11:36 Actually, there's a legal way of getting the Ultimate armor in X8, which is getting X to 100% of metals and getting all the other armor parts. After that, you just start a new game from that save file and you should be able to use it upon finding the Neutral armor (I think the same applies to Black Zero and White Axl with their respective 100% metal completion)

The fourth armor/force armor is so op, in a good way

Honestly I love the Gaea Armor so much. Yes it is limiting and slow. However I love throwing out massive waves of damage at the cost of slightly more difficult platforming. Yes the X5 stage where you fight the Black Devil and have to navigate that laser room with it is hard but it's really satisfying to complete and wreck said boss afterwards. This is just my opinion of course.

10:42 If i remember correctly. The blade armor has an alternative charge shot if you press UP while releasing the shot. You do a charge slash with extra range at the end. Very cool and fitting for the "blade" theme of the armor.

Just finished X4 recently for the first time and gotta say I really loved the Armor for this game. The design and The different functions of the armor was just really cool to me and a personal favorite of mine

The Golden third armor takes the cake for me, no question. Not just for its moves, but for its value in the game it's in: it's a reward for going all out in megaman X3, which is one of my favourite X games of all time despite its flaws. Even if the completion aspect is rough and a lot of time is required to get everything (I'm not that bothered by this but not everyone would agree), every time I get back into this armor and proceed to kick ass with it afterwards I can't help but feel it was worth it. So yeah, this is my favourite by far

The 4th/Ultimate armors are at the top for me, the aesthetics and powers are super cool

One thing I think should be addressed for the blade armor; The Z-Saber charge attack. It’s pretty strong and you have it as a regular charge attack, no special ammunition needed, and it has an extended hitbox compared to the Z-Saber at default, which allows it (for one example) to bypass High-Max’s blue shield bars in Gate’s lab, although you have to be cautious when using this tactic.

I love how varied megamans appearances are

Fun fact : Ultimate's Nova Strike on X8 is upgraded, it needs a bit of recharge after use (But very fast anyway) and can only be used mid-air so the aim could get weird. But the power is tremendous it's pretty much instant kill, even bosses reduced from full to 1 HP on hit.

The Blade Armor is definitely my favorite. That charged saber and Giga Attack are really good, as are the standard damage reductions and ammo cost reduction, but what really sells it is that beautiful Mach Dash! Best air dash in the entire series, no contest! The overall design is really slick too. The Second Armor is another favorite, mainly for that awesome double charge shot and helmet design (not the helmets’ function, though).

10:03 If you hold up while releasing a Charge Shot with the Blade Armor, you'll get a Saber Swing with an extended range, like Zero with the Saber Extend Part.

small note, X8 ultimate armor is the reward for doing an equipment completititon run for X, which, given how 7&8 are developed on a 'multirun' structure, saying that it's obtainable "just by cheating" is a bit too harsh on it. I would like a second video talking about design, this time with the addition that didn't fit here, but it would devovle quickly into colorfull language

