History Fridge / MetroidDread

* The business with the Metroids' tame nature towards the Thoha tribe, hostility towards the Mawkin tribe, and how these elements interact within Samus can be headscratching at first, but upon some closer examination, it all checks out. Samus was to be the Chozo peoples' collective child, the chosen heiress to all their great works. This would include the Metroids, thus she was given Thoha genes via Gray Voice in order to tame them. By itself, this would create a plot hold, since the Metroids of course don't regard Samus calmly. These genes are offset by Raven Beak's own contribution of Mawkin tribe genes, contributed for the sake of granting Samus the superhuman potential of the Chozo, but at the cost of inheriting the DNA the Metroid react ''especially'' violent to in that the Mawkin and Thoha were at odds and the Metroids were bred with that in mind. To make a long story short, the Mawkin genes that make Samus a SuperSoldier ''cancel out'' the effect the Thoha genes would have had otherwise to let her interact with Metroids peacefully.

** The matter of Quiet Robe's X copy could be explained even more simply than this: the Thoha had a pacifying effect on Metroids due to their unique genetic variance in the Chozo, and the Metroids were developed and cultivated on [=SR388=] -- the homeworld of the X, and grown on the same unique energy sources that gave rise to the parasites. In short, [[TooSpicyForYogSogoth it's incredibly likely the Thoha gene has a similar effect on the X]], and assimilating Quiet Robe only served to dampen its instincts, thus leaving the memories and intelligence it mimicked in greater control.

* ADAM treats the E.M.M.I. zones like it's a natural part of the E.M.M.I. even though the first E.M.M.I. is encountered outside of the zone and it's evident that the E.M.M.I. zones was something created by Raven Beak rather than the Galactic Federation. This is one of your earliest hint you are not talking to ADAM at all, but rather Raven Beak.

** The Core-X that used to be Experiment No. Z-57 dunks itself into lava to avoid being absorbed by Samus. Letting itself seemingly die is behaviour completely antithetical to the X, so why did it do that? [[spoiler:At the end of the game, a purple X takes over Raven Beak and mutates into a mishmash of every boss Samus faced - including Kraid, who was also fought in a lava-filled area, and also fell into it at the end of his boss fight. The Core-X probably finds Kraid's remains in the lava and absorbs them to become stronger.]]
** Then there’s the matter of [[spoiler:the X-possessed Quiet Robe. It waits inside Samus' own ship - the ONLY way off the planet that's about to explode - and simply just appears behind her when she makes it back. Instead of commandeering the ship or attacking her, it lets her absorb it. The brilliance kicks in when you recall the game’s intro - it states X can absorb and recall their hosts memories. (Though it is stated that they can only do this when the host is alive, it wouldn’t be the first time assumptions have been made about the X and found to be wrong.) Quiet Robe’s memories and desire to aid Samus thus overpower the X’s survival instincts long enough for the X Parasite, and the Thoha tribe’s innate ability to control Metroids, to be absorbed into Samus so she could seal off her life-draining powers and be able to escape the exploding ZDR.]]

* The behaviour of some the Core-X can become this: One Core-X dunks itself into lava to avoid being absorbed by Samus, which means it probably finds Kraid's remains in there and comes back as Raven Beak-X, And Quiet Robe-X waits inside Samus's OWN SHIP - the ONLY way off the planet that's about to explode - and simply just appears behind her when she makes it back.... And then lets her absorb it because the ability Samus would aquire from Quiet Robe-X is "The ability to controll Metroids via specific Chozo DNA", which would awaken Samus's OTHER Chozo Donor genes and thus eliminate the Metroid threat (an X's highest priority - X ARE capabale of sacraficing themselves as seen in Fusion with Cold-X delibereatly freezing themselves to sub-zero temperatures so Samus takes damage if she absorbs them).

** This has other interesting implications as well. The ending reveals Raven Beak lived for a time on Zebes when Samus was growing up. Where exactly did an AI like Mother Brain get her [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans destructive]] [[OrderVersusChaos ideals]] from? Who wants to bet Raven Beak spent time programming her to be like that... or perhaps even worse, [[TheCorruptor simply influencing her into that mindset with words alone.]]

** This has other interesting implications as well. The ending reveals Raven Beak lived for a time on Zebes when Samus was growing up. Where exactly did an AI like Mother Brain get her destructive ideals from? Who wants to bet Raven Beak spent time programming her to be like that... or perhaps even worse, [[TheCorruptor simply influencing her into that mindset with words alone.]]

* Raven Beak claiming that he is [[LukeIAmYourFather Samus' father]] because he ''contributed'' to the DNA enhancements the Zebes Chozo did after Samus was born is a bit of a stretch. He's not the only donor, and Samus didn't personally know him until ZDR. Thing is, ''that's the point;'' Raven Beak is such an egomaniac that he assumes that ''any'' of his DNA means all the other Chozo don't count, and he's trying to [[ManipulativeBastard screw with Samus]] even after it's revealed he was hijacking ADAM. Of course he's going to claim that, in order to establish an emotional hold on Samus - which ''does not work'', because if anything, Samus is personally offended by the implication [[GoodParents Old Bird]] was less of a father than Raven Beak is, and insults the memory of Grey Voice, a genetic contributor who [[HeroicSacrfice gave his life]] to save her. No wonder she comes to personally hate him by the end of the game.

Raven Beak wants to use the Metroids to bring order to the galaxy and [[WeCanRuleTogether tries to convince]] Samus to join him ForTheGreaterGood. He even invokes the LukeIAmYourFather card on her to sweeten the deal. If this all sounds familiar before, it's because another ''Metroid'' villain had said the same thing to Samus years ago: '''[[Manga/MetroidManga MOTHER BRAIN]]'''. Raven Beak is essentially Mother Brain as a powerful Chozo.
*** This has other interesting implications as well. The ending reveals Raven Beak lived for a time on Zebes when Samus was growing up. Where exactly did an AI like Mother Brain get her destructive ideals from? Who wants to bet Raven Beak spent time programming her to be like that... or perhaps even worse, [[TheCorruptor simply influencing her into that mindset with words alone.]]