7k ib Kraid Encounter (2.1 update)

Gassy, doesn't speak properly English, lazy, feels rough on the touch, has alot of spikes, can be very dangerous and deadly if you make a wrong move, can be chill with you if you please him woth something like food or comfort him in any way, is very curious, playful, cat and dog like, it's double chins could inflate like a puffer fish to give it some protection on the front or does it when it breathes deep or is nervous or when trying to hold a burp, easily farts when touching it's rear or rubbing his belly on the lower half, can't see much colors, very jiggly fat, their dick comes out similar to his blob things with spikes on his belly but it doesn't have spikes like those and can be breeder with alot of different species, can inflate itself a lil, is very horny and lonely for someone, needs to be pushed to move around, lays eggs when pregnant, is not a specific gender, can fart on its holes on his stomach, likes to play with food and thier body especially with someone around so he can use them to massage or use to step on or have in thier mouth as long as the person agrees to (sometimes), usually does sign language like pointing at their mouth either for food or you to come in or to get in between it's big ass cheeks or anything else he wants to do, smells kinda bad and wants to find some kind of shower, if destroyed they fade out of the world with nothing left behind except leave something that increases your speed of movement

Background Although Kraid is known to be a Space Pirate, his rank within the organization has never been officially stated. He is likely a high-ranked member and may even be a leader due to several factors such as being a prominent boss in his canon appearances. In fact, both of Samus Aran's missions on Zebes require Kraid, among a few others, to be defeated as a means to infiltrate the Pirate HQ, Tourian. The rooms preceding his lair in Super Metroid are filled with Space Pirates in the form of Zebesians and Kihunters, which imply they are guarding him.

Giving further credence to Kraid having a high-ranking status is his close association with Ridley, a fellow Space Pirate firmly stated to occupy a leadership position; starting with the original Metroid game where the boss duo under Mother Brain consists of Kraid and Ridley. The two draconic characters have often been depicted as comrades in various official artwork, media, and merchandise where they are posed side-by-side and/or teamed up against Samus , with the latest example seen in Metroid Dread's galleries. Within the games, their association is only shown via their statues featured in Metroid along with its remake and Super Metroid, while the Magazine Z manga outright states they are comrades.

Additionally, he is described in the Metroid Prime manual alongside Ridley as the Space Pirate armies' "mainstays"; one could easily imagine the colossal Kraid as the muscle and backbone behind Pirate attacks and raids. As is the case with most Space Pirates, his origins and homeworld remain unknown.

A press kit profile for Super Metroid has Samus refer to Kraid as the "brutal ruler of Brinstar". In official Zero Mission art on the Japanese website, Kraid is titled the Awakened Behemoth (目覚めた巨獣生物?).

Abilities Kraid attacks solely with his body's natural weapons. He shoots dagger-like spikes from his belly and spinning claws from his hands, the latter of which consist of either his nails or entire fingers depending on the game; all of his weapons are infinitely generated in his body. In his Super Metroid and Metroid Dread appearances, he gains the ability to spew out rock-like projectiles from his mouth in addition to small fireballs in the latter game. Kraid also uses his arms' raw strength to hit Samus while using his massive body to push and corner her. In the manga, he demonstrates extreme accuracy with his belly spikes by successfully pinning down three of Samus's limbs against the floor (without harming her no less) before he follows up with a stomp, crushing her under his weight.

In Super Metroid, Kraid burrows out of the ground at the start of his battle, establishing him as a natural digger. He does so in Metroid: Zero Mission as well, though to a lesser extent.

The skin on Kraid's body is completely immune to damage and impenetrable from the outside, rendering all of Samus' weapons useless. Only areas with soft tissue are exploitable, namely his eyes and the interior of his mouth, and his incredible height helps in keeping these areas out of conventional reach. In Metroid Dread, he is shown to be unaffected by lava when he is found imprisoned and partially submerged in the substance, capable of moving through it without expressing any pain or discomfort except towards the shackles limiting his range of movement. However, he desperately tries to stop himself from sinking at the end of the battle, an implication that he can nevertheless drown in it. Kraid's skin does not retain its invulnerability in the manga: Samus blows up his left foot and other parts of his body with mere Bombs. Interestingly, Dread reveals that his skin's defenses can weaken if he is unhealthy, allowing a secret exploit where he can be quickly vanquished with Bombs if they are detonated inside one of his belly holes, though the damage they inflict is still nowhere near as severe as the manga's.