2:25 Both the Gaea and Falcon armors are references to the Rush Power (since they appear bulky, limit mobility, and fire stronger short-ranged shots) and Jet (since they are designed for flight) Adaptors from Mega Man 6 2:34 X moves slower in the Gaea Armor because it's heavily built 2:37 Along with the Shadow Armor, the Gaea Armor had unused color palettes for the Special Weapons 3:14 Some sources actually say that the single charge level of the buster is the Head Parts' function; I would give it a jump attack similar to the Icarus Armor as both armors are oriented toward attack power 4:52 The Glide Armor's glide was designed to be an improvement over Axl's hovering ability 6:14 The Falcon Armor's inability to charge Special Weapons is possibly a reference to the inability to charge the Mega Buster with the Rush Jet Adaptor 6:32 In a pre-release trailer for X6, the Falcon Armor was shown dashing diagonally using its flying sprites from X5 7:41 Along with the Second Armor, the First Armor was designed for X to resemble Zero as its parts were also designed to make the former as strong as the latter 9:13 The upward air dash could've also made it to later armors other than the Blade Armor such as the Glide Armor (since it would increase the starting height of X's glide, allowing him to go over areas for longer distances; both it and the glide were included in the ZX series' Model H(X) form) 9:45 In a prototype for X3, the Third Armor has unused color palettes for whenever an Armor Chip is equipped (green armor with Head Chip, yellow armor with Body Chip, red armor with Arm Chip, blue armor with Foot Chip, and black (gold in the final) armor with Hyper Chip); they were cut because they conflicted with X's color palette whenever he loses a life, making the "energy bubbles" appear off as the brightest color is different 9:45 Since the Third Armor is the only one of X's armors to have Armor Chips, I feel that including it in later titles might be a missed opportunity (as well as functions such as allowing infinite Special Weapon usage for the Head Chip like X8's Ultimate Armor and reduced energy usage for the Giga Attacks for the Body Chip, the Ultimate Armor coming with the Hyper Chip, and improved means of being obtained as all of them could've been obtained instead of just one and either one could've been chosen before starting a stage like with the player characters and armors in X5-X8) as the Foot Chip's double air dash might prove to be beneficial for the other armors, even being applied to other abilities such as the Fourth Armor's hovering and the Falcon Armor's flight; they could've also been used by Zero (with the Hyper Chip making him Black Zero) and Axl (with the Hyper Chip making him White Axl, assuming that his color scheme is not based on Lumine's) though they don't have armor upgrades (except in Xtreme 2, where Zero does, as well as in X5, where Black Zero can be obtained from a capsule in the final stages) 10:07 The hybrid saber-buster was also an idea carried over to the Model ZX form in the ZX series, except that it is a handheld weapon 11:35 The Ultimate Armor in X8 is based on the Neutral Armor instead of the Fourth Armor and was designed to be a mix between both the Icarus and Hermes Armors (even their colors, red and blue, mix to make that of the Ultimate Armor, which is purple/violet); besides inputting a code in the title screen, it could also be unlocked by starting a New Game Plus from a completed save file with all of X's Rare Metals and Armor Parts obtained 12:13 The Double Charge Shot is also present in ZX's Model X form, except that the shots are equally strong and that they're fired from the same buster like the Fourth Armor's Stock Charge Shot 13:08 The Stock Charge Shots resemble those of Zero's in X3 and X5, even the latter game uses their first few frames when Zero fires a shot from the Z-Buster; for that reason, since Zero's buster was absent from X4, it can be theorized that the Fourth Armor Arm Parts with those shots was made from it 13:23 The Ultimate Armor in X8 also has infinite Special Weapon usage, except that charged versions can also be infinitely used

If you 100% X’s power level in X8 and then start a New Game plus run you unlock the Ultimate armor for him. Another difference between the X8 ultimate armor and the others is that it’s Nova strike has a recharge time, however it brings all the bosses down to low health to compensate. The X8 ultimate armor also has a ‘Shoryuken’ that acts like when you’re using Zero’s ‘Hyouryuushou’ (the one you press up for) technique with the Kaiser knuckle. The X8 ultimate armor also has the shadow dash and the higher jump from the other two X8 armors. This makes me feel that the X8 ultimate armor should’ve been counted separately from the other Ultimate armors as it has many differences from the others of its kind.

i think the neutral armor was done a disservice being separated neatly into icarus and hermes on this list while it’s not quite on par with the fourth or ultimate armor, the ability to mix-and-match to fit any playstyle or situation is amazing i especially love hermes helmet, icarus buster and body, and changing the boots out based on the level the neutral armor in totality takes it over the second armor for me good list otherwise

Solid list. Fourth Armor has to be #1 for having the best head part. I also really like the big plasma shot! For aesthetics the Shadow Armor is probably my favorite. What a badass looking armor.

I'm surprised you didn't include the Neutral Armor as a thing, though yeah technically in its normal configuration it's just like Normal Armor X with a cosmetic change but you can customize it. Also while I can't agree with the placement of the Ultimate Armor I definitely understand why you put it there. I enjoyed the list though and definitely have nothing to really complain about. Thanks for the uploads. I'm kinda new to your channel so I didn't get to see your old reviews yet but from what I've seen you're definitely someone I look forward to seeing more from.

Always love to see the great respect for X2. The double Buster shot makes that game so god damn fun!

