Dachora

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The Dachora is a species of birdlike animals. Their homeworld is unknown, but it is possibly Zebes.

A Dachora appeared in Super Metroid, in which it taught Samus how to perform a Shinespark, a technique used with the Speed Booster. A nest with an egg could be seen in the background. Later, in the escape sequence in the end of the game, Samus rescued the trapped Dachora and Etecoons from the explosion. Rescuing the Dachora and Etecoons is an optional part of the escape sequence of Super Metroid. If the player chooses to do so, a tiny white ship will be visible leaving the planet along with Samus' gunship during the ending sequence. Yet, although they're rescue is optional, the action is considered canon due to the fact that the same Dachora(s) and Etecoons make a reapearance in Metroid Fusion.

The appearance in Metroid Fusion shows the Dachoras (the egg from Super Metroid had hatched) and Etecoons as the sole survivors in the Biologic Space Laboratories research station that haven't been infected by the X Parasites, apart from Samus and the Metroids in the Restricted Lab. After Samus released them, the Dachoras and Etecoons went to Samus's gunship, and they later saved Samus from the space station's explosion after the defeat of the Omega Metroid.