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|image=[[ | |image=[[File:Plasmite mp1 Artwork.png|250px|Plazmite]] | ||
|caption=A Plazmite | |caption=A Plazmite | ||
| | |game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' | ||
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| | |damage=Thermal energy bursts | ||
| | |threat=Hostile | ||
|habitat=[[Chozo Ruins]] | |||
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[[File:Plazmite mp1 Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Plazmite illuminating a [[Chozo Ruins]] hallway]] | |||
'''Plazmites''' are insects native to [[Tallon IV]]. They are beetle-like in appearance and usually float through hallways in the [[Chozo Ruins]]. The Plazmite has a special ability to store and release thermal energy at will.<ref name="Logbook"/> The insect is attracted to heat sources, which the Plazmite thrives on.<ref name="Logbook"/> They are also carnivorous, however, and fly up and down hallways searching for prey.<ref name="Logbook"/> If a Plazmite feels threatened, it will fly towards its enemy and release thermal energy bursts at it until the threat is dealt with.<ref name="Logbook"/> This feeling is usually triggered by being hit by a [[Beam]] weapon or if one is fired near its zone of comfort. When destroyed, the areas they once lit up become dark. | '''Plazmites''' are insects native to [[Tallon IV]]. They are beetle-like in appearance and usually float through hallways in the [[Chozo Ruins]]. The Plazmite has a special ability to store and release thermal energy at will.<ref name="Logbook"/> The insect is attracted to heat sources, which the Plazmite thrives on.<ref name="Logbook"/> They are also carnivorous, however, and fly up and down hallways searching for prey.<ref name="Logbook"/> If a Plazmite feels threatened, it will fly towards its enemy and release thermal energy bursts at it until the threat is dealt with.<ref name="Logbook"/> This feeling is usually triggered by being hit by a [[Beam]] weapon or if one is fired near its zone of comfort. When destroyed, the areas they once lit up become dark. | ||
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==Logbook== | ==Logbook== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Though their name seems to be a portmanteau of "plasma" and "mite", Plazmites are more easily related to real-world {{wp|firefly|fireflies}}. | *Though their name seems to be a portmanteau of "plasma" and "mite", Plazmites are more easily related to real-world {{wp|firefly|fireflies}}. | ||
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{{YouTube|8HLm5_YZ8HU|250|left|Plazmites in action.}} | {{YouTube|8HLm5_YZ8HU|250|left|Plazmites in action.}} | ||
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Plazmites are insects native to Tallon IV. They are beetle-like in appearance and usually float through hallways in the Chozo Ruins. The Plazmite has a special ability to store and release thermal energy at will.[1] The insect is attracted to heat sources, which the Plazmite thrives on.[1] They are also carnivorous, however, and fly up and down hallways searching for prey.[1] If a Plazmite feels threatened, it will fly towards its enemy and release thermal energy bursts at it until the threat is dealt with.[1] This feeling is usually triggered by being hit by a Beam weapon or if one is fired near its zone of comfort. When destroyed, the areas they once lit up become dark.
Logbook
Trivia
- Though their name seems to be a portmanteau of "plasma" and "mite", Plazmites are more easily related to real-world fireflies.
Video
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Small insect capable of storing and releasing thermal energy. Plazmites are attracted to sources of heat, thriving on the energy present there. They emit light when hunting, and will expel small bursts of thermal energy when threatened." — Logbook "Plazmite" (Metroid Prime)
