Ing

The Ing are creatures from the Wii video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. They are a species from the Dark Aether that were generated after a cosmic blast created the dark dimension of Aether.

They're name was given to them by the Luminoth, which in their language means "terror". Obviously they gave this name to the species for a reason - The Ing have dwindled the Luminoth's status to almost extinct, with only few being alive, a majority of the living ones frozen.

The Ing are feared by many, and have even taken down a Galactic Federation team with ease. Their emperor happens to have been the first of their kind, and was appropriately named Emperor Ing.

Because the species is not able to survive on the "light" Aether in their current form, they are required, if they wish to survive, to literally possess another being from the light world and take over it. Some species in the "light" world take a higher skilled Ing to take over it, though minor, easily killed ones can be possessed by almost all.

Once Samus Aran destroyed Dark Aether, all Ings were killed.