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Hyper Beam (Phazon)
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The Hyper Beam is a powerful, Phazon-infused Beam Weapon in the Metroid series.
Appearances
Metroid Prime
In Metroid Prime, the "Phazon Beam" makes a brief appearance in the second phase of the Metroid Prime. When Samus steps into pools of Phazon that the creature creates, she enters "Hyper-mode" and can damage the creature with the Phazon Beam.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Although Hypermode and the Phazon Beam does not return in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, a form of Phazon-energized Charge Shot is used to defeat Dark Samus in Samus's last fight against her. When Dark Samus releases shots of phazon energy, Samus is able to draw them in by charging her arm cannon, energizing her next Charge shot with Phazon. For the time-being while she keeps from firing the Phazon-infused shot, her arm cannon becomes the Phazon Cannon. The charged shot is as deep blue as Phazon itself, with blue radiation flowing out of the arm cannon. The Phazon Cannon's single shot is powerful enough to penetrate through Dark Samus's energy shield, which is described as impermeable to any weapon except that of Phazon energy.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
The Hyper Beam plays a major role in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. After Dark Samus corrupts Samus and the other hunters, Samus acquires the PED Suit, allowing her to enter Hypermode and transform her Power Beam into the Hyper Beam. She can fire ordinary shots or charge the beam to fire a continuous stream of energy. A fully charged Hyper Charge Beam yields the best damage output in the game, but at the cost of a heavy toll on her Phazon resources (more than a single Hyper Missile).
In Hypermode, a Phazon Meter appears at the top of Samus's HUD and Hypermode will end if Samus empties the bar. Firing the Hyper Beam will empty the bar. Samus consumes about 4 energy for each individual Hyper Beam shot fired.
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