Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes during the countdown and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DevelopersForesight, but a darkly amusing detail nonetheless.
to:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes during the countdown and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DevelopersForesight, but a darkly amusing detail nonetheless.nonetheless.
* Kraid's appearance in ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'' provides a retroactively chilling revelation though its bonus images. The only way Kraid could be where he was in that game could only be possible ''if Raven Beak and the Mawkin are on Zebes hunting the baby as well.'' Samus never ran into them, but just knowing that severely amplifies how much danger Samus was in during this mission.
* Kraid's appearance in ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'' provides a retroactively chilling revelation though its bonus images. The only way Kraid could be where he was in that game could only be possible ''if Raven Beak and the Mawkin are on Zebes hunting the baby as well.'' Samus never ran into them, but just knowing that severely amplifies how much danger Samus was in during this mission.
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* After the events of the original game, you'd expect the Federation to closely monitor Zebes, or send squads down to patrol it, until you consider that there's nothing to see from orbit (even the wrecked ship would appear totally empty and offline). As for a a more close-up inspection... consider how you start the game - At most, a squadron of marines can explore a cave in Crateria, what's left of Tourian, and a few empty chambers of Brinstar. A few exploration parties later, and Zebes's subterra would be declared as dead as the surface.
to:
* After the events of the original game, you'd expect the Federation to closely monitor Zebes, or send squads down to patrol it, until you consider that there's nothing to see from orbit (even the wrecked ship would appear totally empty and offline). As for a a more close-up inspection... consider how you start the game - At most, a squadron of marines can explore a cave in Crateria, what's left of Tourian, and a few empty chambers of Brinstar. A few exploration parties later, expeditions later by anyone that ''isn't Samus Aran'', and Zebes's subterra would be declared as dead as the surface.
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
to:
* After the events of the original game, you'd expect the Federation to closely monitor Zebes, or send squads down to patrol it, until you consider that there's nothing to see from orbit (even the wrecked ship would appear totally empty and offline). As for a a more close-up inspection... consider how you start the game - At most, a squadron of marines can explore a cave in Crateria, what's left of Tourian, and a few empty chambers of Brinstar. A few exploration parties later, and Zebes's subterra would be declared as dead as the surface.
** Assuming the corpse outside Kraid's room is the remains of a Federation trooper, someone ''did'' discover pirate operations, [[HeKnowsTooMuch and was swiftly silenced.]]
** Assuming the corpse outside Kraid's room is the remains of a Federation trooper, someone ''did'' discover pirate operations, [[HeKnowsTooMuch and was swiftly silenced.]]
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
** We see in later games that the Galactic Federation was able to retrieve Metroid DNA from this incident too, so the Space Pirates would've presumably been able to do so with ease. Killing the last Metroid was merely a momentary setback.
to:
** We see in later games that the Galactic Federation was able to retrieve Metroid DNA from this incident too, so the Space Pirates would've presumably been able to do so with ease.too. Killing the last Metroid was merely a momentary setback.
Added DiffLines:
* The Baby Metroid draining Mother Brain's energy to give Samus the Hyper Beam makes sense retroactively with the Central Units from ''Dread''. It appears Chozo-made brain [=AIs=] all possess a mysterious energy that can be used to power up Samus' artillery, whether that be the Central Units' Omega Beam or Mother Brain's Hyper Beam.
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes during the countdown and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DevelopersForesight, but an amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
to:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes during the countdown and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DevelopersForesight, but an a darkly amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DeveloperForesight, but an amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
to:
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes during the countdown and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DeveloperForesight, DevelopersForesight, but an amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
** Additionally, Samus grew up on Zebes when it was still a Chozo retreat. Its destruction means she loses one of the worlds she considers her childhood home.
to:
** Additionally, Samus grew up on Zebes when it was still a Chozo retreat. Its destruction means she loses one of the worlds she considers her childhood home.home.
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DeveloperForesight, but an amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
** By [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbxc5ehxlE sequence breaking]] one can explore the rest of Zebes and find its inhabitants totally unaware of the impending explosion. More likely it's merely a lapse in DeveloperForesight, but an amusing detail to point out nonetheless.
Added DiffLines:
** Going by the prequel manga, Mother Brain has tendency to become [[ControlFreak very emotionally violent whenever something doesn't go her way]], contrary to what [[TheStoic she sees herself as]]. Since the Baby Metroid nearly killed her ''and'' revived Samus back to full health, Mother Brain became enraged and succumbed to her worst impulses. And this ironically became her own undoing.
