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{{Enemy-infobox|Arachnus-X
{{Boss-infobox
|image=[[File:SERRISX.png]]
|image=[[File:Serris mf Artwork.png|250px|Serris]]
|games=[[Metroid Fusion]]
|caption=[[Sector 4 (AQA)|Sector 4's]] serpentine creature, Serris
|habitats=[[Sector 4|BSL Research Station Sector 4]]
|games=''[[Metroid Fusion]]''
|speciesmimicked=[[Serris-X#Serris|Serris]]
|attacks=Ramming
|weaknesses=[[Missile]]s
|weaknesses=*[[Missile]]s
|rewards=[[Speed Booster]] ability
*[[Charge Beam]]
}}
|vulnerableareas=Head
'''Serris-X''' is the third [[:Category:Bosses|boss]] [[Samus Aran|Samus]] encounters aboard the [[Biologic Space Laboratories Research Station|BSL Research Station]] which orbits [[SR388]], the setting of ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''. It guards the [[Speed Booster]] ability.
|location=[[Sector 4 (AQA)]]
|rewards=[[Speed Booster]]
}}{{quote|[[Sector 4 (AQA)|This sector]] is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at [[Speed Booster|ultra-high speed]]. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris.<ref name="Serris">{{cite|This sector has taken more damage than expected... I knew the X were powerful and destructive, but still... This seems to be purposeful. We certainly can't rule out the possibility that the SA-X has a high degree of intelligence. I find the X fascinating, especially this SA-X. ...But I digress. This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris. No doubt the SA-X released it, but I can't be sure why yet. Serris has returned often to the breeding tank here. Its natural behavior must be to go back to it periodically. It's a valuable specimen, but you have been authorized to terminate it. If you don't, it may invade other sectors.|Adam Malkovich|Metroid Fusion}}</ref>|[[Adam Malkovich]]}}


It is a large serpentine creature which seems to be aquatic, although the damage suspected to be caused by this creature around [[Sector 4]] would imply that it is able to survive out of water for some time.
'''Serris'''<ref name="Serris" /> is a large serpentine creature kept in [[Sector 4 (AQA)]]. It is capable of moving at a high rate of speed. Serris later became a host to the [[X Parasite|X]],<ref name="X Infection">{{cite|So Serris had been infected by the X, too... Well, as a result, you recovered another ability. At this rate, you may be able to face the SA-X yet...|Adam Malkovich|Metroid Fusion}}</ref> after [[Samus Aran|Samus]] deactivated the Level 1 doors allowing them to spread across AQA. [[Adam Malkovich|Adam]] gives Samus permission to terminate Serris, out of fear that it might invade other sectors.


Although the host creature, Serris, had not been seen in any game up to this point, its existence is known by the [[Galactic Federation]], and information passed onto [[Samus Aran|Samus]].
As Samus approaches the breeding room she was directed to, she finds only a corpse of the creature. Shortly afterward, Samus battles the Core-X mimicked form of Serris.


==Serris==
Samus can defeat Serris by damaging its head with [[Missile|Missiles]] or the [[Charge Beam]]. After it takes damage, Serris begins moving at an extreme rate of speed, preventing Samus from damaging it. Once Samus defeats it, she may absorb its [[Core-X]] and gain the [[Speed Booster]].


===[[Adam Malkovich|Adam]]'s Description===
Throughout the battle, Serris uses the Speed Boosting abilities to traverse the room at incredibly high speeds. Though Samus has used this ability before, it is an ability intrinsic to Serris,<ref name="Serris" /> much like the [[Dachora]].
:''This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris. No doubt the SA-X released it, but I can't be sure why yet. Serris has returned often to the breeding tank here. Its natural behavior must be to go back to it periodically. It's a valuable specimen, but you have been authorized to terminate it. If you don't, it may invade other sectors.''<ref>{{cite|This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris. No doubt the SA-X released it, but I can't be sure why yet. Serris has returned often to the breeding tank here. Its natural behavior must be to go back to it periodically. It's a valuable specimen, but you have been authorized to terminate it. If you don't, it may invade other sectors.|"Adam"|Metroid Fusion}}</ref>  


===Breeding Tank===
==Sprites==
[[File:SERRIS.png|left|thumb|200px|Samus encounts the ready-terminated Serris.]]The breeding tank to which [[Adam (Computer)|Adam]] refers, when entered is shown to have already fallen victim to the [[X-Parasite|X]] (Adam suspects it is in fact specifically the [[SA-X]]'s doing). The skeleton of what is presumed to be the original Serris can be seen inside the tank.
{{sprite table
 
|mf=[[File:Serris mf Sprite.png|Serris]]
Because the skeleton is now devoid of any external appearance, assessing differences between the original Serris and the host species is all but impossible. However, Adam states that Serris is capable of extreme speeds and mass destruction.
|bottomright=mf
 
}}
Interestingly, the reference of 'breeding' tank would imply that this creature was capable of reproduction, yet Adam's description implies it is a lone specimen. It is unknown whether this implies asexual reproduction, other juvenile Serris specimens, or if it is merely an artistic choice of words for its otherwise home.
 
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==The Battle==
===Attacks===
'''Ram''': Serris-X's primary form of attack is simply to journey around the room in a snake-like, twisting pattern. Although it does not seem deliberately to aim for Samus during this movement, there is great contact damage to be dealt from being in its path for too long.
 
'''Speed Boost''': When attacked, Serris-X retaliates by speeding up its movements dramatically. Though its path is unaffected, the speed at which it now moves makes predicting its movements and dodging far more difficult.
 
