History Analysis / MetroidFusion

The Metroid incident MythArc seems to imply that while she's nothing like Space Pirates, she's [[NotSoDifferentRemark Not So Different]] from the Metroids and leaves the implications of that to the player's imagination. The fact that Samus and the Metroids are sister Projects of the Chozo makes things even [[MindScrew weirder]].

The Metroid incident MythArc seems to imply that while she's nothing like Space Pirates, she's not so different from the Metroids and leaves the implications of that to the player's imagination. The fact that Samus and the Metroids are sister Projects of the Chozo makes things even [[MindScrew weirder]].

!! The RussianReversal between Samus and the Metroids, and their [[NotSoDifferent growing similarities]].

Now, Samus and the Metroids are obviously NotBloodSiblings, hell they're not evven the same species, but there is a reason why that trope exist, I meant in a more abstract but to my eyes still valid sense. I meant a situation and narrative similar to the Human/Forerunner conflict in Franchise/{{Halo}} where both sides are Science Projects of SufficientlyAdvancedAlien {{Precursors}} fighting each other until one proves superior which is pretty much what happens in ''Metroid''. Both the Metroids and Samus were science projects designed by the Chozo to protect the Galaxy from threats the Chozo couldn't deal with themselves: The former the X parasites, the later ''[[OneRiotOneRanger everything else]]'' (Implied to include the Metroids themselves after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they outlived their usefulness]] and became a threat which if true, it meant the Chozo were aiming for this trope) FamilyOfChoice is a very important trope in Samus's story and I feel that both being creations of the Chozo gave me a sense of SiblingRivalry ThereCanOnlyBeOne vibe for the Metroid arc, even if, just for {{Irony}}, neither side ever knew it.

By the time of ''Dread'', her Metroid DNA has started to awaken, slowly turning her into a Human form Metroid and giving her their LifeDrinker abilities which (as mentioned in the [[NightmareFuel/MetroidDread game's Nightmare Fuel page]]) she uses those powers the exact same way as the metroids, culminating on her going absolutely '''[[TheBerserker feral]]''' on the FinalBoss, who planned to use her as a bioweapon, just like both the Space Pirates and later the Federation. In fact, Samus's behavior slowly starts to become more Metroid like to the point where EatingTheEnemy becomes a valid tactic, and I don't know about you, but if this was done by a villain of the series, far from [[Awesome/{{Metroid}} cool]], this would be [[NightmareFuel horrifying]], specially what she does at the Final Battle.

By the time of ''Dread'', her Metroid DNA has started to awaken, slowly turning her into a Human form Metroid and giving her their LifeDrinker abilities which (as mentioned in the [[NightmareFuel/MetroidDread game's Nightmare Fuel page]]) she uses those powers the exact same way as the metroids, culminating on her going absolutely '''[[TheBerserker feral]]''' on the FinalBoss, who planned to use her as a bioweapon, just like both the Space Pirates and later the Federation. In fact, Samus's behavior slowly starts to become more Metroid like to the point where EatingTheEnemy becomes a valid tactic, and I don't know about you, but if this was done by a villain of the series, far from [[Awesome/{{Metroid}} cool]], this would be [[NigthmareFuel horrifying]], specially what she does at the Final Battle.