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Dark Samus
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Dark Samus is a main antagonist of the Metroid Prime series. She is a combination of elements from Metroid Prime, Samus Aran, and Samus's Phazon Suit. She appears in all three of the Prime games, although her appearance in the first Metroid Prime was in a brief cut scene. Since she is, in essence, Metroid Prime, so one of the series's focus is Dark Samus.
History
Immediately after Samus Aran defeated Metroid Prime on Tallon IV's Impact Crater, the dying creature reached out for Samus as a last resort and ripped off Samus's Phazon Suit. Samus escaped the scene of the final battle and left the creature to die in a collapsing cave to save herself and escape in her Gunship. However, Metroid Prime was not finished; it combined elements from itself, Samus, and the Phazon Suit to be reborn as a completely new entity, known in the future Prime games as Dark Samus. Dark Samus then made her way to Aether, most likely by stowing away on a Space Pirate ship.
Dark Samus in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Dark Samus landed on Aether sometime before Samus arrived. The Space Pirates confused her for Samus Aran but were confounded by her new behavior. Instead of destroying the Pirates, she stole their Phazon, only destroying those that attempted to stop her.[2]
Samus first encounters Dark Samus inside an abandoned Galactic Federation base Aether. Samus follows Dark Samus through Dark Portal to Dark Aether and finds her absorbing Phazon on the other side. Dark Samus destroys a Light Crystal nearby, allowing a group of Warrior Ing to swarm in and steal much of Samus's equipment. Samus manages to escape before Dark Aether's atmosphere causes any severe damage.
Later in Agon Samus briefly sees Dark Samus in a Space Pirate facility. Shortly afterward Samus finds Dark Samus in the Phazon Processing absorbing Phazon. After a battle, Samus defeats Dark Samus.
Samus again finds Dark Samus in the hydro plant of Torvus Bog, where she reforms, laughs, then dissipates again without attempting to hinder or attack Samus during this encounter. It is uncertain what Dark Samus's intentions were.
At the entrance to Sanctuary Fortress, Dark Samus again confronts Samus. Dark Samus destroys the bridge structure here, preventing Samus from using it to access the elevator leading from Sanctuary to the Temple Grounds. Despite the bridge being destroyed, Samus is able to use her recently recovered Spider Ball to cross the gorge.
Later in Sanctuary Fortress, Samus finds Dark Samus destroying three Dark Pirate Troopers in her path. Dark Samus once again attacks Samus. Though Dark Samus demonstrates several new techniques, Samus is able to defeat her once again. Dark Samus then staggers and falls off of the edge of the fortress.
After Samus destroys the Emperor Ing and acquires the Light of Aether from Dark Aether's final Energy Controller, the planet becomes unstable. While Samus attempts to escape Dark Aether, Dark Samus blocks Samus's path with a wall of Phazon and attacks her. After Samus deals some damage to her, Dark Samus will create a shield that is impervious to all weaponry, only being vulnerable to blasts of Phazon. By using her Charge Beam, Samus may draw in expelled Phazon then fire it back at Dark Samus. After several blasts, Dark Samus will disintegrate.
Some time later, a cloud of Phazon in space above Aether coalesces and forms a new body for Dark Samus. It seems that she was unable to maintain this form, as she is later collected by Space Pirates in the form of raw Phazon.
Dark Samus in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
After her defeat on Aether, Dark Samus's remains are picked up by a Space Pirate craft that had been retrieving the remainder of the Phazon on the planet Aether. Dark Samus was then able to regain her form using energy from Phazon stored on board. Dark Samus, after regaining her form, kills a third of the Space Pirates on the ship.[1] She then brainwashes the remainder of the pirates into following her.
Dark Samus then ventures to Phaaze, the source of all Phazon, and returns to her followers with a Leviathan seed, a destructive seed of Phaaze. Dark Samus sends the Leviathan to the Pirate Homeworld, using it to take control of all the Space Pirates. Dark Samus then invades the G.F.S. Valhalla, takes Aurora Unit 313, goes to Phaaze, implants it there, and takes control over the entire planet.
Dark Samus then launches three additional Leviathans. These are destined to Bryyo, Elysia, and Norion. Dark Samus goes to Norion to ensure the Leviathan's impact, since it is heavily guarded by the Galactic Federation. Samus Aran, Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda manage to repulse the Norion attack, but Dark Samus infects the four hunters with Phazon. Samus was able to resist this Phazon's corrupting influence, but the three other bounty hunters eventually succumbed and became the servants of Dark Samus.
