Overblast



Overblast is a new technique in Metroid: Other M. When executed, Samus will jump on an enemy and struggle with it, firing a charge shot at the creature, either killing or damaging it. However, if Samus delays to fire the charged shot, the enemy will push her off, damaging her.

This shouldn't be confused with Lethal Strike, as Lethal is performed on a downed enemy instead.

Onscreen tutorial
"Jump on an enemy to climb on top of it and press 1 once you're fully charged ."

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Overblast

"Like a deadly space rodeo, Samus can ride certain creatures to aim for an Overblast. Charging while mounted on these beasts is tough, but the results make it worthwhile."

Manual
"Jump toward an enemy to ride on top of it and the Charge Gauge will fill. Once it's full, press 1 to attack. Note: This might not be possible, depending on the type of enemy and the battle conditions. "

Overblast Juggle
An Overblast Juggle is a technique that is utilizes the Overblast to jump from one enemy's head to another, Overblasting each time. This is most useful when fighting multiple large enemies such as Dessgeega.

List of enemies that can be Overblasted

 * Asborean (Can be performed in the same window of time as Lethal Strike. If tried any other time, the Asborean will just throw Samus off.)
 * Baristute
 * Brug Mass
 * Cyborg Zebesian
 * Dessgeega
 * Ghalmanian
 * Gigafraug
 * Goyagma
 * Griptian
 * Groganch
 * Kihunter
 * Kyratian (Ironically, Kyratians can perform Overblasts too.)
 * RB176 Ferrocrusher (This Overblast is an instant kill, much like most of the Lethal Strikes.)
 * Sidehopper
 * Super Kihunter
 * Super Zebesian (They must be considerably weakened before Overblast can be performed successfully. Otherwise they'll just throw Samus off.)
 * Zebesian

Trivia

 * In the Diorama between Samus and Ghor, Samus is positioned on Ghor's battlesuit as if she were to perform an Overblast on him.