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| | [[File:451764-wavebeam.jpg|thumb|In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', the [[Arm Cannon]] shifts into a different configuration when the '''Wave Beam''' is active.]] |
| |image=[[File:Wave Shot.png]]
| | The '''Wave Beam''' is one of the upgrades to [[Samus Aran|Samus's]] basic [[Arm Cannon]] designed by the [[Chozo]]. Its exact function varies between its appearances. |
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| |games=*''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' | |
| *''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''
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| *''[[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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| |users=*[[Samus Aran]] | |
| *[[SA-X]]
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| *[[Super Zebesian]]s
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| *[[E.M.M.I.-06WB]]
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| |location=*[[Norfair]] {{small|(''Metroid'', ''Zero Mission'', and ''Super Metroid)}}
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| *[[Sector 6 (NOC)]] {{small|(''Metroid Fusion'')}}
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| *[[Ferenia]] {{small|(''Metroid Dread'')}}
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| |authorized=[[Sector 2 (Cryosphere)]]
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| |properties=Travel through walls
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| |ammo=
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| {{image}}
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| The '''Wave Beam''' is a [[Chozo]] weapon left behind on the planets [[Zebes]] and [[SR388]] to aid [[Samus]] in her quests. It gives Samus's [[beam]] the ability to pass through walls, hitting viable targets on the other side.<ref name=sm/>
| | In ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'' and ''[[Super Metroid]]'' Samus's Arm Cannon to fire a single oscillating [[Beam|beam]]. In [[Metroid: Zero Mission]], the Arm Cannon fires three simultaneous-oscillating beams. In [[Metroid Fusion]] the Arm Cannon already fired three simultaneous beams due to the [[Wide Beam]], but it adds oscillations. In Super Metroid, it will let the Plasma Beam fire two simultaneous beams if they are equipped together. In all 2D appearances of the Wave Beam, it can travel through walls. |
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| ==Properties==
| | In ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', it causes the arm cannon to fire three oscillating electrical pulses that will home in on any target Samus locks on to. A [[Charge Beam|charged shot]] will briefly paralyze enemies that it hits. |
| The Wave Beam fires energy waves capable of penetrating walls and reaching otherwise unreachable targets.<ref name="ZM Inventory">{{cite|This beam, which is made up of energy waves, can pass through solid objects.|Inventory Data|Metroid: Zero Mission}}</ref> Its earliest incarnations depicted it as one oscillating beam following a helical pattern, giving it a wider damage range than the Power Beam.
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| In ''Fusion'' and ''Zero Mission'', however, Samus and the [[SA-X]] fire a very large blast with every shot. Combining the Wave Beam and the [[Plasma Beam]] in ''Super Metroid'' splits Samus's Plasma Beam into two shots.
| | == Wavebuster == |
| | <small>''Main Article: [[Wavebuster]]''</small> |
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| Most of the thick walls of the ''[[Bottle Ship]]'' in ''Other M'' do not allow simple penetration from the Wave Beam; only [[glass]] windows and walls can be permeated.
| | The Wavebuster is the Wave Beam's [[Charge Combo]]. It fires a sustained beam that can home in on any nearby target without the need to lock on. |
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| The SA-X uses the Wave Beam combined with both the Plasma Beam and Ice Beam. | |
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| The [[Galactic Federation]] researchers aboard the ''Bottle Ship'' outfitted [[Super Zebesian]] with Wave Beam technology. Their Wave Beams fire much slower than Samus's.
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| ==Acquisition==
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| ===''Metroid''===
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| In ''Metroid'', Samus must choose between Beams to carry at a time. She can find the Wave Beam in Norfair.
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| ===''Metroid: Zero Mission''===
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| ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' grants Samus stackable Beams. Unable to bypass a [[Kiru Giru]] larva, Samus must navigate her way around it to find the Wave Beam in Norfair. She now is given the ability to attack the weak underside of the larvae, normally hidden behind a thick shell, permeable to the Wave Beam.
