If you've been following the development of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond since its initial announcement in 2017, then chances are you've heard the name 'Sylux' mentioned in passing along the way. If you're not completely up-to-date on your Metroid Prime history (and not everyone is, that's okay), then you might not know who this enigmatic bounty hunter is. Given that it shows up at the end of the latest gameplay trailer for Beyond, however, it's clear that Sylux is due to play a pretty prominent role in Retro Studio's upcoming FPS.
With that in mind, we thought we'd shed a little light on Sylux and get you caught up so you're ready to face it when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches for the Switch in 2025. On this page: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Who Is Sylux? Truth be told, not a great deal is known about Sylux. Although it's appeared in three Metroid Prime games to date - Metroid Prime: Hunters , Metroid Prime 3: Corruption , and Metroid Prime: Federation Force - two of these were little more than short cameos.
However, what little we know about Sylux's background is more than enough to get us excited about his upcoming appearance in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. The official description within the Hunters manual says that Sylux harbours an 'intense hatred' for the Galactic Federation along with Samus herself by association. Why? We don't know.
What this means, though, is that unlike previous 'Big Bads' like Ridley, Kraid, or Metroid Prime itself, there's real potential for some genuinel.
