DiVE Armor is an armor series from Mega Man X DiVE， and all characters are S rank Hunter Programs exclusive to the DiVE Festival gacha. The DiVE Armor series is not based in reality, but an "electronic body" created by RiCO in the cyber world of Deep Log.^[1] Several characters from Mega Man X series, such as X, have their own version of DiVE Armor, while MegaMan.EXE has a variation of it. The Get Ability Program from the Mega Man Battle Network series was used as part of RiCO's research, giving this new armor system powers beyond the Mega Man X series.^[2]

DiVE Armor X[]

DiVE Armor X is equipped with an armor based on the level 70 "Combat" armor parts from the game.^[3][4] It features a pair of X-shaped beam wings in the back.

Skills[]

1. Charged Cannon D.I.V.E., known as DiVE Buster (DiVEバスター, DiVE Buster) in Japan, is his first Active Skill, a charge shot. When fully charged, it becomes a laser that causes continuous damage. Its Skill Cards allows DiVE Armor X to either reach maximum charge faster, increase the damage from the maximum charge, or create a defensive shield if a target survives the first hit from a maximum charge.
2. Nova Aura, known as DiVE Ring (DiVEリング, DiVE Ring) in Japan, is his second Active Skill. X creates an aura around him that projects him from damage and causes harm to enemies. Its Skill Cards allows DiVE Armor X to either heal himself, cause more damage, or remove negative effects.

DiVE Armor Zero[]

DiVE Armor Zero is equipped with an armor based on the level 80 "Assault" armor parts from the game, but the color of armor and the helmet design are changed to match Zero's base design. This version of Zero uses two Beam Sabers, and the armor features two Z-shaped beam wings in the back.

Skills[]

1. Ryugoshoku (龍轟蝕, Ryugoshoku) is his first Active Skill. Zero sprints close to an enemy and releases a huge flame. Then leave a fireball marked with the letter Z in place, which can cause continuous attacks on the surrounding enemies.
2. Zanrinjin (斬躪刃, Zanrinjin) is his second Active Skill. Zero launch two giant crescent waves that ignores terrain, similar to the Genmu Zero. In some cases, two waves will emit in different directions.

DiVE Armor Axl[]

DiVE Armor Axl is equipped with an armor based on the level 110 "Glitch" armor parts from the game, but the helmet design has changed to match Axl's base design. The armor features an A-shaped beam glider on the back and Axl's Pistols have been recolored.

Skills[]

1. Burst Laser, known as Chronos Agleam (クロノスアグリーム, Chronos Agleam) in Japan, is his first Active Skill. It is a single, giant blue laser shot.
2. A-shaped Strafing, known as Axl Coder (アクセルコーダ, Axl Coder) in Japan, is his second Active Skill. Axl casts a beam boomerang to attack and marks an enemy. Then he can immediately teleport to the enemy, and performs an upgraded version of his Strafing Barrage that covers the entire screen in blue explosions.

DiVE Cross MegaMan[]

DiVE Cross MegaMan, known as DiVE Cross Rockman (ダイヴクロスロックマン, DiVE Cross Rockman) in Japan, is the result of Hub Style MegaMan using X's DiVE Armor as a Link Navi through the Cross System. It features a beam image with combination of his Navi Symbol and X on the back, represents the crossover with the Mega Man X series. Despite the origin, the name bears closer resemblance to MegaMan’s Cross MegaMan forms.

