Editing Plasma Beam

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|caption=Plasma Beam in Metroid Prime
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|properties=Travels through enemies (2D)<br/>Ignites foes (Metroid Prime)
|combo=[[Flamethrower]]
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The '''Plasma Beam''' is a [[Chozo]]-designed upgrade to Samus's [[Arm Cannon]]. It serves different functions in its different appearances in the ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series. It is the one of the most powerful beam weapons in Samus's arsenal.

In ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'', ''[[Super Metroid]]'', and ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' It has the ability to pass through enemies allowing it to hit multiple targets, this effect is also carried over when the Plasma Beam is stacked with other weapons.<ref name=mf/><ref name=sm/> In Metroid II, the Plasma Beam can also travel through walls.<ref name=m2/> Samus can obtain the Plasma Beam in [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] with the same effects, though she cannot use it until she defeats the [[Ruins Test]]. 

In Super Metroid, it allows Samus to execute a [[Plasma Shield]].

==Metroid Prime series==

In the [[Metroid Prime (series)|Metroid Prime series]], it serves as a heat based weapon, allowing [[Samus Aran|Samus]] to melt both ice and [[frigidite]] and ignite foes.<ref name=prime/> In Metroid Prime, a [[Charge Beam|charged]] shot can vaporize most enemies instantly. In [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3]] it can be used to weld or melt some objects. While the beam is weaker than in Metroid Prime, it has a higher rate of fire.<ref name=tri/>

While not present in {{Mp2}}, the [[Light Beam]] is capable of igniting enemies. 

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==Flamethrower==
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The Flamethrower is the Plasma Beam's [[Charge Combo]]. It allows Samus to fire a steady stream of fire that ignites any nearby opponents.

==Manuals==
{{Manual|mp1|Plasma Beam|The most powerful beam weapon in Samus's arsenal, the short-range Plasma Beam launches streams of molten energy that can ignite some enemies and melt ice. Like all beam weapons, the Plasma Beam can combine with Missiles for a high-powered combo attack once Samus finds its combo power-up.<ref name=prime>{{Cite manual|The most powerful beam weapon in Samus's arsenal, the short-range Plasma Beam launches streams of molten energy that can ignite some enemies and melt ice. Like all beam weapons, the Plasma Beam can combine with Missiles for a high-powered combo attack once Samus finds its combo power-up.|Metroid Prime|17}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|tri|Plasma Beam|This beam launches streams of molten energy. It can ignite some enemies, and sometimes it can melt ice, but it is a short-range weapon.<ref>{{Cite manual|This beam launches streams of molten energy. It can ignite some enemies, and sometimes it can melt ice, but it is a short-range weapon.|Metroid Prime: Trilogy|14}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|tri|Plasma Beam|When you obtain the Plasma Beam, you will be able to burn or melt some enemies and obstacles.<ref name=tri>{{Cite manual|When you obtain the Plasma Beam, you will be able to burn or melt some enemies and obstacles.|Metroid Prime: Trilogy|44}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|m2|Plasma Beam|This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.<ref name=m2>{{Cite manual|This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.|Metroid II: Return of Samus|22}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|sm|Plasma Beam|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.<ref name=sm>{{Cite manual|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.|Super Metroid|23}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|om|Plasma Beam|Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a [[Charge Beam]].<ref>{{Cite manual|Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a Charge Beam|Metroid: Other M|23}}</ref>}}
{{Manual|fu|Plasma Beam|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.<ref name=mf>{{Cite manual|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.|Metroid Fusion|32}}</ref>}}

==In Game Data==
===Metroid: Zero Mission===
"This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies."<ref>{{cite|This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies.|Inventory Data|Metroid: Zero Mission}}</ref>

===Metroid Prime===
"Fire the Plasma Beam to open Red Doors. The Plasma Beam is very effective against cold-based enemies. Charge the Plasma Beam to fire a sphere of plasma. Enemies struck by this blast will be engulfed in flames for a few moments."<ref>{{cite|Fire the Plasma Beam to open Red Doors.  The Plasma Beam is very effective against cold-based enemies. Charge the Plasma Beam to fire a sphere of plasma. Enemies struck by this blast will be engulfed in flames for a few moments.|Samus's Notes|Metroid Prime}}</ref>

