On a similar note, they can even copy DNA from fragments of an individual, which is demonstrated with the creation of the SA-X from surgically-removed portions of Samus's Power Suit, with it also being implied in the case of the Kraid-based portions of Raven Beak X that Kraid's DNA came from the ejected spike from Kraid before the latter sank into the lava. The X Parasites are not limited to purely organic lifeforms-they are able to consume and replicate bio-mechanical technology, such as Samus's Power Suit or Security Robot B.O.X.'s neural network, and can even interface with technology to "download" similar data, as in the case of the Barrier Core-X.
However, the X Parasite was still able to acquire her genetic and memetic information, producing the SA-X. Via unknown means, Samus Aran was able to resist her own infection and slip it into a coma, allowing her to survive until the Metroid vaccine was administered. Depending on the situation, the Parasites may either begin mimicking the host's structure then and there, giving the appearance that the host has been possessed, or may simply consume it and create a facsimile at a more advantageous location. It is during this process that the X absorb the DNA and memories of their victim, allowing them to replicate it and further their species's existence this process is not prevented even if the host was already dead prior to infection. X Parasites are voracious, and once they locate prey, they infect the organism's nervous system and start reproducing at an exponential rate, consuming the host's soft tissue within seconds. While X are incredibly mobile, base form X can still generally be contained, such as by using the vacuum of a Power Bomb to suck them in. X Parasites reproduce rapidly and asexually, allowing them to quickly infest entire planets if not contained, and even in their base form they are able to quickly pursue and infect their prey. Their gelatinous bodies allow them to slip through the tiniest openings and, with few exceptions, harmlessly yield to projectiles. Despite this risk, the extreme versatility of the X Parasite has led some among the Chozo and Galactic Federation to show interest in them as potential resources.Īn X Parasite scanned by a security sensor.Īn X Parasite's base form is a simplistic, airborne gelatinous organism approximately the size of a basketball with three particle-like structures that circulates within their mass like electrons. The galaxy at large learns of the Parasites in Metroid Fusion after Samus successfully eradicated the Metroids on their homeworld in Metroid: Samus Returns, and the detection of surviving X on ZDR in Metroid Dread forces Samus to once again confirm their extinction. The extreme danger of the X Parasites is what led the ancient Chozo to design the titular Metroid species, precipitating the events of the series. X Parasites are able to assimilate both the DNA and knowledge of other life forms, as well as to incorporate those features when they take new hosts, and their single-minded drive to consume and spread leaves them a threat to all other life in the cosmos, making it urgent to eradicate them. They serve as the secondary antagonist of Fusion and the tertiary antagonist of Dread. They appear in Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Samus Returns, Metroid Dread, and the prequel manga. The X Parasite, also known as Unidentified Parasite Creature-X by the Federation and known as Eddis by the Chozo, is an extremely hostile, shape-shifting organism native to planet SR388. Can you not see that if a mimic such as this were to infiltrate a population, it could replicate almost indefinitely! With evil taking the form of an ally, the galaxy could be overthrown. The creature took on the host's memories, appearance, abilities, everything. Contact with the Fusion Suit and derivatives.
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