Evolution of Brain Battles in Metroid Games (1986-2022)

[@hiram64]

When you defeat a brain boss Other games: run for your life Dread: * touch *

[@EliezerDeMB2]

Ye

[@TheFancyCrawdad]

I've always loved the mother brain boss fights. Imagine being the galactic federation and wanting MB dead You have to storm a brutally harsh planet (zebes) survive the acid rain, the deadly native creatures being manipulated by MB to be more aggressive, fight through treacherous caverns, possibly swim through a lava lake, kill multiple space pirate leaders, survive a hoard of metroids and then still have to fight your way through her zebetite defenses/ringas/Cannons to even be able to fight her at all. Only samus could have stopped her.. let alone twice

[@fusionwing4208]

and the 2nd time she wouldnt have done it without the assistance of a metroid

[@TheFancyCrawdad]

@fusionwing4208 great point!

[@ncapone87]

The Galactic Federation knew what they were doing when they hired her to do it

[@link01456]

Wild I never thought to consider the aurora units in Corruption to be a different kind of Mother Brain or vice versa

[@bredoffender]

I mean, one of the space pirate colonies called it other brain in a log which is just so good if you ask me

[@fusionwing4208]

I thought there was a log or something that straight up stated that Aurora Units were basically copies of Mother Brain.

[@crazyquirrels]

@@fusionwing4208 Been a bit since I played Prime 3 Corruption, but I don’t think the Auroras are straight up copies. Rather, built off the same technology, reversed engineered from Mother Brain. Basically the Federation reverse engineering Chozo technology for their own purposes.

[@lucassmith3790]

They're not mother Brains, but it's made clear that it's the Federation's attempt at making something like mother brain (because mother brain is chozo tech).

[@robertkenny1201]

I hope the Metroid Prime Trilogy gets a HD port for the Switch eventually, or atleast HD Remasters of Metroid Prime 1 and 2 Echoes for the Switch since as that former Retro Studios Employee said last year Prime 3 Corruption would be hard to port on the Switch due to its motion control issues.

[@BestSomebodyNA]

There's a direct tomorrow, and hot off the success of Dread, let's see!

[@kilwolski]

You got your wish

[@Weon_8027]

OMG

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Prime 3 can be proted pretty easily, the switch has motion controlls too, they just need a dedicated button for re-centering the reticle, The Remaster even has pointer controls

[@dabaig456]

Prime 2 remastered. but the only bosses/enemies in the game are Boost Guardian and Spider .. do you push that button?

[@melo-7904]

To all the people who are saying the central units and aurora units are not mother brain Read the title of the video again

[@knoweveryone73524]

The silence and the sudden transition of motherbrain always freaked me out to this day 2:45

[@JohnMatayas]

After all this years, Super Metroid still reigns supreme

[@J01789]

Dread is a strong contender.

[@lucassmith3790]

​​@@J01789 And fusion, IMO. And even Zero Mission.

[@daninda1665]

I didnt know that speed boost could be charged like that in zero mission!

[@Chestnutshepson]

My friend, welcome to the world of Shine Sparking!

[@TheFlyingslug]

I find it absolutely fascinating that there's no explanation given to what the Central Units actually are. Obviously they resemble Mother Brain in both appearance and mechanics, firing off those energy rings, but what *are* they? Why do they resemble Mother Brain, why are they necessary for the EMMIs to function, and what is the source of the power that transforms Samus' arm cannon? Such a weird enigma that's just plopped in the middle of the game with no explanation whatsoever, and I find it utterly fascinating and hope they get some sort of explanation in future titles.

[@anthonykneipiii4562]

All i can say is… Samus “…eats brain like a freakin’ zombie!” - SFH 😆

[@BlueAizu_]

I have a theory, but it's definite SPOILER territory for Metroid Dread. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! The Metroid manga reveals Mother Brain was a cyborg brain made by the Chozo to oversee Zebes, and she was able to directly control androids. The EMMI were androids developed and deployed by the Galactic Federation made to extract biological samples. It's reasonable to assume Raven Beak or the Chozo under his command made the Central Units to be smaller scale versions of Mother Brain specifically as a way to reprogram the EMMI for his own ends.

[@bredoffender]

I love how you included the little flashback at the start of super Metroid. That is done well mate. Also god damnit, I have never seen any video about mother brain fights that included the warioware one. Really great video, especially for including references From entirely different games (like WarioWare and SSB), and also cutscenes and flashbacks. Also, literal pictures inside Samus returns that show a single scene from a Mother brain fight? That's so good.

[@ElpepeEtesechetesech-cu5kk]

Warioware doesn't forget metroid's existance? Cool!

