[MegaManX]

HOW THE HELL DO YOU THINK HE FIRES IT? I am just completely mind blown by this.. Ever since I was like, 12 and playing X4 I often pondered how he shoots or charges his blaster.. The same goes for the original Mega. My theory is that when he puts his hand inside his arm, he can pull a trigger that fires it as well as charge it. Any other ideas?

[ProtoBlues98]

Well in the Play Station opening of X3 it shows him put his arm inside the buster. I picture there to be in the blaster to be a little slot for his hand and the blaster part is always behind the hand which is how he can still charge it without shooting.

[Terminus]

When that part of his arm changes, it becomes the gun; buster. The functions would behave as if they only had the gun. Instead of fingers, those parts behave with the portions of the buster. What charges, what shoots. Like a gun part of your hand with no fingers.

[MegaManX]

ProtoBlues98, on 01 August 2012 - 01:53 AM, said:

Well in the Play Station opening of X3 it shows him put his arm inside the buster. I picture there to be in the blaster to be a little slot for his hand and the blaster part is always behind the hand which is how he can still charge it without shooting.

Zechs, on 01 August 2012 - 01:53 AM, said:

When that part of his arm changes, it becomes the gun; buster. The functions would behave as if they only had the gun. Instead of fingers, those parts behave with the portions of the buster. What charges, what shoots. Like a gun part of your hand with no fingers.

Both of these theories make sense, I refused to believe that X's real buster looked like this!

If that really was how X shoots his blaster my childhood would probably be ruined, man. Darn you jazwares for being so misleading.

[Terminus]

I'm pretty sure a modern cheap toy company can effectively recreate a piece of advanced weapon technology from a century within the future (if not more).

So you are safe there.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

The X-buster is a part of X. Like his arm, it does what he wants. If he wants to fire it, it'll fire. It is a part of him.

[Mac]

I envisioned it like this. At the very beginning of this Trigun clip.



The way Vash's hidden gun comes out and how his arm moves down is how I always thought the Busters worked. Like in the X3 intro movie, X's hand retracts then folds down where his buster gun moves into place and ejects in the groove. I think it makes the most sense, just alternating parts within the housing. He just pulls a trigger of sorts within and holds it down to charge up shots.

[Revolver]

The transition from arm to buster can be seen in the X3 intro, and I've always thought of how he shot the buster like some of the features of Samus' (Metroid) suit: through thought. However, since the buster is fully apart of him, it's like how humans use their arms, legs, and other parts of the body we can actually control. I'm thinking that through the transition from hand to buster, the electricity flowing down the wires and circuitry of his arm redirects, shifting from the normal function to the weapon function (converting the electricity to the buster ammo with some components), kind of like a switch.
I could go deeper into this, but I'm too lazy. XD

[Mac]

Revolver, on 01 August 2012 - 05:40 AM, said:

The transition from arm to buster can be seen in the X3 intro, and I've always thought of how he shot the buster like some of the features of Samus' (Metroid) suit: through thought. However, since the buster is fully apart of him, it's like how humans use their arms, legs, and other parts of the body we can actually control. I'm thinking that through the transition from hand to buster, the electricity flowing down the wires and circuitry of his arm redirects, shifting from the normal function to the weapon function (converting the electricity to the buster ammo with some components), kind of like a switch.
I could go deeper into this, but I'm too lazy. XD

No need to go deeper. I fully understand that train of thought, pardon the pun. lol

I have also had that idea. It's actually like a fifty/fifty for me. The way the buster works could be the same, but thought invoked or physical shooting...hmm. Well, I suppose thought could actually be feasible because say, like in Day of Sigma where Sigma says to lay down X's arms. It seems to me X mentally disconnects his buster. So because of that, I may lean more towards thought-firing than just a trigger.

[Flame]

Why would X need any kind of trigger? He's a robot. His hand retracts and is replaced by a gun barrel, which he fires. It's part of his anatomy. he can fire his buster like we would clench our hand. He needs no trigger, he just thinks it and it fires.

