Mega Man & Bass/Weapons and damage chart

Weapons analysis

Weapon	Robot Master	Trajectory	Effect	Predecessor
Mega Buster	Mega Man	(Straight)	Charge up: hold "shoot", then release	-
Bass Buster	Bass	Multi-direction: hold up/down/fwd and shoot	Rapid fire: hold "shoot"	Needle Cannon (MM3) & Metal Blade (MM2)
Ice Wall	Cold Man	Static block; press "fwd", and it will slide along the floor; Underwater: it goes vertically upwards	Step on it to increase jump height; ride it over spike floor or to get to water surface	Tornado Hold (MM8)
Wave Burner	Burner Man	Short-ranged, but wide	Wall breaker: destroys ice blocks and flammable blocks; Underwater: it deals no damage, but it pushes mines away	Flame Sword (MM8)
Remote Mine	Pirate Man	Remote controlled: shoot, then press up/down	Detonate: press "shoot" to blast the mine	Homing Sniper (MM8)
Spread Drill	Ground Man	Wide shot: press "shoot" to split it in two, then four	Wall breaker: destroys black brick blocks	NEW!
Tengu Blade	Tengu Man	Bouncing Body attack: press "down" + "shoot"	-	Charge Kick (MM5)
Magic Card	Magic Man	Multi-direction: press "up" to shoot vertically	Grab: collects capsules it touches	Thunder Claw (MM8)
Copy Vision	Astro Man	Turret: creates a static copy of the character that shoots continuously	Enemies will target the copy, instead of the hero	NEW!
Lightning Bolt	Dynamo Man	Full-screen	The hero is invincible while shooting; the hero stops in mid-air while shooting	Astro Crush (MM8)

Damage data chart

Damage from the most effective weapon is highlighter in green; damage from the weapon of the same robot master is highlighted in red.

The Energy saver is highly recommended during boss battles, but it becomes available only after six Robot Masters have been defeated.

	Mega Buster	Bass Buster		Ice Wall	Wave Burner	Remote Mine	Spread Drill	Tengu Blade	Magic Card	Copy Vision	Lightning Bolt
Req. energy	0	0		3	1	3	2	2	1	3	5
Green Devil	2;6	1;2		8	2	2	6;2;1	3;8;0	2	4	4
Robot Masters
Cold Man	1;3	1;2		(+)	2	1	1	1	1	1	3
Burner Man	1;3	1;2		3;8	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Pirate Man	1;3	1;2		1	3;4	1	1	1;2;2	1	0	2
Ground Man	1;3	1;2		1	1	4	0	1;0;1	1	0	1
Tengu Man	1;3	1;2		1	1	1	6;4;3	1	1	1	1
Magic Man	1;3	1;2		0	2	1	2;1;1	4;3;4	1	1	2
Astro Man	1;3	1;2		0	1	1	1;0;0	0	2	0	1
Dynamo Man	1;3	1;2		1	1	1	1;1;0	0;0;2	1	2	0
Final stages
Atetemino	1;3	1;2		0	0	1	1	0;0;1	0	2	0
King	1;2	1;2		1	1	1	1	2;1;0	1	0	3
Giant King Robot	0;2	1;2		0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
Wily Machine	1;3	1;2		0	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Wily Capsule	1;3	1;2		1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
	Mega Buster	Bass Buster		Ice Wall	Wave Burner	Remote Mine	Spread Drill	Tengu Blade	Magic Card	Copy Vision	Lightning Bolt

Notes (default weapons):

• Mega Buster: the first digit is the damage dealt by a normal shot, the second digit is the damage dealt by a fully charged shot.
• Bass Buster: the first digit is the damage dealt by a normal shot, the second digit is the damage dealt when equipped with Super Buster or Treble Boost.

Notes (special weapons):

• Ice Wall: it deals 5 additional damages to Burner Man if the enemy is pushed into the spike pit; it restores 3 to 6 energy units to Cold Man.
• Wave Burner: it deals 1 extra damage to Pirate Man if you manage to hit it outside water.
• Spread Drill: where three numbers are listed, the first one is the damage dealt by the large drill, the second one by the medium drills, the third one by the small ones.
• Tengu Blade: where three numbers are listed, the first one is the damage dealt at short-range, the second one by the projectile, the third one by dash-attack.
• Lightning Bolt: the damage dealt is generally less than the "ammunition energy" required, but it allows to dodge enemy attacks; therefore, it's especially useful against King and Wily.