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One of the defining aspects of Gunstar Heroes is the ability to combine two of the four starting weapons into better weapons.

[edit] Starting Weapons

• Force — Rapidly fires a stream of bullets.
• Lighting — Fires a laser that penetrates enemies and walls.
• Chaser — Fires bullets that home in on an enemy.
• Fire — Fires a short-ranged, but powerful, stream of fire.

[edit] Combinations

	Force	Lightning	Chaser	Fire
Force	Double Fireball	Rapid-fire Lightning	Chaser Force Beam	Exploding Fireball
Lightning	Rapid-fire Lightning	Mega-Bolt	Chaser Lightning	Lightning Saber
Chaser	Chaser Force Beam	Chaser Lightning	Star Chaser	Chaser Fireball
Fire	Exploding Fireball	Lightning Saber	Chaser Fireball	Ultra Flamethrower