The gaea armor is a boss destroyer, I usually use it against rangda bangda, that level is very vertical too so it’s not like you need to move quickly through it

I wish the classic series had more armors. There were only four and none of they were all decent (the Treble boost was kind of broken though). I feel like one of the things that makes the X games better than the original games is the wide variety of collectibles, armors included.

I thought the Falcon Armor would rank a bit higher on the list. The charge shot is deceptively powerful; it hits enemies multiple times as it goes through them, one-shotting larger enemies (even the ones with shields) or clearing rows of smaller ones with a single shot. There’s also the fact that the Falcon Armor’s flight makes you completely invulnerable to enemy hitboxes. It’s probably one of the most fun armors for me, so I was sad when X6 downgraded it to being like X5's version of the Fourth Armor except without the plasma shot. :(

I would have thought that the glide and giea armor would have been swapped for placement since the damage to bosses is so significant

Ciel knew what she was doing when the one crucial thing she carried over into Model X was that X2 double charge shot. God, that double charge is magnificent.

I’d say X8’s Ultimate Armor is different enough to the classic one to have its own spot.

Gotta agree with the X2 armor buster. It's really fun to play with!

Love the video! Thank you for putting it together. Your Mega Man content is always a joy. Gotta disagree on the Falcon Armor being fun to use in X6. It got nerfed to heck in that game. Sure, it can charge weapons, but the charge shot is the worst in the series; its tiny and has no piercing abilities whatsoever. X's standard armor X Buster is way better. Also, I find the X1 Armor's Charge Shot is actually really powerful against non-bosses and at point blank range, can deliver 16 damage (X's standard charge shot only does 3-4), not to mention that it can hit enemies directly behind you.

I think what made the Icarus arm parts so good was that you could charge what was supposed to be X's regular charged shot (not the pew laser one) in an incredibly short time. I always used a mix of Hermes head, Icarus arm, Icarus body, and Hermes feet. In terms of power and mobility, that setup really rocked.

One thing that I noticed while playing through the legacy collection is that X's Buster gets pink colored shot that keeps going up to X3. Kind of like showing that X retained some of the features from the previous armors, such keeping the dash functionality, and buster upgrade somewhat. However once X4 came out all of it was reset and X got a green buster shot instead of continuing the trend of X keep getting stronger.

Boy I had so much fun using the shadow armor. Especially during the later stages where it's loaded with spikes. It's like it's literally telling you to use it. The damage of the normal shuriken and charge shots were also way stronger than the blade armor. It had a ceiling jump which can serve as a high jump as well. It just felt like a more superior version of zero in mega man form! It was also great for speed runs.

I have to agree the 2nd armour charge shot is by far the best weapon in the series, I'm glad it returned in ZX

I honestly think the falcon armor in X5 is pretty underrated on this list, the fact that the flying ability also makes you invunerable is pretty broke for actually going through stages, also the fact that it can also equip 2 power chips to further enhace your mobility (speedster and ultimate buster is my go to) make it really strong. In my personal opinion but I definitely would have ranked it in my top 5, also I don't tend to use charged special powers very often which is why I actually don't mind that part of the armor too much. Pretty good video though, keep up the good content!

I just have to point this out because I see so many people complain about the lasers in the last part of X5 (and I believe you even mentioned it in your X5 re-review). You can just freeze time with Dark Hold and skate right past them without them ever firing, as long as you're not using the Gaea Armor.

The second armor will forever be my favorite just for the x-buster upgrade. It is still to this day the single best x-buster upgrade in the series.

One thing I want to note that this video did not cover is that you can start with the Fourth Armor in Mega Man X5 It's nerfed to some degree since you lose the Nova Strike and special weapons no longer have infinite energy(although their cost is still reduced by 50%) Otherwise, you keep all the perks of the Fourth Armor such as the air dash, hover, plasma charge shot, the ability to charge special weapons and reduced damage. Not only is this armor useful in the early game, I find it useful throughout X5.

My personal favorite was and always will be the Shadow Armor. It's the only reason I've played X6 as much as I did. It's so much fun to play as.

