Incinerator Drone

The Incinerator Drone is the third boss in Metroid Prime. It resides in the Burn Dome of the Chozo Ruins. Originally created to dispose of waste with its high intensity flamethrowers, it attacks Samus because it percieves her as a threat.

The Battle
To defend itself, it will send a pillar of flame into the War Wasp nests overhead, releasing Barbed War Wasps. It can also attack Samus by shooting out horizontal jets of flame, which can be avoided by running or jumping over them. After several sweeps of flame, a small cylinder with two red glowing spots on either side of it emerges from the top. These are the only weak points the unit has. After enough damage has been inflicted to the drone, it will tilt its flamethrowers upward and burn the hive above it, causing some Barbed War Wasps to come out and attack Samus. The Incinerator Drone then continues to use its wall of fire to attack. Samus must repeat this process until the Drone is destroyed, leaving the Morph Ball Bomb.

Scan Visor Information

 * Mechanoid: Incinerator Drone, programmed for high temperature waste disposal. Device schematics indicate a high risk of malfunction when internal power core is damaged. Unit has minimal combat programming, but can defend itself if necessary. This drone’s intense heat blasts compensate for its lack of battle prowess.