Z Saber (Zセイバー) - Zero's standard weapon, a beam saber that is capable of a Double Slash combo.In Mega Man X: Command Mission, Zero can use several types of Sabers, all of which are Combat type weapons that hit a single target.
From left to right: Red Lotus Saber, Z Ichimonji, Z Rapier, Soul Saber, Flame Saber and Doubletooth. In addition, equipping this weapon will reduce special weapon energy usage by half automatically. It is a giant sword with legendary attack power, and it can easily break enemies' barriers.
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The Σ Blade is the weapon Sigma uses in Mega Man X8, and it can be obtained by either completing the game, or by entering a code on the title screen and then buying it in the R&D Lab. When not used, Zero stores the deactivated Z-Saber hilt in a special sheath-like element located on his back (via a hole on over his left shoulder in canon), although in Mega Man X7 and X8, he keeps it out and activated as long as it is equipped.Ĭoncept art of Zero's weaponry in Mega Man X7. The techniques obtained from defeated bosses are usually assigned to different elements, such as fire, ice, and lightning, and those attacks are executed by fulfilling certain button combinations while in a certain situation (for example, while Zero's in mid-air). The Z-Saber can be used on the ground and in mid-air and can perform combo attacks however, the normal slashes (and the combos) force Zero to stand still. Zero however may be ambidextrous, and the Z-Saber in canon is sheathed behind his left shoulder, barring any ambidextrous positions he has or artworks like his character select portrait in X4. Why Zero still uses his right hand to hold the Z-Saber during gameplay is still open to question. However he still keeps his left hand for Z-Saber combat even if the Z-Buster is no longer used from Mega Man X7 onwards) as shown in the video sequences involving Zero in Mega Man X3, X4 and X8.
Contrary to popular belief, Zero actually uses the Z-Saber on his left hand rather than his right (the right hand is usually for activating his Z-Buster, similar to what X does. The Z-Saber from Mega Man X6 onwards utilizes a straight solid beam rather than the fluid blade used in previous games. Oddly, the same fluid blade was used by the Zero Nightmare, rather than the new one that Zero currently uses, though it is more likely that the Nightmare Zero's data was based on Zero in X5.
The fluid-shaped Saber is found by X after X5 and used in the following game, but what became of it in later games is unknown. After his resurrection in Mega Man X6, it had a more solid blade. Up until Zero's death at the end of Mega Man X5, the Z-Saber had a rather fluid-formed blade, less like a saber in the actual sense. Zero uses his Learning System to learn new attack techniques for his Saber this Learning System works in a similar fashion to X's Variable Weapons System. It allows Zero to execute powerful close-range attacks. Zero's favorite weapon and the one he is most skilled with, the Z-Saber is a lightsaber-like beam weapon which he first acquired in Mega Man X2 after being repaired by the X-Hunters (or Dr. Furthermore, the Buster Shot gun was erroneously called "Z Buster" in the first Mega Man Zero game, possibly because it seemed as though Zero had obtained a gun from nowhere and the translators assumed it was a stylized Z-Buster. The Z-Buster has undergone two design changes throughout the series. After this game, the Z-Buster was never used again. The fire frequency of the Buster was vastly increased (yet still bound to the ground) and its power was increased as well, making it rather useful against most enemies and bosses. When Zero was resurrected in Mega Man X6, his Buster received new abilities again. It could only be used on the ground, and Zero was unable to move while firing it because he had to "charge" the attack. However, its usage was stripped down drastically. When Zero became a fully playable character in Mega Man X4, his Z-Buster was completely removed due to game balancing, but it was re-introduced in Mega Man X5 in this game, it was only available if the game was started with Zero.
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Similar to the Buster Upgrade of X's armor from Mega Man X2, Zero's Z-Busters can be linked to each other to fire two Charge Shots one after the other however, they do not combine. It can fire regular shots as well as Charge attacks. Similar to the X-Buster, the Zero Buster (Z-Buster for short) is a chargeable cannon embedded in Zero's arm(s).