Yameba

A ,Nintendo Official Guide Book for Metroid Fusion pg. 29 also known as X-clusterMetroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide pg. 92 and blob,Metroid Fusion: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 24 is an amoeba-like creature encountered in certain areas of Sector 1 in Metroid Fusion.
==Description==
Yamebas share the ability to hover through the air, and has the ability to increase its size whenever an X Parasite merges with it. These creatures slowly drain off energy from Samus whenever she is in direct contact with their outer membranes, similar to a Metroid larva. However, Samus can effortlessly walk away from their grip to avoid damage, causing the Yameba to give chase in an attempt re-attach itself to her; these traits are shared with Mochtroids.
==Development notes==
In the E3 2002 trailer for Fusion, their core nuclei are colored purple and their membranes are orange, rather than the green core and blue membrane seen in the final version of the game. They are also seen on the Main Deck, where they never were in-game.E3 Metroid Fusion trailer on Nintendo.com
The Yameba has an unused idle animation.biospark. Metroid Fusion - Unused Sprite Animations. YouTube. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGnwul2oWMc (starts at 2:46)
==Trivia==
*Despite their behavior, this creature is not a Metroid. However, Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide erroneously refers to them as Metroids in one instance.Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide pg. 137
*It somewhat resembles a Meboid or Flitt in appearance, which would seem to suggest that the Yameba is an infected and/or X-mimicked version of one of the mentioned creatures. It is possible however, that this organism was an entirely new creature which Samus has never encountered before that was among the captured specimens of the Biologic Space Laboratories; this is supported by its unique Japanese name, which is not shared with any previous enemy in the series.
**The Yameba also resembles chibi artwork of the Rinka in a Japanese Metroid strategy guide, as well as the unused Super Metroid creature Bang. Since neither of these depictions are considered canon, it is unlikely that Yamebas are X-infected Rinkas or Bangs.
==Gallery==
Protometroid.jpg|Yamebas of various sizes
Yameba and Samus 2.jpg|Yamebas in the game's beta
Yameba and Samus 3.jpg|Yamebas in the game's beta
==References==
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Category:Species
Category:Sector 1
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Category:Parasitic
Category:Unused Bosses and Species
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