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:''For other uses, see [[Dark Samus (Disambiguation)]].''
 
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{{Infobox Character
|name = Dark Samus
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|name = Dark Samus
|image = [[Image:Dark Samus MP3.jpg|260px|Dark Samus]]
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|image = [[File:Dark Samus MP3.jpg|250px|Dark Samus]]
|caption = Dark Samus, as seen in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.
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|caption = Dark Samus, as seen in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.
|homeworld = [[Tallon IV]]
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|homeworld = [[Tallon IV]]
|born = Created on [[Tallon IV]] when [[Samus Aran]]'s [[Phazon Suit]] and DNA merged with [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]'s remains in a pool of [[Phazon]]
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|born = Created on [[Tallon IV]] when [[Samus Aran]]'s [[Phazon Suit]] and DNA merged with [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]'s remains in a pool of [[Phazon]]
|death = Destabilized into Phazon particles within the depths of [[Phaaze]] when Samus destroyed [[Aurora Unit 313]]. Eradicated with the galaxy-wide destruction of all Phazon or the explosion of Phaaze.
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|death = Destabilized into Phazon particles within the depths of [[Phaaze]] when Samus destroyed [[Aurora Unit 313]]. Eradicated with the galaxy-wide destruction of all Phazon or the explosion of Phaaze.
|gender = Female<ref>Scan logs for Dark Samus in both ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'' repeatedly refer to Dark Samus as a female</ref>
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|gender = Female<ref>Although Metroid Prime is genderless, Dark Samus is consistently described with female pronouns in logbook scans and ''Super Smash Bros.'' trophies.</ref>
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|species = [[Metroid (species)|Metroid]]/[[Human]] Hybrid, later pure [[Phazon]]}}
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{{cquotetxt|''Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now.''|[[Space Pirate]] [[Space Pirate Logs#Log 07.159.9 (Two Hunters)|log]] from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.|color=gray|size=300%}}
 
{{cquotetxt|''Horrible as it sounds, there are two of them now.''|[[Space Pirate]] log from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.|color=gray|size=300%}}
 
   
'''Dark Samus''' (ダークサムス ''DaakuSamusu'') is a being of [[Phazon]] taking on the form of [[Samus Aran]], formed on the planet [[Tallon IV]] when [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]] absorbed Samus' [[Phazon Suit]] and DNA before it met its demise; thus, Dark Samus is technically a [[Metroid (Species)|Metroid]] herself. She made a brief cameo appearance in the secret ending of ''[[Metroid Prime]]'', was a central character in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', and was the main antagonist in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.
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{{nihongo|'''Dark Samus'''|ダークサムス|Dāku Samusu}} was a being of [[Phazon]] taking on the form of [[Samus Aran]] and the reincarnation of the organism known as [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]. After making a cameo appearance in the secret ending of the ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' game, she became the secondary antagonist and the final boss in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' and the main antagonist of ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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{{Main|Biography of Dark Samus}}
After Samus defeated [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]] on [[Tallon IV]] by absorbing Phazon and using it as a weapon against Metroid Prime, the creature began to destabilize, and in a desperate move, it absorbed her [[Phazon Suit]] and subsequently exploded. As Samus left the planet, a new creature was born from Samus' DNA and the remains of Metroid Prime, using Samus' Phazon Suit as a mold to contain its new body - the creature known as Dark Samus.
 
   
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==Boss Battles==
[[File:Mprime2_DarkSamus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Dark Samus, as she appears in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''.]]
 
===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''===
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===''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''===
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[[File:Dark Samus floating render.png|right|200px]]
Dark Samus, now with a new Chozo-based shell and instincts that commanded her to absorb and spread Phazon, managed to leave Tallon IV in search of it in Samus's stolen [[Phazon Suit]], though now black and dark blue in color with skeletal features and Phazon markings (most notably on the shoulders), suggesting her 'suit' has more organic components than Aran's. This makes her look more menacing than her heroine counter part. She eventually discovered the planet [[Aether]], which was rich with Phazon. A Leviathan from Phaaze had landed on the planet fifty years prior, ripping open a second, darker dimension. Dark Samus explored Aether and absorbed any Phazon she could find on the planet.
 
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====First battle====
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Samus first battles her doppelgänger in the [[Main Reactor]] of the [[Space Pirate mining facility]], after the latter absorbed some Phazon. For most of the fight, Dark Samus glides around the room, firing her "[[Shrapnel Beam]]" and firing missiles. She may also raise a Phazon energy shield to deflect attacks and damage Samus if she is too close. Dark Samus can be very difficult to hit, as she possesses greater speed than Samus, and the pillars around the room make aiming and moving somewhat difficult.
   
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Once half of Dark Samus' health has been depleted, she will begin to glow with Phazon energy. While in this state, she will often rise high into the air to fire [[Super Missile]]s or dive at Samus while encased in a ball of energy, both of which have the capacity to reduce the pillars in the room to flaming wreckage. Dark Samus is also immune to all attacks while airborne, and can only be damaged again once she has returned to the ground. After dealing Dark Samus enough damage, she will be defeated, collapsing to her knees and then violently exploding, leaving nothing behind but Phazon particles which float in the air for some time before eventually dissipating.
The [[Space Pirate]]s, prior to Dark Samus' arrival, had established a base on Aether. Once Dark Samus arrived, they initially thought she was Samus Aran, but were confused as to her strange dark suit and her forceful invasions to obtain Phazon. Some of their Metroid specimens were also reported as stolen, and the Pirates, having spotted her at one time near the containment tanks attempting to breach them, believed that this "Dark Hunter" (as they began calling her) was to blame for the theft<ref>''"Theft Report 07.196.05
 
Three Metroids have been stolen. All on-duty units have been questioned. Whereabouts of Metroids unknown. Doubling security in Metroid areas until further notice."''</ref><ref>''"Security Report 07.199.07
 
The Dark Hunter was spotted near the Metroid tanks. She attempted to breach the containment racks without success, then escaped. Perhaps she is behind the Metroid theft."''</ref>.
 
   
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====Second Battle====
Samus Aran eventually landed on Aether to investigate a missing team of [[Galactic Federation]] [[Galactic Federation Marines|Marines]] who had landed on the planet in pursuit of a Space Pirate frigate. Samus first encountered Dark Samus in the marine base, where Samus followed her into a portal to Dark Aether. There, she found Dark Samus absorbing Phazon, with several shadowy creatures above which Samus would soon learn are the [[Ing]]. Dark Samus fired a shot at the [[Light Crystal]] that protected her from Dark Aether's poisonous atmosphere. With the crystal broken, the Ing stole most of Samus's power-ups. She escaped through the portal with only a few pieces of equipment intact. It was at first unclear if this meant that Dark Samus was working directly for/with the [[Ing Horde]] though it was only due to the Ing choosing to attack Samus over the far less vulnerable Dark Samus, as the former could not resist Dark Aether's atmosphere.
 
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Samus battles Dark Samus again on the [[Aerie]] (and in its [[Aerie Access|access]]) at the [[Sanctuary Fortress]]. Unlike the last fight, there is more room to move around, and hitting Dark Samus is somewhat easier. Dark Samus retains most of her attacks from before, along with three new attacks. Dark Samus uses two variations of the [[Charge Beam]]: either as a thin, blue beam that she sweeps across, or an energy blast that will encase Samus in Phazon. She also utilizes a faster version of the Boost Ball, charging around the arena at blinding speeds (using a charged [[Light Beam]] on her will instantly stop her attack). Dark Samus is highly vulnerable to the [[Dark Beam]] because she is a being of the light world (and '''not''' a [[Darkling]] Samus). [[Super Missile]]s and the [[Darkburst]] can deal heavy damage to Dark Samus, though the former is preferred as the Darkburst is less effective against the speedy target. After dealing enough damage, the boss switches strategy.
   
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Dark Samus now utilizes her [[stealth field generator]], rendering herself invisible to the Combat Visor, Samus must then switch to the Dark Visor to track her opponent. Dark Samus will fire Missiles while cloaked and airborne. Once she stops, she is vulnerable to attack. She will also use her dive bomb and boost attack. Once her health has been depleted, Samus will claim victory yet again, as Dark Samus goes to the elevator wall, destroys it, and falls through the chasm.
The next encounter took place in the [[Agon Wastes]], within a Space Pirate base. Dark Samus appeared in front of Samus, behind a locked gate, and floated away. Unable to bypass the gate, Samus explored the rest of the base and reached a room full of Phazon collected by the Pirates. There, Samus had her first battle with Dark Samus. Once Dark Samus was defeated, she began to destabilize and unleashed a massive Phazon explosion before collapsing and disintegrating into Phazon particles in the air. Samus believed that her foe was dead after the encounter.
 
   
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====Final Boss====
However, this was not the case. The particles that Dark Samus transformed into managed to reach [[Torvus Bog]]. Samus saw the cloud transform into Dark Samus, though she did not fight Samus. Instead, she merely laughed maniacally and disappeared, supposedly to mock her. Samus later saw the same cloud in the [[Sanctuary Fortress]], and it once again transformed into Dark Samus. She then destroyed the bridge to the Sanctuary Fortress and left, forcing Samus to find an alternative route across the chasm.
 
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Dark Samus serves as the final boss of the game, now supercharged with Phazon energy to the point where she is transparent. This battle takes place in the [[Sky Temple Gateway]] on [[Dark Aether]]. This battle proves to be the most challenging due to the fact that Phazon ore lines the walls of the arena, damaging Samus on contact. Compounding the difficulty is the [[countdown]] timer. Samus must defeat her dark counterpart in under eight minutes or Dark Aether will destabilize with her in it, resulting in a [[Game Over]]. Dark Samus attacks by firing a large beam of Phazon energy. She is still vulnerable to Super Missiles; however, her exposure to Phazon now renders her invisible to the Dark Visor, requiring use of the Echo Visor.
Samus later saw Dark Samus firing at several [[Dark Pirate Trooper]]s; this confirms that the Ing regard her as an enemy and not an ally as thought at the beginning. She disposed of them and began absorbing several canisters of Phazon. Samus pursued her foe, cornering Dark Samus within an elevator and battling her once more. Samus defeated her once again and the doppleganger, losing stability in her body, allows herself to fall off the top of the tower as a hasty retreat before Samus attempts to stop her.
 
[[File:Samus_and_Dark_Samus_Dark_Aether.png|thumb|250px|Dark Samus and Samus face off as Dark Aether collapses around them.]]
 
   
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After sustaining enough damage, Dark Samus surrounds herself in a large shield of Phazon, transforming into a being of pure Phazon. The shield is invulnerable to all forms of attack save one: blasts of pure Phazon itself. Samus must use her Charge Beam to draw in and absorb Dark Samus' [[Phazon bullets]]. However, Dark Samus will also fire larger blasts that cannot be absorbed. If the shield expands and shrinks, Dark Samus will fire small, absorbable blasts. Once Samus absorbs enough Phazon blasts (her Charge Beam will turn blue), she can fire them back at her doppelganger, damaging her. By repeating this strategy, Dark Samus will fall for the last time, attempting to reach out and touch Samus but disappearing before she can do so.
Once Samus had defeated the [[Emperor Ing]] and absorbed the remaining planetary energy, [[Dark Aether]] became unstable and began to collapse. Samus, having only eight minutes to escape, hurried out of the [[Sky Temple]] and began moving toward the exit. However, Dark Samus suddenly appeared, blocking off the escape route and forcing Samus to battle her again. Due to the huge amount of Phazon that she had absorbed, Dark Samus had begun to deteriorate, causing her suit to become transparent and revealing her organs along with a humanoid face with three yellow eyes inside her helmet that bore a slight resemblance to Metroid Prime's core form, thus revealing Dark Samus to be the reborn [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]. The eye on the back of her hand featured on the arm that reached out of the pool at the end of the [[Metroid Prime|first game]] was also rendered visible (though with a smaller pupil and yellow rather than blue; why and how these changes occurred is uncertain, although it may just be a random mutation (like the third eye on her face) resulting from the massive quantities of Phazon she had consumed by that time). It is interesting to note that her "organs" are actually energy-based, and are shaped in galaxy spiral-type shapes in various colours. It also appears that she has a skeletal system, albeit shaped like Samus's suit.
 
