Mega Man X, Ep. #02: Chill Penguin

Following the first episode, X begins to hunt down the eight Reploids that joined Sigma's Maverick revolt, all former Maverick Hunters that once partnered with X himself. Out of them, Chill Penguin is the first to be located and ordered for elimination after deliberately killing his former commander. X must venture all the way to a snowed down missile base, a place he's no stranger to... Stationed within, Chill Penguin awaits prepared for battle.
Once again, this is pretty much a straightforward stage, virtually the easiest stage in the whole game. All the enemies present can be taken care of swiftly and don't really offer much of a challenge. Basically, like the opening stage is the type of stage that's meant to teach the gamer "the ropes", this stage essentially helps the gamer "warm-up" for the upcoming stages.
STAGE DATA
ENEMIES:
Raybit / レイビット
Axe Max / アックスマックス
Bombeen / ボンビーン
Batton Bone / バットンボーン
Spiky / スパイキー
Jamminger / ジャミンガー
Flamingle / フラミングル
Tombot / トンボット
Snow Shooter / スノーシューター
Armor Soldier / アーマーソルジャー
BOSS:
Chill Penguin (Icy Penguigo) / アイシー・ペンギーゴ Emperor of Snow / 雪原の皇帝
STATS:
HP: 32
Ht: 5.34 ft. (163 cm)
Wt: 237 lb. (108 kg)
Weapon: Shotgun Ice
Weakness: X-Buster / Fire Wave
Other Attacks: Sliding; Freezing; Ice Clone; Snowstorm
BACKGROUND:
Modeled after a penguin and designed specifically for extremely cold weather, Chill Penguin was once a former Maverick Hunter part of the 13th Polar Region Unit stationed in the South Pole. He was a former comrade of both X and Zero, and served his superiors well both in and out of combat; however, due to a spark in his circuitry, which was designed for flexible and somewhat minimalistic processing, his thoughts warped and soon began to grow unsatisfied of his position and duties, causing slight rifts between him, his Reploid comrades, and his superiors. This also exacerbated to a certain point his rivalry with Flame Mammoth who mocked those smaller than him.
After hearing Sigma's rally call, Chill Penguin didn't think twice and decided to end his boredom by both returning to the city leaving the southern region, and killing his commanding officer, becoming a Maverick. Once part of Sigma's Maverick cadre, he was re-stationed in the South Pole to commandeer the Abandoned Missile Base, which he took over and made his base of operations.
MISCELLANEOUS:
• Although "Emperor of Snow" is the common title given to Chill Penguin, either "Lord" or "Emperor of the Snowy Plains and/or Fields" is also correct.
• Although Abandoned Missile Base / 放棄されたミサイル基地 is the official and most common name of this stage, it is also known as both, Snow Mountain Stage / 雪山ステージ and Snowfield Stage / 雪原ステージ.
TRIVIA
• Chill Penguin was designed by Keiji Inafune.
• Both, he and Flame Mammoth have a bitter rivalry. The obvious reason is that both ice and fire don't mix, but mostly because Chill Penguin detests those that solely rely on brute force. Another aspect of their rivalry is that Flame Mammoth actually tends to mock those smaller than him, which Chill Penguin obviously is.
• Interestingly, in the Mega Man X manga, which consists of three volumes, Chill Penguin is the first Maverick that X fought, and proved to be quite an adversary. (Due note that this is a non-canon scenario.)
• Chill Penguin was revived by Dr. Doppler in the Mega Mission 2 carddas released by Bandai. In it, he's remodeled and renamed Icy Penguigo L (Chill Penguin L), where the 'L' stands for "limited". His appearance somewhat resembles that of a Rockhopper penguin. (Due note that this is a non-canon scenario.)
• A frozen and battle-ravaged Chill Penguin cameos in Mega Man X4 in the background of Eyezard's room, the sub-boss of Frost Walrus' stage.
• Shotgun Ice shares similarities with the Freeze Cracker, Freeze Man's weapon in Mega Man 7.
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R20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works
Rockman X (Manga)
Rockman X MEGA MISSION 2 Carddas (Card No. 51)
All Mega Man X / Rockman X material including but not limited to game, characters, images, and music are © Capcom Co., Ltd. Video gameplay done solely for entertainment purposes.

