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who's theory is the best one
What Ekar said.
Okay, enough grammar Naziing.
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Wait, wait... I clearly recall Pirate logs acting like the Pirates were searching for the thingamajig to get into the crater to mine Phazon. Several artifacts were far from the grasp of the Pirates, like the one stuck in stone in Magmoor, the one Flaahgra obviously wanted to eat one day and randomly summon long after its death, the one atop that Chozo tower, etc. Untouched by Pirates. THAT'S why they removed that log entry. It, in itself, was a big freaking plot hole. I still think they only added it as a last-minute attempt to explain why Prime has its weapons.
I don't know about you, but I still think the newest, most recently updated version should be considered the correct one. A more extreme case of such changes would be Metroid -> ZM. Which is considered "correct" now? ZM is. Of course, it's newer, they added stuff and removed stuff to make the story itself more interesting and complete.
And about Aether, yes, sorry, of course I meant Dark Aether. So how the heck did it get onto Dark Aether, then??
I don't know about you, but I still think the newest, most recently updated version should be considered the correct one. A more extreme case of such changes would be Metroid -> ZM. Which is considered "correct" now? ZM is. Of course, it's newer, they added stuff and removed stuff to make the story itself more interesting and complete.
And about Aether, yes, sorry, of course I meant Dark Aether. So how the heck did it get onto Dark Aether, then??
Armor Guardian
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That usually is the cast with most people...
Some of us writers actually enjoy spending our time filling in the story in between the games. It's a good pastime, and it can also be a competition to see who's theory is the best one. It's not so much the fact that we are, indeed, thick-framed glasses-wearing nerds with no lifes, but the combined love of writing and competition...
Oh, it's also the thrill of using our brains to deduct brilliant theories. And using your brain every now and then doesn't hurt.
Some of us writers actually enjoy spending our time filling in the story in between the games. It's a good pastime, and it can also be a competition to see who's theory is the best one. It's not so much the fact that we are, indeed, thick-framed glasses-wearing nerds with no lifes, but the combined love of writing and competition...
Oh, it's also the thrill of using our brains to deduct brilliant theories. And using your brain every now and then doesn't hurt.
While I find the posts in this thread fasinating, I frankly don't care about them. Maybe it's just because I think of a plot in video games as an excuse to be doing stuff. Besides, I can spot several flaws in your theories. For example, Saber's 'Metroid Queen Excretes Phazon' fails to explain why there are no Hunter Metroids on SR-388. Also, I doubt that the development team of the first 3 Metroid games even cared about the plot very much, so analyzing them is like... uh... doing something pointless.
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for more, check your sig.
I wrote it late at night and was also very angered at the moment, because I could not, for the life of me, get links or a picture in there. And yes, the BB code was on, and no, the picture was not too big. I plan to erase that sig anyways... Whenever I figure out how to get the link and picture thing to work.
Besides, I never said the Bible was perfect, either...
I realize the error in grammer, but it's out of the Bible. And Bible don't exactly use proper grammer 100% of the time... 
Rev. 6:8
Anyways, everything that's been said here (the on-topic stuff, at least) begs a question... It'd make a nice poll, but since it only has two answers, I'll ask here and not risk getting a locked poll. Which version's log entries should be considered the "correct" ones? The original Prime release, or the Player's Choice release?
The log entries that say that Prime broke out, assimilated weapons, etc. were later in the game. Like, Phazon Mines late. And the ones saying they were still trying to get into the Cradle were early. As in, could-be-reached-without-even-getting-missiles-yet early.
So, I like to think as time going on while you play the game. I.E.- the pirates got into the Cradle while you were beating up on Flaaghra, and while you were down beating on the Invisible Security Drone, they reached the decision that Prime could no longer be contained and decided the Phazon in there wasn't worth it.
And as for Flaaghra eating the Artifact, it's more like the Ghosts had it because it doesn't show up until you pwn them. Even if you went up the back way and Flaaghra's flower wasn't there and you pwn'ed the Ghosts, the artifact still shows up. This could explain why some of the Artifacts were out of Pirate hands; the Ghosts took them back and hid them.
EDIT:
And Samus Aran 2006... Well... In the words of Mick Foley, have a nice day. :D
P.S.- Your math needs some brushing up. Sixteen doubled is not twenty-four.
Rev. 6:8
Anyways, everything that's been said here (the on-topic stuff, at least) begs a question... It'd make a nice poll, but since it only has two answers, I'll ask here and not risk getting a locked poll. Which version's log entries should be considered the "correct" ones? The original Prime release, or the Player's Choice release?
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Wait, wait... I clearly recall Pirate logs acting like the Pirates were searching for the thingamajig to get into the crater to mine Phazon. Several artifacts were far from the grasp of the Pirates, like the one stuck in stone in Magmoor, the one Flaahgra obviously wanted to eat one day and randomly summon long after its death, the one atop that Chozo tower, etc. Untouched by Pirates. THAT'S why they removed that log entry. It, in itself, was a big freaking plot hole. I still think they only added it as a last-minute attempt to explain why Prime has its weapons.
The log entries that say that Prime broke out, assimilated weapons, etc. were later in the game. Like, Phazon Mines late. And the ones saying they were still trying to get into the Cradle were early. As in, could-be-reached-without-even-getting-missiles-yet early.
So, I like to think as time going on while you play the game. I.E.- the pirates got into the Cradle while you were beating up on Flaaghra, and while you were down beating on the Invisible Security Drone, they reached the decision that Prime could no longer be contained and decided the Phazon in there wasn't worth it.
And as for Flaaghra eating the Artifact, it's more like the Ghosts had it because it doesn't show up until you pwn them. Even if you went up the back way and Flaaghra's flower wasn't there and you pwn'ed the Ghosts, the artifact still shows up. This could explain why some of the Artifacts were out of Pirate hands; the Ghosts took them back and hid them.
EDIT:
And Samus Aran 2006... Well... In the words of Mick Foley, have a nice day. :D
Quote from Samus Aran 2006:
1=2=4=8=16=24
P.S.- Your math needs some brushing up. Sixteen doubled is not twenty-four.
Metroid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime Hunters (<-- Full game not released yet)
Metroid Prime 3 (<-- The system for this one isn't even out yet)
Metroid Dread (<-- Got canceled)
That's the order that the games were released in...
Their chronological order is as follows:
Metroid/ Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 3
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Dread
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime Hunters (<-- Full game not released yet)
Metroid Prime 3 (<-- The system for this one isn't even out yet)
Metroid Dread (<-- Got canceled)
That's the order that the games were released in...
Their chronological order is as follows:
Metroid/ Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 3
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Dread