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|image=[[ | |image=[[File:MP1 Creature Glider.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= | |caption=Render of a Glider | ||
|game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' | |game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' | ||
|threat=Non-damaging, non-hostile | |threat=Non-damaging, non-hostile | ||
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'''Gliders''' are large, airborne life forms that appear in ''[[ | '''Gliders''' are large, airborne life forms that appear in ''[[Metroid Prime]]''. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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|imageleft=[[File:Glider Logbook.jpg]] | |imageleft=[[File:Glider Logbook.jpg]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
file:Glider Artwork.png| | 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> | </gallery> | ||
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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]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Internally, the Glider is referred to as the Ripper. The Ripper was an enemy featured in Metroid and Super Metroid.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art
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Underside of a Glider
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Render of the unused Ripper model, present in the Glider's ANCS file.
References[edit source]
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ Model File: "CMDL_BC143B20"
- ↑ Animation File: "ANCS_9C93513A"
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