Phazon Shriekbat

Phazon Shriekbat
Featured in	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Knownlocales	G.F.S. Valhalla
Behavior	Aggressive
Color(s)	Blue
Attacks	Dive-bomb

A Phazon Shriekbat is a Phazon version of the common Shriekbat. It has a minor resemblance to real-life marine worms or centipedes due to its long elongated body with protrusions all along its sides that may be legs, wings or spikes. It has a hollow hole and several tendrils at its head section and two tail tips at the other end of its body. Found on the G.F.S. Valhalla, Phazon Shriekbats detonate with a small Phazon shockwave and do not fly towards Samus with aileron rolls, but instead "swim" through the air; they are otherwise identical in behavior to their cousins.

They are only found in the room Hangar A Access.

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Phazon Shriekbat

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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Morphology: Phazon Shriekbat
Aggressive ceiling dweller that dive-bombs approaching organisms.

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Even more aggressive than normal species, Phazon Shriekbats will not hesitate to attack any creature that wanders too close. Their dive-bomb attack erupts in a burst of Phazon energy, which usually proves fatal to weaker organisms. These Shriekbats are mainly found in areas with high amounts of Phazon. Instead of the usual insects and small creatures Shriekbats usually feed on, they have come to rely on Phazon as a food source.

Trivia

• Several organisms in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption have two counterparts that closely resemble one another: the natural form and corrupted Phazon form, an example being the Gel Puffer and Phazon Puffer. However, this specific breed of Shriekbat is a unique exception due to the fact there are multiple types of non-corrupted Shriekbats in the game, none of which bear any strong similarities to the Phazon version. Out of the three types, the only one it has any semblance of correlation with is the Urtragian Shriekbat (which shares its design with the Shriekbat from Metroid Prime 2). An Urtragian type might look like a Phazon Shriekbat if the former's horseshoe-like body was pressed from the sides, resulting in an elongated body, reducing the large empty space at its center into the small hole seen on the latter's head section and causing the two separate ends to become conjoined tails. The Urtragian Shriekbat's wings would be the withered and seemingly useless tendrils on the sides of the Phazon variant's head, and the ridges throughout the former's body would develop into the protrusions on the latter.
  • If the Phazon Shriekbat does not have a natural counterpart, then it might be seen as a native of Phaaze. The planet features many Phazon-based organisms, such as those who are known to have non-corrupted forms (ex: Phazon Puffer) and those that don't have one at all (ex: Jelsac). However, the Phazon Shriekbat is not among the lifeforms present during Samus's short visit there. If one considers how little of Phaaze is actually seen, there's a possibility this species of Shriekbat inhabits an unexplored location.