A realization: The skull that shoots X and Zero at the end has little to no indication of it actually being Sigma. Sigma's eyes are usually either white or blue, the scars aren't colored in, the text refers to it as "??" just like the hologram of Dr. Light, and skulls with blocky teeth were never Sigma's motif. Not to mention this entire game's final levels had implied that Sigma had explicitly teamed up with Zero's creator. Dr. Wily.
Man. I played this as my first megaman game when I was a kid. It's 2024 and I've spent so long searching thru megaman videos just to find which one I played. It's so nostalgic.
The final fights against Sigma in the X series were the most tense and grueling end game battles I ever enjoyed Sigma always gives a good fight. My favorite last battles in the X series are X3,X1,X5.
Ahhh man this brings me back. I could never kill the big statues in the second part of this battle. It was SOOO frustrating. But its finally nice to know what happened :D
Anyone notice that First Form Sigma's patterns are very similar to his X1 self? He even does the cape thrown thing. All that he's lacking is the light saber.
Most of Sigma's first forms are references to characters in other fiction. The zig zag pattern is a reference to Sigma from X1 and 2, and I think the design they were going for was M. Bison from Street Fighter.
No, I'm using Camtasia Recorder and video editing the video myself with VirtualDub. I was playing this at 320x240 resolution on my 1280x1024 desktop since I had to maximize recording quality and max performance
Awesome play. I was fighting Sigma just now. I got off since it's giving too much trouble (also on Xtreme mode) right now. So I came here to see some strategies to defeat him... ~_~ For people who have different endings and questions: There are 3 types of endings. 1) If Zero turned maverick and is gone, then you will see X his army reparing the base and the city around them.
Capcom was getting lazy with creating animations. None of all that awesome movement that Sigma in X4 had in his first fight here. This looks really lazily made looking back at it after years. Sigma has like maybe 3 animation frames in his first form. Lol
Very lazy battle, both in terms of visuals and design. It has nothing on awesome MMX4 final fight. And rendered Sigma's head doesn't look menacing or cool. It's just...there.
***** I know. Look at the animation frames for Sigma in his first form here. Then look at his X4 version after you burn off his reaper cloak. Doesn't have nearly as much charisma like they threw this together in a few days. He especially looks shitty here dashing from wall to wall.
Damnit,I wish I was alive longer in the days where games were generally badass like this. I was born in 1997,all the cool stuff was finishing by then(megaman,PSX games,metroid,stuff like that).
Does anyone else realise that Sigma's final form is just two hands and a giant 3d image of his head? TBH, only young kids wouldn't realise that. The only thing they would think is "Hey, why does Sigma look 3d when he was 2d a moment ago?"
This brings me back old memories! Impressive! Despite relying on Giga Attack (the Nova Strike or something) of X's Ultimate Armor, I still need the life tanks, I suppose! Hmm... come to think about it, there's a contraction. In the ending, X fights alone without Zero 3 years later. But in X6, the scenario takes place 2 weeks after Zero's disappearance -and he did come back in that game.
today i tried fighting the x5 sigma and well you make it look easy. i can for the most part get to second form with little to no damage but i have trouble dodging his purple cube attack. you make it look easy. very nice job
although I haven't played X5 yet for myself, my (2nd) megaman game ever was x6.. and I was 9 then lol. now I'm huge MegaMan fan. X5 is next on my list and I'll be caught up. but anywho: I personally think a huge part of that has to do with the fact that Keiji Inafune originally wanted the series to end with X5, but Capcom wanted the X series to continue. so pretty much everything after X5 was plotted by Capcom, not so much Keiji himself.
try to be at the ground when he summon those cubes then jump and stick to the wall and jump to the other side, repeat until they disappear , dont try to attack sigma
This was supposed to be the last Mega Man X game in the X series hence all the references they make to previous games. As far as I know, Sigma's final form in this game is supposed to be a reference to Gamma from Mega Man 3 who was the final boss.
X5 was intended to be the last game. Zero's death/disappearance was picked up in the MMZ series, but with X6, that had to be changed to incorporate the story better. Zero is resurrected in the MMZ series, where at the end of X6 he seals himself to remove all traces of the Sigma/Zero virus. In the end, Zero is revived while X is sealed away to stop the Dark Elf (MMZ2).