X1 armor will always be ultra S tier for me, its so simple and iconic i cant help but love it over any other design

I was kinda hoping this would be a ranking based on aesthetics rather than usefulness. Still good nonetheless, and hard to argue against X4 as the top pick.

Great video Jay. If you ever run out of ideas one game I think you should talk about is the 7th gen Strider game. It is very Megaman like. Also you have alot of Capcom fans in your audience so this would probably be a hit.

The main issue with the Gaea Armor is that you can't really use it until you get 8 capsules, so by the time you get it, the game is practically over. And aww man, I love how the Glide Armor looks. It has a subtle owl motif and that really makes it unique. It needed red or blue hands, though, haha. Great list. I'd love to see more like this!

Blade Armor can do a charged saber with extend range in the shape of X and a real lot stronger than charged buster. By holding up before releasing the fire button. I saw that u do not know it exist.

The Speedster upgrade, which doubles X's and Zero's running speed in X5 and X6, also doubles the Falcon Armor's flight speed. For that reason, and because the charge shot was nerfed in X6 (it's weaker and no longer goes through walls), I like X5's Falcon Armor better than X6's.

The 2nd one is my favorite because I think it not only looks the best but the double charge shot is powerful af and the Giga Crush is badass even if I use it once in my playthrough

I literally forgot the glide armor existed before this video

I'd say the Neutral Armor deserves a spot too 👀 may not be much of an upgrade in itself, but it does allow you to mix and match Icarus and Hermes pieces in x8, which does lead to good combinations 😁

X2 is my favorite, both aesthetically and in function. And while Giga Crush is super situational, it still was such a cool looking move.

The ultimate armor in X4, X5 and X6 were always my favorite. The nova strike just broke the game entirely, and you could basically cheese everything.

I always loved the Ultimate Armor. X4 was my first game and so it's super nostalgic for me and the fact that it's so busted as a cheat and as a legitimate armor makes it that much better. Plus, it's cool!

Was kind of torn about the placement of the falcon armor(X5) considering how much it makes the rest of the game trivial in terms of platforming(and to a certain extent bosses since your invincible to everything but enemy projects during flight). Then I considered the fun factor of the armor and from that point of view I can see were someone would place it below the other referenced armors.

The Blade Armour having a bit of a Samurai look to it is a nice contrast to the Shadow Armour’s Ninja design. Hell, the Shadow Armour could essentially be a precursor to Hidden Phantom from the Zero series, since he’s also got that ninja look.

Good to see 4th armor on top. It's always a pain choosing between the horde and mini-boss killing plasma buster vs the stock buster, but even the stock buster has its own downside of reducing the damage your charge shots deal; just enough no less that outside storm owl and jet stingray you basically use the helmet and weakness spam every boss from that point

Something I'd like to add is that: My favourite armor to use is actually the Shadow armor from X6, but its not even for the armor itself even though I really like that as well. It's mostly because there is a part that allows to get no charge charge shots and you just get the super strong saber slash without charge and you just plow through everything in your way. I know this isn't valid for the methodology used, but still there as its really strong. EDIT: I also think you can make a strong case for (while not an "armor " in itself) Hermes head parts with Icarus armor being easily one of the most satisfying to use due to its nearly instant charge shot.

I always thought the Gaea armor was just X with tires attached lol Anyways First, Ultimate and Shadow armor GOATED

this video is so classic in more ways than one. But I appreciate the simplistic editing as well as your audio. Subscribed!

It's wild that you would put both X2 and X3 over X1 because any pros they have are completely negated by the fact that X will plant himself and stop to fire a charge shot on the ground, completely killing your momentum in a fast paced game where you're jumping all over walls and sliding and constantly on the move in general

12:22 Awww man, you're clearing out one of the funnest parts of the Serges boss fight! I love jumping around dodging each individual cannon and making sure I calculate just how much damage each cannon has received so I don't get a closeup laser to the face at the end. It's a beautiful boss fight.

Kudos to x7 not coming in last for once

There's a reason why Mega Man X is my favorite Capcom franchise, as it very much speaks to the old-school mecha and tokusatsu fan in me.

