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The X were hunted to near-extinction by the Metroids. With the extermination of the Metroids on SR388 by Samus, the X began to thrive again, infecting, killing, and mimicking the various life forms of SR388. Although there is no mention of the X in ''[[Super Metroid]]'', the were probably in the process of overrunning the planet SR388.<ref name="X-Parasitic Organisms">{{cite manual|X seem to have originated on SR388, which is also home to their sole predator, the Metroids. Since Samus Aran exterminated the Metroids on SR388, the X have overrun and infected most of the life-forms on the planet.|Metroid Fusion|11}}</ref> | The X were hunted to near-extinction by the Metroids. With the extermination of the Metroids on SR388 by Samus, the X began to thrive again, infecting, killing, and mimicking the various life forms of SR388. Although there is no mention of the X in ''[[Super Metroid]]'', the were probably in the process of overrunning the planet SR388.<ref name="X-Parasitic Organisms">{{cite manual|X seem to have originated on SR388, which is also home to their sole predator, the Metroids. Since Samus Aran exterminated the Metroids on SR388, the X have overrun and infected most of the life-forms on the planet.|Metroid Fusion|11}}</ref> | ||
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===The X within Samus=== | ===The X within Samus=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Xattack.jpg|left|thumb|Samus encountering the X Parasite for the first time]] | ||
While serving as a bodyguard for researchers of B.S.L. on planet SR388, Samus is infected by an X mimicking a [[Hornoad]]. Unknown by Samus, the X multiplied rapidly in her nervous system, and during her return to B.S.L, Samus lost consciousness. Just before her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|Gunship]] crashes into an asteroid belt, the security system automatically ejects Samus in an escape pod, which is recovered by a B.S.L. Research Station vessel. | While serving as a bodyguard for researchers of B.S.L. on planet SR388, Samus is infected by an X mimicking a [[Hornoad]]. Unknown by Samus, the X multiplied rapidly in her nervous system, and during her return to B.S.L, Samus lost consciousness. Just before her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|Gunship]] crashes into an asteroid belt, the security system automatically ejects Samus in an escape pod, which is recovered by a B.S.L. Research Station vessel.[[File:X in Samus fu Screenshot.png|thumb|240px|The X inside of [[Samus Aran|Samus]]]]Samus is taken back to [[Galactic Federation]] HQ to be treated. Because large portions of her [[Power Suit]] are infested by X, and because these portions are integrated with her nervous system, they have to be surgically removed. The X remain in Samus's central nervous system, and an experimental anti-X vaccine, [[Vaccine "Metroid"]], made from a cell culture from the [[Metroid Hatchling]] is used to cure her. As a result, all of the X in Samus are destroyed, and Samus becomes immune to future X infection and gains the ability to absorb other X-Parasites, using their energy to replenish her health and weapons. However, she also inherits the Metroids' weakness to cold as an unexpected side effect of the vaccine. | ||
[[File:E4A5IfgVgAE4TAC-_1_.jpg|240px|thumb|Samus getting attacked by an X Parasite|alt=]] | |||
===X on the B.S.L research station=== | |||
X-infected life forms from SR388 and the infected portions of Samus's Power Suit are transported to B.S.L for research, where the X run rampant through the station's six sectors, partly due to Samus's lifts on the security locks after she arrives to investigate a sudden explosion. The infected parts of Samus's suit became [[SA-X]], a mimicked form of Samus. With this creature and the various other powerful specimens in the Xs' arsenal, the X managed to cause severe damage throughout the research station. | |||
==Varieties== | ==Varieties== | ||
===Yellow X=== | ===Yellow X=== | ||
[[File:Atmospheric Stabilizer mf Screenshot 2.png|200px|thumb|A Green X released from an [[Atmospheric Stabilizer]]|alt=]] | |||
Yellow X are by far the most common form of X. They heal a measly ten units of energy. These X can be released by any mimicked species in nearly any condition. It was a Yellow X that initially infected Samus on [[SR388]]. | Yellow X are by far the most common form of X. They heal a measly ten units of energy. These X can be released by any mimicked species in nearly any condition. It was a Yellow X that initially infected Samus on [[SR388]]. | ||
===Green X=== | ===Green X=== | ||
Green X are the second most common X variety. They replenish two of Samus's [[Missile]]s. These X can commonly be produced from [[Core-X]] by shooting at them with beam weapons rather than missiles. | Green X are the second most common X variety. They replenish two of Samus's [[Missile]]s. These X can commonly be produced from [[Core-X]] by shooting at them with beam weapons rather than missiles. | ||
