Pirate Hussars are Space Pirates appearing in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Description[]
Pirate Hussars are brave enough to be willing to ride the deadly Korakk Beast. They are armed with dangerous Phazon Energy Lances, allowing them to fire laser beams for long-ranged attacks.
Each Hussar has formed a bond with his Korakk. The Hussar is usually killed before the Korakk; if he dies, his mount will try to avenge his death. However, if the Korakk Beast is killed first, they will both die.
Logbook entry[]
Pirate Hussar
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Morphology: Pirate Hussar
Rider of the vicious Korakk. Wields Energy Lance in combat.
Hussars are unusually brave for Space Pirates, willing to ride the deadly Korakk beast into combat. Their Phazon Energy Lances are deadly at any range. Hussars and their mounts have a strange bond. If a Hussar is slain, his Korakk will fight to avenge his death.
Development notes[]
The Pirate Hussar is referred to as a Beast Rider by Paul Tozour, who programmed its artificial intelligence and that of the Korakk. His notes on their development are below.
“ | This is an encounter on planet Bryyo that was designed to make use of several different player abilities in Metroid Prime 3, including the grapple beam, morphball mode, and Hyper Mode.
Note that the actual battle doesn't start until about 40% of the way through the video, after the two flying Space Pirates are killed. The Space Pirate Beast Rider sitting on top of the Korakk can be shot off separately. |
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—Paul Tozour[1] |
Trivia[]
- The Korakk Beast battle and the name of the room in which it is fought, Jousting Field, refer to jousting in Medieval Times. Jousting in these times consisted of a knight riding on a horse, whilst yielding a lance and attempting to knock the opponent off his horse.
- Unlike other generic Space Pirates, the Logbook refers to the Pirate Hussar with masculine pronouns.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Tozour, Paul. "Korakk and Beast Rider (MP3:C)". Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2022. The video linked on this page was uploaded by Jesse Hinrichs on YouTube and is available here.