Boost Guardian

Boost Guardian
	; ; The Boost Guardian
Game(s)	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Attacks	Transdimensional energy beams; Boost Ball; Melee attacks; Puddle form;
Weakness(es)	Light Beam; Super Missiles;
Location(s)	Dark Torvus Bog
Room(s)	Dark Torvus Arena
Rewards	Boost Ball

The Boost Guardian is a boss from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is the Warrior Ing that robbed Samus of her Boost Ball in the beginning of the game after Samus encounters Dark Samus for the first time on Aether. Samus battles the Boost Guardian in the Dark Torvus Arena, a chamber without any Light Crystals or Light Beacons to generate Safe Zones, thus increasing the difficulty.

Battle

The Boost Guardian's primary form of attack is Boosting, similar to how Samus uses the ability with the Boost Ball.^[1] However, it will also utilize attacks used primarily by Warrior Ing, including slashing and transdimensional energy beams.

The Boost Guardian begins standing upright. It will use its Warrior Ing attacks for a while, then it will enter Boost Ball mode. Samus cannot inflict damage on the Boost Guardian while it is Boosting, though its attacks can be interrupted with Bombs or by an impact with the pillars in the room that house Inglets. If it is forced out or interrupted during its Boost attack, the Boost Guardian will go into the Warrior Ing's puddle form and follow Samus wherever her course is directed. When the Boost Guardian is in this amorphous form, Samus must avoid it via the Morph Ball and dropping Bombs in its path. After the Boost Guardian has been impacted by enough Bombs, it will revert into its vulnerable solid form. The pattern will repeat until the Boost Guardian's defeat.

Reward

After Samus defeats the Boost Guardian, she reclaims her Boost Ball, which can be used to find many Missile Expansions or Energy Tanks located near half pipe-like areas. Samus must then hurry out of the room to another safe zone.

Logbook

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: Boost Guardian

First Location: Dark Torvus Bog - Dark Torvus Arena

Limited Scan

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.^[1]

Trivia

In an interview with IGN, Bryan Walker of Retro Studios revealed that he was unable to defeat the Boost Guardian without taking the game into debug mode.^[2]

Gallery

The Boost Guardian
The Boost Guardian
The Boost Guardian

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "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 "Boost Guardian" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
↑ "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." A Space Bounty Hunter in Texas, IGN