Grab Buster, known as Snatch Buster (スナッチバスター Sunacchi Basutā) in Japan, is Mercury's special weapon from Mega Man V. When Mercury uses it against Mega Man, he can steal weapon energy, Tanks and P-Chips. Mercury can also fire it diagonally. Mercury fires his first, fifth, and ninth shots close to the ground, so Mega Man must jump over those to save his items.
When used by Mega Man, it sends a sparking shot straight forward that can steal energy from the enemy. If it hits, he will get a small Life Energy, healing for two units of health. It's Pluto's weakness, though he can gain defense against the Grab Buster with his Break Dash. It's also one of the secondary weaknesses of L. Knuckle and R. Knuckle alongside Photon Missile and one of the weaknesses of Brain Crusher's second form alongside Photon Missile, Salt Water and Spark Chaser, though the Mega Arm deals even more damage to it. All other bosses are immune to this weapon.
While MOST enemies hit by this weapon will yield a small Life Energy to regain health, Pikashu is an exception and will not yield any energy.
In Mega Man Megamix, Mercury was considered a failure due to his high energy budget (which was due to his shapeshifting powers which are explained as a sentient force field that traps matter within itself to form a humanoid body), so the Grab Buster was made to help him replenish energy.
Damage data chart[]
Damage values in units in Mega Man V.
| Grab Buster (ME) | |
| Boss | Damage |
| Mercury | 0 |
| Venus | 0 |
| Mars | 0 |
| Jupiter | 0 |
| Saturn | 0 |
| Uranus | 0 |
| Pluto | 3 |
| Neptune | 0 |
| Dark Moon | 0 |
| Terra | 0 |
| Skull Blazer | -- |
| Enker | 0 |
| Quint | 0 |
| Punk | 0 |
| Ballade | 0 |
| L. Knuckle and R. Knuckle | 2 |
| Brain Crusher: 1st Phase | -- |
| Brain Crusher: 2nd Phase | 2 |
| Sunstar | 0 |
Capacity[]
Activating Grab Buster consumes one weapon energy unit. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 19 times. But if the Power Generator is used, two shots will consume one energy unit, and it can be used 38 times with a full weapon gauge.
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