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| Steambot
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Official Steambot artwork.
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| Featured in
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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| Location
| Elysia
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| Homeworld
| None (Created on Elysia)
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| Attacks
| Energy Pistol, Scythe Arm, Small Missile Battery
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| Weakness
| Plasma Beam, Boost Ball
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The
Steambots are similar in form to
Tinbots but have more weight and heavier armor. They seem to have been built both as better soldiers to replace the Tinbots and as combat support units for the
Steamlords. They will fall to pieces if damaged extensively; it is unknown whether this is merely poor craftsmanship or a failsafe to allow easy repair by the Steamlords. Their greatest vulnerability is extreme heat, which can distort the machinery inside them and in extreme cases (such as the
Plasma Beam) melt them completely. They are first encountered in the Steambot Barracade in pods and are activated when the player tries to leave, which may suggest that they where built as security robots, however, they are actually very easy to destroy since a couple of shots from the power beam will easily defeat them, but the
Steamlord will keep reviving them.
