Metroid Timeline, Explained

The story of Samus , Adam , and " The Baby . "

Of all the mainline Nintendo series , Metroid might be the one with the most even timeline . Its games equip together , and all without the need for ramify timelines like withThe Legend of Zelda . Even the Prime serial publication , which is sometimes seen as freestanding from the main Metroid series , fits decently into a delimit expansion slot in the Metroid timeline . We ’ll talk about each of them below .

Every Metroid Game in Chronological Order

Be warned : massive spoilersfor the entire series are found in this timeline .

Metroid/Zero Mission

The flagship entry of the Metroid timeline involves Samus ' first trip to planet Zebes . She fights several villains here that would re-emerge later on in the series , including Kraid , Ridley , and Mother Brain . The Zero Mission , which is register in a remake of Metroid for the Game Boy Advance , reveals that Samus conducted a mission in the Zero Suit after the licking of Mother Brain .

Metroid Prime

According to the timeline , Samus commence the distress sign for the Frigate Orpheon right after the events of the first Metroid secret plan . When she investigates , the frigate explodes , leaving her stranded on major planet Tallon IV . Here , Samus uncovers the enigma behind Phazon and how the Space Pirates are using it to create biological weapon . At the terminal of the secret plan , she defeats Metroid Prime in battle , but some of Samus ' DNA is infuse with Phazon .

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

This game follows Samus as she suffice the call of the Luminoth , a species on planet Aether that is being oppress by the Ing , a warmongering foreign backwash . The planet of Aether is separate into Light and Dark mode after endure impact from a Meteor . Samus eradicates the Ing from the planet , later on facing Dark Samus , which is the result of her desoxyribonucleic acid mix with Phazon from the first Metroid Prime game .

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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

In this game , Samus becomes corrupted with Phazon herself , giving her access to the PED , an heighten suit that can use a beam similar to the Hyper Beam from Metroid Prime . After traveling to several new planets , she make it at Phaaze , the domicile planet of Phazon . There , she has a terminal duel against Dark Samus . In a hole-and-corner ending , an enemy named Sylux is shown pursuing Samus as she entrust the planet Elysia .

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

After the events of Metroid Prime 3 : depravation , the Space Pirates seem to still pose some threat . In response , the Galactic Federation sends some soldiers in Mechs to finish off the Space Pirates . Samus is see helping out at times during the mission . Eventually , the soldier find Doomseye , a huge Space Pirate ship . The soldiers drift up the spaceship , but at the end of the game , Sylux is seen again , this time hatching a Metroid egg .

Return of Samus/Samus Returns

At this compass point , the Metroid are deemed too dangerous to subsist by the Galactic Federation . Therefore , Samus is charged with traveling to SR388 , the family planet of the Metroids , to eradicate them completely . She eventually find the Metroid Queen and shoot down her , but on the way , she find a baby Metroid who appears to take a liking to Samus . This hatchling would be referred to as " The Baby " from this point onward .

Super Metroid

Samus take The Baby back to the Galactic Federation for further work , but Ridley shows up , kills several scientist , and takes The Baby for himself . Samus chases after Ridley , who has return to a rebuilt satellite Zebes . This puts her in another showdown with Mother Brain . At first , Mother Brain almost kills Samus , but The Baby sacrifices itself to give Samus another snap . Upon its death , The Baby grants Samus access to the Hyper Beam , which is powerful enough to flap the new Mother Brain . Samus then escapes Zebes as it blows up again .

Metroid: Other M

After Super Metroid , Samus answers a distress signal from The Bottle Ship . There , she finds Galactic Federation soldier along with Adam Malkovich , a former commander , and somewhat father anatomy . Samus learns that The Bottle Ship has been constructed to be some version of Zebes , satisfy with Space Pirates and even Ridley . They have also create Metroids , which ca n’t be frozen , which causes Adam to suck up a sphere of the Bottle Ship , sacrificing himself in the process .

Afterwards , Samus get the better of an AI called Madeline Bergman , who serves as a new Mother Brain . Madeline Bergman ’s death causes all other enemies on the Bottle Ship to stop serve , although some enemy still remain as part of a post - game charge .

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Metroid Dread - Samus

Metroid Fusion

Galactic Federation Scientists discovered that Samus was infect with an XTC sponge during her travels on planet SR388 . In response , the scientist impregnate Samus ' Power Suit with Metroid DNA , generate her immunity . The parasite then becomes a mirror image of Samus , known as the SA - X parasite . This sponge snipe the BSL ( Biological Space Laboratories ) , which Samus then investigates , defeating the SA - X in the procedure . On the BSL , Samus can commune with Adam ( probably Malkovich from Other M ) via computers . This mechanic would reappear in Metroid Dread .

Metroid Dread

After the event of Metroid Fusion , Samus make a different distress signal from major planet ZDR , which has been taken over by Raven Beak . The satellite is guarded by seven EMMI units , herculean robots that are resistant to most of Samus ' weapons system . Upon exploring more of ZDR , Samus name that the X parasite is present , and Raven Beak releases them into the wild from Elun , a secret area on the planet . Raven Beak ( who is really Samus ' father ) actually tries to ferment Samus into a Metroid , which take place when she start out the Metroid Suit . Samus apply the wooing , however , to defeat Raven Beak and escape the planet .

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