Originally, RiCO wanted to create a DiVE Armor for non-Mega Man X Hunter Programs, and decided to start with MegaMan.EXE as she remembered that she promised to visit him and Lan's world, making it a surprise for them. However, despite her best efforts, RiCO couldn't figure out a way to make it work. iCO suggested RiCO to give up, while ViA encouraged her to try and set up X's DiVE Armor as a Link Navi, so MegaMan could access its data. RiCO didn't like that she had to give up on the armor being a surprise since Lan and MegaMan would have to setup the armor as a Link Navi, but ViA reminded her that a new DiVE Festival was approaching and that they had no new Hunter Program to reveal. Once she heard that, RiCO decided to make DiVE Cross MegaMan the surprise for the Player.^[2]

Skills[]

1. Charge Shot, known as DiVE Buster (ダイヴバスター, DiVE Buster) in Japan, is his first Active Skill. MegaMan shoots a sonic blast that sounds like Cybeast Falzar’s cry. It will also shoot out Falzar Beast Out’s Feather Shoot that homes in.
2. Double Life Sword, known as Cross Dual Sword (クロスデュアルソード, Cross Dual Sword) in Japan, is his second Active Skill. MegaMan performs giant slashes two times.
   Despite the English name using Life Sword, the Japanese name does not show its association to the Program Advance attack.

DiVE Armor RiCO[]

DiVE Armor RiCO is equipped with an armor based on the level 150 "Hero" armor parts from the game, but the design has been greatly changed to match RiCO's base design and comes with a "hair ornament" instead of helmet. The armor features two R-shaped beam wings on the back. In this form, Rico wears a buster on one arm and she is able to use Saber.

Skills[]

1. Recreation: Plasma Charge Shot is her first Active Skill. It is similar to Ultimate Armor X's Plasma Charge Shot, but with three additional homing missiles. After reaching Rank 1, Cross Charge Shot is added as a switchable option; Charged Cannon D.I.V.E. ( DiVE Buster in Japanese) can be added as another option after reaching Rank 4.
2. Recreation: Double Genmu Zero. is her second Active Skill. It is two sets of Genmu Zeros in quick succession. After reaching Rank 2, Raikousen is added as a switchable option; Rekkoha can be added as another option after reaching Rank 5.

DiVE Armor Iris[]

DiVE Armor Iris is equipped with an armor based on the level 120 "Genesic" armor parts from the game, but the design has been greatly changed to match Iris' base design and comes with a set of "hair ornament" instead of helmet. The armor features two cursive i-shaped beam wings on the back. In this form, Iris is equipped with a Saber as her main weapon, much like her planned counterpart and her brother, Colonel.

Skills[]

1. Halo Slash, known as En-kan no Inori (円環の祈り, En-kan no Inori "Prayer of Circle") in Japan, is her first Active Skill, which deals damage to enemies in range, shooting 12 seeking Energy Blades around the area, capable of penetrating through terrain and obstacles.
2. Blinking Slash, known as Zero no Inori (ゼロの祈り, Zero no Inori "Prayer of Zero") in Japan, is her second Active Skill, allowing her to perform a dashing slash and release Genmu Zero-sque crescent waves.

DiVE Armor iCO[]

DiVE Armor iCO is equipped with an armor based on the level 160 "Trait" armor parts from the game, but the design has been greatly changed to match iCO' base design and comes with a set of "hair ornament" instead of helmet. The armor features two i-shaped beam wings on the back. In this form, iCO is equipped with a Buster.

Skills[]

1. Laser of Annihilation, known as Red Destroy (レッドデストロイ, Red Destroy) in Japan, is her first Active Skill that shooting a set of orange and light blue laser beams. A while later after attacking, the orange laser will split into two, making a circular range attack from front to back of iCO.
2. World Formatting, known as Red Delete (レッドデリート, Red Delete) in Japan, is her second Active Skill, which is able to continuously deal damages to all enemies and has a chance to give negative buff to enemies.

Next DiVE Armor X[]

Next DiVE Armor X is a further upgrade from the DiVE Armor X. X is equipped with an armor based on the level 180 "Ultimate" armor parts from the game, and the armor features two X-shaped beam wings in the back.

