Editing Emperor Ing

{{Boss-infobox
|image=[[file:Emperor Ing Artwork 01.png|280px]]
|caption=Emperor Ing concept artwork
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|location=[[Sky Temple]]
|room=[[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|attacks=*Sustained Energy Beams
*Shock Waves
*Melee Attacks
|weaknesses=*Opposite Polarity Beam Weapons
*[[Power Bomb]]s
|rewards=Final [[Light of Aether]]
}}

The '''Emperor Ing''' is a boss from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''. It is the eldest and most powerful [[Ing]] in the Horde. It resides in the [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]] within the [[Sky Temple]], guarding its [[Energy Controller]], from which it siphons energy.<ref name=body/> Like other Ing, it is a metamorph, and [[Samus Aran|Samus]] battles it in multiple forms.<ref name=head/> When defeated, Samus takes the last of [[Dark Aether]]'s planetary energy, initiating a [[Countdown]] to Dark Aether's destruction.

==Battle==
===Emperor Ing===
[[File:Emperor Ing 1.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Emperor Ing's first form]]
The Emperor Ing's first form is stationary, with tentacles protruding from its head. In this form, it uses several melee attacks with its tentacles. It also fires bursts of Dark Energy, but these can be easily dodged in [[Morph Ball]] form. Samus can damage the tentacles with a variety of weapons.

Once each tentacle is destroyed, the head will retract, revealing its eye.<ref name=head/> In this form it fires a sustained energy beam that travels slowly and has limited range near its body; these crimson beams are quite potent and will impede Samus's ability to aim briefly if they make contact. The eye is covered with a rotating shield that is impervious to weapons, but that has two vulnerable gaps on a single axis that Samus can fire through.<ref name=eye/>

After enough damage has been dealt to the eye, the head returns and generates more tentacles than before. It continues to use its melee attacks and the Dark Energy attack, but it gains two new attacks: it will now pound on the ground with its tentacles, leaving them quite vulnerable to [[Power Bomb]]s, and will begin using transdimensional teleportation to send its tentacles throughout the room in an attempt to attack Samus.

The cycle repeats until the eye has been seriously damaged, beginning the next phase.
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===Emperor Ing Chrysalis===
[[File:Emperor Ing 2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Emperor Ing's Chrysalis]]
After it has taken enough damage to its eye, the Emperor Ing's head swallows the body, forming a nearly impervious regenerative shell in which to shield itself while it heals. Poisonous gas fills the room, but the shell is magnetically charged, allowing Samus to cling to the shell using her [[Spider Ball]].

The shell has 11 weak points on its surface that can be damaged with Morph Ball weaponry. The Emperor Ing will generate tentacles in these weak points if Samus comes near to knock her away. Samus can either drop [[Morph Ball Bomb]]s near the tentacles to destroy them or use Power Bombs to destroy multiple tentacles at once.<ref name=chrysalis/>

[[Inglet]]s appear during this phase, allowing Samus to regain health easily by destroying them. After all weak points are damaged, the Emperor Ing emerges from its shell and the next phase begins.
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===Mutated Emperor Ing===
[[File:Emperor Ing 3.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Emperor Ing's final form]]
After the shell is destroyed, the Emperor Ing, now further mutated by [[Phazon]], will emerge in a form similar in appearance to a [[Warrior Ing]]. Like Warrior Ing, it can fire transdimensional energy beams, but unlike them, it can fire multiple beams simultaneously. It is also capable of firing a sustained blast of [[Light Beam|light]] or [[Dark Beam|dark]] energy, with Lightblast- and Entangler-like effects. It uses physical attacks, such as ramming and jumping at Samus, but also attacks by creating swarms of [[Nightbarb]]s or of an unnamed flying white creature.

