MMLC1/MM1-6 Boss Weaknesses and Orders

Although, it's too late for me to create such a guide, when there are already so many out there, but, what the hell?

The following guide will showcase the weaknesses of Robot Masters, Sub-Bosses, Bosses and some other special bosses, as well as the orders, from which Robot Master you should start off.
Numbers in brackets indicate how much damage that particular weapon deals to the enemy

Rock Man 1/Mega Man 1

Order: Bomb -> Guts -> Cut -> Elec(Magnet Beam) -> Ice -> Fire

Pros

Cons

Not Really Difficult Order
Bomb Man takes 2x damage from Mega Buster
Super Arm before Magnet Beam

Bomb Man's Stage's Quite Difficult(for new players and inexperienced)

Alt 1: Guts -> Cut -> Elec(Magnet Beam) -> Ice -> Fire -> Bomb

Pros

Cons

Guts Man takes 2x damage from Mega Buster

Difficult platforming section right after you start the Guts Man's Stage

Alt 2: Cut -> Elec -> Elec(Magnet Beam) -> Ice -> Fire -> Bomb -> Guts

Pros

Cons

More or less, the Easiest Order
Cuts Man takes 3x damage from the Mega Buster and is really easy

Have to replay Elec Man's stage again in order to get the Magnet Beam

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Bomb Man	Fire Storm(4) or Thunder Beam/Rolling Cutter/Mega Buster(2)	Hyper Bomb
Guts Man	Hyper Bomb(10) or Fire Storm/Mega Buster(2)	Super Arm
Cut Man	Super Arm(14) or Fire Storm/Mega Buster(3)	Rolling Cutter
Elec Man	Rolling Cutter(10) or Super Arm(4) or Hyper Bomb(2)	Thunder Beam
Ice Man	Thunder Beam(10) or Hyper Bomb(4) or Rolling Cutter(2)	Ice Slasher
Fire Man	Ice Slasher(4) or Mega Buster/Rolling Cutter(2)	Fire Storm

Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Yellow Devil	Thunder Beam(4) or Mega Buster/Rolling Cutter/Fire Storm(2)
Copy Robot	Hyper Bomb/Fire Storm/Thunder Beam(2)
CWU-01P/Engines in Bubble	Mega Buster(for first 3 bubbles) then Super Arm(the remaining 4)
Wily Machine 1(Phase 1)	Fire Storm(4/per hit)
Wily Machine 1(Phase 2)	Rolling Cutter/Thunder Beam(1/per hit)

* For CWU-01P, each CWU-01P unit has 10 HP (though it is actually 20 in the game's coding); however, 4 units of damage will be taken from the total health meter for each unit destroyed, regardless of which Special Weapon the player uses against them. For this reason, damage values displayed are those against each unit.
* For Wily Machine 1(Phase 2), every weapon, except Ice Slasher and Super Arm(possibly also Hyper Bomb) deals 1 damage. However, TB/RC/FS are recommended to use against this boss, due to the fact, that they hit more than once:
- Rolling Cutter: Hits boss twice or, if aimed correctly, thrice or more. Requires getting closer to Wily
- Thunder Beam: Hits boss twice

I also tried using Fire Storm up close to Wily, but it's more difficult or even impossible to avoid getting hit.

Rock Man 2/Mega Man 2: Mystery of Dr. Wily

Honestly, I don't know any order that works great on difficult

Order: Air(Item-2) -> Crash -> Flash(Item-3) -> Quick -> Metal -> Bubble -> Heat(Item-1) -> Wood

Pros

Cons

Works Great on Normal
Works Good on Difficult
Air Man takes 2x Damage(4x on Normal)
Item-2 before Heat Man

Air Man's Air Tornadoes are HARD to avoid without taking damage

Alt 1: Metal -> Bubble -> Flash(Item-3) -> Wood -> Air(Item-2) -> Heat(Item-1) -> Crash -> Quick

