Cloaked Drone

The Cloaked Drone,Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide also known as the Beta DroneMetroid Prime Official Strategy GuideUnused scan data in Metroid Prime Remastered and Invisible Sentry Drone,Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide is a Pirate Sentry Drone equipped with cloaking technology, rendering it invisible in the ordinary spectrum. Samus encountered it before locating the Power Bomb in the Central Dynamo of the Phazon Mines. Whilst the Drone itself is invisible and cannot be locked-onto by the Combat Visor, Samus can still see the light produced by its weapons and optical device. Because Samus cannot lock-onto the Drone, she is also unable to scan it.
The X-Ray Visor can visualise the Drone, and also reveal a shield than can sometimes be seen in the normal spectrum as well. However Samus does not have access to the X-Ray Visor at this time. The drone loses its cloaking technology in the cutscene when it is destroyed and can be seen briefly.
==Battle==
Samus triggers the Cloaked Drone's activation when she enters the Dynamo, locking down the doors to prevent her escape. The Drone flies around pelting her with turret-mounted guns and a powerful laser.
The most effective weapon is a charged Wave Beam shot, though if Missiles are plentiful (around 35 are needed), an easy strategy is simply to use the Wavebuster until the mechanoid has been destroyed, as it automatically tracks the Drone throughout the room. A Super Missile can destroy the Drone in one hit.
The Drone can be fought from the platform that Samus enters the room in, and not necessarily from the bottom area. After Samus defeats it, she traverses through an electrical maze to gain the Power Bomb upgrade.
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Samus cannot scan it at all during the fight.
==Official Data==
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;CLOAKED DRONE
:"The Space Pirates made significant strides in their weapon research, including the creation of Cloaked Drones. The flying robots are easy to take down with the Wavebuster, but you must find them first. Use the Thermal Visor to reveal the cloaked foes' locations. Note that Cloaked Drones cannot be scanned.
After you destroy the Cloaked Drone, a small hole will open in the floor."
===Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide===
"Drop onto the floor, and a cloaked Sentry Drone attacks you. It's impossible to lock on to this enemy. Just watch for its lights, and manually aim with your Wave Beam. Keep blasting as quickly as you can to destroy it. Because this enemy is cloaked, there's no way to scan it.
Once you destroy the Sentry Drone, a panel on the floor opens."
===Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide===
;BETA DRONE
:MORPHOLOGY
:"Security mechanoid equipped with phased cloaking grid. The next generation of Drones operates fully cloaked from normal sight. A defense shield and extra Beam Cannon increases their combat effectiveness as well. Still, they are machines, and can be nullified with electromagnetic pulses."
:COMBAT TIPS
:"Hit the Beta Drone with the Power Beam or other Beam weapons to take them out as quickly as possible."
===Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide===
;MINI-BOSS: INVISIBLE SENTRY DRONE
:"Target this strange enemy manually--the only way you can--and shoot it with the full powered blasts of the Wave Beam when it fires its own laser.When the Invisible Sentry Drone crashes it makes a hole."
==Unused data==
Internal data within the GameCube version of Metroid Prime refers to an unused layer in Elite Quarters Access with the name Beta Drone. It is possible this referred to the Cloaked Drone, suggesting it was meant to be a common enemy placed after its initial encounter within the Phazon Mines. The reason for their removal as a common enemy is unclear, as other invisible common enemies still exist. 
The model for the Cloaked Drone is named Gamma_Drone.
In Metroid Prime Remastered, unused scan text for the Cloaked Drone exists within the game files, suggesting further information was planned to be revealed. The unused scan names this model as a "Beta Drone", making up the next generation of drones. The scan accurately describes the drone's abilities, though it also mentions an "extra Beam Cannon", possibly referring to the laser eye cannon other drones possess. It is possible Samus's destruction of the drone halted advancements in drone technology, as further drones are never encountered, nor do any enemies throughout the rest of the Metroid Prime Trilogy utilize similar technology as the Beta Drone. It is unknown why this scan was removed from the final game.
==Trivia==
*It should be noted that Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide states that the robot can be seen with the Thermal Visor. In the game, however, this visor only allows the player to see the heat trail from the Drone's jets.
*In a trailer from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest, the Cloaked Drone is seen fought with the X-Ray Visor.
*The Cloaked Drone shares its battle theme with the Plated Beetle and Sheegoth.
*In the game's data, the Cloaked Drone has a unique model with a dark red color scheme. This can never be seen in normal gameplay due to its invisibility, and the model is swapped out for that of a Sentry Drone during its death cutscene.
*The Cloaked Drone can fire up to two lasers from its optical device every once in a while.
==Gallery==
Cloaked_Drone_Central_Dynamo.jpg|The Cloaked Drone fires a laser.
Cloaked_Drone.png|Samus briefly reveals the Drone's shield.
800px-Cloaked_Drone_01-1-.png|The Cloaked Drone exploding.
Beta Drone Wave Beam Stun Remastered.png|The Cloaked Drone stunned by the Wave Beam in Metroid Prime Remastered.
==References==
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