Samus battles tons of monsters across the Metroid franchise - and the bosses of Metroid Prime are some of the coolest! Here's everything there is to know about each and every one of them!
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00:00 - Tallon IV Bosses!
05:47 - Chozo Bosses!
08:19 - Space Pirate Bosses!
14:18 - (Meta) Ridley.
16:45 - The Metroid Prime
Which Metroid game is your favorite? Mine has got to be a tie between Metroid Prime and Metroid Dread 😁
Dread. It’s the only one I’ve beaten twice. And it was the second one I beat overall, with the first one I beat being the original on NES. And I think, in terms of the classic games, I think the original on NES is still my favorite of the old ones. Edit, I’ve now beaten Dread on hard mode. It was exhilarating!
@@Bored_Overthinkersame And it’s the only one I played
Dread, I would say too 😊 just so frustrating that a few of my friends have Dread but never completed it, so I couldn't talk to them about Samus' awesome rage scene 😭
I really, really like prime 2. Zero mission has a place in my heart too
Unpopular opinion: Metroid Prime 2
One tiny detail about the cutscene that plays after defeating Meta Ridley. It was actually foreshadowed in a Chozo Lore Logbook entry titled "Statuary". Said entry goes over the Chozo Statues throughout the franchise, with the last lines being "Those who respect and honor these artifacts will know the friendship of the Chozo. Those who deface or destroy them will know our wrath, unfettered and raw". Meta Ridley destroys the centerpiece in the Chozo Artifact Temple when he shows up, marking the first of 13 instances of destroying Chozo Statuary. The other 12 were the Chozo Totems tied to the Chozo Artifacts. So when Meta Ridley was defeated, the Chozo's wrath was inflicted onto him by means of those laser blasts.
I'm a bit surprised you didn't address the retcon with the Metroid Prime's lore. In the original release, it was stated that when the Space Pirates were mining, the Metroid Prime broke through a tunnel and attacked them. Several logbook entries discuss what happened thereafter, about how it was able to assimilate their technology, as well as their efforts in researching it and its eventual escape. Later releases (including regional releases, the Trilogy version on the Wii, and, of course, the remake) rewrote this lore because parts of it didn't make sense, most notably the fact that the Cradle was intended to both keep enemies out of the Impact Crater *and* keep the Phazon and its source in. However, the retcon also left a plot hole with the aforementioned assimilated technology, because the attacks it uses in battle are very obviously inorganic in origin; its energy-switching properties are strikingly similar to the Pirates' own efforts to reverse-engineer Samus's weapons, it can use something similar to a tractor beam, and it has freaking missile launchers.
I feel like the phazon metroids are the most likely way to keep the whole thing clean, especially if the original lore wasn't retconned. After all, we know that phazon was already all over the place before the pirates showed up. It wouldn't be a stretch for one to turn into a phazon Metroid and blink into the cradle. Hell the phazon metroids and Prime itself are very clearly similar in aesthetics
For me the original plot has less flaws. In the original the Chozos were still alive when the Space pirates arrived on Tallon IV, these stole some of the artifacts and the Chozos left clues on where they thought the pirates took the artifacts. In the new one the Chozos are dead already but they had foresight and saw the pirates steal the artifacts, which is stupid, because if you know is going to happen then hide the artifacts before that happens. In the original the Chozo weren't ghost too, it is explained that they found a way to trascend from their mortal bodies, but were corrupted by the Phazon, which is more in line of a Sci-fi game. In the re-release they were simple and boring vengenful ghost.
@@kevinalfaro7150 Easy explanation for the plot hole of the clue for the artifacts which were stolen by the pirates; the clues are not "written in stone" and actually are able to give you real time info on the location of the artifacts. Like a GPS locator lol.
Easy explanation for how the Metroid Prime got those mechanical weapons from the Pirates. After the Phazon Metroid (or regular Metroid later turned Phazon Metroid) escaped containment, prior to ending in the Impact Crater it assimilated several of the weapons from the Space Pirates' machinery and some Pirates themselves. As we've seen in Super Metroid and Metroid Dread, Metroids not only suck the energy of their prey, but they also are able to steal weapons and abilities from both organic and inorganic enemies, which is how in Super Metroid the baby Metroid got the Hyper Beam and passed it to Samus, and later Samus was able to absorb the energy of one of the EMMIs and defeat it that way.
