Thanks to Metroid II: Return of Samus, we know that SR388 is the Metroid homeworld and that the Chozo have a habit of settling down on various planets across the cosmos. That being the case, what is so special about the ZDR, and how does the planet tie into their master plan?

This is surely one of the many conundrums Samus will be getting to the bottom of as soon as she touches down. While it’s rare for Chozo figures to appear in person, we already know that at least one of the Chozo plays an important role in Metroid Dread. Besides, aside from creating the Metroids, the Chozo did raise Samus. What are they hiding on Planet ZDR?

How Did the X Parasite Survive Planet SR388’s Destruction?

Metroid Fusion ended in an appropriately bombastic fashion with Samus going against Galactic Federation orders and setting the BSL station on a collision course with planet SR388. The resulting chaos seemingly destroyed the dangerous and wildly hostile X Parasite for good, but as we’ve learned from some of Metroid Dread‘s previous trailers, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Samus is led to planet ZDR at the beginning of the Dread by a video transmission claiming that the X Parasite still exists. That message is either part of an elaborate ruse to draw Samus in, or the X Parasite is indeed somehow still alive in some capacity.

If the latter is true, then how? When trying to unravel the possibilities, it might be worth considering that while the X Parasite was first introduced in Metroid Fusion, they were retroactively inserted into the series’ canon in 2017’s remake of Metroid II: Samus Returns via a cutscene. With both SR388 and BSL destroyed by the time Dread kicks off, we’re left to wonder just how the X Parasite is alive.

Why is Samus Still Working With the Galactic Federation After the Events of Metroid Fusion?

Samus and the Galactic Federation have always had a fractious relationship. That said, the two have almost always come together in the past to help try and rid the universe of any Metroid threat. However, the ending of Metroid Fusion throws a bit of a wrench into even that part of the relationship.

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