Flaahgra
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| Flaahgra | |
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 The central 'stem' and head of the plant. | |
| Featured in | Metroid Prime |
| Location | Sunchamber, Chozo Ruins |
| Attacks | Toxic blasts, ability to grow venomous plantlife, a pair of vicious scythes on its 'forearms', and club like spiked tentacles gaurding its roots. |
| Weakness | Vulnerable to Morph Ball Bombs at its roots; stunned by concentrated weapons fire; requires constant concentrated sunlight provided by reflecting panels. |
| Reward(s) | Varia Suit |
| “ | "That which fouls the waters seeks the sun" | „ |
| —Unknown Chozo | ||
Flaahgra is an enormous mutated plant-like creature in the game Metroid Prime, and is the Boss of the Chozo Ruins.
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[edit] Origin
Flaahgra was likely once an ordinary plant, perhaps a sacred one, as it had the honor of being the Chozo's centerpiece flower in the Sunchamber. However, the destructive Phazon mutated it beyond all recognition, resulting in this monstrous beast.
Flaahgra secreted a poison which tainted the waters of the Ruins. The water was so toxic and corrosive it dealt damage to Samus on contact, but was totally cleansed the instant Flaahgra was defeated.
[edit] Scan Visor Information
Flaahgra
"This mutant plant is the source of toxic water in the ruins. Flaahgra's growth cycle has been radically accelerated. As a result, it requires near-constant exposure to solar energy to remain active. This exposure has made Flaahgra's outer shell thick and durable. Concentrated weapon fire can daze it for short periods, but its lower root system is unprotected and vulnerable, however. Exploit this flaw when possible."
"One of Flaahgra's tentacles fills a narrow drainage channel in the Sunchamber. Analysis indicates that Flaahgra's central nervous system may be located at the base of this structure."
[edit] Battle
Flaahgra begins the battle with one solar panel active. If Samus can disable it with missiles or Charge Beam shots, its tentacles retract, allowing her to enter a Morph Ball-sized tunnel and Bomb the creature's base. The process repeats, as Flaahgra activates one more panel each time, up to four. Flaahgra can also restore power to the disabled panels if Samus is too slow to blast the rest of them. In terms of offense, it can slash with its enormous scythes and spray a substance that spawns acidic plants along the floor. Flaahgra can be temporarily stunned by repeated blows to the head and chest. After all four trenches have been bombed, the beast dies, and the ruins' water supply returns to its normal, unpolluted state.
[edit] Trivia
- Before entering the Sunchamber, Flaahgra's picture can be seen on some of the Chozo Holograms.
- Flaahgra may have been a large Bloodflower that was heavily mutated by Phazon.
- For reasons undisclosed as of yet, in the PAL and Japanese versions of Metroid Prime, an extended version of Flaahgra's theme plays when it is fought. However, it is believed that the full version of the theme will be heard in the New Play Control! version of the game.
- Interestingly, after obtaining the Thermal Visor, the flower is seen to be giving off heat, still. This may mean that Flaahgra is still alive, but crippled and unable to poison the water, or that the plant is simply no longer corrupted.
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| Bosses in Metroid Prime series | |||||||
| Metroid Prime | Parasite Queen • Hive Mecha • Plated Beetle • Incinerator Drone • Flaahgra • Sheegoth • Thardus • Elite Pirate • Phazon Elite • Omega Pirate • Meta Ridley • Metroid Prime | ||||||
| Metroid Prime Hunters | Kanden • Spire • Weavel • Sylux • Noxus • Trace • Cretaphid v1 • Cretaphid v2 • Cretaphid v3 • Cretaphid v4 • Slench • Fire Spawn • Arctic Spawn • Gorea | ||||||
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Dark Alpha Splinter • Bomb Guardian • Jump Guardian • Dark Samus • Amorbis • Boost Guardian • Alpha Blogg • Grapple Guardian • Chykka • Spider Guardian • Power Bomb Guardian • Caretaker Class Drone • Quadraxis • Emperor Ing | ||||||
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Berserker Lord • Meta Ridley • Rundas • Korakk • Mogenar • Steamlord • Defense Drone • Ghor • Helios • Gandrayda • Mining Cannon • Pirate Commander • Omega Ridley • Metroid Hatcher • Dark Samus • Aurora Unit 313 | ||||||
