Splinter

Splinter
	; ; A Splinter from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Game(s)	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (and Bonus Disc);
Damages by	Ramming
Weakness(es)	Dark Beam
Threat Capacity	Hostile
Natural Habitat(s)	Great Temple; Temple Grounds; Agon Wastes (Bonus Disc only);

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In Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Splinters are large, aggressive, insect-like creatures found on Aether. They hide in cocoons and will attack any creatures that approach. If one is killed inside its cocoon, it emits a shriek to alert any nearby allies of Samus's presence.^[1] Samus encounters them in the Temple Grounds and in the Great Temple. However, in the Great Temple, they are quickly possessed before she can battle them.

Splinters are implied to live in hives, similar to bees and other insects. However, some logs found throughout the game also imply the species to be a bit more complex and social, suggesting that killing off one hive would aggravate others.^[2] Interestingly, they're never shown or mentioned to have a queen, as most hives would, but instead there is a larger, more aggressive variant known as the Alpha Splinter that leads packs, similar to wolves and other mammalian predators.^[3]

Logbook

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: Splinter

First Location: Temple Grounds - Industrial Site

Splinters are aggressive and dangerous in numbers. Their light armor is no match for your weapons, however. When it isn't hunting, a Splinter will secrete a protective cocoon around itself and enter a state of hibernation. Localized seismic disturbances will awaken the Splinter, triggering a state of blood frenzy in the process. While in this state, a Splinter emits pheromones that trigger frenzy in all nearby Splinters. Disturbing a pack of sleeping Splinters is not advisable.^[4]

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc: Splinter

First Location: Agon Wastes - Plaza Access

Limited Scan

Predatory insectoid hunter. Splinters are aggressive and dangerous in numbers. Their light armor is no match for your weapons, however.^[5]

Gallery

A group of Splinters readying to attack Samus
A Splinter Cocoon
A wall covered with Splinter Cocoons
Several Splinters attacking Samus, about to be possessed
Splinters being possessed
A possessed Dark Splinter
The Alpha Splinter
The possessed Dark Alpha Splinter

References

↑ "Destroying a cocoon will kill the Splinter inside: when this occurs, the dying Splinter will emit a shriek that will alert all nearby Splinters in hibernation. This will drive them into battle frenzy as a defense mechanism." —Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook "Splinter Cocoon" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
↑ "I don't like this plan. This hive is a small portion of a larger network. There may be dozens of hive systems like this across the planet, and they may all be linked. Destroying this one may buy us time, but it may also provoke the other hives into attacking." —Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook "SPC B. Reevs" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
↑ "Splinter war packs are dominated by the largest male. Alpha Splinters use their tremendous strength, size, and speed to subdue and kill prey, paving the way for their smaller broodlings." —Logbook entry for the Alpha Splinter (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
↑ "Splinters are aggressive and dangerous in numbers. Their light armor is no match for your weapons, however. When it isn't hunting, a Splinter will secrete a protective cocoon around itself and enter a state of hibernation. Localized seismic disturbances will awaken the Splinter, triggering a state of blood frenzy in the process. While in this state, a Splinter emits pheromones that trigger frenzy in all nearby Splinters. Disturbing a pack of sleeping Splinters is not advisable." —Logbook "Splinter" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
↑ "Predatory insectoid hunter. Splinters are aggressive and dangerous in numbers. Their light armor is no match for your weapons, however." —Logbook "Splinter" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc)