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'''Robo Beam''' is the name for [[R.O.B. (SSBB)| R.O.B.]]'s [[Neutral B|Neutral]] [[Special Move]]. The attack is a small pink laser that does a small amount of damage (normally 5%) and has decent stun capabilities. The shots can be angled up or down and reflect off of walls and floors. It should also be noted that this attack does not stop when it hits an opponent, allowing the player to hit multiple foes. R.O.B. must wait 1 second for the laser to recharge, or R.O.B. will shoot a weak, short-range laser. When the laser is charged, the red light on R.O.B.'s head will begin to flash. Kirby also has this property when he copies R.O.B. There are actually two levels of charge; if the beam is left alone for 20 seconds, it will become the '''Super Robo Beam'''. Super Robo Beam is much stronger and thicker, and has increased range (enough to travel all the way across any stage), though it is significantly slower than a normal Robo Beam.
{{redirect|Laser|Fox and Falco's neutral special move|Blaster}}
{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Robo Beam
|image=[[File:ROB Neutral B SSBU.gif|300px]]
|caption=Robo Beam used in ''Ultimate''.
|user=[[R.O.B.]]
|universe={{uv|R.O.B.}}
}}


If used at a very close range, the beam will do higher, fire type damage, starting at 9%.  
'''Robo Beam''' ({{ja|ロボビーム|Robo Bīmu}}, ''Robo Beam'') is [[R.O.B.]]'s [[neutral special move]].


== Origin ==
==Overview==
The flashing red light on R.O.B.'s head when the Robo Beam is charged is a throwback to when the red light flashed to indicate that [[R.O.B.]] was ready for use with the [[NES]].
When uncharged, the attack is a thin, red laser that does a small amount of damage (normally 5%) and has decent hitstun. It can be angled up or down and ricochets off of walls and floors, though it will stop if it hits a wall head-on. The laser will penetrate any targets it hits for its lifetime. R.O.B. must wait 1 second for the laser to recharge, or else he will shoot a short-ranged burst that can only hit opponents at point-blank range. Despite its significantly shorter range, the uncharged version deals more damage than the standard Robo Beam.


== Trivia ==
When the laser is charged, the red light on R.O.B.'s head will begin to flash rapidly. Kirby also has this property when he copies R.O.B. There are actually two levels of charge: the aforementioned standard "charge", and the '''Super Robo Beam''', which charges if the beam is left alone for 20 seconds. Super Robo Beam is much stronger and thicker and has increased range (enough to travel all the way across any stage), though it is significantly slower than a normal Robo Beam. If used at a very close range, the beam will do stronger [[flame]] damage, starting at 9%.  
*Although a Super Robo Beam reaches across the entire stage, a reflected one won't.
*When the beam is uncharged, R.O.B.'s arms will be down instead of facing straight forwards.
*A [[R.O.B. Blaster]] uses a purple Robo Beam with somewhat different properties.


== Gallery ==
In [[The Subspace Emissary]], [[R.O.B. Blaster]]s use a purple Robo Beam, although it is shorter and cannot be charged.
 
==Instructional quote==
{{InstructionalQuotes
|ssbuchar=R.O.B.
|ssbudesc=Fires a laser beam, but only when the LED on its head is flashing. It can bounce off the floor.
}}
 
==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|ROB|Neutral|name1=Robo Beam|desc1=Fire a laser beam, but only when the LED on your head is flashing. It can bounce off the floor.|name2=Wide-Angle Beam|desc2=A Robo Beam that can be fired at a wider range of angles but doesn't do quite as much damage.|name3=Infinite Robo Beam|desc3=Never runs out of charge, but isn't as strong as the standard Robo Beam.}}
# '''Robo Beam''': Default.
# '''Wide-Angle Beam''': R.O.B. can aim at a much wider arc, but it has slightly longer [[start-up]] and deals less damage.
# '''Infinite Robo Beam''': Robo Beam can be fired consecutively, but it takes longer to charge to Super Robo Beam. It also deals less damage, has slightly longer start-up and both beams lose their ability to ricochet.
 
<gallery>
Piercing Robo Beam.jpg|Wide-Angle Beam in {{for3ds}}.
Super Piercing Robo Beam.jpg|Wide-Angle Beam at its full charge.
Quickshot Robo Beam.jpg|Infinite Robo Beam in {{for3ds}}.
Super Quickshot Robo Beam.jpg|Infinite Robo Beam at its full charge.
</gallery>
 
==Origin==
[[File:ROBeyes.jpg|thumb|An advertisement snippet showing R.O.B.'s glowing eyes.]]
Robo Beam is virtually identical in function (including the ricochet) to the {{s|wikirby|Laser}} [[copy ability]] from the [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' series]]. R.O.B. has no relation to the ''Kirby'' franchise (outside of a guest appearance in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''), but this move is likely to have been an idea incorporated by ''Kirby'' creator and ''Super Smash Bros.'' director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] when putting together R.O.B.'s moveset. While the real-life [[R.O.B.]] toy never had the ability to fire lasers, the flashing red LED on R.O.B.'s head being an indicator of Robo Beam's charge is a throwback to when the red light flashed to indicate that R.O.B. was ready for use with the {{s|nwiki|NES}}.
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==Gallery==
===In ''Brawl''===
<gallery>
Robobeam.jpg|Robo Beam in ''Brawl''.
UnchargedRoboBeam.jpg|Uncharged Robo Beam in ''Brawl''.
DownRoboBeam.jpg|Robo Beam angled downward by tilting down while shooting in ''Brawl''.
UpRoboBeam.jpg|Super Robo Beam, angled upward by tilting up while shooting in ''Brawl''.
</gallery>
===In ''Smash 4''===
<gallery>
Super Robo Beam SSB4.jpg|Super Robo Beam in {{for3ds}}.
File:Robo Beam SSB4.jpg|Robo Beam in {{for3ds}}.
Super Robo Beam SSB4 WiiU.jpeg|Super Robo Beam in {{forwiiu}}.
</gallery>
===In ''Ultimate''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:UnchargedRoboBeam.jpg|R.O.B.'s uncharged Robo Beam.
ROB SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Robo Beam as shown with NES colors by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.
Image:DownRoboBeam.jpg|Robo Beam can be angled downward by tilting down while shooting.
Robot SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Robo Beam as shown with Famicom colors by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.
Image:UpRoboBeam.jpg|Super Robo Beam, angled upward by tilting up while shooting.
</gallery>
</gallery>


{{Template:R.O.B. Special Moves}}
==Names in other languages==
[[Category:Attacks]]
{{langtable
[[Category:Special Attacks]]
|ja={{ja|ロボビーム|Robo Bīmu}}, ''Robo Beam''
[[Category:Robot universe]]
|en=Robo Beam
|fr=Laser robotique
|es=Láser Robo
|de=Robo-Strahl
|it=Raggio laser
|nl=Robostraal
|ru={{rollover|Роболуч|Roboluch|?}}
|ko={{rollover|로보빔|Robobim|?}}, ''Robo Beam''
|zh_cn={{rollover|机器人光束|Jīqìrén Guāngshù|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|機器人光束|Jīqìrén Guāngshù|?}}
}}
 
==Trivia==
*When the beam is uncharged, R.O.B.'s arms will be down instead of facing straight forward.
*While R.O.B does not vocalize when using Robo Beam (due to the fact that, prior to ''Ultimate'', it has no "voice"), Kirby will announce a robotic "Beep!" when using the [[Copy Ability]] of Robo Beam in every game.
 
{{Special Moves|char=R.O.B.}}
 
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