Editing Morph Ball

The Morph Ball is a powerful feature of the [[Chozo]] Power Suit which has not yet been replicated. It appears that Samus's suit did not originally have this ability, as she usually has to find the Morph Ball power-up first. The primary advantage of the Morph Ball is that Samus can fit through small openings. She also moves faster in ball mode and can avoid attacks more easily. The Morph Ball's primary weapons are bombs and the rarer Power Bombs, which are detailed below. One ability which differs from game to game is whether or not Samus can jump when in Morph Ball mode. Some games have specific upgrades which increase Samus's jumping ability. In other cases, Samus can only mimic jumping by utilizing well-placed bombs. Morph Balls can also activate and/or power machines that contain Morph Ball slots, usually by either placing a bomb or using the Boost Ball.

In all games, Samus either starts off with the Morph Ball or finds it early in the game. In ''Metroid'' and ''Metroid Zero Mission'', it is located within Brinstar near Samus's starting point. It is located at the same area in ''Super Metroid'', although Samus starts the game further away at Crateria. In ''Samus Returns'', the Morph Ball is gained from a Chozo Statue in an early part of the Surface area In ''Metroid Fusion'', the Morph Ball is obtained by defeating Arachnus X on the Main Deck early in the game. In ''Metroid Prime'', Samus starts the game with a Morph Ball only to lose it with her other upgrades in an explosion at the beginning of the game, and Samus gains a new Morph Ball function at the Chozo Ruins after beating the Plated Beetle. All other games have Samus start off with the Morph Ball and use it for the duration of the game.

The Morph Ball receives special attention in ''Metroid Prime Hunters'', where it functions as Samus's "alternate form", and the other bounty hunters have their own alternate forms which have similarities with the Morph Ball. The Morph Ball was also featured in the non-canonical ''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'', in which Samus was trapped in Morph Ball form for a majority of the game. She was also able to transform into two 'Phazon Balls' as well as receive two extra clones.

This is an upgrade which allows Samus to jump while in Morph Ball form. In ''Metroid II'', it is found after defeating an Arachnus within the game's second area. In ''Super Metroid'', it was found at Maridia in an area that could only be accessed once a [[skatool]] tunneled through a wall of sand. In ''Metroid Fusion'', it is referred to as the Jumpball and is gained with the Hi-Jump Boots after defeating the Zazabi at Sector 2. In ''Metroid Zero Mission'', Samus automatically gains the Morph Ball jumping ability through the Hi-Jump Boots. In ''Metroid Prime 3'' and the Wii versions of the other ''Prime'' games, the Spring Ball is automatically available but coupled with the Morph Ball Bombs (i.e. when Samus loses the bombs in the beginning of the first two ''Prime'' games, the Spring Ball effect will be gone as well until Samus gets the bomb power-up again).  

*[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]], [[Metroid II: Return of Samus]], [[Super Metroid]], [[Metroid Fusion]]

This is a special technique that is activated when Samus goes into Morph Ball form while in Hyper Ball. It unleashes Phazon energy in what appears to be electricity and attacks strikes most nearby enemies. The Hyper Ball is found at [[Bryyo]]'s Leviathan after defeating [[Mogenar]].

The bombs are small explosives that Samus can drop only while in Morph Ball mode. They can cause (mostly minor) damage to enemies and can also break through certain blocks to unlock hidden passages. They are effective against sandstone and talloric alloy. The bombs are Samus's primary method of defense while in Morph Ball Mode and are particularly effective for fending off attacking [[Metroid]]s. Bombs can also be used to power some machines with Morph Ball slots. The Morph Ball is immune to the bomb, but the detonation will cause the Morph Ball to bounce in the air. This acts as a substitute for jumping, and with proper timing bombs could be used to pull off multiple Morph Ball jumps into the air in order to reach out-of-reach nooks. Samus can somehow produce countless amount of bombs, although only up to three can be present at a time. In some games, Samus will automatically drop five bombs at the same time if going into Morph Ball mode after fully charging the arm cannon.

In ''Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission'', the bomb could be found at a Chozo Statue within Brinstar at an early point of the game and is one of the first power-ups available. In ''Metroid II'', it is once more found early in the game within the hands of a Chozo Statue. In ''Super Metroid'', it was held by what appeared to be a Chozo Statue at Crateria, but it then turned out to be a [[Torizo]] that attacked Samus. In ''Metroid Fusion'', the bomb data could be download from a data room in Sector 1. In ''Metroid Prime'', Samus starts off with bombs but loses them amongst various other weapons in an explosion at the beginning of the game. The Morph Ball bomb is regained by defeating the Incinerator Drone at the Burn Dome of the Chozo Ruins. In ''Metroid Prime 2'', the bomb is stolen by the Ing and is regained by defeating the Bomb Guardian at the Agon Temple in the Agon Wastes. Samus also automatically has the bombs at the beginning of ''Prime 3''. In ''Other M'', Samus has the bombs from the beginning but cannot use them until Adam authorizes it following the defeat of the [[Brug]] Mass.  

The Power Bomb is a highly potent type of bomb that is often regarded as Samus's most powerful weapon. Samus can only release one at a time, and it will release an explosion that covers the whole screen. Power Bomb explosions destroy all nearby enemies, usually cause massive damage to bosses and reveal new passageways. They are effective against the Bendenzium and Denzium alloys, and Power Bombs can also open yellow hatch doors. Samus can only carry a very small number of Power Bombs on her, but there are usually expansions found at points in the game (similar to Missile expansions) which increase the Power Bomb capacity. It works differently in ''Other M'', where it instead is a charged version of a bomb. Instead of Samus having a set number of Power Bombs, she must wait to charge the next Power Bomb.

In ''Super Metroid'', Power Bomb expansions could be found in any order hidden throughout Zebes. The Power Bombs were used for two special tricks in this game only. One was a healing technique that could only be activated by using a Power Bomb with severely low health and certain amounts of ammunition. This would convert the Power Bomb into a bubble of healing energy to restore Samus's health. The other trick was that single Power Bombs could be combined with a charged beam to perform a special combo blast. In ''Metroid Fusion'', the Power Bombs could be downloaded from a data room in Sector 5. In ''Metroid Zero Mission'', the Power Bomb was originally held by a Chozo Statue, but it was taken by the Space Pirates and then had to be retrieved from the Space Pirate Mother Ship. It is the last item to be found in the game and is completely optional, being primarily used to find more optional upgrades.

In ''Metroid Prime'', it is found at the Central Dynamo of the the Phazon Mines after defeating the Cloaked Drone and navigating an electrified maze. In ''Metroid Prime 2'', it was stolen from Samus by the Ing at the beginning of the game and was retrieved by defeating the Power Bomb Guardian at the Undertemple of Torvus Bog. In ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Samus has the Power Bomb at the beginning of the game but is prohibited from using it due to its danger (because of the possibility of survivors aboard the [[Bottle Ship]]). It is only activated at the end of Samus's battle with the Metroid Queen without any notification and is needed to finish off the Metroid Queen from within her stomach. It is then used to open various new areas for post-storyline tasks, although the Power Bombs also awaken the hostile [[Desbrachian]] enemies.

*[[Metroid Prime]], [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]], [[Super Metroid]], [[Metroid: Other M]], [[Metroid Fusion]]

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