Photon Missile (フォトンミサイル Foton Misairu) is Mars's Special Weapon from Mega Man V. When equipped, Mega Man sends out a missile that delays for a second before launching. Each missile also has the ability to pierce through enemies. This is perfect for setting up traps. Photon Missiles travel very quickly at top speed, being able to make their way from one side of the screen to the other in 1/3rd of a second.
Venus, Dark Moon, Quint and Ballade are especially vulnerable to this weapon, and it's also the secondary weakness of Saturn and Neptune. Uranus is immune to the Photon Missile.
Damage data chart[]
Damage values in units in Mega Man V.
| Photon Missile (MA) | |
| Boss | Damage |
| Mercury | 1 |
| Venus | 3 |
| Mars | 0 |
| Jupiter | 1 |
| Saturn | 2 |
| Uranus | 0 |
| Pluto | 1 |
| Neptune | 2 |
| Dark Moon | 3 |
| Terra | 1 |
| Skull Blazer | -- |
| Enker | 0 |
| Quint | 3 |
| Punk | 1 |
| Ballade | 4 |
| L. Knuckle and R. Knuckle | 2 |
| Brain Crusher: 1st Phase | -- |
| Brain Crusher: 2nd Phase | 2 |
| Sunstar | 1 |
Capacity[]
One Photon Missile uses one weapon energy unit. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 19 times. With the Power Generator, two Photon Missiles use one weapon energy unit. With a full weapon energy gauge, it can be used 38 times.
Gallery[]
| 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) |