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The Moving ridge Axle (ウェイブビーム , Weibu Biimu ^? ), named so for the oscillating "moving ridge free energy" it fires,^[one] is a beam that Samus acquires in most games, with the exceptions of Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Abuse (though she gains the Annihilator Beam in Echoes, the Volt Driver in Hunters, and both the Grapple Voltage and the Nova Beam in Corruption, which all share a few similar backdrop with the Wave Axle). It fires wave free energy (often in the shape of a sine curve) that can usually go through walls.

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In Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus, the Moving ridge Beam generated a unmarried bolt that moved forwards in a helical fashion and passed through walls. Information technology also acted equally such in Super Metroid, merely simultaneously using the Wave Beam with either the Charge Beam, the Spazer Beam, or the Plasma Beam shoots multiple bolts that move in a helix. It was one of the more powerful axle weapons.

In Metroid: Goose egg Mission and Metroid Fusion, the Wave Beam was a axle that could become through walls. In these games, it stacked on to the beams that Samus had caused thus far. In Super Metroid, it could be added to any other combination of beams to make them go through walls and give them a helical trajectory, or be used alone, making a majestic waving ball. In Metroid Fusion, it adds a wall penetrating effect to the already-acquired Accuse, Wide, and Plasma Beams. In Zero Mission, it added a widening effect and a wall passing effect to whatever beams Samus has by that betoken (Samus could really obtain the item without any other beams, but she could take the Ice, Charge, Long, and fifty-fifty Plasma beams by then, due to the game's non-linear nature). On its own, information technology has a white colour with a slight purple hue.

In Metroid Fusion, this upgrade was possessed by the haywire robot B.O.X., during its 2nd appearance. This is the second to last beam achieved by Samus on BSL Station, earlier the Ice Beam. Information technology is likewise implied that the SA-X also had this axle in its' possession in improver to the Ice Axle due to its beam shots penetrating walls similar to the Wave Beam. If acquired first through debug, the beam will really take the other beam functions due to it existence the concluding beam in the intended sequence. As the sequence is difficult-coded alongside events, information technology is not attainable without the other beams.

In Metroid: Other M, the axle fires three imperial undulating shots at one time, similar to in Prime. Other G's Moving ridge Beam also has similar properties in the 2D games; bypassing walls. However, information technology is simply limited to "transparent and semitransparent" objects, such as drinking glass.

It is authorized by Adam in the Cryosphere, when Samus is trapped in a "box" made of glass walls while being attacked by several Super Zebesians. The Super Zebesians seem to have their own variant of the Wave Beam as their energy beams can penetrate the drinking glass, but not Samus'south shots until the Wave Axle is authorized.

In Metroid: Samus Returns, a remake of Metroid Ii, the Moving ridge Axle tin can now stack with all Beams, with the exception of the Ice Axle, which is a separately selectable weapon. The Wave Beam is required to destroy the Taramarga, a door-blocking creature equipped with a sturdy stone. Notably, it lacks whatsoever undulating firing pattern, instead resembling Other Thou'southward straight firing Wave Beam.

In Metroid Dread, the Wave Beam is in possession of East.Chiliad.1000.I.-06WB, which is using the powerup to enhance its field of vision and shoot stunning projectiles that can penetrate through walls. Like Fusion, it is the second to last beam upgrade in the game, the concluding being the Hyper Axle. It can destroy Wave Beam Covers.

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In Metroid Prime number, the Moving ridge Beam takes on a different role. Hither, it is one of the three "elemental" beams, representing the chemical element of electricity. It is the get-go beam Samus acquires on her mission to Tallon Iv (excluding the Accuse Axle). The Wave Axle does not become through walls. However, if the thespian is locked on to an enemy, the axle has a homing feature that can follow an enemy around until it hits. The Wave Axle is acquired afterward defeating an Adult Sheegoth in the Chapel of the Elders, located in Phendrana Drifts. When fired normally, it launches iii separate rounds that undulate inwards and outwards continuously with impressive homing capabilities. When charged, it fires a slower-moving unmarried round that, when used on a few sure enemies, tin can cause a stunning effect. Its uses outside of boxing include energizing Ability Conduits and opening Majestic Doors. It is the only weapon that can destroy the Pulse Bombu and the Scatter Bombu. On a related annotation, the Wave Beam tin used on certain car based enemies to cause them to ultimately malfunction. If the Moving ridge Beam is used to destroy an Motorcar Defense force Turret or a Mega Turret, the turret will hinge and constantly fire out of control before exploding. If used on a Sentry Drone, it will come crashing downwards instantly to the flooring when defeated instead of performing its usual explosion.

