Baby Sheegoth

Baby Sheegoth
	; ; Artwork of a Baby Sheegoth from Metroid Prime
Game(s)	Metroid Prime
Main Species	Sheegoth
Damages by	Ice Breath; Energy blasts; Ramming;
Weakness(es)	Plasma Beam
Immune to	Ice Beam
Vulnerable Area(s)	Backside
Threat Capacity	Hostile, damaging
Natural Habitat(s)	Phendrana Drifts

Baby Sheegoths are the infant form of Phendrana's primary predator, the Sheegoths. They attack by ramming, firing large balls of energy, or frigid breath. Sheegoths' bodies are resistant to attacks, but their backsides are vulnerable. If Samus can break through the ice shell, she can quickly defeat Baby Sheegoths. Like other ice based creatures, Baby Sheegoths can be defeated quickly with the Plasma Beam.

When Samus attempts to acquired the Wave Beam, she is attacked by a group of four Baby Sheegoth. After they are defeated an adult Sheegoth attacks. Once Samus defeats Thardus, Baby Sheegoth become less common as the adults move into more areas.

Baby Sheegoths resemble reptiles or amphibians. They rely on ramming attacks and, at a distance, the creatures resort to burst projectiles. Their main weakness is their sensitive backsides, only exposed when their icy shell is broken. They are also usually met in small packs of two or three.

Logbook

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime: Baby Sheegoth

First Location: Phendrana Drifts - Ice Ruins East

Glacial predator. Ice shell protects vulnerable dorsal area.

Young Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs which serves to protect a layer of vulnerable flesh. With this being their only weak point, Baby Sheegoths will turn quickly in order to not allow predators the opportunity to strike at their backs. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of ultracold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victim.^[1]

Trivia

Baby Sheegoth are mechanically identical to Grenchlers, and Retro Studios used similar models for Baby Sheegoths, Sheegoths, Grenchlers, Grapple Guardian, and Dark Grenchlers.

In Action

A Baby Sheegoth in action.

References

↑ "Glacial predator. Ice shell protects vulnerable dorsal area. Young Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs which serves to protect a layer of vulnerable flesh. With this being their only weak point, Baby Sheegoths will turn quickly in order to not allow predators the opportunity to strike at their backs. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of ultracold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victim." — Logbook "Baby Sheegoth" (Metroid Prime)