Gaia armor is so underrated. I like it more than the shadow armor because the buster wrecks Bosses. Its a shame that you unlocked it almost at the end

funny enough, I always called the first armor the Paladin armor cause it makes X look like a paladin in holy plate, tearing up bosses. Second armor always seemed more like an avenging set meant to bring justice upon mavericks, so I called it the Vengeance armor. Never had a name for the other unnamed armors... Also, i find it amusing to see you pick the falcon over the gaea armor. I may have found gaea slow, but the power of it tore through the dangerous enemies and even the final boss so fast as to make most of them non issues, and I found the falcon's flight and buster shot just didn't do it for me. And the shadow armor's variability in where it's shots would go made he never use it. I couldn't trust it would do what I wanted. So as a guy who only uses weapons when absolutely necessary, I'd take gaea armor over any of the X5-7 armors. And I'd personally pick Vengeance armor over 4th, as it's buster and boots just worked better, the armor was a non issue, and I'd prefer secret finding over infinite ammo, as again, buster main. Most the picks though fit well enough, and I wouldn't change much else.

You forgot to mention that the Blade Armor has 2 different fully charged shots. One is a buster shot, the other is a blade slash. You perform a blade slash by holding the d-pad up when releasing the charge.

Shadow armor with the Ultimate Buster Part equipped is actually one of strongest imo, practically no cooldown between shots and it hits really, really hard. I always use it in the late stages of X6.

X2's armor was my favorite, both visually and for inventing a lot of the mechanics future armors would be graded by (1st air dash, 1st giga attack). The series definitely should have kept an X3-style item scanner as the pickups got more and more obtuse. There is something to be said for armors like Shadow that try to experiment and change the gameplay style up. What would be your ideal 'perfect' armor (assuming it was in a difficult but well-balanced game)?

A problem with most armors in the X series, as you pointed out, is that most of them consistently have a dud or two among the four parts of each armor. Because of that, "dud" is the last word I would use to describe any of the parts of the Fourth Armor.

Always felt that the Blade Armour was underappreciated when compared to stuff like the Falcon Armour, great to see others think highly of it.

I always felt like the Gaia Armor got a bad rap amongst the fandom when it was the armor I used predominantly to beat the Sigma Stages (and Sigma himself) in X5, due to one very important feature that I think you left out: The Gaia Armor has NO level-2 charge shot. Which means the very moment that you hear/see a charge beginning... you have a fully-charged buster. You don't NEED to wait for the charge sound and visual to finish. Which means you can pump out full-charge shots like they're going out of style, and the cannon is VERY powerful. I mean, yes I couldn't actually use it in Sigma's first stage due to needing the better mobility to get through the Quick Man beams, but it was GREAT for the boss rush!

Gaea is good what do you mean??? Lmfao

What actually holds back the shadow armor is the *the gap*. If you played X6, you know what im talking about, for those who dont, the devs put in an air dash segment where you have to slide down a pillar and then air dash to the next platform. The shadow armor has no airdash, thus you need special parts and near pixel perfect timing to grt past.... btw, the stage to get to this point is, imo, the most difficult stage in the whole x series.... i love this game, but i totally understand why people hate it

I find this list pretty hard to argue against. However, when playing X8, I use the Hermes Helmet and Icarus Buster to spam out the normal full charge rather than the laser cannon, since the laser holds you in place, whereas you can fire the big charge shot and keep moving.

4th Armor indeed was the best. If ranking the Ultimate Armor then it should go above the 4th Armor since it's a "like you, but better" situation. A couple of thoughts on the Ultimate Armor: The infinite Nova Strike was not only a powerful attack, but also a really fun movement ability. Like dashing in X1-3, but turned up to 11. Also while the Nova Strike would 2 shot most bosses it was practically useless on the final Sigma encounter as you were likely to take far more damage than you could dish out forcing you to play the encounter correctly rather than just scrubbing R2.

Fun Fact: In the "HackRom" from MM X5, that allows you to use the Armors before you have completed... The Gaea Armor is WAY BETTER, when you ONLY HAVE the Gloves, to make the X-Buster Charge Faster... It is basically a Unarmored X, but with EXTREMELLY faster X-Buster, and it does not have the reduced range (Only does with the complete armor)

You always push out some of my favorite content to consume my man! You are truly doing a great job! I enjoy every vid you put out!

