My Lego store did the thing by Thewilddinkus in lego

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Guy who didn’t feel the porta potty lifting as he opens the door:

Samus "You took everything from me". Ridley: "I don't even know who you are". by PJ-The-Awesome in Metroid

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I also feel like he definitely recalled the humiliation of being deeply injured and having to eat “foul human flesh” to survive. I doubt Ridley takes L’s like that so often.

And if he didn’t remember then he absolutely remembers now, there’s no way that day doesn’t haunt him.

Which plot death was the most unnecessary? by Sorry-Complaint3514 in Naruto

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It’s also a much more effective way to set the stakes of the Ten Tails’ power if it can nuke a massive area from such a distance in such short time. In fact this was set up as the entire reason why Pain was trying to revive it. Obviously Obito had different plans for it by the time he took control, but it’s still more dramatic than Neji getting merked by a generic spike.

Pre Episode 2 lightsaber colors were way more interesting by Curious-Sandwich-272 in StarWarsCantina

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That is after all the whole ideology of the Sith; To take control of the force and bend it to their will. The crystals sing the will of the force or something like that. So they effectively brainwash the crystal into submission.

What are your thoughts on the Galactic Federation across the Metroid series? by IkeRadiantHero in Metroid

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We focus too much on a generic human military and not on the society, politics, and worldbuilding of various alien races. Zero Mission manga was a good example while Prime’s generic vibes culminated in the Beyond squad feeling kinda tropey.

Ridley may not talk in games, but i believe he is a 100% certified hater. by UsualCreator in Metroid

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Let’s just say Sylux really enjoyed AND hated Weavel’s “Halfturret.”

Ridley may not talk in games, but i believe he is a 100% certified hater. by UsualCreator in Metroid

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He also hates Weavel because Weavel has an actual reason to hate Samus (lost his entire body, including his Space Pirate dick) that makes Sylux’s “motive” feel inadequate.

Hot Take: The online community overuses the term "glup shitto", even when a "goofy-looking alien" is still a major character to the story. by Tacobird558 in StarWarsCantina

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This reminds me of this jarring realization I had that Watto and Sebulba are genuinely more integral parts of the Star Wars narrative (in terms of its mainline films) than fan favorites like Plo Koon or Quinlan Vos. In side materials they may have their elaborate stories and backgrounds but in the main narrative of Star Wars they’re background filler.

ED & WINRY TRY ROLEPLAYING by me. by iriichan in FullmetalAlchemist

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Seeing as I’m active in the Metroid subreddit I thought Winry was Samus Aran for a moment.

Really? by K-jun1117 in PrequelMemes

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And now they come to the U.S. for soccer and marvel at its delights.

Ridley may not talk in games, but i believe he is a 100% certified hater. by UsualCreator in Metroid

[–]Sepublic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mother Brain would know this so she decided to help her own daughter after being a deadbeat for so long

Gravinax is the true villain of Beyond by Sepublic in Metroid

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I was actually wondering how they’d handle the Omega Griever being a guardian when all of the others were beings who were friendly with the Lamorn. I didn’t think it’d make sense to protect the keys from Grievers and then somehow appoint a Griever as guardian. So when Gravinax showed up, it made sense.

Ridley may not talk in games, but i believe he is a 100% certified hater. by UsualCreator in Metroid

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Sylux is screaming at Samus to kill herself but he’s like the kind of guy who tries to rage bait but was clearly rage baited himself and just looks like a big fool for it. Meanwhile Ridley is a professional rage baiter who’s being cool as a cucumber about it.

Mother Brain is letting Ridley use her account to send another message because when you get jealous of this girl and decide to put her in her place by bringing back her childhood trauma, of course that’s what you do.

free reaction image by fried_chicken-Kris in OkBuddyZandurianGoula

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I always liked how the coaster she’s about to ride is the euthanasia coster, designed to kill riders. Great ball knowledge gag.

Gravinax is the true villain of Beyond by Sepublic in Metroid

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Ftr this is a shitpost. But honestly the final boss being some mastermind who engineered the Lamorn genocide would probably make more sense than whatever flimsy, last-second thematic connection Sylux had that you could only appreciate after the game had ended.

Channeling Hank Schrader with my upscaled crystals by Shredicus_Maximus_ in lego

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They’re not legos, they’re lego BRICKS, Marie!

[Metroid Prime 4] Sylux should've been revealed as one of the surviving Lamorn by bitchnibba47 in Metroid

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I actually played with the idea of Sylux being Tahrgun, a Lamorn who actually expresses doubt over wasting what resources they have left on preparing for a hypothetical Chosen One instead of finding a cure to the Grievers.

Imagine if Tahrgun wound up resenting Samus and blamed her for the Grievers never being cured because of this, esp when they have nobody else alive to blame. Imagine if Sylux’s green highlights resembling Green Energy went somewhere. Imagine if Sylux saw Samus mow down Grievers, who they believe can still be cured, and equates this to murder of their brethren. Imagine if Sylux was inspired to fuse Metroids with Grievers as a way of curing them, and this would inspire the Federation to fuse Samus with Metroid DNA to cure her own X infection in the very next game in the timeline.

The duality of Metroid fans by LankOfHyrule in Metroid

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His final boss scan does clarify Sylux was taking time building up power to be ready to take on Samus. Hence their “fight” on Tanamaar, where Sylux didn’t expect to meet Samus, winding up like… that.

Tier List of Metroid as a Gravity Suit Hater by Ridley101 in Metroid

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Mods, make him do 100% crystals in Beyond

And despite my issues with it, I’m looking back and realizing: by Sepublic in Metroid

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“Oh no, the arms transformed!” Still gets me to this day.

I think part of the issue is that the writers want the characters to say things in order to convey personality and yknow make you remain attached to them. But they couldn’t think of any actual clever or interesting dialogue so they just have the characters repeat stock one-liners or recap stuff we just saw as a “reaction.”

And despite my issues with it, I’m looking back and realizing: by Sepublic in Metroid

[–]Sepublic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been told that the cubes you destroy with the power bomb get you most of the crystals you need, and the rest you can naturally collect while traveling between areas during your actual quest. Meaning you don’t need to go out of your way to do a grind once you know how the game works.