Space Pirate flagship

"Chozo script translated."

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The Space Pirate flagship (宇宙海賊旗艦^?)^[1] is a massive spaceship used by the Space Pirates in the Metroid Manga. It is sometimes referred to as a Space Pirate Mothership, but not to be confused with its replacement.

History[]

The Space Pirate Flagship makes its first appearance in Chapter 1 of Metroid: Volume 1, with Ridley as its commander, as it leads an Space Pirate invasion force to K-2L after Gray Voice and Old Bird leave.

It reappears in Chapters 4 and 5 of Volume 1. The Chozo of Zebes, in the midst of a discussion about the X Parasites on SR388, find that a Metroid is reacting to something. Mother Brain's eye mechanism then appears and states that an unknown large object is approaching the Planetary Protection Shield. The flagship uses the gravitational field of a micro black hole to destroy the shield, so that they can conquer the planet.

P-1 in his interrogation states that the Pirate presence on Jigrad is only to distract the Galactic Federation so that the raid of Zebes can occur. Samus Aran, upon realizing this, disobeys her orders and flies to Zebes, with two days to save the Chozo.

Although forced to escape, Samus, Mauk, and Kreatz find that the flagship is blocking their escape. Kreatz has sent a distress signal ordering the Federation Fleet to "get the @!#$ out here." Not even a short while later, Adam Malkovich arrives, and his fleet destroys the flagship, forcing the Pirates to replace it with the Space Pirate Mother Ship, and for Ridley, the flagship's commander, to seek revenge on Adam.

Trivia[]

The ship's micro black hole technology is not believed to be of Space Pirate origin, and Old Bird wonders whom they stole it from.

Gallery[]

References[]

^ Metroid: Volume 1 pg. 117, as translated by Metroidhat

Space Pirate Vehicles
Large Spacecraft	Flagship • Mother Ship • Orpheon • Siriacus • Vol Paragom • Starship • Leviathan Battleship • Destroyer • Colossus • Doomseye Leviathan-class capital ship • Marauder-class battleship • Plunderer-class cruiser • Dragüd's Ship
Space fighters	Zebesian Pirate Ship • Space Pirate vessel • Boarding Pod • Missile Transport (Elite) • Pirate Warship Fang-class fighter • Pirate Fighter
Terrestrial vehicles	"Shrike" Class Assault Skiff • ATC • Assault Skiff • Dropship
Others	Escape Pod • Escape Ship • 565-PH Hellfire • Dive Spike

[1] Metroid: Volume 1 pg. 117, as translated by Metroidhat

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