History Memes / Metroid

!!''VideoGame/MetroidDread''
* "Shoot the ceiling."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Metroid Dread'''s answer to the NoobBridge from ''Super Metroid'', involving a destructible ceiling early on that leads to an otherwise inaccessible room. Made infamous by Creator/DavidJaffe's... controversial [[RageQuit playthrough]], even more [[ItsHardSoItSucks controversial take on the game itself]], and the subsequent mockery of him.[[/labelnote]]
** "Cory Balrog is better."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A sister meme to the above involving David Jaffe, who created the original ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' and blasted ''VideoGame/MetroidDread''; whereas Balrog created the arguably more acclaimed sequels like ''VideoGame/GodOfWar2'' and ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 4]]'' yet praised ''Dread'' on Twitter.[[/labelnote]]

* NoobBridge[[labelnote:Explanation]]A lot of players get stuck at what is known as the [[TropeNamer "Noob Bridge"]], a section of Brinstar where the player has to cross a collapsing bridge while spikes in the ceiling prevent the player from simply jumping across it. The proper solution is to run--it is the first area in the game where running is mandatory to overcome an obstacle--but many players, especially those coming from newer ''Metroid'' games where there is no run button, may not notice this at first glance unless they looked at the control menu. Nonetheless, the Noob Bridge [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9FYWR_RYM can be crossed without running]] but it is very difficult.[[/labelnote]]

* Manthony Higgs.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Another nickname for Anthony Higgs, which perfectly captures his MemeticBadass status.[[/labelnote]]

* Yet Another Metroid 2 Remake [[labelnote: Explanation]]Following the DMCA of ''VideoGame/AnotherMetroid2Remake'' and the announcement of ''VideoGame/MetroidSamusReturns'', the game got this FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
* Samus Aran, [[EarthShatteringKaboom Destroyer of Worlds]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]Given how several games end with the planet Samus is on exploding or being destroyed in some way, it’s often joked that every planet Samus steps foot on is doomed to explode. [[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEKTcEf_Mo "REMEBEH ME??!?!?"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Early line from Anthony Higgs, first heard in the E3 trailer for ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', despite the fact that no one had ever seen him before. After the trailer was released, it took about .372 seconds for "Mysterious Black Guy" to become a meme. [[/labelnote]]

* Metroid Omoroid[[labelnote:Explanation]]The slogan/tagline used in the Japanese ''Metroid II'' TV advertisement. "Omoroid" is a portmanteau of "omoroi" (the Kansai variant of "omoshiroi", meaning "fun" or "interesting") and "''Metroid''". This phrase reappeared in other games such as the Japanese releases of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' and ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''. It was also used to advertise ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM''.[[/labelnote]]

* "Press the run button".[[labelnote:Explanation]]The answer to a common newcomer question when encountering the so called "Noob Bridge" in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'', which is made of collapsable blocks that are only avoidable by doing the above; which is never explained in game but AllThereInTheManual. [[/labelnote]]
** "Shoot the ceiling." [[labelnote:Explantion]] The ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'' equivalent of the above involving a destructible ceiling early on that leads to an otherwise inaccessible room. Made infamous by Creator/DavidJaffe's... controversial [[RageQuit playthrough]], even more [[ItsHardSoItSucks controversial take on the game itself]], and the subsequent mockery of him. [[/labelnote]]
** "Cory Balrog is better."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A sister meme to the above involving David Jaffe, who created the original ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' and blasted ''VideoGame/MetroidDread''; whereas Balrog created the arguably more acclaimed sequels like ''VideoGame/GodOfWar2'' and ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 4]]'' yet praised ''Dread'' on Twitter. [[/labelnote]]

* The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]

* The Wood Beam and Pipe Boots, supposedly items from the hidden level of Warfair. Actually just an UrbanLegendOfZelda used to {{Troll}} new players, which sounds plausible due to the ''huge'' number of hidden, optional items in ''Metroid'' games. With websites like [=GameFAQs=] around the fact that this is a hoax is pretty out in the open, but it's still an in-joke among older ''Metroid'' fans.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UyVylP7AI ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER FUCKER]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Famous code that removes Samus's armor, glitches the screen and makes Samus unable to leave the first screen. [[GameBreakingBug It may also crash the game itself.]][[/labelnote]]
* JUSTIN BAILEY [[labelnote:Explanation]]Famous password that removes Samus's armor. Led to much speculation as to what it meant, but it turns out it's just a coincidence.[[/labelnote]]
* The Wood Beam is also explicitly referenced in non-Nintendo game ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'', where it is a literal wooden beam.

