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*[[Gandrayda]] {{small|(Ghor-G)}} | *[[Gandrayda]] {{small|(Ghor-G)}} | ||
|location=* | |location=*[[Plasma Processing]] - [[Magmoor Caverns]] {{small|(''Metroid Prime'')}} | ||
*Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | *[[Main Docking Bay]] - [[SkyTown]], [[Elysia]] {{small|(''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'')}} | ||
|properties=*Ignites foes<small> (''Metroid Prime'')</small> | |properties=*Ignites foes<small> (''Metroid Prime'')</small> | ||
*Opens [[Red Door]]s<small> (''Metroid Prime'')</small> | *Opens [[Red Door]]s<small> (''Metroid Prime'')</small> | ||
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*Doubles as a {{wp|Plasma arc welding|plasma arc welder}} {{small|(''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'')}} | *Doubles as a {{wp|Plasma arc welding|plasma arc welder}} {{small|(''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'')}} | ||
|combo=[[Flamethrower]] | |combo=[[Flamethrower]] | ||
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{{articleabout|[[Metroid Prime (series)|''Prime'' series]] super heated weapon|piercing weapon seen in other games|[[Plasma Beam]]}} | {{articleabout|the [[Metroid Prime (series)|''Prime'' series]] super heated weapon|the piercing weapon seen in other games|[[Plasma Beam]]}} | ||
The '''Plasma Beam''' is one of three elemental weapons created by the [[Chozo]] on Tallon IV and a weapon used by the [[Bounty Hunter|hunter]] [[Ghor]]. The weapons makes use of a superheated plasma for use as a projectile weapon. | The '''Plasma Beam''' is one of three elemental weapons created by the [[Chozo]] on Tallon IV and a weapon used by the [[Bounty Hunter|hunter]] [[Ghor]]. The weapons makes use of a superheated plasma for use as a projectile weapon. | ||
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In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', it serves as a heat based weapon, allowing [[Samus Aran|Samus]] to melt both ice and [[frigidite]] and ignite foes.<ref name=prime/> A [[Charge Beam|charged]] shot can reduce most enemies to a cloud of ashes with just one shot. | In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', it serves as a heat based weapon, allowing [[Samus Aran|Samus]] to melt both ice and [[frigidite]] and ignite foes.<ref name=prime/> A [[Charge Beam|charged]] shot can reduce most enemies to a cloud of ashes with just one shot. | ||
The [[Space Pirate]]s managed to get a hold of the Chozo beam technology and reverse engineered them. This allowed them to power their forces with one of her weapons; Plasma Troopers are the result of Space Pirates armed with a weaker version of Samus's Plasma Beam.<ref name="Plasma Troopers">{{cite|Space Pirate armed with Plasma Beam technology. Space Pirates have reverse-engineered several of your weapons, including the Power Beam. A flaw in the design makes these Pirates vulnerable to their own Beam weapon system. These weapons are inferior to your Chozo-designed originals, but still quite potent.|[[Logbook#Plasma Trooper|Logbook]] - Plasma Trooper|''[[Metroid Prime (game)|]]''}}</ref> | The [[Space Pirate]]s managed to get a hold of the Chozo beam technology and reverse engineered them. This allowed them to power their forces with one of her weapons; Plasma Troopers are the result of Space Pirates armed with a weaker version of Samus's Plasma Beam.<ref name="Plasma Troopers">{{cite|Space Pirate armed with Plasma Beam technology. Space Pirates have reverse-engineered several of your weapons, including the Power Beam. A flaw in the design makes these Pirates vulnerable to their own Beam weapon system. These weapons are inferior to your Chozo-designed originals, but still quite potent.|[[Logbook#Plasma Trooper|Logbook]] - Plasma Trooper|''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''}}</ref> | ||
There are many thawing ice chunks scattered around [[Phendrana Drifts|Phendrana]] that can be completely thawed away using the Plasma Beam. The [[Chozo]] hid the [[Artifact|Artifact of World]] beneath a [[Chozo Statue]] in [[Hall of the Elders]] that requires the Plasma Beam and the [[Morph Ball Bomb]] to reach. This particular Artifact was very obviously hidden so that only Samus could reach it. | There are many thawing ice chunks scattered around [[Phendrana Drifts|Phendrana]] that can be completely thawed away using the Plasma Beam. The [[Chozo]] hid the [[Artifact|Artifact of World]] beneath a [[Chozo Statue]] in [[Hall of the Elders]] that requires the Plasma Beam and the [[Morph Ball Bomb]] to reach. This particular Artifact was very obviously hidden so that only Samus could reach it. | ||
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In ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Corruption]]'' [[Ghor]] is armed with the Plasma Beam. While the beam is weaker than it was in ''Metroid Prime'', it has a higher rate of fire and its range is significantly improved.<ref name=tri/> Ghor's Plasma Beam fires streams of energy similar to Samus's in ''Prime'', but Samus fires beams when she attains the beam in ''Corruption''. | In ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Corruption]]'' [[Ghor]] is armed with the Plasma Beam. While the beam is weaker than it was in ''Metroid Prime'', it has a higher rate of fire and its range is significantly improved.<ref name=tri/> Ghor's Plasma Beam fires streams of energy similar to Samus's in ''Prime'', but Samus fires beams when she attains the beam in ''Corruption''. | ||
Ghor uses the Plasma Beam to destroy the circuitry underneath [[Aurora Unit 217]], disabling the AU. Samus retrieves | Ghor uses the Plasma Beam to destroy the circuitry underneath [[Aurora Unit 217]], disabling the AU. Samus retrieves Ghor's Plasma Beam after defeating him on the [[Main Docking Bay]] in [[SkyTown]]. She uses the hot plasma nature of his beam to repair 217 as well as other damaged circuitry found throughout the planets. | ||
Using her shapeshifting abilities, Gandrayda makes use of the Plasma Beam as Ghor-G, a mimicked version of Ghor. | Using her shapeshifting abilities, Gandrayda makes use of the Plasma Beam as Ghor-G, a mimicked version of Ghor. | ||
