Quadraxis

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Quadraxis
Quadraxis in its first and most powerful form.
Featured in	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Location	Ing Hive
Attacks	Matter-Antimatter cannon, missile array, shockwaves, machine guns, "tornado attack", capable of generating Dark Quads
Weakness	Joints of legs, communicator arrays, bomb slots on head
Reward(s)	Annihilator Beam

Quadraxis was a huge security drone created by the Luminoth to protect the Sanctuary Fortress. However, the Ing conquered the fortress, and posessed Quadraxis, taking him to guard the Ing Hive instead. After Samus Aran landed on Aether and restored power to Torvus Bog and the Agon Wastes, she went to the Sanctuary Fortress to restore power to it as well. In turn she entered the Ing Hive and defeated Quadraxis.

[edit] Battle

Quadraxis, in its first form, uses anti-matter lasers, missiles, and a tornado attack similar to the one used by the Quad Robots also found in that sector. The only difference is that while the Quads spin around the arena trying to come in contact with you, Quadraxis will stay in the middle of the arena, attempting to suck you into it. There are multiple ways to dodge this attack. One way to avoid this attack is to get on the far edges of the arena when it begins to start this attack. Another is to shoot its feet with a charge beam or screw attack into it. Quadraxis is damaged by hurting its knee joints with missiles and its foot weaponry with the Boost Ball. Once its main body is crippled its head will detach and fight on its own. The head will use a shielding device which receives energy from the body. Using the Echo Visor, Samus must destroy the shield transmitter on the body and attack the receivers on the head. Once one receiver is destroyed, Quadraxis will try to re-establish the lost link, and summon Dark Quad MB and CM robots in the process. The best way to deal with these is to take the heads off and keep moving so the Quad cannot spin into Samus, because if she takes the time to completely destroy the quad(s), Quadraxis will re-establish the link. Once all the receivers are destroyed, Quadraxis's final form will engage. Quadraxis's final form is defeated by using the legs as ramps, use Boost Ball to boost onto one of the two Bomb Slots on its body, and drop a bomb. Once bombs are dropped in both, Quadraxis will die, leaving Samus the Annihilator Beam. Once she returns to U-Mos, he will give her the Light Suit, which will allow her to travel on a light shaft to the portal that will transport her to the Sky Temple Grounds.

[edit] Trivia

• Disassembled parts of Quadraxis can be seen scattered throughout the Fortress Temple entrance, suggesting that the Luminoth were in the process of making more than one.
  • This could also suggest that the parts were already on Dark Aether when it formed, and the Ing somehow managed to properly assemble it; the parts lying about on Light Aether could suggest that the Luminoth didn't manage to finish Quadraxis before their defeat.
• Quadraxis is arguably the largest boss in the Metroid series. Kraid may come a close second. Kraid may or may not be taller but Quadraxis is definitely wider.
• Quadraxis' head when exposed is similar to an Aurora Unit. This may suggest that it is a Luminoth variant of the Mother Brain created by the Chozo, and the Galactic Federation-created Aurora Unit.
• In early screenshots, Quadraxis was blue with green armor.

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	Cretaphid • 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