Wrecked Ship

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The Wrecked Ship was an area in Super Metroid in which one of the bosses, Phantoon, resided. The Super Metroid manual claims the ship had been in possession of ancient astronauts but crashed into Zebes. The astronauts may have crashed before or during the time when the Chozo were inhabiting the planet, as evident by the Chozo Statues inside the ship.

In Metroid Zero Mission, the Space Pirate mothership is destroyed on Zebes after Samus defeated Mecha Ridley and this would seem to imply that the remains of the ship is the Wrecked Ship. However, Zero Mission director Yoshio Sakamoto has dismissed this possibility, saying that the two ships are separate - during Zero Mission the player passes through an area that appears to be outside the Super Metroid wrecked ship in Crateria, whilst the mothership has not yet landed.^[1] On top of this, the Wrecked Ship landed years before the Pirate colonization occured.

Contents 1 Behind the Scenes 2 Powerups 3 Boss 4 References

[edit] Behind the Scenes

It is possible that the Wrecked Ship may have been used to transport the Etecoons and Dachoras (as seen in the secret ending of Super Metroid) from Zebes prior to its destruction. This would have required the Wrecked Ship to be operational and flight-worthy. This appears to be unlikely due to the age and heavily damaged condition of the ship in Super Metroid, but few alternatives to the escape exist. Supporting this, the room that the creatures are freed from is nearby and in the direction of the Wrecked Ship, and in Metroid Fusion the Etecoons and Dachoras help the computerized Adam Malkovich manually pilot Samus Aran's Starship from the Docking Bays at the end of the game, indicating that they have experience onboard starships.

Additionally, the ship may not have actually been as disfunctional as first thought, as while Samus was exploring it, Phantoon was draining power from the ship, which is possibly why it appeared to be no longer working. However, once Phantoon was destroyed, it is possible that the Etecoons and Dachoras could use it once again.

On the German guide on the top has Botwoon and Draygon on it, yet they were never in the Wrecked Ship.

[edit] Powerups

• Gravity Suit
• Energy Tank
• Reserve Tank
• Missile Tanks x 3
• Super Missile Tanks x 2

[edit] Boss

• Phantoon

[edit] References