===Metroid Prime 3: Corruption===
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-|caption=The Plasma Beam before collecting it in [[Super Metroid]]
+|caption=Plasma Beam in Metroid Prime
-|games=*''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''
+|games=[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]<br/>[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]<br/>[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]<br/>[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]<br/>[[Super Metroid]]<br/>[[Metroid: Other M]]<br/>[[Metroid Fusion]]
-*''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''
+|users=[[Samus Aran]]<br/>[[Plasma Trooper]]<br/>[[Dark Samus]]<br/>[[Ghor]]<br/>[[SA-X]]
-*''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]''
+|location=Metroid Zero Mission: [[Crateria]]<br/>Metroid Prime: [[Magmoor Caverns]]<br/>Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: [[SkyTown]]<br/>Super Metroid: [[Maridia]]<br/>Metroid Fusion: [[Sector 2 (TRO)|Sector 2]]
-*''[[Super Metroid]]''
+|properties=Travels through enemies (2D)<br/>Ignites foes (Metroid Prime)
-*''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
+|combo=[[Flamethrower]]
-*''[[Metroid Fusion]]''
-*''[[Metroid Dread]]''
-|users=*[[Samus Aran]]
-*[[SA-X]]
-*[[Nettori]]
-|location=*[[Crateria]] {{small|(''Metroid Zero Mission'')}}
-*[[Maridia]] {{small|(''Super Metroid'')}}
-*[[Sector 2 (TRO)]] {{small|(''Metroid Fusion'')}}
-*[[Elun]] {{small|(''Metroid Dread'')}}
-|authorized=[[Sector 3 (Pyrosphere)]]
-|properties=*Travels through enemies
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+The '''Plasma Beam''' is a [[Chozo]]-designed upgrade to Samus's [[Arm Cannon]]. It serves different functions in its different appearances in the ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series. It is the one of the most powerful beam weapons in Samus's arsenal.
-{{articleabout|the green, piercing beam familiar in 2D games|red, super hot [[beam]]|[[Plasma Beam (Metroid Prime series)]]}}
-The '''Plasma Beam''' is a [[Chozo]]-designed upgrade to Samus's [[Arm Cannon]]. The powerful beam gives Samus's beam a much stronger blast and grants it the ability to pierce through any number of foes, dealing a large amount of damage to multiple targets at once. It is one of the most powerful beam weapons in Samus's entire arsenal.
+In ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'', ''[[Super Metroid]]'', and ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' It has the ability to pass through enemies allowing it to hit multiple targets, this effect is also carried over when the Plasma Beam is stacked with other weapons.<ref name=mf/><ref name=sm/> In Metroid II, the Plasma Beam can also travel through walls.<ref name=m2/> Samus can obtain the Plasma Beam in [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] with the same effects, though she cannot use it until she defeats the [[Ruins Test]].
-==Properties==
+In Super Metroid, it allows Samus to execute a [[Plasma Shield]].
-The Plasma Beam has the ability to pass through enemies allowing it to hit multiple targets, this effect is also carried over when it is stacked with other weapons.<ref name=mf/><ref name=sm/> In ''Metroid II'', the Plasma Beam can also travel through walls, giving it the same effect as the [[Wave Beam]].<ref name=m2/>.
-In ''Super Metroid'', it allows Samus to execute a [[Plasma Shield]] under certain conditions, but it cannot be equipped with the [[Spazer Beam]].
+==Metroid Prime series==
-The SA-X uses a combination of the beams Samus had previously obtained, the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, and Plasma Beam.
+In the [[Metroid Prime (series)|Metroid Prime series]], it serves as a heat based weapon, allowing [[Samus Aran|Samus]] to melt both ice and [[frigidite]] and ignite foes.<ref name=prime/> In Metroid Prime, a [[Charge Beam|charged]] shot can vaporize most enemies instantly. In [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3]] it can be used to weld or melt some objects. While the beam is weaker than in Metroid Prime, it has a higher rate of fire.<ref name=tri/>
-Nettori's Plasma Beam behaves slightly different from Samus's. It still has its piercing ability, but Nettori is able to hold it in place for a few moments, functioning much like a solid.
+While not present in {{Mp2}}, the [[Light Beam]] is capable of igniting enemies.
-==Acquisition==
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-The green Plasma Beam was initially granted to Samus on her [[Metroid: Zero Mission|first]] mission to the planet she was raised on, [[Zebes]]. Although she found the relic containing the Plasma Beam in [[Crateria]], she was unable to use or even identify it, like the [[Gravity Suit]] and [[Space Jump]]. It wasn't until a weakened [[Zero Suit Samus]] defeated the Chozo [[Ruins Test]] that she obtains the [[Legendary Power Suit]] and is able to make use of the heavy Plasma Beam.
+==Flamethrower==
+{{Main|Flamethrower}}
+The Flamethrower is the Plasma Beam's [[Charge Combo]]. It allows Samus to fire a steady stream of fire that ignites any nearby opponents.
-Samus seems to not be able to keep many of her weapons, as she must obtain the Plasma Beam again on the planet [[SR388]] in her genocide of the dangerous [[Metroid (species)|Metroid species]].
+==Manuals==
