: Use Buster Gun R Button: Use Sub Weapon FINAL ATTACK STYLE: B Button: Use Buster Gun R Button: Switch Weapon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 6. Characters + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <++++++++++++> | ZERO | <++++++++++++> The main character. Zero, the legendary Reploid who was the highest ranking Maverick Hunter, has been asleep for over 100 years and awakens to the sight of Ciel. He wonders who is in charge of this army that wants to destroy Reploids. <++++++++++++> | CIEL | <++++++++++++> The supporting character. Ciel is looking for the legendary Reploid that could end the persecution of Reploids. She is the leader of the Reploid group known as "The Resistance". <+++++++++++++> | PASSY | <+++++++++++++> Ciel's fairy. This fairy sacrificed itself to release Zero from the force field surrounding him. <+++++++++++++> | MILAN | <+++++++++++++> One of Ciel's guards. He gets injured when Ciel and Passy attempt to awaken Zero. <+++++++++++++++> | CERVEAU | <+++++++++++++++> An engineer that spends all his time in the engine room. He creates weapons for Zero while Zero is on his quest. <+++++++++> | X | <+++++++++> The other legendary Reploid. It appears as though X survived the wars of the past and has gone to the side of evil. He is in charge of the army that is hunting down Reploids. <+++++++++++++++> | HARPUIA | <+++++++++++++++> One of the four Guardians of X. There is no doubt that this is X's head guardian. <++++++++++++++> | FEFNIR | <++++++++++++++> One of the four Guardians of X. This guy is hurting for a real challenge from a Reploid. <+++++++++++++++> | PHANTOM | <+++++++++++++++> One of the four Guardians of X. This guy is a ninja who specializes in destruction. <+++++++++++++++++> | LEVIATHAN | <+++++++++++++++++> One of the four Guardians of X. This lady loves a good challenge. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 7. Storyline/Walkthrough + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMPORTANT NOTE: Unlike MegaMan games of the past, you only get one life in this game. You get retries, however, if you die on the usual things (pits, spikes, etc.), you have to start all over from the very beginning. Dying on a boss will take you in front of the boss chamber. MISSION START: PROTECTING CIEL Start out by taking out the enemy with your Buster gun. Continue going right until you approach some hill-like thing with enemies coming out. Shoot everything in your path until you can start shooting the hill thing. Destroy the hill thing. There will be a spider coming at you as well. Jump and shoot this thing to take it out. Continue to the right and repeat the process. If an enemy is attacking Ciel, make sure you take the damage to protect her. Keep going right until you see the enemies that look like X. Take them out from a distance since they stab if you get too close. As you continue going right, take out all the enemies that get in your way. You will then receive a Cyber Elf when you destroy a robot. Keep going right, taking out any enemies you may face. Ciel will then get in front of you and say that you have reached a dead end. Suddenly, the floor will collapse under her. You'll then dash and catch her as you two fall deep into the pit. Upon safe landing, she says that the place you are in appears to be an old laboratory. And that chances are, there is a Trans Server that will take you back to the Resistance Base. She then runs off. Follow her. When you finally catch up with her, she says that the passageway is collapsed in. She then suggests going back, but just as she finishes, Zero tells her to stay back. Suddenly, some huge arm grabs Ciel. You chase after her and you see this robot with Ciel in his grasp. Ciel then says that you can't destroy the robot with just a Buster Gun. Thus, begins your first fight with a boss as a WARNING sign appears. WARNING: GOLEM Your best strategy is to ride the wall and attack the head of the robot. If you attack the arm, you'll hurt Ciel, and if you attack anywhere else on the robot's body, your shots will be reflected. Watch out for the robot when he uses a laser on the roof and the wall. Pieces of the roof will come down, hitting you in the process. Also, the robot will ram into the roof pieces if you stand on them or aren't using them. With enough damage to the robot, Zero will say, "Rats!" Then, this screen in the background will come on. Some colorful thing will shoot out the Z Saber out tell you to use it. Zero then asks who the thing is, and the thing replies that he must save Ciel. The fight will continue and you must get close enough tot he robot where you can jump and attack his head. With one hit, the robot will be destroyed, and Ciel will be free. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel will then say that she was surprised that you were able to destroy a Golem. She will then say that you are Zero, the Legendary Reploid. However, Zero replies, "Zero? Is that my name?" It appears as though Zero has a case of amnesia. Ciel then says that Zero has hibernation sickness, and that he should relax. She then starts apologizing for waking Zero up and thanks Zero for saving her. She then tells him her name. That she is Ciel and that she is a scientist. She then urges Zero to come with her before more enemies arrive. But Zero then asks her what if he isn't the real Zero. She says that he proved himself by destroying the Golem. She will then enter this door. Follow her by pressing up on the D-Pad. She says that the Trans Server still works and that to get to the Resistance Base, you should press Up. Follow her instruction and go to the base of the Resistance. You will then see several options. RETURN TO BASE, DOWNLOAD ELF, FEED ELF, and EXIT. For now, select RETURN TO BASE. You will then see your results from the mission. Your results are as follows: MISISON: Determines whether you completed the mission or not. CLEAR TIME: How fast you completed the mission. ENEMY: How many enemies you encountered on your mission. DAMAGE: How much damage you had taken during the mission. RETRY: How many times you retried the same mission. ELF: How many elves you got in the mission. TOTAL: You receive points for each of the above categories. Your total points are then added at in this category. LEVEL: What rank you are as a Maverick Hunter. CODE NAME: A name given to you after completing a mission. You will then arrive at the Resistance Base. Ciel will tell you that the base is a place where Reploids could come to for being suspected as Mavericks. Ciel says that she knows that the end is near and that is the reason why they have been looking for Zero. She explains that many believed that Zero was a myth, but that the few that did believe were looking for Zero. She then confirms that the Reploid in front of her is Zero, that Legendary Reploid that fought alongside with X over 100 years ago. Zero replies that the name "X" sounds familiar to him. Ciel then explains that X is also Legendary and that he is still alive. She also states that X is trying to retire them all. Zero is confused about how X wants to retire the Reploids in the Resistance. She then answers that X has already started carrying out his plans of retiring Reploids. She then says that that is why they needed Zero. She asks Zero to help them. Agree to the terms by selecting OK. She then thanks Zero and says that it is a dream come true. She says that now that she has Zero's help, she needs a favor to ask of him. She said that whenever you are ready, talk to her. Now is the time to explore the base. Go left. Continue all the way left and then you will reach a wall with some kind of transporter. Either scale the wall or use the transported (by pressing UP), and then continue left until you see a little girl. Press UP to talk to her. She says that her name is Alouette. Talking to her twice will help you gain information on the Cyber Elves. She says that the Cyber Elves give power. But that once they use their powers, the Cyber Elves die. Continue to go left until you reach a ladder that goes up. When you arrive at the surface, keep going left until you reach a guard. Talk to him. He said that Ciel wants to talk to you. But you cannot go beyond him to get to the ladder he is guarding. Go back right. Going all the way to the right will get you to another guard that is guarding another area. He then asks you to go talk to Ciel. Go back to the left to the ladder you came up on. Go down the ladder until you see a sign that shows where the energy room is. Go down the ladder and go left. You will see a door. Enter the room to collect the energy container. Go back out of the room and up to the ladder. Upon climbing back up to the ladder, enter the door next to Alouette. You will see an injured Reploid. He will recognize you as Zero and then tell you that his name is Dande. Going right will allow you to exit the room by the other door close to Alouette. Go right until you see a transporter. Pressing Up will take you up, while pressing Down will take you down. Take the transporter down until you arrive at a level called Trance. You will see a Reploid. Talk to him and he will tell you about the Trans Server. He will explain that the Trans Server will take you anyplace you have been. He also explains that the Trans Server is the place where you download the Cyber Elves you have collected. Feeding the Cyber Elves blue, Energy Crystals that you collect from enemies, will allow the Cyber Elf to grow. Then you can use the Cyber Elf, but that it will perish once used. He then says that you must treat Cyber Elves well, or else they will turn on you. Continue right until you arrive at the door with the label Trance over it. Enter the room. This is the room with the Trans Server. Exit the room and go back to the transporter. Go down 1 level and head left. You will see an old man. Talk to him. He says that you look unfamiliar to him and that you should "kick butt" so that you can become like the other Reploids. Entering the door by the old man will take you into an abandoned room. Leave the room and continue left until you see another door. Enter it. It's another abandoned room. Go back to the transporter and take it down another level. Then go right. You will see some little building there. Enter the building and talk to the guy that's in there. The guy then tells you that he is amazed that he finally got to meet Zero. He also tells you about how the Z Saber has a lot of potential for power-ups and how the Buster Gun may have the ability to shoot a charge shot. Also, he says that the Z Saber may have an effect on other weapons as well. Take him up on his offer to learn about weapons. He says that since you have the Z Saber, your memory has been returning. And that the skills you acquired on the past can be re-acquired. He says that if you check the Menu (the pause screen), the stars close to your weapon determine your skills. Leave the room and continue right. You will see a guy who is too lazy to get up and find something to eat. He says that 250 Energy Crystals will do fine. But you should have about 90 now, so, it would do you no good to deal with him now. However, he blocks the way to the right, so go back to the transporter. Now that you have explored every accessible area of the base, it is time to go talk to Ciel. Go to level 2 on the transporter. This floor is marked as Data. Enter the door labeled Data, and you will see Ciel. She'll then ask if you are ready to listen. She says that she wants you to destroy the Disposal Center where they retire the Reploids. No one has ever been able to do this. She says that that is the place where Reploids are being retired for being suspected as a Maverick. Accept the mission. She will then ask you to save your data. Choose a slot to save your data. Once your data is saved, you will arrive at the surface. Ciel will say that the Disposal Center is right ahead of you. The mission: to rescue her comrade. MISSION START: RESCUE THE COMRADE Start out by going to the right. Destroy any enemies that may get in your way. There are enemies that roll. 3 shots will destroy them. Avoid the ladder and continue to go right. Continue to destroy anything that gets in your way. Cyber Elves may appear from your enemies, so collect those when you defeat the enemy. Continue to go right until you reach a wall. Scale the wall and destroy the robot at the top. Continue to go right. Until you see a big wide area. Scale the wall down. Watch out for rolling robots and spikes. To climb up on the platforms above the spikes, hold Up while jumping. Continue going right, taking down any robots that may get in your way. You will then see a ladder with robots all around it. Take out the robots and make your way up to the top. Go down, taking out the robots. You may have seen that there were 2 items on the other side of the wall as you go down. More on that a little later. Watch out for falling spiked robots. Also, there are spikes on the ground. By now, you should be getting ready to have your Buster Gun level up. Once you do, you will be able to shoot 4 shots at once. Go past the robots that come out of the earth. You will see a Cyber Elf. Try to grab it (just by sacrificing a few points on your life bar). Now scale the wall. Ciel will tell you that the Disposal Center is right by the shutter. You will soon have the Z Saber level up, enabling you to use a double slash. Go through the shutter. Then go through the second shutter. You will then meet the Aztec Falcon. You then learn that Harpuia the Guardian had sent him to stop you. You'll then see that the floor you're on has spikes and that there are Reploids underneath of it. Aztec Falcon then says that you must be some of the garbage and that he will dispose of you and the Reploids. So, prepare yourself for the battle with Aztec Falcon. WARNING: AZTEC FALCON In the battle with Aztec Falcon, you will be using your Buster Gun a lot, so there is a strong possibility that you will receive another level up on your Buster. This level up will give you the ability to shoot charged up shots. Aztec Falcon is a fast Maverick. He has some kind of weapon that shoots out some type of electric arrow at you. He also charges at you and he can scale the wall. Also, you are being timed, because the spiked part of the floor is constantly approaching the trapped Mavericks down below. Your best bet is to scale the wall and wait for Aztec Falcon to approach you by dashing at you. When he gets close drop down and attack him with your Z Saber. Yes, this strategy is a little tough, because you may get hit. And getting hit by the boss is far worse then getting hit by his attacks. Continue to scale the wall and wait for Aztec Falcon to come to you. Then hit him with the Z Saber. Continue this strategy to defeat him. You will then save the Reploid down below around the time of 20 seconds left before he is crushed. He'll say that you can go back to the base and he would be there shortly. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel will then thank you for your cooperation and there will be a floating thunder chip above you. Ciel will tell you that that is the Thunder Chip and that you can't come back to the base without it. Jump and grab it and you will then have the Thunder Chip in your possession. Go to the right and walk past the other two Reploids and through the shutter. Continue right until you see a door. Go through the door and you will see the Trans Server. By now, you should have some Cyber Elves, so you can either feed them or download them. Whatever you decide to do, RETURN TO BASE to view your results and get back to Ciel at the base. When you get back to the base, Ciel will thank you for destroying the Disposal Center, saying that Reploids will be safe for a while. She then acknowledges you to be the real Zero and says that she would ask for your help again whenever you had the time. She then says that Cerveau, the engineer downstairs has something he wanted to give you. The Escape Unit will allow you to abort a mission. However, the mission will be considered a failure if you use the Escape Unit. Now, go down to the engine room (last floor) and talk to Cerveau. Cerveau will tell you that he and Ciel have been working on the Cyber Elves. He also says that he had turned the engine room into a laboratory. Cerveau, when you talk to him again, says that if he had enough time and data, he would make you weapons. He also says that you should talk to Andrew, the old man that you met earlier when exploring the base. Go back to the old man Andrew. He will ask you if you are a new guy. And he also will ask you if you are kicking butt so that you can become a Reploid. He then asks you if you are interested in what he has to say. Say yes and listen to the old man. He then gets happy because someone wants to listen to his stories. Andrew says that he once was a handsome Reploid and that he was very popular with the ladies. He then tells of a night where he was carrying containers and he heard a song over the night air. He said that he saw a beautiful woman singing in front of a crowd. He said that the song, despite the fact that his body and mind are nothing but machines, touched him. He said that he fell in love with the young woman and that they started to live together. He then stops and asks if you are tired of listening to his story. Say you aren't and he will continue. He says that the woman grew old while he remained the same and that she resented the fact that she looked old and wanted to avoid him. He said that he asked Ciel to modify him so that he could be what he is now, just so that Andrew and the woman could be together. He goes on to tell you that the woman has long died and that her memory still lives with him. He then thanks you for listening to his story and gives you a Cyber Elf. With the Disposal Center taken care of, you can go back and defeat the enemies there just to get some Energy Crystals so that you can help some of your Cyber Elves grow. Also, you can go back there to get at least a level 2 upgrade on both your Z Saber and Buster Gun if you haven't done so already. Once you are finished, go back to Ciel. By talking to Ciel at this point, you can either, BEGIN MISSION, PROCESS DATA, or TALK. PROCESS DATA, and choose the SAVE DATA command. Save it to your slot and then press the B Button to go back to the original 3 options. Then choose the BEGIN MISSION command. There will be a list of 3 missions you can choose from. You can choose DESTROY TRAIN, FIND SHUTTLE, or RETRIEVE DATA. I am assuming that you will follow my guide to the letter, so choose the DESTROY TRAIN Mission. If you decide to go with something else, please use Ctrl-F to find the mission labeled in all caps. MISSION START: DESTROY TRAIN Ciel will tell you that the Resistance wants to destroy the enemies supply train. She says that based on a report, the train is at an old platform loading cargo. Declaring that the time to attack the train is now, she asks for your help once again. Accept the mission. You will be on the surface again. Ciel will tell you that the train is deep underground. She then closes with the suggestion, "Keep your guard up." Go right and head down the ladder. Go right once again and continue down. You will then see that there are pits below you. Jump over them, taking down any enemies that you see. Continue going right until you see a wire hanging above a pit. Slide down the wall and quickly jump to the other wall and scale the wall up to avoid the wire. Or cut the wire (duh). As you continue right, you will see that there is an electrical wire that is swaying back and forth. Repeat the same process you did earlier, being careful of the flying robots that are around. Continue right. You will eventually get to the shutter that leads to a new section. However, before doing that, go back left. Jump up and scale the wall. You will arrive at the top and go left. You will see a container that holds a Cyber Elf. Destroy it with your Z Saber. Now, go back down to the shutter. Go through the two shutters and you will see a robot. This robot has the ability to block your shots and Z Saber. Wait for the shield to move and attack it. But watch out for it's shots and it's ball-and-chain. After it's destruction, you will receive a Cyber Elf. Continue to the right where you will see yet another shutter. Go through it and through the second shutter. You will then see a part of the train. Ciel will tell you that within the train is a Cyber Elf that was stolen from the Resistance Base. Ciel then says that if the Cyber Elf is taken to the enemy, that the enemy will abuse its power. She wants you to rescue it. Once she finished talking, the train will begin moving. She said that the train has left and that she wants you get the Cyber Elf. You are no being timed. Quickly scale the train wall and climb to the top. Take down any robots that are in your way. By about this time, you should be preparing to level up the Z Saber and Buster Gun to level 3, where you will have the ability to do the triple slash and charge the Buster Gun up two levels. When you have reached the last car, go down and move to the right. Go through the shutters. Ciel will tell you that you have reached the engine chamber. However, something is withdrawing into some kind of protective casing as you stare at it. She then warns you to be careful. Prepare yourself for a fight. WARNING: X-CLONE This is no normal X robot. This robot is in some kind of protective casing that reflects Buster attacks. Also, there is a flame-thrower underneath of it. And what makes matters worse, the floor can move so that it can crush you with the spikes that can appear from the roof. Your strategy, aim for the robot. You can't miss him, he's in the center and he's blue. However, you are still being timed and this X clone has 3 energy bars: 1 bar is white, another is green, the last one is yellow. Just keep attacking and be careful of the floor as it can set you big time. But, be careful, because when enough damage is done to the robot, it will move closer to you, so you will have less space to move. Also, the flame-thrower will come out much faster and the floor will rise to the spikes faster as well. Charged shots seem to work when he is close and the Z Saber will always be helpful. Just watch yourself and you will defeat him. When the train stops, you will be outside in front of the train with the Cyber Elf floating above you. Ciel will then thank you, saying that the mission was a success. Grab the Cyber Elf. MISSION COMPLETED. You will return to the Resistance Base and Ciel will say that the Cyber Elf was saved. She will also say that the enemies supply route has been cut off. She then thanks you again. Ciel will say that the Cyber Elf you saved was only a child, but the Elf has an amazing ability that will make it rather powerful when it gets older. If you want to, you can begin your care for the Cyber Elf by going to the Trans Server. Well, whatever you decide to do, talk to Andrew, the old man. He'll say that you must have a lot of time on your hands. Agree to listen to his story. This time, Andrew will talk about his travels as a sailor. He rode on a beautiful yellow vessel. Well, it just so happens that he would constantly be thrown off overboard every time a storm would come. He then says he had considered quitting the job. He then asks if you are getting tired of listening to his story. Say no and he'll continue. He says that he then became a full-fledged sailor. He said that he ended up traveling all over the world, meeting people and having emotional farewells. He then says that his bosses were very demanding, but that he has fond memories of them. He says that he wishes to go back to the ocean once peace returns. And, for listening to his story, he will give you Energy Crystals (500 of them!). With 500 Energy Crystals, you can feed the lazy bum downstairs and feed it to some of your Cyber Elves. Once you get the Crystals, go talk to Cerveau. He will tell you that the more you use a weapon, the more your skills will go up. Talk to him again and he will say that developing weapons isn't easy. Talk to him again and he will say that science is a cut-throat business, where he has had ideas stolen from him. Now that you have 500 Energy Crystals, feed the bum (if you don't want to, that's okay too!). The bum will say he hasn't got anything good to give you. But now, you can go past him and scale the wall. Go to the right and enter the door. Inside the room, you will see a Cyber Elf container. Break it open to get the Cyber Elf. Now, your best bet is to try and feed some of the remaining Cyber Elves. Go to the Trans Server and handle your business by feeding them. Then, head up to Ciel to save your game and begin a new mission. Talking to Ciel, you will be able to choose a mission. I'll be choosing the FIND SHUTTLE mission. MISSION START: FIND SHUTTLE Ciel will say that some of the abducted Reploids had hijacked an enemy transport plane and escaped. However, the plane seemed to disappear over the desert. She says that they may have crash-landed and so she sent her scouts to look into it. But the scouts are having a hard time finding the shuttle because of the enemies. Your mission is to help the scouts. Accept the mission. Talking to the girl to your right, you will learn that the soldier is missing. Go left, and watch out for enemies in sand. Ciel will then come on and say that the aircraft has landed somewhere in the desert. Go out and find. But watch out for buzzards that fly and attack you. Continue going left and destroy any robots that get on your way. One of the hidden robots in the sand should have a Cyber Elf in the very beginning of the level. Collect the Elf and continue going left. Keep going left and you will see a slope that goes downward. Go down, being careful of the traps. Destroy the traps (so that you can get some more experience with your weapons) or jump over them. Continue going left until you see another downward slope. This time, the slope is moving, pulling you in to the traps. Destroy the traps with your Z Saber and watch out for the machine that is causing the sand to move. Destroy that and the sand will stop moving. Continue left until you see some ruins. Climb up top, watching out for the pieces that fall. Destroy the buzzard flying up top to get a Cyber Elf. Down below, you will see the same machine and traps you saw earlier. Destroy the traps and a Cyber Elf will appear from one of them. Climb up and continue going left. You will see a robot come out of the sand a buzzard flying overhead. Destroy them and continue going left, destroying anything that may get in your way. Continuing left will take you to the remains