Wavebuster
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| Wavebuster | |
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 Samus uses the Wavebuster. | |
| Featured in | Metroid Prime |
| Damage | High |
| Effect(s) | Fires a constant stream of electricity, paralyzing the target completely. |
| Obtained | Tower of Light, Chozo Ruins |
The Wavebuster is the Charge Combo of the Wave Beam, found exclusively in Metroid Prime. Along with the Flamethrower, it is one of two constant-stream Charge Combos in Metroid Prime, that is to say it fires an uninterrupted stream of energy with a range of up to 10 meters, as opposed to individual bursts or blasts.
The Wavebuster retains the paralyzing effect of a fully-charged Wave Beam in the original release of the game, though not in the later Wii version. Victims to the Wavebuster will be rendered totally incapable of movement, and flung violently backwards when released. An interesting effect of the Wavebuster is its auto-targeting feature. If fired without first locking-on to an enemy, the Wavebuster will acquire a target by itself, shooting off at an angle from the tip of Samus' Arm Cannon. When used on Metroid Prime, the Wavebuster will paralyse the boss while it is in use.
Its appearance and effects are very similar to a real-life directed energy weapon, the electrolaser, which uses a laser to ionize surrounding air whilst a secondary charge releases an electrical shock.
It is activated by first charging the Wave Beam and then firing a Missile. It requires 10 Missiles for the initial shot, and then drains 5 Missiles per second afterwards. Because of this, even though it is very powerful, the Wavebuster should be used sparingly. In addition to this high ammo usage, many missiles are required to obtain it. In the Tower of Light, blocks that require three missiles to destroy are holding up the tower itself. There are three layers of tower, each with four of said blocks, whilst Oculus, which will reflect any missiles that come near them, crawl over these blocks. This makes it difficult to obtain if the player does not have many missile expansions.
Trivia
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- If Samus Sequence Breaks to obtain the Wavebuster before the Varia Suit, she can use it to damage Flaahgra.
- Its stream-like appearance is very similar to the weapon regularly used in Ghostbusters, which may explain its name.
GalleryEdit
| Charge Combos |
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| Super Missile | Wavebuster | Ice Spreader | Flamethrower Darkburst | Sunburst | Sonic Boom Special Charge Beam Attacks |
| Unused Items | |
|---|---|
| Metroid Prime | Spazer Beam • Screw Attack • Speed Booster |
| Metroid Prime Hunters | Power Bomb |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Thermal Visor • X-Ray Visor • Wave Beam • Wavebuster • Ice Beam • Gravity Suit • Ice Spreader • Plasma Beam • Flamethrower • Absorb Attack • Dark and Light Shields |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Ship Grapple Expansion |
| Super Metroid | Long Beam |
| Metroid: Other M | Gravity Suit (purple) |
| Metroid Fusion | Fusion Suit (black) • Grappling Beam • Spazer Beam |
