Metroid
From A complete guide to Super Metroid speedrunning
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| Damage | 120/60/30 |
| Health | 500 |
| Size | 10 x 10px |
| Freezable | Yes |
| Drops | |
| Nothing | 4 |
| Small Energy | 10 |
| Big Energy | 20 |
| Missile | 36 |
| Super Missile | 20 |
| Power Bomb | 12 |
| Invulnerable to: | |
| Beams, Bombs, Power Bombs (half damage) | |
| Damage Multipliers | |
| Supers | x2 |
Metroids are best killed using ice beam and super missiles/missiles, but can also be killed with power bombs. Grouping them together can save ammo.
If a Metroid touches Samus, it will latch on and start doing damage over time. It can be detached with a bomb, but they will latch right back on again. If Samus is moving over the bomb in morph ball form when the bomb goes off, the Metroid will end up a little farther away and give Samus enough time to unmorph and freeze them. Alternatively, Samus can place 3 power bombs to kill the Metroid. These will not detach the Metroid, but the Metroid will stop damaging Samus during the explosions. Exiting and re-entering the room will also detach the Metroid, but this is obviously slow.
