Crawlmine

A Crawlmine is an explosive mechanical drone used by the Space Pirates in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

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Created by the Space Pirates to emulate an insectoid bioform, Crawlmines are often found in large swarms. They are encountered on the G.F.S. Olympus and in Base Sector Zero on Norion when the Space Pirates attack, as well as in Pirate Mines on the Pirate Homeworld. Samus cannot lock onto them due to their small size. Their only means of attack is to detonate on contact with their target. Touching a lone Crawlmine will inflict very little damage to Samus, but a swarm will rapidly multiply this damage and can become quite detrimental in terms of energy loss. Encounters with Crawlmines are good chances to work towards the Friend Vouchers earned for hundreds of kills.

Crawlmines are often used to support the larger, more powerful mechanoids, the Crawltanks.

The Zako theme plays during the Olympus Crawlmine encounter, which is shared with all three Metroid Hatcher battles and a fight against "Jolly Roger" Drones in Generator A.

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Crawlmine

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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Mechanoid: Crawlmine
Mobile explosive drone. Detonates on contact.

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Crawlmines are not terribly bright and rely on suicide strikes as their main form of attack. They were designed to patrol small areas such as ventilation shafts and maintenance tunnels. Though relatively harmless alone, they can be dangerous in large numbers.

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In an early IGN demo of Corruption, Crawlmines are unscannable.^[1]

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^ IGN "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Nintendo Wii Gameplay -". YouTube. May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

Space Pirates
Pirate Classes	Pirate • Militia • Trooper (Dark) • Shadow • Grenadier • Trooper Pirate • Hussar • Commando Pirate Pirate Commando (Dark) • Commander • Armored • Bruiser • Melee Trooper (Cloaked) Deck Commander • Phazite Armored
Zebesians	Gray • Gold • Silver • Cyborg • Super • Aqua • Hologram
Aerotroopers	Flying Pirate • Aqua Pirate • Armored • Advanced • Assault • -G Dark
Elite Pirates	Phazon Elite • Omega Pirate • EPG-8644 and EPG-8656 • EPG-8701 and EPG-8702
Turrets, Robots, Mines and Drones	Auto Defense • Mega • Despair-Class • Dread-Class • Remorse-Class • "Vigilance" Class • Sentry Drone • Aqua Drone • Cloaked Drone • Preed (Dark) • Puffer Mine • Aeromine • Jumpmine Proximity Mine • Crawltank • Crawlmine • "Jolly Roger" Drone • Phazon Harvester Drone • Pirate Surveillance Drone • Pirate Cargo Drone
Pirate Creatures	Aberax • Atomic • Badger Clover • Berserker Lord • Berserker Knight • Bombu (Pulse/Scatter) • Evir • Gronkat • Korakk Beast • Kihunter (King) • Mimic • Olbap • Scarp • Scritter • Thardus • Urtragian Shriekbat • Zero Shock beast • Thrash-hunters
Pirate Leaders	Ridley • Mother Brain • Kraid (Mini-Kraid) • Dark Samus • Gandrayda • Phantoon • Draygon • High Command • Weavel Pirate Boss • Boss • Dragüd • Doruba
Pirate Characters	Bug Brain • Chief Astrogation Officer • Commando unit 87 • Experiment 7526 • P-1 • Technician 12 • Units 013 and 043 • Unit 686 • Rundas • Ghor • Gandrayda • Aurora Unit 313
Locations	Agon Mining Facility • Glacier One • Pirate Homeworld • HQ • Tourian Citadel • Metroid
Organizations	Facility Command • Project Helix • Project Titan • Removal Squad • Security Command • Science Team • Sympathisers • Special-forces unit • Team Sclera Planteers of Krom
Miscellaneous	Assault on the Pirate Homeworld • Class Platinum-AAA threat level • Code Blue • Crane • Datanet • History • Lotus Milestone • Metroid project "Dread" • MB • Rotation Control Unit • Command Network • Gallery • Language • Boarding Pod • Crate Kraid's Missile Gun

Robots
Scanners	Award Scanner • Biohazard scanner • Hand Scanner • Scan Visor
Space Pirates	Aeromine • Crawlmine • Eye • Hover Bot • Jumpmine • Mining cannon • Mecha Ridley
Galactic Federation	E.M.M.I. • FG II-Graham • FG-1000 • Fuse Hint Scanbot • Security Robot B.O.X.
Chozo	Autclast • Autector • Autoad • Autom • Autool • Autrack • Autsharp • Autsniper • Databot • Diggernaut • Elysian • Floating object • Gunzoo • Helios • Proboscum • Robot Chozo Soldier • Robotsmall and Robotbig • Shakernaut • Shirk • Steambot • Swarmbot (-G) • Tinbot • TPO • Vaporwing • Wallfire • ZipNMEBomber Automper
Luminoth	Airthorn • Lightbringer • Lightflyer • Luminoth sentry pod • Mechlops • Mekenobite • Octopede • Rezbit • Sentreye (Corrupted)
Other	Androids • Armored Bot • Artificial Intelligence • Cyborgs • Darkling • Drones • Golems • Guard Node • RB133 Auricrusher • Reflec • Security Bot • Shaktool • Statues • Suspensor platform • Turrets • Work Robot Drones, Workers, Hunters and Guards • U-ton • Lucky Darts • Desert Phantom • Samus Tank • Integra • Cyclon (Queen)

Swarm creatures
Metroid Prime	Parasite • Scarab • Tallon Crab • Lumigek
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Seedburster • Hydling • Scatterbug • Ing Larva Swarm • Ingstorm
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Scorchbug • Snatcher • Steamspider • Scritter • Phazon Leech • Miniroid • Crawlmine • Salamander
Metroid: Samus Returns	Blob Swarm • Meboid • Mumbo • Paraby
Metroid Dread	Daivo Swarm • Dizzean • Fing • Redenki • Yojimbee

[oldvideo2-1] IGN "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Nintendo Wii Gameplay -". YouTube. May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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