@SuperSketch008 Notice how in the Zero intro Zero is missing Limbs in the first picture. Probably because Sigma Killed him. The story wasn't changed at all to fit in Megaman X6.
Don't worry, Capcom also did the same thing to the Battlenetwork series where not only did they make countless sequels on the gameboy advanced, they made another series on the DS based on the same concept.
Did anyone else notice how weird it is that the ending cinema happens about 3 years later...and X6 takes place one week after this, and not to mention that Zero is dead in the ending yet alive in X6? I just think it's a bit funny, not that I'm not complaining or anything.
1, continued) X also won't remember Zero. 2) It's the same ending shown in this video. You get this one if X and Zero are still alive (still selectable to play). 3) If you chose Zero to fight Sigma, X isn't included in the ending. You will only see Zero heavily damaged on the floor. His memory data will run through his head revealing stuff about his past (including that unknown man he talked about when you get the Armor Upgrade in Crescent Grizzly's stage, if you played as Zero).
I agree. Controls on X were a little rough, especially, I found, playing as Zero (i.e., dash completely interrupts walking flow, etc.). In the actual Zero games though, everything's so smooth.
:o Well as long as you know the weaknesses, and you know how to use the weapons everyone gets, you shouldnt have problem, except maybe on the missile level, which I always leave it for last :P
I was referring to how: 1) before the events of MMZ, the majority of the human population is wiped out 2) All the guardians, Copy X (twice), Omega (who has Zero's original body), and Weil (twice as well) die 3) in MMZ4, Craft destroys Neo Arcadia with Ragnarok, killing off the majority of Neo Arcadian humans that were remaining there 4) Zero (possibly?) dies for the final time
You do realize that the whole Freeza being the end was a rumor right? We have no confirmation as to whether or not Freeza was meant to be the final boss of DB (yes I'm calling DBZ DB because it is still DB). Hell, Akira Toriyama wanted to end it with Empereor Pilaf.
its my personal opinion that, after playing through X1-X3 none of the playstation bound MMX titles where of any difficulty as compared to the older games of the series, which is a shame. I remember Kaiser Sigma from MMX3, he fired way more things to dodge than that Head thing what sigma became, its appauling.
@TheOmegazerox i guess the mutated mass of zombie machines is referring to his x4 and x6 forms huh. x6's sigma is so weak he walks like a zombie and then the final battle he just shoots miions and laser beam. only difficulty i had with x6 sigma is that little ball attack that split into two gigantic balls. it can kill with 3 hits i think
actually im nto sure about the x5 to mmz because you can get an ending on x6 that zero goes into a capsule and says that he is going to rest a long time and that if they need hin to wake him up
When they refer to X later in the series and in the Megaman Zero series and call him a "legendary Maverick Hunter", these are the mad skills they're referring to. :P
Anyone else feel that X5 should have been the definitive end to the X series? I really liked the cliffhanger ending and the fact that Zero was finally at peace. Then they went and ruined everything with X6-X8.
@SuperSketch008 Technically the MMX series was SUPPOSED to end here, then move on to megaman zero. (Spoilers?) Zero "dies" then gets awakened by Ciel in megaman zero.
There were 3 endings: Beat game as X, with Zero going maverick, and you get the one where X doesn't even remember Zero (because Zero isn't there to protect X from sigma) Beat game as X, with Zero not going maverick, and you get the normal one. Because Zero kills sigma's head before he can damage X more. Beat the game as Zero (of course, with zero not going Maverick) and you get Zero's only ending.
If they had just ended the X-Series here like Keiji Inafune wanted to instead of making X6 without his knowledge and kept going, and introducing a bunch of characters nobody cared about, the X-Series would have been beyond epic. In my mind, I still consider this the end.
Is it just me, or is Sigma very um... flamboyant in this game? I guess he's in touch with himself. Now I want all the Megaman X games! (Except for X4, since I already got it.)
