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I'm a big fan of the fact that Samus gets two lines in the whole game. The first is entirely in Chozo and the second is 30 seconds of constant rage screaming.
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 Weird for you to act so facetious over such a true and factual statement. Never heard of it, i think the other M is the friends she made along the way.
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 Never played other M, so I wouldn't have know that. (Unless this is a "There is no war in ba sing se", upon which this comment does not exist)
I love this scene. It's the first time we get to meet a non-hostile Chozo, it's the first time we hear Samus speak Chozo, and it's all sat to the Torvus Bog temple theme from Metroid Prime 2: Echos. It's a triple win for long time fans.
yeah, I love how thuggish she is in this game. No doubt, no fear, just zen. She is so OP at this age, she has nothing left to fear. There's not a single fucking that can stop her.
One thing I appreciate is how this helps build the wider world of Metroid. For the longest time we were told the Chozo were a wise, peaceful race, which made me wonder why they trained Samus to be, well, a warrior. Then we find out there are in fact some Chozo who are warlike and power-hungry, which makes them as flawed and nuanced as any other race.
Yeah. But the thing I liked the most is that Samus speaking Chozo also reminds us that Samus isn't a normal human, raised in a human society. She was raised by the Chozo after being orphaned as basically little more than a toddler. Also, look at how relaxed Samus seemed to be after seeing Quiet Robe do that greeting gesture (I think that, had it been something other than a friendly Chozo, she'd have stood up immediately). Samus grew up on Zebes alongside the Chozo.
It explains some of the background detail we see from Chozo ruins. Like the scene in Zero Mission when Samus recovers the Varia suit after being stuck in her Zero Suit form; Where we see warrior like Chozo in the murals. or info we learned in the Prime trilogy tht hinted them previously being a warrior-like tribe b4 turning to science and diplomacy.
The manga goes even farther, stating that in the farther past, they conquered the galaxy and found a method of immortality. However the immortality rendered them all sterile and incapable of reproducing, even with their genetic science. At this point they pulled back to become curators of the galaxy, but there was a divide on how to do so. One side decided to seed the galaxy and be peaceful, the other side sought to maintain combative totalitarian control.
@@BARRELH8R1 pretty sure he meant the theme before samus' theme. the theme that plays when quiet robe appears is originally played in lower brinstar in super metroid.
Well… They took her in, took care of her, trained her and armed her after her parents were killed by the Space Pirates, the Chozo are their second family, their now extinct family…
@@wreathofpalmaria The English Dub sucks, but that still is the best scene in both English and Japanese. Sorry, but I still talk about it for that scene alone with how I loved that saying so much.
Imagine what this must have been like for samus. To find out her surrogate species was still alive, then be able to talk to one in friendly terms. After everything that's happened, the loss, the growth, all of it, it must have been so much and is impressive she kept her cool demeanor. I always think back to old bird in this scene, and I get the feeling samus is thinking that too. And with him dying at the end, it kinda goes to show she's really been numbed to all the traumatic crap
Not to mention Raven beak was one of her genetic donors for the Chozo DNA granting her the warrior strength, speed and reflexes that are so unbelievably beyond human. She just found out her sort of dad is the reason her adopted race and most likely her other sort of dad(thoha doner who i think was named old bird but i could be wrong) is all dead. After all she went through in life she is just trying to do a job and get paid and she found out her “other” dad screwed up her family and made things personal.
@@crossgear3042 Old Bird was her caretaker more than the donor, who's name was Gray Voice. Gray Voice was still a father to Samus, but Old Bird was more of a Dadmom to her
I like the fact we’re actually kinda acknowledging the fact that, yeah Samus spent a majority of her formative years being raised by the Chozo, even if it’s just her speaking the language fluently. It’s a little thing but it one aspect of the character that doesn’t seem to be explored often.
The fact that these are her first words in the saga (we don't talk about Other M; It's non-canon), in the language of the species that brought her up, is one helluva reveal. It's very well done, and it shows her as less of a silent protagonist, and more of a woman of few words.
Is she a women of few words? Maybe that is true, but honestly, as we see her in the games she doesn't meet many beings that are up for conversation. Most beings she encounters immediately engage in violence and many of them are barely sentient, if at all. Perhaps she just doesn't talk aloud to herself? Maybe she is chattier with friends? We might never find out...
@@TheUltimateEel my theory is that she ms mostly quiet because Chozo is her home language, and since they’re all basically dead she doesn’t know how to speak to anyone else correctly.
@@Anonymous-73 that would be an amazing reveal. Her first language is Chozo and whatever the 'common' language is her second language but she isn't as fluent in it so maybe she doesn't talk out of embarrassment? or perhaps she has a very unique accent that she doesn't want people digging into her past.
Her first words are in Fusion, talking to Adam near the end of the game. I believe in the Japanese and European versions of Prime 1 she even narrates the game. The remake includes versions of it as well.