* "Y can't [[IAmNotShazam Metroid]] crawl?"[[labelnote:explanation]]a Miiverse post found alongside many like it in the discussion forums for ''Super Metroid'' which has become a by-word for ignorance of video game history. Viewers on some streams often pretend that Samus' name actually ''is'' Metroid, perhaps as a tribute to this meme.[[/labelnote]] This has seemingly become an AscendedMeme with a few references to Samus crawling in Wii U-era ''Metroid'' promo material, plus one in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''.
* The very large (for the time) scale of the game and the incredibly high number of secret passages and hidden powerups, a lot of which were unnecessary for beating the game, prompted some ''Metroid'' fans to mess with new players by [[UrbanLegendOfZelda spreading rumors of secret areas and upgrades]], such as talking about the hidden region of "Warfair" and the super-hidden items known as the "Wood Beam" and "Pipe Boots". With the proliferation of sites like Website/GameFAQs that make it rather more obvious that this is a hoax, this meme has mostly died about, but it still occasionally pops up on boards filled with ''Metroid'' veterans.
* Save/Kill the animals![[labelnote:explanation]]During the final escape sequence, the player has the ability to take a detour and rescue the Dachora and Etecoons from the impending explosion. Speedruns don't require it since it doesn't effect the completion percentage - a rather unfortunate situation given that ''Fusion'' made it canon that Samus saves them. The choice to save or kill is always the subject of a bid war in WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick marathons and a running gag during races and speedrun attempts.[[/labelnote]]
* '''D e e R F o r C e''' (sometimes also seen as '''D E E R   F O R C E''' or other variants)[[labelnote:explanation]]The name of the team that developed the game. It is virtually mandatory to spam their name in chat when they are credited at the end of the game, or even to say it out loud in certain settings. The earlier capitalisation apparently originates from Website/{{Twitch}} user [[https://www.twitch.tv/msds3170 MSDS3170]]'s chat, and for whatever reason, it caught on within the community.[[/labelnote]]
* Kraid Stand-Up DLC/Taking Kraid to the prom[[labelnote:explanation]]Thanks to various strategies allowing speedrunners to get Super Missiles early, then exploit hit-stun to keep Kraid's mouth open and vulnerable for long enough to stuff 3 or 4 Super Missiles in and kill him before he can stand up and break open the false ceiling in his room, many races and streams love to joke about how getting to see Kraid actually stand up and go to the second phase of his boss fight is actually a rare thing.[[/labelnote]]
* DLC boss/I've never seen this boss before[[labelnote:explanation]]A similar reference for Spore Spawn, affectionally nicknamed "[=SpoSpo=]" for obvious reasons, who's outright skipped in basically every speedrun and most randomizer races. Since the player can mockball to get early Super Missiles, it's not necessary to fight Spore Spawn to get the first Super Missiles, and even in randomizers, it's possible to shoot the block at the exit of Spore Spawn's area with a Super Missile when Samus is standing on the correct pixel. As a result, seeing a Spore Spawn fight is quite rare, and many viewers like to pretend they've never seen a [=SpoSpo=] fight before (and a few very well may ''actually'' never have seen one). Keysanity in the [=SMZ3=] randomizer can sometimes require a Spore Spawn fight under certain circumstances, but otherwise, randomizers will usually provide a way to skip Spore Spawn as well.[[/labelnote]]
* Forgotten Highway DLC[[labelnote:explanation]]Yet another part of the game rarely seen in streams, referring to the "Forgotten Highway" that links Maridia to the Wrecked Ship. It's rarely necessary to traverse this either in speedruns or randomizers (hence its name), although occasionally a randomizer may require it. Thus, viewers also like to pretend they've never seen the Forgotten Highway before, either.[[/labelnote]]

