Fat Beam
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Description
"Explodes into a powerful beam after a targeting period."
When fired, the Fat Beam fires a thin yellow targeting laser that causes a 2 second delay before an actual damaging beam fires which is wider than Trace's height. The attack button must be held for the full duration of targeting. Once the damaging beam is fired it continues firing for 4 seconds even if the attack button is not pressed. The beam can be fired in all 8 directions, and it's direction of fire can be changed at any time during its operation. Being able to penetrate walls and attack enemies that are well outside of the screen bounds and it's low damage period (it repeatedly hits enemies in short succession) make it a very useful weapon. However, it is not very good for close combat or rapidly moving enemies due to the targeting delay and relatively low damage compared to most short range weapons. It's best used to clear enemies from a great distance.
