Dragüd then explains how he lost many of his minions when exploring a planet (possibly SR388) that was inhabited by Metroids. By researching a dead one, he was able to create the so-called power beyond the Metroids themselves: the Megaroid. Samus later fights several of Dragüd's forces while Joey inflitrates his ship (without Samus' knowledge), using a Pirate skin for disguise so he can see the Megaroid, which has escaped. The Megaroid then sucks the energy out of the ship's crew.