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by е и ժ е я » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:24 am
Not directly related, but it's originally implied that SM's Kraid is not normally super-huge but has been grown via the same kind of radiation used on the metroid hatchling, but they've gotten a bit muddled on that since. The gigantic sidehoppers are also an example of this. They haven't refrained from experimenting on and modifying Ridley as well, so it holds that they wouldn't hesitate to do so with Kraid.
It's interesting that the Space Pirates seem to value power over species, as Ridley and Kraid are highly ranked.
I don't think Kraid is necessarily sentient so much as just a juggernaut they favor. The Phantoon itself is probably just incidentally held in sway by the corrupted Mother Brain that the Pirates employ.
I muttered 'light as a board, stiff as a feather' for 2 days straight and now I've ascended, ;aughing at olympus and zeus is crying