This attack may be the reason why the [[Core-X]] absorbed from its defeat restores Samus' [[Speed Booster]] ability.
 
===Defences===
The majority of Serris-X's body is covered with inpenetrable armor. Attacking any part of its body or tail will result in no damage being dealt at all, and Missiles will simply bounce off with a "ping".
 
===Weaknesses===
Although its body is heavily armored, Serris-X's head is entirely defenceless to the point of its brain being able to be seen through its thin skull casing. Firing [[Missile]]s at its head as it approaches is the most effective strategy, although be ready to dodge when it begins its Speed Boost.


Other strategies include tackling the foe underwater, as it is easier to predict its movements by watching the trail of bubbles that signifies its approach. The downside of this technique, however, is that Samus (having not yet acquired the [[Gravity Suit]] by this portion of the game) is significantly less agile underwater, and dodging is all but impossible should she be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
===Core-X===
File:Serris mf Screenshot 1.png|Samus finds only a skeleton of Serris
 
File:Serris mf Screenshot 2.png|Samus battles the Serris-X
Being a [[:Category:Bosses|boss creature]] in ''[[Metroid Fusion|Fusion]]'', Serris-X reveals, upon defeat, a [[Core-X]]. As the ability guarded is not a [[Power Beam|beam upgrade]], the Core-X revealed will attempt only to ram Samus, having no projectile attacks. It is, however, only able to be damaged by Missiles or the [[Charge Beam]].
</gallery>
===Video===
{{YouTube|lGbc2a_n-M8|300|left|The Serris boss battle in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''}}


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
 
*Serpentine bosses are a common theme in the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]], with most games featuring one.
*Serris is called "Ishtar" in Japanese.
*Aesthetically, due to their multiple eyes, sharp teeth and 'fins', Serris very closely resembles a [[Magmoor]].
*Serpentine bosses are a common theme in the [[Metroid (series)|Metroid series]], with most games featuring one.
*In the later Japanese version, this creature was renamed "Ishtar" (イシュタル), a name also used as part of the name of its battle theme on the Japanese ''Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks''.
*Aesthetically, due to their multiple eyes, sharp teeth and 'fins', Serris very closely resembles a [[Magmoor]]. However, while Magmoor are exclusively lava-based, Serris is water-based.
*It is theorized that Serris-X's ability to dramatically increase its speed is the reason for its Core-X holding the key to Samus' Speed Booster ability. This theme can be seen in several other bosses in [[Metroid Fusion]]; the boss having a variant of the ability to be recovered (this is comparable to the similar convention in [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', in which [[Ing]] have possessed Samus' abilities and use them against her).


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Latest revision as of 01:55, 4 December 2013

Serris
Serris

Sector 4's serpentine creature, Serris

Game(s)

Metroid Fusion

Attacks

Ramming

Weakness(es)
Vulnerable Area(s)

Head

Location(s)

Sector 4 (AQA)

Rewards

Speed Booster

Quote1.png This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris.[1] Quote2.png
— Adam Malkovich

Serris[1] is a large serpentine creature kept in Sector 4 (AQA). It is capable of moving at a high rate of speed. Serris later became a host to the X,[2] after Samus deactivated the Level 1 doors allowing them to spread across AQA. Adam gives Samus permission to terminate Serris, out of fear that it might invade other sectors.

As Samus approaches the breeding room she was directed to, she finds only a corpse of the creature. Shortly afterward, Samus battles the Core-X mimicked form of Serris.

Samus can defeat Serris by damaging its head with Missiles or the Charge Beam. After it takes damage, Serris begins moving at an extreme rate of speed, preventing Samus from damaging it. Once Samus defeats it, she may absorb its Core-X and gain the Speed Booster.

Throughout the battle, Serris uses the Speed Boosting abilities to traverse the room at incredibly high speeds. Though Samus has used this ability before, it is an ability intrinsic to Serris,[1] much like the Dachora.

Sprites[edit | edit source]

Game Serris
Metroid Fusion Serris

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Samus finds only a skeleton of Serris

    Samus finds only a skeleton of Serris

  • Samus battles the Serris-X

    Samus battles the Serris-X

Video[edit | edit source]
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The Serris boss battle in Metroid Fusion


Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Serpentine bosses are a common theme in the Metroid series, with most games featuring one.
  • Aesthetically, due to their multiple eyes, sharp teeth and 'fins', Serris very closely resembles a Magmoor.
  • In the later Japanese version, this creature was renamed "Ishtar" (イシュタル), a name also used as part of the name of its battle theme on the Japanese Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks.

References[edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "This sector has taken more damage than expected... I knew the X were powerful and destructive, but still... This seems to be purposeful. We certainly can't rule out the possibility that the SA-X has a high degree of intelligence. I find the X fascinating, especially this SA-X. ...But I digress. This sector is home to a very large creature the researchers called Serris. It is capable of moving and attacking at ultra-high speed. The more senseless and widespread destruction here may be attributable to Serris. No doubt the SA-X released it, but I can't be sure why yet. Serris has returned often to the breeding tank here. Its natural behavior must be to go back to it periodically. It's a valuable specimen, but you have been authorized to terminate it. If you don't, it may invade other sectors." —Adam Malkovich (Metroid Fusion)
  2. ↑ "So Serris had been infected by the X, too... Well, as a result, you recovered another ability. At this rate, you may be able to face the SA-X yet..." —Adam Malkovich (Metroid Fusion)


Bosses in Metroid Fusion
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