Kyratian

A Kyratian is a large, vaguely salamander-like/reptilian humanoid entity featured in Metroid: Other M. It appears to be equipped with some form of armor (or is partially mechanical itself) and may in fact be sentient. It appears in the Bottle Ship's Cryosphere. Its mechanical attributes indicate that it may have been one of the Federation's Zebesian "Special Forces" units. One is first fought in the Cryosphere, where a block of ice breaks down, preventing Samus from advancing and giving the creature a chance to attack. It is possible that it caused the ice to break to begin with, so that it could trap Samus. Kyratians are incredibly agile opponents, capable of leaping across entire rooms as well as kicking away projectiles with split-second timing. Kyratians are seemingly capable of performing Overblasts. The creature attacks with kicks and spinning attacks and with electrical orbs similar to those fired by a Berserker Lord. Its cannons can be frozen with the Ice Beam, causing it to rely on charging itself up with electricity. Once that has occured, it will use different attacks, such as jumping into the air and slamming into the ground and also charge up a large sphere of energy while hovering before throwing it towards Samus. While in this electrical state, mere contact with the Kyratian will cause damage; it can be forced out of this state, though, by aiming and firing at it with a Missile. A simple Screw Attack can eliminate it on contact as well.

Trivia

 * If a Kyratian falls into water, it will instantly explode, due to its electrical charge.
 * In the first Kyratian battle, if Samus jumps underwater and stands very close to one of the fallen stalagmites her opponent will attempt to jump after her, land in the water, and die.
 * Its equipment and/or cybernetic implants are quite similar to that of the aerial Space Pirates seen in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption known as Aerotroopers, although they are physically very similar to Flying Pirates.
 * The way that a Kyratian moves by jumping and the noises it makes are nearly identical to the Future Predator of the show Primeval.
 * The back of a Kyratian resembles the Space Jump upgrade.
 * The Kyratian's ability to generate and manipulate intense electrical fields is similar to that of another Cryospherian bioweapon, the Joulion. However, it is unknown if there is any connection between the species.