| This article is about the character in the Mega Man X series. Not to be confused with the Mega Man series character Dynamo Man. |
- "You can't retire me no matter how hard you try... I'll give you a little advice... You... Sigma... Everybody is always too hot when they fight. But not me. I am the coolest and wisest of all. If you can't understand, then I'll just have to show you. Come on and fight me!"
- ―Dynamo, Mega Man X5
Dynamo (ダイナモ Dainamo) is a character from the Mega Man X series that first appeared in Mega Man X5. He is a powerful Reploid that was hired by Sigma to scatter a virus inside the abandoned space colony Eurasia and prepare it to crash into the Earth. He also reappears as a secret boss in Mega Man X6 as a rogue agent seeking to benefit off the Nightmare.
Characteristics
Appearance
Dynamo is a tall Reploid equipped with dark blue armor with yellow and white highlights. His helmet has two prongs on the top with green gemstones, making it reminiscent of a Western cowboy hat, and a red visor covers his eyes. He has long, silver-blue hair that flows out the back of his helmet. He can turn his arms into busters and also wields beam swords, which he keeps on a utility belt.
Personality
Dynamo is very laidback, treating the Maverick Hunters like rivals rather than adversaries and playing their battles as if they were for sport. Although he claims total allegiance to Sigma in Mega Man X5, he doesn't seem to have anything personal against the Hunters, only fighting because it's his job. He looks down on how "hot" Sigma and the Maverick Hunters get in the heat of battle, believing that staying cool and collected is the best way to fight. His escapes may seem to indicate cowardice, but they also signify intelligence - Dynamo is smart enough to live to fight another day, being one of the few Mega Man X antagonists to survive the events of his first appearance.
Despite his affable temperament, Dynamo is incredibly selfish and has no issue risking the safety or well-being of others. This is clearly seen when he set the space colony Eurasia on a crash-course to Earth under Sigma's orders, which resulted in massive damage worldwide. He is restless and enjoys causing chaos to keep things interesting, asking Sigma to let him make the Colony fall, as he was getting bored. This amused Sigma, who stated "You're exactly what I expected."
History
Mega Man X5
Dynamo was a very skilled mercenary and fighter, having combat skills comparable to an SA-Class Hunter.[1] He was hired by Sigma to help the execution of his master plan to awaken Zero. While the Eurasia colony was under renovations, he filled it with a virus (later called the Colony Virus) and set it on a crash course with Earth as part of the plan. Once Sigma had executed his own half of the plan, spreading the Sigma Virus all over the Earth, Dynamo's job was to hinder the progress of X and Zero as they gathered parts for the Enigma cannon and the Shuttle, both of which were intended to stop the colony's crash.
Dynamo appears as a boss twice, challenging the Maverick Hunters in their own Hunter Base. He is fought near the Enigma after defeating a total of two Mavericks, and later near the Shuttle after defeating a total of six Mavericks. The battles against him are skipped if Eurasia crashes before his appearance, making these battles skippable at the cost of global chaos. Despite his arrogant claims, he turns tail and runs after both of his defeats when X and Zero bring his life into jeopardy.
Mega Man X6
With Sigma no longer around to protect him during Mega Man X6, Dynamo tried gathering the Nightmare Souls to grow stronger. Dynamo appears as the final Another Boss in the Another Routes, after defeating both Zero Nightmare and High Max, or unlocking the Secret Lab. He states that he is interested in the power of the Nightmare Souls and how they may be able to make him powerful enough to defeat X and Zero. However, he still fails, and always flees to fight again.
Dynamo can then be fought any time the player visits any Another Route, allowing the player to quickly farm Nightmare Souls. Being struck by Rainy Turtloid's Meteor Rain/Ensuizan stuns him, and subsequent strikes make him drop up to 3 green Nightmare Souls (worth 200 each), for a maximum of 600 Souls per fight. Ever since the resolution of the Nightmare incident, Dynamo hasn't appeared since.
