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:''This article is about the enemy in Super Metroid. For the creature in Metroid Fusion, see [[Yard (Metroid Fusion)]]''.
 
 
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'''Yards'''<ref>''[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' pg. 16</ref> are creatures resembling small snails with crab-like pincers carrying large, armored shells on their backs.
   
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==Description==
[[Image:Metroid-yard.gif|right|thumb|50px]]
 
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They live in several sections of [[Maridia]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' and are seen most of the time moving along the ceilings and walls. A Yard can only be destroyed by the [[Bomb]], [[Power Bomb]] or the [[Speed Booster]]; any other weapon will simply cause them to retreat into their resistant shells. They are harmless while inside their shells, and Samus can even kick or juggle them around by running into them, and they make odd bouncing noises when she does so. However, if left alone after kicking them, the Yards will eventually come out of their shells, straighten themselves up, and move directly towards Samus' direction with a drastic increase in speed, attempting to ram her.
   
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[[File:YardAnimatedTransparent.gif|thumb|X-infected Yard]]
'''Yard''' are creatures that look like snails, with large armored shells. They can only be destroyed by [[Bomb]]s, and are found in the pipe areas in [[Maridia]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]''. They are harmless when not moving, and can be kicked around or juggled by [[Samus]]. After being kicked over, they will right themselves and continue moving.
 
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They also appear in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'',<ref>''[[Nintendo Official Guide Book for Metroid Fusion]]'' [https://www.metroid-database.com/old_site/m4/MF_Enemies2.jpg pg. 29]</ref> in the seabed-like area of [[Sector 4]]. These Yards were captured and brought onboard the [[BSL Station]] at an undetermined point before the events of the game, where they were eventually infected and mimicked by [[X Parasite]]s. The X's ability to manipulate their hosts' DNA has given the Yard an increase in size with a radically different shell (now cone-shaped). These variants have also acquired the ability to fire spinning bolts of energy from their shells. However the X-infected Yards are very slow in their movements, unlike their natural counterparts.
 
Humorously enough, they make odd bouncing noises when kicked.
 
 
Hacking of ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'s'' code has revealed unused sprites of the Yard's shell, though there is still the presence of creatures which may possibly be mimicked/X infected Yards with a vastly different shell in the final game. This indicates that the Yard with the original shell from ''Super Metroid'' was intended to appear in ''Fusion'', but was dropped.
 
   
 
==Official data==
 
==Official data==
 
===''[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide]]''===
 
===''[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide]]''===
''"Yards can be destroyed with a Bomb."''
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{{SM enemy|desc = Maridia. Yards can be destroyed with a Bomb.|HP_normal = 10|ATK_normal = 100|E_normal = 31|BE_normal = 31|M_normal = 0|SM_normal = 0|PB_normal = 4}}
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==Trivia==
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[[File:YardsFusion.gif|thumb|Multiple X-infected Yards.]]
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*The Yards from ''Metroid Fusion'' bear similar physiology to a [[Gravitt]] from [[SR388]].
 
*Hacking of ''Metroid Fusion'' has revealed unused sprites of the Yard's shell, even though Yards appeared in the game with a different shell. This indicates that the Yard with the original shell from ''Super Metroid'' was intended to appear in ''Fusion'', but was dropped.
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*The bolt of energy shot out of an X-infected Yard's shell is visually similar to Ridley's 2D fireballs.
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Metroid-yard

Yards[1] are creatures resembling small snails with crab-like pincers carrying large, armored shells on their backs.

Description

They live in several sections of Maridia in Super Metroid and are seen most of the time moving along the ceilings and walls. A Yard can only be destroyed by the Bomb, Power Bomb or the Speed Booster; any other weapon will simply cause them to retreat into their resistant shells. They are harmless while inside their shells, and Samus can even kick or juggle them around by running into them, and they make odd bouncing noises when she does so. However, if left alone after kicking them, the Yards will eventually come out of their shells, straighten themselves up, and move directly towards Samus' direction with a drastic increase in speed, attempting to ram her.

YardAnimatedTransparent

X-infected Yard

They also appear in Metroid Fusion,[2] in the seabed-like area of Sector 4. These Yards were captured and brought onboard the BSL Station at an undetermined point before the events of the game, where they were eventually infected and mimicked by X Parasites. The X's ability to manipulate their hosts' DNA has given the Yard an increase in size with a radically different shell (now cone-shaped). These variants have also acquired the ability to fire spinning bolts of energy from their shells. However the X-infected Yards are very slow in their movements, unlike their natural counterparts.

Official data

Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide

Enemy Data Description
Color HP ATK E BE M SM PB Maridia. Yards can be destroyed with a Bomb.
Normal 10 100 31 31 0 0 4

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Trivia

YardsFusion

Multiple X-infected Yards.

  • The Yards from Metroid Fusion bear similar physiology to a Gravitt from SR388.
  • Hacking of Metroid Fusion has revealed unused sprites of the Yard's shell, even though Yards appeared in the game with a different shell. This indicates that the Yard with the original shell from Super Metroid was intended to appear in Fusion, but was dropped.
  • The bolt of energy shot out of an X-infected Yard's shell is visually similar to Ridley's 2D fireballs.

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