Pros

Cons

The EASIEST order on Normal
Works OK on Difficult
Item-2 before Heat Man

Not the best way to start the game on Hard, but nothing difficult

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Air Man	Leaf Shield(16/8) or Atomic Fire(4:12:12/2:6:6) or Quick Boomerang/Mega Buster(4/2)	Air Shooter
Crash Man	Air Shooter(20/10) or Atomic Fire(2:6:12/1:3:6)	Crash Bomber
Flash Man	Metal Blade(8/4) or Crash Bomber(6/3) or Atomic Fire(4:12:12/2:6:6) or Mega Buster/Bubble Lead(4/2)	Time Stopper
Quick Man	Time Stopper(14/14) + Atomic Fire(4:12:20/2:6:10) or Crash Bomber(8/4) or Mega Buster/Air Shooter(4/2)	Quick Boomerang
Metal Man	Metal Blade(28/14) or Quick Boomerang(8/4) or Atomic Fire(2:6:8/1:3:4)	Metal Blade
Bubble Man	Metal Blade(8/4) or Quick Boomerang/Crash Bomber(4/2)	Bubble Lead
Heat Man	Bubble Lead(12/6) or Quick Boomerang/Air Shooter//Mega Buste(4/2)	Atomic Fire
Wood Man	Heat Man(2:6:28/1:3:14) or Air Shooter(8/4) or Metal Blade/Crash Bomber(4/2)	Leaf Shield

Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Mecha Dragon	Atomic Fire(2:6:16/1:3:8) or Quick Boomerang(2/1)
Picopico-kun/Room enemy	Bubble Lead(2/3) or Metal Blade(1/1)
Guts Tank	Quick Boomerang(4/2) or Atomic Fire(2:6:16/1:3:8)
Boobeam Trap/Turrets on Wall	Crash Bomber(6/per sphere)
Wily Machine 2(Phase 1)	Crash Bomber(8/4) or Atomic Fire(2:6:28/1:3:14)
Wily Machine 2(Phase 2)	Crash Bomber(8/4)
Alien	Bubble Lead(2/1)

* For Weapons, the first number is damage done on Normal; second on Difficult
* For Atomic Fire, the first number is the standard shot; second is when it is charged more; third number is when it is fully charged.
* Damage values for Picopico-kun apply to each unit. Destroying one will deplete the health bar by two units each.
* Time Stopper freezes every boss except for Boobeam Trap. Its animation will be frozen, but it will continue to fire regularly.

Rock Man 3/Mega Man 3: The End of Dr.Wily!?

Order: Top -> Shadow(Rush Marine) -> Spark -> Magnet -> Hard -> Snake -> Gemini -> Needle(Rush Jet)

Pros

Cons

Top Man is an easy boss and so is his stage
Top Man takes 2x Damage from Mega Buster

Possible difficulties at the end of Magnet Man's and Spark Man's Stages

Alt 1: Magnet -> Hard -> Top -> Shadow(Rush Marine) -> Spark -> Snake -> Gemini -> Needle(Rush Jet)

Pros

Cons

Magnet Missile is a great weapon
Magnet Man takes 2x damage from Mega Buster

Magnet Man might give you some trouble
Possible difficulties at the end of Magnet Man's and Spark Man's Stages

Alt 2: Top -> Shadow(Rush Marine) -> Snake -> Gemini -> Needle(Rush Jet) -> Magnet -> Spark -> Hard

Pros

Cons

Rush Jet before Spark Man and Magnet Man's Stages
All of the previous pros

I didn't come up with any tbh

Tip: Mega Man 3's Robot Maser Weakness Cycle(or cycles) are way different than in the other games(except MM8, which is more or less same). There are 2 weakness cycles:
Hard, Magnet, Shadow, Spark and Top and Gemini, Needle, Snake. You can always switch back and forth. Example: If you find Spark Man's stage difficult without Rush Jet(like me), you can switch orders, like this: Continue with "Cycle 1" until Spark Man, stop, then Start "Cycle 2", finish Needle Man off and start Spark Man with Rush Jet.

