Experiment 7526

Experiment 7526 was an unsuccessful attempt at converting a Space Pirate into an Elite Pirate. Its fragmented remains can be seen inside a tall, indestructible Xenome Containment Unit in the Research Lab Aether room of the Phendrana Drifts, in Metroid Prime.
Experiment 7526 appears to have possessed a wide variety of features, such as plating on its head and neck, six eyes, two tentacles, a translucent membrane with an inner nucleus reminiscent of most standard Metroid types (especially the evolved forms of the SR388 strain), a thorax with a stinger, and a large claw with a built-in gun barrel. The claw in particular causes it to resemble a Zebesian more than any Space Pirate on Tallon IV.
==Official data==
===Scan===
"This tank holds the remains of experiment 7526. Conversion of Elite Pirate unsuccessful."
==Development notes==
E3 2001 concept art for Prime depicted Experiment 7526 in its intact state. An anonymous former developer from Retro Studios later revealed that this creature was a scrapped enemy, a mutated Space Pirate that was a failure in the Pirate Phazon experiments. Its model was then repurposed as background fodder.http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/metroid-prime-gc-beta/
The gun barrel claw is likely a remnant of early concept art and models for Space Pirates that more closely adhered to the classic Zebesian design. In addition to its Metroid-esque torso membrane, the head of experiment 7526 bears some resemblance to the head of an Omega Metroid in concept artwork by Danny Richardson.
==Gallery==
7526 Claw.png|Another portion of experiment 7526, appearing to be a claw with a gun barrel on the inside.
Dead zebesian prime 1 head.png
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7526 Reassembled.png|A reassembled version of experiment 7526, created by piecing together the detached portions of its model.
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Space Pirates
Category:Phendrana Drifts
Category:Glacier One
Category:Elite Pirates
Category:Deceased
Category:Unused Bosses and Species