Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Music- Chykka Larva Battle

Music from the video game "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes"

[@magmablock]

To me, this music fits perfectly. Fast enough to suit a boss fight with that monstrosity, but slow enough to give a foreboding feeling that you know the larval form won't be the only thing you fight in this swamp. The occasional 5-beat drum roll starting at 0:38 also really builds up the overall feeling of the battle

[@tgr3423]

As much as I loved Prime 1, I feel like the music in Prime 2 was just absolutely KILLER. It blew Prime 1's OST out of the water, and Prime 1 had a kickass soundtrack too! I effing love these games, holy crap.

[@drbuni]

I think all 3 Prime games are incredible, and all three of them have incredible soundtracks.

[@olivier4916]

Bro prime 2 is the best in the series after super on music story and battles

[@Shaiahable]

I mean, prime 2 is just better

[@ODST_SSGT]

honestly, prime 2 improved in every way on prime one, it had a better map, better bosses, better areas, better music, and just better everything overall. It was a true sequel. Taking what prime one did and making it infinitely better.

[@Mber7560]

Some people say that the Light/Dark Ammo system was a mistake, but I personally liked the idea. It gave the swarm units some more value, added a bit of strategy for conservation.

[@SectorZeroGP]

Indeed is in my opinion something that points one of the best sides of the game. In this game some of the feelings the atmosphere gives you the sensation that “you shouldn’t ‘ve went to aether and you don’t belong there” In that sense, the fact of you have ammo could mean that your chozo tech isnt fully compatible with thoose luminoth weapons (for instance, the last weapon is essentially a copy from quadraxis system) :3

[@RockStoneLee19]

@@SectorZeroGP this and they thought spamming the annihilator beam infinitely will be EZ mode. Or even the other two beams alone. Guess I'm guilty ever since I got the wave, ice and plasma beams on 1. Barely used power XD

[@SectorZeroGP]

@@RockStoneLee19 well but that is a mistake from the dev team if you think about it. The problem isnt that you “barely use the normal beam” but they dont incentivate you to use the normal weapons. In this sense, prime 1 did it better since the “yellow” enemies give you reasons to not forget about the default weapon. However, in prime 2 the dark/light/anihilator beams are so powerful in the correct environment that you just dont have a real reason to use the normal one. Think about this, for instance dark samus is indeed a “normal creature” so she is weak against the dark energy and strong against light, so if you get the darkburst you can almost oneshot her (it literally takes about 40% max hp on the second battle). Meanwhile… the ony reason to use the normal weapon is that you have no ammo (maybe because you didnt manage it propperly or because you hadnt got enought expansions) . A good solution could’ve been this, create a 3rd type of enemy “hybrid” who were 50% resistant against dark/light attacks and 75% resistant against anihilator beam but weak against suppermissiles and normal beam. Also, increase the charged dark/light beam cost to 10 and the dark/lightburst costs to 20+ 20 missiles would make it perfectly balanced imo.

[@heathersmith4042]

@@RockStoneLee19 the annihilator beam actually does less raw damage against most enemies because of it's dual nature. it's only real use in combat is a single shot to light beacons to nuke everything in a dark aether room, which the ammo system doesn't really have any effect on, and the sonic boom doing the most burst damage against emperor ing's first phase.

[@olivier4916]

That was a brilliant idea actually

[@Paddyparadscha]

This game gave you a glimmer of hope as you saw U-mos, hoping he would help you on your way, and that hope was crushed as U-mos threw you into yet another pit of isolation, yet you knew he was watching, which made that "isolated" feel into a "oh god im all alone and being stalked by a mutant moth" feel.

[@aryanrealbtw]

So many cameras in Torvus bog!

[@Paddyparadscha]

Arian Morales so true!

[@wonderguardstalker]

Saying this like he’s some kind of asshole, which is absolutely NOT the case

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

@@wonderguardstalker u mos had to watch over is hybernated companion and if the ings spreaded they would conquer the galaxy with their parassitic power

[@linkdx7079]

@@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry nah they're not as bad as the X-parasite, they could've been brought down with light weapons

[@magmablock]

The heartbeat in the background really sets the mood for this fight

[@Spybreak001]

Somehow, this remains my favorite Metroid Prime music track of all time. It's not either famous, booming, the most epic, or the most subtle, and the boss itself was good but wasn't anything that made history like Quadraxis, but the combination of the incredibly ominous atmosphere, the orchestral instruments, and that percussion string that pops up repeatedly somehow makes for a wonderfully compelling music track that's equal parts fear, courage, mystery, combat, and determination.

[@Verkili]

AM2R remixed this track as one of its boss battle themes.

