Eye



Eye is a security system featured only in Super Metroid. It appears in "old Brinstar", and is used to detect the presence of intruders, such as Samus Aran, and send an alert to the Space Pirates. It appears in two of the first explored rooms in Brinstar, the first of which contains the Morph Ball once again and the second an Energy Tank as well as a new Missile Tank. The security cameras activate when Samus acquires the Morph Ball, which is right in front of the eye. This could suggest that the Morph Ball was stolen from Chozo ruins or Samus and placed back where it used to be, with the eye serving to guard it. When it detects Samus, the eyeball opens and shines an unharmful yellow beam on Samus, that rings and flashes until she leaves its sight. In the room containing the Energy and Missile Tank, it resides on the hanging structure that partly blocks Samus' progress. It will automatically shine its beam on Samus without her collecting a powerup first. Once the Space Pirates receive the alert that Samus has landed on Zebes, the two eyes will disappear for the rest of the game.

No official name exists in official media. The title of this article is derived from the debug name of this robot, which is EYE. Debug names are not always the full name, sometimes only consisting of part of the official name or an entirely different name itself.

Trivia

 * At the beginning of Shadow Complex, a security camera will shine a red light beam onto the player when first entering the compound, much like the eye. Shadow Complex borrowed heavily from Super Metroid, so it is safe to say that this was a homage.