Metroid Prime (specimen)

This article is about the creature from the Metroid Prime series. For the game named for the creature, see Metroid Prime (game).

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Game(s) Metroid Prime Metroid Prime Pinball Attacks Beam Weapons Multi-Missile Ultrafrigid Breath Snare Beams Particle Wave Projectors Melee Attacks Shock Waves Metroids Weakness(es) Power Beam Wave Beam Ice Beam Plasma Beam Phazon Beam Vulnerable Area(s) Face (Exo) Location(s) Impact Crater Room(s) Phazon Infusion Chamber Subchamber One Subchamber Two Subchamber Three Subchamber Four Subchamber Five Metroid Prime Lair Rewards

Metroid Prime is a Phazon mutated Metroid found in the Impact Crater on Tallon IV. It is armed with numerous weapons including versions of Samus's beam weapons that can fire sustained blasts. With the exception of the Wave Beam, which momentarily disables the visor, Metroid Prime's beam weapons have the same effect as Samus's. It also has a Snare Beam which is a green light which traps Samus Aran and pulls her to himself.

Battle

Samus battles it in several chambers, and Metroid Prime becomes increasingly aggressive and uses more attacks the more Samus damages it. Metroid Prime's weakpoint, its head, is vulnerable to the beam weapon it is currently using (which Samus can tell by the color of Metroid Prime is). An example would be if Metroid Prime is purple, he will be using and be affected by the Wave Beam, yellow for Power Beam, white for Ice Beam, and red for Plasma Beam. However it will shift the weapons in an attempt to avoid attacks. Sometimes Metroid Prime will try and ram into Samus and she will need to use her Morph Ball to escape. After Samus defeats Metroid Prime's exoskeleton, it falls down a long shaft. After Samus follows it, Metroid Prime's core essence attacks her.

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Metroid Prime's core form

While in its core form, Metroid Prime attacks with large shocks waves and is also capable of becomes invisible and spawning a variety of Metroids. None of Samus's normal weapons can damage Metroid Prime, though by standing in pools of Phazon it generates, Samus can power her Phazon Beam and use it to defeat Metroid Prime.

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Metroid Prime latched onto Samus

After Samus defeats Metroid Prime, it latches onto her. Samus manages to escape at the cost of her Phazon Suit. Metroid Prime later uses the suit to become Dark Samus.

Metroid Prime reborn as Dark Samus

Metroid Prime Pinball

Metroid Prime also appears on the Impact Crater table in Metroid Prime Pinball. In this game, Metroid Prime is battled in both its exo and core forms. It will attack Samus with an energy blast while Metroids occasionally appear while in its exo form. When in its core form, Metroid Prime can fire energy blasts and homing projectiles.

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Trophies

Metroid Prime (Exo) Trophy

File:Metroid Prime Exo Trophy.jpg	The form of the Metroid Prime that Samus first encounters. It can become invulnerable to all but one of Samus's weapons at a time. The body color alternates between yellow, purple, white, and red, with the color indicating the weapon that can deal damage. After taking a certain amount of damage, the Metroid Prime exoskeleton reveals its core essence. Metroid Prime
How to Obtain:	Randomly Obtained

Metroid Prime (Core) Trophy

	The core form of Metroid Prime after losing its exoskeleton. It can make itself invisible for a set time, which requires Samus to make a visor change. Normal hits do not have any effect on it—the Metroid Prime can eventually be defeated by using the Phazon Beam while standing on a Phazon puddle. Metroid Prime
How to Obtain:	Randomly Obtained

See Also

• Dark Samus

References

Metroids