[@VELVETPERSON]

The amount of fear and terror in me, when i first time fought the mother brain in SM... I thought that I did something wrong and all my progress will be errase

[@JunTheAnimeLoverEst]

1:15 Epilepsy Warning

[@firstladbro]

As much flac as Other M gets, you can't deny the cutscenes were pretty well animated, especially for a Wii game.

[@TinyDev]

I still find the ending of the Super Metroid fight to be so hype.

[@SergeantTeabag]

Super Metroid was just something else, dude. I finally got to play through it a few years ago and I finally understood why everyone loves it so much. Played through it multiple times, actually. The Mother Brain fight freaked me the hell out! I didn't expect it since I was so used to playing Zero Mission.

[@TinyDev]

@@SergeantTeabagit certainly was something

[@Godzillafan1980]

It's sad

[@5UBJ3CT3GG]

Yeah, the people who made Super Metroid didn’t want to make another sequel to the series because they thought Super Metroid was the perfect game to end the series. It literally took another company to make another Metroid game.

[@ArtificerOfWar]

i tell you, anyone else feel sadness and fury watching the grown metroid hatchling die in Super Metroid?

[@evilmiera]

Yeah, very well done scene

[@tprime2702]

That was the first time, as a child, I ever felt the desire for vengeance.

[@bulenboy5983]

It isn’t actually grown. It’s just really big

[@grandios2930]

I love these evolution videos

[@MikeBeanFox]

I'm guessing this video is about fighting Metroid bosses that involves brains, like Mother Brain and the B.O.X that has a brain in it?

[@pallas29]

I need to replay 'Metroid: Dread'. I hated the game for about 3-4 days because of the instant kill due to whatever robot roamed the area you wee in, but once you get past the early part of the game, it feels like Metroid. It's a good game.

[@_V.Va_]

I mean "Adam" literally tells you that you have a 99% chance of dying if you encounter them without the Omega Beam.

[@tuka6281]

5:19 ya mero lloró 14:00 infeliz mostró me ase sufrir más

[@brainypepper1621]

The idea of computers run by biological neural networks is used a number of times in this series and it’s great

[@ramliothman4634]

Central unit:what am I to you all? Everyone:MOTHER ****. Central unit:wha-. Everyone:whoops means to say mother brain

[@MagusKali]

Watching the baby metroid die to save you is the original John Wick moment.

[@Blittsplitt5]

Samus looks so dorky and weird with her suit in the Metroid Other M cutscenes, next to regular human characters. Lol

[@bigfenix8272]

1:41 i wish Dread's intro showed actual clips of GBA's Fusion

[@supergiantrobot3501]

2:50 "So... Did I win?" *_"HA HA HA FUKK YUU, I LIVEZ!!!"_*

[@freybear8457]

*What should we add to the next game?* more mechanics? An epic Metroid form? *more brain.* *…* *your hired*

[@ArashiOdayakana]

*Talk about giving out headaches, 'eh?*

[@Malamockq]

It's not a Metroid game, but there was also a big brain in Bloodborne! Basically a giant version of the Winter Lanterns.

[@ls190v2]

These are some intelligent foes.

[@anthonykneipiii4562]

… and there are hedgehogs that eat brain like a freakin’ zombie! 😆

[@18videowatcher41]

Does anyone else think that Mother Brain in the original Metroid looks kind of like an elephants head?

[@Bluelightning379]

27:31 why the missile fly like that???

[@Frangamer0205]

now that metroid prime 4 is announced,metroid saga is officially revived

[@faby6515]

These writters really have a thing for turning brains into bilogical-super-computers

[@_V.Va_]

They essentially are just that.

[@akiro9635]

I just can’t get overlosing the Metroid all these years she lost that power an a precious life sacrifice for nothin

[@IrisVT_]

This big brain time

[@jessicarudderham8489]

13:19 so that’s where TerminalMontage got it

[@robertkenny1201]

I feel like Metroid Prime Hunters could benefit greatly from a remake.

[@Stryder.]

Metroid Fusion is my gem 💎 I miss it

[@Stargazing_night_sky]

I feel bad for epileptic people that tried playing old games. It really just seems like every game during the NES era always felt the need to put a bunch of flashy lights for no reason

[@thedrunkphilosopher3123]

We all knew mate. The kids with epilepsy did other things than play computer games before the internet existed. In fact most of us did

[@DarkROSkull013]

I never would have thought those spider enemies in Fusion are Brain units.

[@lucassmith3790]

Those spider enemies? It's one boss, it being biomechanical allowed the X to infect it.

[@GavinUnderwood-je1wg]

There's a cut scene of mother Brian in Metroid zero mission

[@lucassmith3790]

Yeah although that is considerably before the fight.

[@Just_Some_Weird_Guy]

brian lol

[@PerfectYakon2219]

Metroid Prime 3's Mother Brain looks like a clown's face but it's kinda creepy at the same time

[@Lily-p8g5n]

I still remember killing mother brain in super metroid and thinking... Huh... That was easy... And then getting my ass kicked by the bipedal form

[@cledgefenrir5681]

While I grew up on Super, and still love it. I never understood the chicken body for Mother Brain. I never could take it seriously.

