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I just checked, the other guy was right.
I find it interesting how in old Metroid, beams just had different effects (plasma pierced enemies, ice froze them), while Metroid Prime, if you omit the elemental weaknesses and resistance, has them coming off as upgrades, since the plasma beam is objectively the most powerful (even if missiles are stronger).

I wonder how Prime 2 and 3 handled the beams.