[@SaionjiWorld]

Spybreak001 the quadraxis made history?

[@Spybreak001]

In terms of the feeling that hits you when you see Quadraxis disassembled in the light world and you realize you're inevitably going to have to fight that thing as the boss, it certainly was to me.

[@jerseygirlgm2303]

Spybreak001 not to mention he was a really good boss and the fight was always intimidating

[@raf455]

percussion drum string?

[@BeanBeanDude]

This song really gives off the vibe that something is coming to life. The major key elements in this song really give it color and make it stand out from a generic boss theme...

[@MaskedRider_FAIZ]

1:45 best part of the theme

[@MetroidEnjoyer4714]

Hell yes.

[@jerseygirlgm2303]

Agent Fenrir I agree 100%

[@modelnmusicjaiye]

Intensified! Hands down!

[@SilverMetroid113]

After I finished Metroid Prime Trilogy, I was like: ...please retro studios, I want MORE!

[@metawolf987]

Who else had a nerdgasm, when this song was remixed in AM2R for that badass Torizo boss?

[@doctorquack1399]

The reverse for me haha. Just got to Chykka in Prime 2 today, had a nerdgasm realizing the AM2R Torizo boss theme was a remix of this.

[@abelroblez3037]

Yeah! that was great! AM2R it's awesome!

[@bluepikmin6363]

I had one in AM2R, and also in Metroid: The Threat Never Ends with this theme being used for the fight with the RI-X in space, as well as the Chozo Engraving theme from ZM being used as the pre-boss theme.

[@metawolf987]

@@bluepikmin6363 I have literally been playing TTNE. Mega Ridley X is pretty hard. I'm gonna have to take a break so that I can figure out the best strategy.

[@bluepikmin6363]

@@metawolf987 Would you like some help? I've also had some trouble with the boss until I learned one tip that really helps. I'll put it in another comment so unless you don't want the hint you don't have to see it.

[@Wingus_Dingus]

*Kills the larva* :D *Adult emerges* FUUUUUUUUUU *Downing the adult* :D *Adult transforms* FUUUUUUUUUU

[@FleetwayDude]

Wingus Dingus even being 8 year old humor, this made me laugh a lot.

[@richardgeiger9710]

deals death blow, scans corpse, game tells me that its dead and not to worry about it coming back to life XD

[@arzfan29]

This sounds like rage comics, but worse

[@HunterGust12]

It's my favorite Prime Game, with MP3 in second and MP1 in third. MPP and MPH are behind that tied.

[@movieman29k]

I don't know if I'm just going crazy or having a massive nostalgic moment but I could swear I can hear game play sound effects at points of this song. (the power beam charge, changing in/out of morph ball, etc.)

[@joejoetuber574]

The music gets right up in your left ear when wearing headphones, like it's saying, 2:20: ...hey...did you like that boss... 2:26: *gets up in your face*...okay here's another one but in adult form...

[@bringbackthetwinntowers2429]

I like the drums in this theme

[@jiroweiler5883]

I still dont get why in the f0ck the Halo fans are discusing with the Metroid Fans in a Freaking Metroid OST Video, god dam the console wars no mater where i go in the internet i always find the fans argumenting and theorising Sh1t.

[@ClementineTavener]

Jiro Weiler I agree - these games can't really be even compared!

[@patrickslattery4447]

@Jiro Weiler I, for one, think both Samus and Master Chief are awesome! Master Chief because I grew up with him, and Samus Aran because she’s hot and a badass!

[@Derantikorper]

Loved the fight, loved the music definately best ingame music ive ever heard

[@TheKritken]

Sometimes this battle reminds me to ''gyorg'' from majora's mask

[@ppowersteef]

+Kritken Because It's a large creature that swim around a tiny platform. lol In my opinion, the whole game reminds me of Majora's Mask

[@linkherooftwilight4434]

+Steven “ppowersteef” since there both dark sequels and tougher than its predecessor right ?

[@ppowersteef]

Link Hero Of Twilight as well with the mention that it looks like it has better quality and looks more 'finished' than it's predecessor.

[@Truthseeker450]

I'm absolutely agree. For me Echoes: Prime= Majora: Ocarina

[@ArmaBiologica35]

Free Willy.

[@mlpdragon]

the Metroid series has the best music of any game series. =)

[@mirrorpiece]

Yes indeed. i love how RPG bosses tend to be very long.. but it cant be matched by a Metroid boss fight. Which is also long but requires fast thinking and patience. I heard the final boss fight in mp3 on hyper mode can last to about almost an hour.

[@ethandement482]

I remember the first time I fought this thing, it took so long to beat. It felt like an hour, but it was so satisfying.