Sigma’s new form, Final_Boss.png
Gamma Sigma
He is phasing in and out of his viral form, which he can do while in the Virus Zone caused by the Eurasia crash
@@SwordHMXAlso, he loops spooky in thus event.
@@EnchantedSmellyWolf "loops spooky"?
@@SwordHMX Looks*
I never realized that we fought a static image as the final boss.
@Zedrik Allen except you fighting 3d sigma
It's because of the space in the CD and the limitations of the PSX
We never imagined that MegaMan x5 is a copy of SNES megaman x (static boss with moving hands, death and zero, ragda bangda) due to its similarity.
@@sergiocarballo6642 it's a big reference to Gamma from Mega Man 3 also
I don't even need a single frame of animation to destroy you, Mega Man!
A realization:
The skull that shoots X and Zero at the end has little to no indication of it actually being Sigma.
Sigma's eyes are usually either white or blue, the scars aren't colored in, the text refers to it as "??" just like the hologram of Dr. Light, and skulls with blocky teeth were never Sigma's motif.
Not to mention this entire game's final levels had implied that Sigma had explicitly teamed up with Zero's creator.
Dr. Wily.
But then Zero says "die, Sigma"...but still, strange to put the name as "??"
@@ismaelrobertoquirogapadill1233 mistranslation
Considering in X6, Isoc (who is clearly Wily) loves Zero and hates X, weird that he’d take out his own baby
@@thetreyceratops then why he rebuild zero in next gane?
@@jotaroisbestboy7593 maybe he only meant to hit X but Zero was in the way idk
x5: 3 years later
x6: 3 weeks laters
This was the perfect ending for the series. Sigma finally dead along with zero and the virus itself.
Orochimaru samaTHAT IS .. until mega man x6 to mega man x8 happen :(
***** X8 was pretty good tho
Lets us all hope that X9 will be made here soon;)
Not if Capcom is going the way Konami is...the only thing that has Capcom in the business is street fighter.
What do you mean by that?
3:16
Sigma: 'Let's make this fair and square!"
Lol
Dynamo: Be there or be square
Sigma:
Sigma 3:16 says "I just whooped your square ass!"
I remember this fight from when I was a kid... It was HARDDDDDDD!!!
Man. I played this as my first megaman game when I was a kid. It's 2024 and I've spent so long searching thru megaman videos just to find which one I played. It's so nostalgic.
this will always be one of my most favorite games.
This is my #1 game of my life.
X4 is better by far
@@silverreaps6803 Are you crazy
@@marcosbarros4323 I stand by x4 being the best
I played all 8. I didn’t like X5.
Lazy or not, still a pretty epic finale.
The final fights against Sigma in the X series were the most tense and grueling end game battles I ever enjoyed Sigma always gives a good fight. My favorite last battles in the X series are X3,X1,X5.
I still am a huge fan of mega Man X today!
and knew what they want to talk behide the game
Ahhh man this brings me back. I could never kill the big statues in the second part of this battle. It was SOOO frustrating. But its finally nice to know what happened :D
That friggin pink square attack is the cheapest god damn thing I've ever encountered.
Anyone notice that First Form Sigma's patterns are very similar to his X1 self? He even does the cape thrown thing. All that he's lacking is the light saber.
Most of Sigma's first forms are references to characters in other fiction. The zig zag pattern is a reference to Sigma from X1 and 2, and I think the design they were going for was M. Bison from Street Fighter.
Yeah that was lame.
i remember beat the game 5 times and always made me cry the end.
Wow, I can't believe it. This was my first and favorite game of the Megaman series. I loved playing Zero for this.
The way you dodge projectiles are great, but for some reason you keep getting damaged from the fists. :D
16 years...
Jesus!
I think the same thing...
No, I'm using Camtasia Recorder and video editing the video myself with VirtualDub. I was playing this at 320x240 resolution on my 1280x1024 desktop since I had to maximize recording quality and max performance
Mhmm
First form tends to hit me when it uses both energy waves, second form ALWAYS beats my ass with the purple blocks of doom.
Awesome play. I was fighting Sigma just now. I got off since it's giving too much trouble (also on Xtreme mode) right now. So I came here to see some strategies to defeat him... ~_~
For people who have different endings and questions:
There are 3 types of endings.
