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That's what you're about to see here: one of the richest, most amazing tributes to a great gaming series that we've ever run on Kotaku. Warning #1: this one might make your browser chug, so close your other tabs. Warning #2: This piece might make it hurt a little more than there are no new Metroid games from Nintendo on the horizon. 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Warning #2: This piece might make it hurt a little more than there are no new Metroid games from Nintendo on the horizon. \n\nPlease note that this is the first half of Mama Robotnik's massive Metroid story. The second half can be found here. The entire post is a greatly-expanded version of a post that Mama Robotnik originally published on the NeoGAF forum before revising and reworking it for Kotaku. Take it away, MR...\n\nNintendo’s Metroid series tells us of a malevolent and vicious universe. It’s a maelstrom in which benevolent races are routinely extinguished, and corrupt empires wage war for ownership of living weapons.\n\nIt’s a place in which xenocide is a commissioned service, and grievances are resolved with planetary apocalypses. Everything is chaotically connected to a dead race of avian prophetic poets fighting a war throughout the cosmos. It’s a dark place to visit.\n\nThere are two purposes to this article: to explore the expansive lore of the Metroid universe – with speculation to fill in the gaps – and to exhibit some extraordinary Metroid-inspired art. All artwork is credited to its original source – follow the links to see further works of these spectacular artists.\n\nNotes on Speculation and Lore\n\nThe games tell us much about this hostile universe, but there are a lot of unresolved story points. In response to these mysteries, the article will provide a healthy amount of speculation. You can consider the piece to be either a makeshift timeline illustrated with fan-artwork, or simply an enthusiastic attempt to reconcile the series continuity into a cohesive whole. The article is informed by the extensive research previously performed by its author. The approach taken regarding speculation is thus: The logical inclusion of probable events that resolve mysteries, while maintaining the themes of the series.\n\nBefore we begin, let’s briefly revisit the five points of essential lore:\n\nMetroids are a genetically-engineered species, created by the Chozo in the prehistory of the games. By the time the first entry begins, Metroid creatures only exist on the planet SR388. At some point long before the games, there was also a Metroid presence on the planet Phaaze.\n\n(Metroid IL Return of Samus, Metroid Prime III: Corruption and Metroid Fusion) \n\nAt least some Chozo possessed a native ability to see into the future.\n\n(Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid Prime)\n\nThe Chozo discovered the living planet Phaaze with their Elysian Research Outpost. We are not told what transpired immediately after this discovery, but something happened that caused at least one Metroid organism to appear on Phaaze. The planet then loaded this creature – along with pieces Chozo-style powersuit armour, into a Phazon seed and launched it towards a heavily populated Chozo planet. This seed impacted Tallon IV and is contained by the Chozo within an impenetrable shield. The mutated superevolved Metroid creature within – clad in crafted power armour – is trapped in the shield until Samus Aran deactivated it thousands of years later.\n\n(Metroid Prime EU release, Metroid Prime III: Corruption and Metroid Prime Trilogy) \n\nThere are living planets in the Metroid Universe. Phaaze is explicitly referred to as being alive, and could interact with a sentient mind – as shown when a Galactic Federation Aurora Unit is implanted. The planet SR388 could be interpreted as having some form of sentience – it shook with apparent anger when its creatures were killed by Samus Aran, and precisely manipulated its oceans to lure the bounty hunter into hostile situations. (Metroid II: Return of Samus and Metroid Prime III: Corruption). The immediate backstory to the first game in the series is the discovery of the planet SR388. The final event of the final game in the chronology is the final destruction of SR388.\n\n(Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus)\n\nReferencing\n\nEach story section includes one or more of the below superscript annotations, to help inform the reader as to where the lore or speculation comes from. A brief key:\n\nWith all that said, let us begin.\n\nPart One: The Wars in Heaven\n\nThe Living Planet\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nOn an unknown planet in the universe, a race of avian humanoids evolved. The species that will come to be known as the Chozo possessed great strength, agility and intelligence. The species is peaceful, and is driven by a social/religious value that nature is sacred. [M1 / MP]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nCertain blessed individuals were born with a unique gift – the vague comprehension of events set to take place in the distant future. Driven by these prophecies, the race advanced quickly and became space faring. With abstract predictions of a hostile universe, the Chozo developed powered armour and armaments to defend themselves. Prepared for whatever hostility awaited them, the Chozo explored the stars. [M1 / MP / MP SP]\n\n(Artist: Elearia)\n\nThe Chozo discovered that – despite their prophets’ visions of a chaotic and warring universe – the cosmos was enjoying a prolonged period of peace and enlightenment. First contact was made with a number of old and wise races, such as the Ylla, the N’kren, the Bryyonians, the Alimbic and the Luminoth. The species shared their cultures and technology, and gently colonised wild worlds such as Aether, Elysia, and Tallon IV. [MP / MPH / MP2 / MP3]\n\n(Artist: Slapshoft)\n\nPeace reigned through the cosmos. The alliance was a great universal renaissance, and lasted for a millennium. [MPH SP / MP2 SP / MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nDuring this calm, the Chozo prophets continued to receive increasingly severe visions of chaos. They foresaw a universe consumed by war, horrors evolving on distant worlds, and a great toxicity waiting to be unleashed. As the visions became more precise, the species isolated itself from its allies. The Chozo civilisation became intensely driven to fight this unclear threat. [MP / MP3 SP / M2 SP /MF SP]\n\n(Artist: DanilLovesFood)\n\nThe Chozo needed more potent tools to locate this unseen and distant danger. They expanded their SkyTown colony on the gas giant Elysia and remade it into a vast interstellar observatory powered by the planet’s endless storms. The facility was of such scale that an entire species of artificial life became necessary to maintain it. The Chozo created their first species – the mechanical Elysians. [MP3 / MP3 SP]\n\nProbes were launched across the universe, and the Elysians and Chozo scrutinised the data. The search took generations, while the planet’s tempestuous atmosphere battered SkyTown, weathering the station faster than the Elysians could maintain it. After countless probe launches, a partial transmission received from a decaying and distant satellite set prophecy in motion. [MP3]\n\n(Artist: Mechanical-Hand)\n\nThe data received was terrifying. The blue planet registered as an organism, somehow existing as both mineral and flesh. Impossible radiation pulsed from the surface, which overwhelmed the Chozo satellite and rendered it inert. The location of the planet was immediately lost, and only a broad region of space could be established. [MP3]\n\nWith this find, the Chozo purpose on SkyTown was fulfilled. The race departed the facility, leaving the Elysians to continue their monitoring of the stars. The abandoned race of robots continued to launch satellites to try and rediscover the blue world, hopeful that such a discovery would herald the return of their Chozo creators. The Elysians searched unsuccessfully until Elysia’s endless storms eroded their civilisation into a rusted remnant. [MP3]\n\nThe Chozo reconciled their vague discovery of a blue living planet with their prophecies of toxicity. On this distant world of poison, could creatures have evolved so vicious that they endangered the universe? [MP3 SP]\n\nThe Invasion of Phaaze\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nFinding the exact location of the deadly planet becomes a priority for the Chozo civilisation. A gargantuan ship was assembled on the holy planet of Tallon IV, and dispatched to the dark corner of the universe where the Elysian satellite had been lost. The greatest Chozo warriors, scientists and prophets commenced a crusade for the hostile world, knowing that they would likely never make it back home. During their long journey, they conceive a name for their target: Phaaze. [MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: SesakaTH)\n\nGenerations passed, and the Chozo expedition finally located the blue planet. As they approached, they witnessed the living world as it endlessly pulsed with blue and white energies. There was nothing like this place elsewhere in the universe. [MP3 SP]\n\nTheir scans confirmed their worst fears – this atmosphere was a bath of radiation and mutation – and evolution had produced horrors. [MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: SamusMMX)\n\nFor billions of years, Phaaze had mutated and irradiated life that evolved on its surface. The strongest creatures had survived to thrive in an ecosystem of beautiful poison. It was then that the Chozo understood: They had arrived at the home of the most devastating and deranged creatures in the known universe. [MP3 SP]\n\nIf these monsters were to escape their containment on Phaaze, they would voraciously consume their way through the cosmos. With younger races only centuries away from space travel, the Chozo could not risk them finding this world and releasing its terrors. [MP3 SP]\n\nThe Chozo expedition came to an impasse. The threat of Phaaze’s superpredators had to be neutralised, but severe action against the planet would be sacrilege. The Chozo held life sacred, and refused to destroy the unique living world. [MP3 SP]\n\nA dangerous plan was agreed upon. The expedition ship landed on Phaaze, exposing the crew to tremendous radiation. [MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: Adoublea)\n\nChozo Warriors in power suits fought the planet’s creatures as they swarmed the ship. The soldiers battled, watching their kin die around them, in a desperate mission to buy time. [MP3 SP]\n\nThe scientists within the ship began to harness the intense radiation around them, to try and engineer an artificial predator that could neutralise the planet’s superpredators. With access to the unique Phazon mutagen that covered the poisonous world, genetic engineering that should have taken decades was done in days. The Chozo engineered the first Metroid. [MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: Methuselah3000)\n\nThe Metroid creature was unleashed onto the planet, and the radiation caused it to reproduce quickly. The resulting swarm of Metroids began to consume the planet’s monstrosities and established themselves as Phaaze’s apex predator. [MP3 SP]\n\nThe Chozo mission was complete. The worst creatures were being hunted to extinction, and the Metroids were expected to die from starvation soon after. The cost had been enormous – most of the crew had been killed defending the ship, and the survivors were deathly ill from radiation poisoning. The burnt and damaged ship took off for the long journey home, but the crew soon succumbed to the radiation they had endured. The autopilot took the ship of Chozo bodies home. [MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nOn Phaaze, the Metroid presence lasted decades as they consumed the planet’s superpredators. The corpses of Chozo warriors were absorbed into the planet, and their battle armour slowly became weathered and scattered. The planet’s slow sentience developed an outrage that seethed under its continents. It had been violated by the Chozo. As the Metroid infestation began to die out, Phaaze developed a very primitive concept of purpose and retribution. [MP3 SP]\n\nPhaaze established a vague awareness of concepts it had absorbed from the brains of the Chozo warrior corpses – and the location of two worlds from the Chozo’s memories. As the planet entered its reproductive cycle, it purposely directed two of its seeds towards the planets Tallon IV and Aether. In the seed sent to the Chozo world, Phaaze included one of the last surviving Metroid creatures and some ruined pieces of Chozo armour, intended as a reminder of the crime Phaaze had endured at their hands. The planet sent its second seed to Aether, as the absorbed memories informed the living planet that its inhabitants were friends of the Chozo, and therefore the enemies of Phaaze. [MP 1 / MP 2 SP / MP3 SP]\n\nThe expedition ship – heavily damaged by radiation and lack of maintenance – was guided back to civilisation by an increasingly erratic auto-pilot. After decades it eventually approached the Chozo world of Zebes, and crash-landed onto its surface. The Chozo civilisation attempted to recover data logs from the wreckage with very limited success – they were able to understand the sacrifice that the heroic crew had made, and confirmed the apparent success of the Metroids in neutralising the creatures on the living planet. The Chozo authorities were unable to establish the location of Phaaze, or recover much in the way of scientific data concerning it. [MP3 SP / SM SP]\n\n(Artist: Methuselah3000)\n\nAs the Tallon IV seed began its centuries of travelling through space, the lone Metroid within absorbed vast amounts of Phazon and radiation. It became self-aware, and grew in size, intelligence and strength. It used the ruined pieces of Chozo armour to construct itself an exoskeleton, and descended into madness. The exoskeleton failed to protect the creature from the endless radiation, and the Metroid became as exotic as Phaaze’s extinct superpredators: An undying tortured genius. [MP / MP2 / MP3 / MP3 SP]\n\nThe creature that would come to be known as Metroid Prime resented Phaaze for imprisoning it in the Leviathan. It resented the Chozo for creating and discarding the Metroids. It decided that it would survive, bring order to the chaotic universe that birthed it, and somehow enslave Phaaze to its will. In its solitude, immortal as a consequence of its mutations, Metroid Prime plotted its revenge against the universe. [MP / MP2 / MP3 / MP3 SP]\n\nThe Dark Planet\n\nWith a clear understanding of the danger of living planets, the Chozo authority commenced a search for similar threats. With far more advanced technology than their ancestors had during the Elysian era, the Chozo were unfortunate enough to find a planet of even greater horrors. [MP 3 SP / M2]\n\n(Artist: PeaceFistArtist)\n\nThe Chozo detected strange readings coming from a world in a desolate part of the galaxy. The planet had been previously considered so obscure and unimportant that it didn’t have a name, merely catalogued with the codename SR388 and left to its obscurity. A detailed analysis picked up some extremely strange observations; though seemingly mineral, the caverns and liquids beneath the surface shifted with metabolic rhythm – as if the whole planet was somehow a living thing. A ship was dispatched, and the strongest Chozo warriors braved the caverns beneath the surface. [M2 / M2 SP]\n\nFew made it back. They told of a cauldron of evil, an environment so hostile and vicious that it had birthed the most terrible things. [M2]\n\n(Artist: LightningArts)\n\nBeneath that planet, evolution had been won by an abomination that could steal the flesh, abilities, memories and strengths of all of its prey. The creature was a fusion of energy and plasma that parasitized on life itself. With no word suitable for the nightmare they had discovered, the Chozo simply called it X. If these X-Parasites somehow gained access to the wider universe, there would be no force that could contain them. [M2]\n\nThe threat had to be dealt with. Remembering the apparent success of the Chozo expedition to Phaaze, a plan was put into action. The Chozo assembled their best and brightest, their strongest and wisest. They carved their way into SR388, and dispatched mechanical creatures to construct secure facilities. Robots and Chozo warriors repressed all instances of the X-Parasite as they found them, but casualties were high. The planet appeared to fight the Chozo at every turn, it drowned the invaders in acid and unleashed ambushes of creatures. The endless swam of X-Parasites gained strength from the corpses around them. [MP3 SP / M2]\n\nDeep in the planet, a glass laboratory was created, its walls highly resistant to SR388’s acid belly. Here, in dangerous proximity to the X-Parasites, the Chozo scientists began their work. [M2]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nThe Chozo tried to recreate the plan of their ancestors – the use of Metroids to pacify superpredators too dangerous to exist. Without access to the same planetary radiation and materials the Phaaze expedition had, progress was slow. As the war against the planet was raging around them, the Chozo scientists were able to engineer Metroids, but not a variant strong enough to overcome the X-Parasites. As more and more Chozo died protecting the laboratory, a different approach was needed. [M2 SP]\n\n(Artist: Starshadow76)\n\nThe Chozo succeeded in engineering a Metroid Queen, a colossal creature who would lay Metroid Hatchling eggs. When hatched, these resulting Metroids were strong and durable creatures, and finally potent enough to combat the X menace. The Chozo knew that to completely suppress the parasites, the Metroid presence on SR388 had to be permanent. To ensure that the species would not overfeed on the environment and wipe out its food chains, the scientists hardwired an instinct into the Metroid Queen’s feral mind: Only thirty-nine Metroids were to exist on the planet at any one time. This, it was hoped, would keep their numbers high enough to destroy any X re-emergence, but low enough so that they wouldn’t consume the rest of the life on the planet, and starve to death from lack of food. [M2]\n\nThe scientists assembled a payload of Hatchling Eggs and the surviving Chozo warriors distributed them across the planet. The eggs hatched quickly, and the X-Parasites were immediately overwhelmed by the infant Metroids. The X-Parasites were quickly hunted to near-extinction, with only a few surviving cells entering a state of suspension deep in the planet. [M2 SP / MF]\n\nThe Chozo had won their war, but only just. Most of the warriors and scientists had not survived, and those that were left had to make sure that the X-Parasites had been permanently suppressed. The planet shook with tremors; the earth shifted and acid poured, as if the world was trying to crush the Chozo in their glass laboratory. [M2 SP]\n\nThe