Airborne Aircraft Carrier Stage

Note that this subject's name was never officially translated, the name displayed being a possible translation from the original name.

Airborne Aircraft Carrier Stage (空中空母ステージ)^[1], is Gravity Beetle's stage in Mega Man X3. It is a massive cargo craft hijacked from the Maverick Hunters and used to serve the Doppler Army.^[2]

Description[]

The stage begins at an airport, with X entering a hangar that leads to the interior of the aircraft carrier. There is a sub-boss room where Bit or Byte may appear. It then leads up to the exterior of the carrier, then back into the carrier. There is a single shutter leading to a hall full of shells and munitions, then an upward climb towards Gravity Beetle's boss arena.

After defeating Blast Hornet, there will be fewer crates in the opening hangar segment. This grants access to a Life Up.

Enemies[]

Image	Enemy
	Gravity Beetle (boss)
	Head Gunner masspro (after completing Blast Hornet's stage)
	Head Gunner customer (before completing Blast Hornet's stage)
	Notor Banger
	Earth Commander
	Blady
	Wall Cancer

Items[]

	Life Up
After defeating Blast Hornet to clear out the crates, the Life Up can be obtained in the top left corner of the hangar.
	Change-F
Atop the carrier's exterior, use the Foot Parts to air dash onto a ledge on the left, where the Frog mod part awaits.
	Arm Chip
After the single shutter, climb the left wall to find a Ride Armor Platform. Use a Ride Armor to destroy the crates in the wall on the far right. Proceed across the spikes to find the capsule.

Other media[]

In the Rockman X3 manga, Gravity Beetle and the revived Boomer Kuwanger attack a city with the Combat Aircraft Carrier Big Beetle (戦闘空母ビッグ・ビートル Sentou Kuubo Biggu Bītoru), a giant beetle-like transport. Gravity Beetle captured X and Zero, and attempted to transfer Boomer Kuwanger's program into Zero's body. X fights against the brothers to save Zero, and used one of the Gravity Holes fired by Gravity Beetle to destroy Boomer Kuwanger. The Gravity Hole goes out of the Big Beetle and transforms into a giant black hole. X destroyed the black hole by connecting cables of the Big Beetle into his buster to fire a powerful charged shot.

Gallery[]

References[]

Mega Man X3
Doppler Army
Toxic Seahorse • Tunnel Rhino • Volt Catfish • Crush Crawfish • Neon Tiger • Gravity Beetle • Blast Hornet • Blizzard Buffalo
Other Bosses
Maoh the Giant • Vile MK-II • Bit • Byte • Godkarmachine O Inary • Press Disposer • Volt Kurageil • Dr. Doppler • Sigma
X's Special Weapons
Acid Burst • Tornado Fang • Triad Thunder • Spinning Blade • Ray Splasher • Gravity Well • Parasitic Bomb • Frost Shield - Other - Beam Saber
Stages
Hunter Base • Giant Dam Stage • Quarry Stage • Power Control Center Stage • Shipyard Stage • Safari Park Stage • Airborne Aircraft Carrier Stage • Weapons Factory Stage • Frozen Town Stage • Vile Stage • Dr. Doppler's Laboratory
Miscellaneous
Armor Parts • Walkthrough • List of Mega Man X3 enemies • Damage Data Chart • Game Script