The Fake Missile Tank is an enemy in Metroid Fusion. Samus Aran encounters this creature in Sector 6 aboard the Biologic Space Laboratories research station.
When Samus first enters the room, the creature looks like a normal Missile Tank. However, once she gets close to it, eyes and bat-like wings appear from the item. The creature will begin to fly up for a time, then fly away, though if Samus hits it with a Super Missile, it will be destroyed and transform into an X Parasite. If she then bombs the wall in front of her, she will obtain a real Missile Tank.
The fake Missile Tank provides another example, along with the SA-X and other creatures, of an X parasite apparently mimicking an inorganic, mechanical object. When agitated, the tank reveals itself to be at least partially organic in nature, lending strong support to the theory that X parasites do indeed create these seemingly metallic components out of organic material.
If Samus bombs the wall in front of her, she will obtain a real Missile Tank, as shown in this screenshot.
Trivia
- In Japanese media, the Fake Missile Tank is referred to as a Mimic. This is interesting, as the name Mimic is also used for a creature in the Metroid Manga.
See also
| Deceptive | |
|---|---|
| Non-organic | Elephant Bird • Fake acid and lava • Fake tank • Invisible platform • Concealed movement pad • Pit Block • Zebesian Hologram |
| Species | Dark Echo • Mini-Kraid • Fake Ridley • Gripper • Scientist |
| Samus Aran Mimics | Battle Simulation 'Samus Aran' • Dark Samus (Dark Echo) • Samus-G Decoy • SA-X Non-canon: Replicated Samus standard mk-5 prototype • Mecha Samus • Sambot Dangelo (Samus Model Terminator Suit) • Desert Phantom • Samus Tank Integra Super Smash Bros.: NSamus • Copied Power Suit • Ditto Other Media: Sameow |
| Shapeshifters | Biomorph • Gorea • Mimic • Phaz-Ing • X Parasite |
| Gandrayda | Berserker-G • Aerotrooper-G • Swarmbot-G • Rundas-G • Ghor-G • Samus-G • Pirate Militia • NZG41 • Reptilicus-G |