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===''Metroid''=== | ===''Metroid''=== | ||
[[File:Ice Beam m1 Artwork.png|thumb|left|Ice Beam artwork from [[Metroid (game)|''Metroid'']]]] | [[File:Ice Beam m1 Artwork.png|thumb|left|Ice Beam artwork from [[Metroid (game)|''Metroid'']]]] | ||
In the original [[Metroid (game)|''Metroid'']], Samus was able to choose between the [[Wave Beam]] and the Ice Beam but was unable to defeat Metroids without the latter. In ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', Samus obtains both the Wave Beam and Ice Beam. Like | In the original [[Metroid (game)|''Metroid'']], Samus was able to choose between the [[Wave Beam]] and the Ice Beam but was unable to defeat Metroids without the latter. In ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', Samus obtains both the Wave Beam and Ice Beam. Like its original counterpart, it is necessary to defeat the Metroids. In both games, the Ice Beam is also used for freezing enemies then using them as platforms. This is usually helpful if not necessary to obtain [[Suit Expansion|certain expansions]]. | ||
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===''Metroid: Other M''=== | ===''Metroid: Other M''=== | ||
Authorized in [[Sector 3 (Pyrosphere)|Pyrosphere]], the Ice Beam can freeze small enemies. Adam authorizes the weapon while Samus battles enhanced [[Zebesian]]s and other enemies with increased shielding capabilities. The upgrade is required to defeat many bosses in ''Other M''. Aside from | Authorized in [[Sector 3 (Pyrosphere)|Pyrosphere]], the Ice Beam can freeze small enemies. Adam authorizes the weapon while Samus battles enhanced [[Zebesian]]s and other enemies with increased shielding capabilities. The upgrade is required to defeat many bosses in ''Other M''. Aside from its increased power, the freezing ability of the Ice Beam becomes useful. It is also required to bypass certain obstructions, such as freezing a platform in place. Unlike other games, frozen enemies cannot be used as platforms, however it sets some enemies up for an [[Overblast]] or a [[Lethal Strike]]. Also unlike other games, frozen enemies fall due to gravity instead of staying in place. Most freezable enemies are only partially freezable. That is, only a section of their bodies are frozen. For example [[Dessgeega]] are frozen only at the legs and [[Zebesian]]s' claws are frozen shut. | ||
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In ''Other M'', aside from Samus's Ice Beam, the [[Galactic Federation 07th Platoon]] is armed with notable [[Freeze Gun]]s. These guns are vital to the plot's advancement. They are used to defeat the game's first boss, [[Brug Mass]]. It appears later in the game as well, saving [[Anthony Higgs|Higgs']] life and the cause of death of [[Maurice Favreau]]. | In ''Other M'', aside from Samus's Ice Beam, the [[Galactic Federation 07th Platoon]] is armed with notable [[Freeze Gun]]s. These guns are vital to the plot's advancement. They are used to defeat the game's first boss, [[Brug Mass]]. It appears later in the game as well, saving [[Anthony Higgs|Higgs']] life and the cause of death of [[Maurice Favreau]]. | ||
In ''Metroid Fusion'', the Ice Beam only appears under Samus's control in the cutscene starting the game and the very end of those events. Throughout the game, it is under the [[SA-X|SA-Xs']] control, due to it having [[X Parasite|mimicked]] Samus while she had it in her arsenal. At the end of the game, once Samus defeats a SA-X and its mutant form on the [[Main Deck]], | In ''Metroid Fusion'', the Ice Beam only appears under Samus's control in the cutscene starting the game and the very end of those events. Throughout the game, it is under the [[SA-X|SA-Xs']] control, due to it having [[X Parasite|mimicked]] Samus while she had it in her arsenal. At the end of the game, once Samus defeats a SA-X and its mutant form on the [[Main Deck]], its X escapes. However once Samus reaches the [[Omega Metroid]], Samus absorbs the SA-X, returning her previous Ice Beam capabilities to her. 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. | ||
Ice Missiles also appeared in ''Fusion''. These Missiles can, like other ice-based weaponry, freeze enemies. Frozen enemies can, again, be used as platforms. There is an upgrade to these Missiles known as the [[Diffusion Missile]]. This Missile upgrade allows Samus to charge her Missiles. Upon release a circle of a freezing medium will appear throughout the area. This weapon is necessary to defeat the SA-X. | Ice Missiles also appeared in ''Fusion''. These Missiles can, like other ice-based weaponry, freeze enemies. Frozen enemies can, again, be used as platforms. There is an upgrade to these Missiles known as the [[Diffusion Missile]]. This Missile upgrade allows Samus to charge her Missiles. Upon release a circle of a freezing medium will appear throughout the area. This weapon is necessary to defeat the SA-X. | ||
