Metroids have hope for existence

2008-01-11 09:40:57 pm

"The X has smelled out its natural enemy" -Navigation Speaker
Sure enough he was referring to Metroids. However someone still has their DNA, and someone is alive and well. Samus.
When Samus took the Metroid vaccine her DNA became infused with it. Now if that Metroid DNA can be extracted, new ones can be cloned and then bred.

OK, I'm not completely sure if this has been mentioned before, or at least around here. But if so... Sorry to bother you.

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TJF588

2008-01-12 07:03:40 am

once GameFAQs, now Twitch

Well, it's better than my Fusion-loving friend thinking that Samus is part-X, hence, according to him, why she can absorb X and why SA-X sacrificed itself for Samus (as its hope for the continued existence of X). When I think about it, he might only hold that part-X view after she absorbs SA-X, but that weirds out SA-X's self-sacrifice, since if Samus was only part-X after that, then she should've been part-X after all the other X she had sucked into herself. Maybe it's something to do with her suit becoming complete after absorbtion, perhaps carrying X genetics in the suit... Hrm.

JaggerG

2008-01-12 08:09:24 am

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

Yeah, but considering she has the metroid vaccine in her still, the X she absorbs magically gives her abilities and equipment, but the X die shortly thereafter. I suppose it's possible there are some X on the outside of her suit, but it's still highly unlikely.

Also, HYRIC, Samus had been given a metroid vaccine. This isn't to say she had been given the ONLY metroid vaccine. It's also extremely unlikely that the galactic federation is going to store all their top secret metroid cloning research in one space base. Not to mention the Space Pirates have copies of the genetic code and such, and are able to produce metroids themselves. I say it's completely unnecessary to capture Samus and extract the metroid DNA just to clone some bread.

Gamma_Metroid

2008-01-13 01:26:03 pm

Of course there is a Metroid and/or Metroid DNA somewhere! Obviously, Nintendo is going to make at least one more Metroid game, and what would a Metroid game be without Metroids? It would be like a Sonic game without being able to jump. It just isn't a Sonic game anymore. I mean, the name of the series is Metroid! If you didn't have Metroids, what's the use of continuing the series?

arkarian

2008-01-13 03:35:02 pm

red chamber dream

Quote from Gamma_Metroid:

what would a Metroid game be without Metroids? It would be like a Sonic game without being able to jump. It just isn't a Sonic game anymore.

Er... that's a terrible analogy. It wouldn't be a Sonic game without Sonic, not the ability to jump. Sonic games aren't even about jumping anyway; they're about speed.

UchihaSasuke

2008-01-15 02:55:40 am

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

Metroid games without Metroids can exist (we don't have good examples sadly. MPH lol)

it would be like Zelda games without Zelda (some of the best ones fall in this category. good)

now, a Metroid game without Samus would be like a Mario game with no Mario.

arkarian

2008-01-15 11:19:12 am

red chamber dream

Quote from PiccoloCube:

it would be like Zelda games without Zelda (some of the best ones fall in this category. good)

afaik, there's only one Zelda game without Zelda–– Link's Awakening.

Edward_Tohr

2008-01-15 01:00:50 pm

Stuffs. Yar.

True... but LA was, IMHO, one of the best Zelda games, so his point still stands. :P

rekameohs

2008-01-15 08:22:34 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

Well, even though phantom hourglass had her, she never went Zelda and just stayed as Tetra the whole time.

Gamma_Metroid

2008-01-15 08:51:22 pm

Quote from rekameohs:

Well, even though phantom hourglass had her, she never went Zelda and just stayed as Tetra the whole time.

Shouldn't that have spoiler tags? It certainly spoiled me.

rekameohs

2008-01-15 09:03:01 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

It's been 3 months, and she's pretty much only in the intro, so it's okay.

detonator300

2008-01-16 01:16:47 pm

Are you ready for some underwear music?

It seems pretty possible (and I'd like to believe) that Metroids still exist. I hope Nintendo soon releases a new Metroid game.

Gamma_Metroid

2008-01-19 07:05:52 pm

In Fusion, right before you fight the Omega Metroid (as in time, not place), if you look around SRX, you'll find Metroid eggshells. If you count them, you'll see that there are more than enough for one Metroid's life cycle, implying that there is another Metroid somewhere. Some may argue that since the station crashed into SR388, the Metroid would die anyway. However, Metroids can fly. They can fly out of the station, and they will probably fly straight down to SR388 so that they don't die from the cold in space. But, we don't know how far it is from the planet to the nearest sun, so it might not be cold in space at that point, so the Metroid could fly anywhere else, as long as it isn't too cold.

JaggerG

2008-01-20 05:22:40 am

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

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Um, no. That doesn't help one bit. Even if by some chance, the sun is close enough for SR388 to heat up on the surface, thus enabling surface breeding for the metroids, I seriously doubt hiding behind a rock really is going to save a metroid from a base explosion completely obliterating a planet. Quit pulling for metroids to survive the destruction of the planet and the base themselves. It just doesn't happen.

Quote from Gamma_Metroid:

But maybe a metroid took an escape shuttle just before the explosion and is still alive! That could be a cool story for the next game!

I disagree. There had been no signs of escape pods from the readers, and Nintendo isn't going to take it THAT far out of plausibility if there's a much simpler solution in the first place.

Quote from Gamma_Metroid:

Maybe one of the metroids hid in an indestructible blackbox or something, like planes have!

No.

Quote from Gamma_Metroid:

But there's no evidence to prove that metroids take any damage from explosions.

...Just...no.

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Um, no. That doesn't help one bit. Even if by some chance, the sun is close enough for SR388 to heat up on the surface, thus enabling surface breeding for the metroids, I seriously doubt hiding behind a rock really is going to save a metroid from a base explosion completely obliterating a planet. Quit pulling for metroids to survive the destruction of the planet and the base themselves. It just doesn't happen.

[quote="Gamma_Metroid"]But maybe a metroid took an escape shuttle just before the explosion and is still alive! That could be a cool story for the next game![/quote]
I disagree. There had been no signs of escape pods from the readers, and Nintendo isn't going to take it THAT far out of plausibility if there's a much simpler solution in the first place.

[quote="Gamma_Metroid"]Maybe one of the metroids hid in an indestructible blackbox or something, like planes have![/quote]
No.

[quote="Gamma_Metroid"]But there's no evidence to prove that metroids take any damage from explosions.[/quote]
...Just...no.

detonator300

2008-01-20 07:41:54 am

Are you ready for some underwear music?

Quote from JaggerG:

Even if by some chance, the sun is close enough for SR388 to heat up on the surface, thus enabling surface breeding for the metroids, I seriously doubt hiding behind a rock really is going to save a metroid from a base explosion completely obliterating a planet.

Yeah, I've been thinking same thing. Like, didn't Adam say in Metroid Fusion (I'm not very sure is that really supposed to have spoiler tag)

'If you were to alter the station's orbit, then you might be able to include the planet in the vaporization field of the self-destruct detonation'

If the X would be destroyed by the explosion (without even mentioning the planet itself) no Metroid would survive either. If Nintendo makes a sequel to Fusion I hope they have a better explanation than yours Gamma Metroid... No offense by the way.