Ok, so I don't know much about this game, but I've got to say, the Chozo language sounds really friggin cool honestly. I wonder if, like some games, they actually spent time to create a legit language. I noticed that the words used were consistent, like it wasn't just a jumbled mess of sounds, but each word used was unique and repeated when the same translated word came up.
Sometimes they cheat and just use a syllable swap, so it sounds foreign but is just English run through a filter. I don't know for sure which one they used here, but I THINK I heard him using a noticeably different number of syllables a few times, which is usually a sign they took the time to construct an actual language.
I like that when the camera goes first person during the emmi scene, her HUD looks just like it did in Metroid prime, such a neat detail that is literally only present for like 2 seconds in the whole game.
What an extraordinary line! Making Samus’s only dialogue be in the language of her adoptive people is the kind of attention to detail that makes this my favorite Metroid game!
Chozo sounds a lot like Coptic and in some cases old Egyptian (as some have imagined it). It’s rather fascinating considering the strong ancient Egyptian influence in the design of the Chozo.
For sure heard "ana" when she said "I'll" so I've always thought it was close to Arabic But I've never heard Coptic or Egyptian so you could very well be right. And the the ancient Egyptian influence is also dope and I agree
I think if I were to have taken a crack at creating the Chozo language I would have specifically avoided the B, F, M, P, and V sounds, as those sounds require lips to make. Everything else could have been done with a bird beak and tongue. And while that's just me, I think if they had added just that little detail it would have been awesome.
@@SamusKitsune It's actually a conlang using Castilian Spanish as a base for pronunciation and sentence structure. (Which came about because MercurySteam is based in Spain. Quiet Robe's VA actually also plays Eviterno in Blasphemous 2, which is also set in Spain)
They did a really good job creating the Chozo language, you can identify proper nouns and common words even if you can't understand them, like Raven Beak being "Ashka Verik" and Samus Aran being "Dahmus Aluran"
The pure fury in Samus' eyes when the machine killed him. If looks could truly kill..that look would be it . But I can only imagine the grief and rage in her heart as she looked down on his lifeless body.
how did i allow myself to forget how fucking cool samus is, this character was my hero growing up. i feel like the setup to this scene did what other m was trying to do. she seems vulnerable here, but in an 'in character' way. look at that deadly aim transition to "yeah, i'm just chilling". this is the same bounty hunter i saw square up against the space pirate mothership unarmored, and throw hands with gorea after it chugged the life essence of six dangerous, rival hunters. now how about a metroid game where you play as samus, but you're flying her ship, and it goes into prime style if someone gets boarded.
They sound like nahuatl (Aztec language), just beautiful. **Kani tiwalaj, ma titlajtokan totlajtol nochipa** (Wherever we go, always speak our language)
I wonder if it's intentional. There seems to be a clear inspiration drawn from Aztecs when it comes to the Chozo design. Its not as heavy as the Kemet inspiration, but the Chozo got a little Quetzalcoatl thing goin on
@@noname-bu1uxkr! They remind me a little to eagle warriors from the Aztecs, you know, for that bird head and beak So, ridley would be Hernan Cortes?🤣 Haha jk
The Power Suit has a Translator Module built into it and Samus is just speaking English and translating into Chozo or after rescuing her from the Space Pirate raid that killed her parents and everyone else on the colony. They did injected Samus with their DNA In order to survive the planet's harsh conditions which could allow to speak Chozo.
@Jaeger19Ultima But it isn't Maridia. It's Lower Brinstar, Red Soil. Yes, other Metroid games used it for their underwater levels but it originated in Super Metroid as Lower Brinstar.
I was barely a Metroid fan. I had only played Prime which I enjoyed, and Super Metroid a few months before Dread dropped. This scene man.....GOD its so good. The music fits perfectly with the tone, and Samus in an AWESOME moment reassuring that she will put a stop to Raven Beaks plans. Dread was an experience man....I now understand the Metroid fans. This series is super sick
I desperately want a cut of this where he shows up for his exposition and after the pause, Samus just replies in English that she didn't get any of that
I like to imagine that the whole time QR is speaking samus is standing there like “how tf do I speak chozo again?” And finally remembers halfway through his monologue.
I love the details this has in it. The choso would of course have their own language and it shows Samus that of course she can speak it since she was raised by magic space birds. This game was perfect at fleshing out magic space bird lore. For the longest time we thought they were peaceful but turns out not all were. The word "tribes" is very specific because it means there were multiple cultures of chozo rather than just one intergalactic peaceful space bird group. And nearly all of them are incredibly smart, even a warrior tribe like Raven Beak's is smart enough to contain the nearly unstoppable X parasite without Metroids and hack the E.M.M.I
I remember hearing this and I thought my game was set to the wrong language for some reason, and only after restarting the game did my dad suggest she is speaking the chozo language
@@thatloner2831 He probably did so during the lockdowns, and I don't blame him because I did the same during lectures on topics I had already read up on and done assignments for weeks in advance.
