Power Beam

600 OM - Requires: Ranged Proficiency

The default setting for Samus's arm cannon, this shoots spherical bolts of energy roughly as fast as a pistol. What makes it special is that it can be charged up. While charging, Samus can move but cannot shoot. It takes five seconds to fully charge the beam. A fully-charged power beam will fire a ball of energy that explodes upon impact. The beam can also be 'quickcharged' which reduces the charge time to about a second and a half, but doing so rapidly drains the suit's energy.