The original pirate logs describe MP as “genetically similar” to a metroid, with Metroid Prime being the space pirates’ codename for it, so it’s not technically a Metroid, but then that raises questions on how it can spawn Metroids.
Something I really like about Metroid Prime 1 specifically, is how the game hypes up every major boss, through environmental storytelling and lore entries. This is something that is strangely absent in the rest of the Prime games save for a handful exceptions (like Amorbis and Quadraxis), and I think this is a shame, Retro's writing has always been enjoyable.
7:06 In Prime lore, the Chozo who live of Tallon IV specifically had put away their advanced technologies in order to bring themselves into better understanding of the natural and spiritual. Them locking away power-ups could just be a way for different subgroups of this clan storing away their former technology. Or, it could even be that some of the upgrades are not actual power-ups, but rather Samus' suit being able to absorb and retrofit certain Chozo technologies, although that has no lore basis and is merely a cool concept.
The suit absolutely has the ability to adapt any technology into itself, as most demonstrated in Prime 2 and Prime 3 where most of the upgrades you get have nothing to do with the Chozo at all, and were made by other species. This extends into Fusion, where we're shown that Samus can acquire new weaponry by simply downloading the data into the suit, rather than acquiring a physical item. It's a lot like Zed from Swat Kats or Technus from Danny Phantom, or probably closer to the Mechamorphs from Ben 10, who can store the data of any machinery they merge with and use that "memory" to tranform into it whenever they like. Fusion also allows Samus to absorb genetic information and convert that into an ability too with the advent of Metroid DNA into her system, she's just a straight up Kevin 11 type character now.
Oh man, moving into Metroid? Say less, I'm very here for this!
Perfectly timed, I am just getting into Metroid! Metroid prime remastered is on my Christmas list. Edit: I’ve beaten Prime on Switch and loved every second of it! Prime 2 for GameCube is on its way, I can’t wait to check it out!
Enjoy yourself! It's one of the best games from the GameCube era
@@EdibleClown Thanks!
That's great to hear! Have you played any of the other entries?
you should play Super Metroid for SNES its on the switch (If you have online subscription)
@@maddmike5265 Already ahead of you, I’m playing it on 100% original hardware.
Oh yes! Metroid has had my heart for years. Even though I may know a lot of this info I’m happy to hear boss specific lore. (Please let prime 4 not be dead)
Really liked this video on the bosses of Metroid Prime. I can’t wait to see you talk about the bosses MP2. I expect the last section of bosses just being Dark Samus. One theory I have regarding Flaahgra’s existence could be to act as an biological water filtration system for the Chozo Ruins. Notice how before meeting it, Samus deals with the toxic water throughout the Chozo Ruins. And once Flaahgra is defeated, the water throughout the ruins return to normal. I looked it up a bit, and it seems like plants help clean and filter water much like how they clean the air. So my hypothesis is that the Chozo created Flaahgra to clean the water for the various organisms in the Chozo Ruins. But when Phazon was brought to Tallon IV, it mutated and began turning the water toxic. And with it being where all the water comes from, it effected the entire ruins. Is it a stretch? Maybe, but considering the Chozo were geniuses who created the Metroids themselves, the idea of them making Flaahgra a filtration system isn’t outrageous.
According to a wiki, Elite Pirate υ is capable of speaking (at least English). When knocked down and "regathering" himself so he can heal, he makes a weird snarling sound that sounds to many like "Hey, finish her!" This is what prompts several Space Pirates to appear to ... distract you from dealing with the Omega Pirate.
16:20 “You will be consumed like all those before you.”
I'm a Metroid lore fanatic(especially with the Prime games) and I was impressed by this video and the way you structured it. I particularly liked how you went into the origins of the Leviathans and the Metroid Prime, using what I see as easily the most viable theory amongst the various theories out there. The theory with the Phazon Metroids and their ability to phase through local timespace has been proposed and discussed before and it's a very solid theory, to the point where it almost seems to be implied to be the case. another thing I thought it was good that you touched on is that the Chozo literally had seen the future and knew Samus would be there someday, that's literally in the Chozo lore scans throughout the game and even explicitly mentioned in one that they're going to be leaving some things behind for her and a lot of people dismiss the way some upgrades are found as being too convenient when it's literally written into the story, so I like that you made mention of that. It's a breath of fresh air to see someone cover Metroid's lore with this level of care because there aren't many people that do it. I always like to see Metroid get more attention and exposure though because it's an underrated franchise, particularly in terms of lore. I look forward to seeing you cover the other two Prime games!