1) If Zero turned maverick and is gone, then you will see X his army reparing the base and the city around them.
Capcom was getting lazy with creating animations. None of all that awesome movement that Sigma in X4 had in his first fight here. This looks really lazily made looking back at it after years. Sigma has like maybe 3 animation frames in his first form. Lol
Actually sigma's final form in X6 is a bit lazier than this boss. Frickin cheap, I mean, his boogies can drop anything useful even 1ups lol!
Sendy Lie It is a cheap fight too. I agree. Like they didn't care. '' Just have him shoot a giant laser and spam green boogers.''
Very lazy battle, both in terms of visuals and design. It has nothing on awesome MMX4 final fight. And rendered Sigma's head doesn't look menacing or cool. It's just...there.
***** I know. Look at the animation frames for Sigma in his first form here. Then look at his X4 version after you burn off his reaper cloak. Doesn't have nearly as much charisma like they threw this together in a few days. He especially looks shitty here dashing from wall to wall.
First stage is more or less tolerable, but the second, with his giant still rendered face...is just laughauble.
Childhood omg
Damnit,I wish I was alive longer in the days where games were generally badass like this.
I was born in 1997,all the cool stuff was finishing by then(megaman,PSX games,metroid,stuff like that).
This will always be my favorite sigma boss fight because he just turns into a giant png and it's hilarious
Does anyone else realise that Sigma's final form is just two hands and a giant 3d image of his head? TBH, only young kids wouldn't realise that. The only thing they would think is "Hey, why does Sigma look 3d when he was 2d a moment ago?"
Yeah
Anybody else hear the akuma Raging demon sound?
Perfect timing with sigmas destruction and the music. Totally awsome!
Damn bro are you still alive
Somewhat ;3@@Goxeza
@euugato12 Did anyone notice Sigma's appearances all resemble certain characters?
X1 Sigma - Jedi
X2 Sigma - Wolverine
X3 Sigma - Captain America
X4 Sigma - Grim Reaper/Akira(its a crazy enough form to be)
X5 Sigma - X-Men Sentinel
X6 Sigma - Giant C3P0
This brings me back old memories! Impressive! Despite relying on Giga Attack (the Nova Strike or something) of X's Ultimate Armor, I still need the life tanks, I suppose!
Hmm... come to think about it, there's a contraction. In the ending, X fights alone without Zero 3 years later. But in X6, the scenario takes place 2 weeks after Zero's disappearance -and he did come back in that game.
today i tried fighting the x5 sigma and well you make it look easy. i can for the most part get to second form with little to no damage but i have trouble dodging his purple cube attack. you make it look easy. very nice job
i like the background, x and zero's capsules and schematics, it's awesome!!
the first form of sigma theme music is fucking epic !
Dr light hologram: "X... I want you to have this buster par- HOLY SHI- WTF HAPPENED TO YOU?!"
although I haven't played X5 yet for myself, my (2nd) megaman game ever was x6.. and I was 9 then lol. now I'm huge MegaMan fan. X5 is next on my list and I'll be caught up. but anywho: I personally think a huge part of that has to do with the fact that Keiji Inafune originally wanted the series to end with X5, but Capcom wanted the X series to continue. so pretty much everything after X5 was plotted by Capcom, not so much Keiji himself.
Any tips for dodging the purple blocks? I kept dying from those. Used to nova strike from the blocks when I was a kid. I'm playing unamored X now.
try to be at the ground when he summon those cubes then jump and stick to the wall and jump to the other side, repeat until they disappear , dont try to attack sigma
CloudStrifeZX also equip shock buffer
CloudStrifeZX I'm assuming you're using jump dash throughout? I'm having trouble jump dashing off the wall, any tip for that? My finger hurts -_-
control configuration > dash button R1 and you are ready to wall jump and dash jump like a pro
CloudStrifeZX That's brilliant! Thnx for the tip! I feel so dumb rite now >.