X-Parasites did not return, and the Metroid Queen continued to scream as her glass prison shook. The Chozo didn’t realise it, but her despair was being heard. [M2 SP]\n\n(Artist: Hermax669)\n\nSR388 had been violated by the Chozo. Though very different to Phaaze, SR388 had its own vague sense of awareness. It perceived the Chozo as a viral infection, and the dead X-Parasites as part of itself. It understood loss, and shook with ancient rage. [MP3 SP / M2 SP / MF SP]\n\nIt changed itself to change the Metroids. It adopted them to replace the X-Parasites, and quickly killed the weaker breeds. It moved its radioactive minerals closer to their eggs and soon mutated the species. As SR388 had done with X, it did with the Metroids. It made them strong. [M2 SP / MF SP]\n\nAlpha, Gamma, Zeta and Omega Metroids spawned quickly, and responded to the screams of their Queen. With their bulk and strength, they smashed through the glass laboratory and slaughtered their Chozo creators. The Chozo warriors were hunted down and crushed. [M2]\n\nSR388 developed into a new cauldron of hostility. The Metroids served as the apex predator, and the robots of the Chozo decayed into machine madness and prowled the ruins, killing on sight. The Chozo mission to suppress the X-Parasite had been a success, but the planet had gained its revenge. [M2 / M2 SP / MF]\n\nPart Two: The End of the Renaissance\n\nThe Holy World\n\nThe Chozo had devastated two planets for the good of the universe, and sustained many causalities. The superpredators of Phaaze were extinct and the X-Parasites were permanently suppressed. With the crisis over, the race became consumed with a collective sense of guilt over their necessary actions. The Chozo believed the life of the universe to be sacred, and had to reconcile their aggressive actions with their faith. [MP SP / MP3 SP / M2 / MF]\n\nWorse still, their prophets continued to have visions of endless conflict and death. War was coming to the universe, and it seemed that their sins had not saved them. Many began to doubt these visions, and a schism occurred. [MP/ MP3 SP]\n\nThe bulk of the Chozo civilisation retired themselves from galactic affairs, leaving only a few scattered colonies amongst the stars. The race retreated to the holy planet of Tallon IV, to shun their technologies and begin simpler, poetic lives. These Chozo reconnected themselves to the natural world and tried to find a harmony with it. As time went on, the most potent prophets became manic, and tried to warn their fellows of a great poison that was to come. [M1 / MP]\n\nThese visions were met with increasing dismissal, but the day finally came when the prophets were believed. After eons swimming in the stars, Phaaze’s seed entered the Tallon system. [MP / MP3]\n\n(Artist: Hameed)\n\nThe Leviathan crashed down, and rained poison and death unto the world. The impact survivors watched as their sacred nature succumbed to the mutagens leaking from the seed, and barricaded themselves in their temples as the flora and fauna transformed. Phazon spread beneath the surface of the dying planet, and radiation storms battered the surface. [MP]\n\n(Source: Riivka)\n\nThe Chozos’ punishment for their sins, and the fulfilment of Phaaze’s wrath, reached biblical proportions. The Chozo of Tallon IV did not get to rest in peace. Their life energies suffered from Phazon disruption, and upon death they became mad ghosts who screamed forever as they were torn in and out of the material world. In this purgatory, the undead immaterial Chozo murdered anyone they could find. [MP / MP3 SP]\n\nAs their numbers dwindled, the last of the Chozo constructed a great temple above the impact crater. Within this temple, they used what little technology remained to project an energy field around the Leviathan to slow the spread of contagion. As the Chozo civilisation on Tallon IV was extinguished, their dying prophets told of a hero who would one day emerge, to enter the crater and defeat the evil worm within. [MP]\n\n(Source: Havoc-DM)\n\nWithin the Impact Crater, Metroid Prime remained trapped within the Chozo energy field. In its armour constructed from ancient Chozo power suits, it continued its wait to be unleashed on the universe. [MP / MP3 SP]\n\nDark Echoes\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nOn the planet Aether, an ancient race of mystics known as the Luminoth received the horrifying data coming from Tallon IV. In distant times, the Luminoth and the Chozo had been steadfast allies – until the Chozo retreat ended their ties. Desperate to assist, the Luminoth began to organise a rescue mission. [MP2 / MP2 SP]\n\n(Artist: PugOfDoon)\n\nA dark transmission was received from Tallon IV. The image showed a screaming, ghostly Chozo figure, flickering in and out of the living universe. In its undead madness, it spoke for its kin. It raged that they would kill anyone who would set foot on their world. The planet was pandemonium, a cursed world on which the dead could not die. As the signal faded, the Luminoth realised that there was no one left alive to rescue. [MP SP / MP2 SP]\n\nThe Luminoth were receiving strange readings from the devastated planet. A mutagen was spreading, unlike anything they had ever encountered. They scanned the stars for its source, and made a devastating discovery – a mass of the same mutagen was on a collision course with Aether. Phaaze’s second seed had nearly arrived at its destination. [MP2 SP / MP3 SP]\n\nThe people of Aether turned to their technology to save them. Their planet had no native star of its own, and had been implanted millennia ago with a complex energy network that sustained all life. This system was reverently called the Light of Aether, and harnessed the light of the universe in its mechanism. The Luminoth realised that even with this great power, they could not destroy the Phazon Leviathan. A different approach was needed. [MP2 / MP2 SP]\n\n(Artist: SesaKath)\n\nThe Luminoth used their great Light to engineer a small pocket universe, a dark lifeless echo of existence. The plan was bold: they would use the Light of Aether to surgically open the fabric of reality in the path of the Phazon seed, and allow it to harmlessly enter the pocket universe. If all went well, they would be saved. [MP2 SP]\n\nThe day came, and the Leviathan entered Aether’s atmosphere. The Luminoth commenced their great plan. [MP2 SP]\n\n(Artist: Adriencgd)\n\nPhaaze’s seed was a sum of living materials beyond Luminoth comprehension. It hit the pocket universe with incalculable force, and a tsunami of exotic energy ruptured space and time. The equipment containing the dark reality lost containment within moments, and the Luminoth were helpless as their creation expanded across the entire planet. A wave of dark energy absorbed creatures, structures and land into the dark universe, and what was once a single planet – was now two. [MP2 / MP2 SP]\n\nThe Luminoth surveyed the devastation. The Phazon seed was gone – it had indeed collided with the dark universe. Entire continents, with millions of inhabitants, had vanished with it. [MP2 / MP2 SP\n\n(Artist: AzureParagon)\n\nIn the dark universe, a grotesque world was being born. Previous inhabitants of Aether, having been absorbed when containment of the pocket universe was lost, found themselves twisted by the corrosive new reality around them. Most perished, and their flesh fed the strange carnivorous fungi that glowed sickly colours. Some survivors were mutated by the Phazon slowly spreading beneath the surface, and adapted to survive in the hostility. [MP2 SP]\n\nAether and its echo, the Phazon-infested Dark Aether, existed in synchronicity. As the Luminoth tried to rebuild their planet, it took only decades for cracks to form in the ether separating the two realities. As rips in the universe shattered open, Aether became a battlefield. [MP2]\n\n(Artist: Xxkiragaxx)\n\nA womb of Phazon mutation and dark energies had birthed a cunning and ferocious horde. The Ing erupted through the cracks between the two worlds, and commenced slaughter. They were fought back by the Luminoth, and a war began between the two parallel worlds. The Ing invaded Aether with regularity, and killed, pillaged and destroyed all that they could find. The Luminoth retaliated and crusaded into Dark Aether in their Light Suits, on suicide missions to exterminate the source of the Ing menace. Both sides suffered colossal casualties as the decades went on. [MP2]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nThe war was being lost by the Luminoth. The Ing had exterminated most of their race and had stolen too many vital technologies. With the theft of essential energy components from the Light of Aether power network, they had become a defeated people. [MP2]\n\nThe Ing had destroyed all of Aether’s ancient ships, and condemned the Luminoth to no escape from their doomed world. With no other choice, the survivors sealed themselves in an inner sanctum, and entered a state of suspended animation. One custodian, U-Mos, volunteered to be their guardian. As Aether became weaker and weaker, the Luminoth waited for someone to save them. They would wait a very long time. [MP2]\n\nThe Sacrifice of the Alimbics\n\n(Artist: Kihunter)\n\nAs the Chozo and the Luminoth fell, so too did other ancient races. In a distant part of the universe, the Alimbics were a militaristic society that maintained peace in their galactic cluster. Their order was shattered when a murderous entity, originating from someplace beyond the understood universe, plummeted into one of their worlds. The creature emerged from the devastation as a gaseous entity, and assumed an Alimbic-styled body to begin its onslaught. [MPH]\n\nThis alien juggernaut was named Gorea by the Alimbic race, and they soon understood it brought only death. Gorea killed every Alimbic it could find, and destroyed everything in its path. Planet after planet fell to Gorea, and the Alimbics realised the creature would never stop. [MPH]\n\n(Artist: Sesakath)\n\nThe Alimbics performed an act of supreme sacrifice. They combined the mental energies of their entire race to forge a prison for Gorea. The psychic prison held it bound, and it was transplanted into an organic vessel called The Oubliette. The vessel was launched into the void outside of the universe, a course that would keep its indestructible prisoner in exile forever. The systems of the prison ship were tasked to scan the every molecule of the imprisoned Gorea, and devise an Omega weapon that could be used to kill it. [MPH / MPH SP]\n\nThe mental energies expelled in this plan consumed the physical bodies of the entire Alimbic race. They vanished from the universe in an instant. Their sacrifice protected all life in the cosmos from Gorea’s murderous rampage. [MPH]\n\nThe War of Bryyo\n\n(Artist: Sesakath)\n\nAs the old races of the universe died around them, the lizard people of Bryyo faced their own challenges. The Bryyonians were an advanced, space-faring race who had learned much from their Chozo allies. Their society was a deeply polarised one, with tensions eternal between the scientific and religious factions.[MP3]\n\nOver the previous centuries, the scientific agenda had dominated, with space travel proving beneficial and enlightening. As the Chozo, Luminoth and Alimbics faced extinction, the religious Bryyonians believed more than ever that the universe was a hostile place, and became desperate to stop their scientific counterparts. [MP3]\n\nA great war exploded across Bryyo. By its end, the scholars had been wiped out and the survivors of both sides had regressed to a feral existence. The race devolved into animals, wandering around ruins that they no longer understood. Language vanished and strength ruled. Anyone who landed on Bryyo was meat, to be killed and eaten. [MP3]\n\nThe Little Rainy Planet\n\nThe onslaught of vengeances, conquerors, poisons and politics destroyed the old races. The Alimbics had lost their flesh, while the Bryyonians had lost their souls. The Luminoth had retreated into stasis, and the Chozo of Tallon IV had been condemned to a living death. [MP / MPH / MP2 / MP3]\n\n(Artist: Kaiquesilva)\n\nOn a small, rainy planet called Zebes, the last known Chozo colony had watched the stars with impotence. This small settlement of the nearly-extinct avian race witnessed the end of the great universal renaissance, and the slow beginning of a new chapter in galactic history. Gradually, the younger races were launching their first satellites into space. In time, new empires would rise to take the place of the old. [M1 / M1 SP]\n\n(Artist: 3ihard)\n\nZebes prophets’ saw the visions the Chozo had always endured: great wars, spreading poison and death. And suddenly, something bold was foreseen. [M1 SP / MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: Fddt)\n\nA great hunter, clad in orange, red and green. The Chozo glimpsed a future hero, alone in the darkness beneath worlds, fighting so that good could survive evil. They saw her curing poisoned planets, and ending galactic wars. They saw the universe’s one chance to survive its apocalyptic future. They saw the only one who could defy prophecy. [M1 / MP3 SP]\n\nAnd they saw her wearing Chozo armour. [M1]\n\nPart Three: The New Empires\n\nThe Humans\n\nOn the planet Earth, the human race had finally developed a ship capable of leaving their solar system. A brave crew ventured into the universe to learn whether life existed elsewhere. Their discoveries fundamentally changed the human condition. On planet after planet, they found ruined tombs and cities, guarded by weathered statues of dead races. Most significant of all, they found technology. [M1 SP]\n\nThe humans reverse engineered their salvage, and advanced with pace. Within another century, faster-than-light ships explored the stars, and colonies transformed hostile worlds into homes. Peaceful relations formed between other younger races, and a great Galactic Federation was founded. [M1 SP]\n\nThe Space Pirates\n\nIn a less hospitable region of space, a cabal of battered races joined their forces to survive. On planets where acid rain burned flesh and magma flowed, the alliance expanded into a hardened space empire. They ventured into nearby systems and took what they needed from anyone they could reach. They found the ruins of the old races and ransacked the ancient technologies within. They immersed themselves in science and unlocked the secrets of their finds. Within decades, they had advanced their spread with stronger and faster ships. The creatures enhanced themselves, rewriting their genetics and integrating mechanisms beneath their flesh. They were unique: a cybernetic race of furious murderers with a skill for patient scientific process. As more planets were invaded, their conquered civilisations were conscripted by force. [M1 SP / MP / MP3]\n\nThe inevitable moment came when their Empire reached the borders of the vast Galactic Federation. [M1 SP / MP / MP3]\n\n(Artist: Mr-Corr)\n\nFirst contact was brief and furious. On that day, the warning went out to all the worlds of the Federation: Beware the Space Pirates. Though no state of war was officially declared, the empires attacked each other on sight. The Galactic Federation was large enough to repress any meaningful incursions into their space. [M1 SP / MP SP / MP3 SP / SM SP]\n\nThe Massacre of Two Families\n\nThe Galactic Federation discovered the last Chozo Colony on Zebes. The tired, ancient avians welcomed the humans and shared with them wisdom and knowledge. They offered the Galactic Federation new sciences, and taught them how to make organic computers. The Federation studied the Chozo’s own central processing unit, an engineered brain that mothered over their colony, and left with plans to assemble their own variants. On the nearest habitable planet of K-2L, a colony was established. [M1 / MP3 SP]\n\nOn this world, the human Samus Aran was born. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Methuselah3000)\n\nBarely out of infancy, the young Samus witnessed her family die. A Space Pirate raiding party overwhelmed her colony and murdered everyone she ever knew. By staying silent while surrounded by horror, Samus survived as the Pirates ransacked the settlement and left. [M1]\n\nThe Chozo colony on Zebes received K-2L’s automated distress signal. In an ancient dusty ship, they reached the planet and found Samus to be the only survivor of the massacre. The child was brought to Zebes, and the Chozo deliberated. Should she be returned to her own kind, or allowed to stay? [M1]\n\nAcross the colony, the Prophets experienced a simultaneous moment of clarity. They understood immediately that they had found their prophesised hero. The young girl was their inheritor, and would grow strong. She would learn all she could from them, and take their strongest technologies into the universe. She would be the hero against the oncoming storm. [M1 SP]\n\n(Artist: R3dFiVe)\n\nSamus Aran reached maturity amongst the Chozo. She was trained in the combat arts of the great extinct races. She was infused with Chozo genetic material so she could employ their technologies. She was educated to be a scientist, an explorer, and a tactician. Everything that was good about the Chozo civilisation was allowed to live on in Samus. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Pyra)\n\nSamus became an adult, and the Chozo presented her with their greatest works: a toughened power suit and an agile spacecraft, both more potent than anything their race had ever made. The Chozo leader, decaying and blind, told Samus it was time for her to find her destiny in the universe. Samus Aran departed for the stars, and years pass. [M1 / M1 SP]\n\nAs Samus tried to reconnect with her heritage on Earth, the last Chozo prophets on Zebes received a final vision: The Space Pirates were coming for them. It was time for the last Chozo to be extinguished from the universe. [M1 SP]\n\n(Artist: Phobos-Romulus)\n\nThe Chozo hid their technologies throughout the planet, in places that they were certain Samus would find them. They concealed a second Power Suit within the walls of their holy temple, having foreseen that Samus may require it in the future. They then returned to the surface to await the inevitable. [M1 SP]\n\nThe Space Pirates invaded in force, and murdered Samus Aran’s second family. The Chozo became extinct. [M1 / MP SP]\n\nThe Mother Brain\n\nSpace Pirate scientists arrived shortly after the carnage and focused their attention on the legendary Chozo organic central processing unit. They rewrote its benign programming and injected stimulants into its flesh. They enabled it to form an artificial intelligence obsessed with strategy and conquest. They drove its computational potential towards absolute advancement of the Space Pirate Empire. [M1 SP]\n\n(Artist: Jaagup)\n\nThe results went beyond High Command’s most optimistic projections. The Space Pirates had created a leader, a desperately needed figure to unite their fragmented empire. They had created their Mother Brain. The great Space Pirate generals Ridley and Kraid arrived at Zebes, ready to pay tribute to their new master and to plan for the future. Mother Brain delivered to the Space Pirates knowledge and power. She told them of a world referenced in her oldest Chozo databanks, a planet bathed in a mutagenic poison waiting to be farmed. She instructed High Command to prepare an armada of ships and invade the planet Tallon IV. [M1 / MP SP]\n\nThe order was followed immediately, and the High Command discovered a world deranged by contagion. Beneath its surface, endless pools of Phazon waited to be weaponised, and a great mining operation began. Mother Brain received data from their readings on the planet; even after thousands of years, the source of the Phazon was still contained in the Chozo force field. She scrutinised her records further, and was unable to ascertain any method of breaching the barrier. The Space Pirates could retrieve the Phazon, but were denied access to its source. [MP]\n\nThe Metroids\n\nA perfect storm brewed. As the Space Pirates gained access to the most potent mutagen in the universe, the Galactic Federation made an equally eventful discovery: They found the dark planet SR388. [M1 / M2]\n\n(Artist: Fireborn Form)\n\nA Galactic Federation survey team studied the surface, and soon encountered a gelatinous creature that swam through air. The alien defied gravity and physics as it phased through dense rock with ease. It perceived the survey team, and made a few curious chirps in their direction. It then suddenly changed temperament, aggressively charging to latch itself onto the skull of one of the party. The victim died in agony as the Metroid fed on all the energy within, and could not be removed until its prey had been reduced to a dried husk of collapsing matter. The young Metroid had just killed, in a way that science could not explain. [M1 SP / M2 SP]\n\nWith effort and casualties, the scientists contained a few infant specimens of the Metroid creatures, and left the planet without further incident. [M1]\n\nAs their vessel went back to the stars, SR388 was aware their withdrawal. It harboured a great contempt for the invaders, an endless hate fuelled by the impotence it endured centuries ago when the Chozo had committed their great invasion. The living planet had spent centuries honing the Metroids into perfect killers, and knew the devastation they could cause upon maturity. The planet had intentionally allowed the humans to take a few Metroids away so that the creatures could grow up and kill anyone out amongst the stars who ever thought of returning. SR388 took any opportunity to gain revenge against an outside universe that refused to leave it alone. [M2 SP]\n\nAs the scientists began to broadcast their findings back to the Galactic Federation, Mother Brain intercepted the transmission. She cross-referenced their data with notes buried in the Chozo’s ancient fragmented records. She deduced that the Metroids were a form of genetically engineered predator of incredible power, created by the Chozo for an unknown purpose. Mother Brain ordered High Command to get the creatures to her by any means necessary. [M1 SP]\n\nThe Space Pirates overran the Galactic Federation vessel and stole the Metroid creatures. They divided their prize: some were sent to their nearest Homeworld; others were sent to the Tallon IV outpost; and the most potent were delivered straight to Zebes for the experiments of Mother Brain. [M1 / MP / MP3]\n\nWith the arrival of the first Phazon samples from Tallon IV, the exotic substance allowed the Space Pirates to slowly produce stable cloned Metroids across their breeding sites. [M1 SP / MP SP]\n\nThe Revenge of Samus Aran\n\n(Artist: Ojanpohja)\n\nIn her first mission as a Bounty Hunter, Samus Arran was commissioned by the Galactic Federation to neutralise the stolen Metroids. Through careful investigation, Samus discovered that the Pirates are operating from Zebes – her home. She concluded that the Space Pirates had murdered her second family, as they had done with her first. They have took from her everyone she ever loved, and destroyed her two worlds. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Stuart Hughe)\n\nSamus stormed Zebes and killed everyone in her path. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Immarart)\n\nAs her defences were breached, Mother Brain unleashed the great generals Ridley and Kraid. Both were killled, and, desperate to stop the intruder, Mother Brain released the Metroids. Samus Aran exterminated the creatures, and invaded the inner sanctum. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Twigs)\n\nSamus confronted the malevolent Mother Brain and blasted apart her body. A power overload was caused, and the Tourian facility shook itself apart. Samus evacuated to her ship and tried to leave Zebes, but a Space Pirate battleship in orbit registered her ascent and opened fire. Samus’ gunship plummeted back towards the Zebes and impacted Chozodia, her former home. [M1]\n\nExtremely lucky to be alive, Samus crawled out of the remains of her destroyed power suit, and fled as Space Pirate forces stormed the area. Samus hid, crawled and ran to find sanctuary in the deepest part of the Chozo’s most revered temple. [M1]\n\n(Artist: Eyes5)\n\nSamus found herself surrounded with murals of the dead Chozo, and accepted she was alone in the universe. Overcoming despair, she solved the trials of the Chozodian temple and a concealed power suit was revealed to her. This shining armour was even more potent than the one she had just lost, and was able to integrate the most exotic Chozo technologies. Samus realised the greater meaning of her find; the Chozo had left her gifts for her in places they had foreseen she would traverse. Her adopted family continued to protect her long after their deaths, and she would find their statues cradling survival equipment in the darkest corners of the cosmos. [M1 / MP / MP3 / M2 / SM]\n\n(Artist: Imachinivid)\n\nWith her new armaments, Samus cleansed the Space Pirate presence from Zebes. She came to be known as “The Hunter”, and the Space Pirates learned that they will always be hunted down for what they did to her families. They fled the planet in terror. [M1 / MP / MP2 / MP3]\n\nTallon IV\n\nAs years passed, Samus Aran accepted further missions from the Galactic Federation. The bounty earned funded her personal vendetta against the Space Pirates. She improved her armaments, paid for black market information and stormed their outposts. Samus showed her enemies no mercy, and became the feared nemesis of their entire civilisation. With the income from her Federation services, Samus had soon amassed enough money to buy the most secret information regarding the Space Pirates: the coordinates of their stronghold on an old forgotten planet called Tallon IV. [MP1 SP]\n\nSamus guided her ship into the Tallon system and investigated an orbiting space station. She discovered a failed genetic engineering facility whose Space Pirate crew was murdered when they lost control of their own creations. Samus fought her way through the ferocious beasts scattered within, and discovered a half-insane cyborg recreation of the Space Pirate general Ridley. As the station began to collapse, the biomechanical dragon fled to the world below, and Samus pursued. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: Lightningarts)\n\nSamus lost Ridley in the planet’s stormy atmosphere, and elected to land in a nearby jungle to conceal her presence from the Pirate ground forces. Exploring the surroundings, Samus discovered that the planet was once home to the bulk of the extinct Chozo civilisation. In a great temple Samus studied poetic murals that told of the Phazon comet that had struck their world. The scribblings informed her of a creature trapped deep in the comet that they referred to as “The Worm,” and of the powerful shield they erected to prevent its escape. Samus read their last prophecy; that a hero would traverse fire and ice, jungle and cave, and find twelve sacred keys that would deactivate the barrier and allow passage to the Impact Crater. This saviour from the stars would bring down the ancient shield, and destroy the worm that infected their planet. [MP1]\n\nShe continued her exploration, and battled ferocious flora and fauna. The Hunter came to understand that the Space Pirates had established a complex military installation that descended far below the surface. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: R-Sraven)\n\nSamus hunted the Pirates and accessed their computer logs. The Empire had found quantities of an intensely potent mutagen called Phazon. Laboratories across the outpost experimented with the substance, and in a short space of time they had created prototypes for the next generation of their races: powerful Phazon-fuelled juggernauts. Should these advances continue, Samus knew that the Space Pirates would be able to conquer the Galactic Federation. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: Greenstranger)\n\nIn the most secure laboratory, Samus made a devastating discovery. The Space Pirates had used Phazon to create an army of stable clone Metroids and lost containment. The Metroid creatures were roaming the caverns deep in the planet, reproducing and mutating as the Phazon influenced their physiology. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: Ohimseeinstars)\n\nSamus’ final discovery was the most horrific. The powerful, poisonous Phazon was not a rare material on Tallon IV. Despite the Chozo shield containing the Impact Crater, the substance had spread and consumed the world inside-out. The core of the planet presented the Space Pirates with a vast supply of Phazon, enough to fuel their conquest of the stars. [MP1]\n\nSamus destroyed the mining facilities and laboratories, and reconstructed the twelve parts of the ancient Chozo cipher. She destroyed living weapons such as the Thardus experiment, and annihilated the prototype Omega Pirate. She overcame corrupted Metroids, and banished the tormented Chozo ghosts from the living world. She fought the mad Meta Ridley, and on his demise deactivated the Chozo containment shield. As prophesised, Samus Aran entered the Impact Crater. [MP1]\n\nThe Worm\n\nSamus Aran had opened Metroid Prime’s cage, and had no understanding of what she was about to unleash on the universe. The creature had been imprisoned in a different era, and had spent eons being tortuously transformed by Phazon into an undying mad genius. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: Chrysaetos-Pteron)\n\nSamus and the ancient Metroid battled, and the bounty hunter shattered the creature’s metal armour. By channelling the surrounding Phazon deposits into a supercharged energy beam, Samus was able to devastate Metroid Prime’s gelatinous body. After a tremendous battle, the old creature began to collapse on itself. [MP1]\n\n(Artist: Sabretoontigers)\n\nSeemingly dying, Metroid Prime lashed out, grabbing a layer of material from Samus Aran’s armour. The creature melted into a pool of Phazon particles, and the bounty hunter evacuated the Impact Crater. [MP1]\n\nSamus Aran had seemingly succeeded in her mission. The surviving Space Pirates abandoned their devastated facilities and hastily evacuated the planet. With the defeat of Metroid Prime, the Phazon contagion was slowly stopping its spread. The tormented Chozo spirits that had been bound to the planet were finally able to achieve their rest. Leaving the world to recover from its devastation, Samus Aran headed back to the stars. [MP1 / MP1 SP]\n\nThe Dark Hunter\n\nMetroid Prime’s exposure to millennia of Phazon had given the creature extremely exotic abilities, the most potent being its durability – to recreate itself after nearly any level of destruction. As it had collapsed on itself, the essence of Metroid Prime craved the strength and adaptability present in Samus Aran. In the Talon IV impact crater, Metroid Prime recreated itself as a dark copy of the woman who had defeated it. [MP 1 / MP2 / MP3 SP]\n\n(Artist: Imachinivid)\n\nDark Samus clawed its way out of the Impact Crater. It departed Tallon IV to spread its venom across the stars, and to sow the seeds of a great war. [MP1 / MP2 / MP3]\n\nClick here for the second half of this epic story.\n\nMama Robotnik is a video game historian living somewhere in the British Empire. 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That's what you're about to see here: one of the richest, most amazing tributes to a great gaming series that we've ever run on</em> Kotaku<em>. <strong>Warning #1:</strong> this one might make your browser chug, so close your other tabs. <strong>Warning #2:</strong> This piece might make it hurt a little more than there are no new</em> Metroid <em>games from Nintendo on the horizon.</em> - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>Please note that this is the first half of Mama Robotnik's massive</em> Metroid <em>story.</em> <span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","Internal link","https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-part-2-1284621108",{"metric25":1}]]" href="https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-part-2-1284621108"><em>The second half can be found here</em></a></span><em>. The entire post is a greatly-expanded version of</em> <span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=649215",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=649215" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>a post</em></a></span> <em>that Mama Robotnik originally published on the NeoGAF forum before revising and reworking it for Kotaku. 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It’s a maelstrom in which benevolent races are routinely extinguished, and corrupt empires wage war for ownership of living weapons. - </p> - <div class="bxm4mm-11 ciBKcm"> - <aside class="y7n5nk-0 etfWWT"> - <div class="sc-1auy74q-3 y7n5nk-3 iHzJmW"> - <div class="y7n5nk-1 jdIVZt"> - <div class="js_lazy-image y7n5nk-4 kvyumD"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls.jpg 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls.jpg 800w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_1600/fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls.jpg 1600w" sizes="320px" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="fmxkv4w3fn53bgahlsls" data-format="jpg" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - <div class="y7n5nk-2 hepDvs"> - <div class="sc-1auy74q-6 yLgPx"> - <header class="sc-1auy74q-8 sc-1auy74q-9 hHYFwB"> - <h2> - Friday's Best Deals: Children's Books, Circular Lamp, Memory Foam... - </h2> - </header> - </div> - <div class="sc-1auy74q-11 hByOxy"> - <span class="sc-1auy74q-19 djmGRD"><a href="https://kinjadeals.theinventory.com/fridays-best-deals-childrens-books-circular-lamp-mem-1842660540" data-ga="[["Mobile Commerce Inset Post Clicks","Mobile commerce inset - post click","https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-one-of-gamings-riche-1284029577"],["ns:unique","Mobile Commerce Inset Post Clicks","Mobile commerce inset - post click","https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-one-of-gamings-riche-1284029577"]]">Read on The Inventory</a></span> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </aside> - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-OUTSTREAM_PASSBACK ad-teads-outstream teads-wrapper" data-ad-unit="OUTSTREAM_PASSBACK" data-targeting="{"pos":"outstream_passback"}"></div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - It’s a place in which xenocide is a commissioned service, and grievances are resolved with planetary apocalypses. Everything is chaotically connected to a dead race of avian prophetic poets fighting a war throughout the cosmos. It’s a dark place to visit. - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - There are two purposes to this article: to explore the expansive lore of the <em>Metroid</em> universe – with speculation to fill in the gaps – and to exhibit some extraordinary <em>Metroid</em>-inspired art. All artwork is credited to its original source – follow the links to see further works of these spectacular artists. - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3288"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Notes on Speculation and Lore - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The games tell us much about this hostile universe, but there are a lot of unresolved story points. In response to these mysteries, the article will provide a healthy amount of speculation. You can consider the piece to be either a makeshift timeline illustrated with fan-artwork, or simply an enthusiastic attempt to reconcile the series continuity into a cohesive whole. The article is informed by the extensive research previously performed by its author. The approach taken regarding speculation is thus: The logical inclusion of probable events that resolve mysteries, while maintaining the themes of the series. - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Before we begin, let’s briefly revisit the five points of essential lore: - </p> - <ul data-type="List" data-style="Bullet" class="sc-1lmbno3-0 eXGUJG"> - <li>Metroids are a genetically-engineered species, created by the Chozo in the prehistory of the games. By the time the first entry begins, Metroid creatures only exist on the planet SR388. At some point long before the games, there was also a Metroid presence on the planet Phaaze. - </li> - </ul> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>(Metroid IL Return of Samus, Metroid Prime III: Corruption and Metroid Fusion)</em> - </p> - <ul data-type="List" data-style="Bullet" class="sc-1lmbno3-0 eXGUJG"> - <li>At least some Chozo possessed a native ability to see into the future. - </li> - </ul> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>(Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid Prime)</em> - </p> - <ul data-type="List" data-style="Bullet" class="sc-1lmbno3-0 eXGUJG"> - <li>The Chozo discovered the living planet Phaaze with their Elysian Research Outpost. We are not told what transpired immediately after this discovery, but something happened that caused at least one Metroid organism to appear on Phaaze. The planet then loaded this creature – along with pieces Chozo-style powersuit armour, into a Phazon seed and launched it towards a heavily populated Chozo planet. This seed impacted Tallon IV and is contained by the Chozo within an impenetrable shield. The mutated superevolved Metroid creature within – clad in crafted power armour – is trapped in the shield until Samus Aran deactivated it thousands of years later. - </li> - </ul> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>(Metroid Prime EU release, Metroid Prime III: Corruption and Metroid Prime Trilogy)</em> - </p> - <ul data-type="List" data-style="Bullet" class="sc-1lmbno3-0 eXGUJG"> - <li>There are living planets in the <em>Metroid</em> Universe. Phaaze is explicitly referred to as being alive, and could interact with a sentient mind – as shown when a Galactic Federation Aurora Unit is implanted. The planet SR388 could be interpreted as having some form of sentience – it shook with