Let’s a go, Metroid!
Something to note about the native enemies of the planet is that it is stated in game that all native life on the planet was either killed by phazon or mutated by it, so the beetle and the sheegoth are mutated by phazon too
Zero mission and prime 2 echoes are easily my favorites.
I just replied to another post saying exactly that
Yeah, good catch on Prime's core. Although the lore is revised a bit in the Remaster, the games show you Prime's core can move through objects, become translucent etc. So it easily could have swiped space pirate weaponry, and Phased into the impact crater to absorb phazon.
Doesn't this prove Phazon metroids evovle to hatchers then hatchers evolve into prime
@@AxisChurchDevoteeThere are what could be Metroid Prime husks in the "Leviathan womb chamber" in Phaaze, further cementing your theory.
I’ve only ever seen playthroughs of Metroid Dread (yours and I watched my dad play it), so it’ll be cool to learn more about the story and bosses of the older games.
Zelda will always stay my favorite game but damn I love Metroid so much! This game brings me a perfect mix of fear + excitement + satisfaction as no other game brings (ok Bioshocks brings me more fear + less excitement ahah)
Thanks for the new content!!! Metroid is one of my all time favourite franchises
Glad someone putting some RESPECK on MP!
Watched your Zelda rant video and was thinking of what other franchises you can make some great lore videos of. And one of the first that came into my mind was Metroid but i thought it's most likely not gonna happen. And see here! That's a pleasant surprise! Metroid belongs to my fav franchises as well besides Zelda and is a perfect fit for lore videos/theories etc. Can't wait for more Metroid vids coming Bandit! You rock!
Favorite game of all time! I’d be down to see more lore videos for this series from you!!
Yoooo Metroid vids let’s gooo! I know you did some Dread ones but awesome to see more. We need more lore vids for Metroid in general on the platform as it’s probably the most lore dense Nintendo series next to Zelda. Also (Prime 3 spoilers) one more thing I thought I’d mention, you can find Metroid Prime husks within Phaaze in Metroid Prime 3 at certain spots. There isn’t really much of an explanation for it, and it doesn’t really make a ton of sense either considering the implications and origin of the Metroids, but it’s still an interesting tidbit.
They're in the impact create also. Also ayyyy
@@Mr.G_717 ayyyyyy
My all time fav is Super Metroid! It's actually the first game I played that got me into the whole Metroid lore
Hey man!! thanks for making a boss lore video from Metroid Prime.... Like you, this was my first experience with the Metroid universe but I am looking forward to see more videos from you explaining the lore of other bosses from other Metroid games. Greetings from Mexico!!
The reason why Meta Ridley flew down to the planet was to regroup with the space pirates stationed at Phendrana drifts. That's why you see Ridley fly over when you first visit Phendrana.
6:04 The only creatures on Tallon 4 to have evolved a hive mind.
7:12 The “Kill It With Fire” boss.
Yoooo Bandit doing Metroid? I'm so on board with this!
Excellent video!! Glad to see more metroid content, and pretty accurate stuff too! I've been playing the Metroid games for years, and I'm vaugely obsessed with the lore, so I have an Idea about the presence of Metroids on Talon IV before the space pirates arrived. It's explained in Samus Returns (the Metroid II remake) as well as in Metroid Dread that Metroids were created by the Chozo to exterminate the X parasites. In Fusion it is also explained that Metroids adapt to their environments, hence why the metroids tend to look different across games. Metroids on SR388 can evolve through the natural life stages we see in Samus Returns, while those put on other planets will evolve differently. This is why there are Tallon Metroids, and why they look different from Metroids elsewhere in the series, as well as why they evolve into the Fission Metroids and Metroid Prime instead of Alpha and Gamma Metroids and so on. It's not (just) art direction to make them look different, it's actually lore that they look different! That said, for there to be Tallon Metroids, they had to have been around for quite a while, and having been creations and controllable by the Chozo, were likely brought with them when they populated Tallon IV. At that point, when the leviathan hit, it just grabbed one of the local Metroids. Thank you all for coming to my TED Talk XD
I can't wait for metroid prime 2's lore videos. It's my favorite game of the trilogy
Excellent video! Love having your quality video skills and theory approaches to more than Zelda videos, especially when it’s Metroid!
