Buster Shot

Buster Shot
Zero wielding a Buster Shot in Mega Man Zero.
Series Information
In-game appearances:	Mega Man Zero series
Other appearances:	Rockman Zero (manga)

This article is about Zero's weapon in the Mega Man Zero series. For other uses, see Buster.

The Buster Shot (バスターショット, Basutā Shotto) is a recurring weapon in the Mega Man franchise. It is a small firearm that can charge and fire energy shots, similar to the Mega Buster or X-Buster. Zero wields one in the Mega Man Zero series, and Grey wields one in Mega Man ZX Advent.

Mega Man Zero

Milan fired bullets from a handgun to repel Neo Arcadian troops in the Forgotten Laboratory. Once Zero was awoken, he took the fallen Milan's gun to make the Buster Shot to defend himself and Ciel. Concept art and illustrations show that Zero loads the Z-Saber into the Buster Shot as a power cell, granting the weapon energy bullets and eventually the ability to fire Charge Shots. It is mounted onto Zero's back when not used.

In this game, Zero must use the Buster Shot extensively to earn skill points and access its most powerful abilities, including its Charge Shot. The Buster Shot's skill level will not increase until the Z-Saber is obtained.

Image	Level	Upgrade	Description
	-	-	Zero can fire the standard three shots at a time.
	★1	After obtaining the Z Saber.	Zero can charge the Buster Shot by one level.
	★2	200 hits	Zero can fire 4 shots at a time.
	★3	400 hits	Zero can charge the Buster Shot up to Lv. 2.
	★4	1200 hits	The Buster Shot charges faster.

The Buster Shot can also be equipped with Element Chips obtained from certain bosses, adding some variety to Zero's long-range arsenal. They replace the normal Lv. 2 Charge Shot.

Image	Chip	Boss	Description
	Thunder Chip	Aztec Falcon	Paralyzes enemies on hit, rendering them briefly intangible.
	Flame Chip	Guard Orotic	Ignites enemies on hit, causing them to slowly lose health for a while.
	Ice Chip	Blizzack Staggroff	Freezes enemies on hit, halting their movement and leaving them open to attack.

Mega Man Zero 2

Zero still has to earn skill points to level up his Buster Shot, but there are only three skill levels, with the four bullets upgrade being removed, although Zero can still fire four bullets at a time using X Form. Similar to the first game, the skill level will not increase during the first mission in the Sand Wilderness, only after Zero is restored in the New Resistance Base.

Level	Upgrade	Description
★1	-	Zero can fire the standard three shots at a time and charge the buster by one level.
★2	200 hits	Zero can charge the Buster Shot up to Lv. 2.
★3	600 hits	The Buster Shot charges faster.

The Element Chips from the previous game return, with the addition that Zero can obtain EX Skills from bosses to further alter their properties.

Image	EX Skill	Boss	Chip required	Description
	Laser Shot	Hyleg Ourobockle	None	Capable of going right through enemies.
	Spark Shot	Panter Flauclaws	Thunder Chip	The shot splits vertically when it hits an enemy.
	Blast Shot	Fighting Fefnir	Flame Chip	Engulfs surrounding enemies in an explosion.
	Triple Shot	Poler Kamrous	Ice Chip	Splits into three directions upon impact.

Mega Man Zero 3

Starting in Mega Man Zero 3, Zero no longer needs to earn skill points to level up his Buster Shot, as he starts off with all his base abilities from the previous game. This is also the last game where the Element Chips are used. In Mega Man Zero 3, Zero can fire four bullets using the Hacker Cyber-elf Shuthas. It is also possible to modify the appearance of Buster Shot's bullets with Mod Cards.

Image	EX Skill	Boss	Chip required	Description
	Reflect Laser	Copy X Mk. II	None	Pierces enemies and reflects off walls.
	V-Shot	Volteel Biblio	Thunder Chip	A forward diagonal shot that splits into a horizontal V shape.
	Burst Shot	Blazin' Flizard	Flame Chip	Engulfs surrounding enemies in an explosion.
	Blizzard Arrow	Blizzack Staggroff R	Ice Chip	Fire three ice blasts.

Mega Man Zero 4

With the Element Chips removed, Zero only needs to earn the EX Skills from the game's bosses, which each carry an elemental alignment.

Image	EX Skill	Boss	Element	Description
	Time Stopper	Popla Cocapetri	None	Damages and paralyzes the enemy.
	Tractor Shot	Mino Magnus	Thunder	A lightning-element shot that absorbs enemy projectiles to increase the shot's attack power. Can damage on contact with the charging shot without using it up.
	Burning Shot	Sol Titanion	Fire	Explodes on collision.
	Ice Javelin	Tech Kraken	Ice	Fires a spear of ice from the buster. Multiple hits.

Mega Man ZX series

In Mega Man ZX, Model ZX wields a weapon resembling the Buster Shot called the ZX Buster. This weapon is an alternate mode of the ZX Saber.

In Mega Man ZX Advent, Grey's default weapon is called a Buster Shot which can fire up to three bullets at a time, while Ashe wields a Laser Shot that can fire two larger bullets at a time. When they Megamerge with Model A, they can fire Charge Shots, along with a Homing Shot and a Giga Crush.

Gallery

Artwork

Zero firing the Buster Shot.

Concept art

Concept art

Card artwork

Grey with Model A's Buster Shots.

Concept art of Model A's holster.

Animation

Buster Shot in Mega Man Zero.

Charge Shot (S) in Mega Man Zero.

Charge Shot (L) in Mega Man Zero.

Charge Shot (Thunder Chip) in Mega Man Zero.

Charge Shot (Flame Chip) in Mega Man Zero.

Charge Shot (Ice Chip) in Mega Man Zero.

Trivia

• The Buster Shot was mistranslated as Z Buster in the first Mega Man Zero game. The error was fixed in Mega Man Zero Collection.