* "Metroid feeding is strictly prohibited." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A pirate scan wall detailing rules on the utilization of Metroids.[[/labelnote]]
* '''TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBES!!!!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from how a number of Pirate bases seem to have an abnormally convenient amount of tubes just perfect for Samus to Morph Ball inside of but the Pirates are unable to make use of. Spawned from [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tuuuubes.jpeg a comic]] in which a Pirate Architect questions his cohort on why they would need to keep placing tubes in their bases. His buddy replies with the meme in question, red eyes aglow. Eventually the architect also ends up brainwashed.[[/labelnote]]
* Unless Admiral Dane approves of it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'''s CO is more of a MemeticBadass than Adam.[[/labelnote]]
* Soon, everything will be written as a meme, including YOU! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Phazon-corrupted Ghor proclaims the same fate for everything else in ''Corruption''.[[/labelnote]]
* Hear the words of O-Lir, last Sentinel of the Fortress Temple. May they serve you well. [[labelnote:Explanation]]There's a bug in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' that lets you get to 255% item collection. It involves getting one of the Luminoth Sentinels to repeat their opening line over and over, and O-Lir is the easiest one to use for it.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[LetsPlay IT'S A LIVIN'!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The biggest success of LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}'s LetsPlay of the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' trilogy (and one frequently referenced in his Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}) was the AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Ridley as a put-upon henchman with a screechy New Jersey accent. The above is his CatchPhrase. He is also known for [[IFellForHours falling for long periods of time]] and fits of claw-waving freakoutery.[[/labelnote]]

* "Just in time." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another Ghor line from ''Prime 3'', said when Samus shows up and they can begin [[spoiler:fighting to the death]], complete with a TwinkleInTheEye.[[/labelnote]]
* Metroids are not pets. Metroids are not for target practice. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A scan log in ''Metroid Prime'' reveals this gem.[[/labelnote]]
* POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF, POUNDS AND POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular {{mondegreen}} of the chanting in the background of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZhUb9N38Y the main theme of Bryyo]] from ''Corruption''.[[/labelnote]]

* Manthony Higgs. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another nickname for Anthony Higgs, which perfectly captures his MemeticBadass status.[[/labelnote]]
* "Any objections, lady?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Catchphrase}} of Adam Malkovich... which later becomes a SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay moment.[[/labelnote]]
* [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Mother... Time to go.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Samus's final line to Mother Brain back in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' before killing her. If ''Other M'' is to be believed.[[/labelnote]]
* Adam hasn't authorized me to edit this page yet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Other M'''s attempt to explain Samus's lack of use of her powerups without resorting to BagOfSpilling... was not well received.[[/labelnote]]
* ''The baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby...'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is motherhood symbolism in ''Other M''. And Samus's internal monologue won't let us miss any of it. The baby in question was a baby Metroid who sacrificed itself to save Samus while she was fighting Mother Brain.[[/labelnote]]
* "The word he so obviously chose... outsider... pierced my heart." [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Samus' most {{Narm}}y and overly soft and emotional lines in the game, it's also one of the most frequently mocked parts of it.[[/labelnote]]

* [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Ridley's too big.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]He's a lot bigger than Samus... and a lot of people want him to be playable in the ''Smash'' series. He only appeared as a boss until ''Super Smash Bros Ultimate'', where he finally joined the roster. Hilariously enough, he ''did'' turn out to be too big in the end: while he was shrunk quite a bit to be made playable, his massive size relative to his weight is often quoted as his biggest weak point.[[/labelnote]]

* Samus Aran, [[EarthShatteringKaboom Destroyer of Worlds]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Given how several games end with the planet Samus is on exploding or being destroyed in some way, it’s often joked that every planet Samus steps foot on is doomed to explode. [[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEKTcEf_Mo "REMEBEH ME??!?!?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Early line from Anthony Higgs, first heard in the E3 trailer for ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', despite the fact that no one had ever seen him before. After the trailer was released, it took about .372 seconds for "Mysterious Black Guy" to become a meme. [[/labelnote]]

* "Press the run button". [[labelnote:Explanation]] The answer to a common newcomer question when encountering the so called "Noob Bridge" in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'', which is made of collapsable blocks that are only avoidable by doing the above; which is never explained in game but AllThereInTheManual. [[/labelnote]]

