Metaree

MetareesSuper Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide are cousins of the notorious Skrees.
==Description==
Metarees succeed their Skree cousins in offense, defense, and speed. The metal armor lining the wings makes them invulnerable to all weapons except Super Missiles, the Screw Attack, or attacks from directly under it. At the same time, the streamlined sharp metal points at the tips of their wings give these creatures both a very powerful attack against many organisms, and a much faster dive-bombing velocity. Despite this, these creatures do not self-destruct like some of their cousins do; instead they always burrow into the ground, releasing damaging shrapnel in their surroundings as they use their pair of wings as a digging drill. These burrows can be observed under a Metaree's roosting site. When Samus kills them, they will explode and launch harmful shrapnel identical to the ones they release when they dig. 
==Official data==
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
METAREE
===Super Metroid Players' Guide===
"Attack like the skree but can't be killed. Either freeze them with an ice blast or be ready to leap out of the way as they drop."
==Development notes==
Shriekbats from the Prime series appear to be based off Metarees. The pre-release demo of Metroid Prime shows that the Shriekbats aboard the Frigate Orpheon were originally called Metarees, and the Ice Shriekbat was originally called a "Hard Shelled Metaree". Internal files in both Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption additionally refer to the various Shriekbat-related creatures as Metaree.
Metroidscans_103102_30-461870_640w.jpg|Biohazard Containment
Shriekbat scanpic.png|Metaree scan
Ice Shriekbat scanpic.png|Hard Shelled Metaree scan
Metaree Skree MP1 art.png|Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc
Metaree MP1 model.PNG|Hard Shelled Metaree model
==Trivia==
*The name "Metaree" is likely a portmanteau of the words "metal" and "Skree", especially considering that the Japanese language makes no distinction between "l" and "r".
*Because of their metal armor, it is possible these creatures are not naturally found in the wild. If so, they could be Skrees that have been artificially enhanced, presumably by Space Pirates. Retroactively, the "Meta" in their name suggests that this is a continuation of technology used for Meta Ridley (if the above theory is true).
*The Metaree shares similarity with the Cyclaw, such as being another stronger variant of the Skree and possibly an artificial bioform as well.
==Gallery==
Dachora's room Metarees.png|thumb|Three Metarees in the "Dachora's room".
==References==
Category:Zebes
Category:Brinstar
Category:Norfair
Category:Skree Family