Behavior Throughout all the games that feature Kraid, he is consistently presented as a brutish individual who does nothing beyond fighting and roaring. While Ridley is portrayed in a similar animalistic fashion, both he and Mother Brain have gained some form of characterization and display clear signs of high intellect over the years following their first appearance, making Kraid the only one from the Metroid series' original trio of villains to not be expanded upon in any significant way, even in supplementary materials. In the Metroid manga, he remains unable to speak, unlike the other antagonists.

What can be interpreted from his actions is that he is noticeably very short-tempered, much to his own detriment, since he will angrily roar at Samus whenever he is shot in the face, despite how this very response exposes his vulnerable mouth. Metroid Dread provides further examples of this: an additional weak point in the form of an irritated belly hole which, when sufficiently shot, makes Kraid retaliate with such force that he causes a blue magnetic strip to fall down, unwittingly helping his enemy gain higher ground. His defeat in the same game is partly implied to be caused by his own rampage that leads to him sinking in the lava. Kraid also exhibits signs of a lazy disposition, as he will put minimal physical effort at the start of his battles in both Zero Mission and Super Metroid; only when he receives some amount of damage will he finally exert himself, notably by destroying nearby structures in the environment to gain an advantage over his opponent. The exception to this is in Dread where he immediately lunges at Samus in his intro cutscene, though the fight proceeds with a relatively tame start again due to the chains holding him at bay; his sudden aggression, which is possibly a grudge he bears for his prior defeats at her hands, enables Samus to get a free hit on his weak point, highlighting his impulsive anger once more. Once he realizes the shackle on his right arm becoming loose, he displays some degree of intelligence by immediately applying enough force to break it open and quickly smashes the platform Samus was on, and later uses his unshackled arm to knock her off the magnetic strip that grants her a direct line of fire with his face.

In his manga appearance, Kraid makes a conceited smile after believing to have vanquished Samus, and some of the sounds he makes earlier when her beam shots are being reflected off him may be interpreted as laughter.

Appearances Metroid Kraid Metroid Boss Kraid Kraid's sprite in Metroid Location Kraid's room Attacks Spikes, boomerangs Weakness Missiles, Ice Beam, Bomb Battle Music "Tourian (theme)" Reward(s) 75 Missiles In Metroid for the Famicom and NES, Kraid is one of the two bosses on Zebes whose defeat is required to access Tourian. He dwells within Mini-Boss Hideout I. His original design differs considerably from later installments; besides being approximately the same height as Samus, Kraid has orange-colored skin, green fur on his back, and only two eyes. Some aspects of his body vary slightly throughout official art. A Japanese guide depicts the green substance on his back as a mass vaguely resembling a turtle's shell instead of fur, though his head still features hair. Present in nearly all pieces of artwork are protruding spikes lined-up vertically along his front and back: those on the latter (usually three) are curved and point upward, while those at the front are cone-shaped with two on his torso and a third one either on his nose or between his eyes, or absent altogether. Two claws are often seen at the end of Kraid's arms; these, along with his obesity and three front spikes, are the only physical traits that would be carried over to his redesign in later games.

Battle Kraid's arena features two pools of acid surrounding a large platform atop of which he moves back and forth launching two types of projectiles. Only a maximum of five projectiles can be present onscreen at any given time: two boomerangs and three spikes. The boomerangs are flung upwards from Kraid's back, traveling forward in a downward arc intended to hit Samus during her jumps or if she is on higher ground such as the entrance to his room. The spikes fly out in a straight line, each on a different elevation, and will reach Samus if she is standing on Kraid's platform. The knockback when hit by his attacks can push Samus into the acid below if she is near the arena's edges, and getting out of these pools can be troublesome if the High Jump Boots have yet to be acquired, instead requiring obscure techniques like the Morph Jump or Bomb Boost Jump.