   
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===''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''===
Both Samus and Dark Samus battled in two phases, though Samus defeated her once again. During the fight, Dark Samus tried several times to kill Samus by launching pure Phazon at her, but Samus absorbed the Phazon into her [[Charge Beam]], and shot it back. The attack penetrated Dark Samus's Phazon shield, and caused Dark Samus to destabilize, just as she had as the Metroid Prime, and she collapsed, defeated once again by her own attacks. In her dying moments, she painstakingly reached out in an attempt to touch Samus (possibly trying to absorb the [[Light Suit]] like she did the Phazon Suit), but dematerialized into a cloud of Phazon particles at the last second. Samus escaped Dark Aether and brought peace to the [[Luminoth]] on the planet, and it seemed that Dark Samus perished along with Dark Aether.
 
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Dark Samus serves as the penultimate boss of the game. This battle can be challenging as exposure to [[Phaaze]]'s atmosphere, as well as damage causes the [[Phazon level]] to fill; when she becomes full, Samus will die from Phazon corruption. If Samus collected a large number of [[Energy Tank]]s prior to the confrontation, this will become much less of a threat. In the first part of the battle, Dark Samus hovers around, using her trademark scattershot beam, firing homing blasts of Phazon, using a Phazon-based ground wave (similar to [[Ultrathermal Flamestrike Projector|Ridley]]'s), and creating large Phaazite pillars to slow Samus down. The latter attack can be predicted as she will raise her left hand and fire a beam of Phazon in the air. The pillars can easily be destroyed by [[Hyper Missile]]s, and often yield [[Anti-Phazon Unit]]s. Dark Samus will sometimes raise a Phazon shield to deflect attacks. All Samus must do is shoot Dark Samus while avoiding her potent Phazon attacks. After enough damage, Dark Samus switches to round two.
   
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Dark Samus will now use Phaaze's energy to heal herself. Samus must shoot her down before she finishes. Samus must be careful as Dark Samus will summon [[Dark Echo]]es to confuse her when healing. Samus can easily distinguish Dark Samus from her Echoes via the [[X-Ray Visor]]; she will be colored red while the Echoes fade into the monochrome coloring of the Visor. Samus can also look at their visors to distinguish them in the later part of the fight, as Dark Samus' visor is blue and the Echoes have no visors. Dark Samus will also leap into the air and slam the ground, creating a large shockwave of Phazon energy. Otherwise, this phase of the battle is the same as the first. After another round of damage, Dark Samus switches strategy again.
Yet, even though Dark Samus lacked a corporeal form, she still existed, and as shown in the 100% ending of ''Echoes'', in which the Phazon particles again reform into Dark Samus's body, it would be only a small amount of time before she would return.
 
   
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In this phase of the battle, Dark Samus uses her Echoes to attack Samus. The Echoes possess all of Dark Samus's attacks. The number of Echoes summoned increases as the battle goes on (only up to two Echoes). Dark Samus and her Echoes attack in concert, floating in the air and shooting Phazon blasts at Samus, and using [[Ghor]]'s plasma beam while spinning with another Echo. Samus can avoid this attack by using the Morph Ball, as it is impossible for her to jump over the beam each time it comes around. Using the [[Hyper Ball]] to kill the Echo can end the attack quickly. Dark Samus may also fire the Plasma Beam from the air and drop down and may or may not produce a shockwave. The Echoes will also spin around the arena, trying to hit Samus. They may also charge Samus at full speed. The Echoes should be immediately destroyed, or they will merge with Dark Samus, granting her temporary invincibility. This also "overloads" the X-Ray Visor, making her appear a very light color, making her extremely difficult to see. So as long as Samus keeps the energy bar from filling and dodges the boss' powerful attacks, Dark Samus will fall with ease. However, this brings up the next fight: Dark Samus will merge with [[Aurora Unit 313]].
===''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''===
 
[[File:Dark_Samus.png|thumb|300px|Dark Samus at the beginning of ''Corruption''.]]
 
Sometime between the events of ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', the Galactic Federation took some of the Phazon from Aether. However, they left most of this behind, and the Space Pirates soon collected the remaining Phazon and, unknowingly, the particles of Dark Samus. Using the Phazon collected by the Space Pirates, Dark Samus regained her physical form (now with a more armored look to it) and wiped out a third of the Space Pirates aboard the ship. The rest were brainwashed into accepting her as their new leader.
 
   
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If Samus fills the [[Hypermode]]/Phazon gauge, it's game over. She will fall [[Terminal Corruption|terminally corrupted]], turning herself into another Dark Samus.
Soon after Dark Samus had established her followers, she left them for several months. During her absence, her followers maintained order by executing those who doubted that she would return. When she did return, she brought with her a [[Leviathan]] - she had managed to find her home planet, [[Phaaze]]. She also had the Pirates modify a Leviathan to act as a gunship with computers and weapons in it. This could be the leviathan that Samus uses to get to Phaaze. Bringing the Space Pirates back with her, she began her mission to spread Phazon across the [[wikipedia:Universe|universe]].
 
   
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==Locations==
Under her orders, the Space Pirates attacked the [[G.F.S. Valhalla]] and stole the ship's [[Aurora Unit]], [[Aurora Unit 313|313]]. The Aurora Unit was corrupted with Phazon and implanted into Phaaze, allowing Dark Samus to directly control the planet and all of its assets - including the Leviathans. The first [[Leviathan]] that she controlled was sent to the [[Space Pirate Homeworld]]. According to a Space Pirate log, the Space Pirates fought back against the Leviathan, but failed. All remaining Pirates were brought under her control.
 
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Note: All locations are non-fight rooms unless otherwise stated.
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*[[Hive Chamber B]]
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*[[Portal Site (Sky Temple Grounds)|Portal Site]]
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*[[Security Station B]]
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*[[Main Reactor]] (battle)
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*[[Training Access]] (particles)
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*[[Training Chamber (Torvus Bog)|Training Chamber]]
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*[[Power Junction]] (particles)
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*[[Sanctuary Entrance]]
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*[[Checkpoint Station]]
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*[[Aerie Transport Station]]
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*[[Aerie Access]] (battle)
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*[[Aerie]] (battle)
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*[[Sky Temple Gateway]] (battle)
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*[[Control Tower (Norion)|Control Tower]]
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*[[Temple of Bryyo]] (apparition)
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*[[Main Docking Bay (SkyTown, Elysia)|Main Docking Bay]] (apparition)
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*[[Proving Grounds]] (apparition)
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*[[Sanctum (Phaaze)|Sanctum]] (battle)
   
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==Physical appearance==
[[File:MP3_Darkness.jpg|thumb|300px|Dark Samus confronts the Hunters on Norion]]Next, Dark Samus sent three more Leviathans to planets important to the [[Galactic Federation]] - one to [[Norion]], containing an important military base; one to [[Bryyo]], the Federation's primary source of [[Fuel Gel]]; and the last to [[Elysia]], containing a vital research facility. While the ones on Bryyo and Elysia collided without any trouble, Dark Samus encountered opposition on Norion - specifically, in the form of Samus Aran and three other bounty hunters: [[Rundas]], [[Ghor]], and [[Gandrayda]]. Just before they activated the cannon to destroy the oncoming Leviathan, Dark Samus confronted them, crashing through a window as a small blue comet-like object, repelling the Hunters' attacks with a Phazon shield. Despite the Hunters' efforts, she overpowered them and corrupted them with Phazon. Believing her work to be done, Dark Samus flew off, but Samus, using the last of her strength, managed to activate the cannon and destroy the Leviathan before falling unconscious.
 
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As implied by her name, Dark Samus is a doppelganger of Samus Aran, or more specifically, Samus in her Varia Suit. However, she does possess some differences from Samus: Most notably, her visor is much thinner, smaller, and more angular than Samus's visor, and it is primarily darker in color with some traces of blue owing to her connection to Phazon. She also has noticeable toe-like claws on her feet, which Samus is not known to have on her power suit, and her left hand has noticeable claws to her fingers.
   
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During the Aether incident, Dark Samus's physical appearance had her shoulders possessing blue Phazon growths. By the end of the mission, presumably due to her body hitting her physical limit from the excessive Phazon consumption, most of her body was rendered translucent, showing her inner organs. It largely resembled a human skeleton, although the skull possessed no mouth, as well as three blank eyes that were similar in pattern to a Metroid's nuclei. In addition, the right arm has the forearm just being composed of spiny bones to form the basis for Dark Samus's arm cannon. Her left hand also features an eye on the back.
After this, Dark Samus herself does not appear until the game's climax (at least, not in her own physical form); however, due to her "mark of corruption" that she had left on Samus, Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda, the latter three succumb to [[Phazon Corruption]] and are, apparently, completely possessed by Dark Samus (this is most evident in the cutscene just prior to the battle with Rundas). Over the course of the game, Samus is forced to kill all three of them. Each time one of them dies, a shadowy apparition of Dark Samus appears before them, absorbing their bodies and their powers. This form is a black collection of smoke that has what may be tentacles acting as "wings". After each absorption, Dark Samus swoops down and flies away similar to a bird. This form depicts Dark Samus' visor.
 
 
[[Image:DarkSamusend.png|300px|right|thumb|The end of Dark Samus.]]
 
Dark Samus was confronted for what may have been the final time in the depths of Phaaze, where she challenged Samus to a grand final battle. However, after being injured considerably, Dark Samus called forth the stolen Aurora Unit 313 and merged with it in a last-ditch effort to defeat Samus. After a grueling two-part battle, the Aurora Unit was destroyed, and because it was directly linked to Phaaze's core, it began a chain reaction that culminated in Phaaze exploding. As a result, Dark Samus was presumably defeated for good.
 
 
If Samus were to succumb to the [[Phazon Sickness|Phazon corruption]] inside her while in Corrupted [[Hypermode]], she transforms into what appears to be a "new Dark Samus", or something resembling it, leading to an alternate [[Game Over]] screen; this cutscene likely refers to Samus falling under the complete control of Dark Samus (becoming 'one' with her, as seen with Rundas) instead of ''literally'' turning into her. Also in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', Dark Samus takes on a more heavily armored shape that more closely resembles Samus's [[Light Suit]] from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', somewhat losing her more skeletal look. This change may refer to her failure to steal the authentic Light Suit from Samus in ''Echoes''.
 
   
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During the Phaaze Incident, the suit appears more streamlined.
 
==Powers and abilities==
 
==Powers and abilities==
 
{{cquotetxt|''The troops now call her the 'Dark Hunter.' It is a fitting title.''|[[Space Pirate]] scan from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.|color=gray|size=300%}}
 
{{cquotetxt|''The troops now call her the 'Dark Hunter.' It is a fitting title.''|[[Space Pirate]] scan from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.|color=gray|size=300%}}
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As Dark Samus, the creature utilized many abilities similar to Samus, in more powerful forms. She could fire two types of Phazon beams (which the scan mentioned to be altered versions of the [[Power Beam]]) at enemies in the form of either a continuous stream of [[Shrapnel Beam|small shard-like bursts]], or a thin laser Beam which she shot in an arc. She possessed standard [[Missiles]] as well as [[Super Missile]]s to blast opponents into bits. Also, she used what appeared to be a Phazon-charged [[Ice Spreader]] attack. She could also do a powerful dive bomb attack (which could be a Phazon-based [[Screw Attack]], [[Shinespark]] or a combination of both), a Phazon [[Boost Ball]] that generated vast amounts of kinetic energy in alarmingly short times, raise pillars of crystallized Phazon in this form, is capable of both flight and levitation, and can render herself invisible; it is interesting to note that her [[Morph Ball]] form contained an eyeball on each side of the sphere. However, when Dark Samus consumed too much Phazon, she gained the disadvantages she possessed as Metroid Prime: although she was eventually able to render herself invulnerable to all conventional weaponry, Phazon fired at her could overload and destabilize her, resulting in her generating very powerful Phazon attacks to discharge the used Phazon radiation from her body, including a massive beam of pure, highly concentrated Phazon. She also had the ability to short-range warp, which was how she was able to appear on [[Aether]] despite being trapped in the collapsed [[Impact Crater]] of Tallon IV.
[[Image:Dark_Samus_Image.png|thumb|250px|right|The two scan images of Dark Samus in ''Corruption''.]]
 