Strategy
Mega Man X5
Dynamo attacks with a double-bladed saber and a buster, complementing X's X-Buster and Zero's Z-Saber. He uses slightly different attacks based on whether the player is X or Zero. Dynamo can also spin his saber to use it as a shield. He is weak to Wing Spiral/W-Shredder.
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D Blade (Dブレード D Burēdo)[2] |
|---|---|
| Dynamo throws his beam saber at the player's current location, and it boomerangs back to him. | |
| Damage: 4:6:7 | |
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Swallow Counter (ツバメ返し Tsubame Gaeshi)[2] |
| Dynamo jumps over the player and swings his saber in a wide arc below himself. He only uses this attack if the player is X. | |
| Damage: 3:4:5 | |
|
Trick Shot (トリックショット Torikku Shotto)[2] |
| Dynamo jumps over the player and shoots his buster below himself, firing a shot (two shots in the rematch) which split at the player's horizontal position. He only uses this attack if the player is Zero. | |
| Damage: 3:4:5 | |
|
Earth Gaizer (アースゲイザー Āsu Geizā)[2] |
| Dynamo punches the ground three times to make lasers erupt from below. The first punch covers the entire arena with gaps in between, the second covers the area across from Dynamo, and the third covers the area around Dynamo. He only uses this attack during the rematch. | |
| Damage: 6:8:10 |
Mega Man X6
Dynamo returns with a slightly different strategy. He uses the same attacks regardless of which character the player is using. He is weak to Meteor Rain/Ensuizan.
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D Blade Kai (Dブレード改 D Burēdo Kai)[3] |
|---|---|
| Dynamo throws three to five spinning blades at the player, which return to Dynamo after a few seconds. If the player hits a blade hard enough (like with Blade Armor's charge saber), it is knocked off-screen. | |
| Damage: 4:6:7 | |
|
Earth Gaizer Kai (アースゲイザー改 Āsu Geizā Kai)[3] |
| Dynamo punches the ground to make lasers erupt from below, covering the entire room except for a space around himself. | |
| Damage: 6:8:10 | |
|
D Blade Ran (Dブレード乱 D Burēdo Ran)[3] |
| Dynamo jumps to the center of the room, spinning his saber to release up to eight spinning blades. They fly off-screen if playing as X and chase after the player as Zero. He only uses this attack with below 50% health. | |
| Damage: 4:6:7 | |
|
Swallow Counter (ツバメ返し Tsubame Gaeshi)[3] |
| Dynamo jumps over the player and swings his saber in a wide arc below himself. He only uses this attack with below 50% health, often right after D Blade Ran. | |
| Damage: 3:4:5 |
Quotes
Dialogue
In-battle Quotes
| Action | Japanese | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Blade | 喰らいな！(Kurai na!) | Take this! | |
| Trick Shot | そら！(Sora!) | There! | |
| Earth Gaizer | いくぜ！(Iku ze!) | Here I come! | |
| Earth Gaizer (final) | 留めだ！(Todome da!) | You're finished! | |
| Fleeing | じゃな！(Ja na!) | See ya later! | |
| Unused | やるね。。。(Yaru ne...) | You did it... |
Note: Most lines are only present in the Japanese version.
Other game appearances
- Dynamo is fought as a boss alongside Gate in the X Challenge from Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2.
- Dynamo appeared as a Hunter Program in Mega Man X DiVE. His Active Skills are D Blade and Tsubame Gaeshi.
- Dynamo appeared as Unit Cards in TEPPEN.
- Dynamo appeared as an event character in Elemental Story.
Other media
Archie Comics
Dynamo was revived by Sigma-1 as part of his Maverick Army during Worlds Unite, and joined in the attack on the Sky Patrol. However, he was one of the Mavericks to run afoul of the newly arriving Street Fighter heroes, suffering a devastating blow from Ken Masters that impressed Knuckles the Echidna and being destroyed by a double Tatsumaki from Ryu and Ken.
Dynamo is the only Reploid from Sigma's army whose fate was unknown in the games. Although killed during Worlds Unite, his ultimate fate remains unknown as most events from the crossover where undone by Xander Payne.
