You should always fight Grenchlers on land, even when you have the Gravity suit. They only way you can damage them is by destroying their shell and shooting at the exposed flesh. In order to do this, you should always keep your Power beam charged. Don’t bother with missiles, as they’re weaker than fully-charged shots. Now all you have to do is strafe around him and keep yourself out of the Grenchler?s reach. Don’t get too close, but don’t get too far. If you’re too close he’ll bite you, but if your too far away it’s easy for him to hit you with his beam. Once you’ve blasted his shell off, it should only take one to two charged shots to kill him. Dark Grenchlers can be handled the same way, but you should use the light beam instead. Dark Grenchlers are actually easier than the normal type, as the Light beam does more damage to them then the Power beam does to the Normal Grenchlers. The Dark beam is also effective against the normal Grenchlers (Don’t use it on the Dark ones!), but it’s slower than the Power beam.

Congratulations, Grenchler, for making us Metroid fans regret making fun of those Sheegoths back in Metroid Prime, and for becoming the Alpha Dog of common enemies.

Recoloration by Seele

Geemers, often considered to be the lowest creatures to ever exist. So why was the this sad creature chosen for this issue’s “Monster of the Month” article, instead of the creature that gave the series it’s namesake? Because no other monster in the Metroid series has been as popular with the fans as the Geemer. The Geemer has appeared in almost every game to date, and is usually the first to get attacked by Samus. However, it’s innocent design has lend to various parodies, the most popular of which being the infamous Phazon Geemer. The pathetic insect even has RPs in online message boards named after it. Perhaps it’s the creature’s simple design, or maybe it’s lovable stupidity. However, Geemers weren’t actually even called Geemers until Super Metroid. Before that, they were referred to as “Zoomers”, despite the misconception which they are only referred to as “Geemers”. But enough of that. It’s time to take a closer look at how Geemers work.

There’s not much to say about it…it roams around in simple little paths, eating whatever it happens to pass over. It’s armed with a spiked shell, but it’s easy to dodge, making it more of a pest than an enemy. It’s generally the weakest enemy of the games that it’s in, the one exception being Metroid Prime, in which it’s role was exchanged with that of the Zoomer once more. The Geemer then received retractable spikes and an immunity to Power Beam shots, in addition to a new red look.

So props to you, Geemer, for not only being the weakest enemy in the series, but for being part one of the strongest fads to ever hit the Metroid boards.