Charge Beam (Metroid)

Samus getting ready to use a charge beam in Brawl.

The Charge Beam (sometimes called Charge Shot) is an attack Samus Aran can perform in the Metroid series. It is performed by charging up your normal beam and letting go when it has reached its full capacity.

How Samus receives the Charge Beam

Metroid: Zero Mission

Samus gets this item after killing the Charge Beam Beast

Metroid Prime

Samus starts out with this item, but it is lost in the explosion on the Frigate Orpheon so she must find another one in the Chozo Ruins

Metroid Prime 2 & 3

Samus starts out with the Charge Beam in these games

Metroid: Samus Returns

Samus finds the Charge Beam on the Surface of SR388

Super Metroid

Samus finds the Charge Beam in Green Brinstar

Metroid: Other M

Samus starts out with the Charge Beam in this game

Metroid Fusion

Samus gets this item after killing Elephant Bird

Metroid Dread

Samus finds this item on Artaria

Super Smash Bros. series

Usage

Throughout the iterations, not much has changed for this move. While uncharged, it doesn't do much damage but when fully charged, the blast can KO most at a decent percent. Some of the best strategies in using it is to fire a Super Missile and follow it with a fully charged Charge Beam or vice-versa. The opponent dodges the first but gets hit by the second and gets knocked off the stage.

Customizations

• Charge Shotgun
• Slow Charge Beam - The fully charge blast is bigger but also slower. It does not KO as well but 

See Also

• Missile
• Screw Attack
• Morph Bomb