Sciser

:"Kani" redirects here. For the Space Pirate nicknamed "Kani-chan", see P-1.
ScisersSuper Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 15Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide are clawed, amphibious predators found on Zebes.
==Description==
===Super Metroid===
Scisers are three-eyed crustaceans found inhabiting the Crateria and Maridia regions of Zebes. They typically crawl continuously in a single direction at varying speeds (some as slowly as Zoomers, while others move quite rapidly) on small legs, with their large, curved claws perpetually raised.
There are three different Zebesian breeds: Scisers found in Crateria tend to have green carapaces and yellow eyes; those found in Maridia have green carapaces and red eyes; and those found in Maridia's depths have orange carapaces and green eyes.
Scisers are fairly weak, being one of the few enemies easily dispatched with the Grappling Beam. There are also withered, rotten corpses of Scisers in Draygon's chamber, which were presumably devoured by the Evirs and Draygon itself.
===Metroid Fusion===
After the planet's destruction, Scisers were grown on the Biologic Space Laboratories research station's Sector 1 and Sector 4. These specimens on the BSL station were blue and gold in color; it is unknown whether this coloration is natural. As Samus investigates Sector 4 following the X Parasites' breakout, these specimens will often become infected by passing X Parasites.
The physiology of X-infected Scisers differs radically from that of their hosts: Gone is the third eye, and their shells grow thicker and spikier, with enlarged claws capable of shooting arcing projectiles when Samus draws near. Coloration also changes radically, with the carapaces turning grey, the legs blue and the enlarged claws purple. Said claws are also now capable of releasing arcing projectiles, which the X-infected Scisers do intermittently while moving in repetitive left-to-right patterns. They can be found crawling around on the floor, walls, or ceiling of Sector 4. 
Despite their durable armor, a normal X infected Sciser can be eliminated by only 4 shots from the Power Beam. A single blast launched from their claws normally deals 30 units of damage to Samus, whereas contact damage from an X Infected Sciser deals 42 units of HP normally. 
In rare cases, a golden Sciser will form from X Parasites. These are much more durable than their average counterparts, and their claws can block some of Samus' weaponry. Despite the added strength, their projectiles deal the exact same amount of damage to Samus as a normal X infected Sciser's would. Strangely, contact damage is slightly less than a normal X Infected Sciser's, with a Gold X infected Sciser dealing exactly 40 units of HP normally.
Uninfected blue and Gold Scisers can sometimes be seen in the background of many places where X infected Scisers roam, though due to their relatively small size, they are completely harmless to Samus as they roam close to the background. The uninfected variants greatly resemble arachnids, with the gold one being slightly larger than the blue one. Both types have only been seen aboard the B.S.L Research Station. Only when an X Parasite is introduced will the threat of a Sciser arise, as any free roaming X Parasite will always attach itself to any uninfected Scisers nearby.
==Official data==
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
SCISER
==Development notes==
In the internal data of Super Metroid, Sciser is known as Kani, a romanization of the Japanese word for .
Scisers in Fusion have an unused attack where they swipe their claws forward, presumably damaging Samus on contact. An animation for this exists in the game, accessible via datamining.biospark. Metroid Fusion - Unused Sprite Animations. YouTube. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGnwul2oWMc (starts at 8:33)
==Trivia==
*This species shares some similarities with the Tallon Crab, as they are both crustaceans which possess three eyes.
*It is unknown as to why there were X-infected Scisers in Sector 1, given that Scisers were native to Zebes and Sector 1 replicated the environment of planet SR388.
*Metroid Fusion: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide refers to Scisers as a "crablike creature".
*The Sciser's attack pattern in Metroid Fusion greatly resembles that of a Crabmeat from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
==Gallery==
Sciser.png|Two green scisers in Crateria
maridian sciser.png|An orange Sciser in Maridia
MF Scisers.png|Uninfected Sciser sprites from Fusion
Metroid - Fusion 2.png|Uninfected blue and gold Scisers in Sector 4
==References==
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ru:Ножевик
Category:Species
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Category:Crateria
Category:Maridia
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Category:X
Category:Crustaceans
Category:Wall-crawlers