Mega Man X8/Chip Upgrades

For all characters

Chip Name	Metal cost	Discounted cost	Rare Metal Location	Effect
Life Bottle Half	50	45	N/A	Restores half of a character's life energy.
Life Bottle Full	150	135	Metal Valley	Completely restores a character's life energy.
Life Charge	50	45	N/A	Needs a Life Tank. Refills a Life Tank halfway.
Retry Chip 1	100	90	N/A	An extra life.
Retry Chip 2	200	180	N/A	Requires Retry Chip 1. Another extra life.
Retry Chip 3	300	270	N/A	Requires Retry Chip 2. A third extra life.
Weapon Bottle Half	10	9	N/A	Restores half of a character's weapon energy.
Weapon Bottle Full	30	27	Noah's Park	Completely restores a character's weapon energy.
Weapon Charge	10	9	N/A	Needs the Weapon Tank. Refills a Weapon Tank halfway.
Prickle Barrier	200	180	N/A	Makes it so contact with spikes only reduces your life energy to 1 hit point instead of causing instant death. Each only works once, and you can only carry one at a time.
Spare Energy	250	225	N/A	Restores a little bit of life energy if you run out. Each only works once, and you can only carry one at a time.
Alia Buster	40000	36000	N/A	Requires New Game +. Unlocks Alia as a playable character.
Layer Rapier	40000	36000	N/A	Requires New Game +. Unlocks Layer as a playable character.
Pallette Bullets	40000	36000	N/A	Requires New Game +. Unlocks Pallette as a playable character.
Life Tank	1000	900	Troia Base	Acts like a Sub Tank in previous games. Stores excess life energy that you collect so you can use it to refill your health later.
Life Tank	1000	900	Pitch Black	A second Life Tank, same as the other one.
Weapon Tank	500	450	Inferno	Stores excess weapon energy that you collect so you can use it to recharge your weapons later.
Hyper AT	1500	1350	N/A	Makes the AT gauge fill faster.
Escape Boost	1000	900	N/A	Allows you to escape from enemy holds faster.
Metal Generator	5000	4500	Troia Base	With this, you gain Metals just by walking around.
Metal Discount	5000	N/A	Metal Valley	Reduces the price of all other Chips.

For X / Alia

Chip Name	Metal cost	Discounted cost	Rare Metal Location	Effect
Life Up	1500	1350	N/A	Increases X's maximum life energy.
Life Up +1	3000	2700	N/A	Requires Life Up. Increases X's maximum life energy further.
Life Up +2	4500	4050	N/A	Requires Life Up +1. Increases X's maximum life energy even more.
Double Barrier	20000	18000	Inferno	Makes X's temporary invincibility after taking a hit last twice as long.
Speedy Recovery	500	450	N/A	Makes X's life energy recover faster than normal while he is in reserve.
Weapon Up	500	450	N/A	Increases X's maximum weapon energy.
Weapon Up +1	1000	900	N/A	Requires Weapon Up. Increases X's maximum weapon energy further.
Weapon Up +2	1000	1350	N/A	Requires Weapon Up +1. Increases X's maximum weapon energy even more.
Chain Combo	1000	900	N/A	Makes combos easier to perform by increasing the amount of time that is allowed to pass between hits.
Super Recover	1500	1350	N/A	Makes life and weapon energy refills restore more energy.
Spike Walker	500	450	N/A	Makes X slide down walls slower.
Weapon Converter	500	450	Booster Forest	Refills some weapon energy when X takes damage.

For Zero / Layer

Chip Name	Metal cost	Discounted cost	Rare Metal Location	Effect
Life Up	1500	1350	N/A	Increases Zero's maximum life energy.
Life Up +1	3000	2700	N/A	Requires Life Up. Increases Zero's maximum life energy further.
Life Up +2	4500	4050	N/A	Requires Life Up +1. Increases Zero's maximum life energy even more.
Double Barrier	20000	18000	Metal Valley	Makes Zero's temporary invincibility after taking a hit last twice as long.
Speedy Recovery	500	450	N/A	Makes Zero's life energy recover faster than normal while he is in reserve.
Weapon Up	500	450	N/A	Increases Zero's maximum weapon energy.
Weapon Up +1	1000	900	N/A	Requires Weapon Up. Increases Zero's maximum weapon energy further.
Weapon Up +2	1500	1350	N/A	Requires Weapon Up +1. Increases Zero's maximum weapon energy even more.
Chain Combo	1000	900	N/A	Makes combos easier to perform by increasing the amount of time that is allowed to pass between hits.
Super Recover	1500	1350	N/A	Makes life and weapon energy refills restore more energy.
Spike Walker	500	450	N/A	Makes Zero slide down walls slower.
Weapon Converter	500	450	Troia Base	Refills some weapon energy when Zero takes damage.
Shock Absorber	15000	13500	Central White	Keeps Zero from being knocked back when he takes damage.
Shield Armor	15000	13500	Booster Forest	Increases Zero's defense.
Saber Skill+1	3000	2700	N/A	Adds a fourth slash to the standard Z-Saber combo.
Saber Skill+2	5000	4500	N/A	Requires Saber Skill+1. Adds a fifth slash to the combo.
D Glaive	1000	900	Pitch Black	See D Glaive
K Knuckle	1000	900	Primrose	See K Knuckle
B Fan	1000	900	Primrose	See B Fan
T Breaker	1000	900	Inferno	See T Breaker
Σ Blade	30000	27000	N/A	See Σ Blade

For Axl / Pallette

Chip Name	Metal cost	Discounted cost	Rare Metal Location	Effect
Life Up	1500	1350	N/A	Increases Axl's maximum life energy.
Life Up +1	3000	2700	N/A	Requires Life Up. Increases Axl's maximum life energy further.
Life Up +2	4500	4050	N/A	Requires Life Up +1. Increases Axl's maximum life energy even more.
Double Barrier	20000	18000	Booster Forest	Makes Axl's temporary invincibility after taking a hit last twice as long.
Speedy Recovery	500	450	N/A	Makes Axl's life energy recover faster than normal while he is in reserve.
Weapon Up	500	450	N/A	Increases Axl's maximum weapon energy.
Weapon Up +1	1000	900	N/A	Requires Weapon Up. Increases Axl's maximum weapon energy further.
Weapon Up +2	1500	1350	N/A	Requires Weapon Up +1. Increases Axl's maximum weapon energy even more.
Chain Combo	1000	900	N/A	Makes combos easier to perform by increasing the amount of time that is allowed to pass between hits.
Super Recover	1500	1350	N/A	Makes life and weapon energy refills restore more energy.
Spike Walker	500	450	N/A	Makes Axl slide down walls slower.
Shock Absorber	15000	13500	Noah's Park	Keeps Axl from being knocked back when he takes damage.
Shield Armor	15000	13500	Pitch Black	Increases Axl's defense.