Laser Institute
Laser Institute (レーザー研究所 Rēzā Kenkyūjo) is Shield Sheldon's stage in Mega Man X6. It is a mysterious, unauthorized laser research facility.
Description[]
The institute appears to be built high above the clouds, only accessible by air transport as evidenced by the launchpads in the background. The stage starts outside the facility at night. Entering the facility, there are Nightmare Lasers that need to be redirected using mirrors in order to open several gates. If the Nightmare Phenomenon is present, there are added Nightmare Bugs and Cubes as well. Once the end of the hall is reached, there is a choice of two doors to open: the one in the wall leads to the boss with Shield Sheldon, while the one in the floor leads to more laser puzzles and collectibles, including the Another Route warp.
The Nightmare Phenomena that may affect this stage are Nightmare Bug and Nightmare Cube. The phenomenon that this stage activates in others is Nightmare Mirror.
The Another Route is full of spikes and pits that must be traversed by hanging from wires, leading to the encounter with one of the Another Bosses.
Enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
|---|---|
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Shield Sheldon (boss) |
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Nightmare Bug |
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Metall T |
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Nightmare Virus |
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Nightmare Laser |
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Guardian |
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Death Guardian (bottom path only) |
Items[]
Upgrades[]
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 Life Up
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|---|---|
| Before the Another Route portal, the Life Up is sitting atop a spiked floor. | |
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 Weapon Sub Tank
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| In the Another Route, the Weapon Sub Tank is sitting atop a spiked pit. | |
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 Blade Armor Body Program
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| Before the Another Route portal, pass through a wall of blocks on the left (X or Zero can comment that they feel a draft of air nearby). There is an invisible platform in the middle of the gap, which can be used to reach the capsule and Reploid on the other side. |
Parts from Injured Reploids[]
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Kazu -  Life Up
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|---|---|
| Above spikes at the beginning of the stage. | |
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Dai -  Energy Up
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| On a platform above the stage's Life Up. | |
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Taiji -  Energy Saver
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| The Reploid furthest to the right above the stage's Weapon Sub Tank, in the Another Route. | |
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Kenz -  D-Barrier
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| Next to a platform above a pit in the Another Route. | |
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SO 1 -  Weapon Plus
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| Under a Nightmare Laser above a pit in the Another Route. |
Trivia[]
- The Stage Select Screen pointer indicates that the stage is situated in the Pacific Coast, specifically California. However, as the map contains errors, it is unknown if this is its actual location.
- Laser Institute is the only stage in Mega Man X6 whose Another Route boss room has a completely different backdrop from the normal boss room.
| Mega Man X6 |
|---|
| Nightmare Investigators |
| Commander Yammark • Ground Scaravich • Blaze Heatnix • Blizzard Wolfang • Rainy Turtloid Metal Shark Player • Shield Sheldon • Infinity Mijinion |
| Other Bosses |
| D-1000 • Zero Nightmare • Dynamo • Nightmare Mother • High Max • Gate • Sigma |
| X's Special Weapons |
| Yammar Option • Ground Dash • Magma Blade • Ice Burst • Meteor Rain • Metal Anchor • Guard Shell • Ray Arrow |
| Zero's Special Techniques |
| Yammar Option • Sentsuizan • Shoenzan • Hyoroga • Ensuizan • Rakukojin • Guard Shell • Rekkoha |
| Armors |
| - X - Falcon Armor • Blade Armor • Shadow Armor • Ultimate Armor - Zero - Black Zero |
| Stages |
| Opening Stage • Amazon Area • Central Museum • Magma Area • North Pole Area • Inami Temple • Recycle Lab • Laser Institute • Weapon Center • Secret Lab |
| Miscellaneous |
| Walkthrough • Another Route • Parts • Injured Reploids • List of Enemies Damage Data Chart (X) • Damage Data Chart (Zero) • Game Script (X's story) • Game Script (Zero's story) |