of a helicopter. Continue going left until you see a tornado (yes, a tornado) in front of you. Destroying the robot in the middle will allow you to pass. Touching any part of the tornado will cause you to get hurt. Once the tornado is over, continue left. You will eventually see another tornado along with a few traps around it. Destroy the machine in the middle of the tornado, then destroy the traps. Continue left and you will see a guy floating in the air. He will say that he is Anubis Necromancess the Third. He says that he works for Fefnir, one of the Four Guardians. He claims that he is the King of Destruction and ruler of the desert. He says that the Reploids you seek are deep in the desert and that in order for you to get to them, you must defeat him first. "En-garde, old-timer!" WARNING: ANUBIS NECROMANCESS THE THIRD Anubis is a rather tough boss. He floats around the entire battle. He has a staff that reflects any shots you throw at him. YES, even charged shots. He has 2 energy bars. One green, another yellow. His staff also spins and hits you when he sends it out. Also, Anubis can sink into the earth, and cause 2 walls with spikes at the top to close in on you. Plus, he can resurrect Reploids out of the earth. Your best bet is to use your Z Saber. Also, use your Buster Gun on the ancient Reploids and on Anubis when he is flying closing to you. A charged shot really won't help you, even if you do connect. Your best bet is to just use the Z Saber. By about this time, the Buster Gun should be leveling up to the Maximum. With enough patience, you will defeat Anubis. After Anubis dies, you will see a Cyber Elf. Jump up to get it and continue left. You will see a Reploid on the ground, close to some kind of ship. Zero will ask if the Reploid is all right. The Reploid replies that he is all right and thanks Zero for rescuing him. Zero asks if he can walk. Stating that he can walk, Zero offers to walk him back to the base. Ciel will then start talking, happy that there is a survivor. She thanks Zero and says that she will have a medic standing by. She also asks if you can escort the Reploid back to the entry point. Right before you do however, go left. Climb up on the aircraft and grab the energy capsule, then continue left to grab the Continue Symbol at the very top let corner. Now, go back to the soldier and escort him back to the entry point. Keep going right, making sure that he soldier can keep up with you. Destroy anything that may get in your way (traps, buzzards, etc.), and continue to the entry point. If the soldier is attacked, he will scream. Make sure he doesn't take a lot of damage. Escort him back to the entry point and he will be happy that he was saved. The girl at the entry point will say that Zero brought back a survivor and calls for a medic. Two medics arrive and take the soldier into the base. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel then says that she is happy that they could save him and thanks you. You will return to the base, listening to Ciel thank you for saving another Reploid. She then says that according to his report, the enemy is conducting an attack on the Resistance Base. She says that if that happens, that she will need Zero's help once again and thanks him for his support. Save your game and head down to the Trans Server and feed the Cyber Elves. Then, go back to Ciel to resave your game and select a new mission. The next mission you will cover will be the RETRIEVE DATA Mission. MISSION START: RETRIEVE DATA Ciel will tell ask you about the place where you two first met. She said then that they had to escape, however, that her research tells her that there is some important information for Zero there. She says that the enemies must be trying to get the data before you do. She wants you to retrieve it before it's too late. Accept the mission. Ciel will then tell you, once you arrive, that she is picking up several energy readings from enemies. She declares that they must be after your information. She warns you to be careful. Go left and scale the wall until you reach the landing. Be careful of the robots with the laser on the way up. Once you get past the first one, jump to the other wall to get past the next one. Continue your climb until you see a floating ball. Destroy that and get on the landing. Continue going left, all the while avoiding the rotating lasers, floating balls, spiders, roof cannons, and robots with those spiked arms. After fighting your way through the level, you will arrive at a shutter. Ciel will tell you that there is a huge energy reading coming from that area. She warns you to stay alert. Continue through the shutter doors. You will meet up with Maha Ganeshariff, who is in charge of data processing and handling information. He says that all the information you had has been stored in the server in his body. He said that in order to get it, you must destroy him and download the data from his memory. "Can you do it?" WARNING: MAHA GANESHARIFF This guy isn't the slimmest person in the world. He has some fancy hand movement and he rolls around. He can also swing from the ceiling and drop some type of bomb when he rolls around. His weak spot is his head area. Using the Z Saber has an effect, however, it's risky to get close to this behemoth. This boss has 2 health meters: green and yellow. Your best bet is to have the Thunder Chip equipped and use the charged shot of your Buster Gun to take him out. When he rolls up into a ball, just dash jump over him, but watch out for the bombs that he drop. Just wait for him to walk towards you and attack with a charged shot. Once you defeat Maha, you will see a Cyber Elf. Grab it. Ciel will then tell you that the self-destruct sequence for the lab has started. Walls will then begin to fall down. You will see a Cyber Elf, right where a wall fell, so leave it. Not only are the walls falling, but there are also walls rising to block you in. Use your Z Saber to destroy the walls. Keep going right until you can fall deep down into that pit that leads to the Trans Server. Ciel will tell you that she is sorry for dragging you into all of this and that she awaits your arrival at the Resistance Base. MISSION COMPLETED. Use the Trans Server to go to the Resistance Base and view your results. Return to the Resistance Base and listen to Ciel. Ciel will say that the data you retrieve is damaged and useless. But, she can get the information restored about your weapons. She then says to go talk to Cerveau. Go to the Engine Room and talk to Cerveau. Cerveau will show you a weapon. The weapon, called the Triple Rod, will allow you to attack in any of the eight directions (North, East, South, West, Northeast, Southeast, Southeast, and Northwest). Stating that it requires some technique, Cerveau is pretty confident you can master it. And he gives you the Triple Rod. Leave Cerveau and head up to the Trans Server. Feed your Cyber Elves. Once you are finished feeding the Cyber Elves, return to Ciel to save your game and start a new mission. Once you save your game, talk to Ciel about the OCCUPY FACTORY Mission. MISSION START: OCCUPY FACTORY Ciel will tell you that the Base's energy supply is running out. She says that if they could use the abandoned factory, then they could generate energy. But, she says that the boss that is guarding the factory is too strong for them to get control of the factory. Your mission is to destroy the boss. Accept the mission. Go right. Destroy any flying enemies that get in your way. You will soon reach an area where there are some pipes hanging above you with some sort of spinning top on one of them. Destroy the flying robot to receive a Cyber Elf. For those who enjoy being adventurous, proceed right. Ciel will tell you about the security system. If the sensors see you, a shutter will close preventing you from getting deeper into the factory. For the less adventurous (like myself), climb up the pipes and continue to go left, then up. Continue to go up and watch out for the floating balls. Continue to go right. You will soon reach a wall that is white. Destroy it and then, destroy the fans. Continue to go right to grab some Energy Crystal and a Retry. Continue to go right and then destroy the fan and release the Cyber Elf. Grab the Elf and continue to right. You will see a platform. Shoot the purple sensor once to get the platform to go down. Grab the Energy Crystals and ride the platform down. Destroy the spiders that you will encounter and continue to go down. When you reach the bottom, go right and climb up the ladder. You will then see a robot carrying something. Jump on it and ride it all the way through. When you see other robots carry something, jump on them. Watch out for the machines that have some kind of laser at the tip. Don't get greedy, going for those Energy Crystals at the top. Destroy the spiders you see to grab a Cyber Elf. By about this time, your Z Saber should be getting ready to level up to level 4, where you can now charge up your Z Saber to perform a Triple Slash. Continue to go right until you see a ladder. Go climb up the ladder. Go left and avoid the laser machines. Continue to go left and jumping over the pits. Keep going left until you reach another ladder. Climb the ladder and approach the shudder. Enter the shudders and Ciel will tell you that there is a massive energy signal coming from within. Stating that it must be the boss, a rotating machine drops down to the floor. Prepare for battle. WARNING: ELEMENTAL BOSS This boss is rather difficult. He has several heads that appear that can perform certain actions. The heads are color coordinated. Red shoots fire, green shoots electricity, blue shoots ice, purple and yellow just ram you. The boss floats all across the arena, so, your Z Saber will be your most used weapon. During the battle, you may be able to level up your Z Saber to level 5, where you can perform a rotating slash attack. Anyway, you must attack the center of the boss when the center is blue. Attacking the center at any other time will result in you not causing any damage. Also, if you happen to destroy one of the heads (it can be done), you have a little time on your hands before the boss repairs itself. The boss has 3 health meters: white, green, and yellow. After a very hard fought battle, you will defeat the boss and you will see the Flame Chip. A soldier will report to you that all the floors are secured. And Ciel will tell you that you must collect the Flame Chip before returning to the base. Grab the chip. MISSION COMPLETE. When you return to the base, Ciel will tell you that they have gained control of the factory. She says that they can now live without worrying about retirement. She then thanks you and says that all of this is a dream come true, stating that they feared they were doomed. All of a sudden, the alarm sounds within the base. You then hear that a giant Mechaniloid is approaching the base. They say that if someone doesn't do something, it will destroy the base. Ciel then tells everyone to guard the front door at all costs. She then tells you to go around at attack it from behind. She says that doing this will buy some time. She will give you the option of saving your game. Save the game and begin the new mission. MISISON START: RESISTANCE DEFENSE Ciel will tell you that the giant Mechaniloid is ahead of you. She tells you to stay sharp. Go left and scale the wall and continue to go left. You realize that the place you are is where you faced Aztec Falcon. Continue to go left. Zero will then stop, and a giant spiked robot drops from the sky ahead of you. Ciel then says to you that there must be a weak point, since it appears as though this Mechaniloid is completely armored. Prepare yourself for battle. WARNING: MECHANILOID The Mechaniloid is no joke. This thing is packing some serious heat. It is capable of launching missiles, tops that explode, and bat robots. Your only hope of stopping this thing is to find a weak point. "Where is that?" you might ask. Well, you must force one. The Mechaniloid has no health meter, so you just have to pound on it until it is destroyed. Destroy that spiked area right in front of you with the Z Saber. After that, the Mechaniloid will send out missiles. Jump and shoot the area where the Mechaniloid fires the missiles. While you are doing this, Ciel will tell you that they are setting up a defense for the Mechaniloid. As the Mechaniloid continues to get closer to the base, Ciel will tell you that they can see the Mechaniloid. But, by this time, you should be close to destroying it. Continue the strategy to destroy the Mechaniloid. You will see a Cyber Elf floating around upon the defeat of the Mechaniloid. Ciel will tell you that you did a great job and that the base is safe. Grab the Cyber Elf and return to the Base. