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{{Mechanoid-infobox
{{Enemy-infobox
|image=[[File:Dark Quad MB.png|250px]]
|image=
|caption=The Main Body of a Dark Quad
|caption=
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|creator=[[Luminoth]]
|habitats=
|planet=*[[Aether]]
|location=[[Sanctuary Fortress]]<br/>[[Ing Hive]]
*[[Dark Aether]]
|mainspecies=
|area=*[[Sanctuary Fortress]]
|attacks=*Energy Bursts
*[[Ing Hive]]
*Energy Beams
|threat=Hostile
*Melee Attacks
|equipment=
|weaknesses=*[[Boost Ball]]
|attacks=*Energy blasts
*Melee attacks
|weakness=*[[Boost Ball]]
*[[Light Beam]]
*[[Light Beam]]
*[[Power Bomb]]
|vulnerableareas=*Head
|weakpoint=Venting system <small>(body)</small>
*Ventilation system
|rewards=
}}
}}
'''Dark Quads''' are [[Luminoth]]-built machines [[Darkling|possessed]] by the [[Ing]]. Like their [[Quad|light counterparts]], they are separated into a Main Body and a Command Module. Both components are possessed by separate Ing, with the Command Module being possessed by a dominant one.<ref name=dmb/>
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'''Dark Quads''' are [[Luminoth]]-built machines possessed by the [[Ing]]. They are separated into a Main Body and a Command Module, and both are capable of operating individually.<ref name=cm>{{cite|A Quad is formed of two components: the quadruped Main Body and the flying Command Module. These units can function independently, or linked together, as the need arises. The Command Module relies on ranged beam weapon attacks. It can generate a powerful beam shield to protect itself. Opposite-polarity beams can penetrate this shield, however.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref><ref name=mb>{{cite|A Quad is formed of two components: the quadruped Main Body and the flying Command Module. These units can function independently, or linked together, as the need arises. The Main Body uses melee attacks in battle. Though durable, it needs to vent excess heat from its body. When this happens, it exposes a venting system vulnerable to concussive attacks.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Lesser Ing take control of the Main Body while stronger Ing take the Command Module.<ref name=dcm/><ref name=dmb/>


==Properties==
The Main Body attacks with melee attacks, such as slashing, and are also capable of spinning at a high rate to deflect most attacks. The Command Module uses energy-based attacks, which are also capable of generating shields to protect itself.<ref name=cm/> They Main Body is more armored and less susceptible to weapons fire, but vulnerable when venting heat.<ref name=mb/> While connected, Dark Quads can fire a sustained beam of energy.


The Command Modules use energy based attacks and are protected by an energy shield that can switch between a light and dark polarity.<ref name=cm>{{cite|A Quad is formed of two components: the quadruped Main Body and the flying Command Module. These units can function independently, or linked together, as the need arises. The Command Module relies on ranged beam weapon attacks. It can generate a powerful beam shield to protect itself. Opposite-polarity beams can penetrate this shield, however.|Logbook entry for Quad CM|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Main Body uses melee attacks, such as slashing with their legs or spinning.<ref name=mb>{{cite|A Quad is formed of two components: the quadruped Main Body and the flying Command Module. These units can function independently, or linked together, as the need arises. The Main Body uses melee attacks in battle. Though durable, it needs to vent excess heat from its body. When this happens, it exposes a venting system vulnerable to concussive attacks.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> When both components are combined, a Dark Quad is capable of firing a potent energy beam.
{{Samus}} first encounters Dark Quads in the [[Sanctuary Fortress|Sanctuary]] Temple, then  later in the [[Ing Hive]] while battling [[Quadraxis]], who is capable of generating them.
 
While combined, the Command Module is unshielded and vulnerable to any attack. The Main Body is more resilient and can only be damaged when it vents heat, which is done when its spin attack is interrupted or when the Dark Quad fires an energy beam. This exposes a venting system that is vulnerable to the [[Boost Ball]] and [[Morph Ball Bomb|Bombs]].<ref name=mb/> An unattached Command Module's shield can be overloaded by the [[Light Beam|Light]] or [[Dark Beam|Dark]] Beams depending on the shields polarity, opening a window for attack.<ref name=cm/> The shield is incapable of stopping the blast of a [[Power Bomb]], which destroys the Command Module instantly.
 
Like their light counterparts, a Command Module can attached itself to an unused Main Body if the one it occupied was destroyed. When one approaches a headless body, the body transmits a homing signal; however, this exposes its venting system. The ability to take command of another body is not just limited to a [[Darkling]] Main Body: a Dark Command Module is capable of attaching itself to a normal body as well. This can only be observed in the [[Sanctuary Temple]] if Samus destroys the Command Module of one of the two Quads in the room prior to its possession.
 
[[Samus Aran|Samus]] first battles Dark Quads in the Sanctuary Temple. She encounters them a second and final time when she battles [[Quadraxis]], a large Quad-like mechanoid capable of generating them.  
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==Logbook==
==Logbook==
{{logbook
{{logbook
|name=Dark Quad CM
|name=Dark Quad CM
|entry=The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde. A dominant darkling assumes control of the Command Module, forcing the lesser Ing in the Main Body to do its bidding.<ref name=dcm>{{cite|The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde. A dominant darkling assumes control of the Command Module, forcing the lesser Ing in the Main Body to do its bidding.|Logbook entry for Dark Quad CM|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|entrytext=The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde. A dominant darkling assumes control of the Command Module, forcing the lesser Ing in the Main Body to do its bidding.<ref name=dcm>{{cite|The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde. A dominant darkling assumes control of the Command Module, forcing the lesser Ing in the Main Body to do its bidding.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
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|gameabbrev=mp2
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|clear=no
|location=[[Sanctuary Fortress]] - [[Sanctuary Temple]]
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|image=[[File:Dark Quad CM.png|80px]]
}}
}}
{{logbook
{{logbook
|name=Dark Quad MB
|name=Dark Quad MB
|entry=The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde.<ref name=dmb>{{cite|The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde.|Logbook entry for Dark Quad MB|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|entrytext=The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde.<ref name=dmb>{{cite|The Ing discovered they could possess and control artificially intelligent machines as well as living beings. They soon turned the loyal Quad drones against the Luminoth, finding the tenacious machines to be quite useful additions to the Horde.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
|game=mp2
|gameabbrev=mp2
|ref=no
|image=
|position=bottom
|imageleft=
|onetime=yes
|clear=no
|location=[[Sanctuary Fortress]] - [[Sanctuary Temple]]
|roundtype={{roundb|20px}}
|image=[[file:Dark_Quad_MB.png|80px]]
}}
}}
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==Locations==
{{Enemies-header}}
{{Enemies|Sanctuary Fortress|[[Sanctuary Temple]]|2}}
{{Enemies|Ing Hive|[[Hive Temple]]|Varies|close}}


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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Quad]]
*[[Quad]]
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{{Foreignname|Japanese|{{hover|スプリッターダークヘッド|Supurittā Dāku Heddo}}|Splitter Dark Head}}
{{Foreignname|Japanese|{{hover|スプリッターダークレッグ|Supurittā Dāku Reggu}}|Splitter Dark Leg}}
{{Foreignname|Spanish|Cabeza del Quad Oscuro|Dark Quad Head}}
{{Foreignname|Spanish|Cuerpo del Quad Oscuro|Dark Quad Body|close}}


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