Omega Cannon

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Omega Cannon
Featured in	Metroid Prime Hunters
Damage	Exceptionally High.
Effect(s)	Exploding shots with wide blast radius, does 200 damage exactly.
Special uses	Fighting Gorea's second form.
Obtained	Oubliette

"This proscribed weapon of mass destruction was called an abomination by the ALIMBIC ELDERS because of the harm it could inflict on anyone desperate enough to use it." -Logbook entry for Omega Cannon, Metroid Prime Hunters

The Omega Cannon is believed to be the Alimbic's "Ultimate Power." It fires a powerful but slow-moving ball of radioactive energy that has a timed detonation, traveling a significant distance before exploding, unless it comes into contact with an object, in which case it will detonate immediately. When Samus Aran fought Gorea at the Oubliette, she used this weapon to destroy the beast's final form, which was impervious to all other weaponry. The Alimbic Elders, although possessing it, refused to use it because of its horrible destructive power. Heavy gamma radiation emanates from the Omega Cannon, this suggest nuclear firepower.

What happened to it after Gorea was defeated is unknown. Samus may have kept it or returned it to the Alimbic race.

[edit] Multiplayer

When playing the Oubliette level in multiplayer, this beam appears at the top of the stage. It is the only beam that appears in the map, and it is not permanent; after firing it once, it disappears from your beam selections. The beam differs from its use in the Gorea fight, in that it travels slower, has a larger blast radius, and does more damage. Once picked up, it is automatically selected to be used, but the Power Beam or Missiles can still be selected afterward, saving the Omega Cannon until the player finds a better firing spot or target. Due to its incredibly large blast radius, it has the capability to wipe out players on an entire story of the stage. It will act as "killing anything" within blast radius, though this is actually doing 200 damage only. Interestingly, if playing the Prime Hunter game mode, it is possible to gain an affinity for this weapon while you are the Prime Hunter. In this situation - and only this situation - the weapon acts exactly as it does when fighting Gorea.

Often, if Oubliette is selected for a match, the start of the match becomes a race to the top of the level to obtain the beam. After that, the match becomes a sort of "king of the hill," to protect the respawn area of the cannon.

[edit] Trivia

• Once the Omega Cannon is obtained during the Gorea 2 encounter, Samus cannot use the other sub-weapons she obtained during the mission. It is unknown whether Samus lost these upgrades or if they were stacked with the Omega Cannon.
• The Omega Cannon is the only weapon in the game that differs in mechanics between single and multiplayer, not including affinities.
• Unlike the other sub-weapons Samus collects, the Omega Cannon has unlimited ammo in single player.
• The Omega Cannon is the only weapon obtained in the Alimbic Cluster that does not have any particular technology that puts it into use.

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