The VIXIV is a mid-class battleship commanded by Adam Malkovich[1] in flashback scenes in Metroid: Other M.
History[]
Depicted as a newly-constructed[1] ship in flashbacks in Metroid: Other M, the VIXIV is seen above a planet towing the Lusitania, a civilian spacecraft with a malfunctioning drive unit attached. During the mission, Ian Malkovich is inside the drive unit attempting to repair it. Once it goes critical, Adam orders it to be detached, despite the protests of Samus Aran and the ship's Operators. This incident, and Samus's guilt over how she handled it, prompts her to leave the Galactic Federation Army. Retrospectively, Samus later acknowledges that Adam reluctantly made the right decision.
Adam piloted a similar vessel, the Federation Army Special Ops Battleship VIXIV IV, in chapters twelve and sixteen of Metroid: Volume 2. The relation between the two vessels, if they are in fact separate, has not yet been made clear.
Size[]
The VIXIV's dimensions, as given in the Other M concept art, are:
| Length | 350m |
| Height | 150m |
| Width | 100m |
Development notes[]
The VIXIV is named after another vessel in the Sakamoto-produced Japanese Game Boy game, X, (predecessor to the Star Fox series) called "Space Tank VIXIV" which departs from an overpopulated Earth in the year XXXX to investigate Tetamus II. An enhanced version of the vessel also appears in the Q-Games DSiWare sequel, X-Scape, (3D Space Tank in PAL regions) accompanied by a droid called "VIX-529." Q-Games' previous DSiWare game, Starship Defense (a.k.a. Starship Patrol and Star Ship Defender) featured a support robot named VIX-2000.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Gallery Mode, as translated by Metroid Database