troid

noun

1. (slang)Any of the video games in the Metroid franchise.

   “Games I look forward to next year: [...] Metroid Prime 4 (I’ve never played one of the 3D troids but I wanna)”

   “It kinda ruined parts of Metroid 2 and it's definitely one of the weaker 2D troids, but it has solid moment to moment gameplay and Samus "feels" great to control.”

   “really hope MercurySteam gets to keep cranking out some more 2D troids”

2. (slang)An individual member of the fictional alien Metroid species in this franchise.

   “The much derided linearity is merely a reappearance of the linearity of Metroid 2, with it's coincidental earthquakes when you killed troids”

   “the metroid fights, meanwhile, their counter tells are SO LONG i always miss them by hitting the button early. like, it can't possibly be that long. except it is. i have no success trying to do it on reaction either.. also, the troids spend too long being invuln for w/e reason”

   “I love to draw samus and metroids... metroids are cute... I want to draw more of the other critters too (space pirates? ridley? non-larval troids????)”

3. (Internet, derogatory, offensive)A transgender person.

   “at least we both concede that troids are hard on the eyes”

   “Ever wonder why the majority of troids are trans "woman"?”

   “thats an awful lot of words to say you dont like troids”