Triad Thunder

Triad Thunder (トライアードサンダー) is the weapon that X obtains from Volt Catfish in Mega Man X3. Uncharged, the weapon causes three orbs to surround X, in an upwards triangular pattern, which conduct electricity between them in a triangular pattern, then fire a trio of electric blasts outward before falling down the screen. If the FIRE button is pressed when the orbs appear, the pods will then change formation to an upside-down triangular fashion for an additional use of the same amount of Weapon Energy used to fire the weapon in the first place. The player can change the pods back to their original position, and can even change it up to three times unless either the weapon runs its course, an enemy makes contact with any of the pods, or the player runs out of Weapon Energy.

When fully charged, X smashes his fist against the ground, releasing electric sparks along the floor and walls. Any enemies touching the ground during this attack will be destroyed or heavily damaged. This can also be used to destroy some obstacles and open new paths.

Crush Crawfish, Bit and Volt Kurageil share a weakness to this weapon.

Damage Data Chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man X3.


 * For Triad Thunder, the first set of values is damage done in its normal state; first number is damage done with the electrified pods, the second number is from the lightning bolts fired from them. For the second set of values, the first number is damage done with the initial shockwave, and the second number is damage done with the electric balls that follow it.
 * For Crush Crawfish, using a charged Triad Thunder against him will not only damage and stun him from the initial attack, but he will be stunned long enough to take damage from the electric balls, resulting in a total of six units of damage done to him.
 * Using a charged Triad Thunder will have no effect on Volt Kurageil as the shockwave cannot damage it, nor can the electric balls that follow it even reach it.
 * For Godkarmachine O Inary and Press Disposer, the only time when they can be damaged is from the initial shockwave.



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Tri-Thunder (Mega Man Xtreme 2)
Tri-Thunder, abbr. for Triad Thunder (トライアードサンダー) is a different version of Triad Thunder that X or Zero obtains from Volt Catfish in Mega Man Xtreme 2. When used by X, it shoots electric arcs in three directions, and when charged it surrounds him with electricity which is shot in random directions. When used by Zero, he punches the ground, damaging all grounded enemies and generating two electric arcs which sweep across the screen.

Trivia

 * In the official art of Mega Man X using Triad Thunder, his armor is depicted as being lavender-and-mint green; in Mega Man X3 however, the color scheme for his sprite is purple-and-green.