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Ice Beam
The Ice Beam is a weapon of Chozo origin which has been used regularly by Samus Aran. It is a collectible item in every entry in the Metroid series except Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
When fired, it produces a frigid beam that can freeze many targets. Frozen targets can then be destroyed by a Missile impact, or used as platforms. Due to their sensitivity to cold, the Ice Beam is a potent weapon in the extermination of Metroids.
This weapon has appeared in nearly every game in the Metroid series, and has played a vital role in each entry. In the original Metroid, Samus was able to choose between the Wave Beam and the Ice Beam but was unable to defeat Metroids without the latter. The Ice Beam was absent in Metroid Prime Hunters, which features a similar weapon known as the Judicator, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, where Samus would use the Dark Beam to freeze enemies, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, where Samus would use Ice Missiles instead of an Ice Beam. The beam was mostly absent from Metroid Fusion, although Samus could obtain it by absorbing the Core-X left behind when the Omega Metroid defeats one of the SA-X aboard the Biologic Space Labs Research Station. Strangely, Samus was told that she would be unable to regain the Ice Beam functionality due to her changed cellular structure, as her DNA changed to resemble that of a Metroid, and Metroids are vulnerable to extreme cold.
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