Metroid Mutant

METROID MUTANT

Alongside the games, the Metroid series has had a long history of comics and other media running alongside them, some even supplying details that made it into canon. One of the strangest of the earliest media was Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order, a “gamebook” that acted as a sort of playable choose-your-own-adventure computer game, that ran you through the plot of the first game, but in text form. This game included a bonus ending that had you going up against a secret boss.

This was the Metroid=Mutant, but I’m calling it the Metroid Mutant. The Metroid Mutant was a mutated Metroid that survived the defeat of Mother Brain, and, depending on your choices, followed Samus onto her ship as she escaped the planet's destruction.

As a fighter, the Metroid Mutant is big and powerful, with attacks based on what it was portrayed to do within the gamebook, with maybe a little creativity on the game maker’s part to portray the moves visually.

Likelihood rating: Non-game (technically).

Metroid Multimedia Roster, Updated

SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE

METROID MULTIMEDIA

And here's is our final multimedia roster, with the Metroid Mutant attached.

1. Joey Apronika

2. Kreatz

3. Mauk

4. Diesel

5. GFS Tyr Crew

6. Armstrong Houston

7. Zegan Doh

8. Bomad

9. U-Ton

10. Papa Lightning

11. Chozo Elders

12. Greed

13. Bishop

14. Knight

15. Dangelo

16. Pirate Boss

17. Amokmaw

18. Integra

19. Metroid Mutant

20. Megaroid

And now, starting next week, we will be uploading the character cards.

Character Sheet: Metroid Mutant

METROID MUTANT

And now, we have one final character sheet to do, and then we will begin our character sheets. The one and only entry is:

1. Metroid Mutant

The Metroid=Mutant, or M=M, is a Metroid mutated by Space Pirate experimentation that acts as the true final boss of the gamebook Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order, attacking Samus on board her ship after her escape from Zebes which she can defeat in a number of ways that may result in a bad ending or a good ending.

The Metroid Mutant (which I am going to call it), has the ability to drain energy but also has tentacles and claws that it can attack with. It can also fly like most Metroids, and has speed to beat Samus to various locations and the durability to resist the ice beam.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Energy Drain

The Mutant will latch on to an opponents and start draining them of life force, just like other Metroids.

Side B: Super Speed

The Mutant will dash forward, slashing with its claws at anyone directly ahead of it.

Up B: Launch

The Mutant will launch itself up into the air, spinning out its tentacles to let it move through space.

Down B: Tentacle Stab

It will use its long tentacles to stab its opponents, dealing a lot of damage.

Final Smash: Forced Ejection

In the obvious homage to Alien, we will recreate Samus's option of finishing it off by launching it into space from her ship. An airlock will open, and a massive suction will pull at every character on the stage, pulling them all off to the blast zone.

Entrance: It will break free of its capsule.

Taunts: Up, it will spin and rise a bit. Side, its multiple eyes will shift around, zeroing in on its opponent and looking angry. Down, it will wrap its tentacles around the Metroid Capsule from the game.

Kirby Hat: Its big dome.

Kart: Based on the Metroid Capsule.

Special Move: It will get a sudden boost of speed, letting it race forward while drawing energy from those around it.

Spirit Battle: A battle of Space Pirate Mothership.

Victory Screen: The "Bad Ending" will play out across the screen.

Losing Screen: The Mutant will be seen ejected into space, as the "Good Ending" will play across the screen.

Color Swaps: Based on the Metroid color swaps, with a black-and-white version at the end.

Thanks for reading! Now, let us begin our character cards.

Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order

METROID: ZEBES INVASION ORDER

Today, let's begin covering everything else that's not a video game and doesn't quite fall under the manga or comic tab either. We will start with Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order, which is . . . kind of a video game, I guess. It's a "gamebook," which is basically a choose-your-own-adventure book, but as a purely text-based computer game. It takes you through the entire first game, but instead of playing the game, it describes each event as it happens and you have to choose what to do next. I played it. It was really tedious. I don't recommend it. But it's cool for novelty's sake. Maybe look up a playthrough on YouTube if you're interested.

Anyway, the game is mostly the same, but there is a bonus "after-adventure" that takes place after you defeat Mother Brain. It features a Space Pirate boss (a human for some reason), who fights with swords and lasers, as well as a mutated Metroid, listed as Metroid=Mutant, that can move really fast, drain the player's energy, and attacks with sharp tentacles, which follows Samus onto her ship as she escapes the planet.

That's pretty much it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Pirate Boss: sword, lasers

Metroid=Mutant: speed, drain energy, tentacles

Stages:

I don't know what stage you could make here, but I could try to think of something, I guess.

Thanks for reading! Next up, all the other various books.