[Mac]

Flame, on 01 August 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

Why would X need any kind of trigger? He's a robot. His hand retracts and is replaced by a gun barrel, which he fires. It's part of his anatomy. he can fire his buster like we would clench our hand. He needs no trigger, he just thinks it and it fires.

A trigger could possibly be a fail-safe of sorts. Not a very sound one, but let's say there's a malfunction in his, or any Reploid's system which has a buster. By simply thinking such a thing as to fire, it might happen spontaneously, where has the action of pulling a trigger could play more into a choice and morality thing, like X was designed with...lol, see now I am starting to go too deep in with it.

I'm leaning more towards thought process though, although the trigger idea is a bit "cooler". Doesn't really matter either way as long as he can still jump 'n shoot...did I just make an Egoraptor reference? Oh no...

[Flame]

I dont think it quite works like that... Do you accidentally punch someone by thinking you want to punch them?

X cant accidentally shoot someone because they think it. Again, its a part of his anatomy. His anatomy involves morphing his hand into a gun and firing it. It's the biggest difference between Arm Cannons and Buster Guns such as those used in the Zero and ZX series. Buster Guns use triggers. Arm Cannons do not. Mainly because those using them are robots (cyborgs in the case of Vent/Aile)


Not quite the same as what you mean when you say failsafe, but X does have a failsafe, that prevents him from having more than one Buster active at a time.

I that was why he was unable to use his other Buster against Sigma in DoS after (literally) dis-arming his right one.

Mainly because utilizing both busters at once is hazardous to his health, Such as when Rock nearly killed himself by using the Double Mega Buster against Ra-Moon.


Actually, speaking of which, In Megamission 3 X actually is enabled by his fusion with Return X to use the Double X Buster, and that drains all of his energy, forcing Retun X to use his own essence as fuel to fire.

Im on a tangent though so I digress.

I dont see why X needs to pull a trigger. he wouldnt have an Arm Cannon if that were the case. He would have a gun. The whole point of him having an arm mounted cannon is that he doesnt need a trigger. He morphs his arm into a Buster and fires at will without so much as a thought. I mean, you and me dont need to think too hard to punch someone when we need to do we? Similarly, X to his Buster.

[Mercer]

If I had a gun powered by thoughts I would have to be really careful about what I thought about lol. Im pretty sure no one would apreciate a premature bustering.

As for the topic, I've always wondered where the the shots come from? If the energy used for the shots is contained in the buster, then the trigger theory makes sense. But if the energy comes from elsewhere, then the "thought" theory would make sense. Both theories could work IMO.

[MegaManX]

Looks like this thread has really picked up unexpectingly o.o anywho, ima retry a new theory..

I think that secretly on the level design of the games there are these tubes within walking distance of him, you can't see them because they are holes engraved into the ground, which would means that the tubes are underground. Megaman X never looks down, just right or left. and moves right or left, anyway.. you guys get it. moving on, connected to those engraved holes are the underground tubes that connect all the way down to a local Wal*Mart by his area where people in the produce department send lemons through the tube and they move very fast through tubes, sometimes creating a time paradox. So when he is doing his thing in the year 21XX-22XX he has all the lemon shots he needs. (Sorry Mac, when I saw your Egoraptor reference I got a bit excited and had to use one myself.) What you guys also don't know is that his charged shot, yeah it is no more then a watermelon that explodes when it touches the enemy. Sometimes the watermelon is rotten. So... That's my theory!

[Flame]

Edge17, on 01 August 2012 - 03:35 PM, said:

If I had a gun powered by thoughts I would have to be really careful about what I thought about lol. Im pretty sure no one would apreciate a premature bustering.

As for the topic, I've always wondered where the the shots come from? If the energy used for the shots is contained in the buster, then the trigger theory makes sense. But if the energy comes from elsewhere, then the "thought" theory would make sense. Both theories could work IMO.

Buster energy comes from X's own power reactor. the same solar energy that powers him is the energy he shoots. Its the reason the Doube Buster technique is so dangerous, because it completely drains X and Rock's energy reserves to near 0.

