Mochtroid

are hostile organisms encountered in Super Metroid. They resemble Metroid larvae, but are in fact the result of Space Pirates' first failed attempts at cloning Metroids. Mochtroids were only found in a sub-aquatic Pirate outpost in Maridia.
==Description==
A Mochtroid is far weaker than any type of Metroid larva encountered in Samus' previous missions, as its green membrane is extremely fragile and offers poor protection. Housed within this dome is a single, tiny nucleus. Connected below the red organ are the roots of its four fangs, which extend outward to the outside of the membrane where they end in sharp, hooked tips. The fangs themselves are brown in color.
Mochtroids can drain life energy by latching onto their prey like their ordinary counterpart but they do not possess the latter's powerful grip. As a result, Samus can easily remove a latched Mochtroid with quick movements. This may be due to the lack of muscle-like tissue at the base of its fangs; other Metroid larvae possess a large mass of this tissue between their four large nuclei and fangs.
As previously stated, Mochtroids have extremely poor defenses which allow Samus to easily destroy these failed clones without resorting to the Metroid larvae's main weaknesses: Ice Beam and Missiles. Mochtroids are extremely vulnerable to the Grapple Beam, as a single shot from it can kill them.
==Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt==
MochtroidsAs identified by their model name are encountered as Xenomorph holograms in the Regulator and Survivor modes of Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt. Unlike the other holograms in the same game (Tallon Metroids and Zoomers), this is the Mochtroid's only confirmed appearance in the 3D Metroid Prime series.
Mochtroids resemble emaciated Metroids with two pairs of fangs; the larger ones are extended outward from the sides. Mochtroids levitate around the area and do not actively attack Samus Aran but can nevertheless harm her by physical contact. They can twist their bodies to disappear before reappearing elsewhere nearby, somewhat increasing their chances of making contact with Samus.
Of the three Xenomorphs, Mochtroids are the easiest to kill, only needing two Power Beam shots to dispatch them.
==Official data==
===Super Metroid manual===
;MOCHTROIDS
:"Mochtroids are the Space Pirates' first attempt at Metroid clones. These creatures, unlike the real Metroids, are easy to defeat."
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
MOCHTROID
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
"Mochtroids, which look like Metroids, are weaker, with fewer internal nuclei."
==Development notes==
Beta footage of Super Metroid shows that Metroid larvae were initially going to be present in Maridia instead of Mochtroids.https://youtu.be/FDZNhGc0nLY?t=82
In the internal data of Super Metroid, Mochtroids are referred to as Metmod, a shortened form of their Japanese name.
==Trivia==
*It is unknown why Mochtroids were only encountered in Maridia while the successful Metroids are only found in Tourian. It is possible that the Space Pirates "dumped" them in Maridia when they were deemed failures.
*Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide states Mochtroids are young Metroids that never matured. This implies that some Infant Metroids on Zebes lose three nuclei as their bodies grow and the remaining nucleus becomes stunted.
**The loss of several organs also occurs in a Metroid larva when it molts naturally into its next stage. Unlike the Mochtroid however, the missing nuclei are seemingly repurposed to form the creature's new body.
*Some Metroids featured in a flashback of Samus & Joey are erroneously featured with a single nucleus, making them slightly resemble Mochtroids.http://metroiddatabase.com/old_site/reader.php?m=m&d=sm/manga2/v1/1.02&i=4&s=
*Their name is a portmanteau of the words "mock" and "Metroid", referring to their status as inauthentic replicas of Metroids.
*In the Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer, the two Metroids that accompany Sylux have physical similarities to Mochtroids. Most notably, they only have one nucleus rather than four.
==Gallery==
T22275.gif|Animated sprite
Xeno.gif|Mochtroids in Regulator mode
MPHFH Xenomorph Swarm.png|A large group of Mochtroids
==References==
ru:Моктроид
Category:Metroids
Category:Zebes
Category:Maridia
Category:Holograms