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Baby Sheegoths are the young of the Sheegoth species. They have two legs, six eyes covered with ice plating as seen in the official artwork, no arms, and are protected by a thick shell of ice on their backs; this shell is grown to protect the flesh that, when fully matured, develops into ridges of energy-absorbing crystal. These infants' six eyes will fully appear as they reach maturity. They have huge, gaping mouths with incredibly sharp teeth. Baby Sheegoths are powerful hunters and can fire bursts of ultra-cold gas at prey, as well as ram their prey.[2] The adult Sheegoths reign supreme in the Phendrana Drifts.

Behavior[]

Samus encounters Baby Sheegoths in Phendrana Drifts on Tallon IV. They can be found in various rooms, in a state of slumbering with their heads buried in the snow. They will attack Samus if disturbed, making them a constant threat.

Baby Sheegoths attack primarily using their breath attack: a projectile sphere of cold energy. However, the most unique feature of these creatures is their dorsal shells. A hard, smooth shell covers their backs, their only vulnerable area.

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Samus engages a Baby Sheegoth in Ice Ruins East.

This shell is extremely durable, but once it is destroyed, the Baby Sheegoth's bare flesh is exposed, and a few shots to that tender area are sufficient to end them. In Metroid Prime Remastered, their shells are shown to be visibly cracked when receiving damage, before the shells are completely removed.

A charged Plasma Beam shot will instantly incinerate them regardless of whether the back is exposed or not. Doing so will make them create an odd screaming noise before they die.

After the first adult Sheegoth is killed, several infant Sheegoths throughout the Phendrana Drifts mature into their adult form. These adults, however, do not possess the powerful strength and large size of the first adult. It is possible that these recently matured Sheegoths will eventually acquire the original adult's characteristics as they grow older.

Baby Sheegoths can be found in Phendrana Shorelines, Phendrana Canyon, Ice Ruins East, Ruins Entryway, Chapel of the Elders, Ice Ruins West and Chozo Ice Temple.

Similarities to Grenchlers[]

The Sheegoths of Tallon IV and the Grenchlers, along with the Grapple Guardian (a large, darkling-possessed Grenchler) of Aether are often notable for their striking similarities to each other: for instance, both have only two limbs and are vulnerable on the shells on their backs. The Luminoth and the Chozo, the dominant species of Tallon IV and Aether, had close ties in the past, and it is possible that either Sheegoth, Grenchlers, or some more ancient ancestor of the two species could have been brought from one planet to the other. On the other hand, they could simply be an example of convergent evolution.

Official data[]

Early Logbook entry (Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc)[]

"Morphology: Baby Sheegoth
Glacial predator retains ice shell until maturity to protect vulnerable dorsal area."

Logbook entry[]

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Morphology: Baby Sheegoth
Glacial predator. Ice shell protects vulnerable dorsal area.

Logbook entry

Young Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs which serves to protect a layer of vulnerable flesh. With this being their only weak point, Baby Sheegoths will turn quickly in order to not allow predators the opportunity to strike at their backs. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of ultracold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victim.

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Official website[]

"Young Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs, which serves to protect a layer of vulnerable flesh that eventually becomes a ridge of energy-absorbing crystal. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of ultra-cold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victims.

Two strong legs support the Baby Sheegoth's body, which is armless and protected by a thick ice shell. The head is dominated by a gaping maw filled with rows of sharp teeth."

Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide[]

Baby Sheegoth
"The only thing more fierce-looking than a Sheegoth is one of its toothy offspring. Though considerably smaller than their parents, these bull-sized beasts are far from harmless. They love to charge at their prey and often attempt to freeze potential meals in their icy breath. The best strategy is to lock on to your enemy and strafe around behind it. Their only weak spot is the ice dome on their backs. Use a charged Power Beam shot to destroy the ice, then you can pick off the creature with just a couple more pecks. Once you have the Plasma Beam, these creatures will be little more than a nuisance, but for now they present a worthy challenge."
Baby Sheegoth
Found In: Phendrana Drifts
Recommended Weapon: Missile Launcher, Plasma Beam
"Baby Sheegoths have hard ice shells on their backs that protect the soft flesh underneath. To destroy a Baby Sheegoth, you must destroy the ice shield from behind. Once the soft fleshy part is revealed, a few hits from your Power Beam is sufficient to put it out of its misery. To get into position, you must dash around to their backs. Their attack consists of bursts of ultracold gas and a charging attack, both of which can be avoided by dashing to the side."

Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide[]

BABY SHEEGOTH
"Don't take the Baby Sheegoth lightly because it's young--the creature is one of the strongest and most dangerous in all of Tallon IV. In addition to sharp claws and a massive pair of jaws, the Baby Sheegoth can breathe a stream of cold air that freezes its prey solid.
The Baby Sheegoth is vulnerable, but only from behind. If one charges you, lock on to it and quickly strafe around it with the B Button. Once you're behind the beast, blast the shell off its back with a Charge Beam. When the shell is gone, fire a Missile into the creature's unprotected backside and end the battle."

Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide[]

BABY SHEEGOTH
MORPHOLOGY
"The Baby Sheegoth is a glacial predator with an ice shell that protects its vulnerable dorsal area. Young Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs. This serves to protect a layer of vulnerable flesh that eventually becomes a ridge of energy-absorbing crystal. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of ultra-cold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victim."
COMBAT TIPS
"The only feature that the Baby Sheegoth shares with the Sheegoth is the freezing breath attack, however the Baby's attack is somewhat weaker. The Baby Sheegoth has an icy shell that must be broken off its back first before any real damage can be done to it. Unfortunately, the Baby Sheegoth's shell is only vulnerable from directly behind it, meaning that Samus must constantly turn to get behind the creature in order to do enough damage to crack the shell. In this case it's a good idea to maximize the attack by using either Missiles or a Charge Beam when behind the Baby Sheegoth. Once the shell has been broken off its back, this creature can be attacked and destroyed quickly from any angle with the Power Beam."

Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide[]

BABY SHEEGOTH
"The only way to hurt the members of this species is to dash around to their backsides--the only soft spot on their bodies--and fire away...otherwise you'll be taking damage from the ice blasts fired from their mouths. If a Baby Sheegoth freezes you, keep tapping B to shake into a thaw. It's more difficult to hit Baby Sheegoths with Missiles than with your normal Power Beam. After taking enough damage a Baby Sheegoth's shell will crack off and you can finish it from firing at any position."

Trivia[]

  • The body of the Baby Sheegoth somewhat resembles the head of the Xenomorphs from the Alien films, from which it is known the Metroid series took some inspiration.
  • The name Sheegoth could be a reference to the Shoggoth from H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Coincidentally the Alien films and artist H.R. Giger took some inspiration from Lovecraft as well.
  • The Baby Sheegoths, along with their adult form, have a body structure quite similar to the Motos, Grenchlers, Grapple Guardian, Ithraks, Gigafraugs and Dragotix. Whether or not their designs were inspired by one another is unknown.
  • Sometimes, upon dying, it can release a small amount of its freezing breath which is easily avoidable. This will happen if the creature immediately falls to the ground. If it stumbles and then falls, this will not happen.
  • If a Baby Sheegoth happens to fall into water, it dies immediately.
  • If a Sheegoth or Baby Sheegoth dies while it's using its ice breath attack, it will continue using it even after death, until it disappears.
  • Although the amount of damage required to destroy a Baby Sheegoth's ice covering varies with the game's difficulty level, it always requires the same amount of damage to kill once its back is exposed.
  • Sheegoths seem to resemble the "Shrieker" from the Tremors series.
  • If Samus shoots a dead Baby Sheegoth with the Wave Beam, it will twitch, opening and closing its mouth and moving its legs for a short time.
  • If Samus shoots a Baby Sheegoth after shattering its armour only enough times to send it into its death animation, the Baby Sheegoth will fall down as usual but will roar and breath its ice breath attack before dying.
  • Though rarely seen, a Baby Sheegoth's ice ball projectile can be deflected off another Baby Sheegoth.[3]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ Log Book Guide. Metroid Recon. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  2. ^ a b Inter-Stellar Network — Baby Sheegoth. Metroid.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  3. ^ https://www.metroid2002.com/other_baby_sheegoth_cannibalism.php
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