+{{Manual|mp1|Plasma Beam|The most powerful beam weapon in Samus's arsenal, the short-range Plasma Beam launches streams of molten energy that can ignite some enemies and melt ice. Like all beam weapons, the Plasma Beam can combine with Missiles for a high-powered combo attack once Samus finds its combo power-up.<ref name=prime>{{Cite manual|The most powerful beam weapon in Samus's arsenal, the short-range Plasma Beam launches streams of molten energy that can ignite some enemies and melt ice. Like all beam weapons, the Plasma Beam can combine with Missiles for a high-powered combo attack once Samus finds its combo power-up.|Metroid Prime|17}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|tri|Plasma Beam|This beam launches streams of molten energy. It can ignite some enemies, and sometimes it can melt ice, but it is a short-range weapon.<ref>{{Cite manual|This beam launches streams of molten energy. It can ignite some enemies, and sometimes it can melt ice, but it is a short-range weapon.|Metroid Prime: Trilogy|14}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|tri|Plasma Beam|When you obtain the Plasma Beam, you will be able to burn or melt some enemies and obstacles.<ref name=tri>{{Cite manual|When you obtain the Plasma Beam, you will be able to burn or melt some enemies and obstacles.|Metroid Prime: Trilogy|44}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|m2|Plasma Beam|This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.<ref name=m2>{{Cite manual|This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.|Metroid II: Return of Samus|22}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|sm|Plasma Beam|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.<ref name=sm>{{Cite manual|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.|Super Metroid|23}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|om|Plasma Beam|Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a [[Charge Beam]].<ref>{{Cite manual|Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a Charge Beam|Metroid: Other M|23}}</ref>}}
+{{Manual|fu|Plasma Beam|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.<ref name=mf>{{Cite manual|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.|Metroid Fusion|32}}</ref>}}
-She again is unable to keep the Plasma Beam, and retrieves the Plasma Beam from a [[Chozo Statue]] one final time on her [[Super Metroid|second]] mission on the planet Zebes after defeating [[Draygon]].
+==In Game Data==
+===Metroid: Zero Mission===
-Armed with the Plasma Beam, Samus enters the ''[[Bottle Ship]]'' to fight the threat of bio-weapons alongside the other members of the [[Galactic Federation 07th Platoon|07th Platoon]]. She doesn't use the Plasma Beam, however, until she faces off against a fully mature clone of [[Ridley]] in [[Sector 3 (Pyrosphere)]].
+"This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies."<ref>{{cite|This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies.|Inventory Data|Metroid: Zero Mission}}</ref>
-The [[X Parasite|X]] rob Samus of her Plasma Beam along with other Chozo upgrades, meaning that the [[SA-X]] is fully armed with the powerful beam. While attempting to restore power to the [[Reactor Core]], Samus comes across [[Kihunter]]s and heavy vegetation trapping the entire [[Reactor Silo]] area. Samus finds that the statue [[Nettori]] resembling a Chozo Statue is the source of the rapidly growing vegetation. Nettori is an X armed with the Plasma Beam, and uses it to attempt to ward Samus off. Samus manages to defeat it and break the [[Hard Core-X]], allowing Samus to absorb the X and regain her Plasma Beam ability.
-==Data==
-===Manuals===
-{{Manual
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-|name=Plasma Beam
-|entry=This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.<ref name=m2>{{Cite manual|This extremely powerful weapon fires a beam that can even penetrate the solid walls. It is the strongest and most destructive of all of the beam type items.|Metroid II: Return of Samus|22}}</ref>
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-}}
-{{Manual
-|game=sm
-|name=Plasma Beam
-|entry=The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.<ref name=sm>{{Cite manual|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.|Super Metroid|23}}</ref>
-|order=middle
-}}
-{{Manual
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-|name=Plasma Beam
-|entry=Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a [[Charge Beam]].<ref>{{Cite manual|Gives Samus' beam the ability to pass through enemies. This most powerful beam can also be shot as a Charge Beam|Metroid: Other M|23}}</ref>
-|order=middle
-}}
-{{Manual
-|game=mf
-|name=Plasma Beam
-|entry=This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.<ref name=mf>{{Cite manual|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.|Metroid Fusion|32}}</ref>
-|order=bottom
-}}
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+===Metroid Prime===
+"Fire the Plasma Beam to open Red Doors. The Plasma Beam is very effective against cold-based enemies. Charge the Plasma Beam to fire a sphere of plasma. Enemies struck by this blast will be engulfed in flames for a few moments."<ref>{{cite|Fire the Plasma Beam to open Red Doors.  The Plasma Beam is very effective against cold-based enemies. Charge the Plasma Beam to fire a sphere of plasma. Enemies struck by this blast will be engulfed in flames for a few moments.|Samus's Notes|Metroid Prime}}</ref>
-===In-Game Data===
+===Metroid Prime 3: Corruption===
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-====''Metroid: Zero Mission''====
-"This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies."<ref>{{cite|This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies.|Inventory Data|Metroid: Zero Mission}}</ref>
-====''Super Metroid''====
-====''Metroid: Other M''====
-====''Metroid Fusion''====
-"Beam now pierces enemies."
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-==Gallery==
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