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== History == | == History == | ||
[[file:Manga Volume 1 Chapter 4 Metroid.png| | [[file:Manga Volume 1 Chapter 4 Metroid.png|left|thumb|175px|The first Metroid is unveiled]] | ||
The Metroids were first created through a collaboration between the [[Chozo]] and [[Mother Brain]] to combat a dangerous parasitic lifeform discovered on [[SR388]], called the [[X Parasite]]s, which the Chozo feared might one day infiltrate the [[Galactic Federation]].<ref>{{cite manga|Old Bird has confered extensively with Mother Brain, and they have devised a method to exterminate Parasite X from SR388, and we finally have a sample of that method. Metroid!!|Grey Voice|1|4|15}}</ref> They were so named because the word "Metroid" means ultimate warrior in Chozo.<ref name=history>{{Cite manual|While is has come to light in recent years that the Metroids were created by the ancient Chozo civilization, it is no common knowledge that they were created for the purpose of driving out the X parasites. At some point in the past, the X parasites, which posses a terrible propagation power, threatened to overwhelm the ecosystem of their home world SR388 with their vast numbers. Something was needed to check this impending disaster. That "something" came in the form of the Metroids. When the Metroids, the X parasites' only known predators, were made extinct by Samus's hand, the X parasites once again began to multiply with ferocious speed. Ironically, the X parasites were subsequently responsible for nearly killing Samus when they infested her Power Suit. In a further twist, Samus's life was saved by an injection of an experimental vaccine containing Metroid DNA. As the inheritor of the Metroids' powers, Samus becomes the only being capable of opposing the X parasite horde. In a piece of ancient Chozo literature, and interesting reference to Metroids was found. It seems that the word Metroid in the Chozo language can be roughly translated as "ultimate warrior." With the introduction of Metroid DNA to her system, the reborn Samus Aran is perhaps the most appropriate successor to this title of ultimate warrior.|Metroid Fusion|40}}</ref> They were so successful at hunting the X, they drove them close to extinction. At some point, the Metroids apparently grew feral, eventually topping the food chain on SR388 and devastating the local ecosystem.<ref>{{cite manga|"SR-388... This is a remote planet, not found on many Galactic charts. This is where the trouble began. Three months ago, the planet reclamation division reported an uncharted planet and a group was sent to survery the area... But the first thing they recorded was death... They estimated that 80% of the native animals were dead! Unfortunately, they were forced to report that they had been sent to a 'dead planet'... Among the reclamation group were special inspectors. And of course, they looked for the cause... but a terrible thing happened later. The culprit of the planet's destruction killed our inspection team as well!!" "Metroid!"|[[Chief Hardy]] and [[Samus Aran]]|2|14|6, 7}}</ref> They established their own life cycle, and may have even caused the Chozo to leave the planet. | The Metroids were first created through a collaboration between the [[Chozo]] and [[Mother Brain]] to combat a dangerous parasitic lifeform discovered on [[SR388]], called the [[X Parasite]]s, which the Chozo feared might one day infiltrate the [[Galactic Federation]].<ref>{{cite manga|Old Bird has confered extensively with Mother Brain, and they have devised a method to exterminate Parasite X from SR388, and we finally have a sample of that method. Metroid!!|Grey Voice|1|4|15}}</ref> They were so named because the word "Metroid" means ultimate warrior in Chozo.<ref name=history>{{Cite manual|While is has come to light in recent years that the Metroids were created by the ancient Chozo civilization, it is no common knowledge that they were created for the purpose of driving out the X parasites. At some point in the past, the X parasites, which posses a terrible propagation power, threatened to overwhelm the ecosystem of their home world SR388 with their vast numbers. Something was needed to check this impending disaster. That "something" came in the form of the Metroids. When the Metroids, the X parasites' only known predators, were made extinct by Samus's hand, the X parasites once again began to multiply with ferocious speed. Ironically, the X parasites were subsequently responsible for nearly killing Samus when they infested her Power Suit. In a further twist, Samus's life was saved by an injection of an experimental vaccine containing Metroid DNA. As the inheritor of the Metroids' powers, Samus becomes the only being capable of opposing the X parasite horde. In a piece of ancient Chozo literature, and interesting reference to Metroids was found. It seems that the word Metroid in the Chozo language can be roughly translated as "ultimate warrior." With the introduction of Metroid DNA to her system, the reborn Samus Aran is perhaps the most appropriate successor to this title of ultimate warrior.|Metroid Fusion|40}}</ref> They were so successful at hunting the X, they drove them close to extinction. At some point, the Metroids apparently grew feral, eventually topping the food chain on SR388 and devastating the local ecosystem.<ref>{{cite manga|"SR-388... This is a remote planet, not found on many Galactic charts. This is where the trouble began. Three months ago, the planet reclamation division reported an uncharted planet and a group was sent to survery the area... But the first thing they recorded was death... They estimated that 80% of the native animals were dead! Unfortunately, they were forced to report that they had been sent to a 'dead planet'... Among the reclamation group were special inspectors. And of course, they looked for the cause... but a terrible thing happened later. The culprit of the planet's destruction killed our inspection team as well!!" "Metroid!"|[[Chief Hardy]] and [[Samus Aran]]|2|14|6, 7}}</ref> They established their own life cycle, and may have even caused the Chozo to leave the planet. | ||
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*8/89<ref>{{cite|A parasitic life form that can absorb all types of energy. Metroids have a strong resistance to most conventional weaponry. To defeat them, Samus Aran had to freeze them with Ice Beam shots and then blast them with Missiles. Mochtroids, which look like Metroids, are weaker, with fewer internal nuclei. | *8/89<ref>{{cite|A parasitic life form that can absorb all types of energy. Metroids have a strong resistance to most conventional weaponry. To defeat them, Samus Aran had to freeze them with Ice Beam shots and then blast them with Missiles. Mochtroids, which look like Metroids, are weaker, with fewer internal nuclei. | ||
*Metroid *8/89|Trophy Gallery|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}</ref> | *Metroid *8/89|Trophy Gallery|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}</ref> | ||
|Randomly Obtainable}} | |Randomly Obtainable|[[file:Metroid ssbm Trophy.png|150px]]}} | ||
==== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ==== | ==== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ==== | ||
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|mf=[[File:Metroid mf Sprite.gif|Metroid Fusion]] | |mf=[[File:Metroid mf Sprite.gif|Metroid Fusion]] | ||
|zm=[[File:Metroid zm Sprite. | |zm=[[File:Metroid zm Sprite.gif|Zero Mission]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Metroid zm Sprite.png|''Zero Mission'' sprite | |||
File:Alpha Metroid M2 Art.png|Artwork of an Alpha Metroid from ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus|Metroid II]]'' | File:Alpha Metroid M2 Art.png|Artwork of an Alpha Metroid from ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus|Metroid II]]'' | ||
File:Gamma Metroid Artwork.png|Artwork of a Gamma Metroid from ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus|Metroid II]]'' | File:Gamma Metroid Artwork.png|Artwork of a Gamma Metroid from ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus|Metroid II]]'' | ||
