History Awesome / MetroidPrimeTrilogy

-->Security Alert, all systems and units. Datanet has been compromised. The Hunter has hacked our datanet. All our secrets are now hers. ''She cannot be allowed to escape.'' '''TERMINATE HER ON SIGHT.'''

-->'''Computer''': Foreign access detected! Analyzing... Intrustion source identified as Samus Aran. Past encounters suggest that our strongest lockdowns can be circumvented by her hacking utilities, resulting in systemwide glitches and frequent maintenance. Alternate counterintrusion protocol initiated. Full access to console granted.
-->''"Welcome to the Space Pirate Computer Systems. Make use of this terminal. In return, we ask you not to destroy it. We are not made of consoles. Here is an image of a kitten!'' [Loading Graphic Delicious_Kitten] ''Please enter command:"''
-->'''Samus:''' I can't tell if they're getting smarter or dumber.

** Even better is how much hype the game's announcement generated by little more than '''showing the logo'''. It's a testament to both how long fans have been waiting for a proper sequel and just how ''legendary'' the Metroid Prime series is as a whole.

*** ...Until she turns it around by unleashing a massive blast that floors all four hunters. Samus, who took the entire blast, rather than splash damage like the others, then proceeds to crawl to the control panel and complete their objective. The entire scene is one crowning moment after another.

** Just before that, the destruction of Phaaze. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing [[BigBad Metroid Prime]] and [[EldritchLocation Phaaze]] finally, ''finally'' get what was coming for them.

* Any time Samus and Dark Samus face off, when they point their guns at each other like they're going to have some epic duel (which usually does happen) to really funky music for a Metroid game (especially the second fight, where Dark Samus activates the elevator and for a bit you fight while it's going up to the highest point in the area). Or there's the mini-scene just before the third part of Emperor Ing - the chrysalis breaks open, and Samus is just standing there as smoke blasts past her, while the new, final form music (which has an incredible intro btw) begins, and the Emperor Ing just stands up imposingly.

** Can anyone say [[Literature/LordOfTheRings "Balrog"]]?

* As of E3 2017... let's call this a quadrilogy. YES BOYS AND GIRLS, METROID PRIME 4 IS FINALLY COMING!

* As of E3.... let's call this a quadrology..... YES BOYS AND GIRLS. METROID PRIME 4 IS FINALLY COMING!

* A [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic musical]] Moment of Awesome comes in the Prime 1, when you get to the Magmoor Caverns. When those ominous male vocals first kick in, the door opens into the cavern complex proper, and that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCZIb0fbt8 familiar drumbeat kicks in...]] Goosebumps.

** A Pirate log talks about how "TheHunter" is rampaging through their base and killing their personnel. At first you might think it's some alien creature, but then you realize the Pirates usually call Samus "The Hunter"...

* [[spoiler: As of E3.... let's call this a quadrology..... YES BOYS AND GIRLS. METROID PRIME 4 IS FINALLY COMING!]]

** Even more epic about it is think of it like this. These are the same group who wiped out Samus' family, left her an orphan, and have generally made her life one, long nightmare. How awesome must it feel for her to realize these beings are scared to death of her?!

** The engineers can actually FINISH the Berserker Knight mini-boss after whitling it down to half health. {{Badass}}.

** A early [[AwesomeMusic Crowning Music of Awesome]] happens at the Menu, the theme played there is so dynamic and atmospheric it alone fills many expectations of the game, and once when people come out of the Awesome induced shock and realize that "This is just the Menu Theme!" all other expectations are pointless, and they get ready for a Awesome Game.

** The very best moment with the said wavebuster is when you just get it. You are probably itching to use it in a firefight, and when you do. You blast up a bunch of formerly invincible enemies.
* The logs in ''Prime'' where the pirates try to make their own Morph Ball and decide to stop trying it after a few failures. Counts as a [[Funny/MetroidPrime Funny Moment]], too.

-->'''[[Website/ScrewAttack Stuttering Craig]]:''' When [Metroid Prime] was first announced, we thought it was going to suck. *insert image of PlayStation 3* How wrong we were. How wrong we were.

