Mega Ball

Mega Ball, known as Rock Ball (ロックボール) in Japan, is a weapon from the game Mega Man 8 that Mega Man obtains in the opening stage. Mega Man drops a ball that can be kicked at enemies. Holding up on the control pad will make the ball go at a higher angle. However, it takes practice to kick it and hit well. The Mega Ball can also be bounced off of (even in midair) to reach hard-to-reach areas, acting very similar to Rush Coil (which, coincidentally, does not appear in-game). It can also be used to reveal hidden items such as a 1-up in the beginning of Clown Man's stage. The boss Atetemino can only be hit with this weapon.

Damage Data Chart
Damage values in units in Mega Man 8.


 * For Bliking, it is the only boss in Mega Man 8 to take a different amount of damage from each strike from the Mega Ball (2 units of damage, the first strike; 1 the second time; 2, 1, 2, etc.), hence the data value in its field above is listed in fraction form.
 * Cut Man and Wood Man are available only in the Sega Saturn version of Mega Man 8.

Marvel vs. Capcom
The Mega Ball is one of the three weapons used by Mega Man and Roll in the fighting games Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. Curiously, the weapon kept its Japanese name in the English versions of these games- being referred to as the Rock Ball. It works more-or-less the same as it did in Mega Man 8, by being placed on the ground, and able to be launched by either hitting it with a kick, or running into it. It fires off at an upwards angle, making it useful as an anti-air move and for keeping opponents trapped.