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Top Man	Hard Knuckle(7) or Top Spin(4) or Needle Cannon/Mega Buster(2)	Top Spin
Shadow Man	Top Spin(7) or Shadow Blade(4) or Hard Knuckle(2)	Shadow Blade
Spark Man	Shadow Blade/Spark Shock(4) or Needle Cannon/Hard Knuckle(2)	Spark Shock
Magnet Man	Spark Shock/Shadow Blade(7) or Magnet Missile(4) or Gemini Laser/Hard Knuckle/Mega Buster(2)	Magnet Missile
Hard Man	Magnet Missile/Hard Knuckle(4)	Hard Knuckle
Snake Man	Needle Cannon/Search Snake(4) or Top Spin/Shadow Blade/Hard Knuckle(2)	Search Snake
Gemini Man	Search Snake(5) or Gemini Laser(4) or Shadow Blade/Top Spin/Hard Knuckle/Magnet Missile(2)	Gemini Laser
Needle Man	Gemini Laser(7) or Needle Cannon(4) or Shadow Blade(2)	Needle Cannon

Sub-Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Proto Man(Magnet, Hard, Shadow, Gemini Man Stages)	Hard Knuckle(4) or Shadow Blade/Magnet Missile(2)
Big Snakey/Giant Snake Head(Snake Man)	Hard Knuckle(5) or Shadow Blade(2,5) or Magnet Missile(2)
Giant Metall/Giant Met(Doc Robot Needle Man)	Hard Knuckle/Search Snake(2,5) or Gemini Laser/Shadow Blade(2)
Tama/"Tiger-Cat"(Top Man)	Hard Knuckle(2.5) or Gemini Laser/Shadow Blade/Magnet Missile(2)
Penpen Maker/Big Penguin(Gemini Man)	Hard Knuckle(3.33) or Shadow Blade/Magnet Missile(2)

Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Doc Robot(Metal Man)	Hard Knuckle/Magnet Missile(4) or Spark Shock/Shadow Blade(2)
Doc Robot(Quick Man)	Gemini Laser/Search Snake(4) or Magnet Missile/Shadow Blade(2)
Doc Robot(Air Man)	Magnet Missile/Spark Shock(4) or Mega Buster/Gemini Laser/Hard Knuckle/Search Snake(2)
Doc Robot(Crash Man)	Hard Knuckle(7) or Top Spin(4) or Mega Buster/Needle Cannon(2)
Doc Robot(Flash Man)	Needle Cannon/Gemini Laser(4) or Shadow Blade(2)
Doc Robot(Bubble Man)	Spark Shock/Shadow Blade(4) or Hard Knuckle/Needle Cannon(2)
Doc Robot(Wood Man)	Needle Cannon/Search Snake(4) or Hard Knuckle/Top Spin/Shadow Blade(2)
Doc Robot(Heat Man)	Top Spin(7) or Shadow Blade(4) or Needle Cannon/Hard Knuckle(2)
Break Man	Mega Buster(1)
Kamegoro Maker/Turtle and Crane	Hard Knuckle/Top Spin/Search Snake/Shadow Blade(3)
Yellow Devil MK-II	Hard Knuckle(5) or Shadow Blade(3)
Holograph Mega Mans	Top Spin(7-28) or Search Snake(7) or Hard Knuckle(4) or Shadow Blade(2)
Wily Machine 3(Phase 1)	Hard Knuckle/Spark Shock(7) or Search Snake(4) or Shadow Blade(2)
Wily Machine 3(Phase 2)	Hard Knuckle(7) or Search Snake(4) or Magnet Missile/Shadow Blade(2) or Rush Jet(1)
Gamma(Phase 1)	Hard Knuckle(4) or Shadow Blade(2)
Gamma(Phase 2)	Top Spin(2-28) or Search Snake(2)

* For Top Spin, more or less damage is inflicted depending on the proximity of the hit.
* For Wily Machine 3(Phase 2), using Rush Jet is actually pretty effensive, since you won't be hit and makes it an easy boss fight

