User blog comment:Kagimizu/Sonic's Strongest/@comment-2116776-20110715000152/@comment-2116776-20110715175300

so basically, a hyper beam would be something like as a basic rundown of a detailed discription.
 * a quick firing speed
 * high power
 * long lag time
 * reduced effectiveness against hard or intangible matter
 * fires in a straight line