Changes: Crystal Flash

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The Crystal Flash is a technique used in Super Metroid to regain health outside Energy Charge stations or Samus Aran's Gunship. According to the Super Metroid comic^[1], when the Chozo adopted the young Samus Aran and brought her to Zebes after she was orphaned by the Space Pirate raid of K-2L, they had infused her with their blood, endowed her with the Power Suit, and taught her one of their greatest technological achievements: the Crystal Flash technique embedded in the Power Suit, which could be used as a last-resort measure for healing. The technique creates a unique spherical cocoon of energy around Samus, allowing her to absorb all of the energy of the Power Bomb, healing completely if she is at critically low health. The Crystal Flash also fills up the Reserve Tanks.

It is performed by following these steps:

Select Power Bombs.
Samus must have 50 or less energy, empty Reserve Tanks, and at least 10 Missiles, 10 Super Missiles, and 11 Power Bombs.
Samus must enter Morph Ball form.
Holding the aim up button + aim down button (default L and R) + down + fire button will initiate the Crystal Flash. This will result in Samus rising into the air in a ball of light, suitless, while her Energy Tanks rapidly refill.

Notes: The ammo supply will drop as the Crystal Flash is performed.

One should not perform this technique while in danger of being hit by an enemy as Samus is not invincible during this technique, meaning that she will take damage every frame that an enemy is in her hitbox for the duration of the Crystal Flash, greatly reducing her Energy recovery, or even killing her.

There is a glitch related to the Crystal Flash that allows Samus to access the Super Missiles that Spore Spawn rewards from the wrong way. [1]

Trivia

Samus is unable to perform the technique in other games despite its importance.
Zero Suit Samus's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Power Suit Samus, resembles the Crystal Flash, though it does not heal her in any way.
The Crystal Flash appears in the game's attract mode.
In the Super Metroid comic, Old Bird states that the Crystal Flash has a possibility to backfire, thus harming instead of healing.
Metroid: Other M features a different energy restoration technique called Concentration that allows Samus to recharge a small amount of energy or all of her missiles when she can concentrate (that is, when she is not being hit by enemies).

Gallery

References

^ Crystal Flash Background

Special Actions
Suit	Moon Walk • Spin Jump Attack • Wall Jump • Spin Jump • Crystal Flash • Shinespark • SenseMove • Counter Attack • Search View • Strafe/Dash • Slide • Slide Jump Parkour
Arm Cannon	Special Charge Beam Attacks • Headshot • Lock-on • Welding • Overblast • Lethal Strike • Concentration • Precision Aiming • Free Aim Melee Counter
Morph Ball	Bomb Jump • Bomb-Trick • Five-Bomb Drop • Turbo Bomb • Ball Spark • Boost Jump • Boost Charge • Spider Boost • Tower Jump

