Mega Ball

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Mega Ball

Mega Ball in Mega Man 8

Information Level Builder Description: Shoot it, kick it, watch it go! Can be angled. Jump off it for a boost. Category: Weapons Tab: Mega Man 8 Game information Damage: 2 (ball) 4 (kicked ball) Weapon energy per use: 1.4 (spawning a Mega Ball) Added in version: 1.5.0 Series information Game of origin: Mega Man 8 Development Programmer(s): WreckingPrograms Meka (object kicking) Spriter(s): Zedicon (icon and projectile) NMario84 (Character poses and initial version of the weapon)

Mega Ball is a special weapon that originated from Mega Man 8. It is featured in Mega Man Maker since version 1.5.0.

When the attack key is pressed, a ball is dropped in front of the user. This ball will automatically explode if left alone for three seconds, but it can be rolled around by moving into it, resetting the countdown each time it moves. It will explode upon contact with enemies and bosses as well.

Pressing the attack key again while the player is on the ground while next to the ball will make the user kick it, causing it to fly at an upward angle at about 30 degrees above the horizontal while piercing through exposed enemies and bouncing off of terrain up to nine times. The kick itself does no damage, and holding the up key before kicking the ball will raise the angle it travels at a 45 degree angle: this also allows the player to kick without spawning a new ball. Setting a Mega Ball onto a Spring or Bouncy Ball will cause it to bounce up at the maximum height they allow indefinitely.

Mega Ball can also be used to boost jumps by holding the jump key while touching it. With proper timing, it can be used for infinite midair jumps, as long as weapon energy remains. Only one Mega Ball can be present at a time, and it can be used twenty times with a full energy gauge. Unlike in Mega Man 8, the ball can now be placed on spikes. Both forms of the weapon are incapable of destroying Dust Blocks and Chill Blocks, but can destroy Pole Eggs if dropped from above and Ice Blocks if the ball explodes.

Interactions

Mega Ball can destroy Fuse Crossers and Xtenders. It shares this ability with Bounce Ball and Rebound Striker.

Mega Ball kick

• From version 1.8.0 onwards
  • Pickups affected by gravity (health, weapon energy, life) can be kicked up to two tiles high and four tiles horizontally
  • Lighter Push Blocks can be kicked up to one tile high and two tiles horizontally
  • Kicking Fuse Laser Crawlers will reverse their direction
  • Kicking active Fuse Laser Turrets will cause them to short circuit, temporarily disabling their lasers
• From version 1.9.0 onwards, the player can also kick plushies
• From version 1.9.4 onwards, Boyorn and Poyorn can be kicked by the player's Mega Ball kick

Tutorial

Mega Ball

Trivia

• Mega Ball is unique in that it is a special weapon that is not obtained by defeating a Robot Master, instead being gifted by Dr. Light. It shares this trait with Magnet Beam.
  • Despite this, Mega Ball is listed in the Mega Man 8 tab in the "Weapons" category instead of the "Utilities" tab.

Gallery

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  Using the Mega Ball kick against a Fuse Laser Crawler
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  Using the Mega Ball kick against a Fuse Laser Turret

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