As Dark Samus, the creature utilized many abilities similar to Samus, in more powerful forms. It could fire two types of Phazon beams (which the scan mentioned to be altered versions of the [[Power Beam]]) at enemies in the form of either a continuous stream of small shard-like bursts (dubbed the "Shrapnel Beam" by fans), or a thin laser Beam which she shot in an arc. She possessed standard [[Missiles]] as well as [[Super Missile]]s to blast opponents into bits. Also, she used what appeared to be a Phazon-charged [[Ice Spreader]] attack. She could also do a powerful dive bomb attack (which could be a Phazon-based [[Screw Attack]], [[Shinespark]] or a combination of both), a Phazon [[Boost Ball]] that generated vast amounts of kinetic energy in alarmingly short times, raise pillar-shaped shields of pure Phazon energy in this form, is capable of both flight and levitation, and can render herself invisible; it is interesting to note that her [[Morph Ball]] form contained an eyeball on each side of the sphere. However, when Dark Samus consumed too much Phazon, she gained the disadvantages she possessed as Metroid Prime: although she was eventually able to render herself invulnerable to all conventional weaponry, Phazon fired at her could overload and destabilize her, resulting in her generating very powerful Phazon attacks to discharge the used Phazon radiation from her body, including a massive beam of pure, highly concentrated Phazon.
 
   
In ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', Dark Samus' abilities are further augmented. In addition to most of her previous abilities, she can now produce near-perfect clones of herself (fittingly called "[[Dark Echo]]es") and is ''much'' more resilient to Phazon attacks (though [[Hyper Missile]]s are still effective on her). Combining with the Echoes temporarily also allowed her to form a purple energy shield around her body which rendered her invulnerable until she had to separate back into herself and the Echoes. After she unleashed the massive blast of Phazon at the four Hunters using what appears to be a version of the Charge Beam, the corruption within them seemed to be connected to Dark Samus; after the defeat of each hunter, a strange, black, wraith-like entity in the shape of Dark Samus would appear above the hunters, and fly off into space, presumably back to Dark Samus herself. This seems to be the manner through which she gained the Hunters' abilities, such as Ghor's [[Plasma Beam]], Gandrayda's ground-based energy wave, and the ability to create giant Phazon pillars like Rundas could with ice. It is also possible that this entity was a form of Dark Samus herself, which she used to possess the Hunters. She also has the ability to merge with the stolen Aurora Unit at the climax of the game, a technique which may have also been adapted from Ghor or connected with her apparent possession abilities. After this merge, the mutated Aurora Unit is capable of launching out holographic-like Dark Echoes from its eye; these copies will either shoot at Samus or enter Morph Ball mode and boost around the area in an attempt to ram her (reminiscent of her attack in the previous game).
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In ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', Dark Samus' abilities are further augmented. In addition to most of her previous abilities, she can now produce near-perfect clones of herself (fittingly called "[[Dark Echo]]es") and is ''much'' more resilient to Phazon attacks (though [[Hyper Missile]]s are still effective on her). Combining with the Echoes temporarily also allowed her to form a purple energy shield around her body which rendered her invulnerable until she had to separate back into herself and the Echoes. After she unleashed the massive blast of Phazon at the four Hunters using what appears to be a version of the Charge Beam, the corruption within them seemed to be connected to Dark Samus; after the defeat of each hunter, a strange, black, wraith-like entity in the shape of Dark Samus would appear above the hunters, and fly off into space, presumably back to Dark Samus herself. This seems to be the manner through which she gained the Hunters' abilities, such as Ghor's [[Plasma Beam]], Gandrayda's ground-based energy wave, and the ability to create giant Phazon pillars like Rundas could with ice. It is also possible that this entity was a form of Dark Samus herself interpreted as some sort of astral projection, which she used to possess the Hunters. She also has the ability to merge with the stolen Aurora Unit at the climax of the game, a technique which may have also been adapted from Ghor or connected with her apparent possession abilities. After this merge, the mutated Aurora Unit is capable of launching out holographic-like Dark Echoes from its eye; these copies will either shoot at Samus or enter Morph Ball mode and boost around the area in an attempt to ram her (reminiscent of her attack in the previous game). She is notably more agile in ''Corruption'' than in ''Echoes'', able to perform graceful backflips and cartwheels.
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[[File:Dark-Samus-Power-surge-Echoes.gif|thumb|300px|Dark Samus is able to manipulate and channel Phazon energy at will.]]
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In ''Echoes'', Dark Samus seems to be somewhat incomplete; this is supported by the fact that she is constantly absorbing Phazon, looks slightly deformed, and has a range of chaotic attack moves. In ''Metroid Prime'', Metroid Prime's tentacle was broken off of Samus prematurely, possibly not absorbing enough DNA to create a whole, stable Dark Samus. Dark Samus seems to act mentally unstable in ''Echoes'' cutscenes, even laughing maniacally in several instances. In the same game, Dark Samus also became physically unstable due to excessive Phazon exposure. While her physical body continues to be unstable in ''Prime 3: Corruption'', she is surprisingly calm and attacks in a more organized and orderly method, suggesting she has absorbed sufficient Phazon to reach a stable mentality; this also explains how she was able to brainwash the Pirates, plan the coordinates of the [[Leviathan]] impact locations, and steal [[Aurora Unit 313]].
   
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Dark Samus is a very durable life-form, able to regenerate from any injury short of total atomic disruption, and traveling unaided through space and freely between the Dark and Light Dimensions of Aether, and even showing immunity to the caustic atmosphere of [[Dark Aether]] (the last of which was presumably due to Dark Aether's atmosphere being made of Phazon, much like Dark Samus herself). She can survive in the vastness of space, travel through it, and survive the explosions of planets, even dimensions. This is how she has constantly been able to regenerate herself after defeat and fly to another planet for Phazon absorption. Her incredible regenerative abilities combined with Phazon-enhanced versions of Samus' devastating abilites make her nearly impossible to defeat. In fact, she may have temporarily held the place of most powerful being in the ''Metroid'' universe. During the events of ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', she single-handedly defeated the highly skilled bounty hunters [[Rundas]], [[Ghor]] and [[Gandrayda]]. Though Samus held up better than the others, Dark Samus defeated all four of them with one blast of Phazon. Considering Samus herself seldom loses battles, even against ten-meter tall opponents, this is an impressive feat. Her massive durability at the climax at Phaaze, even against Hypermode's chaotic and devastating power just furthers this possibility. ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' also reveals her to be sentient and capable of long-range planning, as noted through a series of Space Pirate data logs that record the fanaticism she inspires among the mind-warped pirates. They detail her plans and how she reacts to certain events, and credit her with being something near a deity whose rule of the [[galaxy]] will be great. She might have been and may still be the greatest threat ever to the [[Galactic Federation]], and Samus's most powerful opponent to date. She may have had some degree of telepathy, using that to create her new body after being defeated as Metroid Prime from her brief contact with Samus Aran as well as absorbing her Phazon Suit, and it was also implied that Dark Samus may have been responsible for causing a glitch in Samus's [[Cryostasis]] in the beginning of ''Corruption''.
In ''Echoes'', Dark Samus seems to be somewhat incomplete; this is supported by the fact that she is constantly absorbing Phazon, looks slightly deformed, and has a range of chaotic attack moves. In ''Metroid Prime'', Metroid Prime's tentacle was broken off of Samus prematurely, possibly not absorbing enough DNA to create a whole, stable Dark Samus. Dark Samus seems to act almost insane in ''Echoes'' cutscenes, even laughing maniacally in several instances. In the same game, Dark Samus also became physically unstable due to excessive Phazon exposure. While her physical body continues to be unstable in ''Prime 3: Corruption'', she is surprisingly calm and attacks in a more organized and orderly method, suggesting she has absorbed sufficient Phazon to reach a stable mentality; this also explains how she was able to brainwash the Pirates, plan the coordinates of the [[Leviathan]] impact locations, and steal [[Aurora Unit 313]].
 
 
Dark Samus is a very durable life-form, able to regenerate from any injury short of massive destabilization, and traveling unaided through space and freely between the Dark and Light Dimensions of Aether, and even showing immunity to the caustic atmosphere of [[Dark Aether]]. She can survive in the vastness of space, travel through it, and survive the explosions of planets, even dimensions. This is how she has constantly been able to regenerate herself after defeat and fly to another planet for Phazon absorption. ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' reveals her to be sentient and capable of long-range planning, as noted through a series of Space Pirate data logs that record the fanaticism she inspires among the mind-warped pirates. They detail her plans and how she reacts to certain events, and credit her with being something near a deity whose rule of the galaxy will be great. She might have been and may still be the greatest threat ever to the [[Galactic Federation]], and Samus's most powerful opponent to date.
 
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
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[[File:Darksamus.jpg|thumb|300px|Dark Samus in her [[Sanctum (Phaaze)|Sanctum]].]]
Dark Samus, as her name implies, is shown to be cold, calcuating, and utterly merciless. The lives of others, including that of the Space Pirates, hold no value to her, seeing them only as tools to be used and disposed of when done with. Her ability for cruelty is shown when after raiding the G.F.S Valhalla. She orders the pirates to jettison them into space.
 
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Dark Samus, as her name implies, was shown to be cold, calculating, sadistic, and utterly merciless. The lives of her opponents held little to no value to her, and she never hesitated to use her allies to her own gain. A prominent example of this was seen in her use of the corrupted Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda to battle Samus, only to kill them and absorb their powers after each hunter was defeated. The extent of her cruelty is described in one of the Pirate Logs, where she is said to have ordered her Pirate forces to jettison the surviving crew members of the [[G.F.S. Valhalla|G.F.S. ''Valhalla'']] raid into space.
   
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Dark Samus demonstrated compassion only once in her entire lifetime, and only to Metroids: As reported by one Space Pirate log from their occupation of Aether, Dark Samus was observed attempting to free captive Metroids that were being researched in Agon Wastes, leading the author to conclude she was responsible for the recent disappearance of specimens. The cause for her actions were likely due to her origins as Metroid Prime.
Her personality undergoes subtle changes between ''Echoes'' and ''Corruption''.
 
In ''Echoes,'' she acts somewhat insane, as evident by her fits of maniacal laughter, and her chaotic attack patterns while fighting. In ''Corruption'', she is significantly calmer. She is shown to be very cunning and capable of long-range planning and keeps calm even when her plans go wrong. Overall, she has proven to be Samus's most damgerous opponent to date.
 
