Plasma Beam - Revision history

Tropylium: +vs. Spazer

2024-04-11T13:35:57Z

+vs. Spazer

Tropylium: damage increase table

2024-04-11T13:05:22Z

damage increase table

Tropylium: vs Spazer

2024-04-10T22:30:59Z

vs Spazer

Tropylium: quote formatting

2024-04-10T22:18:22Z

quote formatting

UNHchabo: Adding TASVideos description of Plasma Hitboxing

2018-12-06T09:59:36Z

Adding TASVideos description of Plasma Hitboxing

UNHchabo: /* See also */ Adding link to X-Plasma

2018-12-03T02:23:50Z

‎See also: Adding link to X-Plasma

Overfiendvip: Added note about hitboxing

2016-08-24T18:40:18Z

Added note about hitboxing

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{{Item info
|title=Plasma Beam
|image=Plasma.png
|location=[[Plasma Room]], [[Maridia]]
|effect=Greatly increases beam damage and adds piercing effect
}}

'''Plasma Beam''' is the strongest beam upgrade with respect to [[damage]], and causes the beam to pierce vulnerable enemies. Note that it does not allow the beam to penetrate objects and surfaces like [[Wave Beam]] does.

Plasma Beam's piercing effect allows the player to be able to "hitbox" enemies. By striking an appropriate enemy with the beam right before Samus would run into them, Samus will instead be able to pass through the enemy unscathed. This is most commonly applied in Lower Norfair rooms containing [[Kihunter (red)|Kihunters]].

== See also ==

* [[Beam Upgrades]]
* [[Plasma Shield]]

{{Items}}
[[Category:Item]]

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 }}
-'''Plasma Beam''' is the strongest beam upgrade with respect to [[damage]], and causes the beam to pierce vulnerable enemies. Note that it does not allow the beam to penetrate objects and surfaces like [[Wave Beam]] does. Ordinarily Plasma Beam cannot be equipped together with [[Spazer]]; their combination results in [[Glitched Beams]].
+'''Plasma Beam''' is the strongest beam upgrade that greatly increases [[damage]], and causes the beam to pierce vulnerable enemies. Note that it does not allow the beam to penetrate objects and surfaces like [[Wave Beam]] does. Ordinarily Plasma Beam cannot be equipped together with [[Spazer]]; their combination results in [[Glitched Beams]].
 Plasma Beam's piercing effect allows the player to be able to "hitbox" enemies. By striking an appropriate enemy with the beam right before Samus would run into them, Samus will instead be able to pass through the enemy unscathed. This is most commonly applied in Lower Norfair rooms containing [[Kihunter (red)|Kihunters]].
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 Plasma Beam provides the following increase in damage:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Without !! Damage !! With !! Damage !! Multiplier
 |-
 ! Power Beam
-| 20 || P || 150 || ×7.5
+| 20 || Plasma || 150 || ×7.5
 |-
 ! Ice Beam
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 ! Ice+Wave
 | 60 || I+W+P || 300 || ×5
 |}

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 :''If an enemy is taking damage at the moment its and Samus's hitboxes collide, the hit will not be registered. However, there is little to no chance that Samus will have enough speed to pass the enemy's hitbox by the time it finishes taking damage. By shooting an enemy with a plasma beam, it will become intangible for a number of frames, thus allowing Samus to pass through it easily until that timer runs out '''and''' beam finishes colliding with the enemy's hitbox.''
 :''Note that the enemy that Samus is passing through doesn't need to be actually harmed by the plasma shot to be rendered harmless. ''
 == See also ==

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 From the [http://tasvideos.org/GameResources/SNES/SuperMetroid.html#PassingThroughEnemiesUnharmed TASVideos description]:
- If an enemy is taking damage at the moment its and Samus's hitboxes collide, the hit will not be registered. However, there is little to no chance that Samus will have enough speed to pass the enemy's hitbox by the time it finishes taking damage. By shooting an enemy with a plasma beam, it will become intangible for a number of frames, thus allowing Samus to pass through it easily until that timer runs out '''and''' beam finishes colliding with the enemy's hitbox.
+:''If an enemy is taking damage at the moment its and Samus's hitboxes collide, the hit will not be registered. However, there is little to no chance that Samus will have enough speed to pass the enemy's hitbox by the time it finishes taking damage. By shooting an enemy with a plasma beam, it will become intangible for a number of frames, thus allowing Samus to pass through it easily until that timer runs out '''and''' beam finishes colliding with the enemy's hitbox.''
- Note that the enemy that Samus is passing through doesn't need to be actually harmed by the plasma shot to be rendered harmless.
+:''Note that the enemy that Samus is passing through doesn't need to be actually harmed by the plasma shot to be rendered harmless. ''
 == See also ==

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	Plasma Beam's piercing effect allows the player to be able to "hitbox" enemies. By striking an appropriate enemy with the beam right before Samus would run into them, Samus will instead be able to pass through the enemy unscathed. This is most commonly applied in Lower Norfair rooms containing [[Kihunter (red)\|Kihunters]].		Plasma Beam's piercing effect allows the player to be able to "hitbox" enemies. By striking an appropriate enemy with the beam right before Samus would run into them, Samus will instead be able to pass through the enemy unscathed. This is most commonly applied in Lower Norfair rooms containing [[Kihunter (red)\|Kihunters]].
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		+	From the [http://tasvideos.org/GameResources/SNES/SuperMetroid.html#PassingThroughEnemiesUnharmed TASVideos description]:
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		+	If an enemy is taking damage at the moment its and Samus's hitboxes collide, the hit will not be registered. However, there is little to no chance that Samus will have enough speed to pass the enemy's hitbox by the time it finishes taking damage. By shooting an enemy with a plasma beam, it will become intangible for a number of frames, thus allowing Samus to pass through it easily until that timer runs out '''and''' beam finishes colliding with the enemy's hitbox.
		+	Note that the enemy that Samus is passing through doesn't need to be actually harmed by the plasma shot to be rendered harmless.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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 * [[Beam Upgrades]]
 * [[Plasma Shield]]
 {{Items}}
 [[Category:Item]]