A Phazon Hopper is a Phazon-mutated creature that appears to be a Hopper.
Description[]
Compared to natural Hoppers, Phazon Hoppers are larger, stronger, more resilient to damage, and much more aggressive. Phazon Hoppers have gained purple coloring and a large spike on their backs, along with a hard, crystallized Phazite shell that covers their bodies, granting them better armor than their non-mutated cousins. They also have developed the ability to enter Hypermode; when this happens, every hop they take will produce a small Phazon shockwave.
Phazon Hoppers can be found on the G.F.S. Valhalla and planet Phaaze, in these rooms: Hangar A Access, Security Access, MedLab Alpha, Xenoresearch Lab, Metroid Cavern, Entry Canyon, and Drop Shaft.
Species[]
Given the Phazon Hopper's name, appearance, and morphology, it can be reasonably assumed that they are mutated Hoppers. This follows other Phazon-mutated versions of creatures seen throughout Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, such as Phazon Nightbarbs and Phazon Pillbugs. Accordingly, the English version of the game's Logbook directly compares the Phazon Hopper to other Hoppers.
However, Phazon Hoppers bear a remarkable resemblance to Hopping Metroids in appearance and behavior, and both species are spawned from burrow openings. Furthermore, while Hoppers appear exclusively on Bryyo, Phazon Hoppers are never seen there, appearing instead only on the Valahalla and Phaaze. This is not addressed in the English version, and the similar Phazon-induced mutations of Metroids and Hoppers may simply be an instance of convergent evolution. Conversely, in the Japanese version of Metroid Prime 3, Phazon Hoppers are actually referred to as an advanced stage of the Phazon Metroid, with the Hopping Metroids being the intermediate larval stage of a Phazon Hopper.[1] If the above is taken as canon, these mature Phazon Hoppers have their own reproductive system and may be responsible for laying the blue, mutated Metroid Eggs seen in the same game. It may be worth noting that Phazon Hoppers on Phaaze always share their rooms with either Phazon Metroids or Hopping Metroids, which may implicitly support their relationship. Furthermore, on the G.F.S Valhalla, the only other place they are found, there are a substantial number of Phazon Metroids.
Official data[]
Logbook entry (English)[]
Phazon Hopper
Morphology: Phazon Hopper
Covered with crystallized Phazon. Spits venom from a distance.
Phazon Hoppers are more resilient than other Hoppers, but can still be damaged by standard weaponry. The crystallized Phazon covering their bodies provides additional protection from attack. Like other Hoppers, these are capable of long-range assaults. They will spit bursts of Phazon venom at prey from a distance.
Logbook entry (Japanese)[]
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Phazon Hopper
Phazon Life Form: Phazon Hopper
A mutant species of Phazon Metroid.
In close combat, it rams with a hard, sharp-thorned outer shell, and in long-range combat, it fires liquid Phazon.
A Phazon Metroid further mutates, giving birth to an arthropod.
Losing its traditional flight ability, it instead gained a Phazite crystal shell and strong limbs. It rams with its thorn-covered outer shell in close-range combat, and in a long-range battle, it spits out Phazon liquid from its mouth to attack.
Due to the effect of mutation, attack resistance is greatly increased. Even to cold energy, it has acquired a certain level of resistance.
Trivia[]
- Phazon Hoppers make a sound somewhat resembling the bark of a dog.
- Internal files list the creature's name as Super Hopper.
Gallery[]
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Notes and References[]
- ^ In the Japanese version of Metroid Prime 3, the logbook entry of Phazon Hopper says "A Phazon Metroid further mutates, giving birth to an arthropod", and the entry of Hopping Metroid says "Due to the Phazon Hopper species generated by the Phazon mutation, it is a larva born by its own reproductive system."
| Phazon Organisms | |
|---|---|
| Native to Phaaze | Hyper Grapple blocker • Leviathan • Leviathan womb • Leviathan Infant • Phazon Core • Phaz-Ing • Jelsac • Liquid Phazon • Maw • Phazon Grub • Phazon Leech Phazon Fungus • Phazon tendril • Phazon vine • Glow Stem • Aazelion • Tangle Weed • Massive Tentacle • Parasitic fungus • Fungus • Protozoan • Seed platform Missile Blocker • EyeballBlocker |
| Corrupted Creatures | Phazon Hopper • Phazon Nightbarb • Phazon Shriekbat • Phazon Puffer • Phazon Pillbug |
| Space Pirates | Aurora Unit 313 • Elite Pirate • Phazon Elite • Omega Pirate • Berserker Knight • Berserker Lord |
| Phazon Metroids | Class I Energy Harvester • Tallon Metroid • Hunter Metroid • Fission Metroid • Miniroid • Phazon Metroid • Hopping Metroid • Metroid Hatcher |
| Leviathan Core Guardians | Metroid Prime • Emperor Ing • Mogenar • Helios • Omega Ridley |
| Born of Phazon | Phaazoid • Red Phaazoid • Ing • Dark Samus |