▁the ▁S ector ' s ▁self - dest ruct , ▁which ▁Sam us ▁herself ▁esc apes . ▁However ▁Adam ▁reve als ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁a sex ually ▁reproduce , ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁SA - X ▁on board ▁the ▁station . ▁Event ually ▁Adam ▁reve als ▁the ▁Federation ▁plans ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁capture ▁SA - X ▁and ▁the ▁X ▁par as ites ▁for ▁study , ▁though ▁Sam us ▁rest ores ▁the ▁computer ' s ▁original ▁person ality ▁of ▁Adam ▁M alk ov ich ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁conv ince ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁ins an ity ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁plan , ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁advise ▁Sam us ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁X ▁by ▁crash ing ▁it ▁into ▁SR 3 8 8 , ▁leading ▁Sam us ▁to ▁confront ▁SA - X ▁which ▁after ▁being ▁weak ened ▁transform s ▁into ▁a ▁miss h aped ▁mon ster ▁that ▁is ▁apparently ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁Sam us ' ▁power ▁suit ▁and ▁Hor no ad ▁( the ▁creature ▁the ▁X ▁that ▁inf ected ▁Sam us ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁m im ick ing ) ▁before ▁it ▁is ▁defeated ▁by ▁Sam us , ▁however ▁its ▁Core - X ▁esc apes ▁prevent ing ▁Sam us ▁from ▁absor bing ▁it . ▁However ▁when ▁Sam us ▁is ▁injured ▁by ▁a ▁surv iving ▁Met roid ▁in ▁its ▁Om ega ▁state ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁station , ▁SA - X ▁re app ears ▁and ▁iron ically ▁ends ▁up ▁saving ▁Sam us ▁when ▁it ▁attempts