   
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Dark Samus also had an insatiable craving for [[Phazon]], likely a remnant of her origins as Metroid Prime. She would kill anyone in her way, as the [[Space Pirate Logs]] in ''Echoes'' mention that Dark Samus killed any Pirates that impeded her quest for Phazon, but otherwise ignored them. Similarly, she would also kill any Darklings that happened to be in her way, as evidenced by her actions immediately prior to confronting Samus a second time at the Sanctuary Fortress, when she slaughtered a couple of [[Dark Pirate Trooper]]s before proceeding to absorb the Phazon containers they were guarding.
==Logbook entries==
 
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===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''===
 
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Her personality underwent a great change between ''Echoes'' and ''Corruption''. In ''Echoes'', she was portrayed as unstable and unpredictable, shown by her maniacal laughter and chaotic attack patterns. By the time of ''Corruption'', she had become significantly calmer. Dark Samus was also shown to be quite cunning, capable of long-range planning, and remained collected even if her plans were not going accordingly: The massive invasion she led on Norion would have succeeded, if not for Samus Aran's intervention. Dummied Pirate Logs also indicated that she intended and may have succeeded in turning at least a hundred planets into new Phaazes before her final defeat. It is possible that her absorption of Phazon on Phaaze was sufficient to stabilize her physical form to a certain extent, allowing her to focus on other tasks besides her hunger for the mutagenic substance.
{{Infobox Multiple Logbooks
 
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|title_1 = Dark Samus 1
 
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==Official data==
|text_1 = Morphology: Dark Samus. Phazon-powered entity. Powerful distance attacks. Phazon energy shield repels all weapons. Wait until it is down to attack. Avoid close contact with target.<br/>Scans indicate the presence of Phazon and your genetic material within this entity. She wears a version of the [[Varia Suit]], altered and augmented by the Phazon within her. Primary weapons include the [[Missile Launcher]] and a scattershot version of the [[Power Beam]]. Boost and Jump abilities are superior to yours. The ability to generate Phazon energy shields is also present.
 
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===[[Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes Q&A|''Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes'' Q&A]]===
|title_2 = Dark Samus 2
 
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QUESTION: Please explain just what is Dark Samus.
|text_2 = (in [[Checkpoint Station]]) Bioscan complete. Target DNA confirmed: Dark Samus. Target is energizing herself, building internal supply of Phazon energy to dangerously high levels.
 
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ANSWER: [The answer for] that can be anticipated in the next installment.<ref>https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/</ref>
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QUESTION: So Dark Samus is the hand we see in the cutscene after the ending credits?
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ANSWER: Yes. For those who have not yet seen "the hand", please play Metroid Prime 1 first. You’ll only be able to see it if you achieve 100% items however...
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QUESTION: How did Dark Samus come from Tallon IV to Aether? Also, despite their scientific achievements such as the defense system, a totally [[Sanctuary Fortress|mechanized fortress]], and [[Quadraxis]], why could [[Luminoth]] not predict the arrival of the [[Leviathan|meteorite]]? If it had been predicted, what about destroying it or at least breaking it into smaller pieces?
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ANSWER: Dark Samus has the ability to "short range" warp and used this to move to Aether. The Luminoth do not have forecasting capabilities, so they were unable to predict the fall of the meteorite. The meteorite’s destructive power exhausted the Luminoth's power and won.<ref>https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/2/</ref>
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QUESTION: Is there a relation between Metroid Prime stealing Samus' Phazon Suit and the appearance of Dark Samus?
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ANSWER: It is extremely likely that Dark Samus was born by reading [into Samus' mind] via the Phazon Suit.<ref>https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/3/</ref>
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QUESTION: Why is it that Dark Samus is able to travel around Dark Aether’s [[Air of Dark Aether|toxic gas]]?
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ANSWER: The toxic gas in Dark Aether is essentially made of Phazon, so it’s not a concern.[https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/6/]
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QUESTION: Is Dark Samus a friend of the Space Pirates?
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ANSWER: She's not their friend. If you read the Pirate logs, you can see just the extent to which Dark Samus has troubled them.[https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/7/]
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QUESTION: Why is it that Dark Samus is able to come back to life despite being defeated by Samus?
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ANSWER: Dark Samus is very difficult to wipe out entirely. One could wonder if Dark Samus is truly defeated by the end of Metroid Prime 2..?[https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/8/]
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===Logbook entries===
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====''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''====
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{{Logbook
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|title = Dark Samus 1
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|temp = Morphology: Dark Samus<br />Phazon-powered entity. Powerful distance attacks. Phazon energy shield repels all weapons. Wait until it is down to attack. Avoid close contact with target.
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|text = Scans indicate the presence of Phazon and your genetic material within this entity. She wears a version of the [[Varia Suit]], altered and augmented by the Phazon within her. Primary weapons include the [[Missile Launcher]] and a scattershot version of the [[Power Beam]]. Boost and Jump abilities are superior to yours. The ability to generate Phazon energy shields is also present.
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|placement = center
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|title = Dark Samus 2
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|temp = Morphology: Dark Samus<br />Reborn, enhanced and, vengeful. Enhanced beam system and Boost attacks added to arsenal. [[Stealth field generator]] present in armor.
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|text = Tactical scans have identified several new battle systems in the armor of Dark Samus. She now wields a potent variant of your [[Charge Beam]]. Her Boost attack has been augmented, and the ability to render herself invisible is present as well. Bioscans suggest that Dark Samus can reform her body short of total atomic disruption. Extreme caution recommended.
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|placement = center
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|title = Dark Samus 3
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|temp = Morphology: Dark Samus<br />Supercharged with Phazon energy. Target's Phazon energy weaponry and defense systems are at full power. Phazon exposure has rendered Dark Samus invisible to your Dark Visor.
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|text = Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability. Exposure to Phazon has rendered her invisible to the Dark Visor. These new abilities, combined with her already formidable arsenal, place Dark Samus at the highest threat level.
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|placement = bottom
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|title = Dark Samus 4
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|temp = Morphology: Dark Samus<br />Unstable Phazon energy form. Target can generate shield immune to all forms of attack except Phazon energy. Draw in expelled Phazon for use as a weapon.
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|text = Dark Samus has temporarily become a being of pure yet unstable Phazon energy. She can generate a shield that is invulnerable to all attacks, save one -- blasts of Phazon energy itself. Use your Charge Beam to collect Phazon energy that she expels, then fire it back at her. Direct hits will overload and disrupt her essence.
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;[[Checkpoint Station]]:''"Bioscan complete. Target DNA confirmed: Dark Samus. Target is energizing herself, building internal supply of Phazon energy to dangerously high levels."''
   
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====''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''====
Morphology: Dark Samus. Reborn, enhanced and, vengeful. Enhanced beam system and Boost attacks added to arsenal. Stealth field generator present in armor.<br/>Tactical scans have identified several new battle systems in the armor of Dark Samus. She now wields a potent variant of your [[Charge Beam]]. Her Boost attack has been augmented, and the ability to render herself invisible is present as well. Bioscans suggest that Dark Samus can reform her body short of total atomic disruption. Extreme caution recommended.
 
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{{Logbook
|title_3 = Dark Samus 3
 
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|text_3 = Morphology: Dark Samus. Supercharged with Phazon energy. Target's Phazon energy weaponry and defense systems are at full power. Phazon exposure has rendered Dark Samus invisible to your Dark Visor.<br/>Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability. Exposure to Phazon has rendered her invisible to the Dark Visor. These new abilities, combined with her already formidable arsenal, place Dark Samus at the highest threat level.
 
|final_title = Dark Samus 4
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|temp = Morphology: Dark Samus<br />Phazon energy-based entity. Disrupted by [[Hypermode]] attacks.<br />Dark Samus is absorbing energy from Phaaze itself to replenish her own.*
|final_text = Morphology: Dark Samus. Unstable Phazon energy form. Target can generate shield immune to all forms of attack except Phazon energy. Draw in expelled Phazon for use as a weapon.<br/>Dark Samus has temporarily become a being of pure yet unstable Phazon energy. She can generate a shield that is invulnerable to all attacks, save one -- blasts of Phazon energy itself. Use your Charge Beam to collect Phazon energy that she expels, then fire it back at her. Direct hits will overload and disrupt her essence.
 
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|text = Target is composed of pure Phazon energy and is highly unstable. Scans indicate that Hypermode attacks are capable of disrupting her, likely a result of Hypermode being energized by Samus's body. Dark Samus is capable of generating "[[Dark Echo|echoes]]" of herself to aid her in battle. These units are used as increased firepower and act as distractions while she replenishes her energy; they should be destroyed immediately. She is capable of absorbing energy from [[Phaaze]] to replenish her own.
 
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> If scanned when she is recharging her energy.
===''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''===
 
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{{Noncanon}}
{{Infobox Logbook
 
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====Unused [[Galactic Federation Data]] entry====
|game = Dark Samus
 
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{{Logbook
|text = Morphology: Dark Samus. Phazon energy-based entity. Disrupted by [[Hypermode]] attacks.<br/>Target is composed of pure Phazon energy and is highly unstable. Scans indicate that Hypermode attacks are capable of disrupting her, likely a result of Hypermode being energized by Samus's body. Dark Samus is capable of generating "[[Dark Echo|echoes]]" of herself to aid her in battle. These units are used as increased firepower and act as distractions while she replenishes her energy; they should be destroyed immediately. She is capable of absorbing energy from [[Phaaze]] to replenish her own.
 
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|title = Dark Samus
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|game = mp3
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|temp = Galactic Federation Datafile DS-187.<br />(Dark Samus)<br />Data moved to Logbook for review.<br />GFDF DS-187
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|text = Intelligence suggests that the one known as "Dark Samus" is a heavily mutated clone of the hunter Samus Aran. The subject is driven by a lust for Phazon, the alleged source of its powerful abilities. After the Aether incident it was presumed dead, but the subject was recently spotted again. Intelligence indicates that the subject commanded the Pirate Armada which recently attacked the G.F.S. Valhalla.
 
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==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
 
A "Dark Samus" appears in "Co-op Event Match 7: Battle of the Dark Sides". This one looks more like the [[w:c:zelda:The Legend of Zelda series|''Legend of Zelda'' series]]'s [[w:c:zelda:Dark Link|Dark Link]] (who she is partnered with), in that the character is only a black silhouette of Samus.
 
   
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===''[[Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M]]''===
Dark Samus also has a trophy based on her ''Echoes'' appearance, which reads:
 
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;Page 173:''"Metroid Prime, defeated in Metroid Prime 1, took in Samus' matrix, and transformed into Dark Samus (shown here)."''
   
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==[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
''"A twin image of Samus, encountered near the beginning of ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''. Dark Samus is identical to Samus in every way but color--she even uses similar attacks. There are many theories on the origin of Dark Samus, but none are proven. Dark Samus uses Phazon for energy and can absorb it to heal damage. Samus encounters Dark Samus a number of times."''
 
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Dark Samus began to make cameo appearances in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', becoming an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and a playable character (for the first time in any game) in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]], 2004
 
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==[[Alejandro Roura]] animations==
This trophy description is slightly erroneous, as Dark Samus' appearance does differ quite a bit from the original Samus'. While her origins have been confirmed, this occurred after ''Brawl's'' release.
 
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[[File:Dark Samus Walking animation|left|290px]]
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[[File:Dark Samus Sneaking animation|290px]]
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==[[Alejandro Roura]] animation==
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
[[Image:DarkSamusNES.PNG|thumb|right|An image from ''[[Metroid]]'''s manual that may have been a basis for the design of Dark Samus.]]
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[[File:DarkSamusNES.PNG|thumb|right|An image from ''[[Metroid]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>''s manual that may have been a basis for the design of Dark Samus.]]
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*Dark Samus was known in other languages as '''Samus Oscura''' (Spanish and Italian) '''Dunkle Samus''' (German) and '''Samus Sombre''' (French).
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*[[File:Dark_Samus_mp2_Vox_01.ogg]]Dark Samus's voice and laughter are very similar in sound to Samus. According to [[Clark Wen]], this was intentional as Dark Samus's sound clips were taken from unused recordings of Samus's grunts and screams of pain, and heavily processed.<ref>{{cite news |first=Darren |last=Kerwin |authorlink= |coauthors=RoyboyX |title=Interview: Clark Wen |url=https://shinesparkers.net/interviews/clark-wen/ |publisher=[[Shinesparkers]] |date=2018-06-02 |accessdate=2018-06-02 }}</ref>
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*There was an artwork from the ''[[Metroid]]'' manual where a police officer was shooting a shadowy figure, the latter of which resembled Dark Samus, or at least her wraith form.
 