Kraid can be damaged by any of Samus's weapons, but the invulnerability of his projectiles makes for a powerful defense. In particular, the middle spike on Kraid's front is aligned with the Arm Cannon's line of fire, requiring precise jumps and timing to fire between the spikes. Samus can use the Ice Beam to temporarily freeze Kraid's spikes, preventing him from generating additional ones and leaving him completely exposed until the ice thaws. Only the front spike closest to the floor can never be frozen due to the absence of crouching or diagonal aiming in the game. However, if Kraid's projectiles are frozen before he launches them, they will remain attached to his body for an extended period. The Screw Attack and Bombs can also harm him, but the close proximity required to make them effective vastly increases the risk of Samus being harmed. Due to all of the mechanics involved in Kraid's battle, he is generally considered to be a more difficult boss than Ridley.

Worthy to note is that due to the Famicom console's superior internal memory, the back spikes on Kraid are thrown in various different trajectories chosen at random. The NES console's lower specs only offer a single path for these projectiles (among other objects and enemies in-game), making the non-Japanese version of Kraid slightly less challenging.

Once Samus defeats Kraid, 75 Missiles are added to her maximum amount. His defeat also activates one of the two Stone Statues overlooking the path to Tourian.

Main article: Fake Kraid There is also a Fake Kraid which Samus can encounter before fighting the real Kraid. However, since there are multiple paths leading to the authentic Kraid, Samus may never come across the imposter. Fake Kraid shares the same attacks and the appearance of his namesake, but is a darker shade of brown with light blue fur and has much less health. Unlike the real Kraid, it respawns after death if Samus reenters the room.

Metroid: Zero Mission Kraid Kraid (Zero Mission Animation) Kraid's sprite in Metroid: Zero Mission Location Kraid's room Attacks Boomerang claws, swipes, belly spikes Weakness Charge Beam, Missiles Battle Music "Big Boss Confrontation BGM (Kraid, Crocomire, Phantoon)" Reward(s) Access to Speed Booster In the remake for GBA, Kraid's size and design are revised to resemble his appearance in Super Metroid. He is initially asleep with the lower half of his body buried when Samus first enters the room, before awakening and emerging to do battle. He attacks by ejecting the boomerang claws from his right hand, occasionally swiping at Samus with his left hand if she gets too close. He can only be damaged on the interior of his mouth, so Samus must first hit him in the eyes with a Charge Beam or Missile to make him roar before she can hurt him. Once Kraid has received enough damage or if Samus falls off the pillar in front of him, he begins shooting spikes from the two lowest holes in his belly. This destroys most of the aforementioned pillar, leaving a small floating platform for Samus to stand on when attacking his face. The belly spikes get embedded into the wall and Samus may use them to climb back up if she falls, though she must be quick about it, as they explode after a few seconds. When his health is critical, Kraid moves closer to corner her and begins firing from all three belly holes. The top most spike destroys the remaining platform, leaving Samus with only the embedded projectiles to use if she wishes to reach his face. If enough Missiles and/or Super Missiles have been collected prior to reaching Kraid, Samus can quickly defeat him before he manages to damage the pillar she initially stands on.

Upon his defeat, Kraid sinks back into the ground while roaring and explodes. This unlocks one of the Stone Statues leading to Tourian, and also allows Samus access to a room behind him containing the Speed Booster.

Metroid: Volume 2 Kraid appears in the second half of the Metroid: Volume 2 manga, which is an adaptation of most of the events of Zero Mission. Mother Brain describes Kraid as "Ridley's comrade" and also states that "his skin is on par with an anti-optical shield", explaining how most weapons cause him negligible damage.

Metroid Prime Although he does not physically appear in the game, Metroid Prime's instruction manual refers to events of the original Metroid, such as Samus Aran defeating the "gargantuan mainstays of the Space Pirate army, Ridley and Kraid", foreshadowing their retconned sizes in Metroid: Zero Mission. The manual also mentions that, after the fall of Zebes's Pirate base, the Space Pirates orbiting the planet split into two main camps - one to search for a planet with powerful energy resources (soon settling on Tallon IV), and the other to rebuild their ravaged facility on Zebes and resuscitate Ridley, Mother Brain, and Kraid. Only Ridley, as the reborn Meta Ridley, would make an active appearance in the game, leaving the other two's redevelopment at an unknown status throughout the entire Prime series.