During covid lockdowns I was constantly playing animal crossing during english lessons, still had the best grades of the class and participated the most when the teacher asked questions. #thuglife
I beat Super and Zero Mission and only briefly tried Prime and Fusion, but that was enough to enjoy the hell out watching this just now. There was something magical about her being raised by these people that we only knew of through creepy robot statues, and this made her really feel like she carries the legacy of their lost culture
Omg when I first played the game and encountered this scene I was screaming of the excitement. Watching Samus speak her native tongue in game was not expected. This was my GOTY in 2021
God, this game was so good. Definitely had some frustrating parts (mainly the E.M.M.I segments, pretty sure those took years off my life), but overall fantastic addition to the series
This scene surprised me when I was playing. I was expecting Samus to be her usual silent protagonist self. It was nice to hear her speak. Even if it was only in Chozo.
Eh, not really. You can clearly see the reaction of shock she has; Samus at this point is just too experienced to let it effect her for long or to lose her cool when her own life is on the line (unlike a certain other game.)
Simply a stunning game. The animations and the pose are simply, over the top. But the game move so fast you have to record it and slow it down to appreciate it. My First metroid title I play and simply unforgetable
I love the way Samus' body language is used here. When Quiet Robe shows up and stops the E.M.M.I. she doesn't lower her arm cannon immediately when she sees him - she's been through too much to assume that she's safe yet. Even when Quiet Robe bows, Samus hesitates, perhaps either considering her options or bewildered that a Thoha Chozo is actually still alive. After all, she hasn't seen a single living, non-hostile Chozo since she departed Zebes after the events of the (canon) Metroid manga. Once she decides to trust Quiet Robe, she lowers her guard while assuming probably the most badass "relaxed" pose I've ever seen, as if she knows that there's a plot dump incoming and she's listening carefully.
What really set this whole cinematic on a pedestal was the mix of Brinstars theme, with the fact they gave this Chozo the name similar to the very tribal way the Chozo refer to each other in the spin off comics and Metroid Prime lore, ANDDDDD the fact the way Quiet Robe greets Samus is the same way the Luminoth greet and express emotion given the Chozo influenced their culture greatly in METROID PRIME 2 AGHHHH
How intriguing! Mercury Steam (the team that made Dread) is based in Spain! I bet the resemblance is not a coincidence. They must've drawn influence from the esoteric dialects of their home country.
Setting aside the whole thing of a live Chozo and Samus speaking Spanish-Space-Bird, I'd like to call out how well-animated Quiet Robe's body language is. He looks so natural. Just look at that little shrug at 4:05. That is top-tier character animation.
I get goosebumps everytime I watch this scene. This is in my top 5 favorite gaming moments of all time, easily. The ONLY time in the entire game that Samus speaks up is to speak 3 sentences saying she's gonna handle shit, and IN CHOZO!!! It's also the VERY FIRST TIME WE GET TO SEE SAMUS INTERACTING WITH A CHOZO. I was screaming in my living room when I first saw this scene 😂
I'm starting to see where the Space Pirates drew most of the inspiration for their own direct combat doctrine. That warrior Chozo seems awfully familiar.
Fan Service done right. You got a Chozo ally finally interacting with you, a cover of a classic Metroid track, Samus's theme playing and then she herself speaking.
I cant believe THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HEAR SAMUS SPEAK. Its so special that WEVE NEVER HEARD HER VOICE BEFORE and its her speaking her "native tongue"
It would be great during a sequel, we could have her thinking back to this scene, and actually showing emotion. During the events of Dread there wasn’t much time for introspection, but afterwards she had to deal with some kind of grief. It was the first sign of beneficial Chozo in decades after all. It must’ve done something to her.
This video has given more personality to Samus, the Chozo and the Metroid franchise as a whole than I would've ever expected from it in the past 22 years, only knowing Metroid from Smash trophy descriptions.
I feel like this moment would be even more impactful if this was the first time that Samus ever spoke in any game. No Other M or Smash Bros. voice clips for Zero Suit Samus.
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I'm a big fan of the fact that Samus gets two lines in the whole game. The first is entirely in Chozo and the second is 30 seconds of constant rage screaming.
She's had enough and now she's FUCKING PISSED
Rest in piece, exposition chozo.
You were the only one to make samus voice act
Absolutely... Because Metroid Other M never happened..
Nuh uh.. nope ..never
..zip..zilch...
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 Weird for you to act so facetious over such a true and factual statement. Never heard of it, i think the other M is the friends she made along the way.
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 Never played other M, so I wouldn't have know that.
(Unless this is a "There is no war in ba sing se", upon which this comment does not exist)
@Recht_voor_zijn_raap Exactly. It was Prime 3, then Samus Returns. Nothing else between the two.
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 true! Now don't mention it again
If you're going to make a traditionally silent character speak, this is the way to do it.
But she spoke so much before in Oth
*GUNSHOT*
Okay, okay. I’ll stop.
I agree. I thought it was handled well.
She talked plenty in Other M and Fusion.
