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's huge amount of vines extending throughout a large portion of Sector 2, and into a small area of the Main Deck caused the main power to go offline, as the vines were choking the activity of the Main Reactor. Once Samus restored the auxiliary power, she still had to find out what was causing the main generator to not function. She entered a secret tunnel to a vine-choked Sector 2, and after she even encountered a SA-X , she came 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 to the right of the room there 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. But during the first phase it relies on its flowers to fight Samus.
The two unbloomed flowers at the ceiling release spores at regular intervals, which float down and will cause Samus damage on contact (they can be shot), knocking her into a water pit with one of the larger flowers. The three big flowers at the bottom will wait until Samus falls, 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 make it up.
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 usually won't get hit by anything. However, this position doesn't give any 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, constantly shooting missiles into the main body of the Nettori. The pollen will block the missiles occasionally, but Samus can still shoot them and keep damaging the boss; a rapid volley of Missiles will make short work of the first form of Nettori. Once she does enough damage, the front of the plant will crumble away and the Rafflesia-like flowers will begins spewing pollen. 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
Nettori will now use the Plasma Beam against Samus. The flowers above will stop releasing particles and the large ones below will start to spray particles onto the lower platform, forcing her to stand in front of Nettori. 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. Possibly, it could be a combination of nettle and Torizo, which the plant resembles. Net(tle) + Tori(zo)
- On close inspection, Nettori closely resembles a Torizo. The plants found between the platforms appear to be Blob Throwers in regard to their appearance and projectiles, though they behave like a type of "flower" on Brinstar, in that these do not appear to be extended and trap their prey.
- Because of the biomass' resemblence to a Torizo, we 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, It grew to an enormous size. This would explain how it managed to grow to such an enormous size so quickly.
- Nettori is the only boss in the game that is vulnerable to Power Bombs.
- 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.
- 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 is obtained after beating Nettori, despite the fact that all vegetation has been removed, reactivating the station's power.
- If you exit, then re-enter the room, the vines in the background would have wilted and turned a reddish-brown color.
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