Phantoon

Phantoon
Series	Metroid
First Appearance	Super Metroid
Year Created	1994
Created by	Nintendo

Phantoon is a gigantic multidimensional creature that manifests itself as a giant head with a single eye due to its inability to manifest its whole body in a single dimension, which in turn gives it ghost-like properties. Phantoon is usually a boss in the games it appears in and is said to be affiliated with the Space Pirates because of its attraction towards Mother Brain's particular brain waves.

Metroid series

Super Metroid

Phantoon debuted in Super Metroid. It can be found in the Wrecked Ship, which it is said to obtain power from. It behaves like a ghost and its sole weakspot is its lone eye. Everything else on its body is invulnerable to Samus Aran's attacks. In this game, he serves as one of the Space Pirate Leaders even if it is unclear if it even is aware of that or is just used as a weapon by them. It attacks by dropping fireballs and moving around the room. Periodically, it opens its eye and unleashes eight fireballs in a circular fashion; afterwards it appears with its eye open and rains fireballs on Samus from the ceiling. Once Phantoon is defeated, the Coverns, enemies who previously spawned on the ship, will stop appearing.

Metroid: Other M

In Metroid: Other M, Phantoon returns as one of the final bosses of the game. When Samus returns to the BOTTLE SHIP, and reaches the ascent to the Control Bridge, enemies will begin to spawn from dark, swirling vortexes to stop her progress. These vortexes are created by Phantoon itself, who has assumed control of the creatures of the BOTTLE SHIP, and wants to get revenge on Samus. When she enters the Control Bridge, Phantoon reveals itself to fight her. After the creature is defeated, it will disappear once more, leaving a Grapple Point behind to allow Samus to exit the room.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Phantoon appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U as a collectable trophy.

Trophy Descriptions

Phantoon's trophy in the Wii U version.

• NA: "Samus originally faced this life-form in Super Metroid, but it appears again as a secret boss in Metroid: Other M after finishing the main story. Although the mysterious ethereal creature can only materialize its head in the physical world, its true form is said to be that of a giant."
• EU: "Samus originally faced this life form in Super Metroid, but it appears again as a secret boss in Metroid: Other M after finishing the main story. Although the mysterious ethereal creature can only materialise its head in the physical world, its true form is said to have the full body of a giant."

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Phantoon appears as a Shield type Support Spirit with an Advanced rank. Its main ability is to grant immunity to sticky floors to the fighter who is equiped with it.