Phantoon

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Background

Phantoon is a spectral entity that is intangible and the malevolent consciousness of Mother Brain while also being from a higher dimension. Ranging in size from four meters tall to ten times as large as Samus' ship, Phantoon resembles a giant cephalopod with a single eye inside a large mouthlike eyelid.

It feeds off raw energy without directly interfacing with wires or equipment, such as the Wrecked Ship and BOTTLE SHIP. Based on its portrayal among the bosses in the Golden Statues, Phantoon appears to be allied with the Space Pirates in some capacity.

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Phantoon's origin has received alterations from several sources over the years. The English and Japanese manuals for Super Metroid both gave a different background of Phantoon, describing it as either being the ghost of the Wrecked Ship itself that taps into Mother Brain's thought-waves or as being the physical manifestation of Mother Brain's malevolent consciousness, respectively. Another version of Phantoon's background is given in its concept art for Other M, which describes it as an entity who was hidden within a vessel used by the Chozo long ago - it apparently traveled with the ancient race through space for an unknown amount of time until they reached planet Zebes, where the vessel would eventually become the Wrecked Ship. The same concept art further describes Phantoon as a multidimensional creature whose entire body cannot exist in a single dimension, thus giving it its ghost-like characteristics. This signifies that the body that Samus sees as Phantoon in both games is but a portion of its overall structure, in which its full size, mass and appearance remain unknown. Interesting to note is Super Metroid's manual describing the Wrecked Ship as having crashed on Zebes. Given Phantoon's malevolent nature and its tendency to absorb the energy of starships, it may very well have been responsible for the Chozo ship's arrival on the planet.

General Information

Name: Phantoon

Origin: Super Metroid

Sex: Male

Age: Over 100 years old (Predates the Chozo’s living on Zebes)

Classification: Spectral Entity, Higher Dimensional Entity

Status: Alive (Despite being defeated by Samus Aran twice, this is only his lower dimensional avatar he inserts into the universe, with his true form still being alive)

Alignment: Neutral Evil (Is the physical manifestation of Mother Brain's malevolent consciousness)

Codex Statistics

Key: Super Metroid | Other M

Tier: At least 8-A, likely Far Higher | At least 8-A, likely Far Higher

Dimensionality: 3-D with its avatar, at least 5-D with its true form (Exist in multiple higher dimensions)

Attack Potency: At least City District level(Potency), likely Far Higher (Fought against Super Metroid Samus) | At least City District level(Potency), likely Far Higher (Fought against Other M Samus Aran)

Durability: At least City District level, likely Far Higher (Took multiple hits from Super Metroid Samus) | At least City District level, likely Far Higher

Striking Strength: At least City District Class (Potency), likely Far Higher | At least City District Class (Potency), likely Far Higher

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Capable of keeping up with Samus Aran) | Superhuman (It’s size alone should net it’s movement)

Attack Speed: At most Relativistic+ (Can tag Super Metroid Samus Aran, who uses speed boosters, which are the same equipment that enhances spaceships capable of intergalactic travel, can react to spaceships mid-flight during these states. With the ships moving this fast during intergalactic travel) | At most Relativistic+

Reaction Speed: At most Relativistic+ | At most Relativistic+

Stamina: Limitless (Is a living being from a higher dimension that it’s material form does not require any form of sustenance and cannot get tired)

Range: Tens of Meters with Energy Beams (Can shoot energy beams that span across the entire room and out) | Hundreds of Meters via sheer size, Cross-Dimensional in his true form and with Summoning (It’s true form is in multiple higher dimension and can move into higher dimensions, summons hands that appear from a dimensional portal)

Intelligence: Unknown (Phantoon is a state of Mother Brain's consciousness and from a higher dimension, but it's unknown how sentient it truly is)

Powers and Techniques:

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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1, 3,& 8. It’s true form resides in multiple higher dimensions allowing it to always bring it’s avatar back to life), Avatar Creation & Astral Projection (The Phantoon we see is a mere lower dimensional avatar made to interact with reality), Invisibility, Intangibility, & Incorporeality (Immaterial, Phasing, & Spatial. Phantoon is a ghost, along with a being from another higher spatial dimension making him difficult to hit even for Samus who can naturally interact with even Chozo Ghost. His attacks are also naturally intangible being capable of going through walls), Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2, & 3. It’s astral form does not require sustenance or sleep), Regeneration & Reactive Power Level (Mid-Godly. Came back from being completely destroyed in a much larger and more powerful form), Fire Manipulation & Telekinesis (Creates blue fire that they can telekinetically control), Curtain Fire (Can fire a massive amount of fires out at once), Necromancy (Is the reason behind the undead on the ship), Passive Technology Manipulation & Absorption (It’s existence passively shut down all of the technology on the ghost ship and kept all of its energy drained)

All previous powers and abilities to a greater extent, Size Manipulation & Large Size (Type 2; Grew to extremely gargantuan size after it’s last defeat), Portal Creation & Summoning (Can create portals that summon hands from higher dimensions to attack), Energy Manipulation & Homing Attack (His blue blast of energy home in on Samus), Spaceflight (Can fly while in space)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Notable Techniques

• Phantom Eyes: Phantoon's main method of attack, he creates a circle of blue flames around him to attack everything within a room, in Other M, these attacks have been shown to home on to enemies and have intangible properties to them.

• Hands from Higher Dimensions: Phantoon’s other form of attack, he opens up a portal to a higher dimension where hands come out to attack.

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Other

Standard Tactics:

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Phantoon will move around the room constantly creating phantom eyes that spread out and attack all enemies within a room distance and further, along with this his passive existence drains all technology and energy.

Along with his tactics in Super Metroid, due to Phantoon’s huge size he will now swing his large tentacles across to try and attack the opponent, he will also open up a portal from a higher dimension to bring in hands to attack the opponent, along with his phantom eye now having homing properties.

Weaknesses: His eye is his main weakspot.

Battle Records

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