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel will tell you that if you hadn't destroyed the Mechaniloid, it would not have survived. She then thanks you and says that with your help, peace may be restored. Save your game and go feed the Cyber Elves. Once you feed the Cyber Elves, go down to Cerveau. He will tell you that he created a new weapon for you. The Shield Boomerang (Cerveau had just made that up) will block enemies shots and you can attack with it if you charge it. However, you can't dash with it equipped. Now, at this time, you should have the following: 1) a fully leveled up Buster Gun, 2) a Z Saber up to at least level 4, 3) the Triple Rod at level 1, 4) the Shield Boomerang at level 1, 5) a Thunder and Flame Chip. Since the Buster Gun is fully leveled up, you can put that weapon aside and have the Z Saber as your main weapon. Then you can either equip the Triple Rod or the Shield Boomerang. Now, go back to Ciel and save your game and select a new mission. The next mission that will be covered will be the FIND HIDDEN BASE mission. MISSION START: FIND HIDDEN BASE Ciel will tell you that they have received information that there is a hidden base somewhere in the desert and that there are Reploids are being held hostage there. However, they can't find the base. She wants to find the base and save the Reploids. So, she asks you to go out and look for the hidden base. Accept the mission. Ciel then says that she is counting on you. Now, go left. Take out all the enemies that stand in your way. Watch out for the camel robot. It can shoot out fire. Have the Shield Boomerang equipped with the Thunder Chip equipped and charge it up so that you can throw it at the camel. With it stunned, you will be able to attack it directly. Continue to go left. You will see a robot that is causing the sand to move. Destroy it and slide down the left wall. When you slide down, you will fall into a secret passage, where you must jump around to get to the contained Cyber Elf down in the corner. Once you get the Cyber Elf, go back up and head right. When you get to the other side, Ciel will tell you that there is a trap (the 2 lasers). She then tells yo to wait. She then says that she will disarm it. She then tells you that you can proceed. Go right. There are spiked floors and roofs in this next area, so dash and jump over the spikes that you first see. Then, slide down the walls until you can safely jump past the spiked floors, but be careful that you don't jump too high and hit the spiked roofs either. Once you reach the bottom go left and destroy the enemies that you may see. Now, soon, you will approach an area where there is a spiked rock formation. Attack it with your Z Saber. This will enable you to jump on top of the flat area and avoid the spinning spike tops down at the bottom. Continue to go left and follow the same strategy to safely make it to the other side. Continue to go left and destroy any enemies that may appear. You will then see a spiked floor. Attack the spiked rock formations to safely make it across to the other side. While crossing, attack any enemies that you may see. Continue to go left and you will see that the floor is ice. Destroy the turtle enemies and continue to go left. You will see a ladder. Climb up the ladder and watch out for the floating balls. Continue to go up to the top. Then, go right and go up that ladder. Go to the right and Ciel will tell you that she can unlock the door. Then, go right through the door and continue to head up the ladder. Go to the right and go down the ladder to see a Reploid, trapped in a cell. Attack the cell door and she will tell you that there are still 6 other Reploids being detained. She then says that they are going to hijack a shuttle and escape. Climb back up the ladder and go left. Keep going left until you see a ladder going down. Take this ladder to get to the next Reploid. Release him. Now, go right and go up the ladder. Then, go left. Continue to go left until you see a ladder going up. Take this ladder and go right until you see a door. Ciel will tell you that the door is being very well protected and she can't open it. Go back to the left. Continue left until you see X clones with sensors coming out of their eyes. These sensors alert the entire base where you are, so take them out quickly. This will also bring out guards that have armor. Destroy the first X robot that you see and go left, then climb up the ladder. Destroy the door holding the Reploid. 3 down, 4 to go. When you go down, chances are, you will be surrounded. Ciel will then ask you if you were caught and if you are alright. Go down the ladder and you will see the 4th Reploid being detained. If you were found, wait until the alarm quiets down and release the Reploid. Go up the ladder, then, go left and up the ladder. You will see the 5th Reploid. Go down the ladder and avoid the ladder going down. Instead, continue to go left until you see another ladder going down. Take this ladder down and go left. You will then see the 6th Reploid. Go back the way you came and go up the ladder. Go left and climb up the ladder. The final Reploid is here. Release her and go back down. Go left and you will see all 7 Reploids together. Then, the Reploids will tell you that the battle isn't over yet, since a boss is protecting the shuttle. Go left into the shudder and continue through the second shutter. You will then see this guy with icicles sticking out of his head. Acknowledging that you are Zero, he compliments you on your coming so far. Declaring that your journey ends with him, he tells you who he is; Blizzack Staggroff, the best warrior of Leviathan the Guardian. He says you won't beat him. Prepare for battle. WARNING: BLIZZACK STAGGROFF This guy is somewhat of a pushover, IF you are properly equipped. With the Flame Chip in your possession, equip it and this will power up any weapons you may have. Blizzack likes to jump and release cold drafts at you, causing you to get frozen. This then allows him to jump again and cause you to get hit with another draft, which injures you. He also has an attack where he releases a very strong gust of wind that shoots out snowflakes that can cling to your body slowing you down. This then gives him an opportunity to attack you. To shake off the snowflakes, move around a lot (using the Z Saber also helps to shake off the snowflakes). He also can shoot out the icicles out of his head. Charging up your weapon is ideal because then, you'll get the effect of the Flame Chip, causing all of your weapons to project fire (his weakness). Your Z Saber is quite handy, since he leaves himself open all the time. If your weapon connects with him when it is charged, he will lose the icicles sticking out of his head, leaving him vulnerable to attack. Blizzack has 2 energy bars: green and yellow. Continue the strategy and you will defeat Blizzack. Zero will then tell the base that he is returning with the prisoners. Ciel will then tell you that you must grab the Ice Chip and that she looks forward to your return. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel will tell you once you return that seven Reploids were saved because of you. Stating that she cannot thank you enough, she also tells you about her "experiment" is going fine so far. She says that once they have developed a substitute energy, they will find a place to live a happy life. She then tells you about Neo Arcadia, a type of heaven for Reploids. She then asks if you will join them if that happens. Save your game and then feed the Cyber Elves. Once you feed the Cyber Elves, go, save again, and begin a new mission. The next mission that will be covered will be the SAVE COLBOR mission. MISSION START: SAVE COLBOR Ciel will tell you that a comrade named Colbor has found a way inside the enemy base through the subway. However, they have lost all contact with him. Your mission is to look for him. Accept the mission. When you arrive in the subway, Ciel will tell you that there has been increased enemy activity. She says that Colbor and his team may have been taken hostage. Start the mission by going left and jumping on the platform. Go through the door to collect a few Energy Crystals and a Cyber Elf. Then, go back through the door and head right. Continue to head right. Equip the Shield Boomerang and keep going right. Watch out for flying robots, robots with missiles, and turtle robots that shoot missiles. Also, watch out for X clones. Watch out for floors that fall. Go down the ladders that you will eventually come across to gain access to a Retry and a few Health Crystals. Destroying one of the flying robots gives you a Cyber Elf. Continue to go right until you see floating platforms that go up and down. Enemies will be on them, so have your Shield Boomerang and you Z Saber (which should be at level 5) handy. Once you make it to level ground again, keep right. You will notice several Reploids on the ground. It appears as though all of them are dead. Continue right and you will notice one Reploid standing next to a strange looking character. The Reploid is trembling in fear as Zero screams "Run! Now!" The Reploid then recognizes you and runs towards you. With the Reploid out of the way, the funny looking guy starts talking to you. The guy is Harpuia, one of the 4 Guardians that protect Master X. He declares that your actions are foolish, since you decide to side with "Mavericks". He also declares that you shall repent and atone for your sins. Prepare for battle. WARNING: HARPUIA THE GUARDIAN Harpuia is NO JOKE! If you thought the Mechaniloid was tough, then you'll think this guy is damn near impossible. Because he is a Guardian, he is not going to take damage any natural way. You have to wait for an opening. Harpuia has 3 Health Meters: white, green, and yellow. Harpuia's attacks are as follows: slashing at you, grabbing you and slamming you into the ground, and sending out little robots that can slash at you. Your openings are when Harpuia flies in the air to do a midair slash, and when he sends out the little robots. Attack using the Z Saber. Harpuia is also weak to the Ice Element, so equip the Ice Chip, then charge your weapons every chance you get and attack. Dodge his attacks and you will be able to defeat him. Harpuia then acknowledges your greatness, stating that he underestimated you. He then says that he looks forward to a rematch and that he will retire you next time. He then disappears and a Cyber Elf is all that remains. Grab the Cyber Elf and return to the base. MISSION COMPLETE. Upon your return to the Base, Ciel will say to you that she is thankful that you saved Colbor. Now, save your game and go feed the Cyber Elves. Then, go back to Ciel. Save your game and select a new mission. The next mission that will be covered will be the DUEL IN DESERT mission. MISSION START: DUEL IN DESERT Ciel will tell you that enemies are assembling in the desert. She says that they have not yet begun to attack, but a large-scale attack is to be expected. She is worried that all of her comrades' efforts of building barricades and preparing are not enough. Your mission is to help the other Reploids in the desert. Accept the mission. You are standing out in the desert with a small militia when Ciel tells you that there is a problem. She tells you that the enemy is coming at you in large numbers. A guard then says that they will hold their own at the last line at all costs. He then says that you should go and attack the main part of the attack. Ciel then tells you that the main attack force is coming and she wants you to take care of them. Go left and begin to attack all the enemies that you see. Watch out for the camel robots. Continue to go left past the sand area where the secret base was. Destroying the camel robot will allow you to collect a Cyber Elf. Continue to go left, and continue to take out the enemies that get in your way. Watch out for the traps and continue to go left. As you continue your fight left, you will encounter some tank like robots. Destroying one of them releases a Cyber Elf. Keep going left, taking out all of the enemies in front of you. Ciel will then tell you that their reinforcements are coming in. Destroy all the troops that come out of the transport vehicle and proceed left. Ciel will then tell you that the transport chopper is approaching very quickly. You then see the chopper arrive. And when it gets there, someone jumps out of it. He says that he heard a rumor that there is a highly skilled Reploid in the Resistance. He says that he never expected you to be this good though. He says that he is excited because you are very skilled. He then tells you that he is Fefnir, one of the four Guardians of X. He says not to let him down. Prepare for battle. WARNING: FEFNIR THE GAUARDIAN Fefnir isn't like Harpuia at all. While he is a Guardian, he takes damage just like any other boss. Fefnir's attacks are charging up his hand and ramming it into the ground, causing shockwaves to occur. He also has the ability to charge up and fire flames from his gun-arm. He also has a slamming ability, just like Harpuia. He can also shoot fire out of his arm without charging up. When Fefnir charges up, the intensity of his attacks goes up. Fefnir has 3 Health Meters: white, green, and yellow. His weakness is the element of Electricity, so equip the Thunder Chip. Avoid his attacks and attack when you see an opening. When he is defeated, he will say that he has never been so excited. He says that he will allow you to live a little while longer. And right before he disappears, he doesn't want you to lose so that you two can have a rematch. He then disappears and a Cyber Elf remains. Grab the Cyber Elf and you will return to the base. MISSION COMPLETED. Upon your arrival back to the base, Ciel will tell you that if the defense line had been broken, the Base wouldn't have survived. She can't believe that you destroyed so many enemies and