[@jefftheqc1416]

its me or in the background i hear some of the Gandayara ( or something like this ) soundtrack ? i know its before Corruption but still ?

[@TheNintendoProducts]

I hear it as well.

[@jefftheqc1416]

Nice seems im less crazy that i thinked XD

[@MetroidEnjoyer4714]

Gandrayda's theme is a remix of this song actually :)

[@hegotaspare]

1:45 onwards is brilliant, I could whistle it for ages.

[@NorfairPrince]

So dark, so beautiful. ♥

[@Anotherrandomdemon28]

1:50 - 2:18 My favorite part :). I love this Metroid game :D.

[@matguimond92]

The Trilogy is perfect, we don't need a part 4 to leave us scratching our heads.

[@DarkMetalMusic]

the guy that posts these is actually pretty cool and he listens, try requesting something, he can get anything it seems.

[@Synthenoid_]

THIS THEME HAS BEEN STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR WEEKS!

[@TehAlphaGamer]

I'm happy to say I finally got my hands on MP3. I await hearing the song later in the game...

[@Scudmaster11]

Larva vs Adult theme

[@AJChisolm]

I remember the fight well, took me forever to realize I was supposed to get behind it and shoot it. I thought the damn thing was immortal. Regardless the chykka did age rapidly, their was no second cocoon. One was on high level yes, but you shoot it it falls into the water and the chyka comes out. It then sinks. The adult emerges from the body of the larva after it sinks from blaster wounds. It was the same boss. The cocoon you think you saw is the first one, you never see both at the same time

[@Ch4os4ever]

Me: Ok, got you uggly whale-larva bastard mutand offspring! Chykka: Please, this isnt even my final form! Me: ... Epic fight ensues Me: Got you giant glowy mutant dragonfly thingy! Chykka: Please, this isnt even my.. Me: OH CMON DAMMIT!

[@MeDsCP]

@LOS355 If I recall correctly, the Red substance was Phazon, the scan said so, it's just 86% more mutagenic than blue Phazon. It may also be where Red Phazite Armor comes from in MP3.

[@stephanecadoret6606]

Miles can finish the game in 1Hour, i can defeat this boss on 2 HOURS O_O xD

[@DeloWolf]

I love this fight and Chykka Larva has a epic song

[@randomguy9898]

I love how this boss had like 50 stages which TOTALLY pissed me off.

[@Zyborggian]

Looking back I realize I like this song ALOT!

[@GrandIronTarkus]

@maconwriter "The Chykka has rapidly aged to its adult form" Thats on the metroid wikia. However, I will watch a LP later and look for the two cocoons and the adult one. Till I see that, I still think there the same boss.

[@Brotherhood_Knight-Miku01]

good thing those Ultra energy units were in those crystal pillars so I was able to beat BG easily

[@MFirone]

Is it just me, or are the best boss themes the slow ones?

[@ubersnoobers]

The one battle in the game where I actually HAD to use my radar:P Good times...

[@lambda494]

low-key fire.

[@N0toriousIdiot]

I feel like you can describe most Prime 2 songs like that lol

[@Truthseeker450]

Almost two year from I started play Prime Trilogy. OMG

[@CubeableGame]

Damn right! Since Zelda has already been announced, this is all we need!

[@ZxDarkchaos2xZ]

I love this game.

[@MikailCaboose]

Alot of "new" metroid songs are remakes of older ones. But, they are still really good.

[@Deidaraisking]

@MegaRatedx and The music is breathtaking

[@GaaraHunter101]

This sounds soooo cool when you put the base up on the speakers, when I play it the walls hum. lol

[@jgrande345]

Call of duty and halo are games of popularity, they get awards based off of the amount of players who play them, metroid is for people who are different, and understand what is actually a good game and not just some game bought for multiplayer purposes.

[@blabla1293]

this is the best boss music in the game

[@stacetheface47]

@Airking4321 Actually prime 2 is the longest and the world where bigger then those in M1 and MP3 but thank you for saying the same thing i been saying. I actually think this is one of the best games ever made and quite possibly my personal favorite metroid and it was my second favorite game in 2004 behind MGS3.

[@HiveFleetHydra]

Metroid prime 2's bosses are larger than any other metroid game's bosses. Quadraxis is three times taller than kraid. The Chykka larva is over 50 feet long, the chykka adult is over 40 feet tall. The Amorbi are nearly 75 feet in length. The Mutated Emperor ing is an astonishing 50+ feet wide, 30 feet tall, and 20 feet long.

