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Destroyable Blocks, or barriers, are special gimmicks that can only be destroyed by specific weapons. They appear in many different forms throughout the Make a Good Mega Man Level games, often blocking passageways and concealing power-ups. Typically, ineffective weapons will bounce off these blocks rather than pass through.

In earlier games, each Destroyable Block were unique objects with distinct designs; following the release of the Megamix Engine, Destroyable Blocks became a single object whose weakness is set via creation code. Additionally, a more uniform design was given to each block, with only the palette and weapon icon changing between them.

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Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)	Appearances
	Buster Barrier	Mega Buster*	Flashback Database1
	Buster Block	Mega Buster	Flashback Database1R
	Black Hole Barrier/Block	Black Hole Bomb	Chroma Key, Sunset Siege, Wily Combo, Maze of Death
	Gemini Barrier/Block	Gemini Laser	Objective: Vain Space, Chroma Key, Sunset Siege, Maze of Death
	Magic Barrier/Block	Magic Card	Chroma Key, Sunset Siege, Maze of Death
	Metal Barrier/Block	Metal Blade	Chroma Key, Sunset Siege, Maze of Death
	Pharaoh Barrier/Block	Pharaoh Shot	Midnight Snow, Sunset Siege, Maze of Death
	Solar Barrier/Block	Solar Blaze	Sunset Siege, Napalm Forest and Caves, Maze of Death
	Thunder Barrier/Block	Thunder Wool	Chroma Key, Sunset Siege, Maze of Death
	Top Barrier/Block	Top Spin	Sunset Siege, Hard to See Land, Maze of Death
	Power Block	Power Orb	N/A†1R

* Rather than being destroyable, Buster Barriers deflect Charge Shots while allowing uncharged shots to pass through.
† Though normally unused, all Destroyable Blocks become Power Blocks if the Power Orb Only cheat is enabled.

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Note: Using the alternate weapons changes the block's sprite to match the corresponding alternate weapon.

Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)	Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)
	Normal Block	Mega Buster		Charge Block †	Charged Mega Buster Shot
	Blade Block	Triple Blade		Truffle Block	Truffle Cluster
	Flash Block	Flash Stopper*		Cyber Block	Cyber Distorter*
	Grab Block	Grab Buster		Neapolitan Block	Neapolitan Bomb
	Hornet Block	Hornet Chaser		Haunt Block	Haunt Pumpkin
	Jewel Block	Jewel Satellite		Badge Block	Badge Barrier
	Sakugarne Block	Sakugarne		Match Block	Match Blast
	Slash Block	Slash Claw		Force Block	Force Beam
	Wheel Block	Wheel Cutter		Hazard Block	Hazard Trapper
	Enemy Block ‡	Enemy Projectiles

*Flash and Cyber Blocks are unique in that they become temporarily intangible while Flash Stopper or Cyber Distortor is active; they cannot be destroyed. If the player is inside a block when the effect ends, the block remains intangible until they exit the block.
† Exclusive to The Dampening.
‡ Exclusive to Null and Void.

Make a Good 24 Hour Mega Man Level

No destroyable blocks have been used in this game, though there is an unused Super Arm Barrier.

Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)	Appearances
	Super Arm Barrier	Super Arm	N/A (Unused)

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Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)
	Spark Block	Spark Chaser
	Trident Block	Laser Trident
	Water Block	Water Shield
	Tornado Block	Tornado Blow
	Thunder Block	Thunder Beam
	Magnetic Block	Magnetic Shockwave
	Ice Block	Ice Wall
	Break Block	Break Dash

Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero

Two types of Destroyable Block exist; weapon-specific blocks, and chip-specific blocks. Weapon-specific blocks only receive damage from their corresponding weapon, and ignore the type of chip currently equipped. Chip-specific blocks, however, can be damaged by any weapon as long as the corresponding chip is equipped. These blocks were not part of the Episode Zero devkit, but were instead a custom asset that saw use in multiple levels. A similar gimmick included in the devkit is Meltable Ice; unlike Destroyable Blocks, it is only vulnerable to Flame Chip-enhanced weapons, and cannot drop powerups when melted.

Sprite	Name	Effective Weapon(s)
	Z-Buster Block	Z-Buster
	Z-Saber Block	Z-Saber
	Z-Burst Block	Z-Burst
	Blank Block	No Chip
	Cutter Block	Cutter Chip
	Flame Block	Flame Chip
	Icicle Block	Icicle Chip
	Zap Block	Zap Chip
	Psycho Block	Psycho Chip
	Meltable Ice	Flame Chip