acknowledges that you are a legendary hero. Save your game and feed the Cyber Elves. Once you feed the Cyber Elves, go back to Ciel, save your game, and begin another mission. The next mission that will be covered will be the PROTECT FACTORY mission. MISSION START: PROTECT FACTORY Ciel will say that thanks to you, they have gained control of the factory. However, she believes that they can't hold on to it forever. Your mission is to check on the factory. Accept the mission. When you arrive, Ciel will tell you that it is awkward that the watches are missing. Go right and Zero will jump out of the way of some flying objects. Suddenly, a mysterious person drops out of the sky. He then says that you have been doing well and that he is Phantom, one of the four Guardians of X. He says that every generation has a legend, but that a lost legend should stay lost. He then says that he will show you why. WARNING: PHANTOM THE GUARDIAN Whoa. Phantom is fast. He has a Saber, just like you. He has the ability to project several images of himself. Attacking an image leaves you open to an attack from above. Phantom also has a weapon that is like your Boomerang, and he can ride on top of it. While riding on his Boomerang, he can drop little objects that can harm you. And when he jumps off of it, he uses his Saber to stab you in the head. He has 3 Health Meters: white, green, and yellow. The Elemental Chips do not affect him, so it doesn't matter if you equip them. Your Z Saber will be effective in this battle. Look for an opening and attack. This battle is just like fighting yourself, so you know what to look out for. When you have damaged him enough, he will say that him losing cannot be true. He says that he some "surprises" for you. He states that the bombs he placed all throughout the factory will explode at any minute. And he says that the factory will be smashed to nothing. He ends by saying that your legacy will come to an end with a bang, not a whimper. He then disappears and a Cyber Elf is all that is left. You are then being timed. Quickly go to the right. Ciel will tell you that there is not enough time before the bombs go off. She then tells you to evacuate the factory. Continue to go right. Watch out for the watchdogs and take them out. When you get to the area to the right, Ciel will ask you if you will deactivate the bombs. Obviously! She then says that she will help you find them all. She is picking up 8 readings of the bombs. She then says that you don't have to do this. Go right and take out the tank robots and climb up the ladder to the right. Go up and then go left. Go up the ladder and go right. Ciel will tell you that to deactivate the bomb (1), you need to slash it with the Z Saber, then touch it and collect it. You will then see the first bomb. Do what she told you and grab it. Ciel will then tell you that 7 bombs remain. Go right and you will see the transporter. Touch the purple sensor and it will go down. To your right, you will see the bomb (2). Take it out and continue to go down to the left. Take out that bomb (3) and go right, then climb the ladder. Ride on of the robots carrying wood those items and you will eventually see another bomb (4). Take out the enemy guarding it and then get the bomb. Be careful about going back down. Close by, there is another laser with a Cyber Elf between several enemies and lasers. Scale the wall and get the bomb (5). Get the Cyber Elf by attacking the container and grabbing it. Be careful going down. Once you go down, go right. The next bomb is very high up. To get it, go past the area of bomb 5 and go right. You will see a laser between 2 pillars. Get past the laser and scale the last pillar. Go left to get the bomb (6). By now, your Z Saber should be preparing to level up to level 6, where you can charge up your Z Saber in less time. Continue through the level like you did the first time. Go all the way to the right and climb up the ladder. Watch out for the lasers and go left. After the 2nd laser, you must scale a wall. A bomb (7) is up there. Now, go back down and go left. Continue to go left like you would when you came here the first time. When you get to the ladder, scale down the wall to grab a Cyber Elf. Then, scale back up the wall and climb the ladder and get the bomb (8). Once you collect the last bomb, Ciel will tell you that all the bombs have been deactivated and is glad that you're fine. She says that she looks forward to your safe return. MISSION COMPLETED. When you return to the base, she will apologize for constantly risking your life. No problems, huh? She is feeling somewhat depressed, but she says she will create a substitute energy. She says if she found a substitute energy, they could live in peace in a quiet place. She says that until that day comes, she hopes she has your support. Now, save your game and feed the Cyber Elves. Once you feed the Cyber Elves, go back to Ciel, save your game, and begin a new mission. The next mission you will cover is the STOP THE HACKING Mission. MISSION START: STOP THE HACKING Ciel will brief you that several hackers have attacked the server for the Resistance Base. She says that the hackers are in a secret area under the desert. She says that if something isn't done, there may be some problems generating the new energy. Your mission is to sneak into the base and destroy the main computer. Accept the mission. Ciel will ask you if you remember where the entrance is and wish you luck. Go left towards the area of the entrance to the secret base in the earlier mission. Take out the enemies in front of you as you continue going left. You'll eventually see the entrance to the secret base. Ciel will stop the trap for you and continue like you did in the earlier mission. You'll see that all that you did in the earlier mission is still in place. Watch out for the floating balls and proceed left. However, the floor that was ice has now melted into water. Slide down the walls, since spikes await you down at the bottom in some areas. Destroy the enemies that may get in your way. Jumping in the water allows you to float much longer. Eventually, one of the spiked robots will yield a Cyber Elf. Continue to go left. Watch out for the boat that is floating in the water. It rises and sinks (just like a REAL boat) so watch yourself, or you'll get crushed. Look for particular areas where you know the boat can't get you. Make your way left, taking out any enemies in front of you and drop down below to collect some Energy Crystals and some energy for your Health Meter. You will see after scaling the wall that the boat comes to an end, so, scale the other side of the wall. At the bottom (be careful, there is a pit, just scale down), you will see a contained Cyber Elf. Release it and grab it. Now, climb back up and get on the boat. Go to the highest point of the boat (it has antennas and it THE highest point of the point of the boat) and wait for the boat to rise. Watch out for missiles that the boat fires and explodes. Anyway, wait at the high point of the boat until you see a pillar coming down towards you. Jump up and scale the inside of the pillar. You must then jump to the other side. Hold the dash button and jump button to do a dash jump and make it to the other side. There you will see Energy Crystals and a contained Cyber Elf. Release the Cyber Elf and grab it. Next dash and jump across. You will land on another boat. Go to this boat's highest point and scale the wall up to get a Retry. Go back down and go right. You will see the ladder. Climb up the ladder (at last!) and go right. Climb up the next ladder and go right. Ciel will open the door for you. She then tells you to find the computer room and destroy everything that's there. Go right, then up the ladder, and then go left. Destroy anything that's in your way and climb up the first ladder you see. Go right, taking out anything you see. You will see a door and Ciel will tell you that she can't do anything from her computer except unlock the door. Go through the door and attack the computer area under the ladder. Ciel will tell you that the hacker's attempts at hacking into the Resistance's server have been weakened. Continue up the ladder and keep destroying the parts of the computer. What shows up out of the destroyed computers are Energy Crystals at the bottom level, Retries at the middle level, and Cyber Elves at the highest level. Ciel will tell you that the hacking has stopped entirely. She then says that she awaits your arrival back to the base. Now, remember where all those captured Reploids were in that earlier mission? Well, going back to some of their cells will have a nice surprise for you. Either enemies, or Cyber Elves. Search each cell and then go back to the area with the boat. Ciel will warn you to be careful once you enter the water. She says that she has a massive energy reading coming towards you. Jump over the spikes and Zero will see someone approaching him. The person will then come to you and tell you that she is Leviathan, one of the four Guardians of X. She says that after hearing so much about you from the "pretty kid" and "combat nerd", she's been dying to meet you. She then says that she can't wait to see their faces when she tells them that she is the one that retired you. She then closes by saying not to hold back, just because she's a woman. Prepare for battle. WARNING: LEVIATHAN THE GUARDIAN Leviathan's battle is somewhat unfair. First off, there is a spiked floor in the battlefield. You know what happens if you land there. Leviathan's attacks consist of her throwing spears at you from her staff, making ice particles attack you, and setting up ice crystals to surround you to attack you. You can attack the ice crystals when the come at you with your weapons. Leviathan has 3 energy Meters: white, green, and yellow. Because Leviathan is an Ice Elemental boss, you want to equip the Flame Chip and charge up your weapon. Your Z Saber is essential here. Using it will truly help you. Hopefully, it's at level 6, because it allows you to charge up your Z Saber much faster. Just charge up and watch out for her attacks, and she'll be done in no time. At the end of the battle, she will ask you why didn't you terminate her and if you are showing her mercy. She then says that that was rude of you to hold back, after asking you to give her your all, and that the next time you two meet, you better give her your best. She then leaves. Ciel then tells you that you did good work. A Cyber Elf will then drop down towards you. Grab it, and return to the base. MISSION COMPLETE. When you return to the Resistance Base, Ciel will tell you that the hacking has stopped thanks to you and that she will continue to find a substitute energy. She then says that all Reploids are counting on you guys. Once your conversation ends, you hear the signal in the Resistance Base. You then learn from a soldier that the enemy is attacking the base and that the base's defenses can't hold out much longer. You will then see an image of what is going on in the battle. The soldier then says that the main gate will be overrun at any minute. Ciel then says that everyone must evacuate, with the elderly and children being top priority. She then says that you too should evacuate, and she thanks you for all that you have done for the Resistance. Zero then says to Ciel that she should go to her evacuation transport. Ciel then says that it's her fault. Zero then asks about it being her fault. She then tells you that the world has gotten out of control, and that it's all because of Neo Arcadia. She then describes what "Extreme Justice" is; peace obtained through force. She then says that Reploids were being sacrificed to keep humans happy. She then tells you that she is the one who created Neo Arcadia and that it was her who brought back X. Zero thens asks what she meant when she said "regenerated". He then asks if she resurrected X the same way she resurrected him. She tells you that there is a difference. She then says that you are an original, brought back from what you once were. However, she can't fully describe what X was until the building shakes and she tells you that you should leave. She then sys that you should help everyone leave the Base. She then asks you if you want to save your mission before you start to evacuate. Select yes. And then begin the mission. MISSION START: EVACUATE RESISTANCE BASE Once you leave the data room, someone will tell you that the Engine room has been taken over by the enemy. They then say that since the elevator doesn't work, the people on the upper floors can't escape. They then tell you that you must get rid of the enemies in the engine room. Take out any enemies that you see and go check on Cerveau. There are three enemies in the room. Destroy them and Cerveau will tell you that he will turn on the elevator. He then turns it on and a soldier tells you that the Enemy Commander is attempting to get to the Energy Crystal storage. Get over there. Go up to the first floor and then go left. Take out the enemies that you may see and go down the ladder. Go left enter the door. You will then see this guy standing in the corner. He says that he has heard a lot about you and that you must be Zero, the legendary Reploid. He then tries to get on you by saying the old and out of date Reploid. He then says that he is Hanumachine, the top apprentice of