Ballade Cracker (バラードクラッカー Barādo Kurakkā) is Ballade's Special Weapon in Mega Man IV. It can be shot in seven directions, and explodes on impact. Ballade Cracker is also used by the "Bridge" boss. This is the weakness of Wily Robo Iron Golem's second form.
Ballade Cracker can also be obtained in Mega Man 10, Mega Man being the only playable character able to use it. In this game, it is a bit slower and it is Enker's weakness.
Ballade Cracker has yet to appear in the main Mega Man Archie Comics series proper, but it does appear in the crossover arc Worlds Collide alongside Ballade himself. One of these weapons was responsible for severely injuring Miles "Tails" Prower.
Damage data charts
Damage values in units in Mega Man IV.
 Ballade Cracker
| |
| Boss | Damage |
| Toad Man | 1 |
| Bright Man | 1 |
| Pharaoh Man | 1 |
| Ring Man | 1 |
| Crystal Man | 1 |
| Napalm Man | 1 |
| Stone Man | 2 |
| Charge Man | 1 |
| "Satellite Cannon" | 2* |
| Ballade | 1* |
| "Bridge" | 3 |
| Hunter | 2 |
| Wily Robo Iron Golem (Form 1) | 0 |
| Wily Robo Iron Golem (Form 2) | 3 |
| "Wily UFO" | 0 |
- *Damage values on "Satellite Cannon" and Ballade were found via cheating device.
Damage values in units in Mega Man 10.
 Ballade Cracker
| |
| Boss | Damage |
| Blade Man | 1 |
| Pump Man | 1 |
| Commando Man | 1 |
| Chill Man | 1 |
| Sheep Man | 1 |
| Strike Man | 1 |
| Nitro Man | 1 |
| Solar Man | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Elec Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Wood Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Gemini Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Ring Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Napalm Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Flame Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Slash Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Frost Man) | 1 |
| Weapons Archive (Tornado Man) | 1 |
| Crab Puncher | 1 |
| Block Devil | 1 |
| Wily Machine 10: 1st Phase | 1 |
| Wily Machine 10: 2nd Phase | 1 |
| Wily Capsule | 0 |
| Enker | 3 |
| Punk | 0 |
| Ballade | 0 |
Capacity
In Mega Man IV and Mega Man 10, two Ballade Crackers use 1 weapon energy unit. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 38 times in Mega Man IV and 56 times in Mega Man 10.
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Trivia
- The Ballade Cracker is one of the only two weapons in Mega Man 10 other than the Mega Buster that harms Enker, the other being the Mirror Buster, and is the only weapon he is weak against.
| Explosive Special Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man series | Hyper Bomb (1) • Crash Bomber (2) • Magnet Missile (3) • Drill Bomb (4) • Napalm Bomb (5) • Danger Wrap (7) • Flash Bomb (8) • Homing Sniper (8) • Black Hole Bomb (9) • Commando Bomb (10) • Chain Blast (11) • Ballade Cracker (IV) • Bubble Bomb (V) • Photon Missile (V) • Remote Mine (M&B) • Mine Sweeper (SFxMM) • Nuclear Detonator (DOS) |
| Mega Man X series | Magnet Mine (X2) • Parasitic Bomb (X3) • Explosion (X7) • Green Spinner (X8, X's) • Blast Launcher (X8, Axl's) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) |
| Mega Man IV | |
|---|---|
| Robot Masters | |
| Bright Man • Toad Man • Pharaoh Man • Ring Man Stone Man • Charge Man • Napalm Man • Crystal Man | |
| Other bosses | |
| "Satellite Cannon" • Ballade • "Bridge" • Hunter • Wily Robo Iron Golem | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Flash Stopper • Rain Flush • Pharaoh Shot • Ring Boomerang Power Stone • Charge Kick • Napalm Bomb • Crystal Eye • Ballade Cracker | |
| Support items | |
| Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Beat | |
| Locations | |
| Dr. Light's Laboratory • Bright Man Stage • Toad Man Stage • Pharaoh Man Stage • Ring Man Stage Wily Station • Stone Man Stage • Charge Man Stage • Napalm Man Stage • Crystal Man Stage • Wily Battleship | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Enemies • Script | |