* Whenever you arrive at the Energy Controllers in the Aether temples, you come across the corpse of its last guardian. Scans reveal, for every one of them, that they went out fighting. The one in Agon died while fending off innumerable Ing hordes, finally succumbing to superior numbers. The one in Torvus was almost possessed numerous times, until the Ing realized that they couldn't break his will and killed him. And the one in the Sanctuary Fortress was so badass, the Ing had to turn his own weapons of war against him, unable to defeat him themselves. As awesome as all of that is, the real Moment of Awesome is when, after you've carried out their final wish and returned the Light of Aether to their temples, these elite Luminoth warriors, heroic titans in the struggle between light and dark, bow to Samus Aran, acknowledging her as the new Sentinel of their temple.

** What about Quadraxis himself?! Most bosses in the Metroid series require you to beat on a weak point until the whole thing either explodes or dies. Quadraxis, however, was so well constructed that to beat him, Samus had to TAKE HIM APART BIT BY BIT UNTIL HE FINALLY COULDN'T FUNCTION ANYMORE. As said by the Autarch of Flame himself in his top ten Metroid bosses video;

* One for Retro and Nintendo here.'''NOBODY''' thought this game was going to work. Even levelheaded fans and critics were tearing into it before it came out, with claims that not only would it not feel like ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' but would at best be a mediocre shooter. Nowadays, it and its two sequels are ranked amongst the greatest games in history.

-->''Security Alert, all systems and units. Datanet has been compromised. The Hunter has hacked our datanet. All our secrets are now hers. She cannot be allowed to escape.'' '''TERMINATE HER ON SIGHT.'''

* Speaking of the Light Suit... the suit itself, combined with it being worn by Samus, is totally awesome. It's touted as the perfect fusion of Chozo and Luminoth technology, and rightfully so, as Samus is completely immune to Dark Aether's corrosive effects, and the suit is constantly glowing. After the Dark Suit turned Samus into a badass dark knight, the Light Suit is graceful, beautiful, and more than capable of kicking copious amounts of ass, like Samus herself. When you think about it, the Light Suit is basically the Chozo and Luminoth turning Samus into a walking, breathing beacon of hope for the future.

** This is echoed, pun not intended, in Echoes as well when you scan one of the many terminals at their ops base at Agon Wastes and one of their logs reads: "The Hunter has hacked our datanet. All our secrets are now hers. She must not be allowed to leave. '''Kill her on sight!'''"
*** Played with in the entertaining albeit [[DeadFic dead]] [[Webcomic/BobAndGeorge Bob and George]]-afiliated Metroid: Third Derivative. Realizing that they can't do anything to stop her from hacking their systems, the Space Pirates just give her full access once the computer notices her scanning stuff, perhaps in an effort to entice her to go easy on them.
---->Foreign access detected! Analyzing... Intrustion source identified as Samus Aran. Past encounters suggest that our strongest lockdowns can be circumvented by her hacking utilities, resulting in systemwide glitches and frequent maintenance. Alternate counterintrusion protocol initiated. Full access to console granted.\\
"Welcome to the Space Pirate Computer Systems. Make use of this terminal. In return, we ask you not to destroy it. We are not made of consoles. Here is an image of a kitten! (Loading Graphic Delicious_Kitten) Please enter command:"\\
'''Samus:''' I can't tell if they're getting smarter or dumber...

* A [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic musical]] Moment of Awesome comes in the Prime 1, when you get to the Magmoor Caverns. When those ominous male vocals first kick in and you're probably thinking "[[VideoGame/SuperMetroid Shades of Norfair]], eh?" Then the door opens into the cavern complex proper, and that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCZIb0fbt8 familiar drumbeat kicks in...]] Goosebumps.

* The ending for Prime 2, as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96N7hkN-Aew&t=1m55s here.]] After saving their planet and their lives, Samus gets a bow from the crowd of Luminoths that gather to greet her after the final boss. She pretty much ignores them and walks out the door, giving a sort of lazy salute/wave without turning to face them as she leaves.

