Mega Man X5/Parts

Parts requirements

After beating one of the eight main bosses at level 4 or higher, you'll be given the options "Weapon + Life" and "Weapon + Energy". Pick one to get either a Life Up or an Energy Up.

However, if the boss was on level 8 or higher, you instead get "Weapon + Life +" and "Weapon + Energy +" options. Then you get an additional Part along with the Life Up or Energy Up. The Part you get depends on which option you pick; this means you can't get all 16 Parts in one playthrough.

The most Parts you can get is 8, and for that you'll have to waste time at the beginning. The bosses' levels rise as the countdown progresses, so you'll have to enter stages and deliberately lose all your lives, not fighting any bosses until the first boss's level reaches 8. That means you'll have to cut it close to stop the collision. Also, once you've earned a Part, you still won't actually get it until two hours (i.e. stages) later.

Parts list

The color of the icons has a specific meaning:

• Green parts are the basic ones, that improve energy bars;
• Blue parts improve mobility;
• Purple parts improve energy and defense;
• Red parts improve attack.

Part Name	Option	Boss	Effect
Life Up	Weapon + Life	All	This increases of your character's life meter, just like a Heart Tank.
Energy Up	Weapon + Energy	All	This increases the maximum size of your character's weapon energy meter.

Color/Icon	Part Name	Option	Boss	Effect
P -	Shock Buffer	Life +	Crescent Grizzly (Grizzly Slash)	This decreases the amount of damage taken by half, and keeps you from being knocked back after taking a hit.
B -	Hyper Dash	Energy +	Crescent Grizzly (Grizzly Slash)	This increases the dash intensity of your character, but reduces your dash duration.
P -	Super Recover	Life +	Tidal Whale (Duff McWhalen)	This makes life and weapon refill capsules restore twice as much energy as normal.
P -	W-Energy Saver	Energy +	Tidal Whale (Duff McWhalen)	This makes your special weapons use half as much energy.
R -	Quick Charge	Life +	Volt Kraken (Squid Adler)	(X only) This makes the X-Buster charge twice as fast.
R -	Z-Saber Extend	Energy +	Volt Kraken (Squid Adler)	(Zero only) This makes the Z-Saber project a small crescent wave in front of it to increase its range.
R -	Burst Shots	Life +	Shining Firefly (Izzy Glow)	(X only) This allows you to have 5 buster shots on-screen at once instead of 3.
R -	Shot Eraser	Energy +	Shining Firefly (Izzy Glow)	(Zero only) This enables the Z-Saber to block most enemy shots.
P -	Anti-Virus Guard	Life +	Dark Necrobat (Dark Dizzy)	This makes you twice as resistant to Sigma Virus infection.
P -	Virus Buster	Energy +	Dark Necrobat (Dark Dizzy)	This enables your standard weapons to destroy Sigma Virus drones.
B -	Jumper	Life +	Spiral Pegasus (The Skiver)	This makes your character jump higher and further.
B -	Speedster	Energy +	Spiral Pegasus (The Skiver)	This makes your character run faster and jump further.
R -	Speed Shot	Life +	Burn Dinorex (Mattrex)	This makes the X-Buster or Z-Buster's shots go faster.
R -	Buster Plus	Energy +	Burn Dinorex (Mattrex)	This makes the X-Buster or Z-Buster do more damage.
R -	Ultimate Buster	Life +	Spike Rosered (Axle the Red)	(X only) This makes every shot you fire fully charged, including special weapons (if you're using an armor that allows charging special weapons).
R -	Z-Saber Plus	Energy +	Spike Rosered (Axle the Red)	(Zero only) This makes the Z-Saber do more damage.

Calculation of Mavericks levels

In order to get parts, it is necessary that the Mavericks are at least at level 8. This section helps calculating how many hours must elapse to raise the Mavericks levels

The level of a maverick depends on three factors:

1. a hours factor: the less hour are left, the higher the level;
2. a victories factor: the more mavericks have been defeated, the higher the level of the remaining ones;
3. a rank factor: if the player character has a rank higher than "A", the maverick levels is further increased.

If the 16 hours run out, or if the Earth is saved, the maverick levels will still keep increasing with time.

In the table below it is assumed that X, who starts at rank "B", keeps a "B" or "A" rank. If the Enigma cannon fails (after beating four mavericks), X will have to launch the shuttle before it is completed, or he will fail saving the Earth.

Hours left	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Hours factor	1	3	3	5	5	7	7	9	9	11	11	13	13	15	15	17	17
Victories factor (X)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+0	+1	-	+2	+3	+4	+5	-	+6	+7
Maverick level (X)	1	3	3	5	5	7	7	9	10	11	13	16	17	20	15	23	24

Zero's starting rank is "SA", and that means all Mavericks get a +2 bonus on their level (if he keeps that rank). Therefore, Zero has better chances to collect eight parts and still save the Earth.

Hours left	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Hours factor	1	3	3	5	5	7	7	9	9	11	11	13	13	15	15	17	17
Rank factor (SA)	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	-	-
Victories factor (Zero)	-	-	-	-	-	+0	+1	-	+2	+3	+4	+5	-	+6	+7	-	-
Maverick level (Zero)	3	5	5	7	7	9	10	11	13	16	17	20	15	23	24	-	-

It is also possible to defeat the first Maverick at -11 hours using Zero, and then collect eight parts alternating freely X and Zero for the rest of the game. In fact, the availability of parts depends only on the Maverick level.