Puffer

Puffers are enemy creatures first encountered in Metroid Prime, with several variants later introduced in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
==Description==
Puffers are small organisms first encountered on Tallon IV. They are round, greenish creatures with a number of tubes sticking out of their bodies, and float around by emitting puffs of green gas. When one is touched or destroyed, it explodes, releasing a cloud of gas that covers a large portion of their surroundings. This gas is incredibly toxic and caustic, and can even be a hazard to Samus in her Power Suit; the initial explosion itself is quite harmful as well - on Hard Mode/Hypermode, it possesses sufficient force to destroy nearby metal crates. There are also Plated Puffers encountered later on in Metroid Prime, which are Puffers mutated by Phazon; there is a further mutated variant encountered in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Puffers are similar in function to the biomechanical Puffer Mines and Preeds used for scouting duty by the Space Pirates; the Puffer Mines are stated to be Puffers that were artificially altered by the marauding race. The Bulls of Zebes, the BOTTLE SHIP and the Biologic Space Laboratories research station also share many similar characteristics.
Puffers are found in Lava Lake, Monitor Tunnel, Monitor Station, Triclops Pit, Twin Fires and Ventilation Shaft.
==Variations==
*Plated Puffer (Tower of Light in the Chozo Ruins)
*Gel Puffer (Bryyo)
*Sky Puffer (Elysia)
*Puffer Mine (Cybernetically enhanced Space Pirate patrol animal on Pirate Homeworld)
*Phazon Puffer (Phaaze)
==Official Data==
===Logbook entry===
===Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide===
;Puffer
:"Puffers are filled with the lethal meta-viprium gas and float about hunting for food. Aggressive hunters, they can knock you off small platforms. You can easily destroy them with a few shots from your Power Beam. The gas they leave behind can harm you for a short time after they are destroyed."
;Puffer
:Found In: Magmoor Caverns
:Recommended Weapon: Any
:"Puffers are filled with the lethal meta-viprium gas that is violently released when hit with any weapon. Shoot these floating creatures from afar; the gas they leave behind stays lethal for a few seconds after the Puffer is destroyed." 
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;PUFFER
:"Puffers are similar to other lower life-forms on Tallon IV in that they leave a cloud of deadly poison behind when they are destroyed. A good strategy against Puffers is to clear them from the room, then stand in one place until the green haze vanishes."
===Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide===
;PUFFER
:MORPHOLOGY
:"An unstable gas-filled membrane, the Puffer ruptures on contact. Puffers fill their bodies with lethal meta-viprium gas and float about in search of food. If ruptured, the gas within the Puffer is violently released. Despite their fragile bodies, Puffers are aggressive hunters. The gas cloud they release on death is often fatal to the creature that brings them down as well."
:COMBAT TIPS
:"The Puffer can be destroyed with one Power Beam shot from great distance, and that is just the way to deal with these creatures. If a Puffer is destroyed too close to Samus' location then she'll suffer damage. When entering a room filled with Puffers (the Magmoor caverns have plenty), take the time to gun them all down from afar with the Power Beam. It's possible to avoid Puffers, but ultimately they'll attempt to get close (thinking Samus is food), so it's best to take them out early."
===Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide===
;PUFFER
:"A single Power Beam shot will destroy a Puffer, but his residual poison gas will cause damage to you if you don't allow it to dissipate before proceeding through its space."
==Trivia==
*The Puffer resembles the Pokémon Koffing, as both are circular creatures with extensions that release gas and can explode, either by will or through contact.
==Gallery==
Image:MP_Puffer.jpg|Concept art
Puffer_thumbnail_dolphin_hd.jpg|A Puffer in the Magmoor Caverns
Lava_Lake_puffers_magmoor_caverns_dolphin_hd.jpg|Puffers in the Magmoor Caverns.
Lava_lake_puffer_scan_images_dolphin_hd.jpg|Samus scans a Puffer in Lava Lake.
Puffers released.jpg|Two Puffers emerge from vents in the Phazon Mines.
Mppinball 08 big.jpg|Pirate Frigate, Metroid Prime Pinball
Puffer Pinball.png|Pinball artwork
Biology - Remastered 10.png|Metroid Prime Remastered artwork
Category:Species
Category:Tallon IV
Category:Magmoor Caverns
Category:Phazon Mines
Category:Poisonous Flora, Fauna, and Fungi
Category:Puffer Family
Category:Lavalife