[@lucassmith3790]

Space Pirates modifying it to be more deadly. And considering it would have killed samus, it's pretty terrifying.

[@anthonykneipiii4562]

Unless, of course, a hedgehog eats brain like a freakin’ zombie. 😆

[@_V.Va_]

@@lucassmith3790It's not really a deadly body when she uses nothing but beams to fire at Samus.

[@leandrusi4533]

6:24 How in the Contra III is this a "Brain battle"?

[@TheFirst_Darklord]

Where is my evolution video???

[@digitalworms]

I just got done beating Metroid for NES today! Motherbrains room with beams and donuts make it hard enough lmao! Super Metroid motherbrain was easier but a lot more eventful!

[@Birbinator2008]

The other m one made me laugh. Until the larva got incinerated

[@tsunamithedragon]

6:18 How is this a mother brain or anything related to mother brain?

[@brand9415]

-Brain battles

[@lucassmith3790]

The video doesn't say Mother Brain, just brain battles. Since the BOX unit is biomechanical, it counts.

[@susiehaltmann3342]

I like to think that the brain things in dread are variations of mother brain

[@lucassmith3790]

If they are Chozo tech, then they very well could be. But they are probably Federation tech, therefore just an immitation, like the Aurora Unit in Prime 3.

[@andrewanderson7547]

Not just Metroid games got warioware to

[@Clodd1]

Where’s Metroid Prime boss (second phase)?

[@maxwellbeckconrad7606]

I liked other m a lot lol

[@alexrocio7627]

I really believe Adam is Sylux

[@samuelcarrasquillo4590]

Why Do I Get The Feeling That Mother Brain Was Played By... Audrey II?

[@TotherKoala]

Other M may have been terrible story and gameplay wise, but you have to admit those were some awesome cutscene graphics. Kinda reminds me of the Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes

[@ge97aa]

Terrible story, I agree. But I thought the gameplay was great.

[@maidtvica6048]

Bro box isn’t mother brain its a security bot but it got infected by X paradise :/

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

The video says "Brian battles" not Mother Brain

[@ThiagoRodrigues-tf7tj]

make a playist of the evolution of video games

[@Roy_Boy4.1]

I loved father brain

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

6:23 Does that really count as mother brain?

[@snapclub8751]

The title said BRAIN BATTLES.

[@ihysc4370]

I think that Mother Brain don't deserve to have such terrifying and powerful boss theme in Super Metroid... like... like look at her body, she looks like an ugly dinasour rather than menancing and insanely powerful ultimate life form.

[@thatjrpganimefanplayerjusi8003]

Yeah that kinda was the point mother brain theory goal Was to get the baby to imprint on her to control the Metroids to attack the universe In doing so she tried passing for human in this case a looking mechanical abomination of course this is using the extra lore we know from the series onwards Second it was also to have a back up to Fight samus showing this is indeed the same mother brain from Metroid 1 aka she learned

[@tylerjames7015]

Why did it keep showing the same thing over and over at Metroid dread ?

[@lucassmith3790]

You fight like 5 different ones, for each E.M.M.I. (big robot). They're just minibosses to obtain the power to destroy each E.M.M.I.

[@tiagoduraes1178]

I hope that with artificial intelligence it will evolve to the point where a remake of Metroid 1 in the Super Metroid style can be created. Especially if it's the same as the cutscene in the game's intro. Super Nintendo's Mother Brain is the best version of all.

[@lucassmith3790]

I... what? Are you not aware of what Zero Mission is?

[@_V.Va_]

Are you dumb or have been living under a rock for 20 years.

[@JohnPaulSheridan]

This man missed samus returns

[@lucassmith3790]

There's no brain boss to speak of in Samus Returns dude.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

They are called aurora units

[@lucassmith3790]

Only the one in Prime 3 is.

[@gamergabe6133]

Umm the boss he is showing you guys in Metroid fusion is not mother brain and it's actually the security robot

[@fungi265]

Read the title

[@bigfenix8272]

Well it has a brain....and it's further proven to be an organic base due to the X mimicking it in the second battle.

[@tom-tomw91]

6:39 Mother brain?

[@VarietyMANJ]

I did not know that thing was mother brain in Metroid fusion

[@user-be4mu1re6sp]

ラスボスから中ボスに降格した脳みそ🧠

[@larisavandalfsen8263]

To be completely honest Tjat's kinda big brain of you BeardBear

[@Purrrple]

You ARE aware some of these are not even accidental versions of M9ther Brain yes? The one from Federation Force is LITERALLY just a force field generator.

