Flickerbats are flying creatures in Metroid Prime.
Description[]
Flickerbats are pale blue in color, and they frequently use optical camouflaging to render themselves invisible to the naked eye. Their name presumably comes from the way they "flicker" in and out of the visible spectrum. They have fairly small wings, requiring them to flap their wings at a rapid rate to fly. Scientists have only been able to track them reliably by the use of X-ray imaging. They fly non-stop without tiring, hunting for insects and other small prey that float on air currents. Flickerbats generally fly in cyclical hunting patterns, using primitive sonar to navigate.[1]
Samus Aran encounters Flickerbats in the Phendrana Drifts on Tallon IV, though it is hard to spot them without the use of the X-Ray Visor due to their optical camouflaging. They pose no threat to her unless she is in the way of their hunting patterns, in which case they will knock her back slightly, causing a small amount of damage. These creatures behave very similarly to Sandbats, Nightbarbs and Phazon Nightbarbs. They can be shot and killed, and they explode similar to birds elsewhere on Tallon IV.
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Logbook entry[]
Flickerbat
Morphology: Flickerbat
Scavenger with optical camouflaging that renders it invisible to the naked eye.
Flickerbats are deceptive creatures. The only way to track them reliably is with x-ray imaging. They fly ceaselessly, hunting on insects and other small insects that float on the air currents. Flickerbats tend to fly in cyclical hunting patterns, using primitive sonar to navigate.
Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide[]
- Flickerbat
- "Flickerbats fly at such amazing speeds that they're difficult to see without the aid of an X-ray Visor. As they zoom around in circles high above the ground, they sometimes slow momentarily, which gives you a split second to lock on and fire. In most cases they won't pose a threat to you, but when trying to pass them during a series of jumps, you must pick them off before making your crossing. Try to manually target them and use a weapon with a high rate of fire, such as the Power Beam."
- Flickerbat
- Found In: Phendrana Drifts
- Recommended Weapon: Any
- "Flickerbats fly in circular patterns in Phendrana Drifts. Their optical camouflaging renders them nearly invisible to the naked eye. You can't easily target Flickerbats until you find the X-ray Visor. They don't bother you unless you stand in their feeding pattern. The best way to get them out of your way is to manually target them with [R] and shoot your quick-firing Power Beam."
Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide[]
- FLICKERBAT
- "Flickerbats use a form of camouflage to render themselves all but invisible to the naked eye. You can track them with ease once you possess the X-Ray Visor, but for now you can safely ignore them. The Flickerbats are much more interested in catching small insects than taking on a well-armed bounty hunter."
Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide[]
- FLICKERBAT
- MORPHOLOGY
- "The Flickerbat is a scavenger with optical camouflaging that renders it invisible to the naked eye. Flickerbats are deceptive creatures. The only way to track them reliably is with X-ray imaging. The fly ceaselessly, hunting insects and other small prey that float on the air currents. Flickerbats tend to fly in cyclical hunting patterns, using primitive sonar to navigate."
- COMBAT TIPS
- "The X-Ray Visor is necessary to manage Flickerbats (target and kill them) properly. With the X-Ray Visor, Samus can easily target and destroy Flickerbats with the Power Beam. Otherwise timing must be used to move past them rather than fight."
Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide[]
- FLICKERBATS
- "Weak creatures but fast creatures, Flickerbats will dive-bomb you."
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ^ a b Inter-Stellar Network — Flickerbat. Metroid.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. (dead link)
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