Fair picks. Tho I think the Neutral Armor in X8 also deserved its own spot, as it was the most flexible armor in which you could choose and match pieces from Icarus and Hermes as you wanted. Heck, the Icarus foot, body and arms + hermes helmet is probably in my top 3. You lose the Giga Attack, but the fast charged massive laser makes up for that so well, not even the plasma shot from X4 or double shot from X2 tops it imo.

I remember as a kid, playing X4 and only really knowing about the hover boots and the helmet. It was my first Mega Man game so I really had no idea about the other parts until I got my hands on the player manual that would come with a new copy (I had a used copy). The day I finally got my hands on the arm parts was a great day indeed.

X2 Arm Parts are broken because you dont have a special shot while grabbing a wall, so you can release both shots at the same time and deal 5 damage in chip against bosses. In x3, the arm parts make the saber less useful in alot of ways, because you have to charge it longer so the gameplay slows down alot. If you just have the saber with default arms, you get the saber at level 2, which you can fire instantly after releasing the charge, instead of waiting for the shots to leave the screen. It makes X much better at damage output if you’re willing to get in close, aince you can have another slash ready as soon as the flash ends. You can still get the body parts and leg parts + leg chip without arm parts, which makes for a much faster paced build in x3 and i honestly think makes it more fun.

Wait you forgot to mention that the 3rd armor from x3 also gets the Z Saber, the hadoken for the first armor and the Shoryuken for second armor because you need the full armor to even get them, however they are very risk vs reward lol

Also the fourth armor is the final version of the first armor which was grabbed the Dr Light capulse in the first game upgraded to armor in x2 then again to x3 to is final and perfect form of the fourth armor

Best I can say about the Gaea armor is that it has a Shot Eraser effect for the Charged Shot apparently, and I THINK (granted I'm not entirely sure), but my best guess is that the helmet might increase ladder climb speed to being faster than other armors or Zero (according to some guides for the japanese version), but someone would have to double check. Third armor I think people count as more tedious than anything mostly due to how the Chips function, overall there is a lot more stuff in X3, but it's not exactly managed well. Plus Dr. Light for some reason scolds you on trying to use armor and chip parts, especially if you try to go for the Hyper Chip that combines all 4 of the other Chips and gives X a gold color to his armor. Fun Fact: The other Chips were also originally going to give X a unique armor color per chip replacing the white on his armor but was ultimately not used in the final game. I imagine due to possibly confusing people on the Special Weapon selection where X changes color per Weapon, also probably was a limitation where they couldn't use 8 different color pallets PER CHIP. Also, the Hyper Chip color was originally going to be just swapping the white for black instead of the gold in the final version. Also for those watching to clarify on the 4th armor, it's unlimited UNCHARGED Special Weapon ammo. Charged shots still use up ammo. Also honestly, I wonder whatever happened to the Stocked Charge Shot Buster, cause the color scheme would lead me to believe it should naturally be the default buster upgrade for it and the Plasma Shot has a weird looking color scheme with the red gloves and the black rather than the white, I feel like mechanics wise the sprites and usage should have swapped given how the ultimate armor works, and considering how Zero uses his buster shots in X4-6, realistically his should act like the Stocked Charge Shot Buster with each fire, the biggest downside in the games as presented is that his fire rate is just too damn slow compared to X. Plus I think he's locked into having to stand there and fire it rather than just naturally be able to fire while walking like X, need someone to double check. Also realistically, Zero in X5 should have had a bigger weakness like having a weaker defense rather than JUST losing his ability to fire a buster shot, especially considering it was meant to lead into Mega Man Zero so him basically losing his bulky armor and make him more squishy would have made sense to me.

So glad to finally see a video on the subject, but I should note that you CAN unlock the Ultimate Armor in X5 and 8 without cheat codes, but it'll be in a similar case to the Gold Third armor where you'll be in (or near in the case of X8 if you grind) the endgame. As for how- X5: in the stage where you have the battle with Zero, go as unarmored X until you reach a pit. Slide down the right side, and you should drop into a hidden room where a Light capsule is waiting with the full set (when you leave the stage). You can also get Black Zero this way too, just go as Zero to this spot. X8: This is the completion bonus for fully upgrading X. Axl and Zeros ultimate armor's are unlocked the same way.this requires a ton of grinding as you need to still buy the armor from the shop, in addition to the upgrading on X.

