History GameBreaker / MegamanBattleNetwork

** The key to the strategy are damage plus chips. In earlier games, there exists variation for every elements, and Navi Chip adding +20 to +40 damage. The basic Attack Plus chips exists in +10, +20, and +30 variations. Eventually the entire elemental variations of these chips are removed, leaving Attack +10 and +30, Navi +20, and and the Colorpoint series. Of these ATK+30 and Double Point stands out as the GameBreaker due to the sizable boost they offers that can be applied on every chip. Fittingly they are some of the latest chip that can be acquired in the games, notably being locked to the NewGamePlus for both in ''4'', and Program Advance completion door in the post game for Double Point in ''5''.

* In all games, building a folder that only has a single chip code is far more powerful than one with multiple codes, as no single chip is powerful enough to be as good as using five chips per turn. Each game has at least one code which can be used to build a single-code folder almost immediately, allowing the player to easily demolish most of the game's early challenges.

* The SuperArmor [=NaviCust=] program stops Mega Man from flinching, meaning only outright paralysis can stun him. Not only does this stop enemies from interrupting your attacks and allow you to perform under heavy fire, it also prevents you from losing Busting Rank from getting hit, meaning that, unless you get paralyzed, you're given a Busting Rank of 5 at minimum for each battle.

** The first is Area Grab, which steals an entire row from your opponent, giving you more space and restricting enemy movement. It also lets you make better use of short-range attacks. Such is its utility that Area Grab * is perceived as one of the best chips in the entire game.

* The Gyroman line of chips normally bombs every enemy panel on the same row, but by holding L + R buttons, it will instead focus all the bombs it would drop across the row onto the closest enemy in that row. Normally this results in three hits, but if you activate it on a row with more enemy panels, this combo will deal more hits on a single enemy. This behavior synergizes perfectly with Color/Double Point as the panels you've given up also make Gyroman land more hits, each of them boosted. A maxed-out Gyroman SP has a base damage of 140, and if you combine it with Double Point, [=Atk+30=], and [=Navi+20=] he'll hit four times for 250 damage each. Under the effects of Full Synchro or any other damage-doubling effect, that totals 2000 damage which is enough to take out most bosses in one go!
* [=ProtoSoul=] in ''Team Protoman'' is ridiculous. Its main assets (reflecting shield, charge swords for double strength) have not changed from ''Battle Network 4'', but its power comes from a collection of chips that can maximize its potential. Area Grab, Wide Blade, Long Blade, and Moonblade 3 all share a common code (L), so it's easy to make a folder based around slipping on [=ProtoSoul=], area-locking enemies, and slicing them to ribbons.

* Three of the [[BoringButPractical most basic and common chips]] in the game and a couple of attack enhancers are pretty much all you need to steamroll through it: Reflector blocks most attacks while instantly hitting the entire row with a beam (and can deliver some easy counter hits). Mach Gun sets a crosshair that moves up and down from the bottom of the column with the nearest enemy and hits viruses 3 or more times, which tends to outclass Vulcan chips in performance. Arrow Train creates a line of arrows between you and the enemy. Its power can be doubled by Spout Cross. Both their first and second versions share a code, maintaining their relevance by the end of the game. Even the third version of each can be set together, though it is unfortunately a lot more tricky to collect those.

* There are fifteen extremely powerful chips whose strength is normally balanced out by their rarity. Most can only be obtained randomly by S-Ranking [=PvP=] battles against opponents of a certain power level, while the remaining few were only available through limited-time events in Japan. Since the Wii U Virtual Console release does not support [=PvP=] battles and the events for the remaining chips have long been over, this particular version of the game decides to just outright ''hand'' these chips to you for doing nothing more than accessing the Network menu. You can get them the moment you take control of Lan for the first time, and they far outclass just about anything you'll find up until the ''postgame''. The Gospel Breath chips in particular outright trivialize almost every common virus encounter and even some ''bosses'' under the right circumstances, basically turning the game into "Press A to Win" as soon as they come up in your chip selection.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per''' '''''SHOT.''''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.
** The only real downside to this is one-shotting everything with this method lowers your busting level half of the time. And for players of 2 and 3 who even want [=GutsStyle=] at all, it's better to play with Buster Max turned off when grinding enemies with the Mega Buster first. Getting the [=GutsStyle=] is determined by how many individual buster shots you can rack up in a given battle over a period of time (whether you win those battles, lose them, or just retreat from them) instead of just simply one-shotting everything. Failing to understand that will instead just give you the [=ShieldStyle.=] As explained here: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BattleNetwork/comments/12ouh5g/max_buster_and_style_influence_potential_bn23/]]

