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==Secondary Upgrades== | ==Secondary Upgrades== | ||
===Speedbooster=== | ===Speedbooster=== | ||
The Speedbooster allows Samus to run at incredible speeds. It utilizes the booster on the back of the [[Varia Suit]] and causes Samus to cause damage to enemies that she hits while running; however, in Super Metroid, Samus will take damage by an enemy she runs into. It is also the precursor to the [[Shinespark]]. In [[Metroid: Other M]], Samus creates a bow shock wave in front of her that kills most enemies or damages them severely. It also allows her to run up steep slopes and cover massive distance in the [[Bottle Ship]]. In [[Super Metroid]], it allows Samus to break Speed Blocks that can only be destroyed by fast-moving objects. | |||
===Shinespark=== | ===Shinespark=== | ||
The Shinespark is an advanced technique Samus can perform while using the [[Speedbooster]]. When activated, Samus stops dead in her tracks, builds up her kinetic energy from running so fast, and allows her to just incredible distances. Some areas can only be explored or discovered using the Shinespark technique. In [[Super Metroid]], it also allows Samus to destroy Speed Blocks. | |||
===Screw Attack=== | ===Screw Attack=== | ||
The Screw Attack is one [[Samus Aran|Samus']] most powerful upgrades, it combines with the Space Jump that creates a field of indestructible energy around Samus, which destroys most enemies instantly. It is especially useful for traveling long distances that can't be reached by any other method. In 2D games, it can be used indefinitely, but in the Primes, it can only be used 5 times max to cover great distances, and if Samus hits a large enemy or a wall, she bounces off. It also allows Samus to perform the wall jump on applicable surfaces. It cannot be used underwater in [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]], instead the [[Gravity Boost]] activates. | |||
===Space Jump Boots=== | ===Space Jump Boots=== | ||
The Space Jump Boots are exclusive to the Prime subseries, it allows Samus to perform a second jump while in midair and allows her to cover more distance and/or higher ledges. It also is used before using the [[Screw Attack]]. It ones of Samus' most important upgrades in the Primes and is a key upgrade used for fully exploring all planets and space stations. | |||
===High Jump Boots=== | |||
The High Jump Boots allow Samus to jump very high and lets her reach much higher ledges and reach new areas. | |||
===Space Jump=== | |||
The Space Jump lets Samus perform an indefinite amount of midair jumps that allow her travel great distances with relatively accurate aim. It is used in conjunction with the [[Screw Attack]] and is a key item in most games. | |||
===Gravity Boost=== | ===Gravity Boost=== | ||
The Gravity Boost only appeared in [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]. It replaces the [[Gravity Suit]] and lets [[Samus Aran|Samus]] move through the liquid water on [[Aether]] unhindered, although, it does not let her go through the dark water on [[Dark Aether]], nor does it prevent damage taken from it. After performing an underwater Space Jump, the Gravity Boost will lift Samus and propel her through the water using a booster on her back that lets her move higher and farther than traditional jumping. Interestingly, when the [[Light Suit]] is acquired from [[U-Mos]], it disappears, but still is still fully functional. | |||
===Grapple Lasso=== | ===Grapple Lasso=== | ||
The Grapple Lasso is exclusive to [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]. It is a completely new type of item that fires the [[Grapple Beam]] at an enemy like a lasso that allows Samus to rip off armor, open up doors, and even destroy armor. It is heavily used in the game and is key to defeating certain bosses, such as [[Omega Ridley]] and [[Aurora Unit 313]]. While not technically in Other M, the [[Grapple Beam]]it is used against [[Vorash]] to reel it onto land to attack its weak point on its stomach. | |||
===Grapple Voltage=== | ===Grapple Voltage=== | ||
Another variant of the [[Grapple Beam]], the Grapple Voltage appears in [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Corruption]] only and allows Samus latch her Grapple Beam onto enemies or posts and feed or remove energy from them. It is used to overload or extinguish the energy from shields and can also be used to kill enemies in a creative way. When Samus feeds energy to something, she causes damage to herself, vice versa when she takes energy from a shield, she gains energy back into her [[Power Suit]]. | |||
===Hyper Grapple=== | ===Hyper Grapple=== | ||
The Hypermode version of the [[Grapple Voltage]]. It can only be used when Samus is in Hyper Mode and lots her transfer [[Phazon]] energy to/from enemies. It is especially helpful on the [[Phaaze]] quest but overloading Phazon Crystals to destroy them and advance and feeding Phazon energy into Phaz-Ings, both methods of which lowers Samus' corruption meter, allowing her to survive longer on Phaaze's toxic surface. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