** "Cory Balrog is better." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A sister meme to the above involving David Jaffe, who created the original ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' and blasted ''VideoGame/MetroidDread''; whereas Balrog created the arguably more acclaimed sequels like ''VideoGame/GodOfWar2'' and ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 4]]'' yet praised ''Dread'' on Twitter. [[/labelnote]]

* '''TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBES!!!!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from how a number of Pirate bases seem to have an abnormally convenient amount of tubes just perfect for Samus to Morph Ball inside of but the Pirates are unable to make use of. Spawned from a comic in which a Pirate Architect questions his cohort on why they would need to keep placing tubes in their bases. His buddy replies with the meme in question, red eyes aglow. Eventually the architect also ends up brainwashed.[[/labelnote]]

* Kraid Stand-Up DLC/Taking Kraid to the prom[[labelnote:explanation]]Thanks to various strategies allowing speedrunners to get Super Missiles early, then exploit hit-stun to keep Kraid's mouth open and vunerable for long enough to stuff 3 or 4 Super Missiles in and kill him before he can stand up and break open the false ceiling in his room, many races and streams love to joke about how getting to see Kraid actually stand up and go to the second phase of his boss fight is actually a rare thing.[[/labelnote]]

** "Shoot the ceiling." [[labelnote:Explantion]] The ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'' equivalent of the above involving a destructable ceiling early on that leads to an otherwise inaccessible room. Made infamous by Creator/DavidJaffe's... controversial [[RageQuit playthrough]], even more [[ItsHardSoItSucks controversial take on the game itself]], and the subsequent mockery of him. [[/labelnote]]

!!!''VideoGame/{{Metroid|1}}'':
** The Wood Beam and Pipe Boots, supposedly items from the hidden level of Warfair. Actually just an UrbanLegendOfZelda used to {{Troll}} new players, which sounds plausible due to the ''huge'' number of hidden, optional items in ''Metroid'' games. With websites like [=GameFAQs=] around the fact that this is a hoax is pretty out in the open, but it's still an in-joke among older ''Metroid'' fans.

