Sylux
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| Sylux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sylux, as seen in Metroid Prime Hunters. | |||
| Species | Unknown (possibly Human) | ||
| Homeworld | Cylosis | ||
| Born | Cylosis | ||
| Gender | Unknown (presumably male) | ||
| Affiliation | Sworn enemy of Samus Aran and the Galactic Federation. | ||
[edit] Biography
Very little is known about Sylux or why he hates the Galactic Federation or Samus Aran. He is very skillfull, proving himself as one of the best Bounty Hunters around. Sylux harbors a strong hatred for fellow Bounty Hunter Samus Aran and is constantly tracking Samus in an attempt to be rid of her forever, though it is unknown why he hates her so. It is possible that some of this hatred is due to her cooperation with the Galactic Federation, but there is probably more to it than that.
Looking at his overall humanoid shape, and the humanoid hand holding the Shock Coil (his weapon of choice), it is possible and sometimes assumed that Sylux could be human. This theory is also backed partially by his use of stolen Federation gear and armor, which were originally designed for human use. His species in Metroid Prime: Hunters is labelled as "unknown".
Sylux's ship, along with Samus' gunship, Rundas' Phrygisian-class gunship, and Ghor's Battlesuit gunship, are the only hunter ships to appear in the games themselves, although Weavel's makes a small appearance in a docking bay during the cutscene for landing on the Oubliette.
[edit] Gameplay
Like all other Hunters in the game, Sylux is capable of defeating Samus and taking one of her Octoliths. In order to complete the game, Samus needs all of the Octoliths, and thus must fight her thief again in order to gain it back.
Sylux's weapon is known as the Shock Coil. The Shock Coil was a prototype weapon under development by the Galactic Federation. It is an illegal combat technology: It fires a beam of neutrinos at it's target. It was eventually stolen by Sylux, along with plans for his power suit and his ship, the Delano 7. Delano 7 is encountered twice in the game, and it is the only Hunter ship other than Samus' seen in the game. Interestingly, despite hating the Galactic Federation, Sylux almost only uses equipment that was designed and made by them. A ship that resembles the Delano 7 can be seen following Samus after the end credits in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption if you obtain a 100% item collection rate.
Sylux has an alternate form known as the LockJaw. In this form, Sylux becomes a ball of green energy the size of Samus's Morph Ball form, surrounded by two entwined, metal bars that look like a deformed version of his ship with energy threads connecting them together. He can deal a large amount of damage in this form and is very agile. While in this form, Sylux can drop two bombs and connect them. Once a foe is in range, a third bomb can be dropped which will enclose the enemy and probably kill it. (it takes near 200 health to survive the triple attack, while if only hit by two bombs it deals much less damage. When two bombs connect, they form a beam of energy in-between them and serve as a sort of tripwire trap). The LockJaw can use its bombs to fly in low gravity areas, and if rapidly dropped to glide in normal gravity areas, enabling Sylux to skip gaps or reach certain hidden spots.
[edit] Other Appearances
Sylux has also appeared as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
| Bounty Hunters | ||||||
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| Samus Aran | Weavel | Trace | Sylux | Kanden | Spire | Noxus | Rundas | Gandrayda | Ghor | ||||||