Dababy
@@danielgeronimo5538 DaBaby!
I love this scene. It's the first time we get to meet a non-hostile Chozo, it's the first time we hear Samus speak Chozo, and it's all sat to the Torvus Bog temple theme from Metroid Prime 2: Echos. It's a triple win for long time fans.
Just checking if you knew the torvus theme was a remix of brinstar red soil from super metroid! If not, then you're gonna love it even more :)
@@andrewmason7429 Yah, my mind immediatly turned to Super Metroid with this music.
This song was originally from the opening of Super Metroid.
Edit: The part where she talks, that is.
You must play Super Metroid. Metroid prime music is often derivative or a remix of songs from there. It is the pinnacle Metroid game.
Lower Brinstar theme from Super Metroid.
No big long heroic speech, just a confirmation that she will get the job done.
yeah, I love how thuggish she is in this game. No doubt, no fear, just zen. She is so OP at this age, she has nothing left to fear. There's not a single fucking that can stop her.
@@noname-bu1ux Well said.
Very Mandalorian nature (Original EU, not what Disney did)
This is the way
Thats the hunter for you. Just isnt some overly done Superhero, just a bounty hunter trying to do a job and get paid and raven beak made it personal.
One thing I appreciate is how this helps build the wider world of Metroid. For the longest time we were told the Chozo were a wise, peaceful race, which made me wonder why they trained Samus to be, well, a warrior. Then we find out there are in fact some Chozo who are warlike and power-hungry, which makes them as flawed and nuanced as any other race.
Yeah. But the thing I liked the most is that Samus speaking Chozo also reminds us that Samus isn't a normal human, raised in a human society. She was raised by the Chozo after being orphaned as basically little more than a toddler. Also, look at how relaxed Samus seemed to be after seeing Quiet Robe do that greeting gesture (I think that, had it been something other than a friendly Chozo, she'd have stood up immediately). Samus grew up on Zebes alongside the Chozo.
tbf we already knew that the Chozo were willing to create a violent and very dangerous species,albiet to wipe out a much worse one
And with wings
It explains some of the background detail we see from Chozo ruins.
Like the scene in Zero Mission when Samus recovers the Varia suit after being stuck in her Zero Suit form; Where we see warrior like Chozo in the murals.
or info we learned in the Prime trilogy tht hinted them previously being a warrior-like tribe b4 turning to science and diplomacy.
The manga goes even farther, stating that in the farther past, they conquered the galaxy and found a method of immortality. However the immortality rendered them all sterile and incapable of reproducing, even with their genetic science. At this point they pulled back to become curators of the galaxy, but there was a divide on how to do so. One side decided to seed the galaxy and be peaceful, the other side sought to maintain combative totalitarian control.
I was drinking water when I first watched this and choked on it when Samus started speaking.
Ok
@@eld847 more than DNA, she was raised by the chozo, it is obvious that she knows how to speak their language
The few words she speaks here is still way better than other m.
@@thelugiamaster160 Ikr?? Are these people really young or just new to this series lol?
@Elisabeth Delong that's not how learning a language works
It's so awesome how that theme from Super Metroid has now become a sort of solemn theme for the Chozo
Didnt realize that til u said so
That and chozo caverns
the theme is usually called Theme of Samus Aran. Its her theme so its fitting she speaks for the first time in years when its playing.
@@BARRELH8R1 That is lower brinstar or red soil theme
@@BARRELH8R1 pretty sure he meant the theme before samus' theme. the theme that plays when quiet robe appears is originally played in lower brinstar in super metroid.
... For just moment in Chozo, you can feel how important this moment is for Samus. To speak that tongue and to be with a Chozo.
Well… They took her in, took care of her, trained her and armed her after her parents were killed by the Space Pirates, the Chozo are their second family, their now extinct family…
Other M Samus: "Da Baby!" - I sleep
Dread Samus: " _Speaks in Space Bird_ " - Real Shit
Also Other M Samus: Mother, TIME TO GO! *vaporizes Mother Brain*
@@DangerousArmyGuy Technically Super Metroid Samus.
@@DangerousArmyGuy We don't talk about other M in this house.
@@wreathofpalmaria The English Dub sucks, but that still is the best scene in both English and Japanese. Sorry, but I still talk about it for that scene alone with how I loved that saying so much.
Imagine what this must have been like for samus. To find out her surrogate species was still alive, then be able to talk to one in friendly terms. After everything that's happened, the loss, the growth, all of it, it must have been so much and is impressive she kept her cool demeanor. I always think back to old bird in this scene, and I get the feeling samus is thinking that too. And with him dying at the end, it kinda goes to show she's really been numbed to all the traumatic crap
Not to mention Raven beak was one of her genetic donors for the Chozo DNA granting her the warrior strength, speed and reflexes that are so unbelievably beyond human. She just found out her sort of dad is the reason her adopted race and most likely her other sort of dad(thoha doner who i think was named old bird but i could be wrong) is all dead. After all she went through in life she is just trying to do a job and get paid and she found out her “other” dad screwed up her family and made things personal.