** JUSTIN BAILEY [[labelnote:Explanation]]Famous password that removes Samus's armor. Led to much speculation as to what it meant, but it turns out it's just a coincidence.[[/labelnote]]
** The Wood Beam is also explicitly referenced in non-Nintendo game ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'', where it is a literal wooden beam.
!!!''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'':
** The Maridia Power Bomb Pipe (a glass tunnel that you shatter from the inside with a Power Bomb in order to access Maridia) has become an established element in gaming culture, being featured in numerous shoutouts and parodies used in various games.
** "Y can't [[IAmNotShazam Metroid]] crawl?"[[labelnote:explanation]]a Miiverse post found alongside many like it in the discussion forums for ''Super Metroid'' which has become a by-word for ignorance of video game history. Viewers on some streams often pretend that Samus' name actually ''is'' Metroid, perhaps as a tribute to this meme.[[/labelnote]] This has seemingly become an AscendedMeme with a few references to Samus crawling in Wii U-era ''Metroid'' promo material, plus one in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''.
** The very large (for the time) scale of the game and the incredibly high number of secret passages and hidden powerups, a lot of which were unnecessary for beating the game, prompted some ''Metroid'' fans to mess with new players by [[UrbanLegendOfZelda spreading rumors of secret areas and upgrades]], such as talking about the hidden region of "Warfair" and the super-hidden items known as the "Wood Beam" and "Pipe Boots". With the proliferation of sites like Website/GameFAQs that make it rather more obvious that this is a hoax, this meme has mostly died about, but it still occasionally pops up on boards filled with ''Metroid'' veterans.
** Save/Kill the animals![[labelnote:explanation]]During the final escape sequence, the player has the ability to take a detour and rescue the Dachora and Etecoons from the impending explosion. Speedruns don't require it since it doesn't effect the completion percentage - a rather unfortunate situation given that ''Fusion'' made it canon that Samus saves them. The choice to save or kill is always the subject of a bid war in WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick marathons and a running gag during races and speedrun attempts.[[/labelnote]]
** '''D e e R F o r C e''' (sometimes also seen as '''D E E R   F O R C E''' or other variants)[[labelnote:explanation]]The name of the team that developed the game. It is virtually mandatory to spam their name in chat when they are credited at the end of the game, or even to say it out loud in certain settings. The earlier capitalisation apparently originates from Website/{{Twitch}} user [[https://www.twitch.tv/msds3170 MSDS3170]]'s chat, and for whatever reason, it caught on within the community.[[/labelnote]]
** Kraid Stand-Up DLC/Taking Kraid to the prom[[labelnote:explanation]]Thanks to various strategies allowing speedrunners to get Super Missiles early, then exploit hit-stun to keep Kraid's mouth open and vunerable for long enough to stuff 3 or 4 Super Missiles in and kill him before he can stand up and break open the false ceiling in his room, many races and streams love to joke about how getting to see Kraid actually stand up and go to the second phase of his boss fight is actually a rare thing.[[/labelnote]]
** DLC boss/I've never seen this boss before[[labelnote:explanation]]A similar reference for Spore Spawn, affectionally nicknamed "[=SpoSpo=]" for obvious reasons, who's outright skipped in basically every speedrun and most randomizer races. Since the player can mockball to get early Super Missiles, it's not necessary to fight Spore Spawn to get the first Super Missiles, and even in randomizers, it's possible to shoot the block at the exit of Spore Spawn's area with a Super Missile when Samus is standing on the correct pixel. As a result, seeing a Spore Spawn fight is quite rare, and many viewers like to pretend they've never seen a [=SpoSpo=] fight before (and a few very well may ''actually'' never have seen one). Keysanity in the [=SMZ3=] randomizer can sometimes require a Spore Spawn fight under certain circumstances, but otherwise, randomizers will usually provide a way to skip Spore Spawn as well.[[/labelnote]]
** Forgotten Highway DLC[[labelnote:explanation]]Yet another part of the game rarely seen in streams, referring to the "Forgotten Highway" that links Maridia to the Wrecked Ship. It's rarely necessary to traverse this either in speedruns or randomizers (hence its name), although occasionally a randomizer may require it. Thus, viewers also like to pretend they've never seen the Forgotten Highway before, either.[[/labelnote]]
** Referring to Ridley as "Rodney"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Information about the origin of this particular meme is scarce, but most likely it simply caught on after an autocorrect gone wrong. However, we should note that in canon, Samus' father was named Rodney Aran, and he sacrificed his own life in an attack that severely wounded Ridley. Being referred to as "Rodney" would probably severely annoy Ridley, which could be another reason some people do it.[[/labelnote]]
** (Item that streamer is searching for) is at Shaktool/Spring Ball.[[note]]A randomizer-specific meme. The vanilla Spring Ball location is a remote, extremely time-consuming check (since it's behind a ''very slow'' digging robot called Shaktool) that requires either several items (Gravity Suit, Grappling Beam, and High-Jump Boots) or some often difficult tech/glitches (among them Gravity Jump, Ice Clip, or X-Ray Climb) to access; some randomizer logic settings may require some of these glitches. As a result, Website/{{Twitch}} chat is extremely fond of suggesting that a required item is at the Spring Ball location, and when that item actually ''is'' at Spring Ball... well, [[https://youtu.be/QPW9TMhTbTs?t=4440 this happens]]. (For part one of this randomizer, see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuafZB2Xe_4 here]].) The required progression is rarely actually at Spring Ball, but chatters will undoubtedly suggest it every seed, regardless of whether the streamer even possesses the equipment required to check it yet.[[/note]]
** A few categories basically only exist for the sake of memes, such as North Korea%[[note]]Must defeat the major bosses in the order Draygon, Phantoon, Ridley, Kraid (the same letters as the initialism for the "official" name of North Korea, the [[DontExplainTheJoke Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]). For a category that basically exists only for the purpose of a meme, this is actually somewhat difficult, since it requires doing [[UnderTheSea Maridia]] suitless, and also requires doing a "hell run" through part of [[LethalLavaLand Norfair]] (though not the much more difficult Lower Norfair hell run). That said, zoast, the current world record holder of both [[https://youtu.be/DLlVESjGE4Y North Korea%]] and [[https://youtu.be/oyhRVrwfQT8 Reverse Boss Order]] (as of August 2021), regards North Korea% as a "de-stresser" run.[[/note]] and 69%[[note]]Collect exactly 69 items, no more, no less. (Nice.)[[/note]]. These are actual [[https://www.speedrun.com/super_metroid_category_extensions category extensions]] on Speedrun.com, mind you.
** NoobBridge[[labelnote:Explanation]]A lot of players get stuck at what is known as the [[TropeNamer "Noob Bridge"]], a section of Brinstar where the player has to cross a collapsing bridge while spikes in the ceiling prevent the player from simply jumping across it. The proper solution is to run--it is the first area in the game where running is mandatory to overcome an obstacle--but many players, especially those coming from newer ''Metroid'' games where there is no run button, may not notice this at first glance unless they looked at the control menu. Nonetheless, the Noob Bridge [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9FYWR_RYM can be crossed without running]] but it is very difficult.[[/labelnote]]
!!!''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'':
