The Hornet Chaser (ホーネットチェイサー Hōnetto Cheisā) is Hornet Man's Special Weapon from Mega Man 9. Mega Man (or Proto Man) shoots out robotic hornet drones to sting enemies for low damage (one point of damage) or to retrieve items (doing both if it happens to kill an enemy that drops an item). It gives priority to chase up enemies before grabbing items to the user. The hornets will bring back most kinds of items to Mega Man, such as Life Energy and 1UPs, even through walls. This makes it useful for picking up items on spikes, fire pits, and other hazards. However, it doesn't pick up E Tanks and M Tanks.
Hornet Chaser is Splash Woman's weakness. However, if used when Splash Woman is calling her fish minions, Hornet Chaser will home in on them instead.
Damage data chart[]
Damage values in units in Mega Man 9.
 Hornet Chaser
| |
| Boss | Damage |
| Concrete Man | 1 |
| Tornado Man | 1 |
| Splash Woman | 4 |
| Plug Man | 1 |
| Jewel Man | 1 |
| Hornet Man | 1 |
| Magma Man | 1 |
| Galaxy Man | 1 |
| Spike Pushers | -- |
| Mega Mech Shark: 1st Phase | 2 |
| Mega Mech Shark: 2nd Phase | 2 |
| Mega Mech Shark: 3rd Phase | 2 |
| Twin Devil | 1 |
| Wily Machine No. 9: 1st Phase | -- |
| Wily Machine No. 9: 2nd Phase | 1 |
| Wily Capsule | 1 |
| Fake Man | 1 |
- For "Spike Shooters" and Wily Machine No. 9's first phase, both bosses do not have data for them because they must be damaged with their own weapon or obstacle -- the Hornet Chaser cannot inflict damage to them directly.
Capacity[]
Hornet Chaser costs one weapon energy unit per hornet. It can be fired twenty-eight times with a full weapon energy gauge.
Bosses weak against Hornet Chaser[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This weapon functions similarly to Bomb Bee from Mega Man Xtreme 2 in the sense that it goes after enemies, although Bomb Bee cannot retrieve items.
| Nature / Plant / Animal Special Weapons and Techniques | |
|---|---|
| Special Weapons | |
| Mega Man series | Leaf Shield (2) • Search Snake (3) • Plant Barrier (6) • Hornet Chaser (9) • Tropical Hazard (SFxMM) |
| Mega Man X series | Silk Shot (X2) • Parasitic Bomb (X3) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) • Spike Ball (X5) • Yammar Option (X6) • Green Spinner (X8, X's) • Blast Launcher (X8, Axl's) |
| Zero's Techniques | |
| Techniques | Fish Fang (Xtreme 2) • Yammar Option (X6) • Youdantotsu / Renyoudan (X8) |
| Homing Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Mega Man series | Magnet Missile (3) • Dive Missile (4) • Beat (5) • Homing Sniper (8) • Hornet Chaser (9) • Spark Chaser (V) • Forte Vulcan (R&F) |
| Mega Man X series | Homing Torpedo (X) • Parasitic Bomb (X3) • Sniper Missile (X7) • Wind Cutter (X7)• Shadow Runner (X8) • Thunder Dancer (X8) • Bomb Bee (Xtreme 2) |