Core-X

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Core-X
Core-X official artwork
Featured in	Metroid Fusion
Attacks	Ramming attack
Weakness	Missiles/Super Missiles
Reward(s)	A power-up

Core-X are large X Parasites that hold one of Samus's power-ups. They take the form of a boss and upon defeat cast away the body and reveal themselves.

Core-X are surrounded by a tough shell. To break the shell, Samus has to fire Missiles or Super Missiles at it. Once Samus has damaged it, the shell will flash for a few seconds, giving it temporary invincibility. As it takes more damage, it changes color from blue to yellow to red. If Samus uses her Arm Cannon on a Core-X, Yellow and Green X will fly out of it, which Samus can absorb to replenish her stamina and ammunition. A Core-X was once a regular X but it was able to find a host with such power that it gained a hard shell and the ability to make more X. This can be seen by the fact that a normal yellow X infected Samus and a core X is left when the SA-X is defeated. The power up that you get from a core X often has something to do with how it fought. For instance, you get the morph ball from Arachnus-X, who rolls up into a ball, The space jump from Yakuza, who's head jumps around everywhere, the gravity suit from Nightmare, who controls gravity, and high jump from Pogo who jumps everywhere.

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A Core-X turned yellow, showing it has some health left.

A Core-X turned red, showing its almost dead.