There is a flaw in the Geemer AI in the original Metroid. This allows Geemers to move in simple circles around a complex room or object. Conversely, if the Geemer walks off of a ledge, it rotates -90° and walks down the wall. When the Geemer encounters a vertical wall, it rotates by 90 degrees and walks up the wall it hit. The AI routine is as follows: The Geemer begins by moving in either the left or right direction. In the side-scrolling games, Geemers are merely able to take more damage before dying. This scavenger is known to forage through human refuse and is an infamous pest on Zebes." When scanned in Metroid Prime Hunters, the readout says: "A small but dangerous creature that exposes sharp spikes on its back when threatened. The only way to destroy a Geemer in Metroid Prime Hunters is to shoot it with any of the six sub-weapons or a missile, and in Metroid Prime, to shoot it with a charged beam or missile. When attacked in this fashion, it defends itself by protruding spines. There is a unique pipe enemy for each region of Zebes.Ī version of the loomer cousin Zoomer which, in Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime Hunters, is indestructible if shot by the Power Beam.
They continue to attack in infinite number, so standing in front of a pipe and repeatedly killing them for their health or missile powerups is an easy way to recharge in the absence of an energy station or missile station.
However, it is very lightly armored and does not do much damage. The Zeb flies out of these pipes at the enemy. Mysteriously, Brinstar (and many other areas in Zebes) are covered in green pipes which look similar to the pipes in Super Mario Bros., another Nintendo game. Later, its tank becomes infested with the vine-like Aqua Reapers. In Prime, the only Sidehopper is a Phazon-infused experiment locked behind an impenetrable door on the Orpheon, but this may be a Dessgeega instead. They have two armored legs and jump side-to-side, hence their name. Sidehoppers are insectoids found in Metroid: Zero Mission, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime (although not as live enemies in Prime). Technically, the Zebesians are not Shriekbats, but possibly a subspecies called Skrees. The Shriekbats of Aether look nothing like the others, and resemble a floppy purple horseshoe. Shriekbats vary in appearance depending on the planet they are found on on Zebes, Tallon IV, and the planets of the Alimbic cluster, they look nearly identical, with the only difference being that Zebesian Shriekbats release shrapnel from their bodies if they impact the ground, while the others merely release a wave of heat. They have an extremely high body temperature and are very territorial - if anything wanders into their territory they fly towards the intruder and explode. Shriekbats are bat-like aerials who hang upside-down from ceilings. The Winged Ripper is used as a platform in the boss fight with Imago's cocoon in Metroid: Zero Mission. These generally have more bulk than common Rippers and are boxlike in shape compared to normal Rippers' more ovaloid appearance.Ī unique Ripper with small wings that allow it to travel in a circle instead of back and forth. Red or purple-colored Rippers which travel much faster and have exhaust flames behind them. They are found on Zebes and come in many different forms, though they are most commonly brownish, with two main segments - a smallish, pointed head section, taking up approximately one tenth of the body, and the main body, which is protected on the top by a smooth roundish shell in the manner of a turtle. Rippers are commonly frozen and used as platforms to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. Small floating beetles which move horizontally back and forth and can only be killed with the Super Missile or Screw Attack. Flying Nova are rare, but are the only Nova that appear in the region of Norfair outside Ridley's lair. They are the only Nova with visible flames around them. These orange-red Nova bounce around inside the room they are contained in. They are the equivalent of Geemers in their area. They travel faster than their weaker green counterparts. When it appears, the Nova looks like it is letting out a silent moan. They have a perpetual frown, and their face disappears from time to time. Slow moving Nova inhabiting in Ridley's lair. Despite this flaming nature, they can be frozen quite easily. ( January 2018)įound in the lower levels of Norfair and in some areas of ridley's domain, Nova are best described as living fireballs.
9.1.2 Scatter Bombu/Diligence Class Drone.3.6 Ruins Test(also called Warrior Shrine).