apparent anger when its creatures were killed by Samus Aran, and precisely manipulated its oceans to lure the bounty hunter into hostile situations. (Metroid II: Return of Samus and Metroid Prime III: Corruption). The immediate backstory to the first game in the series is the discovery of the planet SR388. The final event of the final game in the chronology is the final destruction of SR388. - </li> - </ul> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>(Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus)</em> - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3289"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Referencing - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Each story section includes one or more of the below superscript annotations, to help inform the reader as to where the lore or speculation comes from. A brief key: - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqfwc3l0k28gif" data-recommend-id="image://18zqfwc3l0k28gif" data-format="gif" data-width="640" data-height="128" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 dXbcSW" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:20%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <video poster="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-webmsrc="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqfwc3l0k28gif.webm" data-mp4src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqfwc3l0k28gif.mp4" data-postersrc="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqfwc3l0k28gif.jpg" loop="" autoplay="" muted="" playsinline="" data-chomp-id="18zqfwc3l0k28gif" data-format="gif" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqfwc3l0k28gif.jpg"></video> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With all that said, let us begin. - </p> - <h2 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3290"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Part One: The Wars in Heaven - </h2> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3291"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Living Planet - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqg21aub0sljpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqg21aub0sljpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="488" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - 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</div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <em>(</em><span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-dramatic-97410107",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-dramatic-97410107" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span><em>)</em> - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On an unknown planet in the universe, a race of avian humanoids evolved. The species that will come to be known as the Chozo possessed great strength, agility and intelligence. The species is peaceful, and is driven by a social/religious value that nature is sacred. [M1 / MP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqg86aaay9kjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqg86aaay9kjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="575" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:89.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqg86aaay9kjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqg86aaay9kjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqg86aaay9kjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqg86aaay9kjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Goddess-121103720",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Goddess-121103720" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Certain blessed individuals were born with a unique gift – the vague comprehension of events set to take place in the distant future. Driven by these prophecies, the race advanced quickly and became space faring. With abstract predictions of a hostile universe, the Chozo developed powered armour and armaments to defend themselves. Prepared for whatever hostility awaited them, the Chozo explored the stars. [M1 / MP / MP SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgmn6fovtyjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgmn6fovtyjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="409" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:63.9%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgmn6fovtyjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgmn6fovtyjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgmn6fovtyjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgmn6fovtyjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<em>Artist: Elearia</em>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo discovered that – despite their prophets’ visions of a chaotic and warring universe – the cosmos was enjoying a prolonged period of peace and enlightenment. First contact was made with a number of old and wise races, such as the Ylla, the N’kren, the Bryyonians, the Alimbic and the Luminoth. The species shared their cultures and technology, and gently colonised wild worlds such as Aether, Elysia, and Tallon IV. [MP / MPH / MP2 / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="503" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:78.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgp7wzq6v9jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://slapshoft.deviantart.com/art/quot-Past-is-Prologue-quot-259977883",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://slapshoft.deviantart.com/art/quot-Past-is-Prologue-quot-259977883" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Slapshoft</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Peace reigned through the cosmos. The alliance was a great universal renaissance, and lasted for a millennium. [MPH SP / MP2 SP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgqj9kac9hjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgqj9kac9hjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="426" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:66.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgqj9kac9hjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgqj9kac9hjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgqj9kac9hjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgqj9kac9hjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Oracle-of-Chozo-164523580",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Oracle-of-Chozo-164523580" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - During this calm, the Chozo prophets continued to receive increasingly severe visions of chaos. They foresaw a universe consumed by war, horrors evolving on distant worlds, and a great toxicity waiting to be unleashed. As the visions became more precise, the species isolated itself from its allies. The Chozo civilisation became intensely driven to fight this unclear threat. [MP / MP3 SP / M2 SP /MF SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgrykgsndujpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgrykgsndujpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="273" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:42.7%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgrykgsndujpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgrykgsndujpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgrykgsndujpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgrykgsndujpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://danillovesfood.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Metroid-Prime-Skytown-Elysia-336095763",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://danillovesfood.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Metroid-Prime-Skytown-Elysia-336095763" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: DanilLovesFood</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo needed more potent tools to locate this unseen and distant danger. They expanded their SkyTown colony on the gas giant Elysia and remade it into a vast interstellar observatory powered by the planet’s endless storms. The facility was of such scale that an entire species of artificial life became necessary to maintain it. The Chozo created their first species – the mechanical Elysians. [MP3 / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Probes were launched across the universe, and the Elysians and Chozo scrutinised the data. The search took generations, while the planet’s tempestuous atmosphere battered SkyTown, weathering the station faster than the Elysians could maintain it. After countless probe launches, a partial transmission received from a decaying and distant satellite set prophecy in motion. [MP3] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgtjse9p7rjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgtjse9p7rjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="375" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:58.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgtjse9p7rjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgtjse9p7rjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgtjse9p7rjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgtjse9p7rjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://mechanical-hand.deviantart.com/art/Phaaze-138141037",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://mechanical-hand.deviantart.com/art/Phaaze-138141037" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Mechanical-Hand</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The data received was terrifying. The blue planet registered as an organism, somehow existing as both mineral and flesh. Impossible radiation pulsed from the surface, which overwhelmed the Chozo satellite and rendered it inert. The location of the planet was immediately lost, and only a broad region of space could be established. [MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With this find, the Chozo purpose on SkyTown was fulfilled. The race departed the facility, leaving the Elysians to continue their monitoring of the stars. The abandoned race of robots continued to launch satellites to try and rediscover the blue world, hopeful that such a discovery would herald the return of their Chozo creators. The Elysians searched unsuccessfully until Elysia’s endless storms eroded their civilisation into a rusted remnant. [MP3] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo reconciled their vague discovery of a blue living planet with their prophecies of toxicity. On this distant world of poison, could creatures have evolved so vicious that they endangered the universe? [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3292"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Invasion of Phaaze - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqgy9h1t7injpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqgy9h1t7injpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="399" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:62.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqgy9h1t7injpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqgy9h1t7injpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqgy9h1t7injpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqgy9h1t7injpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-flighter-175094535",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-flighter-175094535" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Finding the exact location of the deadly planet becomes a priority for the Chozo civilisation. A gargantuan ship was assembled on the holy planet of Tallon IV, and dispatched to the dark corner of the universe where the Elysian satellite had been lost. The greatest Chozo warriors, scientists and prophets commenced a crusade for the hostile world, knowing that they would likely never make it back home. During their long journey, they conceive a name for their target: Phaaze. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhapd1bv1hjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhapd1bv1hjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="450" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:70.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhapd1bv1hjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhapd1bv1hjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhapd1bv1hjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhapd1bv1hjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/MP-C-Phaaze-89786422",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/MP-C-Phaaze-89786422" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: SesakaTH</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Generations passed, and the Chozo expedition finally located the blue planet. As they approached, they witnessed the living world as it endlessly pulsed with blue and white energies. There was nothing like this place elsewhere in the universe. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Their scans confirmed their worst fears – this atmosphere was a bath of radiation and mutation – and evolution had produced horrors. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhdvss5le8jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhdvss5le8jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="621" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:97%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhdvss5le8jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhdvss5le8jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhdvss5le8jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhdvss5le8jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://samusmmx.deviantart.com/art/Phazon-Worm-252806281",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://samusmmx.deviantart.com/art/Phazon-Worm-252806281" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: SamusMMX</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - For billions of years, Phaaze had mutated and irradiated life that evolved on its surface. The strongest creatures had survived to thrive in an ecosystem of beautiful poison. It was then that the Chozo understood: They had arrived at the home of the most devastating and deranged creatures in the known universe. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - If these monsters were to escape their containment on Phaaze, they would voraciously consume their way through the cosmos. With younger races only centuries away from space travel, the Chozo could not risk them finding this world and releasing its terrors. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo expedition came to an impasse. The threat of Phaaze’s superpredators had to be neutralised, but severe action against the planet would be sacrilege. The Chozo held life sacred, and refused to destroy the unique living world. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A dangerous plan was agreed upon. The expedition ship landed on Phaaze, exposing the crew to tremendous radiation. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhfmxw5dphjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhfmxw5dphjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="532" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:83.1%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhfmxw5dphjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhfmxw5dphjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhfmxw5dphjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhfmxw5dphjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://adoublea.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Chozo-warrior-138820343",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://adoublea.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Chozo-warrior-138820343" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Adoublea</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Chozo Warriors in power suits fought the planet’s creatures as they swarmed the ship. The soldiers battled, watching their kin die around them, in a desperate mission to buy time. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The scientists within the ship began to harness the intense radiation around them, to try and engineer an artificial predator that could neutralise the planet’s superpredators. With access to the unique Phazon mutagen that covered the poisonous world, genetic engineering that should have taken decades was done in days. The Chozo engineered the first Metroid. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhh28q856sjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhh28q856sjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="598" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:93.4%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhh28q856sjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhh28q856sjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhh28q856sjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhh28q856sjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Creator-278707002",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Creator-278707002" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Methuselah3000</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Metroid creature was unleashed onto the planet, and the radiation caused it to reproduce quickly. The resulting swarm of Metroids began to consume the planet’s monstrosities and established themselves as Phaaze’s apex predator. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo mission was complete. The worst creatures were being hunted to extinction, and the Metroids were expected to die from starvation soon after. The cost had been enormous – most of the crew had been killed defending the ship, and the survivors were deathly ill from radiation poisoning. The burnt and damaged ship took off for the long journey home, but the crew soon succumbed to the radiation they had endured. The autopilot took the ship of Chozo bodies home. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhipfm1vidjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhipfm1vidjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="381" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:59.