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MAVERICK

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13. Wire Sponge (Mega Man X2)

Wire Sponge is a fun boss fight. He's easy, but if you only have the buster you still need to watch out for him. His stage is small (especially in the rematch), and he can drag himself across it at any time. You also need to watch out when he starts firing plants at you, then take time to destroy them before they start restricting your movement. The only attack of his that's a dud is the one where he turns invincible and fires lightning. I swear, I never get hit by that if I just stand still near the wall. All it does is waste time. Wire Sponge is trivialized by his weakness, sadly. If you have Sonic Slicer you can just tear him apart. However, fun fact, Wire Sponge is the only maverick with a unique death animation! If you kill him with Sonic Slicer, his silhouette splits in half as he explodes. I think that's such a cool detail and wish more mavericks had something like that.

STAGE
13. Power Control Center Stage (Mega Man X3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ0pl3hw0UE

This stage doesn't have any major gimmicks. I just think it's a really solid level. The enemy placement and variety feels fair the whole way through, and there are no annoying sections designed to slow the player down. I also like, towards the end, how there's an area where you can grab a ride armor and smash through the floor before going to town on some chumps. Ride armor is always satisfying to use, so it's nice to have access to it in this little area. This is also the level I always go to reach Vile because the elevator is right at the start, so I associate it with that bonus area as well. Bringing Vile back was such a neat idea, and I'm glad X3 has something like that. Not too much else to say, just a fun level with no complaints. Using a charged up gravity shot to reach the capsule is one of the cooler ways to reach an upgrade in these games.

SONG
13. Spark Mandrill (Power Plant Stage) (Mega Man X)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9YU7E483SI

I like the vibe this song has, it feels more energetic and upbeat than a lot of the ones in the trilogy. The combination of instruments definitely gives me a power plant vibe, if that's something that's possible to quantify. At 0:37 especially, I get a real sense of electricity spiking across the floors or that stupid moon zipping around. This is a solid song with great pacing, and it's super catchy.