** The only real downside to this is one-shotting everything with this method lowers your busting level half of the time. And for players of 2 and 3 who even want [=GutsStyle=] at all, it's better to play with Buster Max turned off when grinding enemies with the Mega Buster first. Getting the [=GutsStyle=] is determined by how many individual buster shots you can rack up in a given battle over a period of time (whether you win those battles, lose them, or just retreat from them) instead of just simply one-shotting everything. Failing to understand that will instead just give you the [=ShieldStyle.=]

** The only real downside to this is one-shotting everything with this method lowers your busting level half of the time. And for players of 2 and 3 who even want [=GutsStyle=] at all, it's better to play with Buster Max turned off when grinding enemies with the Mega Buster first. Getting the [=GutsStyle=] is determined by how many individual buster shots you can rack up in a given battle over a period of time, instead of just simply one-shotting everything. Failing to understand that will instead just give you the [=ShieldStyle.=]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per''' '''''SHOT.''''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers. The only real downside to this is one-shotting everything with this method lowers your busting level half of the time. And for players of 2 and 3 who even want [=GutsStyle=] at all, it's better to play with Buster Max turned off when grinding enemies with the Mega Buster first. Getting the [=GutsStyle=] is determined by how many individual buster shots you can rack up in a given battle over a period of time, instead of just simply one-shotting everything. Failing to understand that will instead just give you the [=ShieldStyle.=]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per''' '''''SHOT.''''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers. The only real downside to this is one-shotting everything with this method lowers your busting level half of the time. And for players of 2 and 3 who even want [=GutsStyle=] at all, it's better to play with Buster Max turned off when grinding enemies with the Mega Buster first. Getting the [=GutsStyle=] is determined by how many individual buster shots you can rack up in one battle instead of just simply one-shotting everything. Failing to understand that will instead just give you the [=ShieldStyle.=]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per''' '''''SHOT.''''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per '''''SHOT.''''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per '''''SHOT.''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per ''SHOT.''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per SHOT.''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [=GutsStyle=] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per SHOT.''' Which is as strong as the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the [[=GutsStyle=]] Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare event-only chips [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per SHOT.''' Which is as strong as one of the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' in forms like the GutsStyle Changes or the Navi Customizers.

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare event-only chips [[GameBreaker event-only chips]] right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurposelyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per SHOT.''' Which is as strong as one of the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even '''''Further''''' [[UpToEleven in forms like the GutsStyle Changes or the Navi Customizers.]]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare event-only chips ([[GameBreaker the strongest ones]]) right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PurpouslyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]] You thought the [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Legends]] series' version of Buster Max was broken, this one's worse. On top of making the damage from your default weapon do a whopping '''100''' points of damage for each shot, unlike the Legends Series, all the upgrades you get for your buster ''stack'' and further '''Multiply''' the damage the more you upgrade it. On average, if you just focus on maxing out the Mega Buster's power attribute, you'll be doing a whopping '''600 Damage per SHOT.''' Which is as strong as one of the more powerful of the [[LimitBreak Program Advances.]] And that's just for BN 1. This isn't even getting into later installments boosting the power even [[UpToEleven in forms like the GutsStyle Changes or the Navi Customizers.]]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. On top of getting rare event-only chips ([[GameBreaker the strongest ones]]) right off the bat once you boot up each game, you get the mighty [[PorpouslyOverpowered Buster Max Mode.]]

* '''Everything''' to do with the new Legacy Collection. From getting rare event-only chips ([[GaembBreaker the strongest ones in the game]]) right off the bat

* Legacy Collection's Buster Max feature. It allows Mega Man to deal a minimum of 100 damage per shot and since it doesn't give enemies post damage invincibility, there's no need for waiting to attack them again, allowing for quick and easy S-Ranks.