However, observant players will notice James's dead body laying in the same room where Samus left him, implying that he was the traitor. Just before it: Tackling an alien to the ground by holding it in a headlock, then shooting it in the back of the head, at point blank. A minor one, but still interesting to note. Considering Metroid is one of Nintendo's darker franchises Metroid has its fair share of vile villains. Destroying them begins phase two, where she, Melissa Bergman's boss fight consists of shooting the Desbrachians out of the way in order to aim at her. Samus THROWS a Kihunter. an in-depth comparison of the English and Japanese scripts, mysteriously vanishing after the main storyline ends, At first averted, but later played straight, Considering how hard it is to regain health in this game, this is quite a blessing, a scan to a particular clue to trigger the next cutscene, you tried to shoot the door to make it open, monologuing about whether she should order baby-back ribs after her training exercise, makes some very questionable tactical decisions, slamming Samus against the wall and dragging her across it, lots of English loanwords that could be translated without problems, this caused her to develop self-awareness, UsefulNotes/Pan European Game Information, UsefulNotes/Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, UsefulNotes/The Seventh Generation of Console Video Games, Halfway through the game, the Deleter is introduced. It is the 50Hz PAL version being forced to run at 60Hz, which introduces new glitches that aren't present in the Wii U release in other regions and weren't even present at all in the... Metroid/Trivia | The True Tropes Wiki | Fandom The postgame plays with the Book Ends, as the boss of the postgame is another Super Metroid boss: Phantoon. some Federation higher-ups thinking of the potential of pet Metroids. The word he so obviously chose, "outsider," pierced my heart. Misawa. Does he want to minimize damage to the BOTTLE SHIP done by her intense powers? Before I get into the actual post, there are a few things I want to preface first. Ridley, especially if you count the manga adaptation, is the series version of evil incarnate (this entry assumes the manga is canon). Samus describes Adam as, In this game, Samus' armor is something she spawns from a badge on her Zero Suit and maintains through concentration. Given her backstory, Samus herself easily qualifies. She also gets bonus points for having actually destroyed. : In the Japanese version of Metroid: Other M, Samus is voiced by Ai Kobayashi, who also voiced Deunan Knute in the Appleseed movies. Some people think it was great, or at least fun, and one of the game's few bright spots. Is he purposely limiting her equipment authorization because he wants to maintain control? In Japan, the official explanation for, Played mostly straight with the "Concentration" mechanic. MB, at first, was just an artificial intelligence shaped like a human. Then she returns to get Adam's helmet and is attacked again, this time with the enemies under Phantoon, and then is almost killed in the destruction of the Bottle Ship. And this was only ONE shot! )". While games in the series also have the suit activated and powered by some level of mental and/or spiritual energy, this is the only instance where constant concentration is needed to, Many people have interpreted this as this game's version of Samus having an, It's worth noting that the game makes subtle hints that Samus may or may not have been in a relationship with, One's of Lyle's lines near the beginning is "They're coming outta the walls! use the following search parameters to narrow your results: subreddit:subreddit find submissions in "subreddit" author:username find submissions by "username" site:example.com find submissions from "example.com" url:text search for "text" in url selftext:text If you want to start a FanWorks/MetroidOtherM page, just click the edit button above. Everything that happened in the Bottle Ship was the work of a rogue faction in the Federation. Justified in that he was dumped in magma, though, ignored the other one and finished Samus first. James Pierce is the Communications man of the squad and was trained by the Federation Central Information Agency. Just before it: tackling an alien to the ground by holding it in a headlock, then shooting it in the back of the head, at point blank. As the game progresses, a mysterious traitor starts killing off members of the squad, and the communication systems within the Bottle Ship seem to be non operational... Phantoon was that he was the manifestation of Mother Brain's consciousness, her barrette is shaped suspiciously like a Metroid's tri-nucleus, the GF (or at least a part of it) being a, Rhedogian mini-boss that comes out of nowhere, shoots missiles and. Fridge Brilliance Metroid: Other M may seem like an arbitrary subtitle until you notice as an acronym it reads "MOM". An exception is the infamous "Varia Suit not authorized yet" moment; while similar to how some such people can be unhealthily desperate for validation from/afraid to offend their superiors, it defies the human survival instinct and is an utterly extreme example of the behavior. Anthony Higgs apparently dies when Ridley knocks him into a pit of lava. Close. A lot of this is left vague, possible on purpose. The Power Bomb can one-shot. Anti-Heroine: Type I and Type II. While she's happy to reunite with the former, she has mixed feelings about seeing the latter again, with him being incredibly cold and dismissive in return. There is a split between fans when it comes to story presentation in Metroid games: those who want it to be more cinematic and grand versus those who prefer a minimalist, environmental storytelling approach. Counter Points To A Metroid Other M TV Tropes Article. Adam sacrifices his life at some time in the past to save Samus, is conducting illegal experiments within the Galactic Federation, and harvested the genetic material from several dangerous species while pretending to "clean" Samus' power suit. Sakamoto said he made the change so that scenes with Samus after she acquired it could still be serious, as he thought that the purple color of the Gravity Suit looked ridiculous. Adam's younger brother, Ian. One of the