*[[Andrew Jones]] did a 1,000 self-portrait series of himself and later claimed that ''"my portraits are quite a departure from my metroid concept work, but I think you would be surprised that there are a few of the portraits that were the inspiration behind the final bosses in prime 1 and two."'' [http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=535222&highlight=metroid#post535222]
 
*[[Andrew Jones]] did a 1,000 self-portrait series of himself and later claimed that ''"my portraits are quite a departure from my metroid concept work, but I think you would be surprised that there are a few of the portraits that were the inspiration behind the final bosses in prime 1 and two."'' [http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=535222&highlight=metroid#post535222]
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*[[Kensuke Tanabe]] had not considered making a sequel to ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' until having seen the game's final scene. [http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=151882]
*[[Alejandro Roura]] animated Dark Samus in ''Echoes''.
 
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*Dark Samus is one of eight beings to ever best Samus in a fight by canon. The others are [[Ridley]] and [[Mother Brain]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>''s opening and ending, respectively, along with the four members of the [[Federation Force]] in ''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]'' and an [[Omega Metroid]] at the end of ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.
*Dark Samus freeing the Metroid specimens in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' is the only act of compassion she expresses during her existence. It is believed she felt pity towards the caged creatures, seeing how she was and still technically is, a Metroid herself. Her imprisonment by the [[Cradle]] on [[Tallon IV]] may have had an effect on this as well. However, she does not seem to have a problem with imprisoning [[Phazon Metroid]]s for research on [[Elysia]] and on the [[Pirate Homeworld]] during her brief time leading the Pirates; it is possible she had the Pirates do so in order to use Metroids in accordance to her grand scheme.
 
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*Although Dark Samus usually glides across the floor, she is seen walking in the cutscenes prior to the first battle in ''Echoes'', as well as in the ambush in the [[Control Tower (Norion)|Control Tower]] in ''Corruption'', and finally, in the above animation videos by Alejandro Roura.
*Dark Samus is one of five beings to ever best Samus in a fight by canon. The others are [[Ridley]] and [[Mother Brain]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' 's opening and ending, respectively, along with an [[SA-X]] and an [[Omega Metroid]] throughout ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.
 
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*In ''Echoes'', Dark Samus has different reactions towards a number of Samus's weaponry:
*It is possible that Dark Samus is composed of [[Space Pirate]] DNA, as the [[Phazon Suit]] contained strands of the [[Omega Pirate]]'s DNA. However, she attacks other Space Pirates. This could be explained in [[Space Pirate Logs]] in ''Echoes'', which state that she only kills those who deny her the Phazon, implying that she is more concerned about the Phazon. This might explain why she attacked the [[Dark Pirate Trooper]]s before the second battle in ''Echoes'', as there was Phazon behind them.
 
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**Contrary to popular belief, Dark Samus is not vulnerable to the [[Light Beam]]. She is in fact weak against the [[Dark Beam]] (and by extension the [[Darkburst]]) as she is a life-form that was born in the ''normal'' (light) dimension. However, Light based weaponry may still damage her.
*Dark Samus rarely walks in her encounters. She will mostly glide across the floor instead. The only seen occurrences of her walking are in the cutscenes prior to the first two battles in ''Echoes'', as well as in the ambush in the Control Tower in ''Corruption'', and finally, in the above animation videos by Alejandro Roura.
 
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**During the first battle, Dark Samus is vulnerable to Power Bombs (obtained via Sequence Breaking). She will take considerable damage similar to Power Bombs used in Multiplayer. On subsequent battles however, she is immune to Power Bombs, likely due to enhanced Phazon consumption. It is unknown if Dark Samus was immune to Power Bombs in ''Corruption'', due to Samus not having access to them during that time.
*Contrary to popular belief, Dark Samus is ''not'' weak against the [[Light Beam]]. She is in fact weak against the [[Dark Beam]] as she is a life-form that was born in the ''normal'' (light) dimension. The reason for this erroneous belief is the fact that her name contains the word ''Dark'', which is shared with the names of all [[Darkling]]s naturally weak to light.
 
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**In ''Trilogy'' during the Dark Samus 2 fight, firing the SonicBoom (via Sequence Breaking) while Dark Samus is in Boost Ball form will cause her to instantly unmorph and attack. These shots do not have to be directly aimed at her, as simply firing a shot will disrupt her boost ability, although the shot may need to hit a nearby wall or surface to affect her. Dark Samus will take damage if she collides with a SonicBoom shot, however. She cannot be defeated in Boost ball form.
*Although Dark Samus is said to be wearing a version of the Varia Suit in ''Echoes'' scans, the suit she is wearing is technically the [[Phazon Suit]]. However, Samus's Phazon Suit is only a slight variation of the Varia Suit (much like the [[Gravity Suit]]), and Dark Samus's a variation over that.
 
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**In all of her battles, Dark Samus will always attempt to deflect a [[Missile]] by bringing up an energy wave. It is possible to bypass this by forcing her to use the same shield (either by shooting a Missile at her or getting close to her) and then firing the projectile right after the shield vanishes. If hit by a [[Super Missile|Super]] or [[Hyper Missile]], Dark Samus will recoil and scream and/or groan in pain.
*In each of her physical appearances, resemblances to the Metroid Prime are visible. In ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'', Metroid Prime's face and organs can be seen inside her in the final battle. In ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', her chest area is an alteration of Samus' that resembles the creature's face. Interestingly, unlockable artwork in ''Echoes'' depicts her as having organs similar in shape and look to spiral galaxies.
 
*Dark Samus is one of two antagonists in the ''Metroid'' series that is known to have Samus' DNA, the other being the SA-X. Other duplicates of Samus without her DNA are the green training hologram in ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt]]'' and Gandrayda's Samus-G form in ''Corruption''.
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*Although Dark Samus is said to be wearing a version of the Varia Suit in ''Echoes'' scans, the suit she is wearing is technically the [[Phazon Suit]]. However, Samus' Phazon Suit is only a slight variation of the Varia Suit, and Dark Samus' is a variation over that.
*According to promotional storyboard designs, the scene where Dark Samus points her arm cannon and fires Phazon at Samus in their first encounter in the beginning of ''Metroid Prime 2 Echoes'' is based off of the climax of ''Aliens'': ''"D.S. points a gun at Samus. When camera is fixed, Samus slightly twists her neck. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Refer to the scene in "Alien 2" climax when Ripley points flame gun at Mother Alien."''
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*According to promotional storyboard designs, the scene where Dark Samus points her Arm Cannon and fires Phazon at Samus in their first encounter in the beginning of ''Echoes'' is based on the climax of ''[[Aliens]]'': ''"D.S. points a gun at Samus. When camera is fixed, Samus slightly twists her neck. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Refer to the scene in "Alien 2" climax when Ripley points flame gun at Mother Alien."''
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*As she dies in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', the camera pans to Dark Samus' raised left fist. She opens it quickly, mirroring the scene of her "birth" in the ending of ''Metroid Prime'' where her open hand clenches into a fist. After her death, the scene cuts to the bubbling Phazon seed within Samus disappearing, completing the imagery of the festering pool of Phazon that Dark Samus was derived from.
*In ''Echoes'', Dark Samus's arm cannon greatly resembles Samus's, but in ''Corruption'', Dark Samus's arm cannon has a strange outgrowth that extends past the end of the barrel. This extension slightly resembles a hand as there are five points on it with glowing lines of phazon leading to the tips.
 
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*Dark Samus was partly inspired by the [[Ruins Test]] in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', during which Samus fights a mirror version of herself.<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3136903</ref>
[[File:Dark sam2.jpg|thumb|200px|Promotional art for ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.]]
 
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*Dark Samus is referred to as a [[class Platinum-AAA threat level]] by the [[Space Pirates]] in ''Echoes''.
:*Dark Samus' first form also resembles the Alien creature slightly, due to her predominently black coloring, clawed fingers and skeletal feet.
 
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*''[[Another Side Story]]'' seems to indicate that Dark Samus acted as a god to the Pirates, and her Phazon was a holy blessing. She is referred to as the '''Dark One''', '''Black Demon''', '''Esteemed One''' (similar to Samus being called the Entrusted One in [[Chozo Lore]]), and Dark Samus is also implied to have called Phaaze the "Promised Land".
*In all of her appearances, she is accompanied by a consistent theme song, titled ''[[Darkness]]'' which is a remix of the [[Zebetite (theme)|Zebetite]] theme in ''[[Metroid]]'' and ''[[Zero Mission]]''. However, during the final battle in ''Echoes'', the [[Escape!]] theme was played due to the fact that she is fought while escaping Dark Aether. ''Darkness'' is remixed once more in the battle against the AU 313.
 
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*In ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'', Samus's Varia Suit design bears a strong resemblance to that of Dark Samus, especially in terms of the visor.
*Although Dark Samus never speaks in-game, she has strange echoing laughter and cries of pain that are consistent in sound during her appearances in ''Echoes'' and at points during the battle in ''Corruption''. Strange whispers can be heard in cutscenes prior to battling Dark Samus as well as some cutscenes afterwards. Her lack of sound in ''Corruption'' may be attributed to her more resilient and stable nature. However, she does scream when she dies in ''Corruption'', having a voice quite similar to Samus's.
 
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*Chronologically speaking, Dark Samus is the first doppelganger/clone of Samus Aran, with the [[SA-X]] coming later. While created through different means, both are shown to be powerful adversaries who tested Samus' abilities. However Dark Samus was shown to have more personality, while SA-X was simply an [[X Parasite]] mimicking Samus at her full power.
*As she dies in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', the camera pans to her raised left fist. She opens it quickly, mirroring the scene of her "birth" in the ending of ''Metroid Prime'' where her open hand clenches into a fist. After her death, the scene cuts to the bubbling Phazon seed within Samus disappearing, completing the imagery of the festering pool of Phazon that Dark Samus was derived from.
 
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**Interestingly, both Dark Samus and SA-X granted Samus a beam upgrade of some kind at some point. Samus gained the ability to use the [[Hyper Beam (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)|Hyper Beam]] after Dark Samus infected her with Phazon (albeit through the [[PED Suit]] the Federation gave Samus) and the [[Ice Beam]] (in addition to the [[Unnamed Suit]]) after Samus absorbed SA-X.
*Dark Samus was partly inspired by the [[Ruins Test]] in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', during which Samus fights a mirror version of herself. <ref>http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3136903</ref>
 
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**Ironically, Dark Samus's species of origin, Metroids, often preyed upon the species of the SA-X's origin, the X Parasites.
*Dark Samus's Morph Ball form resemble the enemies Glire, Glice, and Glunder from the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' adventure mode. All of the mentioned subjects are round, with a central "eye" on each side of them.
 
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**The similarities are reinforced in ''Ultimate'' via one of Dark Samus's [[Victory pose]]s, which focused on her visor and showed her eyes in a similar manner to the SA-X's debut scene.
*The eye on the back of Dark Samus' hand bears striking resemblance to the open pupil of a [[Gadora]].
 
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*Dark Samus is battled alongside Ridley in the [[Event Match]] "Galactic Avenger" in ''Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS and Wii U'', with the premise being that Samus is fighting them to avenge her parents. However, technically, Dark Samus had no responsibility in the deaths of [[Chief Rodney Aran]] and [[Virginia Aran]] as the K-2L raid occurred decades before Dark Samus had been reborn from Metroid Prime.
*Dark Samus is referred to as a class Platinum-AAA threat level by the [[Space Pirates]] in ''Echoes''. How much this increased by ''Corruption'' is unknown.
 
