Project Helix: Difference between revisions

== History ==

The first attempts made in [[Phendrana Drifts|Phendrana's]] [[Glacier One]] outpost were failures; most died before maturing. Those that survived became violent, destroying everything in sight. Eventually the project was moved to the [[Phazon Mines]]. After much experimentation with different strains of Phazon, [[Research Team Sclera]] finally managed to successfully combine a strain called [[Phazon Strain Vertigo|Vertigo]] with Space Pirate DNA.<ref>{{cite|Initial Project Helix experiments with Space Pirate embryos were disastrous. The Phazon-infusion process degenerated brain tissue even as it augmented muscle mass. None of what we have termed 'Elite Pirates' lived to maturity; the few that survived their infanthood suffered severe psychotic breakdowns as juveniles, killing anything within their zone of perception. Research team Sclera made a recent breakthrough, in which parasite studies with a Phazon strain code-named 'Vertigo' were highly successful. Since then, we have fused Vertigo Phazon with Space Pirate DNA with great success. The latest batch of Elite Pirates have reached maturity successfully and are ready for field testing and training.|Space Pirate Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref>

The Space Pirates termed their experiments ''Elite Pirates'': larger, stronger, and more resilient than average Pirates. The Space Pirates would train them by allowing them to kill those maddened from Phazon exposure.<ref>{{cite|An entire shift of Dynamo workers have been transferred following bouts of Phazon madness. Units have reported to Science Team for use in laboratory studies and the new Elite Pirate program. Their dementia will make them adequate training adversaries for the Elite team.|Space Pirate Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> Given their high success rates in simulations against [[Samus Aran]],<ref>{{cite|Test results from Battle Simulation 'Samus Aran' are promising. Elite units report a 74% success ratio against Aran in testing. High Command is pleased, but expects a higher ratio by project's end.|Space Pirate Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> their ability to wield and use a variety of weapons, and their incredible resilience, they were considered for mass production for use in the Space Pirate military alongside [[Flying Pirate|Flying Pirates]] and [[Pirate Trooper|Troopers]].<ref>{{cite|As we continue to observe the development of Project Helix's Elite Pirates, it becomes increasingly obvious that these warriors will usher in a new era of Space Pirate dominance. They are incredibly resistant to damage, and their ability to transport and wield so many weapons at once makes them the ideal mainstays of our ground forces. Though they are not as quick as typical Pirates, it makes little difference. With a platoon of Elite Pirates in the vanguard of an army of normal and Flying Pirates, we will have a near-indestructible backbone that should turn the tide in any engagement.|Space Pirate Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> Experiments were fed [[Elite Ration Mix]] made with [[Deca-Triticale]], and later with Phazon-infused [[Saturnine]]s.

== Equipment ==