Tatori

Tatori
Tatori are simlar looking to tortoises as they both have same shape legs and a tail, a head that pokes out, and similar color of shells and is an herbivore. It is about two meters tall and its mass is about three hundred kilograms. Tatori is one of the most heavily armored creatures on Zebes. It has a large shell protecting it's body, save for the legs, neck, and tail and its unprotected legs and head still have way too much muscle for any Zebian creature to bite through and cause any major damage.

Abilities
They can run at incredable speeds as they also can jump several yards high. This is do to their amazing leg strength. They are generally slow and sluggish, walking along and slowly munching on plants. However, Tatoris have evoloved moving at high speed when necessary. Tatori shells hide a powerful antigravity system that allows the Tatori to float above the ground. Because they spend most of there time in the water, it only works in the water. Tatori also has small jets at its backside and a more of smaller jets around the rim of its shell. To move, the Tatori retracts its limbs, tail, and head and levitates itself, then uses the jets to start it spinning. This spinning gyrostabilizes the creature, allowing it to stay on course more easily.

Purpose
The purpose of the Tatori in the Super Metroid game is so that Samus can aquire a new energy tank while riding upward on its shell to an energy tank.