@@crossgear3042 Old Bird was her caretaker more than the donor, who's name was Gray Voice.
Gray Voice was still a father to Samus, but Old Bird was more of a Dadmom to her
@@Bucket_Buffoon ooh you right, gonna be honest totally forgot about grey voice. Either way samus be collecting dads like pokemon cards
@@crossgear3042 *Like Raven Beak could even **_remotely_** be compared to a dad.*
@@MrDibara i mean, thats true but still. She do be collecting dads like they are pokemon cards
I like how her theme kicks in when she speaks.
Is that her theme?
@@xyoungdipsetx Ye
It also plays Lower Brinstar when Quiet Robe speaks.
A woman of few words, just like Doomslayer. Actions speak louder than words and when speaking, only what's needed and no more.
the only times she speaks in the game is this scene and when she's screaming while gouging RB's eye out.
Fitting and acceptable.
Doomslayer is not a woman of few words
I like the fact we’re actually kinda acknowledging the fact that, yeah Samus spent a majority of her formative years being raised by the Chozo, even if it’s just her speaking the language fluently. It’s a little thing but it one aspect of the character that doesn’t seem to be explored often.
I never thought I would see a live chozco and more than anything in this game It was a big surprise.
Chozo*
@@RRios0027 chocobo*
@@Dave.A.R Costco*
@@ExtrnalSorce2 Chorizo
Not only one, but two.
The fact that these are her first words in the saga (we don't talk about Other M; It's non-canon), in the language of the species that brought her up, is one helluva reveal. It's very well done, and it shows her as less of a silent protagonist, and more of a woman of few words.
Is she a women of few words? Maybe that is true, but honestly, as we see her in the games she doesn't meet many beings that are up for conversation.
Most beings she encounters immediately engage in violence and many of them are barely sentient, if at all.
Perhaps she just doesn't talk aloud to herself? Maybe she is chattier with friends? We might never find out...
@@TheUltimateEel my theory is that she ms mostly quiet because Chozo is her home language, and since they’re all basically dead she doesn’t know how to speak to anyone else correctly.
@@Anonymous-73 that would be so sad im not gonna lie
@@Anonymous-73 that would be an amazing reveal. Her first language is Chozo and whatever the 'common' language is her second language but she isn't as fluent in it so maybe she doesn't talk out of embarrassment? or perhaps she has a very unique accent that she doesn't want people digging into her past.
Her first words are in Fusion, talking to Adam near the end of the game. I believe in the Japanese and European versions of Prime 1 she even narrates the game. The remake includes versions of it as well.
Ok, so I don't know much about this game, but I've got to say, the Chozo language sounds really friggin cool honestly. I wonder if, like some games, they actually spent time to create a legit language. I noticed that the words used were consistent, like it wasn't just a jumbled mess of sounds, but each word used was unique and repeated when the same translated word came up.
Some do, yeah
Sometimes they cheat and just use a syllable swap, so it sounds foreign but is just English run through a filter. I don't know for sure which one they used here, but I THINK I heard him using a noticeably different number of syllables a few times, which is usually a sign they took the time to construct an actual language.
@@Discar9 Iirc it actually is just a syllable swap
Far Cry Primal created a new language, for example.
Maybe it's like Splatoon where it's just broken Kanji
I like that when the camera goes first person during the emmi scene, her HUD looks just like it did in Metroid prime, such a neat detail that is literally only present for like 2 seconds in the whole game.
well not EXACTLY
"HUD looks just like it did in Metroid prime"
- Someone who never played Metroid Prime.
What an extraordinary line! Making Samus’s only dialogue be in the language of her adoptive people is the kind of attention to detail that makes this my favorite Metroid game!
It also means they don’t have to pay voice actors in any other languages for samus and quiet robe. So that’s money saved.
I was already shocked to see a live chozo and hear it speak and then as soon as Samus started talking I lost it
Chozo sounds a lot like Coptic and in some cases old Egyptian (as some have imagined it). It’s rather fascinating considering the strong ancient Egyptian influence in the design of the Chozo.
For sure heard "ana" when she said "I'll" so I've always thought it was close to Arabic
But I've never heard Coptic or Egyptian so you could very well be right. And the the ancient Egyptian influence is also dope and I agree
I think if I were to have taken a crack at creating the Chozo language I would have specifically avoided the B, F, M, P, and V sounds, as those sounds require lips to make. Everything else could have been done with a bird beak and tongue. And while that's just me, I think if they had added just that little detail it would have been awesome.
@@robertsullivan4706 don't parrots make those sounds in their throat?
@@struggler8532 Yeah, but it never really comes out clear because it's muffled. They approximate the sounds.
@@robertsullivan4706 Apollo the parrot doesn't seem to have much issue with those sounds
I love how the Chozo speech is rendered - Samus's name sounds like "Dahmus", meaning "Samus" is just the standard Galactic way of pronouncing it.
