Colossus
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The Colossus is a large Space Pirate craft that happened to pick up (and unintentionally revive) Dark Samus over Aether after she had somehow escaped the destruction of Dark Aether, unbeknownst to Samus Aran. The Dark Hunter then "bewitched" the Pirate crew aboard Colossus into becoming her personal army. They upgraded the ship with Phazon weaponry as she ordered, however this was not enough for Dark Samus, who ulitmately had them outfit a Leviathan she brought to them with many cybernetic refinements, which the crew ultimately dubbed "the Leviathan" (a possible origin for the name of the species).
When she needed an Aurora Unit for her "living planet", the crew of the Colossus bribed their way to the location of the Valhalla, overtaking the rookie Federation Marines with the newly outfitted vessel and Phazon Metroids, leaving behind a Metroid Hatcher and spent Phazon throughout the ship.
After Dark Samus and her disciples sent the Leviathan from Phaaze to impact the Pirate Homeworld using the AU, the rest of the Pirates became her followers, and she now had a new army to command. [1] The fate of the Colossus is unknown. It may have been in the fight above Phaaze, in which case was then likely destroyed.
[edit] Real-World Etymology
- The original meaning of the word refers to a giant statue.