Phantom the Guardian. He then says that he will retire you for the glory of the Stealth Unit. "En-garde!" WARNING: HANUMACHINE Hanumachine is rather odd. Possessing the abilities of a monkey, he has the following attacks: surrounding himself in fire and bouncing around the room, making several clones of himself appear, and spinning around in the air so that his tail throws fire at you. Hanumachine is weak to the Thunder Element, so equip the Thunder Chip. Charge up your weapons and attack. Hanumachine has 2 Health Meters: green and yellow. Destroying some of the clones will allow you to get a Cyber Elf. Avoid and attack this annoying monkey and the battle will be over. Grab the Cyber Elf that remains. MISSION COMPLETE. You then appear in front of Ciel with a soldier behind you. Ciel then says that you saved them once again. She then says that as long as X exist, someday, and then she fades out. Zero then asks her if she would be happy if X no longer existed. He then says that he will take care of that problem. HE just needs to know where X is. Ciel then tells you that you can go straight to the core of the enemy base through the Trans Server. But, she says that they haven't cracked the security of their Trans Server. The soldier behind you says that without the Trans Server, it would be hard for you to get to the enemy base. And he is worried that if Zero is away from the base too long, something might happen to them. Just then, something falls in the center of the room. It's some sort of fairy. It tells you that it has cracked the security of the enemy's Trans Server. It then apologizes that it took so long. It then says that you can enter Neo Arcadia any time you want to now. Zero then recognizes who the fairy is. It's the same one that gave him the Z Saber. The fairy then says that you must go and terminate that copy of it. And that you should terminate it with "extreme prejudice". Ciel then asks who the fairy is. And then she says that something isn't possible. Zero then asks if the fairy said that he could use the Trans Server. The soldier then said that that's what the fairy said. Zero then says that he is leaving and he wishes them to take care. Ciel then asks you if you want to save your data before starting. Save your data and prepare for the next mission. MISSION START: NEO ARCADIA (SHRINE) Go to the Trans Server. Feed the Cyber Elves and change the area to the Neo Arcadia Shrine. When you reach Neo Arcadia, go left and then go right. A wall will open up for you. Continue to go right, taking out any enemies that you see. You will soon reach another wall. Go through it, and you will see the rotating lasers. Carefully make your way across the room of rotating lasers and head for the wall. The wall will rise to let you go to the next area. Go all the way to the right until you see a transporter. It isn't moving. However, if you attack it, it will move up and down, allowing you to jump on the other transporters. Make your way to the left to get on another transporter that isn't moving. Attack it and move it left. Then, jump to the building to the left. Two Cyber Elves are in containers. Release them and go back down. Repeat the process of the transporters until you see the transporter that goes up and down. Go on the transporter going up and go left at the landing. Continue left and a wall will rise for you. When you enter the new area, you will see a spiked floor. There are two landings hanging in midair. Also there are 2 black statues in the area. Get on the second landing and the two statues will begin to move. Prepare for battle. WARNING: STATUE WARRIORS When the statues fully come out, you will see that they are the same kind of flying enemies that you fought in previous missions. However, these cats don't die with one hit. Watch out for multiple energy shots coming at you. Equip the Shield Boomerang to reflect them back at them. Attack them when you see an opening. However, they are much faster than your normal flying robots, so be careful when attacking, or else you will fall on the spiked floor. Destroy them to get a Cyber Elf. Continue to go left. You will hear shots being fired from flying enemies. Take them out and go left. When you reach the farthest left, climb up on the rock formations. Take out any enemies that may approach you and continue going up. Once you reach another landing, go right. Enter the rising wall and you will see a guard blocking your path. Prepare for battle. WARNING: MULTI-ARMED GUARD This guard has several arms, each with a sword equipped. It has two Health Meters: green and yellow. Watch out for it when it jumps and especially watch out for when it begins to spin its body around. This allows it to move across the room very fast and damage you if you are in the path. It can throw its swords at you and slash at you when it jumps. It is weak to the Thunder Element, so equip the Thunder Chip. Take it out quickly to gain access to the next area. And grab the Cyber Elf that it releases. Go right. Defeat any enemies that get in your way. You will eventually see some rocks appear out of no where that shoots energy blasts at you. Continue right until you see a turtle robot close to a pit. Then, jump up on the rock that appears and continue to jump on the rocks that appear. You will eventually reach a landing. Get on the landing and continue to jump on the rocks. Going right will allow you to get some Energy Crystals, some Health Crystals, and a Retry. Now go back left. Follow the same process going left like you did going right. Now, you will reach a landing where there is a landing above you. Go up by jumping on the rocks and scale the landing's wall to get up to the landing. Go through the shudders. You will see a strange character standing before you. He then tells you that you are trespassing on the sanctuary of X. He then says that his name is Herculious Anchortus and that he will eliminate you in the name of Harpuia the Guardian. He then says that you should view your retirement by his sword an honor. Prepare for battle. WARNING: HERCULIOUS ANCHORTUS Herculious is a tough boss. He can shoot energy balls at you from his antennae, charge at you, and shoot even more energy at you from his antennae. If he attacks at you with some energy grappler that stays to the ground and has an energy trail, he is going to charge at you if you are in that vicinity. But this attack only works when you are close to the corner. Your Z Saber will come in very handy here. He is weak to the Ice Element, so equip the Ice Chip and charge your weapon. He has two Health Meters: green and yellow. Avoid his attacks and look for your opening to win the battle. Grab the Cyber Elf that is left behind and go right through the shudders. You will see a door. When you get close top the door, Ciel will tell you that you should come back to the base to get a rest. Go to through the door and use the Trans Server to return to the base. MISSION COMPLETED. Ciel then asks you not to push yourself too hard. She can't bare the thought of what may happen if you do. Save your game and begin a new mission. MISSION START: NEO ARCADIA (TOWER) Ciel will ask you to please return to her alive. Accept the mission. When you reach the Neo Arcadia Tower, go left until you go through a door. Then, you will see another door. Go in the door and get on the Trans Server. Select the DOWNLOAD ELF option. Hopefully, you have Totten leveled up, because if you don't, you'll have a hard time going up the tower on your hands. Once you have Totten, go back out the door and head right. Then, continue to go right until you see a large elevator. Get on it to begin your trek up the tower. Defeat the enemies that you encounter as you go up. The elevator will stop on a level with an X clone and a flying robot. Get off the elevator and take out the enemies. Watch out for the spiked roof above you though. Scale the right hand wall and defeat the X clone. Now, here is where the Cyber Elf Totten comes in. Use Totten. Remember earlier how Ciel told you that Totten had an ability that would truly help you later on? This would be that time. Totten transforms all the spikes that are in a level into floors you can step on. However, just like the other Cyber Elves, Totten will die. Also, you will drop in rank for using this Cyber Elf, but better you drop in rank and get through the level than keep your pride and DIE CONSTANTLY! Now, jump on the conveyor transport. Take out the enemies you will encounter. One of them is guarding a Cyber Elf container. Destroy the X clone and release the Elf and grab it. Now, continue upward. Since Totten has taken out all of the spikes, you can pretty much scale the walls going upward. For those of you who did not use Totten, POWER TO YOU! But seriously, if you didn't want to use Totten, just be careful going up. Take your time and be patient with it. Many of the spikes are placed in places where you won't get hit if you jump carefully. Timing is also everything, as you will find yourself riding the conveyor transports looking for a good time to jump on the next one. Now, if you did or did not use Totten, continue going up until you reach a point where there are robots riding up and down the walls. Take them out and wait for the conveyor transports to connect to get to the next level up. On this level, you will see some boxes that can shock you (somewhat resembling a taser). You can scale these boxes. But be careful for the spikes (all you non-Totten players). Continue to make your way up, avoiding the spikes, taking out enemies, and the taser part of the boxes and you will soon reach the shudders that leads to the boss. Go through the shudders. You will then see some slime like creature. Zero says that whatever it is, it is too big to be a slug. He then tells it to get lost. The creature then shapes itself into shape. Prepare for battle. WARNING: LIQUIFIED X CLONE This thing changes colors. Some of its attacks consist of: sending little globs at you, jumping around the room, and wrapping you up like a snake if you get too close to it. Just avoiding the globs by scaling the wall will help and moving out of the way when it jumps around will help you greatly. Attacking the creature when it is jumping around the room causes it to split into other pieces. These pieces will then reform on the ground while its head continues to move around. They also attack you, so watch out. This guy has 3 Health Meters: white, green, and yellow. It is not weak to any of the Elements, so don't bother with them. However, charging your weapon does have an effect. With enough patience, you will beat this thing in no time. It will then evaporate and a Cyber Elf will be all that's left. Grab the Cyber Elf and continue through the shudder. You will see Ciel on the other side. MISSION COMPLETE. Zero then asks what made Ciel come to Neo Arcadia. She then says that it is she that recreated a duplication of X and that's why she's there. Zero then tells her it's not her fault. He tells her that she thought recreating X would bring good, but that she should leave everything to him. She then thanks you. Save your game and prepare for the next mission. MISSION START: NEO ARCADIA (CORE) Ciel will tell you that even if you cannot destroy Neo Arcadia, she just wants you to return safely to her. Accept the mission. Go right. Take out any enemies that you see. Keep going right and you will see a purple shudder. Go through it and go through the second one. You will now be in a room with 4 doors: 2 at the top, 2 at the bottom. Go to the top left door and enter it. You will see Anubis Necromancess the Third. He then says that everything returns to the soil in the end and that it is time for you to do so. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH ANUBIS NECROMANCESS THE THIRD You know the drill. Take this cat out with the Z Saber. If you charge up your Z Saber with the Flame Chip equipped, you will take out his Health Meter very quickly. Repeat what you did in the first battle to permanently send Anubis back to the soil. You will find yourself outside. Grab the Health Crystals and go to the upper right door and enter it. You will meet up with Blizzack Staggroff. Calling you outdated Reploid garbage, he'll say that you should have stayed at your place of rest. He closes by saying that his blizzard will make you wish you did and he says that it's time for you to go back to sleep. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH BLIZZACK STAGGROFF You know how to do this one. Equip the Flame Chip, charge up the weapon of your choice, and attack. Blizzack gives you so many openings, it's ridiculous. Take him out quickly to send Blizzack to an eternal slumber. Once you're outside, grab the Health Crystals and enter the bottom left door. You will see Herculious Anchortus. He will say that he still can't believe that you defeated him. He thinks it's a disgrace and that he must redeem himself by terminating you. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH HERCULIOUS ANCHORTUS Did you NOT just get finish beating this guy? Equip the Ice Chip and do what you did in the first battle. Take him out quickly to permanently terminate Herculious. Once your outside, grab the Health Crystals and go to the very last door. Maha Ganeshariff will be there. He tells you that he has fully analyzed all of your strategies, and he wants to show you what he has learned. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH MAHA GANESHARIFF Come on! This guy? Of all the people you fought, this guy? Equip the Thunder Chip and watch out for his attacks. Take him out quickly to teach him his final lesson. You'll be outside once again. Grab the Health Crystals and go through the shudder at your right. Continue through the next shudder and go right, taking out all the enemies that you may see. Go down and continue going right. You will soon reach a wall to your right. Scale the wall and take out the enemies waiting for you and go up. Going left through the shudder gets you a Retry and a Health Crystal, however, you must go all the way back around and fight those same enemies over again. Going through the right shudder will take you to the next shudder that leads you to another room with 4 doors, just like in the room earlier. Go to the top left door and enter it. Harpuia the Guardian awaits you. He declares that Neo Arcadia is not a place for someone like you. He closes by saying that you will regret coming to Neo Arcadia. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH HARPUIA THE GUARDIAN Man, you know how hard this battle was. Equip the Ice Chip and look for the usual openings. When you defeat him, Harpuia will then say he will never forget this and disappear. Once you get outside, grab the Health Crystals and go to the top right door and enter it. You will see Fefnir the Guardian. He says that he has been expecting you and that you have kept him waiting for so long, that he doesn't want you to give up too easily. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH FEFNIR THE GUARDIAN You know what to do. Equip the Thunder Chip and look for the openings. When you defeat him, Fefnir will say that he will let you live longer and disappears. Once you get outside, grab the Health Crystals and go to the bottom left door and enter it. You'll meet up with Phantom the Guardian. He says that no one shall disgrace X and that your termination will commence now. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH PHANTOM THE GUARDIAN Man. This Guardian was tough. Since he isn't weak to the Elemental Chips, all you can do is charge up your weapon. Take your time in this battle. Just wait for him to single himself out with his clones and attack him. Watch out for the usual stuff and this battle will soon be over. When you beat him, he will say that it is impossible that you beat him. He then says that he will not allow you to reach X. He declares that he will take you with him. He then screams and prepares to blow up. Move out of the way and watch him die. Now, grab the Crystals and go through the last door. Leviathan the Guardian is waiting for you. She says that she has been looking forward to "playing" with you again. She says that you have no chance to win this time. Prepare for battle. WARNING: REMATCH WITH LEVIATHAN THE GUARDIAN Not too difficult. Just equip the Flame Chip and look for her openings. It you used Totten, the spiked floors will no longer be there. If you didn't, they will. The battle will soon be over if you're careful. Leviathan will then say that she accepts her defeat. She says that she is happy that she met someone who could defeat her and that she is happy that she met a Reploid like you. She also says that she will terminate you personally, someday. She then disappears. Once again, you are outside. Grab the Crystals and go through the right shudder. Continue on past the next shudder. Go right, taking out all the enemies you encounter. Scale the wall when you can no longer go right and continue to destroy the enemies. Go right once you scaled the wall and drop down to get to the shudder. Go through the next shudder to enter a large room. Zero will sense something and you will see Harpuia. Harpuia tells you to stop. Then, Fefnir appears. He says he won't allow you to go any farther. Leviathan then enters and tells you to give up. But then, X appears and tells all three of them to stop. X then says that the three of them are no match for Zero and tells them all to leave. The three Guardians, despite how they feel, does what X say. X then says that he finally gets to meet Zero and has been looking forward to this moment. Zero then says that you must be the pirate copy of X. X then says that he is the perfect copy of the original X, the new human who saved the humans from the world. He then says that the humans have found happiness. He says that the utopia that all the humans had been looking for was right there in Neo Arcadia. He then says that Neo Arcadia is something that Zero and the original X could never create and that only he could do it. Zero then says that this "peace" is obtained only through the sacrifice of Reploids. Zero then says that no one wanted Neo Arcadia and that it is all a joke. X then sarcastically laughs at Zero, tells him he is funny, and says that it's time to get down to business. Prepare for battle. WARNING: X Man! This cat is tough! Imagine this: fighting all the powers of all the people X has defeated, in his best armor! This cat is tough! He can fly! He can use the powers from bosses of the past! And, he can tackle you! He isn't weak to any of the Elemental Chips, so all you can do is attack with the charged up Z Saber. X has only two Health Meters: green and yellow. After frantically avoiding his attacks, and looking for openings, you will defeat X. Zero then says that this guys is too weak to be a copy of X. He then asks himself if the original X was this weak. Stunned at what has just been said, all X can stammer is "What?" Zero then says that although his memory isn't good, his body remembers that the original X was mightier than what is in front of him. X then tells Zero to be quiet and to witness his true power. X then jumps up and transform into an angelic state. He then drops tow cylinder objects down to smash the floor and shorten the battlefield. Prepare for battle. WARNING: ANGELIC X Angelic X is no joke. Since Angelic X can float, his only weak spot is his head. And the only way to attack that is to scale the cylinder objects. They now have spikes on them, so be careful. X has several attacks. He sends out this rings that grab you, lasers from his hands, and fire that covers the entire floor of the battlefield. Be careful, as when X covers his head down, you can't do any damage to him. The Elemental Chips still don't have any effect, so, just use a good weapon (your Buster Gun would come in handy right about now) and take him down. Watch out for his claws as if you get to close, you'll run into them and take damage. After a VERY hard fight, you will defeat Angelic X. MISSION COMPLETE. Congratulations. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 8. Ending + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Angelic X will drop to the ground, with only his head, chest, and few remaining wings left. X then wonders why he lost, since he was the perfect copy. He wonders how it was possible and says he was supposed to be the hero. Zero then says that X was not as naive as this guy was. And it was that that made him a hero. X then says that he will not forgive you and that he will take you with him. A warning appears saying that the final defense line had been destroyed. You then learn that the self-destruct sequence has been initiated and that all dangerous elements will be eliminated. Zero then says that it is time to go. Just then, a large explosion occurs and Zero runs out of the room. You then see that fairy again, the same one that allowed you to get to Neo Arcadia. He says that since you disappeared, it's been fighting the war all by itself against numerous amounts of Mavericks for nearly 100 years. He then describes that there have been numerous battles that were painful and sad. He then says that the hardest part was that he stopped caring about fighting enemies. You then see Zero laying face down in the desert. The fairy then, slightly, takes form. It is the real X, and he says that he will leave this world to Zero. He then asks that Zero allow him to rest in peace for a while. He then apologizes and disappears. Zero comes around and says, "So be it." He then says that that is the reason why they are the best of partners. Zero then turns around and sees hundreds of X clones standing behind him. He then says that he will do what X asks of him and that he will handle it. He then says that he won't stop and will terminate an enemy whenever he sees one. And he then rushes towards the X clones, and takes them out one by one. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 9. Weapons/Upgrades/Items + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ As you may know, in this game, Zero starts out with very little weapons and skills for each. However, the more you use a particular weapon, the more skills you acquire. Once your weapon has been leveled to the max, you can release the full potential of the weapon. Mind you, leveling up weapons takes time and patience. You usually level up when you are constantly going through a particular level on the game. I know I didn't level up all my weapons in this walkthrough. But don't worry if you didn't level up all your weapons this time around. <++++++++++++++++++> | BUSTER GUN | <++++++++++++++++++> Zero's initial weapon. Can fire 3 energy shots at once. Can be leveled up 4 times. LEVEL 1: Shoot 3 energy shots at once LEVEL 2: Shoot 4 energy shots at once LEVEL 3: Charge weapon up to levels LEVEL 4: Charge Buster Gun faster <+++++++++++++++> | Z SABER | <+++++++++++++++> Zero's most trusted weapon. Can slice anything in two. Can be leveled up 7 times. LEVEL 1: Single slash LEVEL 2: Double slash LEVEL 3: Triple slash LEVEL 4: Charge Z Saber and slash LEVEL 5: Charge Z Saber faster LEVEL 6: Perform a spin slash in the air LEVEL 7: Perform spinning slash while dashing. <++++++++++++++++++> | TRIPLE ROD | <++++++++++++++++++> A weapon acquired after completing a mission. Can attack in any of the 8 compass directions. Can be leveled up 6 times. LEVEL 1: Single attack in the 8 compass directions LEVEL 2: Double attack LEVEL 3: Triple attack LEVEL 4: The Triple Rod can be charged LEVEL 5: The Triple Rod can be charged faster <++++++++++++++++++++++++> | SHIELD BOOMERANG | <++++++++++++++++++++++++> A weapon acquired after a mission. Can be used to reflect energy shots and, when charged, be thrown at the enemy, slicing them in two. Can be leveled up 3 times. LEVEL 1: Block certain energy shots and when charged, can be thrown at enemies LEVEL 2: Same as LEVEL 1, but the range of thrown Boomerang is greater LEVEL 3: Same as LEVEL 2, but the range of thrown Boomerang is even greater <+++++++++++++++++++> | ESCAPE UNIT | <+++++++++++++++++++> A tool that allows you to escape a mission if it is too hard for you. Using this means you are willing to fail a mission. <+++++++++++++++++++++++> | ELEMENTAL CHIPS | <+++++++++++++++++++++++> The Elemental Chips are items that give you the powers of three Elements that can be used in battle. When equipped, you can charge your weapon and when you attack, the power of the Elemental Chip equipped takes it's toll on the enemy. The Elemental Chips can only be obtained from bosses that you have defeated that possess some kind of Elemental power. The Elemental Powers work best on bosses. THUNDER CHIP: Harness the power of electricity. Obtained after defeating Aztec Falcon. Paralyzes enemies for a brief period of time. FLAME CHIP: Harness the power of fire. Obtained after completing the Occupy Factory mission. Engulfs enemy in flames for a brief period of time. ICE CHIP: Harness the power of ice. Obtained after defeating Blizzack Staggroff. Freezes enemies for a brief period of time. <+++++++++++++++++++++++> | ENERGY CRYSTALS | <+++++++++++++++++++++++> Energy Crystals are blue. They are what feed the Cyber Elves so that they can grow. These come in several sizes. <+++++++++++++++++++++++> | HEALTH CRYSTALS | <+++++++++++++++++++++++> Health Crystals are green. They are what refill your Health Meter. These come in several sizes. <+++++++++++++> | RETRY | <+++++++++++++> Retries are what allow you to redo a mission. You see these with a Z icon in a level. <++++++++++++++++> | SUBTANKS | <++++++++++++++++> Subtanks are used to keep extra Health Crystals collected throughout the missions. Unlike MegaMan games of old, where Subtanks where in the open, Subtanks are acquired from Cyber Elves. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 10. Cyber Elves + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Cyber Elves are beings that are created by Ciel and Cerveau. There are three classes of Cyber Elves. Class 1 is the Nurse class. The Nurse class takes care of you by giving you health during a mission and increasing vitality. Class 2 is the Animal class. This class has animals that help you in a mission that range from providing back up to bailing you out of situations (like pits). Class 3 is the Hacker class. This class allows you to manipulate data within a mission, like changing spiked floors into floors you can walk on and reducing the energy of bosses. In this FAQ, I was not able to grab all of the Cyber Elves. However, I was able to grab the ones of most importance. Elves are indicated by size. The bigger the icon of an Elf (on the Elf Screen), the more powerful and important it is. Cyber Elves also have an effect on Zero. Some of the Elves effects are permanent. Others are just for the moment. Please remember that if you are going to use a Cyber Elf, it means death for the Cyber Elf. And there is only one of a particular Cyber Elf in the entire game. For example, if you used Totten in an earlier mission, Totten will die, and Totten cannot be retrieved in any other mission or the same mission you got it in. Also note: the Cyber Elves have an affect on your ranking as a Maverick Hunter. If you use a Cyber Elf, chances are, you will drop in ranking. However, the less you use the Cyber Elves, the more chances you have of accomplishing the higher ranks. 