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[[File:Metaball Batmo Cave SwoM screenshot.png|thumb|A Metaball inside Batmo Cave]]
{{quote2|There are 3 types of metaballs: slash, bash, and jab. Each metaball inflicts damage based on its type. A metaball's type can be determined by its attack method.|Popoi's Notebook}}
{{See Also|Stone Seal}}
{{See Also|Stone Seal}}
'''Metaballs''' are traps and interactable objects in ''[[Sword of Mana]]''.
'''Metaballs''' are traps and interactable objects in ''[[Sword of Mana]]''.


Metaballs are round, metallic spheres that obstruct the hero's path in caves and dungeons and need to be destroyed in order to enable progression. They can deal damage to the player character should they come too close and a impervious to all magical and most physical attack, but melt away once they are striken with the correct weapon. Metaballs come in three different types.
Metaballs are round, metallic spheres that obstruct the hero's path in caves and dungeons and need to be destroyed in order to enable progression. They can deal damage to the player character should they come too close, but melt away once they are striken with the correct physical attack. Metaballs come in three different types.


*'''Slash''' Metaballs will sprout curvy blades and spin on itself to attack the main character. They a defeated by using either the sword, the sickle, or the axe.
*'''Slash''' Metaballs will sprout curvy blades and spin on itself to attack the main character. They a defeated by using either the sword, the sickle, or the axe.
*'''Bash''' Metaballs will create four legs and violently push the hero away when interacted. A strike with the staff, knucks, or the morning star will break it apart.
*'''Bash''' Metaballs will create four legs and violently push the hero away when interacted. A strike with the staff, knucks, or the morning star will break it apart.
*'''Jab''' Metaballs use spikes to prick unsuspecting travelers. They vanish once they are attacked with a bow, a flail, or a lance.
*'''Jab''' Metaballs use spikes to prick unsuspecting travelers. They vanish once they are attacked with a bow, a flail, or a lance.
==Locations==
{|width=65%| class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
!width=15%| Location !!width=5%| Type !!width=45%| Notes
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Batmo Cave]] || Slash || Toward the beginning of the cave.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Batmo Cave]] || Jab || Just after acquiring the bow.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Batmo Cave]] || Bash || Right next to [[Vinquette Vicinity]] exit.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Vinquette Hall]] || Jab || Needed to free [[Salamander]].
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Marsh Cave]] || Slash || In the large room filled with poison pool.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Gaia Cave]] (x2) || Slash || N/A
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Airship (Sword of Mana)|Airship]] || Jab || Heroine only
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Devius Manor]] || Slash || N/A
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Subsea Volcano]] (x5) || Jab(x2)/Slash(x2)/Bash || All bunched up in a single room. toward the middle part of the dungeon.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Ruined Passage]] (x2) || Bash/Slash || Next to each other near the beginning of the dungeon.
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Dime Tower (Sword of Mana)|Dime Tower]] - (6F) || Bash || N/A
|-style="text-align:center"
| [[Dime Tower (Sword of Mana)|Dime Tower]] - (6F) || Jab || N/A
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The player can learn about Metaballs after speaking with [[Niccolo (Sword of Mana)|Niccolo]] before entering [[Batmo Cave]] for the first time. It will become entry no.17 in [[Popoi's Notebook]].
* The player can learn about Metaballs after speaking with [[Niccolo (Sword of Mana)|Niccolo]] before entering [[Batmo Cave]] for the first time. It will become entry no.17 in [[Popoi's Notebook]].
* Metaballs give out 1 experience point upon defeat.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Metaball Sword of Mana sprite.gif|Metaball (resting)
Metaball (slash) Sword of Mana sprite.gif|Slash Metaball
Metaball (bash) Sword of Mana sprite.gif|Bash Metaball
Metaball (jab) Sword of Mana sprite.gif|Jab Metaball
Metaball destroyed Sword of Mana sprite.gif|Destroyed Metaball
</gallery>


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{{SwoM misc}}
[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]

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