[@fungi265]

Read the title

[@ResurrectedElvenMonk]

What about the Metroid Queen from Return of Samus?

[@thatjrpganimefanplayerjusi8003]

Brain it’s says BRAIN BATTLEs not similarity battles

[@voiridian579]

The second motherboard fight is literally samus using the pride lazer

[@demi-femme4821]

They could've let us fight MB. Instead they sideline Samus again so their OCs can get the spotlight...again.

[@lucassmith3790]

What... are you talking about?

[@_V.Va_]

@@lucassmith3790Homosexual brains are strange.

[@israelsanchezcabrera4735]

The best is super battle

[@spall1000]

WTF Metroid Samus return is Just image

[@quintinmorse26]

30:20😮😮

[@tntri1488]

14:05 metroid larva got destroyed in the same way as in super metroid

[@lucassmith3790]

Brother it's supposed to be the ending to super. Other M takes place after super.

[@gustavomacias390]

The Best Game Of metroid is súper metroid

[@taunttitan1714]

"Evolution of Mother Brain Battles in METROID GAMES" So why is Wario ware And Smash bros on this They're not metroid Games

[@eddieolivas4804]

Can you please do a longplay of Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition? I REALLY do not want to continue spamming this.

[@maroeatsbabies]

They really only got mother brain right one time. Super Metroid is the only time Mother Brain was a good boss. And all that Other M nonsense. That was truly bad.

[@tprime2702]

Uhhhh... other M was so cringe. Ends at 23:04, to skip it. You're welcome.

[@Werkstags]

Its cald mother Brain

[@ElFastasXD]

6:48 Uhh, box is not mother brain, is a security robot created by the FG and its infected by the x parasite 11:03 aurora units are an artificial brains created by FG to command the hunters to a "special" mission or like a leader, aurora unit DOESNT have any relationship with mother brain, they are diferent, 1 aurora unit is the final boss because the space pirates captured him and reprogramed him (like mother brain) And dark samus controls it to "exterminate" samus aran 15:11 someone say that scene doesnt counts like mother brain, but mother brain appears on game, with an a human body form created by FG to "erradicate" Mother brain off of the hands of the space pirates, is the "pre" final boss 23:52 that "again" is not mother brain, is a MASTER brain that his purpose is controll the Doomseye, his lore is unknown 27:13 OK, seriously cant be sooooo "inteligent" to say Mother Brain to that, THAT IS AN OMEGA CANNON ENEMY, SAMUS KILLS IT TO GET THE OMEGA CANNON, IS NOT MOTHER BRAIN!

[@roninfyre1642]

Not once was it specified that it had to be a Mother Brain fight, the title of the video is "Brain Battles" and so it contains any fight against a brain

[@fatherslime1086]

W

[@mikakera3763]

Metroid fusion / Metroid prime 3 and Metroid dread it's not Brain

[@Negativ3sc0r3]

Are you fucking high? Do you not see the brain in metroid dread. It my not be the same brain in the other games but they literally do the exact same thing. Store data and attack with rings

[@VladTepesVladTepes]

Great, Other M and Federation Forces, are two of the WORST games to be associated with Metroid ever.☠☠💀💀🤢🤢🤮🤮

[@GodOfDoges]

facts

[@eyaebeedle1386]

Other M wasn't bad, but federation force looks worse

[@VladTepesVladTepes]

@@eyaebeedle1386 BULLSHIT!! Metroid Other M WAS piss-covered shit!! It SUCKS!!

[@TheMissingLink2]

@@VladTepesVladTepes The problem that the majority of fans have with Other M isn't the gameplay experience but the story and portrayal of Samus herself. Federation Force received mix reviews, noting the worse part of the game was the visuals and some redundant gameplay/ lack of depth, but not a horrible experience at all. There's no reason to hate on these games. Everyone has an opinion and it's okay to disagree. Fusion has always been my favorite game in the franchise, and for a long time many people hated it just because sequence breaking wasn't an option and the game was "too linear". 20 years later it's finally getting the respect it deserves as one of the best entries in the series. Please don't be toxic man. This fandom doesn't need to be like others out there. We're better than that. Those games are just fine. Other M can be respected for the lore it adds to the series, and Federation Force should be revamped.

[@VladTepesVladTepes]

My two gripes against Metroid Other M are that 1, you're forced to obey some military officer and only use your abilities when allowed to instead of losing them yet again. And 2, that though young, Samus is shown to be almost a helpless child and dependant on other people for the first and hopefully only time in the series. I actually like strong female protagonists, especially the main woman like Samus who is in my opinion the first female main character. I don't count Ms. Pacman or any other characters because Samus was always her own separate person. She wasn't a character who was based on anyone else especially a male or anyone special's daughter or mother or anything else. She's her own woman. I HATE Metroid Other M.

[@Godzillafan1980]

I loved Metroid two