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Mega Man X (1993)

Duration: 17:25

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For your final challenge, they're sending you to a casino. I'm calling stage 9 that because there is so much RNG floating around that, like 7-3, your wins come down to how the bosses are feeling. Also, in keeping with my luck, I encounter something in 9-1 that I haven't seen in any other tutorials.

I take purposeful deaths in battles 9-2 and 9-3 so I can start again with full HP.

I also didn't attempt the hidden stage 9-4; I'm no glutton for punishment.

I turned off Command Dash for this battle, to keep myself from dashing into an enemy by accident.

RAINY TURTLOID/SPARK MANDRILL
Pay attention to what Turtloid says before he attacks; it will reveal what move he's going to do. If he starts spraying random water balls, climb up as fast as you can and try to hover near the top of the screen (you can jump through the wires dangling up above for extra height), though there's no guaranteed safe spot. If he makes a little hop on his first spinning attack, air-dash over him to make him roll back the other way and give yourself some more breathing room.
But your first problem is Mandrill; he can knock you off your wall perch with a punch, even to the opposite wall. He can also cling to the ceiling and come after you while you're hovering. Use Shotgun Ice to buy yourself a little time, mixing charged shots in with the regular ones to get rid of him faster. Keep an eye (and an ear) on Turtloid, and always be ready to move.
With Mandrill gone, take down Turtloid the same way you did in 7-1 (I brought Ice Burst to get rid of him faster). Once Turtloid is down to half HP, he'll switch from spewing random water balls to Meteor Rain, which is actually easier to dodge and shoot down.
(NOTE: Something really weird happens at 3:50. Has this happened to anyone else?)

STORM EAGLE/METAL SHARK PLAYER
This is the first time you see MSP in this challenge, and it'll be the last time you'll ever want to deal with him. Try to stay on the ground and let him make the moves, pelting him with small charged shots at every chance. You can't destroy the hopping anchors he throws, so either avoid them or, if you've got enough HP, take the hit just to get rid of it. Storm Eagle will blow you back and forth, making it even harder to dodge MSP's attacks (you can duck under his Storm Tornado). When MSP is down to half HP, he'll start summoning friends to get you: Blast Hornet sends waves of bees (more appear when you shoot down the first ones, so try to ride them out if you can); Magna Centipede tosses four sets of shuriken (One is always going to land right where you are, so move left or right a little bit); and Sting Chameleon uses a tongue whip (he aims downward, so try to stay above him). Chameleon's your best bet at landing multiple hits on MSP, since he just floats there while Chameleon attacks, though Eagle's wind can still mess you up. If you manage to beat MSP, Eagle is a cinch to take out, since he can only hurt you with his dives and his baby birds. Consider him a short break before the final battle.

IRIS/DOUBLE/COLONEL
I covered tips and strategies in my two practice videos (https://youtu.be/-h5XUIzyfS4) and (https://youtu.be/D0_zFXD8xx8), so I'll just put a recap here: go after Double first, watch him carefully after he's down to half HP, don't be afraid to protect yourself with charged Chameleon Sting, and when you fight Iris and Colonel afterwards, jump away from the wall and hover until the crystal is about to shoot its vertical beam (If you end up making the crystal beam cover the wall, stay absolutely still as you hover and you should be able to ride it out).

ULTIMATE ARMOR X/AWAKENED ZERO:
Don't even ask. You don't need to win this to clear the stage, so... I didn't.

I am the 105th person on the PS4 leaderboards to clear this nightmare gauntlet, ranked 86th overall. That's fine; my goal was always just survival.

Thanks to Demulant, Roman, MegaQuint, MegaPhilX and blue5star for helping me get through it.

If anyone has questions, leave them in the comments and I'll do my best to help.

"Gamera MST3K theme song" by Joel Hodgson.

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