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'''Phantoon'''<ref name="Super Metroid Manual">"PHANTOON/(The Boss of the Wrecked Ship)/The ghost of the ship taps in to the vicious brainwaves of the Mother Brain and attacks adventurers with deadly plasma." ''[[Super Metroid]]'' Instruction Booklet, Pg. 33</ref><ref name="Other M Guide">"Phantoon and Phantoon's Rage Hands/This mysterious space monster dwells in space and has a nasty tempter. When angered it attacks using phantom eyes and its [[Rage Hand]]s. If it gets its Rage Hands on you, it will crush the life out of you. Use your Screw Attack to cut through the Rage Hands and [[SenseMove]] out of the way of the phantom eyes. Use a combination of Charge Beam and Super Missiles to wear down the Phantoon's main eye. If it shoots a laser with its eye, avoid the radiating circle the laser creates before the circle erupts near you. Either bring Phantoon's main eye crashing down and terminate the monster with a Lethal Strike, or continue blasting it with Super Missiles until it's dead." ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' Prima Strategy Guide, Pg. 20</ref> is a ghost that is immune to any form of attack that isn't directed specifically at its eye. It is this eye that, when open, serves as its connection to the material world and can be damaged. From four meters tall, to as big as a small cruiser, Phantoon resembles a giant squid with a single eye inside a large mouth. | '''Phantoon'''<ref name="Super Metroid Manual">"PHANTOON/(The Boss of the Wrecked Ship)/The ghost of the ship taps in to the vicious brainwaves of the Mother Brain and attacks adventurers with deadly plasma." ''[[Super Metroid]]'' Instruction Booklet, Pg. 33</ref><ref name="Other M Guide">"Phantoon and Phantoon's Rage Hands/This mysterious space monster dwells in space and has a nasty tempter. When angered it attacks using phantom eyes and its [[Rage Hand]]s. If it gets its Rage Hands on you, it will crush the life out of you. Use your Screw Attack to cut through the Rage Hands and [[SenseMove]] out of the way of the phantom eyes. Use a combination of Charge Beam and Super Missiles to wear down the Phantoon's main eye. If it shoots a laser with its eye, avoid the radiating circle the laser creates before the circle erupts near you. Either bring Phantoon's main eye crashing down and terminate the monster with a Lethal Strike, or continue blasting it with Super Missiles until it's dead." ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' Prima Strategy Guide, Pg. 20</ref> is a ghost that is immune to any form of attack that isn't directed specifically at its eye. It is this eye that, when open, serves as its connection to the material world and can be damaged. From four meters tall, to as big as a small cruiser, Phantoon resembles a giant squid with a single eye inside a large mouth. | ||
It feeds off raw energy<ref name="Super Metroid Guide">"PHANTOON/The ship, even though it's wrecked, is still producing power. However, none of that power is being directed where it should be. Something is diverting power just after the source. That something is Phantoon." ''Super Metroid'' Player's Guide, Pg. 9</ref><ref name="Super Metroid Guide 2">"C) GET THE MAP DATA/Phantoon is sucking up all the power that the ship's energy-producing crystals can make. Therefore, none of the systems are operational. This includes the [[Map Computer]]. Hook up with the Computer after Phantoon gives up the ghost." ''Super Metroid'' Player's Guide, Pg. 84</ref> without directly interfacing with wires or equipment and has only been seen drawn to sources of energy from abandoned ships, such as the [[Wrecked Ship]] and [[Bottle Ship]]. The spectre also taps into Mother Brain's "vicious brainwaves,"<ref name="Super Metroid Manual"/> meaning that Mother Brain may have some control over it, or Phantoon feeds off of her energy as well. Nevertheless, based on its portrayal among the bosses in the [[ | It feeds off raw energy<ref name="Super Metroid Guide">"PHANTOON/The ship, even though it's wrecked, is still producing power. However, none of that power is being directed where it should be. Something is diverting power just after the source. That something is Phantoon." ''Super Metroid'' Player's Guide, Pg. 9</ref><ref name="Super Metroid Guide 2">"C) GET THE MAP DATA/Phantoon is sucking up all the power that the ship's energy-producing crystals can make. Therefore, none of the systems are operational. This includes the [[Map Computer]]. Hook up with the Computer after Phantoon gives up the ghost." ''Super Metroid'' Player's Guide, Pg. 84</ref> without directly interfacing with wires or equipment and has only been seen drawn to sources of energy from abandoned ships, such as the [[Wrecked Ship]] and [[Bottle Ship]]. The spectre also taps into Mother Brain's "vicious brainwaves,"<ref name="Super Metroid Manual"/> meaning that Mother Brain may have some control over it, or Phantoon feeds off of her energy as well. Nevertheless, based on its portrayal among the bosses in the [[Golden Statue]], Phantoon is a high ranked [[Space Pirate]]. | ||
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Phantoon has two attacks; the creation of phantom eyes and ramming against Samus. It uses these two attacks in conjunction with its two abilities; becoming intangible and invisible. | Phantoon has two attacks; the creation of phantom eyes and ramming against Samus. It uses these two attacks in conjunction with its two abilities; becoming intangible and invisible. | ||
It uses its phantom eyes in two ways: shedding a few from its mouth like tears that bounce along the ground, and creating waves of different patterns (circular burst, stalagtite style, crescent). However, phantom eyes can either be destroyed for ammunition, or simply jumped through using the [[ | It uses its phantom eyes in two ways: shedding a few from its mouth like tears that bounce along the ground, and creating waves of different patterns (circular burst, stalagtite style, crescent). However, phantom eyes can either be destroyed for ammunition, or simply jumped through using the [[Charge Attack]], making even the faster phantom eyes easy to dodge. It's possible for them to drop energy or ammunition. | ||
Phantoon's first ability, intangibility, will be the entire theme of his fight. With its eye closed, it detaches itself from the physical realm, and only when its eye is open can Phantoon be hurt. Whenever the creature gains a physical presence, it can harm Samus on contact. It will float around with intangibility, and drop phantom eyes that bounce along the ground. When Phantoon finally opens its eye, it will create a circular wave of phantom eyes. It may return to this pattern, or suddenly vanish from sight. | Phantoon's first ability, intangibility, will be the entire theme of his fight. With its eye closed, it detaches itself from the physical realm, and only when its eye is open can Phantoon be hurt. Whenever the creature gains a physical presence, it can harm Samus on contact. It will float around with intangibility, and drop phantom eyes that bounce along the ground. When Phantoon finally opens its eye, it will create a circular wave of phantom eyes. It may return to this pattern, or suddenly vanish from sight. | ||
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Coverns also vanish from the Wrecked Ship, either from the light, or from being freed of Phantoon's malevolent control. However, the return of the craft's energy releases a variety of creatures that were seemingly dormant or locked away in the ship. | Coverns also vanish from the Wrecked Ship, either from the light, or from being freed of Phantoon's malevolent control. However, the return of the craft's energy releases a variety of creatures that were seemingly dormant or locked away in the ship. | ||
Finally, once the doors became unlocked, | Finally, once the doors became unlocked, water from the lakes surrounding the crashed vessel flooded several rooms inside. | ||
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