Sandigger

Sandigger A Sandigger

Game(s) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Damages by Acidic digestive fluid Ramming Weakness(es) Dark Beam Vulnerable Area(s) Both eyes Threat Capacity Hostile Natural Habitat(s) Agon Wastes

Sandiggers are tunneling creatures found in Agon Wastes on Aether. They have two heads, each capable of thinking separately. Their "dual-brain nervous system" and behavior seems to suggest that both brains share a body, but not a one thought process. This means that when one brain dies, the other continues controlling the body to fight.

Battling Sandiggers

Sandiggers will attack by either ramming their prey or by firing acidic fluid. Samus can only defeat Sandiggers when they mandibles are not blocking their head, though powerful weapons such as the Sonic Boom or Power Bombs can destroy Sandiggers at any time.

Samus also encounters the leader of the Sandigger pack in Agon Wastes, though the Alpha Sandigger is quickly possessed by the Ing that stole the Morph Ball Bombs.

Logbook

Logbook entry from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: Sandigger

First Location: Agon Wastes - Mining Station A
Scans indicate that the Sandigger has a dual-brain nervous system. Both of its heads are capable of attacking, disabling, and digesting prey. It fires globs of acidic digestive fluid at prey to cripple them and begin the digestion process. Its hide is very durable and resistant to weapons fire: only its exposed eyes can be damaged.

Locations

Area	Room	Number in Room
Agon Wastes	Mining Station A	2
Agon Wastes	Mining Station B	1

Trivia

Etymology

"Sandigger" is a simple combination of the words "sand" and "digger." The name is obviously earned due to the fact that Sandiggers dig through the ground.

References

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	サンドワーム	Sand Worm

Creatures from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Aether Dark Aether Offworld Aether Creatures Aquatic Alpha Blogg · Blogg · Bloggling · Hydlings Ground Alpha Sandigger · Alpha Splinter · Grenchler · Sandigger · Splinter · Sporb · Brizgee · Green Kralee · Kralee · Krocuss · Lightbringer · Seedburster · Worker Splinter · Pillbug Flying Shredder · Shriekbat · Shrieker · Lightflyer · Lumite · Sandbats · War Wasp Mechanoids Ingsmasher · Mekenobite · Quad · Watchdrone · Diligence Class Drone · Harmony Class Drone · Mechlops · Octopede · Rezbit · Serenity Class Drone · Caretaker Class Drone · "Growler" Class Turret · "Humility" Class Turret · Luminoth Turret · "Vigilance" Class Turret Dark Aether Creatures Darklings Dark Blogg · Dark Phlogus · Dark Shredder · Dark War Wasp · Nightbarb · Dark Alpha Splinter · Dark Grenchler · Dark Splinter · Corrupted Sentreye · Dark Diligence Drone · Dark Ingsmasher · Dark Quad · Dark Missile Trooper · Dark Pirate Commando · Dark Pirate Trooper · Dark Preed · Dark Tallon Metroid · Dark Trooper Ing Darkling Tentacle · Hunter Ing · Ing Larva Swarm · Inglet · Ingstorm · Warrior Ing Guardians Bomb Guardian · Boost Guardian · Grapple Guardian · Jump Guardian · Power Bomb Guardian · Spider Guardian · Amorbis · Chykka · Quadraxis · Emperor Ing Offworld Creatures Dark Samus · Tallon Metroid · Infant Tallon Metroid · Pirate Aerotrooper · Pirate Commando · Pirate Grenadier · Pirate Trooper · Preed