Sigma Final is so scary in this game. I get nervous every time and I've beaten him well over 50 times throughout my life.
when i was a child i play every day this game!
i'm fan of Megaman X
This was supposed to be the last Mega Man X game in the X series hence all the references they make to previous games. As far as I know, Sigma's final form in this game is supposed to be a reference to Gamma from Mega Man 3 who was the final boss.
I'm glad some youngsters are out there that still appreciate good games :)
X5 was intended to be the last game. Zero's death/disappearance was picked up in the MMZ series, but with X6, that had to be changed to incorporate the story better. Zero is resurrected in the MMZ series, where at the end of X6 he seals himself to remove all traces of the Sigma/Zero virus. In the end, Zero is revived while X is sealed away to stop the Dark Elf (MMZ2).
I find the controls to X games subpar to Zero, and my early videos didn't try to perfect fights, it was basically played as is.
@SuperSketch008 Notice how in the Zero intro Zero is missing Limbs in the first picture. Probably because Sigma Killed him. The story wasn't changed at all to fit in Megaman X6.
I remember finishing Megaman X5 a long time ago, but you certainly played good. Good Job for your mad skills.
Don't worry, Capcom also did the same thing to the Battlenetwork series where not only did they make countless sequels on the gameboy advanced, they made another series on the DS based on the same concept.
that game was so fucking fun....thanks for bringing nostalgic tears to my eyes :'(
This is probably my favorite Megaman game ever
Stylish too! Gotta love that rainbow light/cape combo.
@QuanTzuBlueDragon
It's either the Force (Fourth) Armor or the Falcon Armor. I can't be too sure, but I think its the Force Armor.
Did anyone else notice how weird it is that the ending cinema happens about 3 years later...and X6 takes place one week after this, and not to mention that Zero is dead in the ending yet alive in X6? I just think it's a bit funny, not that I'm not complaining or anything.
To get the different endings, it depends if the shuttle succeeded in destroying the colony and which Hunter you use to fight against Sigma.
I was 4 months old when this video came out
@SuperSketch008 Yes, I know...
They wanted it to start off again with Zero, but capcom had to make a 6th and have Zero get resurrected again.
Youll be thankfull if you ever heard X's (or Rock's for that matter) voice in the games haha.
1, continued) X also won't remember Zero.
2) It's the same ending shown in this video. You get this one if X and Zero are still alive (still selectable to play).
3) If you chose Zero to fight Sigma, X isn't included in the ending. You will only see Zero heavily damaged on the floor. His memory data will run through his head revealing stuff about his past (including that unknown man he talked about when you get the Armor Upgrade in Crescent Grizzly's stage, if you played as Zero).
The remake of Megaman X Sigma battles.
That Sigma Final Battle Music. It's epic.
Its kinda creepy tho
You know, I do not remember much from this match.
All I remember is I kept Nova Striking his ass until he stopped moving. Cheap, but effective.
@Yoshifire98 Would that mean that the "officials" MegaMan X runs are Firebot's?
I agree. Controls on X were a little rough, especially, I found, playing as Zero (i.e., dash completely interrupts walking flow, etc.). In the actual Zero games though, everything's so smooth.
:o Well as long as you know the weaknesses, and you know how to use the weapons everyone gets, you shouldnt have problem, except maybe on the missile level, which I always leave it for last :P
I kinda like the song in the beginning. It has a nice tune :) Plus this is one of my favorite battles.
I was referring to how:
1) before the events of MMZ, the majority of the human population is wiped out
2) All the guardians, Copy X (twice), Omega (who has Zero's original body), and Weil (twice as well) die
3) in MMZ4, Craft destroys Neo Arcadia with Ragnarok, killing off the majority of Neo Arcadian humans that were remaining there
4) Zero (possibly?) dies for the final time
Sigma is an old, old robot. He is still suceptible to electricity overloading.
In X's ending where Zero becomes Maverick, they made a reference to Megaman Legends, where X talks about Elysium.
I like how the bosses in this game were all named after Guns N' Roses members.