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhipfm1vidjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhipfm1vidjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhipfm1vidjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhipfm1vidjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Phazon-Mines-178697159",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Phazon-Mines-178697159" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On Phaaze, the Metroid presence lasted decades as they consumed the planet’s superpredators. The corpses of Chozo warriors were absorbed into the planet, and their battle armour slowly became weathered and scattered. The planet’s slow sentience developed an outrage that seethed under its continents. It had been violated by the Chozo. As the Metroid infestation began to die out, Phaaze developed a very primitive concept of purpose and retribution. [MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Phaaze established a vague awareness of concepts it had absorbed from the brains of the Chozo warrior corpses – and the location of two worlds from the Chozo’s memories. As the planet entered its reproductive cycle, it purposely directed two of its seeds towards the planets Tallon IV and Aether. In the seed sent to the Chozo world, Phaaze included one of the last surviving Metroid creatures and some ruined pieces of Chozo armour, intended as a reminder of the crime Phaaze had endured at their hands. The planet sent its second seed to Aether, as the absorbed memories informed the living planet that its inhabitants were friends of the Chozo, and therefore the enemies of Phaaze. [MP 1 / MP 2 SP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The expedition ship – heavily damaged by radiation and lack of maintenance – was guided back to civilisation by an increasingly erratic auto-pilot. After decades it eventually approached the Chozo world of Zebes, and crash-landed onto its surface. The Chozo civilisation attempted to recover data logs from the wreckage with very limited success – they were able to understand the sacrifice that the heroic crew had made, and confirmed the apparent success of the Metroids in neutralising the creatures on the living planet. The Chozo authorities were unable to establish the location of Phaaze, or recover much in the way of scientific data concerning it. [MP3 SP / SM SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhkgkmizwijpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhkgkmizwijpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="380" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:59.4%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhkgkmizwijpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhkgkmizwijpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhkgkmizwijpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhkgkmizwijpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/MDB-Bestiary-Metroid-Prime-338464952",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/MDB-Bestiary-Metroid-Prime-338464952" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Methuselah3000</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As the Tallon IV seed began its centuries of travelling through space, the lone Metroid within absorbed vast amounts of Phazon and radiation. It became self-aware, and grew in size, intelligence and strength. It used the ruined pieces of Chozo armour to construct itself an exoskeleton, and descended into madness. The exoskeleton failed to protect the creature from the endless radiation, and the Metroid became as exotic as Phaaze’s extinct superpredators: An undying tortured genius. [MP / MP2 / MP3 / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The creature that would come to be known as Metroid Prime resented Phaaze for imprisoning it in the Leviathan. It resented the Chozo for creating and discarding the Metroids. It decided that it would survive, bring order to the chaotic universe that birthed it, and somehow enslave Phaaze to its will. In its solitude, immortal as a consequence of its mutations, Metroid Prime plotted its revenge against the universe. [MP / MP2 / MP3 / MP3 SP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3293"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Dark Planet - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With a clear understanding of the danger of living planets, the Chozo authority commenced a search for similar threats. With far more advanced technology than their ancestors had during the Elysian era, the Chozo were unfortunate enough to find a planet of even greater horrors. [MP 3 SP / M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhnuwesum0jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhnuwesum0jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="480" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:75%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhnuwesum0jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhnuwesum0jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhnuwesum0jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhnuwesum0jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://peacefistartist.deviantart.com/art/SR388-126083062",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://peacefistartist.deviantart.com/art/SR388-126083062" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Artist: PeaceFistArtist</a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo detected strange readings coming from a world in a desolate part of the galaxy. The planet had been previously considered so obscure and unimportant that it didn’t have a name, merely catalogued with the codename SR388 and left to its obscurity. A detailed analysis picked up some extremely strange observations; though seemingly mineral, the caverns and liquids beneath the surface shifted with metabolic rhythm – as if the whole planet was somehow a living thing. A ship was dispatched, and the strongest Chozo warriors braved the caverns beneath the surface. [M2 / M2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Few made it back. They told of a cauldron of evil, an environment so hostile and vicious that it had birthed the most terrible things. [M2] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhokjxzrgmjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhokjxzrgmjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="355" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:55.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhokjxzrgmjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhokjxzrgmjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhokjxzrgmjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhokjxzrgmjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://lightningarts.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Metal-Fusion-Sector1-393385160",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://lightningarts.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Metal-Fusion-Sector1-393385160" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Artist: LightningArts</a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Beneath that planet, evolution had been won by an abomination that could steal the flesh, abilities, memories and strengths of all of its prey. The creature was a fusion of energy and plasma that parasitized on life itself. With no word suitable for the nightmare they had discovered, the Chozo simply called it X. If these X-Parasites somehow gained access to the wider universe, there would be no force that could contain them. [M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The threat had to be dealt with. Remembering the apparent success of the Chozo expedition to Phaaze, a plan was put into action. The Chozo assembled their best and brightest, their strongest and wisest. They carved their way into SR388, and dispatched mechanical creatures to construct secure facilities. Robots and Chozo warriors repressed all instances of the X-Parasite as they found them, but casualties were high. The planet appeared to fight the Chozo at every turn, it drowned the invaders in acid and unleashed ambushes of creatures. The endless swam of X-Parasites gained strength from the corpses around them. [MP3 SP / M2] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Deep in the planet, a glass laboratory was created, its walls highly resistant to SR388’s acid belly. Here, in dangerous proximity to the X-Parasites, the Chozo scientists began their work. [M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="552" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:86.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhrsyn6h9wjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Account-119685313",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Account-119685313" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo tried to recreate the plan of their ancestors – the use of Metroids to pacify superpredators too dangerous to exist. Without access to the same planetary radiation and materials the Phaaze expedition had, progress was slow. As the war against the planet was raging around them, the Chozo scientists were able to engineer Metroids, but not a variant strong enough to overcome the X-Parasites. As more and more Chozo died protecting the laboratory, a different approach was needed. [M2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqht0ddb9ozjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqht0ddb9ozjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="396" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:61.9%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqht0ddb9ozjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqht0ddb9ozjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqht0ddb9ozjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqht0ddb9ozjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://starshadow76.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Queen-Concept-Art-157008177",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://starshadow76.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Queen-Concept-Art-157008177" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Starshadow76</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo succeeded in engineering a Metroid Queen, a colossal creature who would lay Metroid Hatchling eggs. When hatched, these resulting Metroids were strong and durable creatures, and finally potent enough to combat the X menace. The Chozo knew that to completely suppress the parasites, the Metroid presence on SR388 had to be permanent. To ensure that the species would not overfeed on the environment and wipe out its food chains, the scientists hardwired an instinct into the Metroid Queen’s feral mind: Only thirty-nine Metroids were to exist on the planet at any one time. This, it was hoped, would keep their numbers high enough to destroy any X re-emergence, but low enough so that they wouldn’t consume the rest of the life on the planet, and starve to death from lack of food. [M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The scientists assembled a payload of Hatchling Eggs and the surviving Chozo warriors distributed them across the planet. The eggs hatched quickly, and the X-Parasites were immediately overwhelmed by the infant Metroids. The X-Parasites were quickly hunted to near-extinction, with only a few surviving cells entering a state of suspension deep in the planet. [M2 SP / MF] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo had won their war, but only just. Most of the warriors and scientists had not survived, and those that were left had to make sure that the X-Parasites had been permanently suppressed. The planet shook with tremors; the earth shifted and acid poured, as if the world was trying to crush the Chozo in their glass laboratory. [M2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The X-Parasites did not return, and the Metroid Queen continued to scream as her glass prison shook. The Chozo didn’t realise it, but her despair was being heard. [M2 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqhuzegzvcfjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqhuzegzvcfjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="415" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:64.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqhuzegzvcfjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqhuzegzvcfjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqhuzegzvcfjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqhuzegzvcfjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://hermax669.deviantart.com/art/Omega-Metroid-93544917",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://hermax669.deviantart.com/art/Omega-Metroid-93544917" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Hermax669</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - SR388 had been violated by the Chozo. Though very different to Phaaze, SR388 had its own vague sense of awareness. It perceived the Chozo as a viral infection, and the dead X-Parasites as part of itself. It understood loss, and shook with ancient rage. [MP3 SP / M2 SP / MF SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - It changed itself to change the Metroids. It adopted them to replace the X-Parasites, and quickly killed the weaker breeds. It moved its radioactive minerals closer to their eggs and soon mutated the species. As SR388 had done with X, it did with the Metroids. It made them strong. [M2 SP / MF SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Alpha, Gamma, Zeta and Omega Metroids spawned quickly, and responded to the screams of their Queen. With their bulk and strength, they smashed through the glass laboratory and slaughtered their Chozo creators. The Chozo warriors were hunted down and crushed. [M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - SR388 developed into a new cauldron of hostility. The Metroids served as the apex predator, and the robots of the Chozo decayed into machine madness and prowled the ruins, killing on sight. The Chozo mission to suppress the X-Parasite had been a success, but the planet had gained its revenge. [M2 / M2 SP / MF] - </p> - <h2 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3294"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Part Two: The End of the Renaissance - </h2> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3295"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Holy World - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo had devastated two planets for the good of the universe, and sustained many causalities. The superpredators of Phaaze were extinct and the X-Parasites were permanently suppressed. With the crisis over, the race became consumed with a collective sense of guilt over their necessary actions. The Chozo believed the life of the universe to be sacred, and had to reconcile their aggressive actions with their faith. [MP SP / MP3 SP / M2 / MF] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Worse still, their prophets continued to have visions of endless conflict and death. War was coming to the universe, and it seemed that their sins had not saved them. Many began to doubt these visions, and a schism occurred. [MP/ MP3 SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The bulk of the Chozo civilisation retired themselves from galactic affairs, leaving only a few scattered colonies amongst the stars. The race retreated to the holy planet of Tallon IV, to shun their technologies and begin simpler, poetic lives. These Chozo reconnected themselves to the natural world and tried to find a harmony with it. As time went on, the most potent prophets became manic, and tried to warn their fellows of a great poison that was to come. [M1 / MP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - These visions were met with increasing dismissal, but the day finally came when the prophets were believed. After eons swimming in the stars, Phaaze’s seed entered the Tallon system. [MP / MP3] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqidecyjp0ujpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqidecyjp0ujpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="315" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:49.2%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqidecyjp0ujpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqidecyjp0ujpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqidecyjp0ujpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqidecyjp0ujpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://hameed.deviantart.com/art/Cessation-619497",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://hameed.deviantart.com/art/Cessation-619497" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Hameed</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Leviathan crashed down, and rained poison and death unto the world. The impact survivors watched as their sacred nature succumbed to the mutagens leaking from the seed, and barricaded themselves in their temples as the flora and fauna transformed. Phazon spread beneath the surface of the dying planet, and radiation storms battered the surface. [MP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiejsfe664jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiejsfe664jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="674" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:105.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiejsfe664jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiejsfe664jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiejsfe664jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiejsfe664jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://riivka.deviantart.com/art/Fading-321733899",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://riivka.deviantart.com/art/Fading-321733899" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Source: Riivka</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozos’ punishment for their sins, and the fulfilment of Phaaze’s wrath, reached biblical proportions. The Chozo of Tallon IV did not get to rest in peace. Their life energies suffered from Phazon disruption, and upon death they became mad ghosts who screamed forever as they were torn in and out of the material world. In this purgatory, the undead immaterial Chozo murdered anyone they could find. [MP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As their numbers dwindled, the last of the Chozo constructed a great temple above the impact crater. Within this temple, they used what little technology remained to project an energy field around the Leviathan to slow the spread of contagion. As the Chozo civilisation on Tallon IV was extinguished, their dying prophets told of a hero who would one day emerge, to enter the crater and defeat the evil worm within. [MP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqigaxkohx4jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqigaxkohx4jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="405" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:63.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqigaxkohx4jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqigaxkohx4jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqigaxkohx4jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqigaxkohx4jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://havoc-dm.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Prime-74392852",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://havoc-dm.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Prime-74392852" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Source: Havoc-DM</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Within the Impact Crater, Metroid Prime remained trapped within the Chozo energy field. In its armour constructed from ancient Chozo power suits, it continued its wait to be unleashed on the universe. [MP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3296"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Dark Echoes - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiho9ab5xrjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiho9ab5xrjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="639" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:99.