I can't wait for the 2nd part, it's my favorite MP of the trilogy!!!!
the hunter metroids are something to mention. they seem to be natural to the drifts they appear in so its not impossible there were metroids before. counting Dread we know the timeline of metroids existence and tallon 4's habitation are similar. so they may have brought some with them just in case they ran into X again but since they werent needed they were either left to the wild, and evolved into hunters, or repurposed to fill a niche and maintain natural balance, remade into hunters.
Plus, the hunters have the tentacles not unlike Prime.
Unfortunately, the timeline doesn't add up. Metroid's were never brought off planet by the Chozo, they were sealed beneath SR388's surface immediately following them going out of control, the group responsible for creating them was killed, and the Chozo group that killed them clearly didn't manage to get any metroid's for themselves since otherwise the entire plot of Dread wouldn't have happened. The metroids weren't some ubiquitous creation that every chozo knew about, it was a one off project that was covered up, the Chozo of Tallon 4 would have no idea they even existed. And if you consider the lore material provided by the manga as valid, then the timeline double restricts this, since there it's presented that metroids were created _during_ Samus's lifetime, Samus is a couple years older than the metroid species itself, and we know the Tallon Chozo had been there on said planet for millenia, and had purposefully cut themselves off from the wider galactic community. The reason why the pirates suddenly discovered metroids prior to Metroid 1 was through Mother Brain, she's a biomechanical AI created by the Zebes Chozo, who directly worked on the metroid project itself, remotely from Zebes, the metroids were a joint project between the SR388 colony and the established home world of Zebes. The Zebes Chozo were wiped out by Space Pirates following Mother Brain defecting to the pirates, having lost faith in her creators, seeing herself as superior, this left Mother Brain as the only being in the galaxy who knew that metroids even existed, aside from Raven Beak and Quiet Robe who were trapped on ZDR.
Thanks for covering Metroid! So excited for more 😆
Of course, and thank you so much! The next video is right around the corner :)
22:45. In Prime 3 the husks of Metroid Prime are on Phaaze indicating that Metroid Prime came with the Leviathan that hit Tallon IV. If the Chozo created the Metroid the they were probably up to something with Phazon as well as Metroids were on Phaaze. It was probably the Mawkin and Raven Beak messing around with it and not the Space Pirates.
Good theory
I'm pretty sure the way the Metroid got to the Phazon Core is the little known property of Metroids being able to phase through solid mass. Not sure if that's canon, i just heard it somewhere before (I think it was a Metroid timeline video)
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You forgot one thing. The pirates found prime before Samus got there, and while they were doing research on it prime absorbed several pirate weapons and pieces of artillery which is why it's first phase requires all the beams to fight it. Also, I'm pretty sure the Metroids where all mutated on Tallon 4 because Metroid hunters are not a natural part of Metroid evolution. Unless they live in the right conditions, they don't evolve. They get HUGE if they eat enough, but they can't evolve unless it's an environment like the one on SR388.
Dude I'm so happy to see this. I suggested metroid but I never thought you would really do it!
HE'S MOVING TO METROID BABY!
The Baby 😶
im fucking here for this, brother. we need metroid content. thank you for answering the call.
8:46 Is the one who killed Samus’ parents. Her life has never been the same since.
Hell yes!! Excited for this!! I love the metroid series can’t wait for more vids
8:44 Was modelled after the seventh boss from Super Mario Bros.
7:44 “This is fine.”
LOVE Metroid. The prime series, fusion, zero mission, and dread are my favorites. The Chozo, Ridley, Metroids, space pirates, and how they're all connected to Samus is so interesting! (I'm also shook how well Metroid Prime remastered is on the switch lol. I hope they do the same for 2 and 3).
Is this the most important/valuable channel I've ever needed... duh. Subscribed. Metroid is my favorite anything, the series has been tangential to my entire life.
9:10 The Frigate Orpheon stage from Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Phenomenal video!! Loving the Metorid lore, looking forward to the other Prime games 👀
Idc what anyone says I still and will always think Metroid prime is the greatest game ever made, the atmosphere, progression, unlocks, fights, enemy’s, music, there’s just so much to love about this amazing game.
Amazing video. I didn’t know I needed it until now. 🙂
Interesting video. I love Metroid games and look forward to your future lore videos.
I low key remember seeing metroid prime exoskeletons imbedded into the rock walls of planet phaaze.
Awesome video and a solid prime theory breakdown
Awesome video man!
Absolutely loved this, looking forward to more Metroid stuff 👀
8:43 Leatherback and Otachi from Pacific Rim, if you’ve seen that movie.
