Fire Wave (ファイヤーウェーブ Faiyā Wēbu) is the Special Weapon that X obtains from defeating Flame Mammoth in Mega Man X.
Mega Man X
When equipped with this weapon in Mega Man X and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, X releases a constant stream of flames from his buster that continues as long as the FIRE button is held down. When charged, X will unleash a wave of flames that continue along the ground as long as it is on-screen and the terrain does not change. Because Fire Wave is fire-based, using either version of this weapon underwater will render it useless. In this game, Fire Wave is Chill Penguin's weakness; using it against him will engulf him in flames and stun him.
Note that because the uncharged Fire Wave is continuous, six Weapon Energy units will be wasted to allow use of the charged attack (once equipped with the Arm Parts). Once completely charged up however, X will stop using the Fire Wave. If one wishes to use only the charged up version of Fire Wave, the player must charge up another weapon, and once X starts to glow pink the player can then shift to Fire Wave without spending additional energy. On the other hand, if one wishes to continuously use Fire Wave at a constant rate, the player must release the attack button just before X begins to glow pink (assuming the Arm Parts have already been obtained).
Mega Man Xtreme 2
Fire Wave reappeared in Mega Man Xtreme 2, where it works in a different way from its original appearance.
Other appearances
- Fire Wave is available in some battles from the X Challenge.
- Fire Wave is one of X's attacks in Puzzle Fighter.
- X appeared with Fire Wave in Army Men Strike.
Damage Data Charts
Damage values in units in Mega Man X.
 Fire Wave
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| Boss | Damage | |
| Normal | Charged | |
| Chill Penguin | 3 | 4 |
| Spark Mandrill | 1 | 2 |
| Armored Armadillo | 0 | 2 |
| Launch Octopus | 0 | 0 |
| Boomer Kuwanger | 1 | 2 |
| Sting Chameleon | 1 | 2 |
| Storm Eagle | 1 | 2 |
| Flame Mammoth | 1 | 2 |
| Vile | 1 | 1 |
| Bospider | 1 | 2 |
| Rangda Bangda | 1 | 2 |
| D-Rex | 1 | 2 |
| Velguarder | 1 | 2 |
| Sigma: 1st Phase | 1 | 1 |
| Sigma: 2nd Phase | 0 | 0 |
Gallery
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Mega Man X screenshots
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X screenshots
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Animation
Trivia
- In the manga Rockman X, Flame Mammoth used the uncharged Fire Wave like X did in the game instead of using a fire projectile during the boss fight.
- Fire Wave is featured as a weapon known as "Burning Spray Gun" in Mega Man X DiVE. Its Japanese name, "Noumannoder" (ナウマンノダー), is named after Flame Mammoth's Japanese name.
See also
- Similar weapons
| Fire Special Weapon and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Fire Storm (1) • Atomic Fire (2) • Pharaoh Shot (4) • Flame Blast (6) • Scorch Wheel (7) • Flame Sword (8) • Magma Bazooka (9) • Solar Blaze (10) • Blazing Torch (11) • Wave Burner (M&B) • Pharaoh Wave (PF) • Torch Arm (3DOS) • Flame Shower / Flame Mixer (R&FWS) • Yoga Inferno (SFxMM) |
| Mega Man X series | Fire Wave (X) • Speed Burner (X2) • Rising Fire (X4) • Ground Fire (X5) • Magma Blade (X6) • Circle Blaze (X7) • Melt Creeper (X8, X's) • Flame Burner (X8, Axl's) • Fire Wave (Xtreme 2) |
| Zero's Techniques and EX Skills | |
| Techniques | Ryuenjin (X4) • Quake Blazer (X5) • Shoenzan (X6) • Bakuenjin (X7) • Enkoujin / Enkoukyaku (X8) • Fire Wave (Xtreme 2) |
| EX Skills | Blast Shot (Z2) • Tenshouzan (Z2) • Burst Shot (Z3) • Split Heavens (Z3) • Soul Launcher (Z3) • Burning Shot (Z4) • Flame Fang (Z4) |
| Mega Man X | |
|---|---|
| Stage Select bosses | |
| Chill Penguin • Spark Mandrill • Armored Armadillo • Launch Octopus Boomer Kuwanger • Sting Chameleon • Storm Eagle • Flame Mammoth | |
| Other bosses | |
| Vile • Bospider • Rangda Bangda • D-Rex • Velguarder • Sigma | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Shotgun Ice • Electric Spark • Rolling Shield • Homing Torpedo Boomerang Cutter • Chameleon Sting • Storm Tornado • Fire Wave | |
| Stages | |
| Highway Stage • Snow Mountain Stage • Power Plant Stage • Gallery Stage • Ocean Stage Tower Stage • Forest Stage • Airport Stage • Factory Stage • Sigma's Hideout | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Armor Parts • Hadouken • Mega Man X Walkthrough • List of Mega Man X enemies • Damage Data Chart • Script | |
| Mega Man Maverick Hunter X | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| X • Vile | |
| Supporting Characters | |
| Zero • Navigator • Dr. Cain | |
| List of Mavericks | |
| Chill Penguin • Spark Mandrill • Armored Armadillo • Launch Octopus Boomerang Kuwanger • Sting Chameleon • Storm Eagle • Flame Mammoth | |
| Palace Bosses | |
| Vile • Bosspider • Rangda Bangda • D-Rex • Velguarder • Sigma X • X and Zero | |
| Mega Man X's Special Weapons | |
| Shotgun Ice • Electric Spark • Rolling Shield • Homing Torpedo Boomerang Cutter • Chameleon Sting • Storm Tornado • Fire Wave -Other- Hadouken | |
| Vile's Weaponry | |
| -Arm Weapons- Vulcans • Missiles • Rocket Punches -Shoulder Weapons- Cannons • Lasers • Cutters -Leg Weapons- Napalms • Balls • Flamethrowers | |
| Armors and Upgrades | |
| - Mega Man X - Armor Parts -VIle- Frozen Castle • Speed Devil | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart (X) • Damage Data Chart (Vile) Script (X's story) • Script (Vile's story) • The Day of Σ (Script) | |