Elephant Bird


 * This article is about a statue. For the bosses in Super Metroid, see Torizo.

In Metroid Fusion, Samus Aran encounters a Chozo Statue in Sector 1 of the BSL Station. However, it turns out to be a Fake Chozo Statue. This should not be confused with a Torizo, a live Chozo Statue. Its similarity to an actual Chozo Statue is spot-on, and it even appears to hold the Morph Ball upgrade at first. However, this statue hurts Samus to the touch, and once Samus shoots the shielded ball with her beam, it transforms into a Hard Core-X. Once Samus defeats this X Parasite, she obtains the true item it had in its possession: the Charge Beam.

How the X Parasite managed to "absorb" the form of an inanimate statue is unknown, and a bit strange. It might have mimicked the form of a Torizo, and then had trouble animating the body, so as a result it changed immediately to a Hard Core-X to have combat capabilities; it might also be possible that Chozo Statues, like Samus's Power Suit, are partially organic. This is supported by their ability to "bowl" Samus in her Morph Ball form in Metroid Prime and their ability to walk and change from standing to sitting positions in Super Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission. Putting aside all theories, this certainly seems to be an in-game reminder of the first Torizo battle in Super Metroid, or simply an homage to the famous item-holding Chozo statues that have appeared throughout Metroid history.

Trivia

 * Interestingly, the Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide refers to the Fake Chozo Statue as the "Elephant Bird".
 * The Fake Chozo Statue is featured on the packaging for the Game Boy Player.

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