Skills[]

1. DiVE Stock Charge Shot, known as N:DiVE Buster (N:DiVEバスター, N:DiVE Buster) in Japan, is his first Active Skill,
2. Super Giga Crush, known as N:DiVE World (DiVEワールド, N:DiVE World) in Japan, is his second Active Skill, which is a upgraded version of Giga Crush. After reaching Rank 2, Nova Strike (N:Nova Strike in Japan) is added as a switchable option; DiVE Sword (N:DiVE Sword in Japan) can be added as another option after reaching Rank 5.

Related Weapons[]

Mega Man X DiVE has introduced several S rank weapons based on DiVE Armors:

• Ultimate Blast, known as X DiVE Buster (Xダイヴバスター, Ekusu Daivu Basutā) in Japanese, is a Buster based on DiVE Armor X's Buster.
• Fantasia Comet, known as R Cross Dream (Rクロスドリーム, Āru Kurosu Dorīmu) in Japanese, is a Launcher based on DiVE Cross MegaMan.
• Miracle Blade, known as Z DiVE Saber (Zダイヴセイバー, Zeto Daivu Sebā) in Japanese, is a Melee Weapon based on DiVE Armor Zero's Sabers.
• The Deconstructor, known as A DiVE Arms (Aダイヴアームズ, Ei Daivu Āmuzu) in Japanese, is a Gatling gun based on DiVE Armor Axl.

Trivia[]

• It was revealed in the Rockman X DiVE Artbook that was released on December 18, 2023, some content not used in DiVE. Included is concept art of Sigma's DiVE Armor, which may have later been changed to the Next DiVE Armor X, as its design is also based on the level 180 "Ultimate" armor parts.^[5]

Gallery[]

References[]

See also[]

• Equipment in Mega Man X DiVE

Armors and Power-ups
X's armors in main Mega Man X series
Armor Parts (Mega Man X) • Armor Parts (Mega Man X2) • Armor Parts (Mega Man X3) • Fourth Armor • Falcon Armor • Gaea Armor Blade Armor • Shadow Armor • Glide Armor • Neutral Armor (Icarus Armor • Hermes Armor) • Ultimate Armor
Other characters and games
Zero's Forms • Black Zero • White Axl • Hyper Mode (Ultimate Armor • Absolute Zero) • Monster Hunter armors • DiVE Armor
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Clear Armor • Replicapture • Energy Armor • Neo Armor • Giga Armor • iX Armor • R-iX Armor

Mega Man X DiVE

Characters Main character The Player Supporting cast RiCO • ViA • iCO • Droitclair • Angepitoyeir • Eratoeir Other characters Eddie • Rush • Beat • Treble • Cyber-elves • Model X • Model Z • Lan Hikari • Eugene Chaud • Mayl Sakurai Hunter Programs X • Zero • Alia • Black Zero • Massimo • Axl • Ferham • Ultimate Armor X • Vile • Cinnamon Marino • Pallette • Layer • Mega Man • Proto Man • Super Mega Man • Roll • Iris • Zero (Z) • Leviathan Awakened Zero • Sigma • Ciel • Aile • Pandora • MegaMan Volnutt • Tron Bonne • Copy X • MegaMan.EXE • ProtoMan.EXE Bass.EXE • Omega • Magma Dragoon • Bass GS • Harpuia • RiCO • MegaMan Volnutt Alt. • Servbot • Roll Caskett Colonel • Iris -another- • Bass • Vile MK-II • Zero Nightmare • Rathalos Armor X • Dark MegaMan.EXE • Super Bass • Χ -kai- • DiVE Armor X Star Force Mega Man • Harp Note • Rogue • RYU • CHUN-LI • AKUMA • iCO • Dynamo • Bass XX • Roll.EXE • Fourth Armor X • Droitclair • Angepitoyeir • Gate • ViA • Gaea Armor X • Eratoeir • Nana • Bass Cross MegaMan • Dr. Light the Martial Artist Gameplay Deep Log • Cards • Deep Element • Irregular Data • Items • Script • Schedule • Stages • Weapons