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{{Boss-infobox
{{Boss-infobox
|image=[[File:Boost_Ball_Guardian2.png‎|300px]]
|image=[[File:Boost Guardian.jpg|300px]]
|caption= The Boost Ball Guardian in its standing form.
|caption=The Boost Guardian
|games= ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|location= [[Dark Torvus Bog|Dark Torvus]] Arena
|location=[[Dark Torvus Bog]]
|attacks= Laser beams, temporary possession, Boost Ball, arm swipe
|attacks=Transdimensional energy beams<br/>[[Boost Ball]]<br/>Melee attacks
|weaknesses=[[Morph Ball Bomb]]s<br>[[Light Beam]]
|weaknesses=[[Light Beam]]
|rewards= [[Boost Ball]]
|vulnerableareas=
|rewards=Boost Ball
}}
}}


The Boost Guardian is a sub-boss in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.  It is responsible for guarding Samus's [[Boost Ball]] attack, which the [[Ing]] stole from Samus at the beginning of the game.  The Boost Guardian can be found in [[Dark Torvus Bog|Dark Torvus Bog's]] Dark Torvus Arena.
The '''Boost Guardian''' is the [[Warrior Ing]] that stole [[Samus Aran|Samus's]] [[Boost Ball]]. Its primary form of attack is Boosting, though it will also use attacks used by Warrior Ing. Samus battles the Boost Guardian in the [[Dark Torvus Arena]] in a chamber without any [[Light Crystal|Light Crystals]] or [[Light Crystal#Light Beacon|Light Beacons]] to generate [[Safe Zone|Safe Zones]].


==Attacks and Abilities==
Samus cannot damage the Boost Guardian while it is Boosting, though its attacks can be interrupted with [[Morph Ball Bomb|Bombs]] or by an impact with the pillars in the room that house [[Inglet|Inglets]]. If it is forced out of its Boost attack, the Boost Guardian will go into the [[Ing|Ing's]] puddle form and follow Samus around. After it is hit by enough Bombs, it will go into its vulnerable solid form.
The Boost Guardian fights similarly to a Warrior Ing in that it can fire inter-dimensional beams of light, strike Samus with its forearms, and possess Samus momentarily; it can also transform into a puddle of shadow.  Interestingly, the Boost Guardian is strikingly similar to both a normal Warrior Ing and the [[Jump Guardian]], though besides the similarities mentioned, this resemblance is only aesthetic.
 
[[File:Boost_Ball_Guardian.jpg|left|thumb|The Boost Ball Guardian during the fight's opening cinematic.]]
 
The Boost Guardian's defining characteristic is its ability to use the Boost Ball attack.  Samus cannot inflict damage on the Guardian while it is in its Boost Ball form.  The Guardian will continually boost, though it will disintegrate into a shadow puddle momentarily between bouts of boosting.  The only way Samus can break the cycle herself is by dropping [[Morph Ball Bomb]]s onto floor near the boss's puddle form.  This does not inflict actual damage upon the Guardian, but it does force it into its more vulnerable standard form.  Once Samus has forced it to stand up, a brief cutscene will play and Samus will begin the proceeding fight in her typical form, facing the Boost Guardian.  On the occasion that the Boost Guardian resumes its normal form by its own will, Samus must manually shift out of her [[Morph Ball]], as the game will not play the cutscene.  When one of the four pillars in the room is destroyed, [[Inglet]]s may appear, which Samus can kill for slight health and ammo boosts.
 
[[File:Boost_Ball_MP2E.jpg‎|right|thumb|The Boost Ball upgrade directly after the Guardian's defeat.]]
 
==Rewards==
After Samus downs the Boost Guardian, she is reunited with her Boost Ball attack. With this ability Samus can use the half-pipe in the other section of Dark Torvus Arena and claim the [[Dark Temple Key]] that is resting high on the wall.  To regain lost energy and ammunition, Samus may boost into the pillars found in the boss chamber.


After Samus defeats the Boost Guardian, she may reclaim her Boost Ball.
==Logbook==
==Logbook==
{{Logbook|Boost Guardian|This Warrior Ing has absorbed the power of the Boost Ball. It can boost-blast toward its enemies, using its body as a potent weapon. When it is not in solid form, engaging it in Morph Ball mode may provide better attack opportunities.<ref>{{cite|This Warrior Ing has absorbed the power of the Boost Ball. It can boost-blast toward its enemies, using its body as a potent weapon. When it is not in solid form, engaging it in Morph Ball mode may provide better attack opportunities.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>|mp2}}  
{{Logbook|Boost Guardian|This Warrior Ing has absorbed the power of the Boost Ball. It can boost-blast toward its enemies, using its body as a potent weapon. When it is not in solid form, engaging it in Morph Ball mode may provide better attack opportunities.<ref>{{cite|This Warrior Ing has absorbed the power of the Boost Ball. It can boost-blast toward its enemies, using its body as a potent weapon. When it is not in solid form, engaging it in Morph Ball mode may provide better attack opportunities.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>|mp2}}  


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Boost Guardian is often considered one of the hardest bosses of the game. This can be attributed to the lack of [[Light Crystal|light crystals]] and light beacons, the low amount of [[Energy Tank]]s available before the fight, and the Boost Guardian's strength.
*In an interview with {{wp|IGN}}, Bryan Walker of [[Retro Studios]] revealed that he was unable to defeat the Boost Guardian without taking the game into debug mode.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= This was the topic of a lot of discussion during and even after we shipped, but the boost ball guardian was brutal. I confess here and now that I was never able to beat it without going into debug mode," he admits, laughing.| url= http://wii.ign.com/articles/101/1016511p6.html| title= A Space Bounty Hunter in Texas| site= IGN}}</ref>
*The Boost Guardian is incredibly similar in appearance to the [[Jump Guardian]]. Both bosses closely resemble the typical [[Warrior Ing]] and even share most of their powers.
==Gallery==
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