Editing Elite Pirate

{{Pirate-infobox
|image=[[File:Elite Pirate mp1 Screenshot 01.png|250px]]
|caption=The first encountered Elite Pirate 
|games=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''
|planet=[[Tallon IV]]
|area=[[Phazon Mines]]
|equipment=*[[Wave Quake Generator]]
*[[Plasma Artillery Cannon]]
*[[Energy-siphon System]]
|attacks=*[[Wave Quake Generator]]
*[[Plasma Artillery System]]
*Melee attacks
|weakness=*[[Charge Beam]]
*[[Missile]]s
*[[Super Missile]]s
*[[Plasma Beam]]
}}

'''Elite Pirates''' are [[Space Pirate]]s that have had [[Phazon]] infused into their DNA as part of a Space Pirate program called [[Project Helix]].<ref>{{cite|Confidence is high regarding Phazon applications. We know enough about Phazon now to begin combining it with Space Pirate DNA. The code name for this venture will be 'Project Helix'. Preliminary studies indicate that Phazon infusion could produce radical new Pirate genomes. Benevolent mutation levels are high in current test subjects. Phazon madness is a concern, but refinements in the infusion process should reduce or neutralize the odds of mental degeneration.|[[Space Pirate Data]]|Metroid Prime}}</ref> [[Samus Aran|Samus]] battles three in the [[Phazon Mines]], though there were several in stasis that did not attack Samus. There are two, even more powerful, Elite Pirates present as well: the [[Phazon Elite]] and the [[Omega Pirate]].

==Properties==
Elite Pirates attack by using Wave Quake Generators to create shock waves that spread out in a sizable radius and by siphoning the energy from beam weapons to fuel the plasma cannons kept on their shoulders.

===Specimens===
After Samus enters [[Elite Control]], the exits will become blocked with shields. The first Elite Pirate will break out of its [[Cryosleep Tank|stasis pod]] and attack. While dodging its shock waves, Samus may use her [[Thermal Visor]] to target its plasma cannon, allowing her to destroy it. This enables her to stay outside of the range of all of its attacks.

A second Elite Pirate is fought in the [[Omega Research]] shortly after Samus collects the [[Power Bomb]]s.

A third Elite, this one without a plasma cannon, attacks in the [[Dynamo Access]] shortly after Samus returns to the Phazon Mines after collecting several upgrades. Its stasis tank is laced with Phazon, unlike the others, and its face has a distinct red color, further distinguishing it.
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==Locations==
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{{enemies|Phazon Mines|[[Elite Control]]|1}}
{{enemies|Phazon Mines|[[Omega Research]]|1}}
{{enemies|Phazon Mines|[[Dynamo Access]]|1|close}}
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==Logbook==
{{logbook
|name=Elite Pirate
|entry=Phazon-enhanced Space Pirate. Incredibly strong, armored, and well armed. Elite Pirates are potent foes. Their energy-siphon system absorbs Beam weapon shots, which they use to fuel a massive Plasma Artillery Cannon. The nature of this system makes them vulnerable to concussion-based weapons. Well armed, the Elite Pirate is effective in close combat and at a distance. Their massive size can be a weakness, and their sluggish speed allows for evasion and quick attacks.
|game=mp1
|image=[[File:Elite Pirate Logbook Right.jpg]]
|imageleft=[[File:Elite Pirate Logbook Left.jpg]]
|location=[[Phazon Mines]] - [[Elite Control]]
|onetime=yes
}}

==Gallery==
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File:Elite pirate escape.jpg|An Elite Pirate escapes its stasis chamber
File:Elite_Pirate_mp1_Screenshot_02.png|An Elite Pirate armed with a [[Plasma Artillery Cannon]]
File:Elite_Pirate_mp1_Screenshot_03.png|An Elite Pirate without its Plasma Artillery Cannon
File:Elite Pirate mp1 Screenshot 04.png|The Elite Pirate from the Dynamo Access
</gallery>
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