Gallery
Artwork
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Videos
Production Notes
Developer Comments
"This time, on top of the story, one of the main themes is the destruction of Earth and ****, so I felt there was less necessity for new characters and rival characters than there'd been to date. However, I thought it'd be lonely without ANY rivals, and thus Dynamo was born.
To make him stand out, I set my sights on a character that hadn't been in the series before. He's halfhearted in personality, so he doesn't know if he wants to fight or not. It's not that he hates X or Zero; he fights because it's his job. He may appear irresponsible at first glance, but in fact, he's an adult of the late 20th century, philosophically viewing X and company, who give free rein to their enthusiasm when they fight.
I also quite like him design-wise. It feels like an explosion of Sensei's design sense. Please treat my dear Dynamo well." (grin) [4][5]
Designer Comments
"Established as a character who uses both a buster and a saber, the American cavalry flickers across his face. We settled on him being a rival for X and company even as we expanded on all sorts of ideas about what kind of past he has. His red visor is a high point of his design." -Haruki Suetsugu [4][5]
"Since Dynamo uses both a sword and a gun, I modeled him after mounted cavalry and other western movie sources. His buster is shaped like the cylinder of a revolver, his color is navy blue, he has yellow lines going up either side of his legs, and he has a buckle on his belt. Also, since he is able to use both kinds of weapons, I also gave him some features from both X and Zero." - Haruki Suetsugu, Mega Man X Official Complete Works, 2009 [6]
Trivia
- Dynamo's Tsubame Gaeshi (Swallow Counter) is named after a legendary sword technique created by Sasaki Kojirō. It involves slashing downwards before slashing up at the last second, feinting the opponent and slashing them upwards rather than downwards.[7]
- Dynamo is one of few bosses in the Mega Man X series to not explode into nothing after his defeat. However, unlike bosses such as Colonel who do not explode after their defeats, Dynamo still displays the usual explosion animation only to be revealed fully intact.
- Dynamo's Life Energy bar in Mega Man X6 uses Gate's rhombus emblem rather than the skull he used in Mega Man X5. This is likely an art asset oversight, and not a statement on Dynamo's alignment in the story, given that Dynamo reveals he is merely gathering Nightmare souls simply to enhance his own power rather than aid Gate.
References
- ↑ Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 Gallery
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boss File: Dynamo, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 82.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Boss File: Dynamo, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 98.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rockman X5 official site. (Translation)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Capcom Community BBS: From Capcom-J: X5 Developer/Designer Notes (archive)
- ↑ Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.49. Retrieved on March 30, 2011.
- ↑ Sasaki Kojiro's Secret Technique: Tsubame Gaeshi. Tozando. May 23 2018.
| Mega Man X6 | |
|---|---|
| Nightmare Investigators | |
| Commander Yammark • Ground Scaravich • Blaze Heatnix • Blizzard Wolfang • Rainy Turtloid Metal Shark Player • Shield Sheldon • Infinity Mijinion | |
| Other Bosses | |
| D-1000 • Zero Nightmare • Dynamo • Nightmare Mother • High Max • Gate • Sigma | |
| X's Special Weapons | |
| Yammar Option • Ground Dash • Magma Blade • Ice Burst • Meteor Rain • Metal Anchor • Guard Shell • Ray Arrow | |
| Zero's Special Techniques | |
| Yammar Option • Sentsuizan • Shoenzan • Hyoroga • Ensuizan • Rakukojin • Guard Shell • Rekkoha | |
| Armors | |
| - X - Falcon Armor • Blade Armor • Shadow Armor • Ultimate Armor - Zero - Black Zero | |
| Stages | |
| Opening Stage • Amazon Area • Central Museum • Magma Area • North Pole Area • Inami Temple • Recycle Lab • Laser Institute • Weapon Center • Secret Lab | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Walkthrough • Another Route • Parts • Injured Reploids • List of Enemies Damage Data Chart (X) • Damage Data Chart (Zero) • Game Script (X's story) • Game Script (Zero's story) | |