Mega Turret

The Mega Turret was a perimeter defense Turret reinforced with energy shielding, acting as an upgrade to the Auto Defense Turret. Samus Aran encountered these turrets in the Phazon Mines on Tallon IV. They were faster than the Auto Defense Turrets and dealt more damage. Their energy shielding required more firepower to destroy them, notably a Super Missile or charged Plasma Beam shot.
Mega Turrets can be found in Main Quarry, Mine Security Station, Elite Research, Quarantine Access A, Security Access A and Phazon Processing Center.
In Metroid Prime Remastered, they have a more detailed model compared to the original game, as well as the Metroid Prime Trilogy.
==Official Data==
===Logbook entry===
===Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide===
;Mega Turret
:"These are reinforced Auto Defense Turrets with much stronger firepower. You don't want to take on these turrets face-to-face. The powerful shots can rip you to shreds before you even know what's going on. Find cover and strafe back and forth while blasting Mega Turrets with your Wave Beam. Watch out; when they're about to be destroyed, they'll go haywire and begin firing in all directions. Find a safe spot and wait out the storm."
;Mega Turret
:Found In: Phazon Mines
:Recommended Weapon: Missile Launcher, Wave Beam
:"Mega Turrets are souped-up versions of Auto Turrets. Their shielding is better, and they have increased firepower. Destroy these from a distance with a few missiles or the Wave Beam. The damage from Mega Turrets can be fatal; duck back and forth from behind nearby obstacles to minimize the damage you take. Also be on the lookout for any nearby switches; you can often disable Mega Turrets by scanning a switch rather than engaging them in combat." 
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;MEGA TURRET
:"The Space Pirates didn't trust Auto Defense Turrets to guard their most precious secrets, so they developed a Mega Turret. Guarded by energy shielding and firing high-powered ammunition, the Mega Turrets are a force to be reckoned with. Take them out with three Missile shots or a Combo Beam."
===Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide===
;MEGA TURRET
:MORPHOLOGY
:"The Mega Turret is a perimeter defense turret that's reinforced with energy shielding. Frustrated with inferior armor plating on standard defense turrets, the Space Pirates added energy shielding to a modified heavy cannon. The new shielding and increased beam strength makes the Mega Turret an efficient point defense weapon."
:COMBAT TIPS
:"Multiple Missile hits are the best way to deal with these Mega Turrets."
===Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide===
;MEGA TURRET
:"Mega Turrets are similar to the Auto Defense Turrets except for the fact that they deal more damage and take three Missiles to destroy as opposed to two. These are found only in Phazon Mines."
==Gallery==
MP-Mega Turret Model.jpg|Metroid Prime model of Mega Turret.
Character Gallery - Mega Turret.png|Character Gallery model in Metroid Prime Remastered.
MP1 Industrial Grade Pulse Beam Model.png|Model for the Industrial Grade Pulse Beam in Metroid Prime, possibly intended to be used as a Mega Turret
MP1 MEGA BIG gun turret model.png|Unused, gold variant of the Industrial Grade Pulse Beam design
==Trivia==
*In the GameCube and Wii versions of Metroid Prime, Mega Turrets are visually identical to Auto Defense Turrets. An alternate, bulkier turret model is present in the game's files, presumably intended to be a Mega Turret, but this design is only used in-game for the Industrial Grade Pulse Beam. In Metroid Prime Remastered, Mega Turrets were altered to use this bulkier design, while the Industrial Grade Pulse Beam was redesigned with a unique model.
**Along with the unused Mega Turret model, a gold-colored version named "Mega Cannon" or "MEGA BIG gun turret" is present, also unused.
*Notably, if Samus fires the Wave Beam at the Mega Turret, the Turret is animated in a manner where it fires continuous shots and is swiveling up and down similar to a glitch error in Turrets or if ammunition is exposed to fire. A similar reaction occurs if Samus uses the Wave Beam against an Auto Defense Turret.
Category:Turrets
Category:Space Pirate technology
Category:Tallon IV
Category:Phazon Mines