Eregion (イレギオン, Iregion)^[1] is a mysterious Maverick that appeared as the boss of the Opening Stage in Mega Man X4. In the first half (Sky Lagoon), the player must outrun Eregion to avoid its claws and shots, and must also destroy the locked doors to get away. In the second part (the city ruins), the player must fight him.

It is possible to "defeat" Eregion in the first area of the Sky Lagoon. By attacking its claw when it slams the ground (dash to left or right when it raises its hand, and attack), the player can damage and eventually reduce Eregion's health to zero. However, this won't change anything, as Eregion will simply escape (while covered in small explosions) and appear again as a real boss in the second area of the stage, without any difference at all in the fight should the player choose to escape from it before.

Despite its huge size, Eregion has an easy-to-get-hit weakness, the torso. After Eregion is defeated, the player will encounter Colonel for the first time and learn that this event led to the Great Repliforce War.

Characteristics[]

The enigmatic Reploid Eregion is a massive mechanical monstrosity with a body that resembles a dragon, greatly towering over ordinary Reploids. Eregion has massive wings located on his jetpack, giving him the ability to fly, with small tubes connecting his shoulder joints to the jetpack. He has thick, long claws protruding on his hands, and a long tail. His armor is primarily dark green in color.

History[]

The massive Maverick Eregion's creation and background is a mystery, but his actions would have devastating repercussions for years to come and lead to the deaths of countless Reploids and humans alike. At some point, Eregion would come under the control of Magma Dragoon of the 14th Special Unit of the Maverick Hunters. It all started when he kidnapped Iris from the Repliforce command center. He then brought her to a large metropolitan city located underneath the aerial city of Sky Lagoon. And while under the influence of Dragoon, he wreaked havoc on Sky Lagoon, drawing the attention of the Maverick Hunters. During this time, Dragoon would damage the core of Sky Lagoon beyond repair, while making it seem as if Eregion did it on his own. This caused the Sky Lagoon to fall on the populated city below, causing millions of deaths.

Eregion then retreated to the wreckage of the city, where he battled against the Maverick Hunters and was then destroyed in combat. Repliforce field commander Colonel then arrived for his sister, who survived thanks to the Hunter Zero's intervention. Because of the fact that Repliforce was on patrol near the area at the time, the Hunters suspected that Repliforce might have been involved in the disaster and demanded that they disarm and come in for questioning. Colonel stubbornly refused to do so, and as a result the Repliforce were labeled as Mavericks, which lead to Repliforce launching a violent campaign for independence known as the Great Repliforce War.

Strategy[]

Eregion resembles a mechanical dragon with a pair of wings, huge claws, and an electric cannon in its mouth. Dashing can avoid most of his attacks, and a careful dash jump is required to avoid his rapid-fire blasts. As X, players should hit him with Charge Shots from afar, while Zero players should strike with dash jump slashes to make retreating simple in case Eregion counterattacks.

	Claw Attack (爪攻撃, Tsume Kōgeki)[2]
	Eregion rears up before swiping with his claw.
	Damage: 5
	Electromagnetic Shot (電磁弾, Denji-dan)[2]
	Eregion shoots three electric spheres from his mouth. If his health is below half, he fires a rapid stream of them across the ground.
	Damage: 3
	Tackle (体当たり, Taiatari)[2]
	Eregion takes flight, swooping low to hit the player before leaving off-screen and returning.
	Damage: 5

Other appearances[]

Eregion appeared in TEPPEN.

Other media[]

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

In Worlds Unite, Eregion is one of the Mechaniloids in Sigma's army that he recreated and placed under the command of the Deadly Six.

Rockman X4 manga[]

In the Rockman X4 manga, an unnamed city on the ground was attacked by Eregion like Sky Lagoon in the game, injuring Iris as a result. X, Zero, and the Maverick Hunters fight Eregion while Double goes to assist them. Eregion is eventually destroyed by X, and Zero saves Iris. As Zero hands Iris back to the Colonel, Double eventually catches up with a used piece of equipment bearing the Repliforce insignia on it, claiming he found it next to the corpse of Eregion. This causes suspicion to fall on the Repliforce as being responsible for the attack, especially when Colonel refuses to disarm while under investigation. This rampage is later stated to have caused many deaths to the population of the city, with the number still rising a week after the attack.

It is later revealed that it was Double himself who controlled Eregion to wreak havoc on the city and cause wanton destruction, as well as using unique Repliforce equipment to make it seem as if Repliforce was responsible. Double did this under the orders of Sigma so that the Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters would get into a violent war with each other.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Eregion is part of J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction, as it was a kingdom of the Noldorin Elves in Eriador.

The name "Eregion" is not pronounced like "region"; it is pronounced with a hard "g".

Trivia[]

• Eregion appears only in the end credits of Mega Man X DiVE Offline. It was planned to appear as a boss, but was ultimately scrapped during development, represented by the glitch effects surrounding it.

References[]

Mega Man X4
List of Mavericks
Web Spider • Split Mushroom • Cyber Peacock • Storm Owl • Magma Dragoon • Frost Walrus • Jet Stingray • Slash Beast
Other Bosses
Eregion • Colonel • Double • Iris • General • Sigma
X's Special Weapons
Lightning Web • Soul Body • Aiming Laser • Double Cyclone • Rising Fire • Frost Tower • Ground Hunter • Twin Slasher
Zero's Special Techniques
Raijingeki • Kūenbu • Kūenzan • Rakuhouha • Tenkūha • Ryūenjin • Hyouretsuzan • Hienkyaku • Shippūga
Armors
- X - Fourth Armor • Ultimate Armor - Zero - Black Zero
Stages
Sky Lagoon • Jungle • Bio Laboratory • Cyber Space • Air Force • Volcano • Snow Base • Marine Base • Military Train • Memorial Hall • Space Port • Final Weapon
Miscellaneous
Damage Data Chart (X) • Damage Data Chart (Zero) Mega Man X4 Script (X's story) • Mega Man X4 Script (Zero's story)