1.NURSES Little red haired nurses # of- 10 effect: restores small amount of hp/fills up sub tank crystals needed: N/A Suffix - reff (ie Areff, Sireff) Medium red haired nurses # of- 4 effect: raises life by 4 permanently crystals needed: 750 Suffix - pie (ie Nuppie) Large red haired nurse # of- 1 effect: gives you double health (adds blue bar to life meter) crystals needed: 1000, 2000 Suffix - Winkie Little blue haired nurses # of- 4 effect: gives you a shield that turns bullets into health crystals needed: N/A Suffix - lar (ie Motolar) Medium blue haired nurses # of- 4 effect: becomes a sub tank crystals needed: 1200 Suffix - tan (ie Lubtan) Little chubby nurses # of- 4 effect: fully heals/fills up sub tank crystals needed: N/A Suffix - ck (ie Somack) 2. ANIMALS Large turtle # of- 1 effect: raises your defense permanently crystals needed: 500, 1500 Prefix- Shelter Medium monkey # of- 1 effect: lets you climb ladders faster crystals needed: 200 Prefix- Gibber Medium dog(?) # of- 1 effect: don't get knocked back when hit Prefix- Buffer Medium frog # of- 1 effect: slide down walls slower crystals needed: 400 prefix- Rabbid Medium squirrel (?) # of- 1 effect: run faster crystals needed: 1000 Prefix- Turbo Little bird # of- 6 effect: Save you from a pit once crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Bir (ie Birsky) Little insect (?) # of- 4 effect: Stuns enemies crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Stick (ie Sticker) Little cat (?) # of- 4 effect: Becomes a shield that blocks projectiles, disappears after a certain number of hits crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Bom (ie Bomgu) Little bee # of- 6 effect: follow you around and shoot stingers at enemies crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Bee (ie Beesus) 3. HACKERS Large kid wizard # of- 1 effect: spikes all magically disappear PERMANENTLY!!! crystals needed: 1500, 2000 Prefix- Totten Medium knight # of- 2 effect: gets rid of all of the non-boss enemies in the mission crystals needed: 1250 Suffix- nite (ie Kenite) Medium statue head # of- 2 effect: Halves boss's life for one mission crystals needed: 1000 Prefix- Hafmar (ie Hafmargo) Little stopwatch # of- 5 effect: stuns enemies for this mission crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Stoc (ie Stocpie) Little clock # of- 5 effect: gives you more time for a mission that involves limited time (ie the train) crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Cloc (ie Clocpooh) Little treasure boxes # of- 5 effect: all enemies will drop items crystals needed: N/A Prefix- Ite (ie Itemon) Little Mettalls # of- 5 effect: all enemies turn into mettalls!!!! crystals needed: N/A Prefix- M-or (ie M-orekka) 4. SPECIAL Jackson # of- 1 effect: Hold A and you become invincible (like the charged up chameleon sting from mega man X) but you can't pick up any power ups. crystals needed: 1500, 3000 Prefix- Jackson OK now that that list is over, time for. . . B. Elves in the mission This is what you've all been waiting for ^_^ The elves that are hidden can be gotten again after you finish the mission, but the ones that are from enemies, I'm not sure whether you can get them again after the mission ends. I'm not sure the number of robots you have to destroy to get each elf, but it shouldn't be more than l0. Note that the mission order isn't a suggested order, just the order based upon which is the top choice after selecting the "begin mission" option. Believe me, doing the order I give is hard!!!! Imagine how I felt doing it! Mission 1: opening stage TOTAL: 4 -HACKER: Clocpah, right behind you when you start -HACKER: Stoccue, from destroying spider nets -HACKER: Stocchu, from destroying X-droids -NURSE: Nuppie, hidden in ceiling nook. In the Resistance Base TOTAL: 4 -ANIMAL: Beevoize, door behind Ceil with A or S ranking -NURSE: Fureff, feed droid 250 crystals near engine room, door behind him. -HACKER: Clocka, listen to old guy's story all the way through after second mission. -NURSE: Lippie, go to the gate that leads to the desert, and this elf is on top of it, hidden behind the corner of it. (thanks to Lourde Incarnadine for this one) Mission 2: stop the reploid processing plant! TOTAL: 5 -ANIMAL: Birsky, from destroying spiked rolling balls -NURSE: Gireff, from destroying X-droids -NURSE: Mippie, hanging on a hook off of the cliff right after the flying X-droid appears. -ANIMAL: Gibber, from destroying those regen. towers -HACKER: Clocpooh, you have to get the triple rod, and go back to the area. Pogo on top of the regen. tower below the wall, and then jump up that wall. Slash at the container and then wait for it to float down, and you can claim it! Hope this helps! **NOTE** According to people, you can break this container with the shield boomerang by standing on the other side of the wall next to it, or that the third slash in the three hit combo of the saber will cut it. Oh well, so much for it being hard! Mission 3: Destroy Train TOTAL: 7 -HACKER: Itemon, from destroying mini-bikes -NURSE: Bireff, climb up shaft before fighting mini-boss -ANIMAL: Beesus, defeat mini-boss -ANIMAL: Buffer, from destroying the X-arm droids (the X-droids with a big arm) -HACKER: Hafmargo, from destroying those bots with the big wrecker balls -ANIMAL: Birdian, from destroying those flying guys who shoot missiles -HACKER: Totten, complete mission Mission 4: Find Shuttle TOTAL: 5 -HACKER: Itettle, from destroying sand snakes -ANIMAL: Birfly, from destroying vultures -NURSE: Lubtan, across those crumbling platforms -HACKER: Stocpie, from destroying sand traps -HACKER: M-oria, defeat boss Mission 5: Retrieve data TOTAL: 4 -ANIMAL: Bomga, from destroying the red bombs (thanks to the many people who emailed me about that) -ANIMAL: Sticker, from destroying those tanks on the ceiling -HACKER: Itecle, defeat boss -NURSE: Somack, after the place gets destroyed, a new area opens up at the top of that shaft. There, you have to make an INCREDIBLY hard jump up to get it. May I emphasize how hard the jump is? You will get frustrated at it, believe me. Just don't break your GBA, it was expensive ^_^ **NOTE** According to SimpsonsFanatic222, if you get the tri rod and come back, you can just break the container with it and wait for the elf to float down instead of making the jump. Thanks! Mission 6: Occupy Factory TOTAL: 7 -ANIMAL: Beenet, from destroying those flying things with shields at the beginning -ANIMAL: Ribbid, go into the main enterence of the factory (not the air vent shortcut). There should be some enemies there that shoot bullets in an arc and then jump to the ceiling or floor, depending on where they were. Kill a few of them to get the elf, then you may (and should) go back out and in through the shortcut. -NURSE: Greff, in the air vent shortcut -ANIMAL: Stickle, from destroying the spiders -NURSE: Winkie, above the second point where you have to change which worker bot you are riding. -NURSE: Motolar, right above the ladder you climb up after the part with the worker bots. Just slash at the container and it will float down to you. -NURSE: Nutan, secret passage in the wall next to the ladder that takes you to the boss. Mission 7: Defend Resistance base!!!! TOTAL: 3 -ANIMAL: Birtack, from destroying the flying enemies the tank spits out (hard!) -HACKER: Stoctto, after destroying boss -NURSE: Hapitan, according to Lourde Incarnadine: "In the battle against the big tank thing in Falcon's old area (the one that you have to kill three parts on), LET IT EAT PARTWAY THROUGH THE ORANGE/YELLOW BUILDING!!! You know, the one you had to jump off of to get Mippie. There's a shaft under the building, but it's closed off at the moment (there's a Continue on it, too). Once that's uncovered kill the boss ASAP. When you go back, the shaft will now be open- jump down it and look for a room on the right with the last SubTank Elf. The shaft goes all the way down to the Subway area from the Train mission." Thanks dude! Mission 8: Rescue Colbor! TOTAL: 5 -NURSE: Dereff, to the left of where you start is a door, behind the door is this elf (thanks to XxAznKenshinxX for this one) -ANIMAL: Birtross, from destroying those flying X-droids -NURSE: Sireff, underneath the platform that follows two falling platforms -NURSE: Morick, underneath the platform under the stairs right after you get Sireff. (Thanks to XxAznKenshinxX for this one) -ANIMAL: Beedle, defeat the boss Mission 9: Find the hidden base! TOTAL: 3 -NURSE: Nebitan, when you fall down the long shaft, instead of going straight into the base, there is a hidden passage through the sand to the left that leads to this elf. -ANIMAL: Shelter, from destroying those turtle tank enemies -HACKER: M-orelli, there are some pipes that are in front of a passage leading to a door (to the computer room later), if you jump up those pipes there's a hidden passage that leads up to this elf. Mission 10: Duel in the desert TOTAL: 3 -HACKER: Kenite, from destroying camels -HACKER: M-orque, from destroying those little tank enemies -ANIMAL: Turbo, defeat boss Mission 11: Protect Factory TOTAL: 2 -HACKER: Hofmarda, defeat Phantom -ANIMAL: Stickon, from destroying those wolves Mission 12: Stop the Hacking TOTAL: 11 -ANIMAL: Bompa, from destroying the squids -ANIMAL: Bompu, from destroying the fish -NURSE: Areff, when you get to the left most part of the water area, slide down the side of the cliff, and you will find this elf. -NURSE: Rohealar, above the first sub is a little pole. You have to dash jump onto the right side of it and then jump to the top, and dash jump onto a platform to the right. (Thanks to Mark Hunter for this one) -NURSE: Reppie, computer room -NURSE: Keick, computer room -HACKER: M-orekka, cell 1-02 -NURSE: Tielar, cell 2-01 -HACKER: Clocta, cell 3-02 -HACKER: Itepon, cell 3-05 -ANIMAL: Bomgu, defeat boss Mission 13: Defend Resistance Base Again!!! TOTAL: 2 -ANIMAL: Sticken, destroy some of the mini-monkeys the boss deploys -HACKER: Eenite, defeat boss Mission 14: Neo Arcadia Shrine TOTAL: 9 -HACKER: Iteron, on top of pagoda with all the electric spinny things are -NURSE: Ireff, next to Iteron -ANIMAL: Beefive, defeat purple robots -HACKER: Stocpoh, have to pogo over on those flying yellow bots to the top of the pagoda that had the purple robots in it. (thanks to lyrai for the name) -NURSE: Ereff, next to Stocpoh (thanks to lyrai for the name) -NURSE: Coswick, have to slide off of the edge to the left of the purple robot pagoda, and then dash jump left and hold right so you go under the bottom edge of the wall, then hope to land on a platform with the elf on it. (Thanks to lyrai for this one) an alternate method is: "Before you go to get the Elf, equip the Z Buster on the R Trigger and charge it to Level 2. Then slide down the side and get ready. Drop off, and swing for the area where you're trying to hit, but don't try to get it. As you fall by, fire. If you're lucky, you'll blast open the box. Then, stop. Kill all the enemies near you, and wait for the Elf to float down to you. It works, I did it. Just go with it, and you'll be fine." (Thanks to Hayate Kusanagi for that info) -HACKER: Cloctch, defeat clown mini-boss -NURSE: Meular, you have to dash jump from the left most disappearing block onto a platform that is inactive, then activate it, hop on it, and wait until it is the farthest left and dash jump off, you'll end up on top of the place where you fought the clown mini-boss. (thanks to Mark Hunter for this one) -ANIMAL: Beehoney, defeat boss Mission 15: Neo Arcadia tower TOTAL: 3 -ANIMAL: Birrair, from destroying those flying round bots -NURSE: Hareff, guarded by an X-Droid -HACKER: M-orolli, defeat boss Mission 16: Neo Arcadia CORE TOTAL: 0 THERE ARE NONE IN THIS MISSION!!!! How to get Jackson: To get Jackson, you must play through hard mode while getting all the elves and not using any, also you have to feed them till they are all fully grown. Not only that, you have to get A or S rank on all missions! When you beat the game, save, then continue from that save, you'll have jackson. **Alternatively, on normal mode if you do get all the elves and feed them all fully you can get jackson by winning, saving, then starting from that save. The choice is yours! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 11. Giving Credit Where It's Due + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First off, I would like to thank Capcom for making another great MegaMan game. CJayC of GameFAQs, the greatest site for FAQs. Many, MANY thanks go to Blackbelt Bobman for the Cyber Elves list. Nintendo, for putting the MegaMan series on the GameBoy Advance. And you, the reader. Without you, there is no me. 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