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| | [[File:Plasmabeam.png|thumb|In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', the [[Arm Cannon]] shifts configurations when the '''Plasma Beam''' is active.]] |
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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. |
| |caption=The Plasma Beam before collecting it in [[Super Metroid]] | |
| |games=*''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' | |
| *''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''
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| *''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]''
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| *''[[Super Metroid]]''
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| *''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
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| *''[[Metroid Fusion]]''
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| *''[[Metroid Dread]]''
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| *[[SA-X]]
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| *[[Nettori]]
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| |location=*[[Crateria]] {{small|(''Metroid Zero Mission'')}}
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| *[[Maridia]] {{small|(''Super Metroid'')}}
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| *[[Sector 2 (TRO)]] {{small|(''Metroid Fusion'')}}
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| *[[Elun]] {{small|(''Metroid Dread'')}}
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| |properties=*Travels through enemies
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| {{articleabout|the green, piercing beam familiar in 2D games|red, super hot [[beam]]|[[Plasma Beam (Metroid Prime series)]]}}
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| 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 is the most powerful of Samus's beam weapons. 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. Samus can also 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]]. |
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| ==Properties== | | ==Metroid Prime series== |
| 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/>.
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| In ''Super Metroid'', it allows Samus to execute a [[Plasma Shield]] under certain conditions, but it cannot be equipped with the [[Spazer 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. In Metroid Prime, a [[Charge Beam|charged]] shot can vaporize most enemies instantly. While not present in {{Echoes}}, the [[Light Beam]] is capable of igniting enemies. In [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3]] it can be used to weld objects, while the beam is weaker than in Metroid Prime, it has a higher rate of fire. |
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| The SA-X uses a combination of the beams Samus had previously obtained, the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, and Plasma Beam. | | ==Flamethrower== |
| | <small>Main Article: [[Flamethrower]]</small> |
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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. |
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| 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.
| | ==Manuals== |
| | ===Metroid Prime=== |
| | "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>{{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> |
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| ==Acquisition== | | ===Metroid II: Return of Samus=== |
| 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.
| | "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>{{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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| 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]].
| | ===Super Metroid=== |
| | "The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once."<ref>{{Cite manual|The most powerful of all the beams can destroy several targets at once.|Super Metroid|23}}</ref> |
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| 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]].
| | ===Metroid Fusion=== |
| | "This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets."<ref>{{Cite manual|This beam passes through enemies, hitting multiple targets.|Metroid Fusion|32}}</ref> |
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| 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)]].
| | ==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> |
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| 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.
| | ===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> |
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| ==Data== | | ===Metroid Prime 3: Corruption=== |
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| |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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| |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>
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| |name=Plasma Beam
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| |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>
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| |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>
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| ===In-Game Data===
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| ====''Metroid: Zero Mission''====
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| "This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies."<ref>{{cite|This powerful beam can blast through multiple enemies.|Inventory Data|Metroid: Zero Mission}}</ref>
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| ====''Super Metroid''====
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| ====''Metroid: Other M''====
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| ====''Metroid Fusion''====
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| "Beam now pierces enemies."
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| ==Gallery==
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| file:Plasma Beam om Website 02.png|American Website (''Other M'')
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| | [[Category:Beams]] |
| [[Category:Weapons]] | | [[Category:Weapons]] |
| [[Category:Beams]]
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| [[Category:Arm Cannon]] | | [[Category:Arm Cannon]] |
| [[Category:Chozo Technology]]
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