Honestly the Foot Chip for X3's armor is S-tier by itself for me. Dash-Jump into Air-Dash just feels so damn good even when it's the wrong thing to do in almost any situation. Model H from ZX and ZX Advent really spoiled my with that and almost nothing else in the entire franchise comes close.

I think you should have included chimera armor from X8. I know it is basically naked X at start, but when you get all the parts from the other ones, you can finally combine them and make it super useful

The way it feels to play with x4’s armor lives rent free in my head. Wish they’d make more megaman games like these man

actually, X Ultimate Armor is NOT only avaiable through Cheat Codes! You can actually obtain it legally, but only after a finished playthrough! what you need to do: 1. have 100% of X's metals puchased, as well as all 8 armor pieces. If you then defeat the final Boss, you unlock Ultimate Armor and can also use it on NG+! But there is more! 2. have 100% of Zero's metals puchased and beat the game to unlock Black Armor Zero! 3. have 100% of Axl's metals puchased and defeat the final boss using Axl with a double attack unlocks Axl's white armor! So you can get all 3 by just 100% the game and defeat the final Boss with Axl's while using a double attack! So yeah, that makes all these armors legal =)

Fourth Armor in X4 is my favorite armor, and I prefer the 4-charge arm more than the Plasma shot. X4 can be finished as X with no armor too but it becomes og MegaMan with dash and wall jumps.

My ideal armor combination: X4 Helmet X3 Barrier X2 Buster X3 Leg Part w/ Enhancement Chip* While Nova Strike has a lot of usage (damage, traversal, invincibility), I feel that one use before needing a recharge is kind of a downer. If you got multiple uses (3 or 4, tops), Nova Strike would be more worth it for me. *Dash jumping into an air dash or double jump feels incredible. More X games should've let you do this!

I hoped you mentioned the slots unarmored X has, its not as bad as you said its quite versatile and some x6 chips are straight op, inifinite charge shots that you can shoot as fast as the lemons, full heal in case you are charging an E tank, all shots are charge shots including weapons its very fun having speedster, jumper defense and the ultimate buster at the same time.

Gaea Armor is pretty useful when you go through the Zero Virus Stage 3. It doesn't have air-dash but I could use the dash-jump well as before. The giga attack damages Zero a lot!

great video! you should do a boss weapon tierlist. considering normal and charged versions! :D

