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A {{Jp|'''Special Weapon'''|特殊武器|Tokushu Buki}}<ref>Game manual, ''Mega Man II''. 1991.</ref><ref>Game manual, ''Mega Man 5''. 1992.</ref><ref name="ChōHyakka">''[[Kodansha Manga Hyakka]] #34: Rockman X Chō Hyakka''. April 1996.</ref> is a recurring type of [[weapon]] in the ''Mega Man'' franchise. They are unique weapons obtained by defeating bosses such as [[Robot Master]]s or [[Maverick]]s, which consume [[Weapon Energy]] when used.
A {{Jp|'''Special Weapon'''|特殊武器|Tokushu Buki}} is a recurring type of [[weapon]] in the ''Mega Man'' franchise. They are unique attacks that are obtained by defeating bosses such as [[Robot Master]]s or [[Maverick]]s. They consume [[Weapon Energy]] when used, but offer new advantages over default weapons, such as dealing increased damage to specific bosses or weakening their abilities. Abilities earned by defeating bosses also appear in other ''Mega Man'' eras.


==[[Classic era]]==
'''Special Weapon''' may refer to one of the following pages:
{{Main|Special Weapons (Classic era)}}
[[Mega Man (character|Mega Man]]'s [[Mega Buster]] is equipped with a '''Weapon Change System'''<ref>Game manual, ''Mega Man Powered Up''. 2006.</ref> that allows him to incorporate the abilities of the [[Robot Master]] bosses he defeats to use Special Weapons.


==[[X era]]==
* [[Special Weapon (Classic era)]], regarding Special Weapons appearing in the [[Classic era]].
{{Main|Special Weapons (X era)}}
* [[Special Weapon (X era)]], regarding Special Weapons appearing in the [[X era]].
[[X]]'s [[X-Buster]] is equipped with a {{Jp|'''Variable Weapons System'''|武器可変システム|Buki Kahen Shisutemu}}<ref name="ChōHyakka"/> that  similarly allows him to incorporate the abilities of defeated [[Maverick]] bosses to use Special Weapons. Zero uses a similar system called {{Jp|'''Learning'''|ラーニング|Rāningu}}<ref name="Compendium">''Compendium of Rockman X''. 2005.</ref> that allows him to learn from the abilities of Maverick bosses to devise his own [[Technique]]s, similar to Special Weapons. [[Axl]] uses his [[Copy Chip]] to copy the abilities of Maverick bosses to use Special Weapons. [[Vile]]'s usage of Maverick weapons is never explained in lore.
* [[Technique]], {{XEraLink|Zero}}'s equivalent to Special Weapons in the X era.
* [[EX Skill]], the abilities that {{ZeroEraLink|Zero}} earns from bosses in the [[Zero era]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 18 May 2024


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A Special Weapon (特殊武器) is a recurring type of weapon in the Mega Man franchise. They are unique attacks that are obtained by defeating bosses such as Robot Masters or Mavericks. They consume Weapon Energy when used, but offer new advantages over default weapons, such as dealing increased damage to specific bosses or weakening their abilities. Abilities earned by defeating bosses also appear in other Mega Man eras.

Special Weapon may refer to one of the following pages:


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