31
edits
Navigation menu
Wave Beam: Difference between revisions
From Metroid Wiki
m
→Properties
Small watch (talk | contribs) m (→Sprites) |
Small watch (talk | contribs) m (→Properties) |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
[[File:Wave Shot.png|frame|right|The Wave Beam being fired.]] | |||
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. | 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. | ||
