Metroid Hatcher
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| Metroid Hatcher | |
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 A Metroid Hatcher. | |
| Featured in | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption |
| Location | Aurora Chamber (G.F.S. Valhalla) Metroid Creche (Pirate Homeworld) Generator B (Norion) |
| Homeworld | Unknown |
| Attacks | Leeching, |
| Weakness | Tentacles, Nova Beam/X-Ray Visor combo |
| Life Cycle | Preceded by: Phazon Metroid Followed by: Unknown |
| Stage | Stage 3: Paternal |
The Metroid Hatcher is a Metroid that can spawn Phazon Metroids. It has four long tentacles, which it can use to drain the life force of creatures, much like Hunter Metroids.
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[edit] Battle
The Metroid Hatcher's membrane is protected by a Phazite-like shell; however, the same does not apply to its tentacles. If the tentacles are harmed enough, they will retract into the Metroid Hatcher's shell, at which point it will begin spawning Phazon Metroids from its mouth and violently spinning around the room. Before it does so, however, its mouth is vulnerable; if it is attacked enough, it will become stunned, allowing one of its tentacles to be ripped off with the Grapple Lasso. Ripping off all four tentacles will defeat it. The Hatcher can spin while any number of the tentacles are remaining, and can also use them to drain Samus' energy much like a Hunter Metroid.
Metroid Hatchers are fought at three locations: in the Metroid Creche on the Space Pirate Homeworld, in the Aurora Chamber on the Valhalla, and in Generator B on Norion. Once Samus had received both the X-Ray Visor and the Nova Beam she can hit a Metroid Hatcher in its weak spot by locking on and aim for the Hatcher's heart, which glows red and yellow in the X-Ray Visor, and destroy it in one hit. All three Hatchers can be killed this way. This is the only Metroid Prime Boss that can be killed in one shot.
[edit] Logbook entry
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: "Mutation has robbed the Metroid Hatcher of its ability to phase, but has provided it a hardened outer shell which has identical attributes as Phazite. This shell protects the creature's heart, located at the core of its head. The Hatcher's tentacles are quite dangerous, and can even leech energy from any targets they connect to. However, the tentacles are also the creature's weak point. If all its tentacles are ripped from its body, it will perish. As such, it will attempt to recover energy by retracting them into its shell when they take damage. While the Hatcher's tentacles are retracted, it is unable to attack, relying on the Phazon Metroids it spawns from its mouth for protection. If the interior of the creature is hit while its mouth is open, it loses its strength. The Hatcher's tentacles can be ripped off if they are pulled at this time."
[edit] Trivia
- Ilya Nazarov designed and modeled the Metroid Hatcher.
- The Hatcher's body somewhat resembles a Leviathan, but the tentacles are reminiscent of the Hunter Metroid as well as early Metroid art in the original game and the Nintendo Comics System.
- It is interesting that the three Metroid Hatchers can be ignored or skipped completely on a fast run: The wing containing Generator B on Norion is a completely optional area, so the Hatcher there can be ignored completely (however, this Hatcher MUST be defeated if the player wishes to obtain all 9 Energy Cells); the same goes for the one on the Pirate Homeworld, since its only necessary to destroy it to retrieve an Energy Tank and unlock a shortcut. The Hatcher in the Aurora Chamber on the Valhalla is automatically encountered after restoring power to the room's systems (by using 2 Energy Cells); however, it can be avoided by simply running to the upper exit of the room (doing this will cause the Hatcher to wait by the upper doorway until you return, when it can again be avoided by heading directly to the lower door).
- Though rare, it seems that defeating the Metroid Hatcher at the moment that it latches onto Samus can cause a glitch where the game doesn't know that the Hatcher is dead and assumes that it is still latched onto Samus. The message to shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk does not go away. [citation needed]
[edit] Gallery
 The Hatcher on the Homeworld emerges. |
 The Hatcher's spinning attack. |
 The Hatcher on the Valhalla. |
 The Hatcher's Heart is targeted using the X-Ray Visor. |
 Artwork of a Metroid Hatcher. |
 A model of the Hatcher from the game. |
| Metroids | |||||||
| Natural Metroid Life Cycle | | ||||||
| Tallon IV Metroids | |||||||
| Aether Metroids | | ||||||
| Phazon-Infused Metroids | | ||||||
| Bosses in Metroid Prime series | |||||||
| Metroid Prime | Parasite Queen • Hive Mecha • Plated Beetle • Incinerator Drone • Flaahgra • Sheegoth • Thardus • Elite Pirate • Cloaked Drone• 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
