▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁on ▁Nor ion . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph ry g is ians , ▁an ▁al ien ▁race ▁from ▁the ▁moon ▁Ph ry g is , ▁he ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁cry ok ines is . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁on ▁Nor ion , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁hun ters ▁are ▁cor rupted ▁by ▁Dark ▁Sam us ' ▁Ph azon ▁attacks . ▁Un like ▁Sam us , ▁he ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁while ▁investig ating ▁the ▁planet ▁Bry yo ▁and ▁is ▁fought ▁there ▁as ▁a ▁b oss ▁oppon ent . ▁After ▁he ▁is ▁defeated , ▁he ▁los es ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁cry ok ines is ▁and ▁un int ention ally ▁imp ales ▁himself ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁ic icle . ▁An ▁appar ition ▁of ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁appears ▁immediately ▁after ward ▁and ▁absor bs ▁his ▁remains ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁his ▁cry ok ines is . ▁ ▁G hor ▁ ▁A ▁b ount y ▁h unter ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Federation ▁in ▁Met roid ▁Prime ▁ 3 : ▁Cor ruption . ▁An ▁al ien ▁of ▁unknown ▁origin , ▁he ▁has ▁replaced ▁ 9 4 % ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁body ▁with ▁highly ▁advanced ▁cy ber net ic ▁prost hes es ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁level ▁of ▁inj uries ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁part aking ▁in ▁the ▁liber ation ▁war ▁of ▁W ot an ▁VII . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁retain s ▁em path y ▁and ▁a ▁comp ass ion ate ▁person ality . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁cy