Magdollite

Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M are a type of lifeform native to Norfair on Zebes and strange creatures that appear to be "living" columns of lava.
==Description==
===Super Metroid===
Normally they are found resting at the bottom of lava pools, in which their green eyes and teeth can be clearly seen. When something comes near it, the Magdollite will quickly submerge before stretching itself into a tall column of magma, equal in height to whatever it is preparing to attack, and it will then throw part of itself at its opponent. After its attack it will sink back to the pool of magma. These creatures can be frozen with the conjunction of the Ice Beam, and are vulnerable to Super Missiles.
===Metroid: Other M===
The Magdollites encountered in Other M are vastly different in appearance. They now have arms which are used to swipe and slam, and can shoot large molten rocks at Samus. They appear in the Pyrosphere alongside other familiar animals like the Mella and Dessgeega. Though it takes multiple Charge Beam blasts to kill them, Samus can instantly dispose of them after acquiring the Ice Beam by firing a charged shot at them and then shooting their frozen mouth with a Missile. When killed, they go down in flames, emitting roars. The Screw Attack will also kill them instantly.
In the endgame, it is revealed that when Ridley's clone pushed Anthony Higgs off a ledge, he fell above a Magdollite and froze it with his Freeze Gun, landed on the frozen area and slid on it to safety.
The art gallery shows that Magdollites have legs, teeth, and even a skeleton.
==Official data==
===Super Metroid manual===
;MAGDOLLITES
:"Magdollites have the power to turn into magma and change shape at will. They attack by tossing lava."
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
MAGDOLLITE
===Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition===
;Mid-Level Enemies (p. 14)
:Magdollites
:"Magdollites are large lava golems. Because they're able to withstand extremely high temperatures and are composed nearly entirely out of lava, these monsters are almost impossible to beat with conventional weaponry. Luckily, they're extremely slow and their attacks, which consist of hand slams and lava projectiles from their mouths, are easy to avoid. Avoid these monsters at all costs until you acquire the Screw Attack ability. With Screw Attack you will be able to slice right past them as if they aren't there!"
===Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M===
"Appearing in magma, it shakes its arms to attack at Samus. It appears in very narrow scaffoldings, and will make Samus fall if attacked."
==Trivia==
*In the internal data of Super Metroid, Magdollite is referred to as Lavaman.
*The Magmoor's internal filename is "magdolite". According to Mike Sneath, enemies in Metroid Prime were designed to be faithful to those of the 2D games that came before, but Nintendo asked for them to be retooled."The entire first year’s worth of characters I modeled for the game were cut. At first, we were making all the enemies looking just like the old Metroid 2D enemies. Nintendo later decided that they wanted the enemies to have a new look, so we scrapped all of those creatures. These weren’t just models that were scrapped, but these were enemies that had a full set of animations and some even had AI programmed. I’m actually very glad Nintendo made that call because I think the newer designs that Jones and Keller came up with were a big improvement over the original 2D designs." https://shinesparkers.net/interviews/mike-sneath/ As such, Magmoors may originally have been Magdollites during development.
*In Metroid: Other M, a single shot of the Freeze Gun could completely freeze a Magdollite while a fully charged shot from Samus's Ice Beam could only freeze its mouth.
*In Other M, there is a small cave room Samus must pass that houses Magdollites. Due to their large size, the Magdollites can be seen constantly clipping their arms or head through the walls or roof whenever they attack.
*The Magdollite's Japanese name contains the kanji 星人, which is shared with various Other M enemies such as Zebesian and Kyratian. However, unlike most of these other enemies, the Magdollite's English name does not end with the -ian suffix.
==Gallery==
Magdollite.gif|Super Metroid sprite
Magdolite.jpg|A Magdollite stretching in preparation for an attack
Magdollite MOM 1.jpg|Pre-release screenshot.
Magdollite MOM 2.jpg|Samus encounters Magdollites in the Pyrosphere.
Other M Magdollite Smash.png|A Magdollite slamming the ground with its hand.
Magdollite.jpg|Gallery Mode
==References==
ru:Магдоллит
Category:Species
Category:Zebes
Category:Norfair
Category:Ridley's Lair
Category:BOTTLE SHIP
Category:Pyrosphere
Category:Lavalife
Category:Recurring Species