It's the same for all Busters they draw upon internal energy. Im not too sure how most other Buster guns work, I know Zero's Buster gun from the Zero series functions by using the Saber as it's magazine, therefore allotting it an infinite amount of ammo- (and for that matter, how does the saber work? does it need recharging ever?) but I dont know how other handheld Buster guns work as far as energy goes.

[Mercer]

Then the x-ray of X at the end of X5 is a little misleading. It looks like there's something in the buster. But from a mechanical point of view, the trigger idea makes more sense. It's easier to invent an arm that reaches back to grab a trigger than an arm that morphs into a gun. But it's a video game and they can do whatever the hell they want.

As for Zero's saber, he keeps the hilt in his back when he's not using it. Maybe the hole on his back is a charger. In the Zero series, he just whips it out from nowhere so who knows.

[neo b-mega]

Man, I just wished for a topic like that! I have complete plans for Mega Buster!

X or anyone using buster may, like it was said in the first post, hit a switch, that pulls some sort of trigger, that fires a bullet with strong magnet, attracting (and occasionally controlling) plasma. When he charges, air flies to the buster's interior (attracted by magnet), getting hot and ionising/plasming outside of it, which occures fine lighting. Then, being inside, it spins around the bullet from ceramic or carbon nanopipes (both materials can resist such a hot temperature) that was mentioned before. The trigger activates when the switch is released, and when it's held, it activates the magnet that attracts plasma and little windmill blowing air inside. I think that's all.

As for Zero's lightsaber, I like Edge17's idea with hole charger. However, Zero may hit a switch that makes carbon nanopipe stick with magnets on it come out, starts a windmill blowing air into the saber and a heater that is ionising/plasming the air. Plasma flows higher and is caught by magnets holding it in place. And the saber is ready!

Everything I wrote here is compatible with physical laws, trust me. If you think I'm imagining things, watch more Discovery Science.

[Mac]

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I dont think it quite works like that... Do you accidentally punch someone by thinking you want to punch them?

Some people do. XD

But yeah, I was going to bring up too that you don't see any sort of trigger or anything in the digital diagrams of X seen throughout the games, like X2 or X5. Just the buster outline with the energy generator and such. I do still believe the way the hand retracts and ejects and vice versa is pretty much the same though. I don't think the hand just disappears of course. So Edge17's take on the ease of creating the trigger method still would work and make sense.

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In the Zero series, he just whips it out from nowhere so who knows.

Mmm...that's what she said.

[Flame]

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As for Zero's saber, he keeps the hilt in his back when he's not using it. Maybe the hole on his back is a charger.

Sounds legit, could be. What about Sigma? His saber was always at his side. Maybe we can agree that beam sabers have a very long lifespan anyway and do not really need constant charging. I dont think X has a backpack for the saber like Zero does, and he uses the saber all throughout X6. I know the Blade Armor combines the saber into the Buster.

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In the Zero series, he just whips it out from nowhere so who knows.

Zero series Zero's saber comes from dual sheaths built into his thighs. The remastered soundtrack cover for Z1 shows what it looks like whwn they are removed.

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X or anyone using buster may, like it was said in the first post, hit a switch, that pulls some sort of trigger, that fires a bullet with strong magnet, attracting (and occasionally controlling) plasma. When he charges, air flies to the buster's interior (attracted by magnet), getting hot and ionising/plasming outside of it, which occures fine lighting. Then, being inside, it spins around the bullet from ceramic or carbon nanopipes (both materials can resist such a hot temperature) that was mentioned before. The trigger activates when the switch is released, and when it's held, it activates the magnet that attracts plasma and little windmill blowing air inside. I think that's all.

i didnt get much of that, but X fires condensed solar energy. Only two armors work on Plasma, and that is the Ultimate Armor, and the X4 armor with the Plasma Buster enhancement.

[neo b-mega]

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i didnt get much of that, but X fires condensed solar energy. Only two armors work on Plasma, and that is the Ultimate Armor, and the X4 armor with the Plasma Buster enhancement.

I knew that from the beginning ;)

He can't fire condensed solar energy, because he can't gather it! He lacks sun batteries, and it's easier to build a robot gathering air than a bulky piece of solar batteries!