Also in Metroid Prime, the Wave Beam can exist upgraded with a Charge Combo chosen the Wavebuster. This allows Samus to burn down a perpetual wave of electric energy at an enemy, and like the normal axle it has a limited homing feature, but doesn't require a lock-on. However, its range is somewhat low. This attack uses upwardly ten Missiles to activate and uses five Missiles per 2d when holding the burn down button. Although information technology has an extreme ammunition cost with less damage-per-missile than the Super Missile, it deals harm at an incredible rate, making information technology valuable for quickly defeating enemies in a pinch.

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Almost forms of destructive energy in the universe are carried by electromagnetic waves, making the concept of a "moving ridge beam" somewhat redundant. However, its abilities seem to stem specifically from this wave-based nature in particular, drastically increasing the wavelength of an free energy axle to within the VHF radio range would expand the area it covered and allow it to pass through near solid obstacles. This technique is well-known to terrestrial scientific discipline and is normally used to prevent solid objects from obstructing music and tv set broadcasts.

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Like the Volt Driver, this version of the Wave Beam appears to burn down some class of artificial ball lightning, a cocky-sustaining globe of electric energy that is occasionally reported to "follow" living creatures and very rarely detonates with explosive force when touched. Although reliable eye-witness accounts ostend brawl lightning'south existence and similar phenomena have been produced using a wide variety of technological methods, its exact nature and cause remain unknown. Ironically, most explanations of ball lightning exercise not relate the phenomenon to electromagnetic waves in any way.

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The version of the Wave Beam seen in Metroid: Other 1000 is very similar to the two-dimensional version, only its lower radius and power to laissez passer only though transparant materials suggests the beam now operates in the visible spectrum, equally opposed to radio.

Official data

Metroid transmission

"The beams are wave-shaped and are stronger than normal beams. If y'all already accept a long beam, the long axle volition get a long wave beam."

Victory Techniques for Metroid

"This beam flies in a wave pattern and is more powerful than the normal axle."

The Official Nintendo Player's Guide

"This is a powerful weapon. This beam travels similar a wave, and destroys in all directions. Also, it has the power to penetrate and destroy obstacles."

Metroid 2: Render of Samus manual

"The beam travels in a wave shape. It is a very powerful beam and has a wide range of upshot."

Super Metroid transmission

"The Wave Beam sends out a charge in a wavy pattern and pierces some obstacles."

Super Metroid Players' Guide (page 9)

"Shoots in a wavy pattern and is more than powerful than the Ice Ray.

Location: Norfair.

Official Metroid Prime website

Weapon upshot: Enemies enveloped in electrical free energy.

Weapon range: 3 – 10 g

Weapon potential: Lethal

"Chozo Technology. Samus Aran uses the Wave Beam to fire powerful electrical bolts from the Arm Cannon. Enemies struck past the Moving ridge Axle's blast are enveloped in electrical energy for a few moments. The Wave Beam'due south electrical charge can as well "lock-on" to its target to a limited extent."

Metroid Prime wink

"The Moving ridge Beam fires a triple smash of electric energy, which is very effective against certain enemy types. Also can be used to restart inactive ability systems. Combine with the Charge Beam to increase effectiveness."

Metroid Prime transmission

"The Wave Beam fires iii oscillating waves of free energy. As with the other beam weapons, the Wave Beam is specially effective confronting certain enemies and can exist powered up once Samus finds the Accuse Beam. The Wave Axle as well features a limited homing result."

Inventory data

Wave Axle

Metroid Prime

Inventory entry

The Moving ridge Axle fires powerful electric bolts. This weapon has a express homing adequacy equally well.
Press /Hold then bespeak upward to select the Wave Beam every bit your active weapon.

Samus'south Notes

Fire the Wave Beam to open Purple Doors.
The Wave Beam won't home in on targets without a lock-on. Press and hold / to lock on.
Charge the Wave Beam to burn a fierce electric nail. Enemies struck by this blast will be enveloped in electrical energy for a few moments.

Metroid Fusion transmission

"Shoot through obstacles with this undulating axle."

Metroid: Nada Mission manual

"This allows Samus to fire beams of energy waves that penetrate solid objects."

Zero Mission Samus Screen data

"This beam, which is made up of free energy waves, can pass through solid objects."

Metroid.com (Metroid: Other M)

"This axle passes through windows and other transparent objects. With added functionality comes added power—the Moving ridge Beam also makes short work of many tougher creatures."

Metroid: Other K manual

"Adds the ability to penetrate transparent and semi-transparent objects. This powerful beam tin besides exist shot as a Charge Beam."