more minor changes that angered some fans was the change to the Gravity Suit from being colored purple, to simply replacing Samus' visor colors from green to pink. However, the Galaxy Federation (or at least the people responsible for her creation) is the, Anthony does the same to cover Samus from Ridley, then performs a less action-packed but still awesome one in the end to escort Aran and Madeline safely away from the Bottle Ship, Adam and the rest of his team are dead, victims of a pointless and avoidable conflict; and the corrupt members of the Galactic Federation successfully cover their experiments up, MB, an AI based on Mother Brain, is the last antagonist you face in the main story. ", The title screen opens to a refreshing piano melody overlooking a starry backdrop, Like the first, The naked fetal Samus at the beginning almost seems designed to evoke memories of, Ridley slamming Samus against the wall of the Geothermal Power Plant and, The Game Over screen is a reference to the, And Anthony is the only person who calls her "Princess. Another example is Samus's first glimpse of. Some believe that with better execution, the story could've been everything it was trying to be. The Metroids are set up to be a great threat in the game once again. She has two pairs of four blue eyes, armored platings on her back, and a translucent belly. The cutscenes (which can drag on for a very long time) can't be skipped until a second playthrough. Samus being referred to as an outsider, by Adam at the beginning, The opening cinematic shows Samus' fight with Mother Brain in. two growth phases away from becoming Ridley himself, Adam's final words: "No objections, right, Lady?". If you die and continue, you'll usually respawn a few rooms away from where you died with as much health/missiles as you reached the checkpoint with. he shoots her in the back when she was about to kill a metroid, when he tries to recover from his battle with Samus, notices Queen Metroid is coming right for him, Due to the player being stuck at 99 energy max, some enemy attacks halfway to near the end of the game will inflict damage more than a whole Energy Tank's worth, and since there's no. It's unambiguous that she's attempting to prove herself, but she also mentions that they. Similarly to other Metroids, her weak points are her head, mouth, and stomach, which the latter can be damaged by Bombs or destroyed by a Power Bomb from the inside. She's a woman who is more heavily armed than the entire squad put together ten times over, specializes in exploring and securing hostile environments and is the only person he can remain in constant communication with. Adam's most significant contribution to the plot is, The opening cutscene shows Mother Brain's. Released in 2010, Metroid: Other M is the second original Metroid game released for the Wii, following Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. In, Samus each time she gets one of her top weapons. the battle with the Queen Metroid and the epilogue, Of the last two plausible suspects, one (K.G.) Neither in the manual nor the game itself does it tell you that you can use the Sense Move while in first-person view, aside from a green border around the screen before the attack connects. It's much more generous with regards to missiles, however, as it refills them faster and can be used to refill them at any time. Figuring this out on your own is required in order to beat the first boss. and even ends up the sole member of his platoon to survive the events of the game. MB is a very interesting case. Even she jumps. The fandom still apparently hasn't decided what Metroid: Other M IS. Ridley is much taller and more agile than in the original Metroid. Samus does this a few times over the course of the game when she protects. In the series which invented and is widely known for actually being great at handling. She kills him offscreen shortly after, Sector Zero is crawling with Metroid clones that can survive cold temperatures? Although it was not explicitly canon, this relationship was set up back in a lot of comics and guides for, Samus' suit being controlled through intense concentration was mentioned in the. By its TAIL. He turns out to be part of the reason Metroids exist again. Overall, Ridley's character lost much of its appeal as a result of his life cycle being suspiciously similar to that of a, which players often are surprised to learn is possible in first-person, since the game, you're required to use Power Bombs to defeat her, but, you're meant to point at MB standing in the background rather than attempt to shoot down all the enemies in the foreground, as they'll never stop spawning, The Deleter isn't even officially revealed, You don't even get to fight them outside of a single boss battle against the Metroid Queen and its hatchlings. She has to make the elevator crash down on the enemies to dispatch them, but the elevator has just as good a chance of killing Samus as well. After feeling abandoned, said emotions go flying out the window and she decides to take revenge on "the humans", Given that he is a clone of Ridley, it would be, he was knocked into a lava pool by Ridley. There is, however, no indication that Samus realizes this. knock her Desbrachians out of the way so she can be targeted. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. For those who do find some enjoyment with the gameplay, but would rather not bother with the sharply criticized story, this is quite a drawback. Pages in category "Funny" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 5,560 total. In the epilogue, the corridor leading up to Phantoon features most of the minibosses you've fought throughout the game, including two Rhedogians. Every freaking MOMENT if gameplay in Other M counts! By its TAIL. The protagonist makes her way there, but is stopped by Adam just before she can enter it. Americans Hate Tingle: The goal of Other M was to appeal more to the Japanese fanbase. 1 Gallery 1/World Gallery 2 Gallery 2/Biology Gallery 3 Gallery 3/Samus Gallery 4 Gallery 4/Extras Gallery 5 Other concept art Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery A list of characters and tropes associated with Nintendo's Metroid, its Metroid Prime subseries, and Metroid: Other M. Samus Aran Metroids Metroid Prime and Dark Samus Space Pirates Mother Brain Ridley Galactic Federation Chozo Bounty Hunters … upon confronting a very much alive Ridley, she had faced him multiple times before without breaking down, Subverted in that he manages to survive by using his ice beam to freeze an enemy below, creating a platform he could safely land on, he went into Sector Zero alone, committing his heroic sacrifice, losing all but one of his squad, including himself, ironically comes right after Samus gives a thumbs up for the first time, "Any objections, Adam? While it is more realistic and adds to the suspense, moving around at such a slow speed (you can't even ball up) is bound to annoy anyone who enjoys the classic, The game occasionally decides to lock Samus into the first person view point (thus disabling movement) and stop the game until the player. Damage ratios with missiles and charged shots have been completely inverted, resulting in what would have forgettable room design in previous games becoming boss fights here due to the inability to freely fire, much less aim missiles. limit my search to r/Metroid. Adam has sacrificed himself in Sector Zero, until the end of the game, where it turns out to have been a, that his demise lacks any emotional impact to many players, the authorities who launched the Metroid breeding program will get away with it, since more show up in, shooting her in the back to keep her away from a Metroid. 1. Samus herself never learns his true identity, and he is killed by MB. Knowing that the only way to kill the genetically engineered Metroids would be by causing the sector to self-destruct, he incapacitates Samus and takes her place in the suicide mission, By the time she finally finds him, he has been reduced to a decaying corpse, courtesy of having his life force drained by the Queen Metroid, Sector Zero existing as a breeding area for Metroids, Adam steps in to blow it up from the inside. What does Adam do with this major windfall? He hasn't shown up in any media since, either. If you meant one of those, just click and go. So naturally, some fans think, "Amae" ("to be coddled") is a Japanese virtue that carries a pejorative context in the west. Rhedogian has a long reach, difficult to avoid attacks, and can dodge damn near everything thrown at it. This gets a little silly when Samus takes damage from the heat in the lava area because Adam hasn't allowed her to utilize her Varia Suit — something that couldn't possibly do. Arm Cannon 4. Fridge Brilliance. Although this, The story. You're limited to 99 energy, and you're limited to 10 (rechargeable) missiles and a slowly charging charge beam, as all the expansion tanks are removed. Figuring out his identity and stopping him from destroying the evidence aboard the Bottle Ship becomes one of Samus' priorities, but. Tropes exclusive to this sub-series belong here. And she does this ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME. If it's not the emotional scene of Samus hugging the helmet being interrupted suddenly by an arbitrary countdown, it's the fact that the shots of Samus picking up the helmet are angled in such a way that, initially, all you can see of Samus are her curves. However, after bonding with a baby Metroid, and getting the name Melissa Bergman from Madeline Bergman, Despite being set up as a major threat, the Deleter. The revelation that there is a traitor among Adam's team. She talked and even did monologues in, In previous games, Zoomers simply strolled along a set path, only bumping into Samus by accident. At one point, there's a dramatic zoom-out to show Adam and Samus's back... where one can't help but notice Samus' shapely, lovingly-detailed and well-lit rear. Archived. 2. Adam's treatment of Samus can be interpreted in multiple ways. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption manages to be the subject of its own LP only by barely edging out the mass quantity of harsh criticism of Metroid: Other M. Tethercat Principle: Slowbeef and Diabetus use, as a Running Joke, the idea that Ridley is still falling down the hole in which Samus fought him. There's one scene where Samus has to jump up a broken elevator shaft while enemies chase her. As the hero was falling, he noticed a random lava monster in perfect position below him, which he froze with his gun in order to make an icy platform for him to land on. Heartbroken Badass: So far her family, adoptive family, adoptive Metroid child, mentor, and close friend/possible boyfriend have all been horrifically killed, with her unabl… Is it any wonder they appear in the Pyrosphere stage in, Samus' character was designed to fit a Japanese male's stereotype of a "perfect woman": weak, timid, attractive, and submissive- the exact opposite (minus the attractive part as, The "total subservience" thing only gets you so far. Anthony Higgs is the only character in the game who seems truly warm towards Samus, and is largely considered to be a more interesting supporting character than Adam. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/MetroidOtherM. As always, there are those who think it is a legitimately good game that, even if not on par with other installments in the franchise, doesn't deserve anywhere near the amount of hate it gets. ". Metroid Prime Pinball, on the other hand, is usually just ignored outright, since, as a Spin-Off, it's expected to be quite different. Also if you place the M before Other, it reads "Mother", representing Samus' relationship with the Baby Metroid and Madeline Bergman's relationship with MB. Turns out it's baby Ridley. Even ignoring the apparent shift in Samus' personality, many fans object to elements like Samus having fully voiced dialogue (she did have text-based dialogue in, Adam Malkovich behaves nothing like the AI from. Samus was characterized as emotional and with self-esteem issues in the, Samus already took orders from identified-as-male authority figures in, A lot of fans complained about the absurdity of Samus having bonded with the Baby Metroid. The game was an attempt to appeal to the Japanese fanbase, as for the most part, Played straight after the game's release, in that, The story justification for how Samus gains powerups is largely disliked. 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