Wide Beam

The Wide Beam is one of the many Beams available to Samus Aran during the events of Metroid Fusion. It is similar to the Spazer Beam of other games, but the Wide Beam splits into three pink rings like a wall, as opposed to the Spazer's three individual lasers. Unlike the Spazer featured in Super Metroid, which can only hit one target at a time, the Wide Beam is made up of three separate shots, so that all three can hit different targets, exactly like the Spazer Beam's original mechanics seen in Metroid II: Return of Samus.
The Wide Beam returns in Metroid Dread, which was first confirmed in Nintendo Dream magazineWata Ridley (Wata_Ridley). "ワイドビーム…スペイザーでは無いらしい" Translation: "Wide beam ... It seems that it is not a spazer" 27 July 2021 6:23 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Wata_Ridley/status/1419966736967749638 before later being confirmed by Nintendo's various European accounts on August 23, 2021, in a tweet. It resembles the Spazer Beam in that each shot splits into three lasers. Some puzzles involve hitting several targets at the same time with the Wide Beam to activate. The Wide Beam is now able to push certain boxes and open special doors.
==Official data==
===Metroid Fusion manual===
;WIDE
:"Use the Wide Beam to shoot three normal beams at the same time. The possibility of hitting something greatly increases."
===Metroid Fusion in-game acquisition message===
"Wide Beam ability recovered.Beam widens dramatically."
===Metroid Fusion: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;WIDE BEAM
:"Three shots fly from Samus's blaster at three different angles when you use the Wide Beam. The weapon is particularly effective when swarms of weak enemies are attacking or when you are firing on enemies from a distance. The Wide Beam doesn't have the overwhelming power of other advanced weapons, but it does have a shot-spreading, buckshot quality.The Wide Beam releases three shots that spread out and hit a large area.Location - Sector 3"
===Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide===
;Wide Beam
:Location - Sector 3 
:Acquired By - Defeating Beam Core-X
:Controls - Tap [B]
:"This enhanced attack shoots three energy beams, giving you a much wider field of attack. It is a necessity for clearing rooms crowded with crawling and flying enemies." 
===Metroid.nintendo.com===
"Fire three beams simultaneously. This beam can also push Wide Beam Boxes and destroy Wide Beam Covers."
===Metroid Dread Samus Screen===
==Trivia==
*In addition to the Spazer Beam, the Wide Beam also resembles the Diffusion Beam from Metroid: Other M.
*Unlike the Spazer Beam prior to Metroid: Samus Returns, the Wide Beam is compatible with the Plasma Beam.
*Interestingly, when Samus absorbs the Core-X containing the Wide Beam, the text says "Wide Beam ability recovered" despite never actually owning the Wide Beam canonically prior to the events of Metroid Fusion. It is likely an oversight by developers as the Wide Beam has yet to make an official canon appearance in any event leading up to Metroid Fusion.
==Audio==
Sound	Game
 	Metroid Fusion
 	Metroid Dread
==Gallery==
Core-X Wide Beam.gif|The Core-X possessing the Wide Beam in Metroid Fusion.
Metroid Dread screenshot 1.jpg|Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread Wide Beam.jpg
Wide Beam Cover.png|The Wide Beam in item form, Dread.
==References==
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