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiho9ab5xrjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiho9ab5xrjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiho9ab5xrjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiho9ab5xrjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/luminoth-priest-191995430",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/luminoth-priest-191995430" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Artist: 3ihard</a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On the planet Aether, an ancient race of mystics known as the Luminoth received the horrifying data coming from Tallon IV. In distant times, the Luminoth and the Chozo had been steadfast allies – until the Chozo retreat ended their ties. Desperate to assist, the Luminoth began to organise a rescue mission. [MP2 / MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqijbga70tljpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqijbga70tljpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="480" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:75%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqijbga70tljpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqijbga70tljpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqijbga70tljpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqijbga70tljpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://pugofdoom.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Ghost-88765133",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://pugofdoom.deviantart.com/art/Chozo-Ghost-88765133" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Artist: PugOfDoon</a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A dark transmission was received from Tallon IV. The image showed a screaming, ghostly Chozo figure, flickering in and out of the living universe. In its undead madness, it spoke for its kin. It raged that they would kill anyone who would set foot on their world. The planet was pandemonium, a cursed world on which the dead could not die. As the signal faded, the Luminoth realised that there was no one left alive to rescue. [MP SP / MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Luminoth were receiving strange readings from the devastated planet. A mutagen was spreading, unlike anything they had ever encountered. They scanned the stars for its source, and made a devastating discovery – a mass of the same mutagen was on a collision course with Aether. Phaaze’s second seed had nearly arrived at its destination. [MP2 SP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The people of Aether turned to their technology to save them. Their planet had no native star of its own, and had been implanted millennia ago with a complex energy network that sustained all life. This system was reverently called the Light of Aether, and harnessed the light of the universe in its mechanism. The Luminoth realised that even with this great power, they could not destroy the Phazon Leviathan. A different approach was needed. [MP2 / MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqim04ra2w5jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqim04ra2w5jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="736" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:115%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqim04ra2w5jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqim04ra2w5jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqim04ra2w5jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqim04ra2w5jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/Sanctuary-Fortress-Ing-Hive-72912247",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/Sanctuary-Fortress-Ing-Hive-72912247" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: SesaKath</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Luminoth used their great Light to engineer a small pocket universe, a dark lifeless echo of existence. The plan was bold: they would use the Light of Aether to surgically open the fabric of reality in the path of the Phazon seed, and allow it to harmlessly enter the pocket universe. If all went well, they would be saved. [MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The day came, and the Leviathan entered Aether’s atmosphere. The Luminoth commenced their great plan. [MP2 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqimznelg78jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqimznelg78jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="321" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:50.2%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqimznelg78jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqimznelg78jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqimznelg78jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqimznelg78jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://adriencgd.deviantart.com/art/Clashing-Neighbors-327277211",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://adriencgd.deviantart.com/art/Clashing-Neighbors-327277211" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Adriencgd</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Phaaze’s seed was a sum of living materials beyond Luminoth comprehension. It hit the pocket universe with incalculable force, and a tsunami of exotic energy ruptured space and time. The equipment containing the dark reality lost containment within moments, and the Luminoth were helpless as their creation expanded across the entire planet. A wave of dark energy absorbed creatures, structures and land into the dark universe, and what was once a single planet – was now two. [MP2 / MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Luminoth surveyed the devastation. The Phazon seed was gone – it had indeed collided with the dark universe. Entire continents, with millions of inhabitants, had vanished with it. [MP2 / MP2 SP - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiocyxn4ksjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiocyxn4ksjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="407" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:63.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiocyxn4ksjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiocyxn4ksjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiocyxn4ksjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiocyxn4ksjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://azureparagon.deviantart.com/art/Void-Xarasque-Sky-Station-244410462",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://azureparagon.deviantart.com/art/Void-Xarasque-Sky-Station-244410462" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: AzureParagon</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - In the dark universe, a grotesque world was being born. Previous inhabitants of Aether, having been absorbed when containment of the pocket universe was lost, found themselves twisted by the corrosive new reality around them. Most perished, and their flesh fed the strange carnivorous fungi that glowed sickly colours. Some survivors were mutated by the Phazon slowly spreading beneath the surface, and adapted to survive in the hostility. [MP2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Aether and its echo, the Phazon-infested Dark Aether, existed in synchronicity. As the Luminoth tried to rebuild their planet, it took only decades for cracks to form in the ether separating the two realities. As rips in the universe shattered open, Aether became a battlefield. [MP2] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiq826qgjkjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiq826qgjkjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="379" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:59.2%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiq826qgjkjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiq826qgjkjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiq826qgjkjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiq826qgjkjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://xxkiragaxx.deviantart.com/art/ING-181463823",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://xxkiragaxx.deviantart.com/art/ING-181463823" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Xxkiragaxx</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A womb of Phazon mutation and dark energies had birthed a cunning and ferocious horde. The Ing erupted through the cracks between the two worlds, and commenced slaughter. They were fought back by the Luminoth, and a war began between the two parallel worlds. The Ing invaded Aether with regularity, and killed, pillaged and destroyed all that they could find. The Luminoth retaliated and crusaded into Dark Aether in their Light Suits, on suicide missions to exterminate the source of the Ing menace. Both sides suffered colossal casualties as the decades went on. [MP2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqirpbvm7a1jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqirpbvm7a1jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="535" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:83.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqirpbvm7a1jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqirpbvm7a1jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqirpbvm7a1jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqirpbvm7a1jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/The-U-MOS-118477953",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/The-U-MOS-118477953" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The war was being lost by the Luminoth. The Ing had exterminated most of their race and had stolen too many vital technologies. With the theft of essential energy components from the Light of Aether power network, they had become a defeated people. [MP2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Ing had destroyed all of Aether’s ancient ships, and condemned the Luminoth to no escape from their doomed world. With no other choice, the survivors sealed themselves in an inner sanctum, and entered a state of suspended animation. One custodian, U-Mos, volunteered to be their guardian. As Aether became weaker and weaker, the Luminoth waited for someone to save them. They would wait a very long time. [MP2] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3297"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Sacrifice of the Alimbics - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqitehsufhejpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqitehsufhejpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="393" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:61.4%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqitehsufhejpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqitehsufhejpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqitehsufhejpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqitehsufhejpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://kihunter.deviantart.com/art/MPH-The-Alimbics-94723125",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://kihunter.deviantart.com/art/MPH-The-Alimbics-94723125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Kihunter</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As the Chozo and the Luminoth fell, so too did other ancient races. In a distant part of the universe, the Alimbics were a militaristic society that maintained peace in their galactic cluster. Their order was shattered when a murderous entity, originating from someplace beyond the understood universe, plummeted into one of their worlds. The creature emerged from the devastation as a gaseous entity, and assumed an Alimbic-styled body to begin its onslaught. [MPH] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - This alien juggernaut was named Gorea by the Alimbic race, and they soon understood it brought only death. Gorea killed every Alimbic it could find, and destroyed everything in its path. Planet after planet fell to Gorea, and the Alimbics realised the creature would never stop. [MPH] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiuxqv4hadjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiuxqv4hadjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="355" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:55.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiuxqv4hadjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiuxqv4hadjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiuxqv4hadjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiuxqv4hadjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/The-Oubliette-46403925",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/The-Oubliette-46403925" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Sesakath</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Alimbics performed an act of supreme sacrifice. They combined the mental energies of their entire race to forge a prison for Gorea. The psychic prison held it bound, and it was transplanted into an organic vessel called The Oubliette. The vessel was launched into the void outside of the universe, a course that would keep its indestructible prisoner in exile forever. The systems of the prison ship were tasked to scan the every molecule of the imprisoned Gorea, and devise an Omega weapon that could be used to kill it. [MPH / MPH SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The mental energies expelled in this plan consumed the physical bodies of the entire Alimbic race. They vanished from the universe in an instant. Their sacrifice protected all life in the cosmos from Gorea’s murderous rampage. [MPH] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3298"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The War of Bryyo - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqixy9iqkrejpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqixy9iqkrejpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="414" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:64.7%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqixy9iqkrejpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqixy9iqkrejpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqixy9iqkrejpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqixy9iqkrejpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/MP-C-Bryyo-88412835",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://sesakath.deviantart.com/art/MP-C-Bryyo-88412835" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Sesakath</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As the old races of the universe died around them, the lizard people of Bryyo faced their own challenges. The Bryyonians were an advanced, space-faring race who had learned much from their Chozo allies. Their society was a deeply polarised one, with tensions eternal between the scientific and religious factions.[MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Over the previous centuries, the scientific agenda had dominated, with space travel proving beneficial and enlightening. As the Chozo, Luminoth and Alimbics faced extinction, the religious Bryyonians believed more than ever that the universe was a hostile place, and became desperate to stop their scientific counterparts. [MP3] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A great war exploded across Bryyo. By its end, the scholars had been wiped out and the survivors of both sides had regressed to a feral existence. The race devolved into animals, wandering around ruins that they no longer understood. Language vanished and strength ruled. Anyone who landed on Bryyo was meat, to be killed and eaten. [MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3299"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Little Rainy Planet - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The onslaught of vengeances, conquerors, poisons and politics destroyed the old races. The Alimbics had lost their flesh, while the Bryyonians had lost their souls. The Luminoth had retreated into stasis, and the Chozo of Tallon IV had been condemned to a living death. [MP / MPH / MP2 / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqiznfcy0icjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqiznfcy0icjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="430" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:67.2%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqiznfcy0icjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqiznfcy0icjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqiznfcy0icjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqiznfcy0icjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://kaiquesilva.deviantart.com/art/Planet-Zebes-251229151",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://kaiquesilva.deviantart.com/art/Planet-Zebes-251229151" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Kaiquesilva</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On a small, rainy planet called Zebes, the last known Chozo colony had watched the stars with impotence. This small settlement of the nearly-extinct avian race witnessed the end of the great universal renaissance, and the slow beginning of a new chapter in galactic history. Gradually, the younger races were launching their first satellites into space. In time, new empires would rise to take the place of the old. [M1 / M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqj0sv6pheljpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqj0sv6pheljpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="591" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:92.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqj0sv6pheljpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqj0sv6pheljpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqj0sv6pheljpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqj0sv6pheljpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Praying-for-Universe-179491357",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://3ihard.deviantart.com/art/Praying-for-Universe-179491357" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: 3ihard</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Zebes prophets’ saw the visions the Chozo had always endured: great wars, spreading poison and death. And suddenly, something bold was foreseen. [M1 SP / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="528" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:82.