nice video! however, personally, i disagree on nearly all choices. 13.Gaea is not the best, but definitely not the worst - it is sort of meh in stages, but it's by FAR the best armor for dealing damage to bosses. as long as you know what to do, nearly every boss goes down in seconds, something not even Zero with the SDC can consistently do for all bosses (such as Final Sigma W, where Gaea has an easy time still) 12.this one is THE second best for me, so no, absolute disagreement. the basic dash is really satisfying, the charge shot is outstandingly good and consistent and overall, it's just really nice to play, especially with X6's Zero Saber. it particularly works well in games where you CAN'T just get all armor parts without having them forced on you - in X1, X3 and X4 the armor charge shots range from mediocre to downright insufferably bad, whereas Armorless X is able to deal consistent damage no matter what (aside from X1, where buster is forced on you which is stupid). i prefer to play a lot of the games either as Zero or armorless, with the exceptions being X2 (the armor is really satisfying there at times), X6 (every armor in there is too good) and X8 (never tried an armorless there, probably never will) 11.ehh, the glide is fun. it's useless aside from that, as the part upgrades in X7 do the job just as well and armorless charge shot is honestly more fun. fair place, though 10.the only disagreement i have here is that i'd place this at the very bottom, i've never had fun using anything this armor offers and i just hate it beyond the faster charge. 9.i personally like the X6 variation, but the X5 one really doesn't do much. fair i suppose even though i'd still place it a bit higher. 8.my third favorite, this is the most similar X ever played to PSX Zero and it feels beautiful. really like the crescent slashes and shurikens, giga attack is the best in the series (nova strike is not fun to use) and the design alone deserves a mention. plus, walk on spikes yaaayyy 7.this one is the one where i nearly agree with the place. bad charge shot (the amount of bosses it deals just ONE damage to is astounding), decent damage reduction, useless helmet, incredibly useful dash part (should have been given by default but in the context of game it's really useful since X1 is a bit of a slog without it), but a great design and overall there's nothing that's worse than armorless X about it aside from the charge shot. 6.if there's something X8 really needed, it's an armor that can resist spikes or similar obstacles in that game. this one's alright i guess but the laser feels clunky and unsatisfying to me (just like X8 Zero) and the basic shots are decent at best. it does the job at being not as bad as X8's armorless X though, so there's that. 5.i really like the head parts, the body parts (awesome shield), the design and the leg parts, but the buster is awful to use against bosses. 4.personal favorite, pretty much nothing is wrong with it and it has my favorite design 3. 4th favorite, not really that fun to use if playing the game seriously but really good if i feel like i want to relax for a bit. fun! also, love the palette in X5 and X6 2.5th favorite, lovely charge and dash but the other two really aren't that good. 1. heavily disagreed - hover is useful if you're skilled but barely even used by X4 itself, only making a triumphant return in X5 (and X6 with Ult) where it's actually sort of used, the chest part is generic and the head part feels like an attempt to fix the problems with X4's weapons, but doesn't change that most of the enemies are either weak to them or downright immune, whereas buster can destroy nearly ALL enemies with just as much efficiency (the only exception i can even remember is Metal Gabyoall), so it ends up being useless. the plasma shot charge is ehhh, never liked it that much compared to armorless and once again it's almost entirely useless in X4, and the four-charge shot is fun at FIRST, but once i tried to use it in replay playthroughs with it, it ended up being so repetitive and bland that i started despising it. it is a great armor in X5, even if stupidly overpowered, and weapons are actually good there, with it being able to use them to outclass every other armor... which is a double edged sword.

Hard to believe years ago when I used to play MMX5 a lot I actually got through the death laser part using the Gaea Armor because I wanted to see if it was still possible with the speed drop and and trying to avoid sticking to walls since you don't slide while wearing it. can probably do it again if I sit down and play again after re-learning the game since I haven't played in years.

One thing you did not mention is that the plasma shot is piercing in X4 (but not X5 - if you want pierce all you got is that tiny laser lol) - making it almost a screen clearing attack. It's a first in the series. For that I think it is almost as good as the double charged shot in X2. Maybe feels a bit broken in stages, and not as useful against bosses though.

What a great idea for a list! However, I do think that the Falcon Armor may need to get bumped up a tier. It may not be able to charge special weapons (which doesn't bother me, because X5's special weapons aren't too good), but there are two abilities of the armor that need to be considered: 1) You are close to being completely invincible when flying, which trivializes a lot of the game's stages once you have the armor, and 2) The charged shot, while weak, can go through walls and floors, and it can also penetrate enemies ' shields, such as the green ride armor enemies that have a shield.

I was always been a fan of the blade armor. I love that you can hold your airdash for a bit.

These are one of the most X-series highlights compared to other MM games. X gets these in addition to abilities, and charging those is one of the most fun things I've found to be able to do with an armor. It's also incredible to feel your mobility improve, whether you're dashing up, to the side, or full on flying.

Thanks for showing X2's armor some love. It's Giga Attack is my favorite of all time but I need to play with the others bc they look sweet as well. Great video topic!

I think X8 Ultimate Armor is a stand-alone with it being just the Hermes armor but without the buster and its Nova Strike being a one hit wonder on bosses literally leaving them at 1HP after being hit by it and taking forever to use again

This was a good video. My favorite as a kid was the falcon, shadow, blade, ultimate and fourth armor

Going through the fourth game for the first time, I just gotta say, once I got the head part of the armor (the first one I got funny enough), I immediately fell in love. Infinite sub weapon ammo is a powerful tool

Absolutely FANTASTIC video! Could not love it more!

One feature you forgot to mention about the gaea armor was that it could erase energy shots like zero's purple z sabre which made it even more broken against bosses