Super Metroid Kraid Kraid 16-bit Kraid's sprite in Super Metroid Location Kraid's room HP 1000 Attacks Hurling rocks, boomerang claws, belly spikes, charging Weakness Charge Beam, Missiles Battle Music "Big Boss Confrontation BGM (Kraid, Crocomire, Phantoon)" Reward(s) Access to Varia Suit Kraid reappears in Super Metroid, being the first appearance of his iconic giant size. Before his room, there is an unavoidable encounter with his imposter, now named Mini-Kraid. It is much smaller and falls quickly to Missiles. This decoy is a bait-and-switch, especially effective on players going in blind from the first Metroid. Just outside Kraid's room, there is also a mysterious corpse with signs of advanced decomposition and Sbugs. It is unknown if the killer was Kraid or his respective Gadora.

Kraid is initially nowhere to be seen in his room, until his upper torso tunnels out of the thorns atop the floor to face Samus. In this phase, Kraid attacks by spitting rock-like projectiles or charging to skewer Samus against the wall with his claws. The inside of his mouth is his weak point which he exposes when he roars in reaction to being shot in the face, or when using the aforementioned projectiles. Once Kraid sustains a set amount of damage, he rises entirely out of the ground, breaking the ceiling to reveal a large chamber with platforms sitting above the thorny ground.

In his standing phase, Kraid occupies approximately two vertical screens' worth of space, making him the largest enemy in the entire game. He stops spitting rocks and instead shoots spikes from his three belly holes, as well as throwing his boomerang claws which now bounce around the room. The belly spikes do not stick into the back wall and instead travel through it completely, leaving very little time for Samus to stand on them. She can shoot Kraid in either of the three holes to trigger a roar from him if needed. Kraid is also unexpectedly mobile (far more than in Zero Mission) as he moves back and forth across the room and can push Samus off the small platforms into the thorns below. Similar to the battle in Zero Mission, a quick kill can be performed on Kraid which prevents the second phase from occurring.

When Kraid is defeated, the background darkens temporarily and the elevated platforms crumble away as he falls through the floor while weakly roaring. This defeat activates one of the Golden Statues to Tourian, and allows Samus access to a room behind him where the Varia Suit can be collected.

Metroid Dread Kraid MetroidDread Kraid Neutral Kraid in Metroid Dread Location Cataris Attacks Spitting globules and fireballs, boomerang claws, belly spikes, bouncing creatures, acid splashes, swipes Weakness Missiles, Bombs Battle Music Boss Kraid Reward(s) Access to Diffusion Beam After decades of absence, Kraid returns in Metroid Dread as the main boss of Cataris. Although the Chozo Archives depict Mawkin Chozo Soldiers restraining him in Cataris, no further explanation is provided for his presence on ZDR. While identified as Kraid in the game's map and Mission Log, it is unclear if this is the same character from previous games; Metroid Dread Report Volume 6 coyly describes him as "a giant monster who appears to be Kraid" rather than outright confirming his identity. Quiet Robe's exposition presents an unclear timeline for the aforementioned Chozo Archives image; because the Mawkin were ravaged by X Parasites while Samus exterminated the Metroids on SR388, it is unlikely that they could have captured him after Super Metroid. Otherwise, it would mean that the Chozo Soldiers were still active enough during Super Metroid to capture Kraid despite their X infestation. This suggests that this game's Kraid is a separate specimen (much like Mini-Kraid) captured at an earlier time by the Mawkin. Kraid's aggressive behavior may suggest he recognizes Samus; alternatively, if this Kraid is another specimen altogether, his aggression may be a Pavlovian response to associating Samus' Chozo armor with his captors. There is also a possibility that Kraid may have been cloned, since Raven Beak indicates that he is capable of cloning creatures as bioweapons.[1]

His appearance differs very little from the last two encounters except for his eyelids, which are now vertically aligned rather than horizontally. Kraid is held prisoner in a large room full of lava; his legs and tail are submerged in the substance while his neck and wrists are bound by giant restraints. His middle belly hole is swollen with a sickly purple color due to a parasite infestation.

Kraid's roars can first be heard from neighboring rooms as Samus approaches. Upon entering, she remains cautious of the darkness, but eases up upon seeing the restrained Kraid. He lunges at her with a bite, but the various shackles on his body prevent him from reaching her and he resorts to roaring angrily at her. Unshaken, she calmly shoots him in the mouth with her Charge Beam and after regaining his composure, he unsuccessfully tries to free his arms and roars once more, initiating the boss battle. Later on, Kraid manages to break the restraint on his left arm through sheer strength, granting him a minor amount of freedom to move around.