Rock Man 4/Mega Man 4: A New Evil Ambition

Order: Toad(Rush Marine) -> Bright -> Pharaoh(Balloon) -> Ring -> Dust -> Skull -> Dive(Wire) -> Drill(Rush Jet)

Pros

Cons

Toad Man is Pathetically Easy
Rain Flush is a good weapon

Toad Man's stage is more difficult than he is

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Toad Man	Drill Bomb(4:4)	Rain Flush
Bright Man	Rain Flush(4) or Skull Barrier(2)	Flash Stopper
Pharaoh Man	Flash Stopper* or Rain Flush/Dust Crusher(2)	Pharaoh Shot
Ring Man	Pharaoh Shot(2:6)	Ring Boomerang
Dust Man	Ring Boomerang(4)	Dust Crusher
Skull Man	Dust Crusher(4) or Rain Flush(2)	Skull Barrier
Dive Man	Skull Barrier(4) or Dust Crusher(3)	Dive Missile
Drill Man	Dive Missile(3)	Drill Bomb

Sub-Bosses: (It was difficult to count damage)

Boss	Weak Against
Escaroo/Giant Snail(Toad Man)	Pharaoh Shot or Ring Boomerang
Kabatoncue/Hippo(Ring Man)	Pharaoh Shot or Rain Flush or Flash Stopper
Moby/Whale(Dive Man)	Flash Stopper or Drill Bomb
Whopper( NOT BK BURGER )/Rings(Ring Man)	Flash Stopper or Drill Bomb or Pharaoh Shot

Bosses(Cossack):

Boss	Weak Against
Mothraya	Ring Boomerang(4) or Drill Bomb/Dust Crusher(2:2)
Square Machine	Dust Crusher(4) or Drill Bomb(2:2)
Cockroach Twins	Ring Boomerang/Drill Bomb(2:2)
Cossack Catcher	Mega Buster(1:3) or Dust Crusher(2)

Bosses(Wily):

Boss	Weak Against
Metall Daddy/GIANT Met	Ring Boomerang/Dust Crusher(2)
Tako Trash/Trash Tosser(Phase 1)	Ring Boomerang(4)
Wily Machine 4(Phase 1)	Ring Boomerang(3)
Wily Machine 4(Phase 2)	Drill Bomb(0:4)
Wily Capsule	Pharaoh Shot(2:6)

* For Wire Adaptor, it will deal 1 damage to EVERY boss, except Wily Capsule(0)
* For Mega Buster and Pharaoh Shot, their normal shot ALWAYS deal 1 damage and 3 for charged, except:
Mega Buster:
- Wily Capsule, 0:0
Pharaoh Shot:
- Ring Man, 2:6
- Skull Man, 0:0
- Square Machine, 0:0
- Cossack Catcher, 0:0
- Tako Trash, 0:0
- Wily Capsule 4-2, 0:0

* For Mega Buster and Pharaoh Shot, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when it is fully charged
* For Drill Bomb, the first number is damage inflicted when hitting a boss directly with it; the second number is damage inflicted from the explosion itself by detonating a Drill Bomb next to the boss.
* Flash Stopper's offensive attack is an uncharged Mega Buster shot, so it can technically damage any boss that is damaged by the Mega Buster. However, Pharaoh Man becomes frozen by the flash, allowing Mega Man to score more hits without being attacked. In this case, the maximum damage that can be done in a single Flash Stopper activation is 7.
* Toad Man's Rain Flush will always override Mega Man's. If both attack with it at the same time, or one right before the other, Mega Man's Rain Flush will be canceled.
* Damaging the 2nd phase of Wily Machine 4 with the uncharged Mega Buster, Ring Boomerang, Dust Crusher, or unexploded Drill Bomb requires an elevating item, such as Rush Coil or the Balloon.