Other G Samus Screen data

"Effect: Increases damage.
Secondary effect of penetrating materials that are transparent or semitransparent."

Metroid: Other M on-screen tutorial

Wave Axle

This makes the beam penetrate transparent obstacles.

Metroid.com (Metroid: Samus Returns)

Wave Beam

"Fires energy waves that travel in a spiral path and go through walls."

Samus Returns Samus Screen information

"The Wave Beam's energy waves tin can pass through solid objects."

Metroid: Samus Returns Strategy Guide

The Arsenal (p. 11)

"The Wave Beam defies spatial physics to allow Samus to fire through solid objects. This is handy in its own correct, but combine that with the fact it'due south also a damage upgrade over the standard Power Axle and y'all may observe yourself forgetting the Power Axle ever existed."

Walkthrough (p. 75)

"The Wave Beam tin shoot through solid objects and pierce enemies. Information technology's a replacement of your bones Power Beam, and it'southward certainly more than effective. Utilize information technology to become through the pinkish Taramarga doors and to hit enemies from safer locations."

Metroid Dread Samus Screen data

WAVE BEAM
	Fires an energy wave that tin can pass through solid objects and terrain. Press to fire. Tin likewise destroy Wave Beam Covers.

Trivia [ ]

In the original Metroid, the Wave Beam was the simply manner Samus could assault low-to-the-footing enemies such equally Zoomers with projectile-type weapons due to the fact that she was unable to hunker or aim downward. Both of these capabilities were added in the game's straight sequel, Metroid II: Render of Samus.
The Wave Axle was the merely axle weapon able to penetrate armored enemies' plating in Metroid 2: Return of Samus. In subsequent games, simply the Plasma Beam is.
In Metroid and Super Metroid, the Wave Beam has a like sprite to the Energy Capsules.
Commonly, getting the Wave Beam in Super Metroid requires using the Grappling Axle to traverse the Grapple Crossing. Yet, a Wall Jump tin can be used to go the beam early on.
Super Metroid was the first game in the series to utilize the axle'south wall piercing capability equally a means of progression.
The Moving ridge Beam has appeared in every main series Metroid game to engagement.
In Metroid Prime, the Wavebuster philharmonic is especially useful for destroying the Cloaked Drone in the Phazon Mines, every bit Samus is unable to lock on to invisible enemies and getting a direct hit can be difficult otherwise.
The Wave Beam Arm Cannon configuration is as well used for the Light Beam in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and the Nova Beam in Metroid Prime 3: Abuse.
In the New Play Control! and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of Prime number, sparks of electricity no longer appear on the Arm Cannon when charging. This was due to technical bug with implementation of Wii controls.
The Wave Beam was slated to appear in Curiosity: Ultimate Alliance forth with Samus herself and many of her other abilities, though they were removed due to Nintendo not giving consent for her inclusion. The Wave Beam in Ultimate Brotherhood appears to be based off of the Prime iteration.
In the first Metroid Prime, the symbol for the Wave Beam is a hand print with all of its fingers spread autonomously. Using the Ten-Ray Visor reveals that this is the configuration Samus uses to activate the Axle.
In Metroid: Other Thousand, it is stated that the Wave Beam tin pass through any fully or semi-permeable object. However, this is non entirely true, as the Canteen Ship Residential Expanse contains glass railings that the Wave Beam cannot shoot through.
Upwardly until Metroid Dread, all games that featured the Wave Beam likewise featured the Ice Axle, and vice versa.
The give-and-take "Wave Beam" is probably a weapon lawmaking, equally simple physic "beams" are usually straight.
The Wave Beam in Metroid Prime number has a unique effect when charging it, like all other beams. When charging, electric bolts spread across the Arm Cannon. Notwithstanding, the upshot is non present in the New Play Control! and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of the game. This was due to implementation issues when applying the particle effects to the gratis-moving Arm Cannon, however all subsequent furnishings beams have on the Arm Cannon remain in the Prime Trilogy versions of Metroid Prime number 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Appearances [ ]

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MZM - Wave Axle

References [ ]

^ Metroid: Zero Mission Instruction Booklet, p. 25

Beams
Armaments	Arm Cannon • Paralyzer
Weapons	Power Beam • Wave Beam • Ice Beam • Plasma Beam • Grapple Beam Hyper Beam: (MD/MP3/SM) • Phazon Beam • Dark Beam • Light Beam Annihilator Beam • Nova Beam • Zero Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Enhancements	Beam Burst • Charge Beam • Diffusion Axle • Long Beam • Phazon bullets • Spazer Axle • Tractor beam • Wide Beam • Omega Cannon (Dread)
Affinity Weapons	Volt Driver • Battlehammer • Magmaul • Shock Whorl • Judicator • Imperialist • Omega Cannon (Hunters) • Electro Lob