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*Elements of Dark Samus's characterization in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', namely her influencing various Bounty Hunters via Phazon (and in the case of Rundas, outright possessing him), resembles the Aurans from the 1956 Italian Sci-Fi/Horror film ''Planet of the Vampires''. This marks one of the few instances where the ''Metroid'' series makes a direct reference to ''Planet of the Vampires'' rather than the ''Alien'' franchise (the latter of which was inspired by that film).
   
==List of Appearances==
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==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Metroid Prime]]'' (100% ending & concept art.)
 
*''[[Metroid Prime]]'' (100% ending & concept art.)
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
*''[[Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether]]'' {{fact}}
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*''[[Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Preview]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Preview]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
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*[[Special Mission]] (mentioned)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
 
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*''[[Another Side Story]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (Trophy)
 
*''[[New Play Control! Metroid Prime]]'' (100% ending & concept art.)
 
*''[[New Play Control! Metroid Prime]]'' (100% ending & concept art.)
 
*''[[New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
 
*''[[New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]''
 
*''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]''
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' (Assist Trophy)
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
   
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
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When Dark Samus is encountered in ''Echoes'' and ''Corruption'', she is accompanied by the ambient theme [[Dark Samus Intro]]. A variation of this theme, [[Dark Samus Appears Part 2]], is heard during Samus and Dark Samus's first encounter.
*Music from ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', titled "[[Darkness]]": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojj2esWKHbI]
 
*Music from ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', titled "Dark Samus": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFOqGV-6bck&feature=related]
 
   
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Dark Samus's battle music is titled [[Darkness]] in ''Echoes'', and was fully remixed for her battle in ''Corruption''. During the final battle in ''Echoes'', the [[Escape]] theme is played instead because she is fought while escaping Dark Aether. During the battle against Aurora Unit 313, Darkness is [[Aurora Unit 313 (theme)|remixed]] once more.
== Gallery ==
 
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==Gallery==
File:01 67791b31.png|Stealing the [[Phazon Suit]].
 
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''For concept art, see [[Dark Samus/Gallery|Dark Samus' Gallery]].''
File:01 ac25c894.png|Death of Prime's Core form.
 
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File:01 d28096d0.png|Birth of Dark Samus.
 
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Mp ending3.jpg|Dark Samus is born from [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime's]] remains.
File:100ending.jpg|Storyboard
 
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Dark Samus eye.png|The eye of Dark Samus.
File:Mp_ending3.jpg|Dark Samus is born from [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime's]] remains.
 
File:DarkSamus pose1.png|Dark Samus, as seen in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.
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Image472.png|Dark Samus aims at Samus at the [[Portal Site (Sky Temple Grounds)|Portal Site]].
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Dark samus6.png|Dark Samus - [[Main Reactor]]
File:DkSam concept front.png
 
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Dark vbattle.png|Dark Samus vs Samus - Main Reactor.
File:DkSam concept back.png
 
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Prime Trilogy Dark Samus.jpg|Samus battles Dark Samus for the first time.
Image:DkSam_concept_skeleton.png|A concept art piece showing the internal structure of Dark Samus at the end of ''Echoes''.
 
Image:DarkSamus_morphball.png|The Morph Ball mode of Dark Samus in ''Echoes''.
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Dark samus 2.png|Dark Samus falls.
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Dark Samus apparition.png|Samus pursuing the particles of Dark Samus in [[Torvus Bog]].
File:DS concept4.png
 
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TorvusDs.jpg|Dark Samus appears in [[Training Chamber (Torvus Bog)|Training Chamber]].
File:Samus v DarkSamus.png
 
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File:Resurrected.png|Dark Samus destroys the [[Sanctuary Entrance]].
Image:DS_concept1.png|Concept art for Dark Samus.
 
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Aerie battle.png|Samus battles Dark Samus at the [[Aerie]] in [[Sanctuary Fortress]].
Image:DS_concept2.png|Concept art for Dark Samus.
 
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Final Dark Samus Profile.png|Dark Samus challenges Samus to a final battle in [[Dark Aether]] in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.
Image:DS_concept3.png|Concept art for Dark Samus, showing her escaping the destruction of a planet.
 
Image:DS_concept5.png|Concept art for Dark Samus, showing a strange knight like figure.
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Dark Samus_4.png|Samus battles a highly irradiated Dark Samus at the [[Sky Temple Gateway]].
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Dark Samus approaches Light Suit.png|Dark Samus tries to take the Light Suit.
Image:DS_final.png|A possible boss stage for Dark Samus in the Concept art for ''Echoes''.
 
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DSmp2.jpg|Dark Samus reforms from Phazon energy in space near Aether.
File:Imagewithdarksamus.PNG|''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' ([[Andrew Jones]] variant with Dark Samus)
 
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Metroid-prime-2-echoes-dark-samus_1600x1200_57094.jpg|[[Metroid.com]] wallpaper for ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''.
File:Image472.png|Dark Samus aims at Samus in the beginning of ''Echoes''.
 
Image:Dark_Samus_2nd_Encounter.png|The first fight with Dark Samus in ''Echoes''.
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File:Dark Samus Morph Ball.png|Dark Samus's [[Morph Ball]] form, used in ''Echoes'' and ''Corruption''.
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Dark Samus MP2_manga.png|''Episode of Aether''
File:I8YsSY1YXsU6CcEWFKrlr_IiI1R4Mwm5.jpg|Dark Samus fighting Samus. (''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]'')
 
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Dark sam2.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
File:TorvusDs.jpg|Dark Samus appears in [[Torvus Bog]].
 
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Dark Samus1 MP3.jpg|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
Image:DarkSAMUSECHOES.png|The second fight with Dark Samus in ''Echoes''.
 
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DarkSamusGhost.png|The wraith-like figure of Dark Samus appears at [[Gandrayda]]'s defeat.
Final Dark Samus Profile.png|The face of Dark Samus during the final battle on Dark Aether in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''.
 
File:DSmp2.jpg|Dark Samus reforms from Phazon energy in space near Aether.
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Dark samus sanctum.png|Dark Samus in the Sanctum
Image:Dark Samus1 MP3.jpg|Dark Samus, as seen in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''.
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Dark samus 3.jpg|Dark Samus defeated.
File:Dark sam front backw.jpg|More artwork from ''Corruption''.
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Dark Samus merges AU.png|Dark Samus merges with [[AU 313]], after being repulsed by Samus in ''Corruption''.
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Samus Aran Transform Dark Samus.PNG|[[Samus Aran]]'s [[Terminal Corruption|terminally corrupted]] state is identical to Dark Samus.
File:Darksamus.png
 
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JP Other M Guide 173.jpg|''[[Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M]]'', page 173
File:Scenes.png
 
File:DarkSamusGhost.png|The wraith-like figure of Dark Samus appearing at the time of Gandrayda's defeat.
 
Image:Dark_Samus_merges_AU.png|Dark Samus merges with [[AU 313]], after being repulsed by Samus in ''Corruption''.
 
 
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For other uses, see Dark Samus (Disambiguation).

Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now.

Space Pirate log from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Dark Samus (ダークサムス Dāku Samusu?) was a being of Phazon taking on the form of Samus Aran and the reincarnation of the organism known as Metroid Prime. After making a cameo appearance in the secret ending of the Metroid Prime game, she became the secondary antagonist and the final boss in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and the main antagonist of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Biography

Boss Battles

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Dark Samus floating render

First battle

Samus first battles her doppelgänger in the Main Reactor of the Space Pirate mining facility, after the latter absorbed some Phazon. For most of the fight, Dark Samus glides around the room, firing her "Shrapnel Beam" and firing missiles. She may also raise a Phazon energy shield to deflect attacks and damage Samus if she is too close. Dark Samus can be very difficult to hit, as she possesses greater speed than Samus, and the pillars around the room make aiming and moving somewhat difficult.

Once half of Dark Samus' health has been depleted, she will begin to glow with Phazon energy. While in this state, she will often rise high into the air to fire Super Missiles or dive at Samus while encased in a ball of energy, both of which have the capacity to reduce the pillars in the room to flaming wreckage. Dark Samus is also immune to all attacks while airborne, and can only be damaged again once she has returned to the ground. After dealing Dark Samus enough damage, she will be defeated, collapsing to her knees and then violently exploding, leaving nothing behind but Phazon particles which float in the air for some time before eventually dissipating.

Second Battle

Samus battles Dark Samus again on the Aerie (and in its access) at the Sanctuary Fortress. Unlike the last fight, there is more room to move around, and hitting Dark Samus is somewhat easier. Dark Samus retains most of her attacks from before, along with three new attacks. Dark Samus uses two variations of the Charge Beam: either as a thin, blue beam that she sweeps across, or an energy blast that will encase Samus in Phazon. She also utilizes a faster version of the Boost Ball, charging around the arena at blinding speeds (using a charged Light Beam on her will instantly stop her attack). Dark Samus is highly vulnerable to the Dark Beam because she is a being of the light world (and not a Darkling Samus). Super Missiles and the Darkburst can deal heavy damage to Dark Samus, though the former is preferred as the Darkburst is less effective against the speedy target. After dealing enough damage, the boss switches strategy.

Dark Samus now utilizes her stealth field generator, rendering herself invisible to the Combat Visor, Samus must then switch to the Dark Visor to track her opponent. Dark Samus will fire Missiles while cloaked and airborne. Once she stops, she is vulnerable to attack. She will also use her dive bomb and boost attack. Once her health has been depleted, Samus will claim victory yet again, as Dark Samus goes to the elevator wall, destroys it, and falls through the chasm.

Final Boss

Dark Samus serves as the final boss of the game, now supercharged with Phazon energy to the point where she is transparent. This battle takes place in the Sky Temple Gateway on Dark Aether. This battle proves to be the most challenging due to the fact that Phazon ore lines the walls of the arena, damaging Samus on contact. Compounding the difficulty is the countdown timer. Samus must defeat her dark counterpart in under eight minutes or Dark Aether will destabilize with her in it, resulting in a Game Over. Dark Samus attacks by firing a large beam of Phazon energy. She is still vulnerable to Super Missiles; however, her exposure to Phazon now renders her invisible to the Dark Visor, requiring use of the Echo Visor.

After sustaining enough damage, Dark Samus surrounds herself in a large shield of Phazon, transforming into a being of pure Phazon. The shield is invulnerable to all forms of attack save one: blasts of pure Phazon itself. Samus must use her Charge Beam to draw in and absorb Dark Samus' Phazon bullets. However, Dark Samus will also fire larger blasts that cannot be absorbed. If the shield expands and shrinks, Dark Samus will fire small, absorbable blasts. Once Samus absorbs enough Phazon blasts (her Charge Beam will turn blue), she can fire them back at her doppelganger, damaging her. By repeating this strategy, Dark Samus will fall for the last time, attempting to reach out and touch Samus but disappearing before she can do so.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Dark Samus serves as the penultimate boss of the game. This battle can be challenging as exposure to Phaaze's atmosphere, as well as damage causes the Phazon level to fill; when she becomes full, Samus will die from Phazon corruption. If Samus collected a large number of Energy Tanks prior to the confrontation, this will become much less of a threat. In the first part of the battle, Dark Samus hovers around, using her trademark scattershot beam, firing homing blasts of Phazon, using a Phazon-based ground wave (similar to Ridley's), and creating large Phaazite pillars to slow Samus down. The latter attack can be predicted as she will raise her left hand and fire a beam of Phazon in the air. The pillars can easily be destroyed by Hyper Missiles, and often yield Anti-Phazon Units. Dark Samus will sometimes raise a Phazon shield to deflect attacks. All Samus must do is shoot Dark Samus while avoiding her potent Phazon attacks. After enough damage, Dark Samus switches to round two.

