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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Metroid Prime is a Phazon mutated Metroid found in the Impact Crater on Tallon IV. It is highly adaptable, changing and adapting to its surroundings. It is armed with numerous weapons including versions of Samus's beam weapons that can fire sustained blasts. Many of its weapons apparently were conceived to be from the Space Pirates, but that story has since been replaced. It also has a Snare Beam which is a green light which traps Samus Aran and pulls her to itself.

History

When a Leviathan first impacted Tallon IV, it began to spread Phazon across the planet. For protection, it found a Metroid from an unknown source. Somehow, this Metroid absorbed the core and became it. This creature was prophesied by the Chozo as a Worm, that will destroy the planet. The Artifact Temple was built around the Impact Crater to imprison the Metroid Prime, but they knew the prison would not hold it forever. There is Space Pirate Data that has since been replaced that tell of the Space Pirates capturing the Metroid Prime, and then observing it. The Metroid Prime assimilated many of their weapons, and they let it go out of fear they could not control it. Newer entries simply say that they detect a massive energy source in the crater.

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.

After Samus defeats Metroid Prime, it desperately reaches for her. Its grip was so strong on the Phazon in her Phazon Suit, that it ripped it from her. It managed to save itself by forming into this suit, becoming Dark Samus. This has inadvertently freed Samus from corruption.

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.

Logbook

Logbook entry from a Metroid Prime game: Metroid Prime

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Logbook entry from a Metroid Prime game: Metroid Prime

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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

Gallery

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  Metroid Prime latched onto Samus

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  Metroid Prime reborn as Dark Samus

Trivia

• As Dark Samus is the Metroid Prime, the Metroid Prime is the main antagonist in the entire Metroid Prime Series.

See Also

• Dark Samus

References

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