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'''Rippers''' are small insectoid creatures that are capable of hovering with little effort. They seem to have little-to-no intelligence due to their lack of brains and their excessively repetitive movements.<ref name="Metroid Manual Brinstar" />


==Biology==
[[File:Ripper zm Manual Artwork.png|left|A Ripper depicted in the original ''Metroid'']]
Rippers can only be destroyed by the [[Screw Attack]] or [[Speed Booster]], although they can be frozen. Rippers are some of the most common enemies used as platforms for [[Samus Aran|Samus]] when [[Ice Beam|frozen]]. In fact, a section of [[Brinstar]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' requires their use as platforms. The [[X Parasites|X]] also mimicked them on the [[Biologic Space Labs Research Station|B.S.L research station]].
'''Rippers''' are small insectoid creatures that are cable of hovering with little effort. They seem to have little-to-no intelligence due to their lack of brains and their excessively repetitive movements.<ref name="Metroid Manual Brinstar" /> Rippers can only be destroyed by the [[Screw Attack]] or [[Speed Booster]], although they can be frozen. Rippers are one of the most common enemies used as platforms for [[Samus Aran|Samus]] when [[Ice Beam|frozen]]. In fact, a section of [[Brinstar]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' requires their use as platforms. The [[X Parasites|X]] also mimicked them on the [[Biologic Space Laboratories Research Station|B.S.L Research Station]].


[[File:Brown Ripper m1 Artwork.png|left|A Brown Ripper]]
There are three types of standard Rippers. There are Brinstar Rippers, which are purple, and normal, brown Rippers appearing everywhere else. There is also one unique [[Winged Ripper]] appearing in only one room in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' while fighting the larval form of [[Kiru Giru]]. This special ripper cannot be destroyed by any means, not even the Screw Attack if it is obtained through sequence breaking. The purpose of this Ripper is for Samus to use as a platform once frozen to shoot down Kiru Giru. It is not necessary, however, as Samus can [[Wall Jump]] to reach Kiru Giru instead.
There are three types of standard Rippers. There are Brinstar Rippers, which are purple, and normal, brown Rippers appearing everywhere else. There is also one unique [[Winged Ripper]] appearing in only one room in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' while fighting the larval form of [[Kiru Giru]]. This special ripper cannot be destroyed by any means, not even the Screw Attack if it is obtained through sequence breaking. The purpose of this Ripper is for Samus to use as a platform once frozen to shoot down Kiru Giru. It is not necessary, however, as Samus can [[Wall Jump]] to reach Kiru Giru instead.


There are also faster, more advanced version of the Ripper aptly named [[Ripper II]]. These versions seem jet propelled. They deal more damage then regular Rippers and move at a much higher speed. They are seen shortly before obtaining the Screw Attack in ''Zero Mission''.
There are also faster, more advanced version of the Ripper aptly named [[Ripper II]]. These versions seem jet propelled. They deal more damage then regular Rippers and move at a much higher speed. They are seen shortly before obtaining the Screw Attack in ''Zero Mission''.


The X-mimicked Rippers show no appreciable difference in behavior and appearance from the Rippers appearing in ''Super Metroid''. It is interesting to note that because the X are a species with cognitive capacity, mimicking Rippers appears to lower their intelligence, considering that they are reduced to forward and backwards motions from their sporadic motions exhibited before.
==Manual==
 
==Data==
===Manual===
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===Sprite===
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|m1=[[File:Ripper m1 Sprite.png]]
|sm=[[File:Ripper sm Sprite.png]]
|mf=[[File:Ripper mf Sprite.png]]
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Brown Ripper m1 Artwork.png|A Ripper depicted in the original ''Metroid''
File:Ripper zm Manual Artwork.png|A Brown Ripper
File:Ripper mf Screenshot 1.png|An [[X Parasite|X-mimicked]] Ripper on [[Sector 5 (ARC)]]
MP1 Creature Ripper.png|Unused model of a Ripper from [[Metroid Prime]]
File:Ripper mp1 Unusedmodel 02.png|Side view of unused model of a Ripper from [[Metroid Prime]]
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Ripper is one of only five enemies with entries in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission|Metroid: Zero Mission's]]'' manual.
*The Ripper is one of only five enemies with entries in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission|Metroid: Zero Mission's]]'' manual.
*Rippers were intended to appear in [[Metroid Prime]], but were replaced with the [[Glider]], a similar creature.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= In the case of the Ripper, it was eventually replaced with the Glider, with the hook on the bottom being used as a grapple point.| url= https://tcrf.net/Metroid_Prime#Ripper| title= Metroid Prime#Ripper| site= The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> In the game's files is a fully-textured model of the Ripper.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= A fully-textured model present in Phendrana Drift's files as well as the Phazon Mines.| url= https://tcrf.net/Metroid_Prime#Ripper| title= Metroid Prime#Ripper| site= The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref>


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[[Category: Brinstar Life Forms]]
[[Category:Brinstar Wildlife]]
[[Category: Crateria Life Forms]]
[[Category:Crateria Wildlife]]
[[Category: Sector 2 (TRO) Life Forms]]
[[Category:TRO Life Forms]]
[[Category: Sector 5 (ARC) Life Forms]]
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