[@Legendary_________]

1:38 Gives me the chills every time, something about the first time seeing Dr.Light hologram, the speech, how the SFX a special place in my hard. Every Dr. Light capsule onwards doesn't feel the same, kinda kills off the potential.

[@flyforce16]

Ice, floor, hook... man, I love that hook.

[@ThePressStartProject]

I see. The whole project does seem really ambitious, so I'm really looking forward to it. And yes, I'm that guy. I wish I had more time for it, but I manage with what I have. Glad you're enjoying the channel. =)

[@ticosexy22]

Nice job man, im a fan of your videos

[@Riah8426]

the sound effect' when the boss takes damage is so funny

[@Katsuya89]

I don't think there is a single person I know that didn't start with the penguin.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Pun intended? =P Ep. 3 will be uploaded today. As a matter of fact, it's being uploaded as I type. =)

[@ImTopin]

Man, i love that hook.

[@ThePressStartProject]

I saw what you did there. xD Nicely done. I liked the trippy B&W/mirror effect. Playing the footage backwards made me laugh, too. The medley was well put, I really liked the transitions and its narrative style, and the SFX were a nice touch, also. Simply put, the remix was delicious. =)

[@masherguy8508]

chill penguin needs chill out!

[@ThePressStartProject]

...they stroll by slowly as they're happening. But standing still with your back turned works the same way.

[@CirqueDuFreak2000]

no, pun not intended.

[@OldSchoolNoe]

sucks for those who played other stages without the dash first

[@taknarian]

SO close to a flawless run - Stupid Flammingle...

[@ThePressStartProject]

Sure, go right ahead.

[@ThePressStartProject]

I'm definitely downloading the album. I don't do torrents, though, so I'll have to download one track at a time. Thanks for the music! (Freaking character limit...)

[@ThePressStartProject]

Thanks. I've been falling behind, so I hope to upload the next episode sometime today. Busy, busy, busy. =\

[@ThePressStartProject]

Yeah... =/ But it was truly all my fault for just standing there.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Well, the first time I ever played, I went for Launch Octopus, then I used to choose Storm Eagle or Flame Mammoth. But after so many years of playing the game and seeing how easy life gets when you get the Dash Boots, I've accustomed myself to choosing Chill Penguin first. Of course, that changes completely if you're playing Maverick Hunter X, though.

[@ThePressStartProject]

I was simply aiming to be concise with the manga explanation (the description box has a character limit). And yeah, that Capsule Theme sure has age well.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Yeah, those designs were awesome. I wish there were better scans of the cards, though... =\

[@ThePressStartProject]

Regarding the music, I was aware that OCR was going to release an MMX-themed album, but since I don't often visit the website I completely forgot; I also was under the impression it would be released like most other albums, so it kind of flew under the radar for me. Admittedly I'm very selective with OCR, BUT I always read a book before judging it, and since it's Mega Man we're speaking of...

[@CirqueDuFreak2000]

cool, when will you upload episode 3?

[@ThePressStartProject]

Yeah, Chill does look rather wimpy, and so does Flame Mammoth.

[@Wacotix]

cool guys don't look at explosions

[@mrbisshie]

0:17 to 0:23 does anyone know where I can find that theme on KZbin? :s

[@zexoor]

damn watching you play you can tell its my first time :l

[@hehahi]

lol i'm 18 years old and i still just can't beat this game. chill penguin is the only boss i can defeat. old good snes games are so damn hard!

[@Enriquegg]

Dorkly brought me here

[@moncef0147]

i just came here from dorky's parody video, and this made me kind of sad...

[@ThePressStartProject]

Oh, so the album hasn't be fully released yet... And by the way, no Launch Octopus? Really? =\

[@ThePressStartProject]

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