** "[[BrokenRecord EMERGENCY IN SECTOR 3!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]On completing the first visit to Sector 5 (ARC), an X-Parasite sets off a meltdown in the Sector 3 Main Reactor, and the alarms start blaring, complete with voice in the background exclaiming "Emergency in Sector 3!" ad nauseum.[[/labelnote]]
*** "[[Website/{{Twitch}} EMERGENCY IN FRANKERZ!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Twitch made the pun go viral as well, though spamming it too much leads to a ban.[[/labelnote]]
** Ridley's scream/ '''''SCREEEEAAAAH'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ridley-X/Neo-Ridley came with a loud scream that is known to catch people unaware if the volume is too loud or the player is wearing headphones.[[/labelnote]]
!!!''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeTrilogy'':
** "Metroid feeding is strictly prohibited." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A pirate scan wall detailing rules on the utilization of Metroids.[[/labelnote]]
** '''TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBES!!!!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from how a number of Pirate bases seem to have an abnormally convenient amount of tubes just perfect for Samus to Morph Ball inside of but the Pirates are unable to make use of. Spawned from a comic in which a Pirate Architect questions his cohort on why they would need to keep placing tubes in their bases. His buddy replies with the meme in question, red eyes aglow. Eventually the architect also ends up brainwashed.[[/labelnote]]
** Unless Admiral Dane approves of it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'''s CO is more of a MemeticBadass than Adam.[[/labelnote]]
** Soon, everything will be written as a meme, including YOU! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Phazon-corrupted Ghor proclaims the same fate for everything else in ''Corruption''.[[/labelnote]]
** Hear the words of O-Lir, last Sentinel of the Fortress Temple. May they serve you well. [[labelnote:Explanation]]There's a bug in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' that lets you get to 255% item collection. It involves getting one of the Luminoth Sentinels to repeat their opening line over and over, and O-Lir is the easiest one to use for it.[[/labelnote]]
** "[[LetsPlay IT'S A LIVIN'!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The biggest success of LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}'s LetsPlay of the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' trilogy (and one frequently referenced in his Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}) was the AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Ridley as a put-upon henchman with a screechy New Jersey accent. The above is his CatchPhrase. He is also known for [[IFellForHours falling for long periods of time]] and fits of claw-waving freakoutery.[[/labelnote]]
** Science Team has vapor for brains.[[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Pirate log in ''Prime 2'' griping about attempts to tame the Metroids.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption "That seems... inefficient."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Ghor's line from ''Prime 3'' when it's explained that the AU network has been shut down to prevent a virus from spreading.[[/labelnote]]
** "Just in time." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another Ghor line from ''Prime 3'', said when Samus shows up and they can begin [[spoiler:fighting to the death]], complete with a TwinkleInTheEye.[[/labelnote]]
** Metroids are not pets. Metroids are not for target practice. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A scan log in ''Metroid Prime'' reveals this gem.[[/labelnote]]
** POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF, POUNDS AND POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular {{mondegreen}} of the chanting in the background of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZhUb9N38Y the main theme of Bryyo]] from ''Corruption''.[[/labelnote]]
** Zero Suit Dark Samus. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Dark Samus was announced for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', she was finally exposed to a mainstream audience. Cue long-time ''Metroid'' fans constantly explaining that no, [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/400/130/21c.jpg there is no sexy "Zero Suit Dark Samus"]]. Of course, that didn't stop some people...[[/labelnote]]
!!!''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'':
** Manthony Higgs. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another nickname for Anthony Higgs, which perfectly captures his MemeticBadass status.[[/labelnote]]
** Oh, and: "any objections, lady?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]CatchPhrase of Adam Malkovich... which later becomes a SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay moment.[[/labelnote]]
** [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Mother... Time to go.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Samus's final line to Mother Brain back in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' before killing her. If ''Other M'' is to be believed.[[/labelnote]]
** Adam hasn't authorized me to edit this page yet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Other M'''s attempt to explain Samus's lack of use of her powerups without resorting to BagOfSpilling... was not well received.[[/labelnote]]
** ''The baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby...'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is motherhood symbolism in ''Other M''. And Samus's internal monologue won't let us miss any of it. The baby in question was a baby Metroid who sacrificed itself to save Samus while she was fighting Mother Brain.[[/labelnote]]
** "The word he so obviously chose... outsider... pierced my heart." [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Samus' most {{Narm}}y and overly soft and emotional lines in the game, it's also one of the most frequently mocked parts of it.[[/labelnote]]
!!!Other/General series memes:

** "Save/Kill the animals!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Samus meets two sets of animals that teach her some abilities she may not have known about, and at the end of the game, during the final escape sequence, she has the option of taking a short detour to blast a way out for them to escape the planet, but doing so costs a few seconds. The speedrunning community is split on whether or not this should be considered part of a 100% run, to the point where events like AGDQ have bid wars over whether or not to save or kill the animals during speed-runs. It even extended to become a meme of speedrunning in general as a result.[[/labelnote]]

Given that ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' is one of Nintendo's most iconic franchises, and has a large fan following to boot, there are no shortage of memes related to the bounty hunter.

!!!''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM''

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid|1}}'':

* ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'':

* ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'':

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeTrilogy'':

* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM''

** "Cory Balrog is better." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A sister meme to the above involving David Jaffe, who created the original ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' and blasted ''VideoGame/MetroidDread''; whereas Balrog created the arguably more acclaimed sequels like ''VideoGame/GodOfWar2'' and ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 4]]'' yet praised ''Dread'' on Twitter. [[/labelnote]]

Given that ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' is one of Nintendo's most iconic franchises, on top of having a large fan following to boot, there are no shortage of memes related to the bounty hunter.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid|1}}'': The Wood Beam and Pipe Boots, supposedly items from the hidden level of Warfair. Actually just an UrbanLegendOfZelda used to {{Troll}} new players, which sounds plausible due to the ''huge'' number of hidden, optional items in ''Metroid'' games. With websites like [=GameFAQs=] around the fact that this is a hoax is pretty out in the open, but it's still an in-joke among older ''Metroid'' fans.

With ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' being one of Nintendo's most popular franchises with a large fan following, there are no shortage of memes related to the bounty hunter.

With ''VideoGame/Metroid'' being one of Nintendo's most famous franchises, there are no shortage of memes related to the bounty hunter.

Metroid Dread has [[Memes/MetroidDread its own page]].

** "[[LetsPlay IT'S A LIVIN'!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The biggest success of LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}'s LetsPlay of the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' trilogy (and one frequently referenced in his Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}) was the AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Ridley as a put-upon henchman with a screechy New Jersey accent. The above is his CatchPhrase. He is also known for [[IFellForHours falling for long periods of *time]] and fits of claw-waving freakoutery.[[/labelnote]]
* Science Team has vapor for brains.[[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Pirate log in ''Prime 2'' griping about attempts to tame the Metroids.[[/labelnote]]

* Zero Suit Dark Samus. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Dark Samus was announced for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', she was finally exposed to a mainstream audience. Cue long-time ''Metroid'' fans constantly explaining that no, [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/400/130/21c.jpg there is no sexy "Zero Suit Dark Samus"]]. Of course, that didn't stop some people...[[/labelnote]]

* "[[LetsPlay IT'S A LIVIN'!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The biggest success of LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}'s LetsPlay of the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' trilogy (and one frequently referenced in his Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}) was the AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Ridley as a put-upon henchman with a screechy New Jersey accent. The above is his CatchPhrase. He is also known for [[IFellForHours falling for long periods of time]] and fits of claw-waving freakoutery.[[/labelnote]]