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqj1sdn0v6rjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://fddt.deviantart.com/art/Samus-Aran-368975394",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://fddt.deviantart.com/art/Samus-Aran-368975394" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Fddt</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A great hunter, clad in orange, red and green. The Chozo glimpsed a future hero, alone in the darkness beneath worlds, fighting so that good could survive evil. They saw her curing poisoned planets, and ending galactic wars. They saw the universe’s one chance to survive its apocalyptic future. They saw the only one who could defy prophecy. [M1 / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - And they saw her wearing Chozo armour. [M1] - </p> - <h2 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3300"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Part Three: The New Empires - </h2> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3301"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Humans - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On the planet Earth, the human race had finally developed a ship capable of leaving their solar system. A brave crew ventured into the universe to learn whether life existed elsewhere. Their discoveries fundamentally changed the human condition. On planet after planet, they found ruined tombs and cities, guarded by weathered statues of dead races. Most significant of all, they found technology. [M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The humans reverse engineered their salvage, and advanced with pace. Within another century, faster-than-light ships explored the stars, and colonies transformed hostile worlds into homes. Peaceful relations formed between other younger races, and a great Galactic Federation was founded. [M1 SP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3302"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Space Pirates - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - In a less hospitable region of space, a cabal of battered races joined their forces to survive. On planets where acid rain burned flesh and magma flowed, the alliance expanded into a hardened space empire. They ventured into nearby systems and took what they needed from anyone they could reach. They found the ruins of the old races and ransacked the ancient technologies within. They immersed themselves in science and unlocked the secrets of their finds. Within decades, they had advanced their spread with stronger and faster ships. The creatures enhanced themselves, rewriting their genetics and integrating mechanisms beneath their flesh. They were unique: a cybernetic race of furious murderers with a skill for patient scientific process. As more planets were invaded, their conquered civilisations were conscripted by force. [M1 SP / MP / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The inevitable moment came when their Empire reached the borders of the vast Galactic Federation. [M1 SP / MP / MP3] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqjuebmfw70jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqjuebmfw70jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="489" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:76.4%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqjuebmfw70jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqjuebmfw70jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqjuebmfw70jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqjuebmfw70jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://mr-corr.deviantart.com/art/fight-for-norion-175087687",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://mr-corr.deviantart.com/art/fight-for-norion-175087687" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Mr-Corr</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - First contact was brief and furious. On that day, the warning went out to all the worlds of the Federation: Beware the Space Pirates. Though no state of war was officially declared, the empires attacked each other on sight. The Galactic Federation was large enough to repress any meaningful incursions into their space. [M1 SP / MP SP / MP3 SP / SM SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3303"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Massacre of Two Families - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Galactic Federation discovered the last Chozo Colony on Zebes. The tired, ancient avians welcomed the humans and shared with them wisdom and knowledge. They offered the Galactic Federation new sciences, and taught them how to make organic computers. The Federation studied the Chozo’s own central processing unit, an engineered brain that mothered over their colony, and left with plans to assemble their own variants. On the nearest habitable planet of K-2L, a colony was established. [M1 / MP3 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - On this world, the human Samus Aran was born. [M1] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="478" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:74.7%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqjw7ft0zj5jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/Zebesian-Space-Pirate-301454831",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://methuselah3000.deviantart.com/art/Zebesian-Space-Pirate-301454831" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Methuselah3000</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Barely out of infancy, the young Samus witnessed her family die. A Space Pirate raiding party overwhelmed her colony and murdered everyone she ever knew. By staying silent while surrounded by horror, Samus survived as the Pirates ransacked the settlement and left. [M1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo colony on Zebes received K-2L’s automated distress signal. In an ancient dusty ship, they reached the planet and found Samus to be the only survivor of the massacre. The child was brought to Zebes, and the Chozo deliberated. Should she be returned to her own kind, or allowed to stay? [M1] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Across the colony, the Prophets experienced a simultaneous moment of clarity. They understood immediately that they had found their prophesised hero. The young girl was their inheritor, and would grow strong. She would learn all she could from them, and take their strongest technologies into the universe. She would be the hero against the oncoming storm. [M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqjz9xd98ltjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqjz9xd98ltjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="524" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:81.9%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqjz9xd98ltjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqjz9xd98ltjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqjz9xd98ltjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqjz9xd98ltjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://r3dfive.deviantart.com/art/The-Birth-Of-The-Hunter-255511894",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://r3dfive.deviantart.com/art/The-Birth-Of-The-Hunter-255511894" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: R3dFiVe</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus Aran reached maturity amongst the Chozo. She was trained in the combat arts of the great extinct races. She was infused with Chozo genetic material so she could employ their technologies. She was educated to be a scientist, an explorer, and a tactician. Everything that was good about the Chozo civilisation was allowed to live on in Samus. [M1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqjzzky4ffnjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqjzzky4ffnjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="517" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:80.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqjzzky4ffnjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqjzzky4ffnjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqjzzky4ffnjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqjzzky4ffnjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://pyra.deviantart.com/art/Decaying-Elder-53293713",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://pyra.deviantart.com/art/Decaying-Elder-53293713" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Pyra</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus became an adult, and the Chozo presented her with their greatest works: a toughened power suit and an agile spacecraft, both more potent than anything their race had ever made. The Chozo leader, decaying and blind, told Samus it was time for her to find her destiny in the universe. Samus Aran departed for the stars, and years pass. [M1 / M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As Samus tried to reconnect with her heritage on Earth, the last Chozo prophets on Zebes received a final vision: The Space Pirates were coming for them. It was time for the last Chozo to be extinguished from the universe. [M1 SP] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqk1guma1bojpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqk1guma1bojpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="401" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:62.7%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqk1guma1bojpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqk1guma1bojpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqk1guma1bojpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqk1guma1bojpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://phobos-romulus.deviantart.com/art/The-Chozo-187935440",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://phobos-romulus.deviantart.com/art/The-Chozo-187935440" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Phobos-Romulus</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Chozo hid their technologies throughout the planet, in places that they were certain Samus would find them. They concealed a second Power Suit within the walls of their holy temple, having foreseen that Samus may require it in the future. They then returned to the surface to await the inevitable. [M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Space Pirates invaded in force, and murdered Samus Aran’s second family. The Chozo became extinct. [M1 / MP SP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3304"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Mother Brain - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Space Pirate scientists arrived shortly after the carnage and focused their attention on the legendary Chozo organic central processing unit. They rewrote its benign programming and injected stimulants into its flesh. They enabled it to form an artificial intelligence obsessed with strategy and conquest. They drove its computational potential towards absolute advancement of the Space Pirate Empire. [M1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqk2icdbv0cjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqk2icdbv0cjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="528" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:82.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqk2icdbv0cjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqk2icdbv0cjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqk2icdbv0cjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqk2icdbv0cjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://jaagup.deviantart.com/art/mother-brain-258536723",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://jaagup.deviantart.com/art/mother-brain-258536723" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Jaagup</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The results went beyond High Command’s most optimistic projections. The Space Pirates had created a leader, a desperately needed figure to unite their fragmented empire. They had created their Mother Brain. The great Space Pirate generals Ridley and Kraid arrived at Zebes, ready to pay tribute to their new master and to plan for the future. Mother Brain delivered to the Space Pirates knowledge and power. She told them of a world referenced in her oldest Chozo databanks, a planet bathed in a mutagenic poison waiting to be farmed. She instructed High Command to prepare an armada of ships and invade the planet Tallon IV. [M1 / MP SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The order was followed immediately, and the High Command discovered a world deranged by contagion. Beneath its surface, endless pools of Phazon waited to be weaponised, and a great mining operation began. Mother Brain received data from their readings on the planet; even after thousands of years, the source of the Phazon was still contained in the Chozo force field. She scrutinised her records further, and was unable to ascertain any method of breaching the barrier. The Space Pirates could retrieve the Phazon, but were denied access to its source. [MP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3305"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Metroids - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A perfect storm brewed. As the Space Pirates gained access to the most potent mutagen in the universe, the Galactic Federation made an equally eventful discovery: They found the dark planet SR388. [M1 / M2] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqk5mt4ocetjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqk5mt4ocetjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="477" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:74.5%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqk5mt4ocetjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqk5mt4ocetjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqk5mt4ocetjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqk5mt4ocetjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://firebornform.deviantart.com/art/SR388-Tunnels-353312617",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://firebornform.deviantart.com/art/SR388-Tunnels-353312617" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Fireborn Form</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - A Galactic Federation survey team studied the surface, and soon encountered a gelatinous creature that swam through air. The alien defied gravity and physics as it phased through dense rock with ease. It perceived the survey team, and made a few curious chirps in their direction. It then suddenly changed temperament, aggressively charging to latch itself onto the skull of one of the party. The victim died in agony as the Metroid fed on all the energy within, and could not be removed until its prey had been reduced to a dried husk of collapsing matter. The young Metroid had just killed, in a way that science could not explain. [M1 SP / M2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With effort and casualties, the scientists contained a few infant specimens of the Metroid creatures, and left the planet without further incident. [M1] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As their vessel went back to the stars, SR388 was aware their withdrawal. It harboured a great contempt for the invaders, an endless hate fuelled by the impotence it endured centuries ago when the Chozo had committed their great invasion. The living planet had spent centuries honing the Metroids into perfect killers, and knew the devastation they could cause upon maturity. The planet had intentionally allowed the humans to take a few Metroids away so that the creatures could grow up and kill anyone out amongst the stars who ever thought of returning. SR388 took any opportunity to gain revenge against an outside universe that refused to leave it alone. [M2 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As the scientists began to broadcast their findings back to the Galactic Federation, Mother Brain intercepted the transmission. She cross-referenced their data with notes buried in the Chozo’s ancient fragmented records. She deduced that the Metroids were a form of genetically engineered predator of incredible power, created by the Chozo for an unknown purpose. Mother Brain ordered High Command to get the creatures to her by any means necessary. [M1 SP] - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - The Space Pirates overran the Galactic Federation vessel and stole the Metroid creatures. They divided their prize: some were sent to their nearest Homeworld; others were sent to the Tallon IV outpost; and the most potent were delivered straight to Zebes for the experiments of Mother Brain. [M1 / MP / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With the arrival of the first Phazon samples from Tallon IV, the exotic substance allowed the Space Pirates to slowly produce stable cloned Metroids across their breeding sites. [M1 SP / MP SP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3306"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Revenge of Samus Aran - </h3> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqk7ps96cb3jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqk7ps96cb3jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="480" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:75%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqk7ps96cb3jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqk7ps96cb3jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqk7ps96cb3jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqk7ps96cb3jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://ojanpohja.deviantart.com/art/Space-Pirate-31294390",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://ojanpohja.deviantart.com/art/Space-Pirate-31294390" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Ojanpohja</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - In her first mission as a Bounty Hunter, Samus Arran was commissioned by the Galactic Federation to neutralise the stolen Metroids. Through careful investigation, Samus discovered that the Pirates are operating from Zebes – her home. She concluded that the Space Pirates had murdered her second family, as they had done with her first. They have took from her everyone she ever loved, and destroyed her two worlds. [M1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqk8x71i4gnjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqk8x71i4gnjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="384" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:60%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqk8x71i4gnjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqk8x71i4gnjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqk8x71i4gnjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqk8x71i4gnjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://stuarthughe.deviantart.com/art/Samus-Varia-322194081",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://stuarthughe.deviantart.com/art/Samus-Varia-322194081" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Stuart Hughe</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus stormed Zebes and killed everyone in her path. [M1] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkachpcz0ijpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkachpcz0ijpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="530" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:82.