Same with Mothroi (Metroid) and Ashkar Behek (Raven Beak) it's so fun to hear how words translate.
But Samus is her birth name, perhaps in the Chozo language (or this bird in particular) pronounce it as they can.
Chozo language really sounds a lot like Hebrew to me.
@@SamusKitsune It's actually a conlang using Castilian Spanish as a base for pronunciation and sentence structure. (Which came about because MercurySteam is based in Spain. Quiet Robe's VA actually also plays Eviterno in Blasphemous 2, which is also set in Spain)
4:45 one of the most epic moments in Metorid's and maybe Nintendo's history.
Yeah, this is how you reveal a silent protagonist's voice. This was hype and flipping amazing!
I could listen to Quiet Robe talk all day. The Chozo language sounds so cool.
Chills... The best woman protagonist EVER!!!!
Samus Aran in fiction never fails to amaze me.
Ripley from aliens is a solid contender but I sort of agree.
@@teejmorrison Of Course, what Ripley goes through is tragic. That heroine deserves a lot of praise as well, especially for the situation in Aliens.
I was thinking the same!!!
Nintendo sure does love blonde white women who are strong and smart
@@cheeseburgerpaladin Zelda too, right? But some Zelda's versions aren't Blondies
They did a really good job creating the Chozo language, you can identify proper nouns and common words even if you can't understand them, like Raven Beak being "Ashka Verik" and Samus Aran being "Dahmus Aluran"
The pure fury in Samus' eyes when the machine killed him. If looks could truly kill..that look would be it . But I can only imagine the grief and rage in her heart as she looked down on his lifeless body.
If looks could kill… The end shows it perfectly, the fury in her eyes at the final battle, it's something I've never seen before in Sam's eyes.
@@maikybravo6108 she went doom slayer on raven beaks ass.
Oh my! I never thought about Samus can actually speak different languages! That’s new!
Well, she was raised as a child by the Chozo after being orphaned, so it would make perfect sense that she could speak their language.
@@starskunk was just about to say this
I think this is her first language
@@Jadfisk strange isnt it to see a human speak bird person language as their first language
@@Jadfisk No. She always spoke English but she learned Chozo language when she was being raised by them in Zebes.
Props to the voice actors for this. Learning lines in a language that only exists in Metroid
in all actuality, she probably only had to read the lines, still, not something common as you'd need to learn new pronunciations and such
@@bassbusterx hey man they still had to learn how to say the words. Obviously they didn't need to read it or anything
The fact that Nintendo managed to find a voice actress for Samus is shocking
She has a voice actress in the Prime trilogy, just for foley.
I love this little language they created and the details they put in it, like the dropping of the s in metroids, really cool to see
how did i allow myself to forget how fucking cool samus is, this character was my hero growing up. i feel like the setup to this scene did what other m was trying to do. she seems vulnerable here, but in an 'in character' way. look at that deadly aim transition to "yeah, i'm just chilling". this is the same bounty hunter i saw square up against the space pirate mothership unarmored, and throw hands with gorea after it chugged the life essence of six dangerous, rival hunters.
now how about a metroid game where you play as samus, but you're flying her ship, and it goes into prime style if someone gets boarded.
4:50 (Chozo Language) Don’t worry...I’ll end this. *Once and for all.* 😠
Correction, she's actually saying "the baby" over and over.
@@josephdecasper7670 It never happened XD
She's such a thug I love it
@@josephdecasper7670 Pweeeze daddy let me use my missiles.
I just realized how much the visor on the helmet looks like a chozo beak and actual chozo head. This is epic.
Well the Chozo did designed Samus's Power Suit after all
@@ff3player yea I remember since the 1st game. You just couldn't really see much resemblance like now. And seeing a living chozo , that's 👌
Quiet robe and Raven Beak were the coolest Metroid characters in years and they were killed off way too fast.
Gotta hope they do a good job with Sylux in Prime 4
I agree I don’t get why quite robe had to be killed off so fast it was cool how the quite robe x parasite 🦠 helped samus in the end
They sound like nahuatl (Aztec language), just beautiful.
**Kani tiwalaj, ma titlajtokan totlajtol nochipa** (Wherever we go, always speak our language)
I wonder if it's intentional. There seems to be a clear inspiration drawn from Aztecs when it comes to the Chozo design. Its not as heavy as the Kemet inspiration, but the Chozo got a little Quetzalcoatl thing goin on
@@noname-bu1uxkr! They remind me a little to eagle warriors from the Aztecs, you know, for that bird head and beak
So, ridley would be Hernan Cortes?🤣 Haha jk
I mean she was raised by the Chozo, this is probably what she spoke growing up.
The Power Suit has a Translator Module built into it and Samus is just speaking English and translating into Chozo or after rescuing her from the Space Pirate raid that killed her parents and everyone else on the colony. They did injected Samus with their DNA In order to survive the planet's harsh conditions which could allow to speak Chozo.
