Mega Man X, Ep. #03: Storm Eagle

After the elimination of Chill Penguin, X advances towards Airport 1001 to investigate a disturbance caused by Sigma's flying battleship, The Death Rogumer. Manning the immense warship is Storm Eagle, a former elite Maverick Hunter and leader of the 7th Airborne Unit, as well as mutual friend of both X and Zero. To X's dismay, he must confront his former ally and put a stop to the chaos he has brought; however, regardless of the situation destiny has put them in, Storm Eagle awaits not an opponent, but a friend who will honor his pride.
Storm Eagle's stage is yet another easy one; it's fairly short, quite easy to navigate around, and with not many enemies. The only possible part of the stage that could prove troublesome are the floating lifts due to the Flamers, but it's really nothing complicated. Aside from the Head Part upgrade, this stage also houses both a Heart Tank and an Energy Sub-Tank, which can be easily claimed.
NOTE: Mega Man X was the first game I played with a newly acquired gamepad, and while playing this stage I was still getting used to it. Overall this is the only stage I sort of "screw" a bit around.
PS: The Snes9x has problems recording multiple transparencies.
STAGE DATA
ENEMIES:
Sky Claw / スカイクロー
Lift Cannon / 大砲リフト
Gunbolt / ガンボルト
Flamer / フレイマー
Metall C-15 / メットールC-15
Ball de Voux (AKA Deerball) / ボール・ド・ボー
Death Rogumer Cannons / デスログマー大砲
Hoganmer / ホーガンマー
BOSS:
Storm Eagle (Storm Eagleed) / イーグリード　ストーム・ The Prince of the Skies / サイオンの天空 (Lit. "Scion of the Sky")
STATS:
HP: 32
Ht: 8.20 ft (250 cm)
Wt: 275 lb (135 kg)
Weapon: Storm Tornado
Weakness: X-Buster / Chameleon Sting
Other Attacks: Wing Gusts; Egg Bomb; Aerial Diving
BACKGROUND:
A noble and respected Reploid, Storm Eagle was once a Maverick Hunter of elite class, leader of the 7th Airborne Unit; he was modeled after an eagle, built and designed for aerial dogfights. He excelled in many areas, and was highly regarded by his men and superior officers due to his experience, knowledge, and courage. As a former ally and mutual friend of both X and Zero, Storm Eagle was highly respected and deemed a mentor.
Even upon Sigma's rise as a Maverick, Storm Eagle remained valiant and challenged his former commanding officer, only to be overwhelmed by his power and forced into submission. Now under Sigma's control, Storm Eagle was put in charge of his air destroyer with the sole purpose of wrecking havoc from above. It was only Storm Eagle's pride that caused his downfall...
MISCELLANEOUS:
• Storm Eagle's title in Japanese literally translates to "Scion of the Sky". The alternate title of "Noble Youth of the Skies" is also correct; it is usually a common mistranslation.
• Although New-type Airport / 新しいタイプ空港 is the official and most common name of this stage, it is also known as both, Airport Stage / 空港ステージ and Sky Stage / スカイステージ.
• Airport 1001 / エアポート1001 is also another common name given to this stage.
TRIVIA
• Storm Eagle was designed by Keiji Inafune.
• Although he became Sigma's subordinate, Storm Eagle was never infected by the Sigma Virus.
• Contrary to popular belief, the battle between X and Storm Eagle does NOT take place while the Death Rogumer is crashing down, as it is in fact still operational and ascending during the skirmish. It is once Storm Eagle is defeated that the battleship abruptly begins to plummet.
• In the Mega Man X manga, Storm Eagle was originally part of the 17th Elite Unit with Zero, whom he had both a friendship and rivalry with. After the death of Teal, his girlfriend, which Zero tried to rescue, Storm Eagle was transferred to the 7th Airborne Unit, but wasn't heard of again until the Maverick revolt. After eliminating five Mavericks, X faced Storm Eagle atop the Death Rogumer, destroying his wings, not until Zero appeared to reveal that Storm Eagle was only pretending to be a Maverick. (Due note that this is a non-canon scenario.)
• Storm Eagle was revived by Dr. Doppler in the Mega Mission carddas released by Bandai. In it, he's remodeled and renamed Storm Eagleed L (Storm Eagle L), where the 'L' stands for "limited". His appearance is changed completely resembling a Red Kite and an Imperial Eagle. (Due note that this is a non-canon scenario.)
• Storm Eagle cameos in Mega Man X6 in the form of an "attack" whenever the Metal Anchor, weapon received from Metal Shark Player, is charged-up.
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R20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works
Rockman X (Manga)
Rockman X MEGA MISSION Carddas (Card No. 23)
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.

