Charge Beam: Difference between revisions

|uses=*Allows Samus's [[beam]] to charge, allowing a greater blast

*Draws in [[power up]]s ([[Metroid Prime (series)|''Prime'' series]])

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The Charge Beam was an upgrade to [[Samus Aran]]'s [[Power Suit]] that created a more powerful shot through the [[Arm Cannon]]. The Charge Beam could be used with all of the [[Power Beam]]s acquired through the games. In the 2-D games, Samus can perform a small type of [[Screw Attack]] when spin-jumping with a fully charged arm cannon. The Charge Beam first appeared in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and has been in all of the games that are after its release.

The Charge Beam appears as an optional [[upgrade]] in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission|Zero Mission]]''. It allows Samus to charge her beam for a more powerful shot and allows her to use the [[Charge Attack]]. Interestingly, Samus can use the Charge Beam to a lesser capacity if she skips the [[Long Beam]]. The upgrade is one of few upgrades in ''Zero Mission'' not obtained on a [[Chozo Statue]]. It is dropped by [[Deorem]] in [[Brinstar]] upon its defeat.

In the ''[[Metroid Prime (series)|Metroid Prime]]'' series, the Charge Beam also took longer to travel, with any beam being used. This is most noticeable in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. In addition to the Charge Beam, Samus can find [[Charge Combo]]s that, when combined with [[Missile]]s, make new abilities with devastating power. There are Charge Combos for every Beam in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.  

In ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', the Charge  attacks for the [[Light Beam]], [[Dark Beam]], and [[Annihilator Beam]] have very different attacks from when they are normally shot. For instance, when shot without charging, the Dark Beam fires swirling, star-shaped piece of dark matter. However, the charged Dark Beam creates a compact blob of dark matter that ensnares the enemy with dark energy that prevents movement, like the [[Ice Beam|Ice Beam's]] charge beam. The Light Beam is similar to a shotgun when shot without charging because it fires a long, powerful shot. When a charged Light shot is fired, it releases a volley of fast spherical projectiles that home in on locked-on enemies. When a charged Annihilator shot is fired, it creates a super-powered shot that creates a space rift that massively damages targets and stuns enemies near the rift.  

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