Metal Blade: Difference between revisions

This move involves Mega Man throwing a circular saw blade towards his opponent. The blade can be thrown in 8 different directions, including backwards. Metal Blade can also be caught out of the air by opponents or picked up after being thrown into a solid surface, acting as a throwable [[item]] and retaining its straight trajectory when thrown again. If Mega Man throws the Metal Blade straight down into the ground, he can immediately pick it back up and use it as an item, which improves its utility. The blade vanishes after traveling a moderate distance, and only one blade can be in play at a time, unlike the original Metal Blade from ''Mega Man 2'', which could be spammed and traveled the length of the screen.

Unlike most other [[projectiles]] Metal Blade travels through opponents and hits multiple times, its [[hitbox]] staying active until the sawblade disappears. This means it will do more hits against larger opponents (this can be most obviously seen when using Metal Blade against [[Master Core]]'s beast form), though in normal battles it will usually hit an average of two times. Because it has high [[hitstun]] and locks opponents in place, Metal Blade is generally a good projectile to start combos with and can create openings for Mega Man to [[approach]].