Yes but she lived her early childhood with her human parents
@@cristiany140 Only until she was 3
@@ff3player well in the manga ( which I think is cannon) she speaks with her parents
I love the Maridia theme reuse.
It is Lower Brinstar, not Maridia
@Jaeger19Ultima But it isn't Maridia. It's Lower Brinstar, Red Soil.
Yes, other Metroid games used it for their underwater levels but it originated in Super Metroid as Lower Brinstar.
@@camphor333 a common misconception when red soil is slowed down
I was barely a Metroid fan. I had only played Prime which I enjoyed, and Super Metroid a few months before Dread dropped. This scene man.....GOD its so good. The music fits perfectly with the tone, and Samus in an AWESOME moment reassuring that she will put a stop to Raven Beaks plans. Dread was an experience man....I now understand the Metroid fans. This series is super sick
I desperately want a cut of this where he shows up for his exposition and after the pause, Samus just replies in English that she didn't get any of that
I like to imagine that the whole time QR is speaking samus is standing there like “how tf do I speak chozo again?” And finally remembers halfway through his monologue.
I love the details this has in it. The choso would of course have their own language and it shows Samus that of course she can speak it since she was raised by magic space birds. This game was perfect at fleshing out magic space bird lore. For the longest time we thought they were peaceful but turns out not all were. The word "tribes" is very specific because it means there were multiple cultures of chozo rather than just one intergalactic peaceful space bird group. And nearly all of them are incredibly smart, even a warrior tribe like Raven Beak's is smart enough to contain the nearly unstoppable X parasite without Metroids and hack the E.M.M.I
4:47 this is epic and all, but imagine how funny it would be if she just said after that long speech, “Sorry, what did you say?”
marvel unfunny ass dialogue
Marvel has done irreparable damage to all media
“Raven Beak is right behind me, isn’t he?”
4:50 timestamp if you just wanna hear her
4:48 as soon I hear Samus theme from Super Metroid on the background my jaw droped
I remember hearing this and I thought my game was set to the wrong language for some reason, and only after restarting the game did my dad suggest she is speaking the chozo language
every game needs a deku-tree 😂
5:29 .........."Samus Saying to herself THAT'S NOT NICE!"
"Bit rude mate, innit?"
The little animation details pepper throughout this segment are fantastic, like 1:06 - to 1:10 .
Love how the music shifts from Chozo to Samus themes
For a game with few cinematic scenes, this part was epic.
Samus looks a bit odd with her neck exposed though.
I appreciate how the game transitioned from Meridia/Torvus Bog Temple while the Chozo spoke over to Samus’ own theme when she responded.
I love that arm on the knee "Well, shit" look Samus gives at 1:10
I was in class and had to refrain from squealing like a kid when I heard her speak the first time
Ballsy of you to play in class. Must have been real boring for you to risk it.
@@thatloner2831 He probably did so during the lockdowns, and I don't blame him because I did the same during lectures on topics I had already read up on and done assignments for weeks in advance.
During covid lockdowns I was constantly playing animal crossing during english lessons, still had the best grades of the class and participated the most when the teacher asked questions. #thuglife
@@thatloner2831 Nah just a really crappy college course.
Man, this scene is so perfect! The way the theme switches to the Super Metroid theme just before Samus speaks give me chills!
This is the game Samus and the whole Metroid universe deserves. God it feels good to have an amazing Metroid game again
I beat Super and Zero Mission and only briefly tried Prime and Fusion, but that was enough to enjoy the hell out watching this just now.
There was something magical about her being raised by these people that we only knew of through creepy robot statues, and this made her really feel like she carries the legacy of their lost culture
Imagine he stops talking and Samus just goes “I have no idea what you just said.”
I like how the Chozo language sounds like a mix of Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic all at once
The way Samus immediately goes from Red Alert to the most casual pose possible at 1:08 just oozes badass confidence. Great character touch.
Fun fact: Samus' voice actor is the same as the Spanish GPS/Google Translate voice (both are done by Nikki Garcia)
Omg when I first played the game and encountered this scene I was screaming of the excitement. Watching Samus speak her native tongue in game was not expected. This was my GOTY in 2021
Samus's parents: Aw, I wonder what her first words will be?
*30 years later*
God, this game was so good.
Definitely had some frustrating parts (mainly the E.M.M.I segments, pretty sure those took years off my life), but overall fantastic addition to the series
This scene surprised me when I was playing. I was expecting Samus to be her usual silent protagonist self.
It was nice to hear her speak. Even if it was only in Chozo.
The look of rage on her face at 5:27 is so good. I'd rage too.
It’s interesting that in native Chozo, Samus name is pronounced more like ‘da-moose’
Samus didn't even care much that he did. She is so used that kindred spirits die, that she was like "That was expected"
Eh, not really. You can clearly see the reaction of shock she has; Samus at this point is just too experienced to let it effect her for long or to lose her cool when her own life is on the line (unlike a certain other game.)