The only direct battle between Samus and Dark Samus happens on Phaaze. After her defeat by Samus, Dark Samus merges with Aurora Unit 313. Samus destroys the Aurora Unit, which purges the Phazon from Samus and Dark Samus is destroyed with no signs of Dark Samus's survival.
Abilities
Many of Dark Samus's abilities are similar to Samus's, though some abilities are not shared between the two. Her basic beam fires a scattered burst of Phazon, she may charge this to fire a sustained beam of Phazon. Dark Samus can fire a beam that can encase her target in Phazon, similar to the Ice Beam. She has a form of the Boost Ball that she can allow her to boost far longer than Samus is capable of doing. She can generate a shield that is impervious to all attacks, save blasts of Phazon; she will often use this when Samus fires Missiles at her. She also can become invisible.
After her defeats on Aether, Dark Samus gained ever more abilities, some absorbed from the Phazon-corrupted Hunters that Samus defeated. She is capable of generating Echoes of herself that may attack while Dark Samus absorbs energy to heal herself. She and one of the Echoes can simultaneously fire a sustained beam while spinning. She may also spin without firing a beam. Dark Samus is also capable of creating large pillars of ice and generate shock waves.
Logbook
Trophy Info
Trivia
- Although Dark Samus's Super Smash Bros. Brawl Trophy says Samus and Dark Samus's only differences are in color, the entity that is Dark Samus is made of mostly Phazon and DNA of both Samus and the Metroid Prime. This is best shown in the first Metroid Prime's 100% scans cutscene at the end of the game.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Our attempts to intercept the Federation ship departing Aether were unsuccessful. With them went a collection of Phazon, the first to fall into Federation hands. They foolishly left most of the Phazon behind, allowing us to quickly collect what we could. But in our haste we took more than mere Phazon. Our scanners have detected the remains of Dark Samus, who has revived herself within our Phazon storage. Surely, we are cursed. The fiendish shrew consumed all of the Phazon, then wiped out a third of the crew in a matter of minutes. Now she moves at will through the halls of Colossus, using her witchery to beguile the minds of the crew. We are unable to call for aid, and only a few of us remain to stand against her. All is lost. " —Space Pirate Data (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
- ↑ "Samus Aran, the accursed Hunter, has arrived. The sudden arrival of the Hunter is strange enough, but her actions are stranger still. She does not seek our destruction, but our Phazon. With each raid, she steals Phazon ore, only killing those who attempt to deny her. What she needs it for we do not know - though Science Team suspects she requires it to power her new armorsuit. Dark in color, it is equipped with strange new weapons. The troops now call her the "Dark Hunter." It is a fitting title." —Space Pirate Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Scans indicate the presence of Phazon and your genetic material within this entity. She wears a version of the Varia Suit, altered and augmented by the Phazon within her. Primary weapons include the Missile Launcher and a scattershot variant of the Power Beam. Boost and Jump abilities are superior to yours. The ability to generate Phazon energy shields is also present." —Logbook (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Tactical scans have identified several new battle systems in the armor of Dark Samus. She now wields a potent variant of your Charge Beam. Her Boost attack has been augmented, and the ability to render herself invisible is present as well. Bioscans suggest that Dark Samus can reform her body short of total atomic disruption. Extreme caution recommended." —Logbook (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability. Exposure to Phazon has rendered her invisible to the Dark Visor. These new abilities, combined with her already formidable arsenal, place Dark Samus at the highest threat level." —Logbook (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Dark Samus has temporarily become a being of pure yet unstable Phazon energy. She can generate a shield that is invulnerable to all attacks, save one - blasts of Phazon energy itself. Use your Charge Beam to collect Phazon energy that she expels, then fire it back at her. Direct hits will overload and disrupt her essence." —Logbook (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Target is comprised of pure Phazon energy and is highly unstable. Scans indicate that Hypermode attacks are capable of disrupting her, likely a result of Hypermode being energized by Samus's body. Dark Samus is capable of generating "echoes" of herself to aid her in battle. These units will be used as increased firepower and act as distractions while she replenishes her energy: they should be destroyed immediately. She is capable of absorbing energy from Phaaze to replenish her own." —Logbook (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
