Deep Digger (ディープディガー Dīpu Digā) is Uranus's Special Weapon from Mega Man V. This weapon can only be activated when Mega Man stands on top of certain square-shaped blocks, which he can pick up and throw forward in a straight line. Blocks that can be thrown will change color when Mega Man comes into contact with them. If a thrown block hits an object or wall, it will break into four smaller pieces that ricochet in the opposite direction. It's very similar in function to the Super Arm, though Mega Man can still fire when using this Special Weapon.
The floor of Terra's lair is made of Deep Digger blocks; accordingly, this weapon is his weakness. This can be used to dig up blocks in Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto's stages to obtain crystals.
Damage data chart[]
Known damage values in units for Mega Man V. As Deep Digger blocks are only available in the battles against Terra and Uranus, they are the only bosses that can be hit by it.
| Deep Digger (UR) | |
| Boss | Damage |
| Mercury | -- |
| Venus | -- |
| Mars | -- |
| Jupiter | -- |
| Saturn | -- |
| Uranus | 0 |
| Pluto | -- |
| Neptune | -- |
| Dark Moon | -- |
| Terra | 4 |
| Skull Blazer | -- |
| Enker | -- |
| Quint | -- |
| Punk | -- |
| Ballade | -- |
| L. Knuckle and R. Knuckle | -- |
| Brain Crusher: 1st Phase | -- |
| Brain Crusher: 2nd Phase | -- |
| Sunstar | -- |
Capacity[]
Deep Digger uses two weapon energy units. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 10 times. With the Power Generator, Deep Digger use one weapon energy unit. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 19 times.
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Trivia[]
- The Deep Digger can also be used against Uranus in the second encounter against him by grabbing the ground pieces from under him and thus making him fall into the pit below, instantly defeating him. Defeating Uranus with this method however can be rather tricky as not only can Mega Man easily fall in the pit as well, but Uranus can regenerate the floor of his arena if the player is not quick enough.
- A similar phenomenon can happen to Tengu Man in Mega Man & Bass, using Spread Drill to knock Tengu Man into the pit, but it does not instantly destroy him; instead, Tengu Man rises back to continue his fight.
- This weapon works very similar to the Super Arm from the first Mega Man game, although they differ in the position Mega Man must be to pick up a block, the size of the blocks that can be picked up, and the movement of the debris that the blocks emit from their bodies when they strike an object.
| Earth / Mineral / Drilling Weapons and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Super Arm (1) • Drill Bomb (4) • Dust Crusher (4) • Power Stone (5) • Crystal Eye (5) • Junk Shield (7) • Concrete Shot (9) • Jewel Satellite (9) • Block Dropper (11) • Deep Digger (V) • Spread Drill (M&B) |
| Mega Man X series | Crystal Hunter (X2) • Silk Shot (X2) • Tornado Fang (X3) • Ground Dash (X6) • Gaea Shield (X7) • Crystal Wall (X8, X's) |
| Zero's Techniques and EX Skills | |
| Techniques | Earth Gaizer (Xtreme 2) • Drill Crush (Xtreme 2) • Sentsuizan (X6) |
| EX Skills | Sky Chaser (Z4) |