Rock Man 5/Mega Man 5: Proto Man's Trap

Order: Star(Super Arrow, M) -> Gravity(M) -> Gyro(Rush Jet, A) -> Crystal(V) -> Napalm(N) -> Stone(G) -> Charge(A) -> Wave(E)

Pros

Cons

Easy Order
Star Man is Ridiculously Easy
Having Star Crash before Crystal Man

I didn't find any tbh

Alt 1: Gyro(Rush Jet, A) -> Crystal(V) -> Napalm(N) -> Stone(G) -> Charge(A) -> Wave(E) -> Star(Super Arrow, M) -> Gravity(M)

Pros

Cons

Gyro Man is laughably easy
Gyro Attack is one of the best weapons in the game

No Star Crash before Crystal Man(Although, you can go to Star Man to obtain Star Crash before Crystal Man)

Alt 2: Gravity(M) -> Gyro(Rush Jet, A) -> Crystal(V) -> Napalm(N) -> Stone(G) -> Charge(A) -> Wave(E) -> Star(Super Arrow, M)

Pros

Cons

Gravity Hold is a good weapon
Gravity Man's Stage is not difficult

Gravity Man, however, is a bit hard
The same con as stated in Alt 1 Order

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Star Man	Water Wave(4)	Star Crash
Gravity Man	Star Crash(4)	Gravity Hold
Gyro Man	Gravity Hold(4)	Gyro Attack
Crystal Man	Gyro Attack(4)	Crystal Eye
Napalm Man	Crystal Eye(3)	Napalm Bomb
Stone Man	Napalm Bomb(4)	Power Stone
Charge Man	Power Stone(4)	Charge Kick
Wave Man	Charge Kick(4)	Water Wave

Sub-Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Octoper OA(Wave Man)	Mega Buster(1:3)

Bosses(Proto Man):

Boss	Weak Against
Dark Man 1	Beat/Water Wave(3)
Dark Man 2	Beat(3) or Napalm Bomb/Super Arrow/Crystal Eye(2)
Dark Man 3	Beat(3) or Super Arrow/Gyro Attack(2)
Dark Man 4	Beat(3) or Power Stone/Star Crash(2)

Bosses(Wily):

Boss	Weak Against
Big Pets/Column	Crystal Eye(4)
Circring Q9	Gyro Attack(4)
Wily Press	Star Crash(4)
Wily Machine 5	Super Arrow(4)
Wily Capsule II	Beat(2)

* For Mega Buster, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when it is fully charged.
* Mega Buster will ALWAYS deal 1 damage with normal shot and 3 with charged to ANY enemy

Rock Man 6/Mega Man 6: The Greatest Battle of All Time

Order: Plant(Rush Jet) -> Tomahawk(Energy Balancer, B) -> Yamato(E) -> Knight(A) -> Centaur(T) -> Wind -> Flame(Rush Power) -> Blizzard

Pros

Cons

Plant Man is...*holds his laughter*...you can guess
Rush Jet Adaptor ASAP

Plant Man's Stage is harder than the boss of the stage

Alt 1: Flame(Rush Power) -> Blizzard -> Plant(Rush Jet) -> Tomahawk(Energy Balancer, B) -> Yamato(E) -> Knight(A) -> Centaur(T) -> Wind

Pros

Cons

Flame Blast is a great weapon
Rush Power Adaptor ASAP

Flame Man will put up a good fight

Alt 2: Flame(Rush Power) -> Plant(Rush Jet) -> Blizzard -> Tomahawk(Energy Balancer, B) -> Yamato(E) -> Knight(A) -> Centaur(T) -> Wind

Pros

Cons

Flame Blast is a great weapon
Rush Power and Jet Adaptors ASAP

All of the previous cons

Robot Masters:

Boss	Weak Against	Gives You
Plant Man	Blizzard Attack(4) or Flame Blast(2)	Plant Barrier
Tomahawk Man	Plant Barrier(4)	Silver Tomahawk
Yamato Man	Silver Tomahawk(4)	Yamato Spear
Knight Man	Yamato Spear(4)	Knight Crush
Centaur Man	Knight Crush(4)	Centaur Flash
Wind Man	Centaur Flash(4)	Wind Storm
Flame Man	Wind Storm(4)	Flame Blast
Blizzard Man	Flame Blast(4)	Blizzard Attack

Sub-Bosses:

Boss	Weak Against
Gamarn and Gamadayu/Giant Frog and Samurai(Yamato Man)	Flame Blast and Silver Tomahawk
Gorilla Tank(Plant Man)	Flame Blast
Metall Potton(Tomahawk Man and Wily Castle Final)	Flame Blast/Knight Crush/Plant Barrier/Silver Tomahawk

Bosses(Mr. X):

Boss	Weak Against
Rounder II	Flame Blast/Plant Barrier(4) or Silver Tomahawk/Knight Crush(3) or Wind Storm/Yamato Spear/Blizzard Attack(2)
Power Piston	Silver Tomahawk(3) or Yamato Spear/Knight Crush(2)
Metonger Z	Blizzard Attack(3)
X Crusher	Flame Blast(4)

Bosses(Wily):

Boss	Weak Against
Mechazaurus	Yamato Spear(4)
Tank CSII	Wind Storm(4)
Wily Machine 6(Phases 1 and 2)	Silver Tomahawk(4) or Knight Crush(2)
Wily Capsule	Silver Tomahawk(4) or Knight Crush(2)

* For Mega Buster, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when it is fully charged.
* Mega Buster will ALWAYS deal 1 damage with normal shot and 3 with charged to ANY enemy
* For Rush Power Adaptor, the first number is with uncharged shots; the second number is damage inflicted from partially charged shots; third number is when it is fully charged and it always deals:
- 2:3:2 to ANY Robot Master
- 2:3:4 to ANY Boss, except 2:3:1 to Mechazaurus
* After Plant Man fires his barrier, he will be frozen in a specific pose until the barrier leaves the screen. Striking him with a fully-charged Power Adapter shot will interrupt this code and cause him to jump again, without a barrier. When he lands, the barrier firing sound will play again and he will resume his attack pose.
* Power Piston changes its direction when hit with a fully-charged Power Adaptor shot.
* A fully-charged Power Adapter shot can be used to deflect Mechazaurus's platforms at it, inflicting 1 unit of damage against it.

Other Works of Mine

If you have trouble finding items in Mega Man 7, this guide will help you out:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1104635797

If you wanna see the guide, explaining the weaknesses of Robot Masters, Bosses, etc. for Mega Man 7-10, this guide is for you:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1104459473

[Jim the Wizard]

TY so much for the gide it is so helpfull ty

[Jaiko 🐉]

Oh, I didn't know you could remote detonate the drill bomb. Thanks for the tip!

[Shmooooey]

Thanks! And you're supposed to detonate it, when it is close to the machine's weak spot

[Jaiko 🐉]

Let me start off by saying thank you for such a great, informative guide! It's helped me master the first three Mega Man games so far! I'm going to use this guide for the remaining three as well.

I do have one correction to submit: In Mega Man 4, the second stage of the Dr. Wily machine cannot be harmed by the drill bomb. The charged mega buster is the only thing that works

[mungus]

this is so helpful! big thanks!

[Shmooooey]

Thank you!

[Antiiilluminatisquad]

For alt-1 Flame man will put up a good fight, but if you stand 2 pillars (the background) away from him then you will always dodge the flame blasts. Amazing guide! iv'e been using this for my whole playthrough of the games! for you!

[Shmooooey]

You must not let them stop you from walking, furret! In all reality, I usually try to kill bottom 2, jump from the top one who tries to dive-bomb you, and run straight ahead

[Funky Furret]

THE BLUE PROPELLER THINGS JUST SWARM ME IN CUT MAN I CANT EVEN GET PAST THE SPAWN POINT!!!!!!!!

[Shmooooey]

Ah, apologies, I didn't know about that one!