[@noisenada7074]

Metroid prime 2 have de most obscure and dark atmosphere of the saga. The dark aether is brutal

[@NARFNra]

You know, when this thing stands up on the platform to try and shoot it's tongue at you, it looks almost like a seal. A Bogleechian seal.

[@Eskalokos]

@Ainsley965 As you've probably seen in Prime 1, after you kill the Metroid Prime and escape the explosion, Notice the Hand that rises in the cut scence. It's Dark Samus' Hand, as your Phazon suit made Dark Samus. That's what makes Prime 2. Than After escaping the ing she gets called back to the planets of Bryyo, Elysia and Norion. After beating DarkSamus and the Aroura unit 313 on planet Phazze. Curruption within the solar system is gone, wending Prime series. This should clear up that query.

[@HunterGust12]

Good point.

[@FreakinDeath]

@ColdTRemor74 I shall my friend... the MP series are a like a constant training, where all that you practiced and, eventually dominated, will result in a final exam, when meeting the final boss, it's not the same if you face the final boss at the beginning of the game, with everything you'll acquire, than, if you face the final boss, eventually, at the finale, where practiced you with your equipment, until you dominated the use of the "ice beam" for example...

[@MeDsCP]

@ninjatomaster Yes, I played them all. I've played most of the Metroid series, except for the portable games. When I say, we'll see what happens, I mean if Dark Samus can survive dimensional collapse, I don't know is a planetary explosion is enough to kill her either.

[@King_Teagan]

*faints* Hehehe..I'll try that. Thanks. Merhaawwk...May I request Mutated Emperor Ing 'n Dark Samus's music *puppy dog eyes*

[@BeeWaifu]

Yes. I don't why. Let's just hope that in the future (...There's a pun in there somewhere.), they start another branch that's related to the bounty hunters in metroid prime hunters.

[@Snakefix18]

Dark Samus IS the essence of Metroid Prime (he steals your suite at the end when you killed him)

[@FreakinDeath]

@ColdTRemor74 Okay then, 2 of 4 ;) Now regarding the skill point, there's a factor in MP bosses that we'll call timing, their vital weak spot will not always become vulnerable to your equipment EVEN if you remove the obstacles and figure out where to shoot, most of the times they'll have force fields, or will be vulnerable only during certain periods of time, and of course, they'll defend themselves, while you shoot them, skill is required when you dodge and attack at the same time...

[@Crawfishness]

*Badass image of Master Chief in Light Suit colors* ...Sweeet.

[@Rinne_Z_rank]

So this is were mecha torizo's theme originated in am2r

[@Burkieeee]

I never noticed it. That sounds like it would've been handy. Especially for that cloak drone in prime 1.

[@LOS355]

You must all remember the red substance in metroid prime 1 which was unknown. Well there wasn't any of it on phaaze. Meaning it most likely did not come from phaaze. When phaaze was destroyed all of the "phazon" was destroyed with it.

[@MrXboxps3wii]

@MeDsCP i think that ship belongs to sylux, just look at it, it resemebles his ship from prime hunters, and it has green techno colors as a trim, along with the movement which is the same as the bottom platforms thrust forwards just like how you fight him in hunters.

[@TheGoldenNick]

first time I played this game this battle was soooo loooooong

[@godofmajora]

I liked Metroid prime 2 because it was probably the first metroid game I played where Ridley WASN'T a boss in the series.

[@Zeldamaster93]

@raptor236 That kind of IS true..... Wow, I never noticed that before. It's like a funky techno beat with a funky dance to go with it. lol

[@faiff_k]

There still are some questions to be answered for the Prime series. But I guess we'll never know.

[@firetools]

@godofmajora true,sometimes you and your arch enemy do need a break from eachother

[@kablabrules]

metroid prime 2 should still be winning awards today for being such an awesome ass game. it was long challenging many bosses you could travel place to place at your own will there were many bosses many creatures many guns many special attacks and combo's. in my honest opinion MP2 should be tied up with call of duty and halo

[@SavageSith]

yes it is

[@drewgarcia117]

The Luminoth were also able to do the very same thing, since getting possessed involves willpower, so the Luminoth resisted it and that's why the were killed instead of possessed, and the Luminoth didn't just instantly die when they went to Dark Aether, they died over time. Please, think logically before you want to argue which character would win over another, since it's often impossible to truly say since they both have completely different experiences.

[@kamjam21xx]

haha i remember this boss. the boss's are what make metroid prime epic because its like a classic game but its like the best of the classic games

[@OverlordLS]

There needs to be a massive aquatic boss in the next Metroid. Perhaps a giant, mutated Serris? It could be Flahgra-sized halfway above the water and could attack you from beneath a giant floating platform.

