Scorch Wheel

"Mega Man: The Scorch Wheel launches a flaming wheel, right? Dr. Light: Yes, and the wheel may also burn the things it touches."

- Mega Man and Dr. Light

Scorch Wheel, known as Burning Wheel (バーニングホイール) in Japan and the English version of Mega Man: The Power Battle, is Turbo Man's Special Weapon in Mega Man 7 and Mega Man: The Power Battle. When equipped and used by Mega Man, he creates a wheel of fire that surrounds him before sending it forward, and it rolls on the ground like a normal wheel until it hits a wall or an enemy. If the player holds the attack button, the fire wheels will rotate around him for a while before being launched. When used in the air, the wheel will slowly fall downwards while travelling forward. Scorch Wheel can be used to scorch certain objects, especially the trees in Slash Man's stage (this is how Beat is found) and can even be used on some ice on the floors on Freeze Man's stage. Scorch Wheel can also light the candles in the dark corridor in Shade Man's stage, allowing the player to see the platforms, the spikes, and the rest of the landscape.

This weapon is the secondary weakness of Freeze Man, Burst Man, and Slash Man. If Burst Man is hit by the weapon, he will be pushed back and drop four bombs on the ground before going straight to shooting Danger Wraps at Mega Man, similar to when he is hit by a fully charged Mega Buster shot. If Slash Man is hit by this weapon, he will be engulfed in flames and will go into dropping eggs on Mega Man. Freeze Man, however, will not be stunned or have his pattern stopped when hit by the Scorch Wheel, though he still takes heavy damage from it.

Bodies of liquid substances can destroy or weaken the Wheel. If shot while submerged, there will be a weak short range attack and the Wheel leaves bubbles that float and do not affect any element.

Damage Data Chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man 7.

Bosses weak against Burning Wheel

 * Slash Man: Mega Man 7
 * Freeze Man: Mega Man 7
 * Note: Freeze Man takes heavy damage from the Scorch Wheel, but is not stunned upon damage like the other two Robot Masters, nor does he halt his pattern when hit.
 * Burst Man: Mega Man 7
 * Cloud Man: Mega Man: The Power Battle

Trivia

 * A picture of Mega Man using Scorch Wheel (the picture at the top) is used as the background picture for the extra downloaded material in the Mega Man Anniversary Collection.
 * This is the only weapon to have a fire shield (Fire Storm, Fire Man) that can be thrown (Leaf Shield, Wood Man) in multiple directions (Metal Blade, Metal Man).
 * Scorch Wheel is the weakness of three Robot Masters in Mega Man 7, making it the second most effective weapon in in one game (only being beaten by, unsurprisingly, the Metal Blade).
 * Although not an overtly fire-themed Robot Master, Turbo Man's signature special weapon of Scorch Wheel is based on how current automobiles utilize combustion based mechanics centered mainly on petroleum based fuels, and to cultural basis taking inspiration from its widespread use; automobiles are also known to generate a lot of heat within its engines to power acceleration, and such acceleration creates such extreme conditions to where tires and brakes must endure great stresses of friction in the event of needing to slow down or stop, leading to terms such as "fueling up" and "burning rubber". Even musically, such themes can be found in Metallica's 1998 hit song Fuel.