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| ===''Super Metroid''===
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| ''Super Metroid'' plants the Wave Beam in Norfair once again, requiring the [[Grapple Beam]] to reach. Here, it can be combined with some combination of the other beams available.
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| ===''Other M''===
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| In [[Sector 2 (Cryosphere)]] of the ''Bottle Ship'', Super Zebesians trapped Samus in a glass cage, and they were able to fire their Wave Beams inward toward Samus, but she was unable to retaliate. [[Adam Malkovich|Adam]] authorized use of the Wave Beam, making the Super Zebesians easy targets.
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| ==Data==
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| ===Manuals===
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| {{Manual
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| |game=m1
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=The beams are wave-shaped and are stronger than normal beams. If you already have a long beam, the long beam becomes a long wave beam.<ref>{{Cite manual|The beams are wave-shaped and are stronger than normal beams. If you already have a long beam, the long beam becomes a long wave beam|Metroid|23}}</ref>
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| |order=top
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| {{Manual
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| |game=zm
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=This allows Samus to fire beams of energy waves that can penetrate walls.<ref>{{Cite manual|This allows Samus to fire beams of energy waves that can penetrate walls.|Metroid: Zero Mission|25}}</ref>
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| |order=middle
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| {{Manual
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| |game=m2
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=The beam travels in a wave shape. It is a very powerful beam and has a wide range of effect.<ref>{{Cite manual|The beam travels in a wave shape. It is a very powerful beam and has a wide range of effect.|Metroid II: Return of Samus|21}}</ref>
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| |order=middle
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| {{Manual
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| |game=sm
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=The Wave Beam sends out a charge in a wavy pattern and pierces some obstacles.<ref name=sm>{{Cite manual|The Wave Beam sends out a charge in a wavy pattern and pierces some obstacles.|Super Metroid|23}}</ref>
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| |order=middle
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| {{Manual
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| |game=om
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=Adds the ability to penetrate transparent and semi-transparent objects. This powerful beam can also be shot as a Charge Beam.<ref>{{Cite manual|Adds the ability to penetrate transparent and semi-transparent objects. This powerful beam can also be shot as a Charge Beam.|Metroid: Other M|23}}</ref>
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| |order=middle
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| {{Manual
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| |game=fusion
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| |name=Wave Beam
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| |entry=Shoot through obstacles with this undulating beam.<ref>{{Cite manual|Shoot through obstacles with this undulating beam.|Metroid Fusion|32}}</ref>
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| |order=bottom
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| {{clear|left}}
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| ===In-Game Data===
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| ====''Metroid: Zero Mission''====
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| "This beam, which is made up of energy waves, can pass through solid objects."<ref name="ZM Inventory" />
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| ====''Metroid: Other M''====
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| "Effect: Increases damage.<br/>Secondary effect of <span style="color:green;">penetrating materials that are transparent or semitransparent</span>."
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| ===Sprites===
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| {{sprite table
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| |header=Wave Beam Upgrade
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| |m1=[[File:Wave Beam Upgrade m1 Sprite.gif|Metroid Original Wave Beam Upgrade]]
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| |m2=[[File:Wave Beam Upgrade m2 Sprite.gif|Return of Samus Wave Beam Upgrade]]
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| |sm=[[File:Wave_Beam.gif|Super Metroid Wave Beam Upgrade]]
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| |zm=[[File:Wave Beam Upgrade zm Sprite.gif|Zero Mission Wave Beam Upgrade]]
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| |bottomright=zm
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| {{clear}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| file:Wave Beam om Website 01.png|Japanese Website (''Other M'')
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| file:Wave Beam om Website 02.png|American Website (''Other M'')
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| </gallery>
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| {{refbar}}
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| {{beam-nav}}
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| [[Category:Beams]] | | [[Category:Beams]] |
| [[Category:Weapons]] | | [[Category:Weapons]] |
| [[Category:Arm Cannon]] | | [[Category:Arm Cannon]] |
| [[Category:Chozo Technology]]
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