Amazing, I loved this video ❤
Let's go! Can't wait for more metroid content. Doesnt get enough love.
Glad your covering this one bandito
Great video as always
this kind of lore is what make us talking about zelda in the past
16:52 In a way, the final boss in all three games.
Ooh you’re branching out into Metroid? Let’s go! I’m so here for this!
13:00 Speaking of the Omega Pirate laughing in battle, ever since I was a kid, I always thought that when you knock down the Omega Pirate by destroying the four phazon plates on its body, it screamed out "FINISH HER!" Before sending out Pirate troopers and disappearing.
Banger vid. There ain't *nearly* enough content creators covering the Troid out there
Awesome video. You are a master of your craft
I love this so much! I've always enjoyed Metroid but never got TOO into the games, stopping after Metroid: Other M (Which yes, I did enjoy) Can't wait for the rest of the vids to come out. And what, if any, other games you might cover. Halo? Gears? Resident? Exciting stuff man! Oh, and I'll say it's tough between Zero Mission and Fusion.
Glad to see the channel is branching out
Please bring more of them 🙌🏻
I'd like to bring up some different interpretations of prime and prime 3. The prophecy could be referring to the leviathan womb meaning that the worm was the leviathan, The leviathans in prime 3 could be juvenile along with the core. Metroid prime husks are found on phaaze without cores, and the missing core on tallon 4, Could metroid prime be an adult phazon core.
Favorite game ever. Awesome video
Sooo freaking hyped for this series!
HELLYES THIS IS SO NEEDED
Im excited about this new content!
enjoy the videos! keep them coming!
This was really good! I hope you try doing other series as well!
Whoo! Bandit is back!
Love your style of delivery and a fun video. Consider me subbed
You made a mistake regarding Mertoid Primes origin. In one of the last rooms on Phaaze, where you find the juvenile leviathan, there are corpeses of other Metroid Primes scattered across the room. Which implies that the Prime of Talon IV was trapped inside a leviathan even before it left Phaaze. But how does a Metroid end up on Phaaze in the first place, you ask? The answer lies on Elysia. When the Elysia-Chozo discovered Phaaze, they sent a reseach satelite to it to survey the anomaly. That much can be read from the database entries in Prime 3. But my headcanon is that the Elysia-Chozo lented a bunch of Metroids from the SR-388-Chozo, because they are remakably resilient and would make a great remote survey squad. To maximize their survivability, the Chozo epuipted them with beam weapons and put them into the satelite. Then they were influenced by phazon, grossly mutated and one got trapped in a leviathan. That would also explain why the Talon IV Prime had chozo weapons at its disposal
Great Video
The franchises I would like you to cover: dragon quest, uncharted and pokémon
Metroid Prime is my favorite but I also love the tone of Fusion.
The scan visor says it all.
Love me some Metroid videos! My favorite used to be Prime or Zero Mission. Now it’s Dread
Flaahgra could just be a mutated weed/invasive plant. The dome is broken. Any invasive plant species, with seeds that can be carried by the wind, could have made it in. The plants that sprout from Flaahgra, look similar to plants that do that.
Great video. I'm kinda surprised you didn't go into how the space pirates had captured metroid prime and it assimilated Samus's beam technology and armor into its being to create the first form's shell.
I love the Prime games so much. I really hope 2 and 3 ger redone soon
Good video. Now I want to install my Wii and play Metroid Prime Trilogy
Good Video 👏
As someone who has literally spent more than 50 hours playing and reading the Metroid Prime trilogy and lore I for one can’t wait for the other two videos to come out. The Prime series is one I love and will forever wait for 4 to be properly announced. We Metroid fans have patience if nothing else.
22:39 Or, you know, it just floated down to the Impact Crater. 24:05 Technically, there are five games. Prime, Echoes, Corruption, Hunters, and Federation Force. And yes, I know that no one talks about Federation Force.
Not gonna lie i am so glad this is here. Thank you much sir
Yessss. Metroid Lore is so cool!
Thanks, keep it up
13:18 For the record, the Phazon Suit only protects against some forms of Phazon, not all.
There's a space pirate log that warns the pirates not to keep Metroids as pets. My belief is someone's pet Metroid escaped and eventually became Metroid Prime. Much scarier than sewer gators.
A theory I heard is from another channel called Orpheon Metroid means Great Warrior So a Metroid Prime is a Great Warrior Prime. A warrior far more powerful than the Metroids that the Chozo created.
There is soooooo much metroid stuff you can do!