Ing

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Ing
A Warrior Ing.
Featured in	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Homeworld	Dark Aether
Attacks	Possession, Interdimensional Beam, Various Dark related attacks.
Weakness	Bright, pure Light.

“	It was the end of peace on Aether, for a new race was born that day on the dark world...one filled with hate and terrible power. They are the Ing. The Ing are creatures of shadow and darkness, knowing nothing of peace or mercy. For decades, we stood against them...yet we now lie on the verge of defeat.	„
—U-Mos

The Ing are a warring, ferocious race of tribal beings native to Dark Aether, and are the arch-nemeses of the Luminoth.

Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Variations 3.1 Emperor 3.2 Larvae 3.3 Warriors 3.4 Hunters 3.5 Ingstorm 3.6 Inglets 4 Other Appearences 5 Trivia 6 Gallery

[edit] History

During the Golden Age of the Luminoth, a stellar object (now revealed as a Leviathan) struck Aether with such great force that it caused a rift in space and time, creating Dark Aether and giving birth to the Ing. After having fought the Luminoth for decades of war, the Ing were on the verge of defeating them, having stolen all but one of their planetary energies, and with all but one of the Luminoth in stasis tubes in the Great Temple. However, after Samus Aran came to Aether, she eliminated their kind by destroying Dark Aether. Since their dark-aligned bodies could not stand Aether's different atmosphere, they were left without a dimension to reside in and collapsed within it.

[edit] Description

The Ing fought in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes are mostly warrior Ing, as pictured. They are fought best from Light Crystal globes, or once the Dark Suit and Light Suit are recovered, simply from anywhere. Most Ing are very large, on par with the size of a standard Luminoth. Two boss variations resembling Warrior Ings, called the Jump Guardian and Boost Guardian, exist; these were standard Warriors at first, but their physiology and strengths were changed when they absorbed the Chozo equipment stolen from Samus at the start of the game. The Light Beam works very well against almost all Ing variants.

During their war against the Luminoth, the Ing would generally attack by forcefully possessing nearby beings turning them darker than their normal color scheme and increasing their offensive prowess (creatures were common, but the Ing could also possess machines, though it took some time before they learned how to), with a preference for creatures with natural abilities for combat, such as the heavier mechanoids or the Space Pirates' footsoldiers stationed upon Aether. These creatures, dubbed "Darklings" by the Luminoth, are stronger then the normal versions, but conversely are weaker against the Light Beam, as they are still Ing. In Metroid Prime 2, there are Ing possessed versions of almost all Light Aether enemies. It is unknown if the Darklings that were on Light Aether were able to survive the destruction of Dark Aether. Their dark natures and ability to possess living creatures make the Ing similar to demons.

[edit] Variations

There are several types of Ing, inluding infant, adult and mutated forms.

[edit] Emperor

Main Article: Emperor Ing

The head of the Ing Horde is the Emperor Ing, who resides in the Sky Temple. The Emperor Ing has numerous weapons that he can use in self-defense, although powerful creatures and ten keys guard his abode. The Emperor is the keeper of Dark Aether's primary energy source. The Emperor rules a militaristic society that ranks all Ing based on the functions they can perform. Thus, Ing come in all sorts of types.

[edit] Larvae

When Ing are still larvae, they are constantly in danger and travel in swarms to lessen this threat. As such, they grow to be aggressive and hateful of all other living things, making perfect soldiers. Ing Larvae are not common around Dark Aether, and can only be encountered in the Ing Hive, although other swarms probably also exist around other global locations.

[edit] Warriors

Main Article: Warrior Ing

Warrior Ing are the basic soldiers of the Horde. They are somewhat powerful, exercising fusion attacks, along with various kinetic offensives and dark energy-based laser blasts. The Warrior Ing can also melt into the ground and slide across surfaces and up and down walls as a formless shadow. When these "shadows" are struck with light energy, their moving speed will dramatically increase. Warrior Ing have only one eye, (though they have multiple pupils), and are quite vulnerable to light energy. When a large amount of Warrior Ing are found in a single room it most often contains a Sky Temple Key.

[edit] Hunters

Main Article: Hunter Ing

The Ing also retain elites to help in destroying specific enemies of the Horde, called Hunter Ing. These creatures are viewed as the second most powerful of all Ing, second only to the Emperor. They can avoid damage by phasing out of the local timespace, and are the only ones allowed to possess Pirate Commandos.

[edit] Ingstorm

When faced with large amounts of enemies, the Horde depends on the Ingstorm, tiny Ing that float in the air as a poisonous gas and kill everything in sight. Luminoth are easily eradicated by Ingstorm, although these small aliens can only be found in the Ing Hive and on the Sky Temple Grounds. The Light Suit can protect Luminoth, and Samus, from Ingstorm, but otherwise, the small creatures cause massive amounts of damage as they chew through Samus's armor.

[edit] Inglets

Of course, not all Ing are used as soldiers to attack the Luminoth. Some, like the Inglets, are worker drones who labor for the Horde, carrying around vital materials and essentials for the soldiers. When attacked, Inglets can defend themselves, although their attacks are somewhat pathetic, and they can be destroyed easily. Inglets can, like Warrior Ing, shift into a liquid state and flow around areas. They are easy to destroy by Luminoth, and Samus as well.

[edit] Other Appearences

In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Samus enounters a Phazon-charged variant of the Inglet known as the Phaz-Ing. Because of Phaz-Ing resembling the Inglet, it has theorized that the Phazon-charged creatures are the ancestors to the entire Ing race, the explanation being that Phaz-Ings, being transported to Aether via a Leviathan meteor and teleported to Dark Aether at the moment of impact, were changed in a sub-atomic level by the dark, poisonous atmosphere mixed with Phazon to become beings of darkness.

[edit] Trivia

• The Ing Horde is similar to the X Parasites in that they enter their victims' bodies and assume total control. Though when comparing both species, it is very difficult to theorize which of the two is the more powerful, as they both have their strengths and weaknesses. A noticeable strength for the Ing is their ability to control purely mechanical life forms, something the X parasite cannot do. Also, the Ing have the ability to control Metroids, which are the X parasites predators.

[edit] Gallery

Ing Larvae.	Hunter Ing.	Warrior Ing concept art.	A Warrior Ing.
Boost Ball Guardian.

Phazon Creatures
Native to Phaaze	Leviathan • Jelsac • Liquid Phazon • Phazon Grub • Phazon Leech
Corrupted Creatures	Phazon Hopper • Phazon Nightbarb • Phazon Shriekbat • Phazon Puffer • Phazon Pillbug • Tangle Weed
Space Pirates	Aurora Unit 313 • Elite Pirate • Phazon Elite • Omega Pirate • Berserker Knight • Berserker Lord
Phazon Metroids	Fission Metroid • 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