Final Sigma

[R-Cubed]

Ok I need help fighting the final sigma in Xtreme 2. I mean he's pretty easy when you use X but when he changes color so that you have to use Zero is where I'm having trouble. how the hell do i reach the lion head. Also How do I know where he's gonna come down(that move when he comes down and instantly kills you)

[Professor Fann]

Quote from MMHP, just in case (the whole thing):

Even if you ignored the character switch ability throughout the rest of the game, use it here, because this battle was designed for both characters. Depending on what color he is, Sigma can be damaged by different weapons. (You knew this was a color-only game for a reason...) This form is basically the Kaiser Sigma from Mega Man X3 except there are no walls to climb here and his attacks are different.

When Sigma is cyan (light blue), use X, air-dash upward to gain the height you need (you know, Capcom, a wall would have been useful...) and shoot fully-powered super-shots at the higher animal-like head on the front of the robot. (You have to hit the head; otherwise your shots will just bounce off.) The Ultimate Buster comes in handy here; I’d also use the Buster Plus 2 rather than fooling with special weapons. When Sigma is red, switch to Zero and jump and hit him with the Saber (equip both Saber Plus Parts if you can). In either case, when you connect with your shots properly, the robot will flash, but you won’t do any damage at first.

Keep at it, firing/slashing as fast as possible, and eventually the robot will disappear and Sigma will be hanging in space. Shoot Sigma; you can get a shot or two in before he turns back into the giant robot.

His attacks are varied but can mostly be dodged, except the small green spheres which are sometimes more trouble than it’s worth. When he advances forward with a large green slash in front of his machine, just shoot him repeatedly until he goes off the screen. The downward green beam pauses every few seconds so you can dash under it while it’s not firing. Really, the only saving grace to this battle is that Sigma’s green energy attacks only do a tiny amount of damage—even so, you might need some Sub-Tanks before it’s all over.

Note that if you lose all of your lives to Sigma, the nearest continue point is the stage right before the teleporting hatches—yes, you have to re-fight all eight Mavericks just to challenge Sigma again. Between this, the tank boss, and the near-impossible jumps in the Berkana/Gareth fortress stages, you have to wonder if the game developers were trying to make the game irritating on purpose...