[@FreakinDeath]

Metroid's bosses... they are simply the best.. a combination of challenge, skills, and difficulty... They can be the iceberg's tip... but never unfair; rather that we may become used to bosses which require no patience and intelligence; just shoot them, Just because in order to cause damage to them, you need to uncover their weak spot... and may be followed by two or more phases... In conclusion... it takes intelligence, skill, practice and patience... to complete a Metroid game, Metroid FTW

[@HunterGust12]

Thanks. XD

[@thegoldengleax]

just figured out how to use turtle beaches on the computer, OMG this is so epic!!!!!!

[@MeDsCP]

@Mber7560 Yeah, I like the limited-ammo system. Also, tip for the of you having trouble, the Chykklings are very vulnerable to the DarkBurst.

[@FreakinDeath]

@ColdTRemor74 it may be, but the main difference between the "scan system" in the prime series, is that in MP3 the give you a full-flegded description of your enemy, since they can make puzzling enough, again, due to the weaponry system, in MP1&2 the scans were nothing but references of the being, like what/how was it made from, and a background story which, is completely useless against it for example:

[@ReyndommVideos]

So did I. My timing wasn't the best, so the seeking shots usually hit me. That was about 6 years ago, though. I think I'll go replay the game and see how I do against him this time.

[@FreakinDeath]

@Darkunov Perhaps the scan visor can tell you enough clues... but the rest is up to you to decipher the rest of the puzzles... as for example: this object is made of "this" material... which weapon can destroy/go through "this" material? the answer is to actually READ de description of your equipment... not just like modern-day shooters; "Cool, I have a new weapon... let's abuse it and shoot everything with it..."

[@MeDsCP]

@metroidfannumber1 This game, along with MP1 were definitely landmarks.

[@Bada_Bing_Bada_Beowulf]

You really feel like you're gonna die when you're fighting this guy. I mean, think about it. You're stuck on a medium sized platform, while a huge...THING... pretends to be Jaws or an alligator by swimming along the edge.

[@GrandIronTarkus]

@maconwriter I remember that! I just remembered there was two underwater figures swim off when the cocoon split, but that was just the cocoon split in half, right?

[@phazon0taste0nice]

Doesn't even have to be FPS.. Hell even Metroid.. Everything Retro touchs turns to gold and I'd play the hell out of any of their titles.

[@samushunter242]

@MeDsCP during the first days of having this game i took me weeks to figure out that you could partial charge the light, dark and anialator beams for one shot, after realizing this i would always run out of ammo and only use the partial shot

[@ReyndommVideos]

Which is the only reason I died the first time I faced him. Effin' Annihilator Beam; didn't know I could use the screw attack to dodge it.

[@ricardorivera8335]

buen jefe y buena musica

[@LazyMaybe]

@FreakinDeath Metroid games are awesome, but I wouldn't say that any of the battles, hard or otherwise, are the "Iceberg's tip." Have you ever played Bullet Hell? (That's a genre, not a series.) I've never had trouble with Metroid bosses, but I haven't beaten a Touhou game in my life, and I haven't ever beaten the second boss of Ikaruga(although that may be due to lack of time with the game..)

[@FreakinDeath]

@ColdTRemor74 in MP3 there's not much of a difference between the "plasma beam" and the "nova beam" however, in MP1&2 the difference between power and firing speed in all the beams, is pretty high...

[@MeDsCP]

@Ainsley965 When I fought Chykka Larva the first time, I knew that that couldn't be it, it's the second Dark Energy Controller guardian and Amorbis was about as hard as Chykka Larva. I knew something would happen.

[@DeltaD36]

I'm not one to judge on which one is better. I love them both equally. Isn't that enough? For people that hate the fighting over which one is better, it seems you're pretty quick to judge why one is better than the other.

[@ColdTRemor74]

@FreakinDeath and to that i say i have never played metroid prime 1 or 2, so i had no idea about that i can understand that being an issue, considering ive died for several times in other shooters for running out of ammo well congratulations, you have proven all of my points wrong, for at least the first 2 games of the series and actually no, i havent even completed the game in normal, right now im trying to find everything and im around 80-90% if not more

[@drewgarcia117]

And, how exactly would you know which suit would be stronger? Master Chief's suit has a shield which recharges, where as Samus's suit cannot recharge unless she gets an energy capsule. Like I also said, Samus still took damage from the atmosphere, whether or not it was a lot or a little, taking damage is still taking damage. She had to get the Light Suit and that was the only way she didn't take any damage from Dark Aether.

[@Hell_6090]

there was a massive aquatic boss on this game,sort of a big mini boss though,it gives you a little trouble on hard mode.

[@ZxDarkchaos2xZ]

This is good!!!!!