* Science Team has vapor for brains.[[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Pirate log in ''Prime 2'' griping about attempts to tame the Metroids.[[/labelnote]]
* [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption "That seems... inefficient."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Ghor's line from ''Prime 3'' when it's explained that the AU network has been shut down to prevent a virus from spreading.[[/labelnote]]
* "Just in time." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another Ghor line from ''Prime 3'', said when Samus shows up and they can begin [[spoiler:fighting to the death]], complete with a TwinkleInTheEye.[[/labelnote]]

* Metroids are not pets. Metroids are not for target practice. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A scan log in ''Metroid Prime'' reveals this gem.[[/labelnote]]

* POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF, POUNDS AND POUNDS AND POUNDS OF BEEF [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular {{mondegreen}} of the chanting in the background of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZhUb9N38Y the main theme of Bryyo]] from ''Corruption''.[[/labelnote]]

** Ridley's scream/ '''''SCREEEEAAAAH'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ridley-X/Neo-Ridley came with a loud scream that is known to catch people unawares if the volume is too loud or the player is wearing headphones.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UyVylP7AI ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER FUCKER]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Famous code that removes Samus's armor, glitches the screen and makes Saums unable to leave the first screen. [[GameBreakingBug It may also crash the game itself.]][[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'': NoobBridge[[labelnote:Explanation]]A lot of players get stuck at what is known as the [[TropeNamer "Noob Bridge"]], a section of Brinstar where the player has to cross a collapsing bridge while spikes in the ceiling prevent the player from simply jumping across it. The proper solution is to run--it is the first area in the game where running is mandatory to overcome an obstacle--but many players, especially those coming from newer ''Metroid'' games where there is no run button, may not notice this at first glance unless they looked at the control menu. Nonetheless, the Noob Bridge [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9FYWR_RYM can be crossed without running]] but it is very difficult.[[/labelnote]]
* "Save/Kill the animals!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Samus meets two sets of animals that teach her some abilities she may not have known about, and at the end of the game, during the final escape sequence, she has the option of taking a short detour to blast a way out for them to escape the planet, but doing so costs a few seconds. The speedrunning community is split on whether or not this should be considered part of a 100% run, to the point where events like AGDQ have bid wars over whether or not to save or kill the animals during speed-runs. It even extended to become a meme of speedrunning in general as a result.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEKTcEf_Mo "REMEBEH ME??!?!?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Early line from Anthony Higgs, first heard in the E3 trailer for the game, despite the fact that no one had ever seen him before. After the trailer was released, it took about .372 seconds for "Mysterious Black Guy" to become a meme. [[/labelnote]]

** Ridley's scream.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ridley-X/Neo-Ridley came with a loud scream that is known to catch people unawares if the volume is too loud or the player is wearing headphones.[[/labelnote]]

* '''''SCREEEEAAAAH'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ridley's infamously incredibly loud screech in ''Zero Mission'' and ''Fusion''. This meme also often extends to other games in the series, where he is also frequently screaming (not nearly as loudly).[[/labelnote]]

** ''The baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby the baby...'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is motherhood symbolism in ''Other M''. And Samus's internal monologue won't let us miss any of it.[[/labelnote]]

** Save the Animals/Kill the Animals. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A running gag in the WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick charity marathon when ''Super Metroid'' is in the segment, they offer a charity bid-off to determine if the game's runners need to rescue or abandon the Etecoons and Dachora at the end of the game.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM The baby.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Metroid: Other M'', Samus is repeatedly hung up on the baby Metroid's sacrifice during her battle with Mother Brain, and always refers to it as "the baby."[[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'': "Remember [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF8gkBGrV-8 me]]?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Early line from Anthony Higgs, first heard in the E3 trailer for the game, despite the fact that no one had ever seen him before.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEKTcEf_Mo "REMEBEH ME??!?!?"]] After the trailer was released, it took about .372 seconds for "Mysterious Black Guy" to become a meme.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': "Science Team has vapor for brains" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A disgruntled pirate log disagreeing with the science team's attempts to tame Metroids.[[/labelnote]]

* Yet Another Metroid 2 Remake [[labelnote: Explanation]]Following the DMCA of ''VideoGame/AnotherMetroid2Remake'' and the announcement of ''VideoGame/MetroidSamusReturns'', the game got this FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]