Area Grab

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AreaGrab

Area Grab, known as Area Steal (エリアスチール, Area Steal) in Japan and Steal in the first English Mega Man Battle Network game, is a Battle Chip from the Mega Man Battle Network series. When used, it steals all panels in the closest row in the opponent's side, turning them into the user's panels. If Area Steal is used when an opponent is standing in one of the target panels, the panel will not be captured, with the opponent taking damage instead. Stolen panels return to normal after some time, and they can be recovered sooner with other Area Steal. When facing a fast opponent that constantly moves between panels, using multiple Area Steals at the right time can temporarily leave the target stuck in a single panel. However, this strategy can be dangerous in multiplayer as one could retaliate with Grab Banish or Grab Revenge.

As Rockman.EXE WS has a different gameplay, Area Steal has a different effect, increasing the NetNavi's speed.

Panel Grab[]

PanlGrab

Panel Grab, known as Panel Steal (パネルスチール, Panel Steal) in Japan, is a similar Battle Chip that steals one panel from the enemy area in front of the user.

Grab Banish[]

GrabBack

Grab Banish, known as Steal Punish (スチールパニシュ, Steal Punish) in Japan, named Grab Revenge in Mega Man Battle Network 2 and Grab Back in Mega Man Battle Network 3, is a Battle Chip introduced in Mega Man Battle Network 2 that causes damage for each panel stolen from the user's area.

Grab Revenge[]

GrabRvng

Grab Revenge, known as Steal Revenge (スチールリベンジ, Steal Revenge) in Japan, is a Battle Chip introduced in Mega Man Battle Network 3. It is a stronger version of Grab Banish.

Battle Chips[]

Mega Man Battle Network[]

ID	Battle Chip		Description	Attack	Element	Codes	Rarity
077		Steal	Steal left column of enemy area	-	None	A,E,L,P,S	***

Mega Man Battle Network 2[]

ID		Description	Attack	Element	Codes	Size
128	PanlGrab	Steals 1 enemy square!	-	None	B,H,K,L,P,*	4 MB
129	AreaGrab	Steals left edge from enemy	-	None	E,L,R,S,Z,*	8 MB
130	GrabRvng	Punishes for stolen panels!	-	None	A,L,P,S,W,*	24 MB

Mega Man Battle Network 3[]

ID		Description	Attack	Element	Codes	Size	Rarity
Standard Chip 136	PanlGrab	Steals 1 enemy square!	-	None	A,H,L,S,Y,*	10 MB	*
Standard Chip 137	AreaGrab	Steals left edge from enmy	-	None	E,L,R,S,Y,*	15 MB	**
Standard Chip 138	GrabBack	Retaliate stolen panels!	40	None	A,E,I,K,N	10 MB	***
Standard Chip 139	GrabRvng	Retaliate stolen panels!	80	None	C,G,P,R,Y	30 MB	****

Mega Man Battle Network 4[]

ID		Description	Attack	Element	Codes	Size	Rarity
Standard Chip 118	PanlGrab	Steals 1 enemy square!	-	None	K,O,Y,*	6 MB	*
Standard Chip 119	AreaGrab	Steals left edge from enmy	-	None	E,M,S,*	8 MB	*
Standard Chip 121	GrabBnsh	Retaliate stolen panels!	-	None	E,K,P	24 MB	***
Standard Chip 122	GrabRvng	Retaliate stolen panels!	-	None	D,J,N	48 MB	****

Mega Man Battle Network 5[]

ID		Description	Attack	Codes	Size	Rarity
Standard Chip 148	PanlGrab	Steals 1 enemy square!	-	*	6 MB	*
Standard Chip 149	AreaGrab	Steals left edge from enmy	-	A,L,S,*	8 MB	**
Standard Chip 151	GrabBnsh	20 damage for every stolen sq	-	D,L,R	24 MB	***
Standard Chip 152	GrabRvng	40 damage for every stolen sq	-	F,N,P	48 MB	****

Mega Man Battle Network 6[]

ID		Description	Attack	Codes	Size	Rarity
Standard Chip 164	PanlGrab	Steals 1 enemy square!	-	*	6 MB	*
Standard Chip 165	AreaGrab	Steals left edge from enmy	-	B,F,S,*	8 MB	*
Standard Chip 166	GrabBnsh	20 damage for every stolen sq	-	B,M,S	24 MB	***
Standard Chip 167	GrabRvng	40 damage for every stolen sq	-	I,Q,Z	50 MB	****

Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation[]

ID	Battle Chip		Description translation	Attack	Element
Standard Chip 118		Panel Steal
Standard Chip 119		Area Steal
Standard Chip 121		Steal Punish
Standard Chip 122		Steal Revenge

Rockman.EXE WS[]

Battle Chip	Description translation
Area Steal	A chip that speeds up Rockman

Other media[]

MegaMan NT Warrior anime series[]

Unlike the video games where Area Steal converts the enemy’s tiles into the players tiles, allowing them to stand on them, in the anime Area Steal functions as an ability that quickly transports a NetNavi from their current position to another instantly, apparently teleporting them. It is often used by Navis to quickly teleport in front of their opponent to get the upper hand.

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