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|image= [[ | |image= [[File:Spire mph Artwork 2.png|150px|Spire, the last remaining Diamont]] | ||
|caption= Spire, the last remaining Diamont | |caption= Spire, the last remaining Diamont | ||
|games= ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' | |games= ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' | ||
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|status= Extinct | |status= Extinct | ||
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The '''Diamont''' are an ancient, silicon-based race whose physiology contains molten ferrous compounds normally found only in a planet's core.<ref>{{cite|Analysis of this creature's physiology indicates the presence of molten ferrous compounds normally found only in a planet's core.|[[Metroid Prime Hunters Logbook|Logbook]] entry for [[Spire]]|[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]}}</ref> The [[Bounty Hunter]] [[Spire]] is supposedly the last remaining Diamont in existence, and he aspires to solve the mystery of their disappearance.<ref>{{Cite manual|Spire is the sole remaining member of the Diamonts, an ancient silicon-based lifeform. He hopes that finding the Alimbics' source of ultimate power and solving the mystery of their lost race will help him solve the mystery of his own.|[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]|54}}</ref> | The '''Diamont''' are an ancient, silicon-based race whose physiology contains molten ferrous compounds normally found only in a planet's core.<ref>{{cite|Analysis of this creature's physiology indicates the presence of molten ferrous compounds normally found only in a planet's core.|[[Metroid Prime Hunters Logbook|Logbook]] entry for [[Spire]]|[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]}}</ref> The [[Bounty Hunter]] [[Spire]] is supposedly the last remaining Diamont in existence, and he aspires to solve the mystery of their disappearance.<ref>{{Cite manual|Spire is the sole remaining member of the Diamonts, an ancient silicon-based lifeform. He hopes that finding the Alimbics' source of ultimate power and solving the mystery of their lost race will help him solve the mystery of his own.|[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]|54}}</ref> | ||
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While little is revealed about them, the fact that Spire can transform at will into the [[Dialanche]], a hypercondensed, spiked ferrous orb, without any technological enhancement suggests that this might be a natural defensive capability of all Diamonts. In this shape, Spire can scale flat surfaces and ram opponents. | While little is revealed about them, the fact that Spire can transform at will into the [[Dialanche]], a hypercondensed, spiked ferrous orb, without any technological enhancement suggests that this might be a natural defensive capability of all Diamonts. In this shape, Spire can scale flat surfaces and ram opponents. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Due to the chemical similarities between {{wp|silicon}} and {{wp|carbon}}, {{wp|Hypothetical types of biochemistry#Silicon biochemistry|silicon-based life}} is a common hypothesis for life outside the regular carbon-based life. Though silicon-based life has never been observed or created, it is often a subject of science fiction. | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
The name Diamont may be derived from a type of phytoplankton, called a [[wikipedia:Diatom|Diatom]], with a unique [[wikipedia:Silicate|silicate]] cell wall (made of hydrated silicon dioxide). This would be concurrent with the Diamont's silicon-based genetic makeup. | The name Diamont may be derived from a type of phytoplankton, called a [[wikipedia:Diatom|Diatom]], with a unique [[wikipedia:Silicate|silicate]] cell wall (made of hydrated silicon dioxide). This would be concurrent with the Diamont's silicon-based genetic makeup. | ||
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