Owtch

is a species of small, shelled creatures found in Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion.
==Description==
Their hard shells resist some beams. In Super Metroid they can burrow into the sands of Maridia and hide, although the Speed Booster can still kill them.
The ones encountered in Metroid Fusion are all infected variants and X Parasite mimics, with a coloration different from authentic Owtches. They are bigger in size, but they can be harmed with every beam, and do not hide in the floor. Owtches appear to be mollusks due to their snail-like bodies; like a snail, they have both a pseudopod and a shell.
==Official data==
===Super Metroid manual===
;OWTCH
:"The hard shelled Owtches keep enemies away with sharp spikes and burrow into the sand when they sense danger."
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
OWTCHes:Owtch
==Development notes==
The internal name of Owtch in Super Metroid is Toge. In Japanese, means "thorn", which may relate to its spiked shell.
Owtch have an unused animation in Fusion where they move faster.biospark. Metroid Fusion - Unused Sprite Animations. YouTube. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGnwul2oWMc (starts at 11:43)
==Trivia==
*Their name is likely a pun on the word "ouch", since they have spiked shells which harm Samus.
==Gallery==
File:Smart cartoon07.jpg|Artwork of an Owtch in Maridia
File:Owtch.png|Owtch in Super Metroid.
AQA Missile Tank 3.gif|Owtches in Sector 4 (AQA)
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