- "An electrical weapon. Bullets will automatically ricochet to the next target."
- ―In-game text, Mega Man X8
Thunder Dancer (サンダーダンサー Sandā Dansā) is what X gets from defeating Gigabolt Man-O-War in Mega Man X8. It's a short range (but strong) bolt of electricity, whose range gets extended to reach any nearby enemy. Once one enemy is hit, the bolt may connect to another nearby enemy. This chain-lightning effect of theirs makes Thunder Dancers useful when X is fighting several enemies at once. The weapon's charged up version is still short-ranged, but it sends out three bolts consecutively. This weapon also holds a rapid fire capability similar to the X-Buster, making its repeated use a good strategy against a large amount of enemies. Gigabolt himself also uses this as his Overdrive Attack by firing volleys of thunderbolts towards the platform upon which his battle takes place, although X can redirect this with his Crystal Walls. However, unlike X's version, Gigabolt's Thunder Dancers have longer range in order to reach the platform. Thunder Dancer is Avalanche Yeti's weakness. It is also the weakness of the hidden Cut Man sprite fight. X wears yellow armour with some green accents on his boots and armour with the Thunder Dancers equipped.
Lumine also utilizes this attack during the first phase of his final boss fight Normal and Hard modes by absorbing the blue gem. The Thunder Dancers retain their properties from Gigabolt Man-O-War's fight in Lumine's version of the attack.
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- This weapon resembles the Electric Shock that the original Mega Man obtained in Mega Man V, though it lacks the former's homing capabilities.
Electric Special Weapons and Techniques | |
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Special Weapons | |
Mega Man series | Thunder Beam (1) • Spark Shock (3) • Thunder Bolt (7) • Thunder Claw (8) • Plug Ball (9) • Thunder Wool (10) • Scramble Thunder (11) • Electric Shock (V) • Lightning Bolt (M&B) • Force Field (DOS) • Bit Cannon (3DOS) |
Mega Man X series | Electric Spark (X) • Triad Thunder (X3) • Lightning Web (X4) • Tri-Thunder (X5) • Volt Tornado (X7) • Thunder Dancer (X8, X's) • Plasma Gun (X8, Axl's) • Tri-Thunder (Xtreme 2) |
Zero's Techniques and EX Skills | |
Techniques | Raijingeki (X4) • E-Blade (X5) • Raijinshou (X7) • Raikousen/Raijinken (X8) • Lightning (Xtreme 2) • Tri-Thunder (Xtreme 2) |
EX Skills | Spark Shot (Z2) • Sengatotsu (Z2) • Saber Smash (Z3) • V-Shot (Z3) • Shield Sweep (Z3) • Thunder Stab (Z4) • Tractor Shot (Z4) |
Homing Weapons | |
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Mega Man series | Magnet Missile (3) • Dive Missile (4) • Beat (5) • Homing Sniper (8) • Hornet Chaser (9) • Spark Chaser (V) • Forte Vulcan (R&F) |
Mega Man X series | Homing Torpedo (X) • Parasitic Bomb (X3) • Sniper Missile (X7) • Wind Cutter (X7)• Shadow Runner (X8) • Thunder Dancer (X8) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) |