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|image=[[File:Glider.jpg]]
|image=[[File:MP1 Creature Glider.png|300px]]
|caption=Artwork of the Glider.
|caption=Render of a Glider
|games=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''
|game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''
|habitats=[[Phendrana Drifts]]<br>[[Phazon Mines]]
|threat=Non-damaging, non-hostile
|habitat=*[[Phendrana Drifts]]
*[[Phazon Mines]]
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'''Gliders''' are large, airborne life forms that appear in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''. The Glider consists of a magnetic underside and a hard outer shell, and the creature flies in a set path, much like the [[Ripper]] enemy. The Glider is one of the two organisms that [[Samus Aran]] can record in her [[Logbook]] that do no physical body harm, the other being the [[Tangle Weed]]. The main use that Samus has for the Glider is its magnetic underbelly, which she can latch onto with her [[Grapple Beam]]. Gliders are vulnerable to the [[Ice Beam]] and can be frozen to allow the creature to stay in one place, making swinging across gaps much easier for Samus. The Glider seems to let out a cry of some sort when they are grappled onto, most likely because of the creature feeling threatened or pain.
 
'''Gliders''' are large, airborne life forms that appear in ''[[Metroid Prime]]''.
 
==Morphology==
The Glider's exoskeleton consists of a magnetic underside and a hard outer shell. The creature flies in a set path, much like the [[Ripper]]. The Glider is one of the two organisms that [[Samus Aran]] can record in her [[Logbook]] that do no physical body harm, the other being the [[Tangle Weed]]. The main use that Samus has for the Glider is its magnetic underbelly, which she can latch onto with her [[Grapple Beam]].
 
Gliders are vulnerable to the [[Ice Beam]] and can be frozen to force the creature to stay in one place, making swinging across gaps much easier for Samus. The Glider seems to let out a cry of some sort when they are grappled onto, most likely because of the creature feeling threatened or being in pain.
 
Their magnetic signature is attuned to common Grapple Beam technology, which inspired the sport of [[Glider Riding]].
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==Logbook==
==Logbook==
{{Logbook|Glider|The Glider is a docile, airborne creature with unusual magnetic properties. Gliders live a relatively peaceful existence. They have a magnetic signature attuned to common Grapple Beam technology; the sport of 'Glider riding' involves using a Grapple to attach to a Glider, then attempting to stay on it as long as possible.<ref>{{cite|The Glider is a docile, airborne creature with unusual magnetic properties. Gliders live a relatively peaceful existence. They have a magnetic signature attuned to common Grapple Beam technology; the sport of 'Glider riding' involves using a Grapple to attach to a Glider, then attempting to stay on it as long as possible.|Logbook|Metroid Prime}}</ref>|mp1|[[File:Gliderlogbook.png]]}}
{{logbook
|name=Glider
|entry=The Glider is a docile, airborne creature with unusual magnetic properties. Gliders live a relatively peaceful existence. They have a magnetic signature attuned to common Grapple Beam technology; the sport of 'Glider riding' involves using a Grapple to attach to a Glider, then attempting to stay on it as long as possible.
|game=mp1
|imageleft=[[File:Glider Logbook.jpg]]
}}
 
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==Trivia==
* Internally, the Glider is referred to as the [[Ripper]]. The Ripper was an enemy featured in ''[[Metroid]]'' and ''[[Super Metroid]]''.
** A fully modeled and textured iteration of the Ripper can be found in the game files.<ref>Model File: ''"CMDL_BC143B20"''</ref> This model is referenced in the Glider's ANCS (animations) file.<ref>Animation File: ''"ANCS_9C93513A"''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
file:Glider Artwork.png|Concept art
MP1 Creature Glider Underside.png|Underside of a Glider
MP1 Creature Ripper.png|Render of the unused Ripper model, present in the Glider's ANCS file.
</gallery>
 
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[[Category:Phendrana Drifts Life Forms]]
[[Category:Phazon Mines Life Forms]]

Latest revision as of 17:24, 9 April 2023

Glider
MP1 Creature Glider.png

Render of a Glider

Game(s)

Metroid Prime

Threat Capacity

Non-damaging, non-hostile

Natural Habitat(s)


Gliders are large, airborne life forms that appear in Metroid Prime.

Morphology[edit | edit source]

The Glider's exoskeleton consists of a magnetic underside and a hard outer shell. The creature flies in a set path, much like the Ripper. The Glider is one of the two organisms that Samus Aran can record in her Logbook that do no physical body harm, the other being the Tangle Weed. The main use that Samus has for the Glider is its magnetic underbelly, which she can latch onto with her Grapple Beam.

Gliders are vulnerable to the Ice Beam and can be frozen to force the creature to stay in one place, making swinging across gaps much easier for Samus. The Glider seems to let out a cry of some sort when they are grappled onto, most likely because of the creature feeling threatened or being in pain.

Their magnetic signature is attuned to common Grapple Beam technology, which inspired the sport of Glider Riding.

Logbook[edit | edit source]

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime: Glider
Glider Logbook.jpg
The Glider is a docile, airborne creature with unusual magnetic properties. Gliders live a relatively peaceful existence. They have a magnetic signature attuned to common Grapple Beam technology; the sport of 'Glider riding' involves using a Grapple to attach to a Glider, then attempting to stay on it as long as possible.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Internally, the Glider is referred to as the Ripper. The Ripper was an enemy featured in Metroid and Super Metroid.
    • A fully modeled and textured iteration of the Ripper can be found in the game files.[2] This model is referenced in the Glider's ANCS (animations) file.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Underside of a Glider

    Underside of a Glider

  • Render of the unused Ripper model, present in the Glider's ANCS file.

    Render of the unused Ripper model, present in the Glider's ANCS file.

References[edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Glider is a docile, airborne creature with unusual magnetic properties. Gliders live a relatively peaceful existence. They have a magnetic signature attuned to common Grapple Beam technology; the sport of 'Glider riding' involves using a Grapple to attach to a Glider, then attempting to stay on it as long as possible." — Logbook "Glider" (Metroid Prime)
  2. ↑ Model File: "CMDL_BC143B20"
  3. ↑ Animation File: "ANCS_9C93513A"


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