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Unlike most Mega Man video games, in Mega Man 3 there are two separate chains of weaknesses:
Unlike most Mega Man video games, in Mega Man 3 there are two separate chains of weaknesses:
# Chain 1:
# Chain A:
## Top Man is weak against '''Hard Man's''' weapon;
## Top Man is weak against '''Hard Man's''' weapon;
## Shadow Man is weak against Top Man's weapon;
## Shadow Man is weak against Top Man's weapon;
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## Magnet Man is weak against Spark Man's weapon;
## Magnet Man is weak against Spark Man's weapon;
## '''Hard Man''' is weak against Magnet Man's weapon;
## '''Hard Man''' is weak against Magnet Man's weapon;
# Chain 2:
# Chain B:
## Snake Man is weak against '''Needle Man's''' weapon;
## Snake Man is weak against '''Needle Man's''' weapon;
## Gemini Man is weak against Snake Man's weapon;
## Gemini Man is weak against Snake Man's weapon;
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* You want to obtain the Rush Marine (from Shadow Man) before the stage with underwater areas (Gemini Man's);
* You want to obtain the Rush Marine (from Shadow Man) before the stage with underwater areas (Gemini Man's);
* Snake Man's weapon is extremely useful in Top Man's and Shadow Man's stages.
* Snake Man's weapon is extremely useful in Top Man's and Shadow Man's stages.
* Beating Needle Man awards Rush Jet, which is highly useful in Spark Man's and Magnet Man's stages.
* Beating Needle Man awards Rush Jet, which is very useful in Spark Man's and Magnet Man's stages. On the other hand, it makes the game far less challenging.


Therefore, a possible suggested order is as follows:
Therefore, a possible suggested order is as follows:
# Snake Man (weak against Needle Cannon; use Mega Buster)
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# Top Man (weak against Hard Knuckle; use Search Snake in stage, Mega Buster against the boss)
! Chain !! Robot Master !! Boss fight & weapon !! Items & stage
# Shadow Man (use Search Snake in stage, Top Spin against the boss)
|-
# Gemini Man (use Rush Marine in stage, Search Snake against the boss)
| B1 ||''' Snake Man '''|| Fight with Mega Buster (N. Cannon)<br/> Obtain '''Search Snake '''|| {{n/a|-}}
# Needle Man (weak against Gemini Laser)
|-
# Spark Man (weak against Shadow Blade, secondary weakness Needle Cannon)
| A1 ||''' Top Man   '''|| Fight with Mega Buster (H. Knuckle)<br/> Obtain '''Top Spin '''|| Use Search Snake
# Magnet Man (weak equally against Shadow Blade and Spark Shock)
|-
# Hard Man (weak against Magnet Missile)
| A2 ||''' Shadow Man '''|| Fight with '''Top Spin'''<br/> Obtain '''Shadow Blade      '''|| Obtain Rush Marine
|-
| A3 ||''' Spark Man '''|| Fight with '''Shadow Blade'''<br/> Obtain '''Spark Shock  '''|| {{n/a|-}}
|-
| A4 ||''' Magnet Man '''|| Fight with '''Spark Shock'''<br/> Obtain '''Magnet Missile '''|| {{n/a|-}}
|-
| A5 ||''' Hard Man   '''|| Fight with '''Magnet Missile'''<br/> Obtain '''Hard Knuckle '''|| {{n/a|-}}
|-
| B2 ||''' Gemini Man '''|| Fight with '''Search Snake'''<br/> Obtain '''Gemini Laser  '''|| Use Rush Marine
|-
| B3 ||''' Needle Man '''|| Fight with '''Gemini Laser'''<br/> Obtain '''Needle Cannon '''|| Obtain Rush Jet
|}




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Suggested order

Unlike most Mega Man video games, in Mega Man 3 there are two separate chains of weaknesses:

  1. Chain A:
    1. Top Man is weak against Hard Man's weapon;
    2. Shadow Man is weak against Top Man's weapon;
    3. Spark Man is weak against Shadow Man's weapon;
    4. Magnet Man is weak against Spark Man's weapon;
    5. Hard Man is weak against Magnet Man's weapon;
  2. Chain B:
    1. Snake Man is weak against Needle Man's weapon;
    2. Gemini Man is weak against Snake Man's weapon;
    3. Needle Man is weak against Gemini Man's weapon.

Also consider this:

  • Top Man and Magnet Man suffer double damage from Mega Man's arm cannon;
  • You want to obtain the Rush Marine (from Shadow Man) before the stage with underwater areas (Gemini Man's);
  • Snake Man's weapon is extremely useful in Top Man's and Shadow Man's stages.
  • Beating Needle Man awards Rush Jet, which is very useful in Spark Man's and Magnet Man's stages. On the other hand, it makes the game far less challenging.

Therefore, a possible suggested order is as follows:

Chain Robot Master Boss fight & weapon Items & stage
B1 Snake Man Fight with Mega Buster (N. Cannon)
Obtain Search Snake 		-
A1 Top Man Fight with Mega Buster (H. Knuckle)
Obtain Top Spin 		Use Search Snake
A2 Shadow Man Fight with Top Spin
Obtain Shadow Blade 		Obtain Rush Marine
A3 Spark Man Fight with Shadow Blade
Obtain Spark Shock 		-
A4 Magnet Man Fight with Spark Shock
Obtain Magnet Missile 		-
A5 Hard Man Fight with Magnet Missile
Obtain Hard Knuckle 		-
B2 Gemini Man Fight with Search Snake
Obtain Gemini Laser 		Use Rush Marine
B3 Needle Man Fight with Gemini Laser
Obtain Needle Cannon 		Obtain Rush Jet


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