At the end of the battle, while Kraid holds onto a wall with his freed arm, Samus runs up his belly and he proceeds to tear the cable off his right shackle in an attempt to swat her before following up with a bite. She evades both attacks and jumps onto the dangling wire that previously held his left arm. After firing off a charged beam, she dodges a swipe from Kraid that smashes into a nearby wall as she safely lands on a ledge. Due to all the agitation and/or the severing of both arm shackles, one of the cables tied to Kraid's collar breaks off and he begins sinking into the lava, revealing that the devices on his body are not only holding him prisoner, but also keeping his body afloat. He grasps at the walls and fires one last stomach spike that Samus dodges with ease. Once the final cable breaks, he loses his grip as the collar's weight plunges him further in and, after a bit of flailing, he claws at the ledge on which Samus stands before completely submerging. Afterwards, Samus uses Kraid's final spike as a platform to reach the exit, leading her to the Diffusion Beam.

Main article: Raven Beak X Although Kraid's fate beneath the lava is not explicitly shown, his death is later suggested by the purple X Parasite that creates Raven Beak X, a giant amalgamated monstrosity combining Raven Beak with many features from Kraid.[2] However, the belly spike that Samus used to exit the room vanishes following the X Parasites' release from Elun; this leads to the possibility that the purple X instead acquired Kraid's genetic information by consuming the leftover spike.[3] Whether he died by drowning in the lava or through the actions of the X, the subsequent obliteration of Raven Beak X at the hands of Samus' Hyper Beam, along with the entirety of planet ZDR self-destructing minutes later, leads to the safe assumption that Kraid has been thoroughly eliminated.

Battle Samus confronting Kraid in Metroid Dread. Samus confronting Kraid in Metroid Dread.

Keeping in tradition with his last two appearances, Kraid's battle has two phases: one against his upper half, the other against his full height. Samus first fights atop a platform as he spits globules and fireballs, and throws boomerang claws. His weak point is his mouth, which he opens as he roars or spits; it can also be forced open by shooting him in the eyes with the Charge Beam or Missiles as usual. Samus can destroy the globules he spits for pickups.

Once Kraid receives sufficient damage, he frees his left arm to smash the platform, forcing Samus to stand on broken metal atop the surface of the lava. Kraid is still restrained by his neck and right arm, forcing him to attack with his belly holes by releasing Bouncing Creatures, splashes of hazardous pink fluid, and spikes. Among these attacks, only the spikes are launched from all three holes one after the other from bottom to top; this pattern enables Samus to climb them quickly before they crumble after hitting the wall, thus reaching the blue magnetic strip high above her and grip onto it with the Spider Magnet before firing at Kraid's face. The other two attacks are shot out exclusively from the middle and seemingly infested orifice, but if Samus shoots at it until the cracks surrounding it completely fill up with a pink glow, it will provoke him into launching spikes from the three stomach holes simultaneously. Regardless of whether or not she dodges this triple attack, the impact of the projectiles hitting the wall immediately brings down the magnetic strip, which will then rise back at the same height as Kraid's face if she grabs onto it.

As she hangs from the magnetic strip, Kraid uses his old attacks, but also a new backhand swipe from his left arm which is susceptible to the Melee Counter, allowing Samus to initiate a Grab Sequence. In the Grab Sequence, she leaps over his punch and kicks a foot into his jaws, prying his mouth open to fire directly inside before retreating to the magnetic strip. Afterwards, Kraid will perform another punch to force Samus down; this is telegraphed by his eyes flashing brightly, allowing Samus to potentially avoid it with a careful jump. If Samus falls back to the broken platform below, she must repeat Kraid's second phase to reach his face once more.

Sequence breaking can completely change the dynamic of the battle. If Morph Ball Bombs have been obtained early, Samus can use a Morph Ball launcher hidden in the lower-left corner of the room to blast herself into Kraid's belly sore; there, she can repeatedly set Bombs inside to instantly defeat him. This must be done quickly, as Samus receives steady damage while inside the hole. Additionally, if Flash Shift is obtained, Samus can instantly trigger the Grab Sequence by Flash Shifting into Kraid's face when his eyes flash.[4]

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