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
* The common conception is that the Baby Metroid only held back from killing Samus once it hears her low energy warning, which was its way of realizing who she really was. Except in the [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus previous game]], the baby was retrieved after all combat in the game was over. How did it recognize the sound? By Ridley beating the ''hell'' out of Samus in his ambush at the beginning of the game, as it's one of the triggers to make his escape; hearing and seeing its mother figure in mortal danger associated the sound with the trauma, which helps knock it out of its hungered state to a concerned one. Incidentally, this sound inevitably plays minutes later when Mother Brain as Samus on the ropes, serving as the means for the baby to intervene after associating the sound with mama in danger.
to:
* The common conception is that the Baby Metroid only held back from killing Samus once it hears her low energy warning, which was its way of realizing who she really was. Except in the [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus previous game]], the baby was retrieved after all combat in the game was over. How did it recognize the sound? By Ridley beating the ''hell'' out of Samus in his ambush at the beginning of the game, as it's one of the triggers to make his escape; hearing and seeing its mother figure in mortal danger associated the sound with the trauma, which helps knock it out of its hungered state to a concerned one. Incidentally, this sound inevitably plays minutes later when Mother Brain as has Samus on the ropes, serving as the means for the baby to intervene after associating the sound with mama in danger.
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
* The common conception is that the Baby Metroid only held back from killing Samus once it hears her low energy warning, which was its way of realizing who she really was. Except in the [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus previous game]], the baby was retrieved after all combat in the game was over. How did it recognize the sound? By Ridley beating the ''hell'' out of Samus in his ambush at the beginning of the game, as it's one of the triggers to make his escape; hearing and seeing its mother figure in mortal danger associated the sound with the trauma, which helps knock it out of its hungered state to a concerned one.
to:
* The common conception is that the Baby Metroid only held back from killing Samus once it hears her low energy warning, which was its way of realizing who she really was. Except in the [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus previous game]], the baby was retrieved after all combat in the game was over. How did it recognize the sound? By Ridley beating the ''hell'' out of Samus in his ambush at the beginning of the game, as it's one of the triggers to make his escape; hearing and seeing its mother figure in mortal danger associated the sound with the trauma, which helps knock it out of its hungered state to a concerned one. Incidentally, this sound inevitably plays minutes later when Mother Brain as Samus on the ropes, serving as the means for the baby to intervene after associating the sound with mama in danger.
Added DiffLines:
* The common conception is that the Baby Metroid only held back from killing Samus once it hears her low energy warning, which was its way of realizing who she really was. Except in the [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus previous game]], the baby was retrieved after all combat in the game was over. How did it recognize the sound? By Ridley beating the ''hell'' out of Samus in his ambush at the beginning of the game, as it's one of the triggers to make his escape; hearing and seeing its mother figure in mortal danger associated the sound with the trauma, which helps knock it out of its hungered state to a concerned one.
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
to:
* The geology of the Bubble Mountain room in Upper Norfair makes sense if you look at it as a chamber where volcanic glass collected and trapped gas bubbles as it hardened. The black and reddish-brown volcanic ash that composes much of the rocks is also fairly sensible, as are the reddish-brown cinder blocks that comprise much of the Chozo temple ruins in Lower Norfair.
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* Wow, Mother Brain's time bomb destroyed Zebes! There go all the evil Space Pirates! Oh, and all the native wildlife. Any fascinating biological specimens, any leftover Chozo artifacts, those docile turtle creatures in Maridia, anyone visiting on the other side of the planet - all gone. Such an explosion could also interfere with the orbital courses of other planets and satellites. Well... at least Samus can save a handful of Etecoons and Dachoras if the player so chooses, but it really is a bittersweet ending when you take all these factors into consideration.
to:
* Wow, Mother Brain's time bomb destroyed Zebes! There go all the evil Space Pirates! Oh, and all the native wildlife. Any fascinating biological specimens, any leftover Chozo artifacts, those docile turtle creatures in Maridia, anyone visiting on the other side of the planet - all gone. Such an explosion could also interfere with the orbital courses of other planets and satellites. Well... at least Samus can save a handful of Etecoons and Dachoras if the player so chooses, but it really is a bittersweet ending when you take all these factors into consideration.consideration.
** Additionally, Samus grew up on Zebes when it was still a Chozo retreat. Its destruction means she loses one of the worlds she considers her childhood home.
** Additionally, Samus grew up on Zebes when it was still a Chozo retreat. Its destruction means she loses one of the worlds she considers her childhood home.
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* Wow, Mother Brain's time bomb destroyed Zebes! There go all the evil Space Pirates! Oh, and all the native wildlife. Any fascinating biological specimens, any leftover Chozo artifacts, those docile turtle creatures in Maridia, anyone visiting on the other side of the planet - all gone. Could such an explosion interfere with the orbital courses of other planets and satellites? Sheesh. At least Samus can save a handful of Etecoons and Dachoras if the player so chooses, but it really is a bittersweet ending when you take all these factors into consideration.
to:
* Wow, Mother Brain's time bomb destroyed Zebes! There go all the evil Space Pirates! Oh, and all the native wildlife. Any fascinating biological specimens, any leftover Chozo artifacts, those docile turtle creatures in Maridia, anyone visiting on the other side of the planet - all gone. Could such Such an explosion could also interfere with the orbital courses of other planets and satellites? Sheesh. At satellites. Well... at least Samus can save a handful of Etecoons and Dachoras if the player so chooses, but it really is a bittersweet ending when you take all these factors into consideration.
Showing 15 edit(s) of 31
