Nightbarb

Nightbarbs are small darklings encountered in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. They are small, black and violet creatures with three barb-like wings.

Nightbarb A swarm of Nightbarbs on Dark Aether

Game(s) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Damages by Contact Threat Capacity Non-hostile, damaging (Echoes) Hostile (Corruption) Natural Habitat(s) Dark Agon Wastes (Echoes) Ing Hive (Echoes) Sky Temple Grounds (Echoes) Sky Temple (Echoes) Bryyo Cliffside (Corruption)

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Nightbarb artwork

In Echoes, Nightbarbs appear on Dark Aether in the Dark Agon Wastes and the Sky Temple. They travel in huge swarms to protect themselves from their main predators, the Hunter Ing. Nightbarbs appear to be the Dark Aether counterpart of Sandbats.

In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption the Nightbarbs are no longer darklings, but are more aggressive and will charge into Samus. There is another species called the Phazon Nightbarb that poses more of a threat, as they have a set of Phazon-based attacks.

Logbook

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: Nightbarb

Nightbarbs are small airborne darklings. Smaller and weaker than a Hunter Ing, a Nightbarb will travel with a large pack to increase its odds of survival. This is wise, since their primary predators are Hunter Ing.

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: Nightbarb

Nightbarbs are predators, traveling in packs to search for prey. They have the ability to generate a protective field of energy around their bodies. The ability is unstable, however. If the field makes contact with another life force, it will overload. This also consumes the life force of the Nightbarb, much like a bee's sting ends its life.

References

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ナイトバーブ	Night Barb
Japanese	ブリオビー	Bryyo Bee

Dark Creatures

IngSub-GuardiansGuardiansDarklingsOther

Ing · Ing Larva Swarm · Darkling Tentacle · Ingstorm · Inglet · Warrior Ing · Hunter Ing · Emperor Ing · Ingclaw

Bomb Guardian · Jump Guardian · Boost Guardian · Grapple Guardian · Spider Guardian ·
Power Bomb Guardian

Amorbis · Chykka · Quadraxis

Darkling · Dark Trooper · Dark Missile Trooper · Dark Pirate Trooper · Dark Pirate Commando · Dark Preed · Dark Tallon Metroid · Dark Splinter · Dark Alpha Splinter · Dark Grenchler · Dark Phlogus · Dark Blogg · Dark War Wasp · Nightbarb · Dark Shredder · Dark Diligence Drone · Dark Quad · Dark Ingsmasher · Corrupted Sentreye · Ing Webtrap · Webling

Ingsphere Cache · Bladepod · Ingworm · Ingworm Cache · Flying Ing Cache

Creatures from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes   

AetherDark AetherOffworld

Aether Creatures

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Aquatic
Alpha Blogg · Blogg · Bloggling · Hydlings

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Ground
Alpha Sandigger · Alpha Splinter · Grenchler · Sandigger · Splinter · Sporb · Brizgee · Green Kralee · Kralee · Krocuss · Lightbringer · Seedburster · Worker Splinter · Pillbug

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Flying
Shredder · Shriekbat · Shrieker · Lightflyer · Lumite · Sandbats · War Wasp

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Mechanoids
Ingsmasher · Mekenobite · Quad · Watchdrone · Diligence Class Drone · Harmony Class Drone · Mechlops · Octopede · Rezbit · Serenity Class Drone · Caretaker Class Drone · "Growler" Class Turret · "Humility" Class Turret · Luminoth Turret · "Vigilance" Class Turret

Dark Aether Creatures

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Darklings
Dark Blogg · Dark Phlogus · Dark Shredder · Dark War Wasp · Nightbarb · Dark Alpha Splinter · Dark Grenchler · Dark Splinter · Corrupted Sentreye · Dark Diligence Drone · Dark Ingsmasher · Dark Quad · Dark Missile Trooper · Dark Pirate Commando · Dark Pirate Trooper · Dark Preed · Dark Tallon Metroid · Dark Trooper

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Ing
Darkling Tentacle · Hunter Ing · Ing Larva Swarm · Inglet · Ingstorm · Warrior Ing

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Guardians
Bomb Guardian · Boost Guardian · Grapple Guardian · Jump Guardian · Power Bomb Guardian · Spider Guardian · Amorbis · Chykka · Quadraxis · Emperor Ing

Offworld Creatures

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Dark Samus · Tallon Metroid · Infant Tallon Metroid · Pirate Aerotrooper · Pirate Commando · Pirate Grenadier · Pirate Trooper · Preed

Creatures from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Galactic FederationBryyoSkyTownSpace PiratePhazonBoss

Galactic Federation Creatures

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Aurora Unit 217 · Demolition Trooper · Federation Marine · Federation PED Marine · Female Fleet Trooper · Fleet Admiral Dane · Fleet Mechanic · Halberd-Class Turret · Hunter Gandrayda · Hunter Ghor · Hunter Rundas · Male Fleet Trooper · Training Drone

Bryyo Creatures

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Alpha Hopper · Atomic · Bryyonian Shriekbat · Fargul Hatcher · Fargul Wasp · Geemer · Gelbug · Gel Puffer · Gel Ray · Gragnol · Gragnol Adult · Hopper · Korba · Nightbarb · Reptilicus · Reptilicus Hunter · Scorchbug · Shelbug · Snatcher · Warp Hound

SkyTown Creatures

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Aerial Repair Drone · Databot · "Dragoon" Battle Drone · Elysian Shriekbat · Repair Drone · Sky Puffer · Steambot · Steamspider · Swarmbot · Tinbot · Transportation Drone

Space Pirate Creatures

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Advanced Aerotrooper · Advanced Pirate Trooper · Advanced Shield Trooper · Aeromine · Aerotrooper · Armored Aerotrooper · Armored Pirate Militia · Armored Pirate Trooper · Armored Shield Trooper · Assault Aerotrooper · Assault Pirate Trooper · Assault Shield Trooper · Berserker Knight · Commando Pirate · Crawlmine · Crawltank · Despair-Class Turret · "Jolly Roger" Drone · Jumpmine · Phazon Harvester Drone · Pirate Cargo Drone · Pirate Commander · Pirate Hussar · Pirate Militia · Pirate Trooper · Puffer Mine · Remorse-Class Turret · Scritter · Shield Pirate Militia · Shield Pirate Trooper · Space Pirate Assault Skiff · Space Pirate ATC · Space Pirate Boarding Pod · Urtagian Shriekbat

Phazon Creatures

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Hopping Metroid · Jelsac · Leviathan Infant · Liquid Phazon · Miniroid · Phaazoid · Phaz-Ing · Phazon Grub · Phazon Leech · Phazon Metroid · Phazon Nightbarb · Phazon Pillbug · Phazon Puffer · Phazon Shriekbat · Red Phaazoid · Tangle Weed

Boss Creatures

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Aurora Unit 313 · Berserker Lord · Dark Samus · Defense Drone · Gandrayda · Ghor · Helios · Korakk Beast · Meta Ridley · Metroid Hatcher · Mogenar · Omega Ridley · Rundas · Steamlord