Below is a list of Special Weapons obtained by defeating the Robot Masters in the game Mega Man 3, how Mega Man can use them to his advantage and the Robot Master/boss who is the most vulnerable to them.
Special Weapons | ||||
Name | Gemini Laser | |||
Robot Master | Gemini Man | |||
Abilities | Shoots a blue beam that can ricochet off walls at a 45 degree angle. | |||
Against | Needle Man, Gemini Man (2nd Battle) | |||
Name | Hard Knuckle | |||
Robot Master | Hard Man | |||
Abilities | When utilized, there is a short delay before the Knuckle starts moving forward. It is somewhat slow, but has great strength. Mega Man can guide the Knuckle slightly up or down once it is moving. | |||
Against | Top Man, Wily Machine No. 3 | |||
Name | Magnet Missile | |||
Robot Master | Magnet Man | |||
Abilities | Shoots a magnet-shaped missile that travels horizontally until it is parallel to an enemy, and then travels vertically toward the enemy. If it hits an enemy during its horizontal track, it will just explode without vertically tracking anything. | |||
Against | Hard Man | |||
Name | Needle Cannon | |||
Robot Master | Needle Man | |||
Abilities | A rapid fire weapon that fires three needles simultaneously at slightly alternate heights. | |||
Against | Snake Man, Needle Man (2nd Battle) | |||
Name | Search Snake | |||
Robot Master | Snake Man | |||
Abilities | Releases up to three snake probes that crawl across floors and up and down walls (but not across ceilings). | |||
Against | Gemini Man, Snake Man (2nd Battle) | |||
Name | Shadow Blade | |||
Robot Master | Shadow Man | |||
Abilities | A large boomerang-like shuriken that can be shot in 5 different directions (left, right, diagonally up and right, diagonally up and left and straight up). | |||
Against | Magnet Man, Spark Man, Shadow Man (2nd Battle) | |||
Name | Spark Shock | |||
Robot Master | Spark Man | |||
Abilities | Shoots sparks which stun when hit, but paralyzes only two enemies at a time. Weapon cannot be changed while an enemy is stunned. | |||
Against | Magnet Man, Spark Man (2nd Battle) | |||
Name | Top Spin | |||
Robot Master | Top Man | |||
Abilities | Causes Mega Man to whirl like a tornado, damaging whatever he touches while it lasts. Must be in the air to activate it. | |||
Against | Shadow Man, Top Man (2nd Battle) |