When preparing this attack, they protect their vulnerable membrane by positioning themselves with their dorsal shell. The Alpha Metroids can perform new attacks in Samus Returns, including attempting to dive-bomb Samus. Its only means of attack is ramming, as it lacks the life energy drain of its predecessor. It is impervious to all beam weaponry (including the Ice Beam, unlike in the game's remake) and can only be harmed by Missiles, of which five will take this creature down. In Return of Samus, the Alpha Metroid has very basic and straightforward movements, so it does not pose any large threat. Nevertheless, it is the first crucial metamorphosis that will ultimately allow the creature to reach far superior forms, with many of the weaknesses listed above either diminished or removed entirely. The Alpha Metroid is arguably the weakest stage in the SR388 life cycle after the Infant Metroid. This disparity in the membranes' defensive strength is likely determined by the number of nuclei present on their bodies. In addition, the membrane of the older Metroid remains frozen for a longer period of time than the younger form who unfreezes rapidly. However, an Alpha Metroid's membrane is frail, as it can be readily damaged with either concussive weaponry or the Ice Beam alone, unlike the Metroid larva's complete invulnerability to weapons unless it is specifically shot with missiles after it is frozen first. The inability to completely freeze its body results from the newly-developed exoskeleton that borders the membrane the small surface area of the membrane that remains exposed, along with the Metroid's unceasing movements as well as the delay in shooting consecutive charged shots, forces Samus to make accurate shots in the heat of battle. Only its membrane can be encased in ice, which will merely slow the creature's movement and is achievable strictly by shooting its membrane with a charged shot of the Ice Beam.
Contrary to a larva whose entire body is frozen solid when fired upon from any angle with the weapon's standard shot, an Alpha Metroid cannot be immobilized by any means. These anatomical changes have an impact on how the Metroid reacts to its species' major weakness: the Ice Beam. The remaining nucleus is carried by the Metroid for the rest of its life cycle. Due to the fact that a larva leaves an empty membrane behind when it metamorphoses into an Alpha Metroid, it can be logically assumed that the three missing nuclei were re-purposed into creating the organism's new body in a fashion similar to an embryo's stem cells. Metroid larvae have four nuclei housed within their massive membranes, though they seemingly lose three of these when they become Alpha Metroids, as the latter possess only a single nucleus in their smaller membranes. The compound eyes were initially of a blue color, and there were no mutated Alpha Metroids to be found. The appearance of Alpha Metroids differed in Metroid II and Metroid Fusion they lacked an oral cavity, therefore their three fangs functioned more as a central horn and two tusks. Due to unknown factors related to SR388's environment, a rare mutation can occur in which an Alpha Metroid is covered in a green, moss-like substance while possessing an additional pair of eyes. The Metroid now resembles an arthropod, and the species' characteristic membrane and red nucleus are now located on its underbelly. The development has granted it new physical features: two red compound eyes, three large fangs surrounding a leech-like mouth outlined with smaller teeth, four budding limbs and a plated exoskeleton growing along the dorsal region. 4.3 Metroid: Samus Returns Official GuideĪn Alpha Metroid molts from the topside of a Metroid larva's translucent membrane and leaves behind a shed husk in the process.
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