Ferham
- "You've come far, boys. But I, Ferham, am here to make sure you don't make it a step further!"
- ―Ferham, Mega Man X: Command Mission
Ferham (フェラム Feramu) is a character from Mega Man X: Command Mission. She is one of Epsilon's Cadre in the Rebellion Army in Giga City, and is notable for being one of the only female Reploids in the Rebellion.
Characteristics[]
Ferham is a female Reploid in red and pink armor. Her design is inspired by birds of prey, having angles and edges reminiscent of feathers and talons. Two tabs dangle from the sides of her helmet to her neck, resembling two locks of hair. She has two large wings on her back, along with thrusters. Her legs are designed to resemble thigh-high boots. Her beam whip glows pink in official artwork, but light blue in-game. According to concept art, she is 175 cm (5' 9") tall, making her taller than X but a similar height to Zero.[1]
Ferham artwork comparison. Mega Man X DiVE art by Keisuke Mizuno (left) and Mega Man X: Command Mission art by Ryuji Higurashi (right).
Ferham underwent a mild redesign in Mega Man X DiVE. Her helmet changed its pair of hanging tabs, replacing them with two locks of waist-length maroon-purple hair falling from within her helmet, resting over the front of her body.
Ferham is a playful and dangerous individual. She has a sadistic streak and enjoys taunting her enemies. She also has a bit of a temper and hates losing. She is, however, intensely loyal to her commander, Epsilon and protects him fiercely from X and Zero. After Epsilon's defeat, she comes to follow her own moral code and assists the heroes in the battle with Redips, even disregarding her own safety in order to help them save the world.
History[]
Background[]
Ferham was formerly employed as the head of security at a Force Metal research facility. Upon meeting Epsilon, she was swayed to his cause.[2]
Mega Man X: Command Mission[]
Ferham restraining Zero at the Lagrano Ruins.
Ferham first appears when Shadow betrays X and Zero, defending Epsilon from Zero's Z-Saber by wrapping her whip around his arm before he can strike. Once Zero is disposed of and X flees, Ferham begins to give chase, but Epsilon orders her to stand down and wait for them to return instead.
Ferham next appears when she ambushes X and his party in the Vanallia Desert. She pushes X and Massimo into a patch of quicksand, then continuously whips Zero to make him let go of them. However, he refuses to fight her and is instead pulled into the quicksand along with the others.
Ferham appears again in the Melda Ore Plant speaking with Scarface, who explains to her that X and his party survived the quicksand. Frustrated by this, she promises to finish them this time. She later confronts X and his team when they attempt to stop the launch of the dangerous Supra-Force Metal missile. Though she is defeated in this encounter, she is not destroyed and instead falls to the bottom of the missile silo. Botos finds her damaged, and forcefully tears the missile warhead key free from her body in order to steal the powerful substance for himself. X and the others finds Ferham, who explains to them what happened, and they set off to find Botos. Ferham departs the plant shortly thereafter.
Having recovered from her past battles, Ferham suddenly appears at the Orbital Elevator Babel to aid X and the others in their fight against Great Redips at the story's climax. She does this by trying to tear off half of Redips' Supra-Force Metal, baiting Redips into attacking his own body and knocking the Supra-Force Metal chunk free. With Redips weakened, X's team is able to defeat him.
Although wounded, Ferham can still stand, and apologizes to X for all the trouble she caused. She then promises to dispose of the last of the Supra-Force Metal so that no one can ever misuse the substance ever again, doing so by leaping off the Orbital Elevator with it and exploding. She takes comfort in knowing that she will join Scarface and Epsilon in the afterlife. Meanwhile, Nana views the resulting explosion of the Supra-Force Metal when it comes into contact with the Earth's atmosphere, creating an aurora.
Powers and abilities[]
Ferham wields an electromagnetic whip and has a Water elemental alignment. Besides her whip and Blizzard attacks, she can summon trace images with Crimson Shade that let her attack multiple times at once. Her most powerful attack is her unique Sonic Blizzard, which hits the entire party.
