Stone Toad

Stone Toads are frog-like creatures in Metroid Prime.
==Description==
Stone Toads are odd-looking creatures with bulbous bodies and two large green eyes. Although they strongly resemble amphibians, none are ever seen inside any bodies of water, though they are housed in rooms containing such. They have a rock-hard exoskeleton which allows them to sit motionless for long periods of time and easily resist any outside attack, with their only vulnerable spot being inside their bodies. Stone Toads prey on creatures that are smaller than themselves and swallow them whole. If they find something indigestible, they will regurgitate it. As a last resort, Stone Toads will use their tusks for combat (they are never shown using them however).
Samus Aran encounters Stone Toads in two rooms within the Chozo Ruins of Tallon IV. They will not bother her, nor do they inflict any contact damage, making them safe to touch. Samus can stand on top of their head in some instances. If she gets close to them while in the Morph Ball, they will forcefully inhale her, causing her to be trapped inside the creature's mouth. Due to her rather large size (and perhaps also due to her armor being possibly indigestible to the creature), after about three seconds, the creature will spit Samus back out, causing minor damage to her. If Samus lays a Bomb while inside the creature, it will explode, thus killing it. This technique is vital for progression in some areas.
It is sometimes advantageous for Samus to intentionally cause a Stone Toad to swallow her, as they occasionally block Morph Ball passages, and in the room Reflecting Pool may help Samus up a Half-pipe to reach the Ice Beam.
Stone Toads are found in the Reflecting Pool and the Energy Core.
==Official data==
===Logbook entry===
===Official website===
"The Stone Toad preys on creatures smaller than itself, and is vulnerable only from within. A Stone Toad is able to remain still for days, then it quickly swallows its prey whole. Anything it finds indigestible, it regurgitates. As a last resort, a Stone Toad will use its tusks in combat.
The Stone Toad has a bulbous body and large green eyes. A rock-hard exoskeleton allows it to sit motionless for long periods of time."
===Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide===
;Stone Toad
:"Stone Toads like to sit in one spot and one spot only. You will never these guys move. They are harmless unless you are in the Morph Ball form. If you get near a Stone Toad in Morph Ball mode, it sucks you up and tries to digest you. The only way out is to lay a bomb while you're inside or wait until it spits you out. Because you haven't picked up the Morph Ball Bomb yet, keep your distance from it when in Morph Ball form."
;Stone Toad
:Found In: Chozo Ruins
:Recommended Weapon: Morph Ball Bomb
:"Stone Toads sit and they sit. They also sit. They are harmless to everything except creatures smaller than themselves. When you are in Morph Ball mode, the Stone Toad will suck you into its belly. Lay a Morph Ball Bomb while in its belly to blow up your would-be digester. If you don't yet have the Morph Ball Bomb, wait a few seconds for the Stone Toad to realize you're not so tasty after all and spit you out."
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;STONE TOAD
:"The entrance to the Energy Core is blocked by a creature called the Stone Toad. The toad will normally ignore you, but if you approach in Morph Ball form it'll mistake you for a tasty snack. Once it swallows Samus, drop a few bombs to give it a nasty case of indigestion."
===Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide===
;STONE TOAD
:MORPHOLOGY
:"The Stone Toad preys on creatures smaller than itself, and is vulnerable only from within. A Stone Toad is able to remain still for days. It preys upon creatures smaller than itself, inhaling them whole. Anything it finds indigestible, it regurgitates. Stone Toads use their tusks as a last resort in combat."
:COMBAT TIPS
:"The Stone Toad can only be destroyed after Samus has both the Morph Ball and the Morph Ball Bomb upgrades. To destroy a Stone Toad, change into Morph Ball form, wait to be swallowed, then drop a bomb."
===Metroid Prime Official Perfect Guide===
;STONE TOAD
:"This giant creature seems docile until you approach too near as a Morph Ball--at which point he'll eat you up, and require a detonated Bomb in order to be destroyed."
==Development notes==
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A "red frog floating egg jelly" is named in concept art of the game, but is not known to correspond to anything in Prime. Since the Stone Toad is the only amphibious creature on Tallon IV, it is possible that they produce this substance.
Watchdrones were internally referred to as Stone Toads during the development of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
==Gallery==
Stone Toad.jpg|Concept art
Stone Toad scan images Dolphin HD.jpg|Scan
stone toad.png|A Stone Toad in Reflecting Pool
Chozo Ruins Screenshot (93).png|A Stone Toad in Energy Core.
Biology - Remastered 06.png|Artwork in Metroid Prime Remastered.
Category:Species
Category:Tallon IV
Category:Chozo Ruins
Category:Unused Bosses and Species