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkachpcz0ijpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkachpcz0ijpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkachpcz0ijpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkachpcz0ijpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://immarart.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-337270954",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://immarart.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-337270954" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Immarart</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As her defences were breached, Mother Brain unleashed the great generals Ridley and Kraid. Both were killled, and, desperate to stop the intruder, Mother Brain released the Metroids. Samus Aran exterminated the creatures, and invaded the inner sanctum. [M1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="360" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:56.3%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkbhxb2ugpjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://twigs.deviantart.com/art/The-Mother-s-Chamber-140408495",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://twigs.deviantart.com/art/The-Mother-s-Chamber-140408495" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Twigs</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus confronted the malevolent Mother Brain and blasted apart her body. A power overload was caused, and the Tourian facility shook itself apart. Samus evacuated to her ship and tried to leave Zebes, but a Space Pirate battleship in orbit registered her ascent and opened fire. Samus’ gunship plummeted back towards the Zebes and impacted Chozodia, her former home. [M1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Extremely lucky to be alive, Samus crawled out of the remains of her destroyed power suit, and fled as Space Pirate forces stormed the area. Samus hid, crawled and ran to find sanctuary in the deepest part of the Chozo’s most revered temple. [M1] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkdb1egv73jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkdb1egv73jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="500" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:78.1%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkdb1egv73jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkdb1egv73jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkdb1egv73jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkdb1egv73jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://eyes5.deviantart.com/art/Blessing-6012954",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://eyes5.deviantart.com/art/Blessing-6012954" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Eyes5</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus found herself surrounded with murals of the dead Chozo, and accepted she was alone in the universe. Overcoming despair, she solved the trials of the Chozodian temple and a concealed power suit was revealed to her. This shining armour was even more potent than the one she had just lost, and was able to integrate the most exotic Chozo technologies. Samus realised the greater meaning of her find; the Chozo had left her gifts for her in places they had foreseen she would traverse. Her adopted family continued to protect her long after their deaths, and she would find their statues cradling survival equipment in the darkest corners of the cosmos. [M1 / MP / MP3 / M2 / SM] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkeig3z5btjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkeig3z5btjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="374" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:58.4%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkeig3z5btjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkeig3z5btjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkeig3z5btjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkeig3z5btjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://imachinivid.deviantart.com/art/Super-missile-309591371",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://imachinivid.deviantart.com/art/Super-missile-309591371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Imachinivid</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - With her new armaments, Samus cleansed the Space Pirate presence from Zebes. She came to be known as “The Hunter”, and the Space Pirates learned that they will always be hunted down for what they did to her families. They fled the planet in terror. [M1 / MP / MP2 / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3307"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>Tallon IV - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - As years passed, Samus Aran accepted further missions from the Galactic Federation. The bounty earned funded her personal vendetta against the Space Pirates. She improved her armaments, paid for black market information and stormed their outposts. Samus showed her enemies no mercy, and became the feared nemesis of their entire civilisation. With the income from her Federation services, Samus had soon amassed enough money to buy the most secret information regarding the Space Pirates: the coordinates of their stronghold on an old forgotten planet called Tallon IV. [MP1 SP] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus guided her ship into the Tallon system and investigated an orbiting space station. She discovered a failed genetic engineering facility whose Space Pirate crew was murdered when they lost control of their own creations. Samus fought her way through the ferocious beasts scattered within, and discovered a half-insane cyborg recreation of the Space Pirate general Ridley. As the station began to collapse, the biomechanical dragon fled to the world below, and Samus pursued. [MP1] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkglfb56vojpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkglfb56vojpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="311" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:48.6%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkglfb56vojpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkglfb56vojpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkglfb56vojpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkglfb56vojpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://lightningarts.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Metal-Where-It-All-Begins-393272172",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://lightningarts.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Metal-Where-It-All-Begins-393272172" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Lightningarts</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus lost Ridley in the planet’s stormy atmosphere, and elected to land in a nearby jungle to conceal her presence from the Pirate ground forces. Exploring the surroundings, Samus discovered that the planet was once home to the bulk of the extinct Chozo civilisation. In a great temple Samus studied poetic murals that told of the Phazon comet that had struck their world. The scribblings informed her of a creature trapped deep in the comet that they referred to as “The Worm,” and of the powerful shield they erected to prevent its escape. Samus read their last prophecy; that a hero would traverse fire and ice, jungle and cave, and find twelve sacred keys that would deactivate the barrier and allow passage to the Impact Crater. This saviour from the stars would bring down the ancient shield, and destroy the worm that infected their planet. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - She continued her exploration, and battled ferocious flora and fauna. The Hunter came to understand that the Space Pirates had established a complex military installation that descended far below the surface. [MP1] - </p> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkick4w4i9jpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkick4w4i9jpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="517" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:80.8%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkick4w4i9jpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkick4w4i9jpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkick4w4i9jpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkick4w4i9jpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://r-sraven.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Prime-Lost-Ruins-33577678",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://r-sraven.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Prime-Lost-Ruins-33577678" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: R-Sraven</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus hunted the Pirates and accessed their computer logs. The Empire had found quantities of an intensely potent mutagen called Phazon. Laboratories across the outpost experimented with the substance, and in a short space of time they had created prototypes for the next generation of their races: powerful Phazon-fuelled juggernauts. Should these advances continue, Samus knew that the Space Pirates would be able to conquer the Galactic Federation. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 kivedT" data-id="18zqkje1rl63yjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkje1rl63yjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="800" data-height="816" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:800px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:102%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkje1rl63yjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkje1rl63yjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkje1rl63yjpg.jpg 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/18zqkje1rl63yjpg.jpg 800w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkje1rl63yjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://greenstranger.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Ceres-Station-Lab-358321968",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://greenstranger.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Ceres-Station-Lab-358321968" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Greenstranger</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - In the most secure laboratory, Samus made a devastating discovery. The Space Pirates had used Phazon to create an army of stable clone Metroids and lost containment. The Metroid creatures were roaming the caverns deep in the planet, reproducing and mutating as the Phazon influenced their physiology. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqklb3wp0jajpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqklb3wp0jajpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="365" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:57%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqklb3wp0jajpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqklb3wp0jajpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqklb3wp0jajpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqklb3wp0jajpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://greenstranger.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Ceres-Station-Lab-358321968",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://greenstranger.deviantart.com/art/Metroid-Ceres-Station-Lab-358321968" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Ohimseeinstars</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus’ final discovery was the most horrific. The powerful, poisonous Phazon was not a rare material on Tallon IV. Despite the Chozo shield containing the Impact Crater, the substance had spread and consumed the world inside-out. The core of the planet presented the Space Pirates with a vast supply of Phazon, enough to fuel their conquest of the stars. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus destroyed the mining facilities and laboratories, and reconstructed the twelve parts of the ancient Chozo cipher. She destroyed living weapons such as the Thardus experiment, and annihilated the prototype Omega Pirate. She overcame corrupted Metroids, and banished the tormented Chozo ghosts from the living world. She fought the mad Meta Ridley, and on his demise deactivated the Chozo containment shield. As prophesised, Samus Aran entered the Impact Crater. [MP1] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3308"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Worm - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus Aran had opened Metroid Prime’s cage, and had no understanding of what she was about to unleash on the universe. The creature had been imprisoned in a different era, and had spent eons being tortuously transformed by Phazon into an undying mad genius. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkn672gklqjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkn672gklqjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="499" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:78%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkn672gklqjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkn672gklqjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkn672gklqjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkn672gklqjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<em>Artist: Chrysaetos-Pteron</em>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus and the ancient Metroid battled, and the bounty hunter shattered the creature’s metal armour. By channelling the surrounding Phazon deposits into a supercharged energy beam, Samus was able to devastate Metroid Prime’s gelatinous body. After a tremendous battle, the old creature began to collapse on itself. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <figure class="align--center js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure sc-1eow4w5-1 iLDaWI" data-id="18zqkodlj2z8kjpg" data-recommend-id="image://18zqkodlj2z8kjpg" data-format="jpg" data-width="640" data-height="525" data-lightbox="true" data-recommended="false" contenteditable="false" draggable="false"> - <div class="img-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-2 gfolHV" contenteditable="false" style="max-width:640px" data-syndicationrights="false"> - <div class="magnifier js_lightbox lightbox hide sc-1m41dwj-0 hUFSvg"> - <span class="js_lightbox-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-0 dUoECc"><span class="iyvn34-0 iSaTEN"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" aria-label="ZoomIn icon" viewbox="0 0 18 18"> - <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.5 1a6.5 6.5 0 1 1-4.23 11.44l-4.42 4.41a.5.5 0 0 1-.7-.7l4.41-4.42A6.5 6.5 0 0 1 10.5 1zm0 1a5.5 5.5 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-11zm0 2c.28 0 .5.22.5.5V7h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.41v.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H11v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.41.5h-.09a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H7.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.41V7.5c0-.28.22-.5.5-.5H10V4.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .41-.5z"></path></svg></span></span> - </div> - <div style="padding-bottom:82%" class="image-hydration-wrapper sc-1eow4w5-3 iJyiXs"> - <div> - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,q_80,w_80/18zqkodlj2z8kjpg.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18zqkodlj2z8kjpg.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_470/18zqkodlj2z8kjpg.jpg 470w" draggable="auto" data-chomp-id="18zqkodlj2z8kjpg" data-format="jpg" data-alt="Illustration for article titled The Spectacular Story Of emMetroid/em, One Of Gamings Richest Universes" data-anim-src="" /> - </div> - </div> - </div> - </figure> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - (<span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://sabretoontigers.deviantart.com/art/Samus-308644319",{"metric25":1}]]" href="http://sabretoontigers.deviantart.com/art/Samus-308644319" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Artist: Sabretoontigers</em></a></span>) - </p> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Seemingly dying, Metroid Prime lashed out, grabbing a layer of material from Samus Aran’s armour. The creature melted into a pool of Phazon particles, and the bounty hunter evacuated the Impact Crater. [MP1] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Samus Aran had seemingly succeeded in her mission. The surviving Space Pirates abandoned their devastated facilities and hastily evacuated the planet. With the defeat of Metroid Prime, the Phazon contagion was slowly stopping its spread. The tormented Chozo spirits that had been bound to the planet were finally able to achieve their rest. Leaving the world to recover from its devastation, Samus Aran headed back to the stars. [MP1 / MP1 SP] - </p> - <h3 class="sc-1bwb26k-1 RjwRf" id="h3309"> - <a class="js_header-anchor" id=""></a>The Dark Hunter - </h3> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - Metroid Prime’s exposure to millennia of Phazon had given the creature extremely exotic abilities, the most potent being its durability – to recreate itself after nearly any level of destruction. As it had collapsed on itself, the essence of Metroid Prime craved the strength and adaptability present in Samus Aran. In the Talon IV impact crater, Metroid Prime recreated itself as a dark copy of the woman who had defeated it. 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It departed Tallon IV to spread its venom across the stars, and to sow the seeds of a great war. [MP1 / MP2 / MP3] - </p> - <div id="" class="js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad bxm4mm-4 liWXlp"> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-2 iXYVqp"></div> - <div class="ad-unit ad-mobile bxm4mm-5 eZvXLs"> - <div class="bxm4mm-6 eblHLt"> - Advertisement - </div> - <div is="bulbs-dfp" class="ad-container dfp dfp-slot-MOBILE_IN_POST ad-mobile" data-ad-unit="MOBILE_IN_POST" data-targeting="{"pos":"mobile_inpost"}"></div> - <div class="bt-wrapper"></div> - </div> - <div class="bxm4mm-1 bxm4mm-3 dciqNP"></div> - </div> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <span><a class="sc-145m8ut-0 FoItC js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga="[["Embedded Url","Internal link","https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-part-2-1284621108",{"metric25":1}]]" href="https://kotaku.com/the-spectacular-story-of-metroid-part-2-1284621108"><em>Click here for the second half of this epic story.</em></a></span> - </p> - <hr class="gcp5ez-0 dGHwsG" /> - <p class="sc-77igqf-0 hJpRRP"> - <small>Mama Robotnik is a video game historian living somewhere in the British Empire. He specialises in unearthing lost gaming media, but also enjoys a good long essay about his favourite games every now and then. He drinks a lot of tea, and has a horrendously naughty black and white cat called Blossom. 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