Stats[]
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In-battle Quotes[]
| Action | Japanese | Translation | Audio (JP) | English | Audio (EN) |
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| Pre-battle | Karada ni oshiete ageru! | I 'll teach you a lesson! | - | Don't be shy, step right up. | - |
| Standard Strike | - | - | - | Hey. | - |
| Giga/Tera Blizzard | Kore de dou? | - | - | You like this? | - |
| Bloody Snake | Ho! | - | - | That felt good! | - |
| Sonic Blizzard | Kakugo shitai yo! | Be prepared! | - | You won't get away! | - |
| Critical Hit | Aaah! (Seductive voice) | - | - | Aaah! (Wailing) | - |
| Defeated | Yaru ja nai... | You're not bad... | - | You're really something else. | - |
Other appearances[]
- Ferham appeared in the second animated trailer from the cancelled game Rockman Online.
- Ferham appeared as an Unit Card and in the art from some Action Cards in TEPPEN.
- Ferham appeared as an event character in Tower of Saviors.
Mega Man X DiVE[]
Ferham appeared as an S rank Hunter Program in April 2020. Her Active Skills are Blood Snake and Crimson Shadow, two of her moves from her original boss fight. A Christmas-themed alternate skin called Christmas Ferham was also added for Christmas 2020. Another variant called Swimsuit Ferham appeared as a separate Hunter Program for the event Summer Treasure Hunt in July 2021. This variant's Active Skills are Storm Whip and Chain Trap.
Ferham also starred as the boss of the event The Faithful Guardian. In the level before her battle, she appears in the desert to watch the Player sink in quicksand, simulating the Vanallia Desert scene. During the boss battle, she attacks using Giga Blizzard and her other moves.
Gallery[]
Ferham in Mega Man X: Command Mission.
Ferham close-up.
Ferham Chapter 8 silhouette.
Ferham's in-game model.
In-game concept art of Ferham.
Ferham in Mega Man X DiVE.
Ferham's 3D model in Mega Man X DiVE.
Christmas Ferham artwork in Mega Man X DiVE.
Ferham's christmas skin 3D model in Mega Man X DiVE.
Swimsuit Ferham artwork in Mega Man X DiVE.
Ferham in the canceled Rockman Online.
Ferham in Tower of Saviors
Video[]
Megaman X Command Mission Ch.8 Boss Ferham
Trivia[]
- Like two of her Rebellion Army comrades, Scarface and Epsilon, Ferham is left-handed.
- Ferham's voice actress, Onalea Gilbertson (who is often credited as Kris Rundle), is the sister of Zero's voice actor, Lucas Gilbertson.
- Ferham's Crimson Shade ability is nearly identical to Zero's Heat Haze. The two also share red armor with winged helmets, and they are both the same height.[1]
References[]
| Mega Man X: Command Mission |
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| Main characters |
| X • Zero • Axl • Steel Massimo • Marino • Cinnamon • Spider |
| Other characters |
| Chief R • Nana • Aile • Professor Gaudile |
| Rebellion Army |
| Epsilon • Botos • Ferham • Scarface • Wild Jango • Silver Horn • Dr. Psyche • Mach Jentra • Incentas |
| Other Bosses |
| Hippopressor • Shadow • Depth Dragoon • Colonel Redips • Great Redips Duckbill Mole • Rafflesian • Tails Clan • Ninetails |
| Locations |
| Giga City • Lagrano Ruins • Central Tower • Tianna Camp • Gaudile Laboratory • Ulfat Factory • Gimialla Mine Vanallia Desert • Melda Ore Plant • Grave Ruins Base • Far East HQ • Orbital Elevator: Babel |
| Related Items |
| Action Trigger • Hyper Mode •Final Strike • Force Metal • Deployment Center • Sky Room Enemies • Item Box • Items • Script (NPC Dialogue) |