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When [[Samus]] destroys Metroid Prime's exoskeleton, it reveals its "core essence". In this form, Metroid Prime appears as a true, metroid-like organism, with four long tentacles and eyes that form a humanoid face. While in its second form, Metroid Prime cannot be hurt by Samus' weapons. In addition, the creature can become undetectable in the visual spectrum, requiring Samus to use one of her three special visors to see it. It also spawns all three types of [[Metroid (video game species)|Metroids]] found on [[Tallon IV]] — the archtypal jellyfish-like Metroids, the long-ranged Hunter Metroids, and Fission Metroids. Which Metroid is spawned depends on Metroid Prime's health — no Metroids are spawned at full health, regular Metroids are spawned when it takes some damage, Hunters are spawned at medium damage, and Fissions at high damage. |
When [[Samus]] destroys Metroid Prime's exoskeleton, it reveals its "core essence". In this form, Metroid Prime appears as a true, metroid-like organism, with four long tentacles and eyes that form a humanoid face. While in its second form, Metroid Prime cannot be hurt by Samus' weapons. In addition, the creature can become undetectable in the visual spectrum, requiring Samus to use one of her three special visors to see it. It also spawns all three types of [[Metroid (video game species)|Metroids]] found on [[Tallon IV]] — the archtypal jellyfish-like Metroids, the long-ranged Hunter Metroids, and Fission Metroids. Which Metroid is spawned depends on Metroid Prime's health — no Metroids are spawned at full health, regular Metroids are spawned when it takes some damage, Hunters are spawned at medium damage, and Fissions at high damage. |
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Metroid Prime will begin to produce liquid [[Phazon]] to trap [[Samus]]. The modular design of her powersuit, however, allows Samus to absorb the liquid phazon into her arm cannon, supercharging it and allowing her to fire the phazon beam — the only weapon capable of damaging Metroid Prime in its final form. Upon defeating Metroid Prime, a cut scene shows it stripping Samus of her Phazon Suit (a |
Metroid Prime will begin to produce liquid [[Phazon]] to trap [[Samus]]. The modular design of her powersuit, however, allows Samus to absorb the liquid phazon into her arm cannon, supercharging it and allowing her to fire the phazon beam — the only weapon capable of damaging Metroid Prime in its final form. Upon defeating Metroid Prime, a cut scene shows it stripping Samus of her Phazon Suit (a upgrade to her Gravity Suit). Metroid Prime then absorbs the suit and seems to die. |
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*[[Dark Samus]] |
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Revision as of 17:57, 27 August 2005
Metroid Prime is a fictional creature that can be found in the Nintendo GameCube video game Metroid Prime.
Template:Spoiler The creature Metroid Prime is the final boss fought by Samus Aran, the protagonist of the Metroid series of video games, in Metroid Prime. Samus must kill the creature in order to bring peace to the game's setting, planet Tallon IV. Metroid Prime's lair is located inside the meteorite that brought the substance known as Phazon to Tallon IV.
History
In the North American release of the game, the Zebesian Space Pirates capture Metroid Prime for an unspecified amount of time, but in the European version they do not even see the creature. Also in the North American release, it is the Space Pirates who name Metroid Prime based on genetic similarities to the Metroids — because Metroid Prime is not captured in the European release, the game is not clear as to how the creature gets its name. The Chozo refer to it as "the Worm". The North American Chozo lore entries suggest that Metroid Prime is an ancient creature that arrived with the Phazon meteorite, a being that produces and controls the poisonous substance Phazon and is directly responsible for the decline of Tallon IV and eventual (assumed) extinction of the Chozo civilization. Although it seems to be related to the Metroids of SR-388, the exact relationship is unknown.
Samus' battle with Metroid Prime
Exoskeletal form
Metroid Prime appears in two forms. When Samus first encounters Metroid Prime, the creature is found to be heavily armored, with a black, insectoid exoskeleton and multiple limbs (players of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes will notice a visual similarity to the Ing species of Aether,probably due to Phazon). North American Space Pirate log entries detail the evolution of Metroid Prime (via phazon exposure) from a weaker creature to its current form, which exhibits armored plating and mechanical outgrowths capable of generating defensive screens. The creature can shift these screens to protect itself against new weaponry, but, through a genetic flaw, is vulnerable to one energy type (including ion, wave, ice, or plasma) at a time. Metroid Prime, according to log entries, is capable of assimilating mechanical weaponry into its body — weapons presumably collected during the creature's encounter with the Space Pirates (the European release leaves it unclear as to how the creature acquired these weapons). In addition, the study of Metroid Prime is cut short by its virtual elimination of all research-division Space Pirates on Tallon IV, so further data on the makeup of the creature or its exoskeleton is limited. Speculation on the possibility of a parasitic relationship between the creature and an armored host arise from the revelation of the Metroid Prime's true form after Samus weakens it.
Metroid form
When Samus destroys Metroid Prime's exoskeleton, it reveals its "core essence". In this form, Metroid Prime appears as a true, metroid-like organism, with four long tentacles and eyes that form a humanoid face. While in its second form, Metroid Prime cannot be hurt by Samus' weapons. In addition, the creature can become undetectable in the visual spectrum, requiring Samus to use one of her three special visors to see it. It also spawns all three types of Metroids found on Tallon IV — the archtypal jellyfish-like Metroids, the long-ranged Hunter Metroids, and Fission Metroids. Which Metroid is spawned depends on Metroid Prime's health — no Metroids are spawned at full health, regular Metroids are spawned when it takes some damage, Hunters are spawned at medium damage, and Fissions at high damage.
Metroid Prime will begin to produce liquid Phazon to trap Samus. The modular design of her powersuit, however, allows Samus to absorb the liquid phazon into her arm cannon, supercharging it and allowing her to fire the phazon beam — the only weapon capable of damaging Metroid Prime in its final form. Upon defeating Metroid Prime, a cut scene shows it stripping Samus of her Phazon Suit (a upgrade to her Gravity Suit). Metroid Prime then absorbs the suit and seems to die.
Trivia
Template:Spoiler If the game is completed with 100% item collection, an extended cut scene reveals the hand of Dark Samus appearing from a pool of the dead Metroid Prime, indicating that the main antagonists of both Prime games are actually the same entity.