Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
So apparently there's a big X2 race on the 20th of this month to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mega Man X2.
So I decided to start learning the route, so that when I do the race I won't suck.
One of the techniques you can learn in the beginning is to do a "One Cycle" kill on Wheel Gator. This means that you're infinite comboing him, making it so he won't dive under the water. This saves a TON of time.
Essentially, you start the fight off with a charged up Strike Chain. The moment the fight starts, you dash to the right so that you'll hit Gator with the chain. Then you need to keep hitting him once he comes out of his invulnerability frames to keep him in the combo.
This sounds simple, but it isn't. You can try to aim for when he stops flashing. But the visual cue that was taught to me by ColonelFatso was to wait until Gator turns his head fully forward again, and to try to aim for that.
It'll take some practice, but it's worth learning. Whether or not I'll actually be able to get this in a run is another question altogether. But it's definitely something I'll try.
So apparently there's a big X2 race on the 20th of this month to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mega Man X2.
So I decided to start learning the route, so that when I do the race I won't suck.
One of the techniques you can learn in the beginning is to do a "One Cycle" kill on Wheel Gator. This means that you're infinite comboing him, making it so he won't dive under the water. This saves a TON of time.
Essentially, you start the fight off with a charged up Strike Chain. The moment the fight starts, you dash to the right so that you'll hit Gator with the chain. Then you need to keep hitting him once he comes out of his invulnerability frames to keep him in the combo.
This sounds simple, but it isn't. You can try to aim for when he stops flashing. But the visual cue that was taught to me by ColonelFatso was to wait until Gator turns his head fully forward again, and to try to aim for that.
It'll take some practice, but it's worth learning. Whether or not I'll actually be able to get this in a run is another question altogether. But it's definitely something I'll try.
