Zako



Zako (as named internally) is a minor battle theme in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It plays during all three battles with Metroid Hatchers, as well as an infestation of Crawlmines and Crawltanks in the Xenoresearch Lab on the G.F.S. Olympus, and a battle with "Jolly Roger" Drones in Generator A on Norion. In Japanese, "zako" means "small fish", which is a euphemism for a useless or lowly person, referring to the song's use for minor enemies. In this regard, it serves a similar role as the Metroid Battle Theme and Short Battle themes. The theme includes many of the same riffs heard in the Frigate Orpheon theme, as well as electronic sound beats heard in several Prime series tracks.

The theme can be heard here.