Plant Barrier (プラントバリア Puranto Baria) is Plant Man's special weapon. It is a barrier of condensed energy shaped like flower petals that spins around the user and protects him from some attacks.
In Mega Man 6, the shield vanishes when hit and Mega Man can't throw it. In the fighting games Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, the shield can hit several times before vanishing, and the user can throw the shield at enemies.
It is Tomahawk Man's weakness, and is also effective against the Rounder II, although Flame Blast is usually preferred as the Rounder II deals a large amount of damage on contact and the player cannot safely slide or jump over them.
Damage Data Chart
Known damage values in units for Mega Man 6.
 Plant Barrier
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| Boss | Damage |
| Blizzard Man | 0 |
| Centaur Man | 0 |
| Flame Man | 0 |
| Knight Man | 0 |
| Plant Man | 0 |
| Tomahawk Man | 4 |
| Wind Man | 0 |
| Yamato Man | 0 |
| 'Rounder 2 | 4 |
| Power Piston | 1 |
| Mettonger Z | 1 |
| X Crusher | 1 |
| Mechazaurus | 1 |
| Tank-CS2 | 1 |
| Wily Machine No. 6: 1st Phase | 1 |
| Wily Machine No. 6: 2nd Phase | 1 |
| Wily Capsule | 1 |
Capacity
In Mega Man 6, activating one Plant Barrier uses 4 weapon energy units. In Mega Man 6 and Mega Man: The Power Battle, it can be activated 7 times with a full weapon energy gauge. In Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, it can be activated 4 times.
Bosses weak against Plant Barrier
- Tomahawk Man: Mega Man 6
- Dust Man: Mega Man: The Power Battle
- Gyro Man: Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Trivia
- Unlike the other shield weapons, the Plant Barrier does not protect Mega Man from the Robot Master that's weak to it -- Tomahawk Man's feathers and Silver Tomahawk go right through it.
- Unlike Skull Barrier, Plant Barrier won't vanish after hitting an invulnerable or shielded enemy. In fact, it will ignore shielding and cause heavy damage to boot, making the weapon an effective counter to the Shield Attacker GTR and Brown.
| Nature / Plant / Animal Special Weapons and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Leaf Shield (2) • Search Snake (3) • Plant Barrier (6) • Hornet Chaser (9) • Tropical Hazard (SFxMM) |
| Mega Man X series | Silk Shot (X2) • Parasitic Bomb (X3) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) • Spike Ball (X5) • Yammar Option (X6) • Green Spinner (X8, X's) • Blast Launcher (X8, Axl's) |
| Zero's Techniques | |
| Techniques | Fish Fang (Xtreme 2) • Yammar Option (X6) • Youdantotsu / Renyoudan (X8) |
| Shield / Surround / Block Weapons and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Fire Storm (1) • Leaf Shield (2) • Skull Barrier (4) • Star Crash (5) • Plant Barrier (6) • Junk Shield (7) • Scorch Wheel (7) • Proto Shield (7) • Jewel Satellite (9) • Water Shield (10) • Acid Barrier (11) • Beat (M&B) • Mirror Buster (WR) • Soul Satellite (SFxMM) • Aegis Reflector (SFxMM) • Force Field (DOS) • Flame Mixer (R&FWS) |
| Mega Man X series | Rolling Shield (X) • Bubble Splash (X2) • Triad Thunder (X3) • Frost Shield (X3) • Frost Tower (X4) • Crescent Shot (X5) • Guard Shell (X6) • Yammar Option (X6) • Gaea Shield (X7) • Volt Tornado (X7) • Drift Diamond (X8, X's) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) |
| Zero's Techniques and EX Skills | |
| Techniques | Tenkuuha (X4) • Yammar Option (X6) • Guard Shell (X6) • Gokumonken (X7) • Rekkyoudan/Zekkyoudan (X8) |
| EX Skills | Filter Shield (Z2) • Orbit Shield (Z3) |
| Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters | |
|---|---|
| List of Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass • Duo | |
| List of Bosses | |
| - Search for Wily! - Shadow Man • Plant Man • Gyro Man • Centaur Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man Mad Grinder - Rescue Roll! - Cut Man • Stone Man • Shade Man • Elec Man • Dive Man • Slash Man Yellow Devil - Recover the new parts! - Guts Man • Pharaoh Man • Air Man • Quick Man • Gemini Man • Napalm Man Mecha Dragon - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| List of Special Weapons | |
| Shadow Blade • Plant Barrier • Gyro Attack • Centaur Arrow • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire Rolling Cutter • Power Stone • Noise Crush • Thunder Beam • Dive Missile • Slash Claw Super Arm • Pharaoh Wave • Air Shooter • Quick Boomerang • Gemini Laser • Napalm Bomb | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush • Beat • Treble | |