Nettori

Nettori
Samus battling Nettori (first phase).
Featured in	Metroid Fusion
Location	Sector 2
Attacks	Flowers, Plasma Beam
Weakness	Super Missiles, Power Bombs
Reward(s)	Plasma Beam

Nettori (also known as Plasma Plant, Plant Core X or just The Plant) is the seventh boss Samus faces aboard the Biologic Space Laboratories research station in Metroid Fusion.

Nettori is a large plant-like boss and is the result of the plants from SR388 being infected by the X Parasites. The Nettori is the source of the heavy vegetation that extended throughout a large portion of Sector 2 and into a small area of the Main Deck; the vines caused the main power to go offline by choking the components of the Main Reactor. Once Samus restored the auxiliary power, she still has to find out what is causing the main generator to malfunction. After she enters a secret tunnel to a vine-choked Sector 2 and encountered an SA-X, she comes upon Nettori deep within the sector.

The Battle

First Phase

When Samus enters the room, she will see some plants that resemble Rafflesia flowers and some small pods or buds growing on vines on the walls; on the right side of the room stands a large biomass that resembles a Torizo and is intertwined with vines -- that is Nettori. At this point, it won't have any active role in the battle and is completely open to attack; during the first phase, it relies on its flowers to fight Samus.

The two unbloomed flowers on the vines above Samus release clumps of pollen at regular intervals, which float down and will damage Samus on contact, knocking her into a water pit covered by one of the larger flowers; the pollen can be shot out of the air, however. The three big flowers on the bottom will remain dormant until Samus falls into them, at which point they will start to drain her energy. If she falls in, panicking and repeatedly jumping won't help; the trick is to make one long jump to get out.

In the middle of all this, Samus is supposed to damage Nettori's main body. If she stays in the Morph Ball on the lower platform, she'll avoid most of the plant's attacks. However, this position doesn't present an advantageous way to attack. An unintentional flaw in the pollen's flight path allows Samus to crouch on the far left side of the raised platform, where she can constantly shoot Ice Missiles into Nettori's main body. The pollen will occasionally block the missiles, but Samus can simply keep firing. A rapid volley of Missiles will make short work of the first form of Nettori. Another way to defeat Nettori is to continuously lay Power Bombs; these will not only damage Nettori, but also destroy any pollen, opening a path for a missile run.

Second Phase

Once Samus does enough damage, the front part of the plant will crumble away, the pods on the vines will disappear, and the Rafflesia-like flowers will begin spewing pollen of their own. In order to avoid this, Samus must stand on the raised platform in the middle of the room.

Nettori will now use the Plasma Beam against Samus. If Samus is crouching, Nettori will shoot low; if Samus is standing or jumping, Nettori will shoot high. Samus can dodge the shots by jumping or crouching accordingly. Once Samus has fired enough missiles at Nettori, it will transform into a Hard Core-X, trying to ram her as they normally do. Samus regains the powerful Plasma Beam upon its defeat.

Trivia

• Nettori's name may possibly be derived from nettle, a species of poisonous flowering plant found on various continents. It could also be a combination of nettle and Torizo, which the central mass resembles.

• Because of the biomass's resemblance to a Torizo, one could assume that the Nettori started off as a simple plant like a creeper vine and, when it came into contact with the statue's energy-generating capabilities, was mutated and spread throughout the BSL station, either before or after the statue was infected by X. This would explain how it managed to grow to such an enormous size so quickly.

• The plants found between the platforms appear to be Blob Throwers in regard to their appearance and projectiles, though they behave like the Samus Eaters from Super Metroid, in that these do not appear to be extended and trap their prey.

• The Plasma Beam shots fired from Nettori act as a shield, causing any of Samus's weapons to bounce off of them. However, once Samus has obtained the Plasma Beam function, it allows enemy projectiles through.

• Nettori is one of the few bosses that is vulnerable to Power Bomb blasts.

• Strangely enough, when Nettori becomes a Hard Core-X, and even when Nettori is defeated, you will not be able to open the door to the right until the Plasma Beam has been obtained, despite the fact that all vegetation has been removed, reactivating the station's power. This is probably to prevent skipping the Plasma Beam.

• If Samus exits, then re-enters the room, the vines in the background are wilted and have turned a reddish-brown color.

• On Easy Mode (Japanese version of Fusion only), the unbloomed flowers remain closed and do not release any spores.

• In the Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks, Nettori is referred to as the "Fake Statue".

• The Nettori and Mother Brain battles are very similar to each other. Both have a single safe place to stand, hazards on the ground and weapons attacking from above to assist them, and before they attack in their second form (Mother Brain's second form from Super Metroid as well as in the battle from Metroid: Zero Mission), they start firing lasers.

Gallery

Nettori's firing the Plasma Beam. Nettori's color has also changed due to all the damage its taken.

Nettori's firing the Plasma Beam. Nettori's color has also changed due to all the damage its taken.

Nettori's firing the Plasma Beam. Nettori's color has also changed due to all the damage its taken.

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