AXL-the red
grizzly-SLASH
dark-DIZZY
DUFF-mcwhalen
MATT-rex
IZZY-glow
You do realize that the whole Freeza being the end was a rumor right? We have no confirmation as to whether or not Freeza was meant to be the final boss of DB (yes I'm calling DBZ DB because it is still DB). Hell, Akira Toriyama wanted to end it with Empereor Pilaf.
its my personal opinion that, after playing through X1-X3 none of the playstation bound MMX titles where of any difficulty as compared to the older games of the series, which is a shame. I remember Kaiser Sigma from MMX3, he fired way more things to dodge than that Head thing what sigma became, its appauling.
@TheOmegazerox i guess the mutated mass of zombie machines is referring to his x4 and x6 forms huh. x6's sigma is so weak he walks like a zombie and then the final battle he just shoots miions and laser beam. only difficulty i had with x6 sigma is that little ball attack that split into two gigantic balls. it can kill with 3 hits i think
@BeeTeKz yup also but its sound effects also on megaman games or series :P
you find all the pieces in the first 4 worlds.
and then there is another armor in the second 4 worlds
Goddamnit, I hate those shockwave attacks. It's impossible to dodge those where there's one at the top and the bottom.
actually im nto sure about the x5 to mmz because you can get an ending on x6 that zero goes into a capsule and says that he is going to rest a long time and that if they need hin to wake him up
correction: X6 takes place three weeks later
X3 is the pinnacle of the series as far as i'm concerned. long, challenging, lots of stuff to get... great game
X3 or X5...?
@@starrush1818 X3
@@starrush1818 X5 doesn't beat even X and X2
X3 was the worst MMX from SNES :(
@umbhara its good that Dr. Wily made him so he could repair himself and come back even more badass ;)
i remember this! i dont recall ever being able to beat sigma though... odd
I got the ending where X doesnt seem to remember zero at all.
I forget how many endings there were to number 5 anyway.
Another thing,isn't that 'dash from wall-to-wall-trying-to-kill-you' move from X1 Sigma?
love the BGM on this stage
When they refer to X later in the series and in the Megaman Zero series and call him a "legendary Maverick Hunter", these are the mad skills they're referring to. :P
x8 is the best:P PS: how u record this?
Anyone else feel that X5 should have been the definitive end to the X series? I really liked the cliffhanger ending and the fact that Zero was finally at peace. Then they went and ruined everything with X6-X8.
@SuperSketch008 Technically the MMX series was SUPPOSED to end here, then move on to megaman zero.
(Spoilers?)
Zero "dies" then gets awakened by Ciel in megaman zero.
This is the First game I EVER played since 1988 That made me throw My controller across the room!!!!
I can't believe I'm turning to a 17 year old video for help.
But I am and I thank you if you're still around somewhere.
Indeed. Although I thought Gate was harder than Sigma himself. Damn Gate and his flying orbs...
It seems that Sigma's last resort is always to grow huge.
in every game that zero gets fucked over, he's alawys lost his torso down
omg thats bring alot of memories /:
beated the whole game since family game sega PS1 /:
nice vid.
0:09 notice the crepy faces of x and zero at the background
@euugato12 you know that was on purpose and there is a remixed song in the sound track too
There were 3 endings:
Beat game as X, with Zero going maverick, and you get the one where X doesn't even remember Zero (because Zero isn't there to protect X from sigma)
Beat game as X, with Zero not going maverick, and you get the normal one. Because Zero kills sigma's head before he can damage X more.
Beat the game as Zero (of course, with zero not going Maverick) and you get Zero's only ending.
Whats with the Pods with X and Zero's blueprints in the background?
The tune which starts in 4:48 is so sad and depressing...
If they had just ended the X-Series here like Keiji Inafune wanted to instead of making X6 without his knowledge and kept going, and introducing a bunch of characters nobody cared about, the X-Series would have been beyond epic. In my mind, I still consider this the end.
keiji inafune: well, here ends the saga x
capcom with x6,x7,x8,xtreme 2,x command mission and maverick hunter x in backpack: understood 😎
holy shit dude that was fucking sick ive never seen that kind of pwnage before
Is it just me, or is Sigma very um... flamboyant in this game? I guess he's in touch with himself. Now I want all the Megaman X games! (Except for X4, since I already got it.)