* Any time Samus and Dark Samus face off, when they point their guns at each other like they're going to have some epic duel (which usually does happen) to really funky music for a Metroid game (especially the second fight, where Dark Samus activates the elevator and for a bit you fight while it's going up to the highest point in the area). Or there's the mini-scene just before the third part of Emperor Ing - the chrysallis breaks open, and Samus is just standing there as smoke blasts past her, while the new, final form music (which has an incredible intro btw) begins, and the Emperor Ing just stands up imposingly.
** The final battle in Echoes is especially awesome. In the two battles before then, the two had a short shoot out before the player actually took control. The last time? Dark Samus seals off the escape route and slowly walks towards Samus. The cutscene ends with the two calmly pointing their weapons at eachother as the dimension they're in is rapidly collapsing around them. For those who didn't get 100% of the items in Prime, this is also the moment where you'd learn that Dark Samus is Metroid Prime. The battle ends with Dark Samus desperately attempting to absorb Samus' Light Suit, just as it did as Metroid Prime when it stole her Phazon Suit at the end of the first game, before fading away, while Samus herself doesn't budge one bit.

* The very end of ''Corruption''. The planet Samus was last seen on just exploded ([[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds surprise]]) and the battle is won, but Samus is nowhere to be found. She is presumed dead, and Admiral Dane looks ready to give the eulogy right then and there. Cue Samus flying past the window, giving a thumbs up, and transmitting a single message. "Mission Completed."

* The Metroid Hatcher is an obnoxious tentacled Phazite-plated Metroid boss. First you have to blast its tentacles with your guns (and your lock on targeted the body, which was useless to you), then shoot it in the mouth before it vomits up [[DemonicSpiders Phazon Metroids]], and ''then'' tear its tentacles off one by one. There are no less then three of these in Normal alone. However, by the time you fight the third aboard the Valhalla, Samus is equipped with X-Ray Visor (vastly improved from the first Prime) and the Nova Beam, a comboo which lets Samus target weak spots on certain enemies (like Pirate Commandos) for an instant death effect. Guess what: That includes Metroid Hatchers. There's nothing quite like having a [[ThatOneBoss particularly annoying boss]], with a health bar and everything, pop up in front of you, only to kill it with one shot.

* A [[AwesomeMusic musical]] Moment of Awesome comes in the Prime 1, when you get to the Magmoor Caverns. When those ominous male vocals first kick in and you're probably thinking "[[VideoGame/SuperMetroid Shades of Norfair]], eh?" Then the door opens into the cavern complex proper, and that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCZIb0fbt8 familiar drumbeat kicks in...]] Goosebumps.

* ''Corruption'' had a great moment: the battle with Mogenar. This is where you first start to suspect that something is really, terribly wrong with Samus, and that the corruption may well, in fact, kill her. What does she do? Take her helmet off, throw up concentrated Phazon, wipe her mouth off, put her helmet back on and go back to work, now sporting a visible Phazon scar down her nose and right cheek. Just another day at the office.
* The [[TheFederation Galactic Federation military]] finally gets one in ''Corruption'' as well, when they invade the Space Pirate homeworld. Also, a nameless member of the RedshirtArmy gets one in an early scene- cornered by Space Pirates who kill all his squadmates, he cooly activates Hypermode and blasts his enemies away. Notable as this is the first time you see Hypermode in action, before you gain it for yourself.

* The feds are the only recorded civilization to stop a Leviathan impact. The chozo didn't give two shits until theirs started messing with their brains and didn't even try. The Luminoth [[AlphaStrike hit theirs with everything they had]] and still didn't stop it. Humanity? one zap from a single planetary defense satellite and *thpp!* gone.
** Although this is because the Leviathan sent by Dark Samus was not fully mature like the ones that impacted Tallon IV and Aether

* A [[AwesomeMusic musical]] Moment of Awesome comes in the Prime 1, when you get to the Magmoor Caverns. When those ominous male vocals first kick in and you're probably thinking "[[VideoGame/SuperMetroid Shades of Norfair]], eh?" Then the door opens into the cavern complex proper, and that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCZIb0fbt8 familiar drumbeat kicks in]]... Goosebumps.

* The ending for Prime 2, as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96N7hkN-Aew&t=1m55s here]]. After saving their planet and their lives, Samus gets a bow from the crowd of Luminoths that gather to greet her after the final boss. She pretty much ignores them and walks out the door, giving a sort of lazy salute/wave without turning to face them as she leaves.