Laser beam

Shoots a deadly laser beam: in all 4 directions / to the sides

- "Creatorverse", Lemmings: The Puzzle Adventure

A laser beam is a timed trap in Lemmings: The Puzzle Adventure.

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Sped-up sequence of a blue laser beam charging and firing, looped without its 10-second (approx.) inactive state

Laser beams are deadly beams of intense blue light which instantly decimate all lemmings touched by the laser. The laser itself is generated from mechanisms encased within indestructible steel blocks.

As a timed trap, the laser beam is fired at approximately every 15 seconds with the trap requiring a few seconds to charge before finally releasing the blast, which is then sustained for another two seconds.

Properties

All instances of the trap are always fired synchronously
Laser beams can be completely stopped by any solid block or structure excluding stairs
Stairs deflect laser beams at a 45 degree angle
Light indicators helps identify the would-be direction of a laser beam blast
It is possible for a lemming to dodge the path of a vertical laser beam in mid-air by using an umbrella (parasol) at drop-off, clinging to the edges of the tiles in the laser's path
Laser beams go through electric traps, electric trap zappers, and smoke monsters

Variants[]

Laser beams can be fired in a number of directions and configurations:

All directions, which simultaneously fire laser beams down, up, and to the sides
Downwards^{[citation needed]}
Upwards
Sidewards, which simultaneously fire laser beams to the left and to the right
Vertical, which simultaneously fire laser beams downwards and upwards^{[citation needed]}

An upgraded and more destructive version of the trap, the piercing laser beam, is also encountered starting planet 23: "Cinema".