[@Tarren634]

Man I remember playing this like 20 years ago, haha. Definitely miss my childhood too.

[@eduardoszell]

THIS MUSIC IS SOOOO GOOOOD

[@yudontsay]

thumbs up for one of the most EPIC games and story lines ever made!!

[@masherguy8508]

this music is soooo awesome

[@ThePressStartProject]

Always a pleasure to see people still read them boxes.

[@Shwartzie007]

storm eagle and spark mandrill have the best music in this game

[@ThePressStartProject]

Thanks, and I wish t o quote something you said: "I miss that old high when it comes to video games." I honestly can't agree more with you there. It's just not the same nowadays.

[@divond.9354]

i cannot jump to get that amour up :(

[@MegaBondagemon]

LIGHT: "This capsule contains an enhancement that allows you to break ceilings with a headbutt!!" X: "How about just giving me an enhancement that lets me shoot upwards...?"

[@ThePressStartProject]

He did use that attack, I simply went "off screen" when he was about to "lay" the egg in order to "break the sequence". Watch the video closely.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Scale the pillar, and then somewhere in the middle simply jump while dashing.

[@GallyG]

One of my fav. robot masters from the "X" series. Also has one of my fav. moves.

[@Kurikazu]

kicking ass as usual arent you zeke ^_^ anyways i cant wait to see you do armored armadillos stage,but for now well have to wait,holy crap what am i doing here i got to record.keep up the good work!

[@ThePressStartProject]

He joined because Sigma bested him and Storm was too full of pride.

[@taknarian]

One STUPID Flamer and your flawless run is dashed - Amazing job through the whole stage...

[@Dinoyipi]

Is it just me, or does Storm Eagle bear some resemblance to Falco Lombardi from Star Fox?

[@Jaleb100]

@MadManX429 One reason Storm Eagle looked so easy in this video was mostly because x got lucky this time and Storm Eagle never used the attack where he launches birds at you. He still is actually pretty easy, though (especially if you have the hodoken fireball!)

[@standuporshutup]

I cannot for the life of me pull that jump at 1:58 off.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Nah, it wasn't because of the description, I just got sidetracked with the obvious reasons. *coughotherchannelscough* Either way, I like to be as descriptive as I can, too. =P I can't play games with keyboards, other than your standard RPG. I was still getting used to the gamepad while playing this stage, thus why it seems like I'm "testing" the controls in this gameplay video.

[@OscarMemo333]

just came here by the music

[@ThePressStartProject]

Sounds like it's drowning... But it ain't bad.

[@Jarock316]

@javacad0 Misconception. Emulation is legal if you own an original copy of the game. He might have the MMX game, but not the SNES to play it on. And BTW, playing Retro doesn't mean playing on the exact system, it means playing past games.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Indeed.

[@sneakybeard]

fuck yeah! storm eagle!

[@Jarock316]

@USArmyTheStrong I thought it was because he was infected with Sigma's virus?

[@ParrotMan01276]

No wonder this took a while to get started. That description is long. hahahaha I played this game a lot when all of my other games were in the storage, so overtime I got used to using the keyboard. Then I get a gamepad and things are much different. hahaha

[@ThePressStartProject]

Badly emulated sound...? I dunno honestly.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Dash Boots.

[@ThePressStartProject]

That would've made things much easier...

[@GIUGAMES]

How do I give that big jump in the 2:00 ?

[@ThePressStartProject]

Funny that its named is "Flamer". =P

[@cheifguggletram]

@javacad0 I grew up playing these games and I'm currently playing Mega Man X on an emulator. Do you know how much a functional SNES is where I live? More than I can afford. Sorry we can't all buy old systems out of the blue to please you. I also consider myself a proud retro gamer.

[@nuclearneo577]

How the hell did you beat him without his weakness? Hes harder than Air-Man for fucking sake!

[@ThePressStartProject]

Just slide down and dash-jump towards the other side. It isn't that hard.

[@ThePressStartProject]

What?

[@standuporshutup]

Yeah I figured the button out pretty much 5 minutes after the comment.

[@ThePressStartProject]

Dash jump. Not that hard.

[@ThePressStartProject]

watch?v=XVCtkzIXYzQ

[@ThePressStartProject]

Fuck off!