Dark Samus will now use Phaaze's energy to heal herself. Samus must shoot her down before she finishes. Samus must be careful as Dark Samus will summon Dark Echoes to confuse her when healing. Samus can easily distinguish Dark Samus from her Echoes via the X-Ray Visor; she will be colored red while the Echoes fade into the monochrome coloring of the Visor. Samus can also look at their visors to distinguish them in the later part of the fight, as Dark Samus' visor is blue and the Echoes have no visors. Dark Samus will also leap into the air and slam the ground, creating a large shockwave of Phazon energy. Otherwise, this phase of the battle is the same as the first. After another round of damage, Dark Samus switches strategy again.

In this phase of the battle, Dark Samus uses her Echoes to attack Samus. The Echoes possess all of Dark Samus's attacks. The number of Echoes summoned increases as the battle goes on (only up to two Echoes). Dark Samus and her Echoes attack in concert, floating in the air and shooting Phazon blasts at Samus, and using Ghor's plasma beam while spinning with another Echo. Samus can avoid this attack by using the Morph Ball, as it is impossible for her to jump over the beam each time it comes around. Using the Hyper Ball to kill the Echo can end the attack quickly. Dark Samus may also fire the Plasma Beam from the air and drop down and may or may not produce a shockwave. The Echoes will also spin around the arena, trying to hit Samus. They may also charge Samus at full speed. The Echoes should be immediately destroyed, or they will merge with Dark Samus, granting her temporary invincibility. This also "overloads" the X-Ray Visor, making her appear a very light color, making her extremely difficult to see. So as long as Samus keeps the energy bar from filling and dodges the boss' powerful attacks, Dark Samus will fall with ease. However, this brings up the next fight: Dark Samus will merge with Aurora Unit 313.

If Samus fills the Hypermode/Phazon gauge, it's game over. She will fall terminally corrupted, turning herself into another Dark Samus.

Locations

Note: All locations are non-fight rooms unless otherwise stated.

Physical appearance

As implied by her name, Dark Samus is a doppelganger of Samus Aran, or more specifically, Samus in her Varia Suit. However, she does possess some differences from Samus: Most notably, her visor is much thinner, smaller, and more angular than Samus's visor, and it is primarily darker in color with some traces of blue owing to her connection to Phazon. She also has noticeable toe-like claws on her feet, which Samus is not known to have on her power suit, and her left hand has noticeable claws to her fingers.

During the Aether incident, Dark Samus's physical appearance had her shoulders possessing blue Phazon growths. By the end of the mission, presumably due to her body hitting her physical limit from the excessive Phazon consumption, most of her body was rendered translucent, showing her inner organs. It largely resembled a human skeleton, although the skull possessed no mouth, as well as three blank eyes that were similar in pattern to a Metroid's nuclei. In addition, the right arm has the forearm just being composed of spiny bones to form the basis for Dark Samus's arm cannon. Her left hand also features an eye on the back.

During the Phaaze Incident, the suit appears more streamlined.

Powers and abilities

The troops now call her the 'Dark Hunter.' It is a fitting title.

Space Pirate scan from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

As Dark Samus, the creature utilized many abilities similar to Samus, in more powerful forms. She could fire two types of Phazon beams (which the scan mentioned to be altered versions of the Power Beam) at enemies in the form of either a continuous stream of small shard-like bursts, or a thin laser Beam which she shot in an arc. She possessed standard Missiles as well as Super Missiles to blast opponents into bits. Also, she used what appeared to be a Phazon-charged Ice Spreader attack. She could also do a powerful dive bomb attack (which could be a Phazon-based Screw Attack, Shinespark or a combination of both), a Phazon Boost Ball that generated vast amounts of kinetic energy in alarmingly short times, raise pillars of crystallized Phazon in this form, is capable of both flight and levitation, and can render herself invisible; it is interesting to note that her Morph Ball form contained an eyeball on each side of the sphere. However, when Dark Samus consumed too much Phazon, she gained the disadvantages she possessed as Metroid Prime: although she was eventually able to render herself invulnerable to all conventional weaponry, Phazon fired at her could overload and destabilize her, resulting in her generating very powerful Phazon attacks to discharge the used Phazon radiation from her body, including a massive beam of pure, highly concentrated Phazon. She also had the ability to short-range warp, which was how she was able to appear on Aether despite being trapped in the collapsed Impact Crater of Tallon IV.

In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Dark Samus' abilities are further augmented. In addition to most of her previous abilities, she can now produce near-perfect clones of herself (fittingly called "Dark Echoes") and is much more resilient to Phazon attacks (though Hyper Missiles are still effective on her). Combining with the Echoes temporarily also allowed her to form a purple energy shield around her body which rendered her invulnerable until she had to separate back into herself and the Echoes. After she unleashed the massive blast of Phazon at the four Hunters using what appears to be a version of the Charge Beam, the corruption within them seemed to be connected to Dark Samus; after the defeat of each hunter, a strange, black, wraith-like entity in the shape of Dark Samus would appear above the hunters, and fly off into space, presumably back to Dark Samus herself. This seems to be the manner through which she gained the Hunters' abilities, such as Ghor's Plasma Beam, Gandrayda's ground-based energy wave, and the ability to create giant Phazon pillars like Rundas could with ice. It is also possible that this entity was a form of Dark Samus herself interpreted as some sort of astral projection, which she used to possess the Hunters. She also has the ability to merge with the stolen Aurora Unit at the climax of the game, a technique which may have also been adapted from Ghor or connected with her apparent possession abilities. After this merge, the mutated Aurora Unit is capable of launching out holographic-like Dark Echoes from its eye; these copies will either shoot at Samus or enter Morph Ball mode and boost around the area in an attempt to ram her (reminiscent of her attack in the previous game). She is notably more agile in Corruption than in Echoes, able to perform graceful backflips and cartwheels.

Dark-Samus-Power-surge-Echoes

Dark Samus is able to manipulate and channel Phazon energy at will.

In Echoes, Dark Samus seems to be somewhat incomplete; this is supported by the fact that she is constantly absorbing Phazon, looks slightly deformed, and has a range of chaotic attack moves. In Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime's tentacle was broken off of Samus prematurely, possibly not absorbing enough DNA to create a whole, stable Dark Samus. Dark Samus seems to act mentally unstable in Echoes cutscenes, even laughing maniacally in several instances. In the same game, Dark Samus also became physically unstable due to excessive Phazon exposure. While her physical body continues to be unstable in Prime 3: Corruption, she is surprisingly calm and attacks in a more organized and orderly method, suggesting she has absorbed sufficient Phazon to reach a stable mentality; this also explains how she was able to brainwash the Pirates, plan the coordinates of the Leviathan impact locations, and steal Aurora Unit 313.

Dark Samus is a very durable life-form, able to regenerate from any injury short of total atomic disruption, and traveling unaided through space and freely between the Dark and Light Dimensions of Aether, and even showing immunity to the caustic atmosphere of Dark Aether (the last of which was presumably due to Dark Aether's atmosphere being made of Phazon, much like Dark Samus herself). She can survive in the vastness of space, travel through it, and survive the explosions of planets, even dimensions. This is how she has constantly been able to regenerate herself after defeat and fly to another planet for Phazon absorption. Her incredible regenerative abilities combined with Phazon-enhanced versions of Samus' devastating abilites make her nearly impossible to defeat. In fact, she may have temporarily held the place of most powerful being in the Metroid universe. During the events of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, she single-handedly defeated the highly skilled bounty hunters Rundas, Ghor and Gandrayda. Though Samus held up better than the others, Dark Samus defeated all four of them with one blast of Phazon. Considering Samus herself seldom loses battles, even against ten-meter tall opponents, this is an impressive feat. Her massive durability at the climax at Phaaze, even against Hypermode's chaotic and devastating power just furthers this possibility. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption also reveals her to be sentient and capable of long-range planning, as noted through a series of Space Pirate data logs that record the fanaticism she inspires among the mind-warped pirates. They detail her plans and how she reacts to certain events, and credit her with being something near a deity whose rule of the galaxy will be great. She might have been and may still be the greatest threat ever to the Galactic Federation, and Samus's most powerful opponent to date. She may have had some degree of telepathy, using that to create her new body after being defeated as Metroid Prime from her brief contact with Samus Aran as well as absorbing her Phazon Suit, and it was also implied that Dark Samus may have been responsible for causing a glitch in Samus's Cryostasis in the beginning of Corruption.

Personality

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Dark Samus in her Sanctum.

Dark Samus, as her name implies, was shown to be cold, calculating, sadistic, and utterly merciless. The lives of her opponents held little to no value to her, and she never hesitated to use her allies to her own gain. A prominent example of this was seen in her use of the corrupted Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda to battle Samus, only to kill them and absorb their powers after each hunter was defeated. The extent of her cruelty is described in one of the Pirate Logs, where she is said to have ordered her Pirate forces to jettison the surviving crew members of the G.F.S. Valhalla raid into space.

Dark Samus demonstrated compassion only once in her entire lifetime, and only to Metroids: As reported by one Space Pirate log from their occupation of Aether, Dark Samus was observed attempting to free captive Metroids that were being researched in Agon Wastes, leading the author to conclude she was responsible for the recent disappearance of specimens. The cause for her actions were likely due to her origins as Metroid Prime.

Dark Samus also had an insatiable craving for Phazon, likely a remnant of her origins as Metroid Prime. She would kill anyone in her way, as the Space Pirate Logs in Echoes mention that Dark Samus killed any Pirates that impeded her quest for Phazon, but otherwise ignored them. Similarly, she would also kill any Darklings that happened to be in her way, as evidenced by her actions immediately prior to confronting Samus a second time at the Sanctuary Fortress, when she slaughtered a couple of Dark Pirate Troopers before proceeding to absorb the Phazon containers they were guarding.

Her personality underwent a great change between Echoes and Corruption. In Echoes, she was portrayed as unstable and unpredictable, shown by her maniacal laughter and chaotic attack patterns. By the time of Corruption, she had become significantly calmer. Dark Samus was also shown to be quite cunning, capable of long-range planning, and remained collected even if her plans were not going accordingly: The massive invasion she led on Norion would have succeeded, if not for Samus Aran's intervention. Dummied Pirate Logs also indicated that she intended and may have succeeded in turning at least a hundred planets into new Phaazes before her final defeat. It is possible that her absorption of Phazon on Phaaze was sufficient to stabilize her physical form to a certain extent, allowing her to focus on other tasks besides her hunger for the mutagenic substance.

Official data

Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes Q&A

QUESTION: Please explain just what is Dark Samus.

ANSWER: [The answer for] that can be anticipated in the next installment.[2]

QUESTION: So Dark Samus is the hand we see in the cutscene after the ending credits?

ANSWER: Yes. For those who have not yet seen "the hand", please play Metroid Prime 1 first. You’ll only be able to see it if you achieve 100% items however...

QUESTION: How did Dark Samus come from Tallon IV to Aether? Also, despite their scientific achievements such as the defense system, a totally mechanized fortress, and Quadraxis, why could Luminoth not predict the arrival of the meteorite? If it had been predicted, what about destroying it or at least breaking it into smaller pieces?

ANSWER: Dark Samus has the ability to "short range" warp and used this to move to Aether. The Luminoth do not have forecasting capabilities, so they were unable to predict the fall of the meteorite. The meteorite’s destructive power exhausted the Luminoth's power and won.[3]

QUESTION: Is there a relation between Metroid Prime stealing Samus' Phazon Suit and the appearance of Dark Samus?

ANSWER: It is extremely likely that Dark Samus was born by reading [into Samus' mind] via the Phazon Suit.[4]

QUESTION: Why is it that Dark Samus is able to travel around Dark Aether’s toxic gas?

ANSWER: The toxic gas in Dark Aether is essentially made of Phazon, so it’s not a concern.[1]

QUESTION: Is Dark Samus a friend of the Space Pirates?

ANSWER: She's not their friend. If you read the Pirate logs, you can see just the extent to which Dark Samus has troubled them.[2]

QUESTION: Why is it that Dark Samus is able to come back to life despite being defeated by Samus?