Unused Items
Metroid Prime	Spazer Axle • Spiral Attack • Speed Booster
Metroid Prime number Hunters	Power Flop
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Thermal Visor • X-Ray Visor • Wave Beam • Wavebuster Ice Beam • Gravity Arrange • Ice Spreader • Plasma Axle Flamethrower • Absorb Attack • Dark and Low-cal Shields
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Ship Grapple Expansion
Super Metroid	Long Beam
Metroid Fusion	Grappling Beam • Spazer Beam

Chozo
Individuals	Chozo Searcher • Chozo builder • Chozo philosopher • Chozo Shaman • Chozo warrior • Chozo Elderberry De'la • Dryn • Grey Voice • Old Bird • Ou-Qua • Platinum Breast • Raven Beak "Thoha researcher" • "Thoha elderberry" • Quiet Robe • Samus Aran • Dark Samus • Primary Artisan
Areas	Zebes (Chozo Ruins/Chozodia) • Tallon IV (Antiquity Temple/Chozo Ruins/Chozo Ice Temple) Elysia (SkyTown/Chozo Observatory) • SR388 • ZDR (Ferenia/Itorash) • Nest • Shooting Gallery
Applied science	Aeion Ability Artifact • Ammo Recharge Station • Arm Cannon • Autoad • Autom • Autrack • Big Aeion Orb • Body Adaptation Machine • Heave Brawl • Accuse Beam • Chozo Artifact • Chozo battle armor • Chozo Block • Chozo bust • Chozo Lore • Chozo Seal • Chozo Ship • Chozo Statue • Chozo Totem • Combat Visor • Defense Drone • Diggernaut • Energy Recharge Station • Elysian (The Get-go • SkyTown Information author) • Elysian satellite • Escape Pod • Grapple Beam • Gravity Suit • Gunship (Abuse) • Gunship (Return of Samus) • Gunzoo • Hunter-class gunship • Ice Beam • Particular Sphere • Long Axle • Metroids • Missile Launcher • Morph Brawl • Morph Ball launcher • Mother Brain • Plasma Beam • Power Beam • Power Bomb • Power Arrange • Imperial liquid • Scan Visor • Spiral Assail • Security system • Skin pouch • SkyTown Information • Spazer Beam • Spider Ball • Super Missile • Tall Chozo structure • Teleport Station • Unknown Item • Varia Conform • Wallfire • Wave Beam • X-Ray Visor/Scope • Ancient Chozo Robot • Overdog
Culture	Aeion • Chozo Language • Distant sight • Aeroplane of existence • Prophecy of Lite
Tribes	Mawkin • Thoha
Hostile Chozo	Ruins Exam • Chozo Ghost • Dark Samus • Torizo (Golden) • Elephant Bird • Chozo Soldier (Robot) • Chozo Zombie Raven Beak (X) • True Chozo

Weaponry
Burn	Used by Samus: Plasma Axle (Flamethrower) • Light Beam (Sunburst) • Magmaul Used by Others: Kinetic Breath Weapon • Particle Moving ridge Projector • Plasma Artillery Cannon • Plasma Gun • Plasma Incendiary Launcher • Ultrathermal Flamestrike Projector • Flame Shot
Ice	Used by Samus: Nighttime Axle (Darkburst) • Ice Beam (Ice Spreader) • Ice Missile • Judicator • Special Accuse Beam Attacks Used by Others: Cryokinesis • Freeze Gun • Freeze Shot • Particle Wave Projector • Ultrafrigid Axle • Water ice Accuse Shot
Electric	Used by Samus: Grapple Voltage • Paralyzer • Volt Driver • Moving ridge Beam (Wavebuster) • Electro Lob • Plasma Whip • Plasma Wire Used by Others: EMP field • EMP grenade • Free energy whip • Particle Wave Projector • Shock Shot • Throwing chakram • Wave Quake Generator
Close-quarters	Used past Samus: Paralyzer Used past Others: Free energy whip • Photonic Power Scythe • Scythe • Wrist Bayonet
Concussive	Used by Samus: Charge Combo • Missile Used by Others: Helix Missile Pod • Ingsmasher missile launcher • Meson Bomb Launcher • Kraid'due south Missile Gun • Bunker-Busting Annihilator • Charge Bomb • Rocket • Fasten Flop