Weather Crystal (ウェザークリスタル), misspelled "Weather Cristal" in Mega Man X2, is a spherical crystal that controls the weather in the Weather Control Center, Wire Sponge's stage in Mega Man X2 and Mega Man Xtreme 2.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Weather Crystals are purple crystals in their default state. Upon being struck by certain weapons, they can change colour. If zapped with the Strike Chain, they turn yellow and set the weather to normal weather. If they get scorched with the Speed Burner, they make the weather warm. If they get splash upon by the Bubble Splash, they create rainy weather. The Crystal Hunter makes them black which results in foggy weather.
Behaviour[]
Technically an obstacle, Weather Crystals stay over a purple crystal pillar, and through them, X can change the weather at will. The weather greatly affects the behaviour of all enemies except Aclandas and Scrivers. In addition, the rainy weather also affects X's mobility, adding constant velocity to the left (not affected when stationary on the ground).
Mega Man X2[]
Depending on the Special Weapon X uses on the Weather Crystals, the weather can either be: normal, warm, rainy and foggy. However, if nothing is used, the default weather for each area will be used. This default setting possibly represents Wire Sponge playing with the weather control system, something he likes to do due to his personality disorder. After sustaining enough damage, the Weather Crystal will break.
Weapon | Result | Enemy Effect | |
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Strike Chain | Sets the weather to NORMAL. | Activates Sole Solars; Enables Sky Farmers (Sabottein); Activates Croak Hoppers. | |
Speed Burner | Makes the weather WARM. | Activates Sole Solars; Enables Sky Farmers (Sabottein); Overheats Croak Hoppers. | |
Bubble Splash | Makes the weather RAINY. | Deactivates Sole Solars; Enables Sky Farmers (Rightod); Overactivates Croak Hoppers; | |
Crystal Hunter | Makes the weather FOGGY. | Deactivates Sole Solars; Disables Sky Farmers; Disables Croak Hoppers. | |
None | Sets the weather to DEFAULT. | The default weather for that area will be used. | |
Any | Varies. | Depends on the weapon used to break the Crystal. |
Mega Man Xtreme 2[]
Unlike Mega Man X2, only two weather types are available: sunny or rainy; and the default weather setting for all areas is sunny, meaning it will only change to rainy if the player takes action. Moreover, damaging the crystals with the character's default weapon is enough to change the weather.
Due to the checkpoint autosave feature, every time the player contacts a checkpoint, the weather will be automatically set to sunny, given it is the standard weather for all areas when the game starts.
DMG | Result | Enemy Effect | |
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0/12 | Sets the weather to SUNNY. | Activates Sole Solars; Enables Sky Farmers (Sabottein); Activates Croak Hoppers. | |
4 | Sets the weather to RAINY. | Disables Sole Solars; Enables Sky Farmers (Rightod); Overactivates Croak Hoppers. | |
16 | Retains current weather | Retains current effects. |
*Please note that the first two damage values are reversed if the Weather Crystal is encountered on rainy weather.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Along with Inami Temple from Mega Man X6 and Wind Crowrang's stage from Mega Man X7, the Weather Crystal makes the Weather Control Center one of the few stages in the Mega Man X series where it normally rains.
- Although counterintuitive, the normal weather setting is the least recommended one enemy-wise, since it activates all enemies. The safest option is the foggy weather.
- It must also be noted that the rainy setting is dangerous due to the wind that pulls the character to the left, as there are lots of spiked traps in the Weather Control Center.
- Oddly, the last Sole Solars that appear on the stage may also rise and attack even if the weather is foggy, unlike the others from the rest of the stage. This does not happen if it's rainy, though.
Mega Man X2 | |
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Stage Select bosses | |
Overdrive Ostrich • Wire Sponge • Wheel Gator • Bubble Crab • Flame Stag • Morph Moth • Magna Centipede • Crystal Snail | |
Other bosses | |
Gigantic Mechaniloid CF-0 • Violen • Serges • Agile • Zero • Sigma | |
Special Weapons | |
Sonic Slicer • Strike Chain • Spin Wheel • Bubble Splash • Speed Burner • Silk Shot • Magnet Mine • Crystal Hunter - Other - Giga Crush • Shoryuken | |
Stages | |
Maverick Factory Stage • Desert Base Stage • Weather Control Stage • Dinosaur Tank Stage • Deep-Sea Base Stage Volcanic Zone Stage • Robot Junkyard Stage • Central Computer Stage • Energen Crystal Stage • X-Hunter Stages | |
Miscellaneous | |
Armor Parts • Damage data chart • Script |