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There's a noticeable design difference between the [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/File:ZMChozoStatue.png usual]] Chozo Statues and the ones holding the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/File:Third_Unknown_Item.png latter]] also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. They also hold some of the most powerful abilities Samus can get. It's possible that this represents the Mawkin's more war-focused culture compared to the pacifistic Chozo on Zebes.

* Since the first development on ''Dread'' began around 2005, and ''Zero Mission'' came out in 2004, it's not ''entirely'' impossible that this distinction was intentional. Plus there's the "True Chozo" from the non-canon 1996 Nintendo Power story ''Blood of the Chozo'', showing that the idea of a warrior Chozo faction has floated around for a while.

There's a noticeable design difference between the [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/File:ZMChozoStatue.png usual]] Chozo Statues and the ones holding the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/File:Third_Unknown_Item.png latter]] also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. They also hold some of the most powerful abilities Samus can get. It's possible that this represents the Mawkin's more war-focused culture compared to the more pacifistic Chozo on Zebes.

There's a noticeable design difference between the usual Chozo Statues and the ones holding the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the latter also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. They also hold some of the most powerful abilities Samus can get. It's possible that this represents the Mawkin's more war-focused culture compared to the more pacifistic Chozo on Zebes.

[[WMG: The Chozo Statues holding Unknown Items were made by the Mawkin]]
There's a noticeable design difference between the usual Chozo Statues and the ones holding the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the latter also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. They also hold some of the most powerful abilities Samus can get. It's possible that this represents the Mawkin's more war-focused culture compared to the more pacifistic Chozo on Zebes.
* Either that or they're relics of an older Zebes Chozo culture, before they forsook their warrior ways.

Chronologically speaking, it would be stupid to make the final boss a [[Main/GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere new character]], because Ridley comes back as a cyborg in the very next game. There are some similarities between the Ridley Robot and Meta Ridley, like a multi-missile attack and a weak point in his chest, which the 2D incarnations of Ridley don't have. Ridley knew he was no match for Samus in this form, so he faked his death, started the self-destruct countdown and escaped to the nearest pirate ship: the Orpheon.
* This troper believes that the Robot Ridley was a kind of emergency backup. When Samus defeated Ridley, the pirates downloaded his mind into a robotic backup (the Feds have the technology, so the pirates might have something similar too) while they sent a team to retrieve his body and put it back together.

* Either that or they're relics of an older Chozo culture, from before they chose to forsake their warrior ways.

Chronologically speaking, it would be stupid to make the final boss a [[Main/GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere new character]], because Ridley comes back as a cyborg in the very next game. There are some similarities between the Ridley robot and Meta-Ridley, like a multi-missile attack and a weak point in his chest, which the 2D incarnations of Ridley don't have. Ridley knew he was no match for Samus in this form, so he faked his death, started the self-destruct countdown and escaped to the nearest pirate ship: the Orpheon.
* This troper believes that the Robotic Ridley was a kind of emergency backup. When Samus defeated Ridley, the pirates downloaded his mind into a robotic backup (the Feds have the technology, so the pirates might have something similar too) while they sent a team to retrieve his body and put it back together.
* Wait - there was a cyborg Ridley in Metroid 2? Since when?
** According to the timeline, the game that comes after Metroid is Metroid Prime. Metroid 2 happens after all of that Prime nonsense is worked out.
* {{Jossed}}: Apparently the Ridley robot is simply an unfinished robot that Ridley wanted to be created in his image.[[http://www.metroid-database.com/?g=features&p=faq2#stage02]]

There's a noticeable design difference between the usual Chozo Statues and the ones holding the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the latter also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. They also hold some of the most powerful abilities Samus can get. It's possible that this represents their tribe's more war-focused culture compared to the Thoha or other pacifistic Chozo.

There's a noticeable design difference between the usual Chozo Statutes and the ones that hold the Unknown Items (Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump). Besides being old and damaged, the latter also have sharper beaks, larger talons and shoulders, and narrower eyes that give them an aggressive look. It's possible that this represents their tribe's more war-focused culture compared to the Thoha or other pacifistic Chozo.