@@GoldLight73 Absolutely... Because Metroid Other M never happened..
Nuh uh.. nope ..never
..zip..zilch...
@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 "Remember me?"
I mean bro she ain't gonna curl up into a ball and cry (even though she technically could)
remember, samus is a chozo warrior, chosen to wield their very armor
Samus has spoken before, but only in English.
Simply a stunning game. The animations and the pose are simply, over the top. But the game move so fast you have to record it and slow it down to appreciate it. My First metroid title I play and simply unforgetable
4:44 "An insidious force that wants to conquer the universe and kill me, pfft....another Tuesday"- Samus, probably
This is the only way i want Link to speak ever too
Just pure affirmation of what ever lies in Store
A simple yes would be all it needs
She was raised by the chozo, so it makes sense she can speak the language
I love the way Samus' body language is used here. When Quiet Robe shows up and stops the E.M.M.I. she doesn't lower her arm cannon immediately when she sees him - she's been through too much to assume that she's safe yet. Even when Quiet Robe bows, Samus hesitates, perhaps either considering her options or bewildered that a Thoha Chozo is actually still alive. After all, she hasn't seen a single living, non-hostile Chozo since she departed Zebes after the events of the (canon) Metroid manga. Once she decides to trust Quiet Robe, she lowers her guard while assuming probably the most badass "relaxed" pose I've ever seen, as if she knows that there's a plot dump incoming and she's listening carefully.
What really set this whole cinematic on a pedestal was the mix of Brinstars theme, with the fact they gave this Chozo the name similar to the very tribal way the Chozo refer to each other in the spin off comics and Metroid Prime lore, ANDDDDD the fact the way Quiet Robe greets Samus is the same way the Luminoth greet and express emotion given the Chozo influenced their culture greatly in METROID PRIME 2 AGHHHH
this languages seems
to sound similar to a language located in the north of spain and called euskera.
How intriguing! Mercury Steam (the team that made Dread) is based in Spain! I bet the resemblance is not a coincidence. They must've drawn influence from the esoteric dialects of their home country.
@@Mirror_Lotus I could totally buy that
Euskaran is such a cool language, it's a linguistic isolate so it's not related to any other known languages except for loanwords from Spanish
Setting aside the whole thing of a live Chozo and Samus speaking Spanish-Space-Bird, I'd like to call out how well-animated Quiet Robe's body language is. He looks so natural. Just look at that little shrug at 4:05. That is top-tier character animation.
I get goosebumps everytime I watch this scene. This is in my top 5 favorite gaming moments of all time, easily. The ONLY time in the entire game that Samus speaks up is to speak 3 sentences saying she's gonna handle shit, and IN CHOZO!!! It's also the VERY FIRST TIME WE GET TO SEE SAMUS INTERACTING WITH A CHOZO. I was screaming in my living room when I first saw this scene 😂
I love that this perfectly sets up the possibility for more Chozo tribes out there. Whether they're friend or foe though... will remain to be seen.
Samus looks so professional, so elegant in the suit. I mean look at how she points her canon at Quiet Rob before lowering it.
I'm starting to see where the Space Pirates drew most of the inspiration for their own direct combat doctrine. That warrior Chozo seems awfully familiar.
This was the first time I've ever heard Samus speak. I was so blown away that I immediately lost the fight against the chozo bot.
I could listen to Quiet Robe exposit and talk all day. Rest in peace
This was easily the best part of dread
it's very impressive that this isn't just random sounds, there is actually a full language and you can learn to speak chozo
Fan Service done right. You got a Chozo ally finally interacting with you, a cover of a classic Metroid track, Samus's theme playing and then she herself speaking.
The drop into the cutscene then the cutscene itself was such a cool moment to experience when I played through the game for the first time.
4:50 free Samus speech button
I really love how Samus helmet visor resembles a chozo' beak.
I cant believe THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HEAR SAMUS SPEAK. Its so special that WEVE NEVER HEARD HER VOICE BEFORE and its her speaking her "native tongue"
Smash Bros and Other M:
It's a joke man...
Tom and Jerry: "you talked!"
This cut scene blew my fucking mind in my first run. I was so hyped.
This game can literally be described with one word: EPIC!
It would be great during a sequel, we could have her thinking back to this scene, and actually showing emotion. During the events of Dread there wasn’t much time for introspection, but afterwards she had to deal with some kind of grief. It was the first sign of beneficial Chozo in decades after all. It must’ve done something to her.
Nine words were far more impactful than Samus’ entire Other M script.
I lost my goddamn mind when Samus started speaking, in Chozo no less. Did not expect that at all!
This video has given more personality to Samus, the Chozo and the Metroid franchise as a whole than I would've ever expected from it in the past 22 years, only knowing Metroid from Smash trophy descriptions.
I feel like this moment would be even more impactful if this was the first time that Samus ever spoke in any game.
No Other M or Smash Bros. voice clips for Zero Suit Samus.