In this form, the Emperor Ing's vulnerable core can render itself impervious to certain types of energy. In its neutral state, the core can be weakened by Samus's full arsenal of [[Arm Cannon]] weaponry, including [[Power Beam|beam]], [[Missile|concussion]], and [[Beam Combo|combination]] weapons. Once it has been sufficiently weakened, the core will erect a barrier that can only be damaged by a beam of opposite polarity or the [[Annihilator Beam]], indicated by a change in the color of the core.<ref name=mutated/> After a long and grueling battle, Samus defeats the mutated monstrosity and claims the last of Dark Aether's energy.
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==Logbook==
{{logbook
|name=Emperor Ing Body
|entry=Bioscans indicate that this is the eldest, strongest Ing in the Horde, the alpha and the omega. It has absorbed enormous amounts of Phazon energy into its body, mutating itself in the process. Apparently this power is not enough for the creature, as it is now siphoning energy from the final Energy Controller.<ref name=body>{{cite|Bioscans indicate that this is the eldest, strongest Ing in the Horde, the alpha and the omega. It has absorbed enormous amounts of Phazon energy into its body, mutating itself in the process. Apparently this power is not enough for the creature, as it is now siphoning energy from the final Energy Controller.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Emperor Ing Body"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|location=[[Sky Temple]] - [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|position=top
|image=[[File:Emperor Ing Body mp2 Logbook.png|90px]]
|onetime=yes
|ref=no
}}
{{logbook
|name=Emperor Ing Head
|entry=Like its brethren, the Emperor Ing is a metamorph. It has molded itself around the precious Energy Controller, and will defend it to the death, using its own body as a shield and weapon. Destroy the tentacles it generates to weaken the creature and its defenses.<ref name=head>{{cite|Like its brethren, the Emperor Ing is a metamorph. It has molded itself around the precious Energy Controller, and will defend it to the death, using its own body as a shield and weapon. Destroy the tentacles it generates to weaken the creature and its defenses.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Emperor Ing Head"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|location=[[Sky Temple]] - [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|position=mid
|image=[[File:Emperor Ing Head mp2 Logbook.png|90px]]
|onetime=yes
|ref=no
}}
{{logbook
|name=Emperor Ing Eye
|entry=The Emperor Ing has exposed its main eye, from which it can fire powerful energy beams. It is protected by an energy shield, although not completely. The eye can be locked onto, but only direct shots will get past the shield.<ref name=eye>{{cite|The Emperor Ing has exposed its main eye, from which it can fire powerful energy beams. It is protected by an energy shield, although not completely. The eye can be locked onto, but only direct shots will get past the shield.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Emperor Ing Eye"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|location=[[Sky Temple]] - [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|position=mid
|image=[[File:Emperor Ing Eye mp2 Logbook.png|90px]]
|onetime=yes
|ref=no
}}
{{logbook
|name=Emperor Ing Chrysalis
|entry=The heavily damaged Emperor Ing has entered a regenerative state inside a durable healing shell. Tactical scans have detected eleven weak points on the magnetically charged shell: Spider Ball travel is possible on the shell surface. Damage the weak spots with explosives to crack the shell and expose the enemy within.<ref name=chrysalis>{{cite|The heavily damaged Emperor Ing has entered a regenerative state inside a durable healing shell. Tactical scans have detected eleven weak points on the magnetically charged shell: Spider Ball travel is possible on the shell surface. Damage the weak spots with explosives to crack the shell and expose the enemy within.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Emperor Ing Chrysalis"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|location=[[Sky Temple]] - [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|position=mid
|image=[[File:Emperor Ing Chrysalis mp2 Logbook.png|90px]]
|onetime=yes
|ref=no
}}
{{logbook
|name=Mutated Emperor Ing
|entry=Further exposure to Phazon has mutated the Emperor Ing. It is now capable of shielding its vulnerable areas with energy barriers. Beams of opposite polarity can damage these barriers, however. Heavy damage to these barriers will cause them to drop, exposing the creatures weak spots. Target the weak spots to immobilize and damage the enemy.<ref name=mutated>{{cite|Further exposure to Phazon has mutated the Emperor Ing. It is now capable of shielding its vulnerable areas with energy barriers. Beams of opposite polarity can damage these barriers, however. Heavy damage to these barriers will cause them to drop, exposing the creatures weak spots. Target the weak spots to immobilize and damage the enemy.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Mutated Emperor Ing"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|location=[[Sky Temple]] - [[Sanctum (Sky Temple)|Sanctum]]
|image=[[File:Mutated Emperor Ing mp2 Logbook.png|90px]]
|position=bottom
|onetime=yes
|ref=no
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
file:Emperor Ing Artwork 02.png|Emperor Ing Chrysalis concept artwork
file:Emperor Ing Artwork 03.png|Mutated Emperor Ing concept artwork
</gallery>

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{{Foreignname|Japanese|{{hover|エンペラーイング|Enperā Ingu}}|Emperor Ing}}
{{Foreignname|Spanish|Emperador Oscuro|Emperor Dark (the Ing are called "Oscuros" in Spanish)}}
{{Foreignname|French|Empereur Ing|Emperor Ing}}
{{Foreignname|German|Ing-Imperator|Ing Emperor}}
{{Foreignname|Italian|Imperatore Ing|Emperor Ing|close}}

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