Ray Arrow, also known as Arrow Ray (アローレイ Arō Rei) in Japan, is the Special Weapon that X receives from defeating Infinity Mijinion in Mega Man X6.
In normal fire, X fires a large beam of light straight forward. Under normal circumstances, if the beam hits something, it will go straight up. By holding DOWN on the D-pad, X can also have the beam go straight down a wall or an object. Ray Arrow has an unusual property in that the beam will always be in the same position as X is before it strikes an object: if X jumps up while firing this weapon, it will go up with him; if X fires it while falling down or ducking, it will go down; if fired while standing still, it will simply go straight. Ray Arrow also has the ability to go through enemies. Charged up, X summons five light beams that shoot straight up from the bottom of the screen (almost resembling Zero's Rekkoha); X is also temporarily invulnerable during this time.
This weapon is the primary weakness for Commander Yammark, causing 5 units of damage with normal fire and 8 units of damage when charged. Interestingly, as a charged Ray Arrow acts as a "Giga Attack" for X, it can cause 8 units of damage to most bosses and to the Investigators as well (except Infinity Mijinion); however, Commander Yammark is the only boss that becomes stunned with this weapon.
The charged version of Ray Arrow is featured as one of the Dive Triggers in Mega Man X DiVE.
Damage data chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man X6.
 Ray Arrow
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| Boss | Damage | |
| Normal | Charged | |
| D-1000 | -- | -- |
| High Max | -- | -- |
| Commander Yammark | 5 | 8 |
| Ground Scaravich | 2 | 8 |
| Blaze Heatnix | 2 | 8 |
| Blizzard Wolfang | 2 | 8 |
| Rainy Turtloid | 2 | 8 |
| Metal Shark Player | 2 | 8 |
| Shield Sheldon | 2 | 8 |
| Infinity Mijinion | 0 | 0 |
| Nightmare Snake | 2 | 8 |
| Nightmare Pressure | 4 | 8 |
| Illumina | 0 | 0 |
| Zero Nightmare | 2 | 8 |
| High Max | 3 | 5 |
| Dynamo | 2 | 8 |
| Nightmare Mother | 0 | 0 |
| High Max | 3 | 5 |
| Gate | 0 | 0 |
| Sigma: 1st Phase | 2 | 8 |
| Sigma: 2nd Phase | 0 | 0 |
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Animation
See also
Counterpart to this Weapon
| Light/Laser Special Weapons and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Gemini Laser (3) • Flash Stopper (4) • Centaur Flash (6) • Laser Trident (9) • Spark Chaser (V) • Optic Laser (SFxMM) |
| Mega Man X series | Chameleon Sting (X) • Ray Splasher (X3) • Aiming Laser (X4) • Flash Laser (X5) • Ray Arrow (X6) • Shining Ray (X8, X's) • Ray Gun (X8, Axl's) • Ray Claw ( Xtreme 2) |
| Zero's Techniques | |
| Techniques | Rakuhouha (X4) • C-Flasher (X5) • Rekkoha (X6) • Tenshouha (X8) |
| EX Skills | Laser Shot (Z2) • Kougenjin (Z2) • Reflect Laser (Z3) |
| 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) | |