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In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the Grapple Beam was Samus's grab, but could not be used in mid-air. | In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the Grapple Beam was Samus's grab, but could not be used in mid-air. | ||
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the Grapple Beam, when used in mid-air, not only damaged opponents, but could also perform a [[wall-grapple]]. In certain versions of Melee, it was possible to | In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the Grapple Beam, when used in mid-air, not only damaged opponents, but could also perform a [[wall-grapple]]. In certain versions of Melee, it was possible to extend the length of Samus' Grapple Beam by initiating Samus' grab, inputting "up, down, up" on the D-pad and then pressing Z between frames 8 and 39 of the grab. Once this is done, the Samus player must press the A button as the tip touches someone in order to grab them, and can also activate a homing grab by holding L. This trick is known as the [[Extender]]. | ||
[[Image:Tether_Recovery.png|thumb|left|200px|Samus using the Beam to recover in ''Brawl''.]] | [[Image:Tether_Recovery.png|thumb|left|200px|Samus using the Beam to recover in ''Brawl''.]] | ||
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The lag from missing with the Grapple Beam can be reduced significantly if one uses it while dashing. | The lag from missing with the Grapple Beam can be reduced significantly if one uses it while dashing. | ||
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[[Category:Metroid universe]] | [[Category:Metroid universe]] | ||
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The Grapple Beam is the name of Samus' extended Grab in all three installments of Smash. It is a blue, energy beam that grabs onto opponents and brings them to Samus, but when it misses, Samus is vulnerable. It is learned in almost every Metroid game. In games which it is not in, it is replaced with the Power Grip, in which when Samus is near a ledge, she will automatically grab it. These two techniques (the ledge grab and Tether Recovery) are also in the Super Smash Bros. series (the Tether Recovery being Brawl-exclusive), seemingly coming from this series.
In Super Smash Bros.
In Super Smash Bros., the Grapple Beam was Samus's grab, but could not be used in mid-air.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the Grapple Beam, when used in mid-air, not only damaged opponents, but could also perform a wall-grapple. In certain versions of Melee, it was possible to extend the length of Samus' Grapple Beam by initiating Samus' grab, inputting "up, down, up" on the D-pad and then pressing Z between frames 8 and 39 of the grab. Once this is done, the Samus player must press the A button as the tip touches someone in order to grab them, and can also activate a homing grab by holding L. This trick is known as the Extender.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Grapple Beam could be used to perform the Tether Recovery and also could be used to damage opponents in mid-air. The Grapple Beam also had a cameo role in the Subspace Emissary, as Samus used it to try and pull a R.O.B from a Subspace Bomb.
The lag from missing with the Grapple Beam can be reduced significantly if one uses it while dashing.
