Alpha Metroid

Alpha Metroids are Metroids which have hatched from their familiar infant eggs, and grown. Alpha Metroids are the first in a series of Metroid evolution including Alpha Metroids, Gamma Metroids Zeta Metroids and Omega Metroids.

Appearances

Metroid II: Return of Samus

Metroid II: Return of Samus marked the first appearance of the Alpha Metroid. Samus mostly finds Alpha Metroids in the beginning stages of the game. The first one encountered rips it's way out of it's Juvenile Metroid stage. They are defeated by five of Samus's Missiles.

Metroid Fusion

In Metroid Fusion, the Galactic Federation holds a top secret program which tries to breed Metroids of all kinds. While an Alpha Metroid is seen in a stasis pod, Samus never faces any. Metroids