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-[[Image:Crystal_Flash.png|300px|thumb|Samus using the "Crystal Flash" technique in ''[[Super Metroid]]''.]]
+[[File:Crystal_Flash.png|300px|thumb|Samus using the "Crystal Flash" technique in ''[[Super Metroid]]''.]]
+The '''Crystal Flash''' is a technique used in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' to regain health outside [[Energy Charge]] stations or [[Samus Aran's Gunship]]. According to the [[Super Metroid (Nintendo Power comic)|''Super Metroid'' comic]]<ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/old_site/reader.php?m=c&d=sm/np_comics&i=23&s=false Crystal Flash Background]</ref>, when the [[Chozo]] adopted the young [[Samus Aran]] and brought her to [[Zebes]] after she was orphaned by the [[Space Pirate]] raid of [[K-2L]], they had [[Body Adaptation Machine|infused]] her with [[Chozo DNA|their blood]], endowed her with the [[Power Suit]], and taught her one of their greatest technological achievements: the Crystal Flash technique embedded in the Power Suit, which could be used as a last-resort measure for healing. The technique creates a unique spherical cocoon of [[energy]] around Samus, allowing her to absorb all of the energy of the [[Power Bomb]], healing completely if she is at critically low health. The Crystal Flash also fills up the Reserve Tanks.
-The '''Crystal Flash''' is a technique used in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' to regain health outside Energy Charge stations or [[Samus Aran's gunship|ship]].
-According to the [[Nintendo Power]] magazine's [[Super Metroid comic]] released near the release of ''Super Metroid''<ref>http://www.metroid-database.com/reader.php?m=c&d=sm/np_comics&i=23&s=false Crystal Flash Background</ref>, when the [[Chozo]] adopted young [[Samus Aran]] after she was orphaned by a [[Space Pirate]] raid on [[Zebes]], they had infused her with Chozo blood, endowed her with the [[Power Suit]], and taught her one of their greatest technological achievements: the Crystal Flash technique embedded in the Power Suit, which could be used as a last resort measure for healing. The technique creates a unique spheric cocoon around Samus, allowing her to absorb all of the energy of the [[Power Bomb]], healing completely out of critically low health.
-It's performed by following these steps:
+It is performed by following these steps:
+*Select Power Bombs.
-*Samus must have 50 or less energy, nothing in her [[Reserve tank|reserves]], and at least 10 [[Missile]]s, 10 [[Super Missile]]s, and 11 [[Power Bomb]]s.
+*Samus must have 50 or less energy, empty Reserve Tanks, and at least 10 [[Missile]]s, 10 [[Super Missile]]s, and 11 [[Power Bomb]]s.
-*Samus must morph into a ball.
+*Samus must enter [[Morph Ball]] form.
-*Holding down + aim up button + aim down button (default L and R) + fire button will initiate the Crystal Flash. This will result in Samus rising into the air in a ball of light, suitless, while her energy tanks rapidly refill.
+*Holding the aim up button + aim down button (default L and R) + down + fire button will initiate the Crystal Flash. This will result in Samus rising into the air in a ball of light, suitless, while her Energy Tanks rapidly refill.
-Notes: Power Bombs must be selected for this Technique. Also the ammo supply will drop as the Crystal Flash is performed.
+Notes: The ammo supply will drop as the Crystal Flash is performed.
+One should not perform this technique while in danger of being hit by an enemy as Samus is not invincible during this technique, meaning that she will take damage every frame that an enemy is in her hitbox for the duration of the Crystal Flash, greatly reducing her [[Energy]] recovery, or even killing her.
 There is a glitch related to the Crystal Flash that allows Samus to access the Super Missiles that [[Spore Spawn]] rewards from the wrong way. [http://www.metroid2002.com/3/boss_tricks_spore_spawn.php]
 ==Trivia==
+*Samus is unable to perform the technique in other games despite its importance.
-*[[Zero Suit Samus]]'s Final Smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': [[Power Suit Samus]], has a similar appearance to the Crystal Flash.
+*[[Zero Suit Samus]]'s [[Final Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Power Suit Samus]], resembles the Crystal Flash, though it does not heal her in any way.
-*''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' features an energy restoration mechanism that allows Samus to recharge a small amount of energy when she can concentrate (that is, when she is not being attacked by enemies) as well as all of her Missiles that may be similar to or even be the Crystal Flash.
+*The Crystal Flash appears in the game's [[attract mode]].
+*In the ''Super Metroid'' comic, [[Old Bird]] states that the Crystal Flash has a possibility to backfire, thus harming instead of healing.
+*''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' features a different energy restoration technique called [[Concentration]] that allows Samus to recharge a small amount of energy or all of her missiles when she can concentrate (that is, when she is not being hit by enemies).
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-File:Crystal_Flash_2.jpg|Official artwork of the Crystal Flash.
+Crystal_Flash_2.jpg|Official artwork of the Crystal Flash.
 Image:Samus GravitySuit hyperflash right.gif|''[[Super Metroid]]''
-File:Crystal_Flash_1.jpg|Samus uses the Crystal Flash in the [[Super Metroid (comic)]].
+Crystal_Flash_1.jpg|Samus uses the Crystal Flash in the [[Super Metroid (comic)|''Super Metroid'' comic]].
+File:PowerSuitSamus1.jpg|Zero Suit Samus' Power Suit Samus Final Smash, which is similar to the Crystal Flash.
 </gallery>
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{Special Actions}}
-[[Category:Techniques]]
+[[Category:Special Actions]]