Lightning Bolt

Mega Man and Bass equipped with Lightning Bolt.

Weapon Information Script: ライトニングボルト Romaji: Raitoningu Boruto In-Game Information Obtained From: Dynamo Man Effective Against: Cold Man King User(s): Mega Man Bass Attack Damage: Against Enemies: 4x4 Cost: 5 units 2½ units (with Energy Saver) Capacity: 6 uses 11 uses (with Energy Saver) Type: Electric, Invulnerability, All-Screen Series Information In-game Appearances: Mega Man & Bass

Lightning Bolt (ライトニングボルト, Raitoningu Boruto^?) is Dynamo Man's Special Weapon in Mega Man & Bass. The user will hover in the air and summon a rain of powerful lightning bolts that cover the entire battlefield. This attack will hit every enemy and object in the area. During use, the player is momentarily invincible, allowing one to avoid enemy shots and some moving obstacles (such as the spike traps in Ground Man's stage). The Lightning Bolt can also be used to jump again in mid-air, similar to Astro Crush. This weapon is very effective against Cold Man and King. The weapon has perhaps the greatest aid against King Plane, since if the player is about to fall into a pit or a flying platform is destroyed by the plane's fists, it can be used to halt the fall and land on one of the platforms.

Damage Data ChartEdit

Damage values in units in Mega Man & Bass.

Lightning Bolt
Boss	Damage
Green Devil	4
Cold Man	3
Burner Man	1
Pirate Man	2
Ground Man	1
Tengu Man	1
Magic Man	2
Astro Man	1
Dynamo Man	0
Atetemino Proto	0
King	3
Jet King Robo	1
Wily Machine	1
Wily Capsule	1

CapacityEdit

Activating a Lightning Bolt uses five weapon energy units and releases four downward bolts of lightning in random areas. It can still be activated if less than 5 units of weapon energy remains. The user can activate the Lightning Bolt six times with a full energy gauge.

ScreenshotsEdit

Mega Man using Lightning Bolt.

Bass using Lightning Bolt.

Bass using Lightning Bolt to illuminate a dark section in Dynamo Man's stage.

Bass using Lightning Bolt against Cold Man in Wily Castle.

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TriviaEdit

• Along with the Time Stopper and Tornado Blow, Lightning Bolt is one of the few weapons where the player doesn't have enough energy in one stock to eliminate the boss that is weak to it (unless equipped with Energy Saver).

• In Mega Man Powered Up, Elec Man has a new special attack on Normal and Hard Mode that is similar to Lightning Bolt, but he shouts "Thunder Bolt!" instead.

• When the player obtains the weapon and sees Mega Man/Bass give a demonstration of its usage, the weapons name is mispelled: there is only one "n" in the word "lightning" making it "Lightnig Bolt". This was corrected in the GBA version.

See alsoEdit

Similar WeaponsEdit

• Gravity Hold from Mega Man 5
• Centaur Flash from Mega Man 6
• Astro Crush from Mega Man 8
• Tornado Blow from Mega Man 9