Power Bomb Guardian

The Power Bomb Guardian is a Sporb possessed by the Warrior Ing who stole Samus's Power Bomb ability. Samus retrieves the item by defeating this creature.
==Battle==
The last of the Sub-Guardian bosses, Samus fights the Power Bomb Guardian in the Undertemple of the Dark Torvus Bog. Ing possession has enabled the Sporb to fire Power Bombs rather than needles, and it is also impervious to Samus's weapons. The only way Samus can destroy the creature is by crushing it with the bridge that is suspended above the Darkling; to do this, Samus must ride Spider Ball Tracks around the room and lay Bombs in the four Bomb Slots holding the bridge clamps in place. It is advised to save the most easily accessible bomb slots for last. The Guardian will attempt to disengage Samus from the tracks by throwing multiple Power Bombs in her direction. The Guardian possesses some level of intelligence, as it seems to predict Samus' movements and target areas in front of Samus, rather than where she is. Many Inglets also defend the creature from the ground.
Once all four bomb slots are activated, the ceiling locks disengage, and the bridge crushes the Power Bomb Guardian to a pulp. A new track opens up, allowing Samus to reach the ceiling area and reclaim her Power Bombs.
==Logbook entry==
==Unused Data==
A unused scan for the Power Bomb Guardian exists within the data of the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc. Notably, the Power Bomb Guardian was named Powersporb. Its Logbook entry is identical to what is shown in the final and is one of the few entries to retain their entry text from the Bonus Disc word for word.
==Trivia==
*The Power Bomb Guardian's attacks can destroy the Yellow Blast Shield on the hatch near the top of the room.
*The Power Bomb Guardian is the only Sub-Guardian that was a possessed plant and the only Darkling Sporb seen in the entire game. A Dark Sporb was scrapped.
*The Power Bomb Guardian and the Spider Guardian are the only bosses that are not directly harmed by Samus's weapons (outside of hacking or Sequence Breaking respectively). 
*The Power Bomb Guardian is one of five bosses in the Metroid Prime Trilogy that can be scanned before the battle. The other four are the Omega Pirate, Alpha Blogg, Spider Guardian, and "Caretaker" Class Drone.
*The Power Bomb Guardian is the one of two bosses fought in Dark Aether within a land where the Planetary Energy had been previously stolen by Samus. The other is Dark Samus.
**Of the two, the Power Bomb Guardian is a boss originating from Dark Aether; being partially of Ing origin. 
*The Power Bomb Guardian experiences a few oddities when hit with the Phazon bullets Beam (via hacking). The primary fact is that it actually receives damage from this weapon.
**In the Gamecube version before battle, if inflicted with enough damage for its (unseen) Health bar to deplete, the creature's model will appear warped and fail to load properly at all.
**If not killed but has received damage before the battle begins, when the battle officially starts its Health will correct itself when a Bomb Slot is activated. 
**Its mouth/head can be targeted and killed with a direct shot during battle. Doing so will interestingly trigger a normally unseen death animation shared by many Sporb seen throughout Torvus Bog, albeit without any sound. If a Bomb slot is triggered afterwards and is not officially killed by it, it will respawn but without its mouth/head. Despite this, it will still fire off Power Bombs as normal, leading to a rather unusual sight to see on the creature. 
==Gallery==
Power Bomb Guardian smashed.png|The platform drops on top of the Power Bomb guardian, smashing the creature to death.
Power Bomb Guardian Black Fog.png|The Power Bomb Guardian's Black fog.
Bonus Disc Powersporb Logbook.png|Logbook entry from the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc.
ru:Хранитель Супер Бомбы
Category:Darkling
Category:Bosses
Category:Dark Aether
Category:Dark Torvus Bog
Category:Plantlife
Category:Sub Guardians
Category:Deceased