Metroid Prime (creature)
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| Game series | Metroid series |
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| Creator(s) | Nintendo |
Metroid Prime is a fictional creature from the Nintendo GameCube video game Metroid Prime.
Metroid Prime, a native to SR388, first came to Tallon IV years before the events of the first Metroid Prime via a meteor. Metroid Prime is revealed to be the nexus and source of all Phazon based activity on Tallon IV, and directly responsible for the subtle decline of the Chozo on Tallon IV.
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[edit] History
Prior the initial Phazon infestation of Tallon IV, Chozo elders prophesied the forthcoming and aftermath of Metroid Prime in their ancient lore. The haunting foresight would later be discovered by Samus Aran inside of the Chozo's crumbling ruins.
In the North American version of the game, the Space Pirates were able to capture Metroid Prime for an unspecified amount of time, but in the European and Japanese version they are only able to detect its bio-signs. Furthermore, the North American release goes on to state Metroid Prime's name is eponymous to the Metroid species, due to unmistakable genetic similarities. Because the Space Pirates fail to capture Metroid Prime in the European and Japanese versions of the game, the whereabouts of Metroid Prime's name are more inconsistent compared to its North American counterpart.
Lore Entries from the PAL version of the game suggest that Metroid Prime arrived on Tallon IV via a meteorite infested with Phazon. After a short period of time, Metroid Prime, antagonized by the Chozo as "The Worm", slowly began to produce malicious Phazon based toxins that soon corrupted the planet, bringing a spiraling decline to the Chozo's once glorious civilization.
However, in the NTSC version, the capturing of Metroid Prime by the Space Pirates, and Metroid Prime's imprisonment by the Chozo seem to contradict one another. In the Chozo lore, it is claimed the "The Worm" was imprisoned in the Impact Crater which the Chozo had separated from Tallon IV itself, and furthermore, the would-be prison was sealed by the Cipher, a containment device that was created by the Chozo, which is powered by twelve artifacts.
[edit] Physiology
Metroid Prime will duel Samus using two forms, the first being a heavily armored insectoid form, and another phantasmal form reminiscent to a regular Metroid. Despite the two physically diverse variations, Metroid Prime statically retains its signature characteristic to stare through Samus with a piercing neon gaze.
[edit] Exoskeletal Form
Samus first encounters Metroid Prime deep within Tallon IV’s “impact crater” in its exoskeletal form. While this form is already lethal in terms of size and relatively explicit strength and dexterity, it has undergone much transformation to develop special energy attacks that mimic Samus’ elemental power beam variations.
Furthermore, due to advantageous genetic flaw, Metroid Prime has developed the ability to screen various weapon attacks by altering its chemical build. In other words, Metroid Prime is able become temporarily invulnerable to all but one of Samus’ elemental weapons at a time. However, despite possessing such a powerful characteristic, the genetic flaw acts as an Achilles heel, limiting the utilization of only one elemental weapon per phase.
According to Metroid Prime’s log entry, it has mysteriously assimilated various mechanical devices into its body. While the North American version of the game suggests Metroid Prime acquired this technology from the Space Pirates, the European version bypasses the details. Due to Samus’ intervention with the Space Pirates on Tallon IV, all research regarding Metroid Prime has been destroyed.
[edit] Core Form
After Samus is able to best Metroid Prime’s exoskeleton form, it will reveal its “core essence”. While in this form, Metroid Prime will resemble an organism similar to a Metroid. Despite possessing such “animalistic” characteristics, Metroid Prime’s core essence features a more humanoid face.
Unlike its preceding form, Metroid Prime is permanently impervious to all of Samus’ elemental weapons. Furthermore, the entity can bend light, leaving it invisible to the naked eye without the aid from a ultrasonographic or infrared device. Also, Metroid Prime is capable of secreting puddles of Phazon, as well as producing a plethora of Metroids.
By using these puddles as a source of corrupt energy, Samus can momentarily utilize her Phazon Beam, and deal prodigious damage to Metroid Prime. After delivering a catastrophic blast of Phazon energy, Samus is able to send Metroid Prime into a state of extreme molecular instability, leading it to revert to a mere pulp of phazon. As Samus attempts to leave the doomed battle site, she is ensnared by a tentacle from the remains of Metroid Prime, downgrading her Phazon Suit, and then spontaneously combusting shortly thereafter.
[edit] Continuity
After suffering a catastrophic defeat, the entity that once resided in Metroid Prime was able to regenerate its body using Samus’ Phazon Suit. After a short period of time following Samus’ departure of Tallon IV, a secret cutscene reveals Dark Samus beginning to emerge from a patch of Phazon (presumably the remains of Metroid Prime). Dark Samus would later go on to confront Samus in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