ANSWER: Dark Samus is very difficult to wipe out entirely. One could wonder if Dark Samus is truly defeated by the end of Metroid Prime 2..?[3]

Logbook entries

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Dark Samus 1

Temporary scan

Morphology: Dark Samus
Phazon-powered entity. Powerful distance attacks. Phazon energy shield repels all weapons. Wait until it is down to attack. Avoid close contact with target.

Logbook entry

Scans indicate the presence of Phazon and your genetic material within this entity. She wears a version of the Varia Suit, altered and augmented by the Phazon within her. Primary weapons include the Missile Launcher and a scattershot version of the Power Beam. Boost and Jump abilities are superior to yours. The ability to generate Phazon energy shields is also present.

Dark Samus 2

Temporary scan

Morphology: Dark Samus
Reborn, enhanced and, vengeful. Enhanced beam system and Boost attacks added to arsenal. Stealth field generator present in armor.

Logbook entry

Tactical scans have identified several new battle systems in the armor of Dark Samus. She now wields a potent variant of your Charge Beam. Her Boost attack has been augmented, and the ability to render herself invisible is present as well. Bioscans suggest that Dark Samus can reform her body short of total atomic disruption. Extreme caution recommended.

Dark Samus 3

Temporary scan

Morphology: Dark Samus
Supercharged with Phazon energy. Target's Phazon energy weaponry and defense systems are at full power. Phazon exposure has rendered Dark Samus invisible to your Dark Visor.

Logbook entry

Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability. Exposure to Phazon has rendered her invisible to the Dark Visor. These new abilities, combined with her already formidable arsenal, place Dark Samus at the highest threat level.

Dark Samus 4

Temporary scan

Morphology: Dark Samus
Unstable Phazon energy form. Target can generate shield immune to all forms of attack except Phazon energy. Draw in expelled Phazon for use as a weapon.

Logbook entry

Dark Samus has temporarily become a being of pure yet unstable Phazon energy. She can generate a shield that is invulnerable to all attacks, save one -- blasts of Phazon energy itself. Use your Charge Beam to collect Phazon energy that she expels, then fire it back at her. Direct hits will overload and disrupt her essence.

Checkpoint Station
"Bioscan complete. Target DNA confirmed: Dark Samus. Target is energizing herself, building internal supply of Phazon energy to dangerously high levels."

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Dark Samus Image
Dark Samus Image

Dark Samus

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Temporary scan

Morphology: Dark Samus
Phazon energy-based entity. Disrupted by Hypermode attacks.
Dark Samus is absorbing energy from Phaaze itself to replenish her own.*

Logbook entry

Target is composed of pure Phazon energy and is highly unstable. Scans indicate that Hypermode attacks are capable of disrupting her, likely a result of Hypermode being energized by Samus's body. Dark Samus is capable of generating "echoes" of herself to aid her in battle. These units are used as increased firepower and act as distractions while she replenishes her energy; they should be destroyed immediately. She is capable of absorbing energy from Phaaze to replenish her own.

* If scanned when she is recharging her energy.

Noncanon
"What's the matter? All I said was that Komaytos look like little Metr-"

Non-canon warning: This article or section contains information that may not be considered an official part of the Metroid series in the overall storyline by Nintendo.

Unused Galactic Federation Data entry

Dark Samus

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Temporary scan

Galactic Federation Datafile DS-187.
(Dark Samus)
Data moved to Logbook for review.
GFDF DS-187

Logbook entry

Intelligence suggests that the one known as "Dark Samus" is a heavily mutated clone of the hunter Samus Aran. The subject is driven by a lust for Phazon, the alleged source of its powerful abilities. After the Aether incident it was presumed dead, but the subject was recently spotted again. Intelligence indicates that the subject commanded the Pirate Armada which recently attacked the G.F.S. Valhalla.

Non-canon warning: Non-canonical information ends here.

Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M

MetroidFusion Fan
Warning: Fan Translation(s) Ahead

This article, section, or file contains text that is unofficially translated by Metroid fans. Some information (such as proper English names of characters or items) may not be accurate. If an official translation becomes available, the fan translation(s) may be replaced.

Page 173
"Metroid Prime, defeated in Metroid Prime 1, took in Samus' matrix, and transformed into Dark Samus (shown here)."

Super Smash Bros. series

Noncanon
"What's the matter? All I said was that Komaytos look like little Metr-"

Non-canon warning: This article or section contains information that may not be considered an official part of the Metroid series in the overall storyline by Nintendo.

Dark Samus began to make cameo appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, becoming an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. 4, and a playable character (for the first time in any game) in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Non-canon warning: Non-canonical information ends here.

Alejandro Roura animations

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Trivia

DarkSamusNES

An image from Metroid's manual that may have been a basis for the design of Dark Samus.

  • Dark Samus was known in other languages as Samus Oscura (Spanish and Italian) Dunkle Samus (German) and Samus Sombre (French).
  • Dark Samus's voice and laughter are very similar in sound to Samus. According to Clark Wen, this was intentional as Dark Samus's sound clips were taken from unused recordings of Samus's grunts and screams of pain, and heavily processed.[5]
  • There was an artwork from the Metroid manual where a police officer was shooting a shadowy figure, the latter of which resembled Dark Samus, or at least her wraith form.
  • Andrew Jones did a 1,000 self-portrait series of himself and later claimed that "my portraits are quite a departure from my metroid concept work, but I think you would be surprised that there are a few of the portraits that were the inspiration behind the final bosses in prime 1 and two." [4]
  • Kensuke Tanabe had not considered making a sequel to Metroid Prime until having seen the game's final scene. [5]
  • Dark Samus is one of eight beings to ever best Samus in a fight by canon. The others are Ridley and Mother Brain in Super Metroid's opening and ending, respectively, along with the four members of the Federation Force in Metroid Prime: Federation Force and an Omega Metroid at the end of Metroid Fusion.
  • Although Dark Samus usually glides across the floor, she is seen walking in the cutscenes prior to the first battle in Echoes, as well as in the ambush in the Control Tower in Corruption, and finally, in the above animation videos by Alejandro Roura.
  • In Echoes, Dark Samus has different reactions towards a number of Samus's weaponry:
    • Contrary to popular belief, Dark Samus is not vulnerable to the Light Beam. She is in fact weak against the Dark Beam (and by extension the Darkburst) as she is a life-form that was born in the normal (light) dimension. However, Light based weaponry may still damage her.
    • During the first battle, Dark Samus is vulnerable to Power Bombs (obtained via Sequence Breaking). She will take considerable damage similar to Power Bombs used in Multiplayer. On subsequent battles however, she is immune to Power Bombs, likely due to enhanced Phazon consumption. It is unknown if Dark Samus was immune to Power Bombs in Corruption, due to Samus not having access to them during that time.
    • In Trilogy during the Dark Samus 2 fight, firing the SonicBoom (via Sequence Breaking) while Dark Samus is in Boost Ball form will cause her to instantly unmorph and attack. These shots do not have to be directly aimed at her, as simply firing a shot will disrupt her boost ability, although the shot may need to hit a nearby wall or surface to affect her. Dark Samus will take damage if she collides with a SonicBoom shot, however. She cannot be defeated in Boost ball form.
    • In all of her battles, Dark Samus will always attempt to deflect a Missile by bringing up an energy wave. It is possible to bypass this by forcing her to use the same shield (either by shooting a Missile at her or getting close to her) and then firing the projectile right after the shield vanishes. If hit by a Super or Hyper Missile, Dark Samus will recoil and scream and/or groan in pain.
  • Although Dark Samus is said to be wearing a version of the Varia Suit in Echoes scans, the suit she is wearing is technically the Phazon Suit. However, Samus' Phazon Suit is only a slight variation of the Varia Suit, and Dark Samus' is a variation over that.
  • According to promotional storyboard designs, the scene where Dark Samus points her Arm Cannon and fires Phazon at Samus in their first encounter in the beginning of Echoes is based on the climax of Aliens: "D.S. points a gun at Samus. When camera is fixed, Samus slightly twists her neck. *Refer to the scene in "Alien 2" climax when Ripley points flame gun at Mother Alien."
  • As she dies in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, the camera pans to Dark Samus' raised left fist. She opens it quickly, mirroring the scene of her "birth" in the ending of Metroid Prime where her open hand clenches into a fist. After her death, the scene cuts to the bubbling Phazon seed within Samus disappearing, completing the imagery of the festering pool of Phazon that Dark Samus was derived from.
  • Dark Samus was partly inspired by the Ruins Test in Metroid: Zero Mission, during which Samus fights a mirror version of herself.[6]
  • Dark Samus is referred to as a class Platinum-AAA threat level by the Space Pirates in Echoes.
  • Another Side Story seems to indicate that Dark Samus acted as a god to the Pirates, and her Phazon was a holy blessing. She is referred to as the Dark One, Black Demon, Esteemed One (similar to Samus being called the Entrusted One in Chozo Lore), and Dark Samus is also implied to have called Phaaze the "Promised Land".
  • In Metroid: Samus Returns, Samus's Varia Suit design bears a strong resemblance to that of Dark Samus, especially in terms of the visor.
  • Chronologically speaking, Dark Samus is the first doppelganger/clone of Samus Aran, with the SA-X coming later. While created through different means, both are shown to be powerful adversaries who tested Samus' abilities. However Dark Samus was shown to have more personality, while SA-X was simply an X Parasite mimicking Samus at her full power.
    • Interestingly, both Dark Samus and SA-X granted Samus a beam upgrade of some kind at some point. Samus gained the ability to use the Hyper Beam after Dark Samus infected her with Phazon (albeit through the PED Suit the Federation gave Samus) and the Ice Beam (in addition to the Unnamed Suit) after Samus absorbed SA-X.
    • Ironically, Dark Samus's species of origin, Metroids, often preyed upon the species of the SA-X's origin, the X Parasites.
    • The similarities are reinforced in Ultimate via one of Dark Samus's Victory poses, which focused on her visor and showed her eyes in a similar manner to the SA-X's debut scene.
  • Dark Samus is battled alongside Ridley in the Event Match "Galactic Avenger" in Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS and Wii U, with the premise being that Samus is fighting them to avenge her parents. However, technically, Dark Samus had no responsibility in the deaths of Chief Rodney Aran and Virginia Aran as the K-2L raid occurred decades before Dark Samus had been reborn from Metroid Prime.
  • Elements of Dark Samus's characterization in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, namely her influencing various Bounty Hunters via Phazon (and in the case of Rundas, outright possessing him), resembles the Aurans from the 1956 Italian Sci-Fi/Horror film Planet of the Vampires. This marks one of the few instances where the Metroid series makes a direct reference to Planet of the Vampires rather than the Alien franchise (the latter of which was inspired by that film).

List of appearances

Music

When Dark Samus is encountered in Echoes and Corruption, she is accompanied by the ambient theme Dark Samus Intro. A variation of this theme, Dark Samus Appears Part 2, is heard during Samus and Dark Samus's first encounter.

Dark Samus's battle music is titled Darkness in Echoes, and was fully remixed for her battle in Corruption. During the final battle in Echoes, the Escape theme is played instead because she is fought while escaping Dark Aether. During the battle against Aurora Unit 313, Darkness is remixed once more.

Gallery

For concept art, see Dark Samus' Gallery.

References

  1. ^ Although Metroid Prime is genderless, Dark Samus is consistently described with female pronouns in logbook scans and Super Smash Bros. trophies.
  2. ^ https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/
  3. ^ https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/2/
  4. ^ https://shinesparkers.net/metroid-prime-2-dark-echoes-qa/3/
  5. ^ Kerwin, Darren, RoyboyX. "Interview: Clark Wen", Shinesparkers, 2018-06-02. Retrieved on 2018-06-02. 
  6. ^ http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3136903