Leaf Shield

Leaf Shield (リーフシールド) is Wood Man's power. It can be obtained after defeating Wood Man in Mega Man 2, Mega Man II, Mega Man: The Power Battle, and Super Adventure Rockman, and is one of the abilities that Mega Man can use in the Marvel vs. Capcom games. When used, the shield will stay on Mega Man as long as he stays still, but the instant he moves, the shield will fly off in the direction he moved in. Wood Man can be seen using the power in the Sega Saturn version of Mega Man 8, and it also appears in Mega Man 10 as an ability of the Weapons Archive.

Damage Data Chart
Known damage values in units for Mega Man 2.


 * *Any data with a "+" represents the weapon actually restoring the boss's health.

Boss Weak Against Leaf Shield

 * Air Man: Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II
 * Buster Rod. G 2: Mega Man: The Wily Wars
 * Cut Man: Mega Man: The Power Battle

Bosses Immune To Leaf Shield

 * Alien: Mega Man 2
 * Bubble Man: Mega Man 2
 * Boobeam Trap: Mega Man 2
 * Crash Man: Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II
 * Flash Man: Mega Man 2
 * Guts-Dozer: Mega Man 2
 * Heat Man: Mega Man 2
 * Mecha Dragon: Mega Man 2
 * Metal Man: Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II
 * Picopico-kun: Mega Man 2
 * Quick Man: Mega Man 2
 * Wily Machine: Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II
 * Hard Man: Mega Man II
 * Magnet Man: Mega Man II
 * Needle Man: Mega Man II
 * Top Man: Mega Man II
 * Hyper Storm. H: Mega Man: The Wily Wars
 * Fire Snakey: Mega Man: The Wily Wars
 * Wily Machine Form 1 and 2: Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Usefulness
The Leaf Shield is quite useful when used on the moving platforms in Crash Man's stage, as the Telly's will be destroyed upon making impact with the Leaf Shield; the same strategy is highly advised when dealing with Pipis in Air Man's stage and use of such a strategy may result in the getting of many powerups.

Trivia

 * The Leaf Shield is the first shield weapon in the series.
 * In Mega Man 2, if the player beats a boss with the Leaf Shield still active, a lighter tune of the victory jingle and the weapon get music will be playing.