Talk:SR388
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Isn't there also a SR-338 (neighboring planet)?
The E-manga had suggested that the chozo had never inhabited SR388. But than how did all thoose upgrades get there. If anyone has an explination please post it. Metroidhunter32 01:59, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps another society evolved there, and the Chozo moved in afterwards, when they were gone, in order to create an outpost for possible future colonization before finding the X parasite. Dark Ridley 04:24, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Not sure about SR-338, but there's always the possibility. And going along with Metroidhunter32, how did the metroids get there if the Chozo created them? Piratehunter 23:37, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Piratehunter has got a point. In the E-manga when the Space Pirates attack the metroid goes nuts and escapes. This is however on Zebes not SR388. So how did it get there?
[edit] Destruction
I'm sorry but i find it hard to believe that the BSL could have destroyed the entire planet, I mean perhaps it would have "killed" the planet by eliminating all life on it (yes that is from Star Wars). Is there proof of its destruction? Seriously, I may have missed something on Metroid Fusion, did it say it destroyed the planet? Or are people just gathering that from the blinding flash that occurred when BSL impacted SR388? Piratehunter 15:33, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Definitely. I agree. That little tiny station couldn't have destroyed the entire planet. Armantula513 23:16, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! In my opinion, unless there is proof that the planet was decimated by that "tiny" space station, that part of the article should be removed. Like recently i massively edited info about the planet Zebes, explaining that it was destroyed in the ending of Super Metroid (you know, the time bomb). Piratehunter 23:24, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- than explain the cloud of gas and rubble that was on her radar when she flew away. Also for unknown reasons the space station held an ungodly amound of explosives, that was the reason that the overheat in sector 3 was so dangerous. Metroidhunter32 22:26, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
Truly I would explain that by saying it was a portable game. Portable games often do things like pushing things to the edge to make up for both the small screen and the lack of "great" graphics. It's a great idea to do things such as that really it makes the game much more appealing. Don't take all this the wrong way of course, I really liked Metroid Fusion. Piratehunter 22:39, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
It looks like the planet was still there beneath the heat/rubble/explosion/debris at the end in the image. I wouldn't count the planet out without further information, but I wouldn't expect any more games on SR-388 after that.76.116.90.5 05:35, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Although thinking about it there isn't any chance of the whole planet going up in smoke but far anti-life I see potential for a chain reaction. The explosion could create a massive firestorm consuming all plantlife on the surface and consuming not only virtually all oxygen but most of the planet's ability to recover coxygen. For plantlife say in lakes or rivers say the explosives blow a mantle deep hole the size of texas. Pressure than pushes the magma up to the surface where it spreads out to cover the rest of the planet. Thus nothing survives. Also isn't NASA always saying a metiorite of about the size of the space station could destroy continents? So a combination of sheer mass and explosives wipe the planet clean of all life. And I know that I was one fighting for total planet destruction but if you can't beat them join them. Metroidhunter32 23:40, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Gravity
The gameplay in Metroid II: The Return of Samus is really floaty, as Samus will slowly rise and fall whenever she jumps on the planet. Could it be plausible that SR388 is smaller than most planets, thus making it have a smaller gravitational effect? You can't expect every planet that Samus visits to have exactly the same gravity rating. Any thoughts? Armantula513[ADMIN] (Talk•Contribs) 03:50, 7 August 2008 (UTC) It's a small possibility. Last night I replayed Metroid II, I didn't really notice this until you mentioned it. I wouldn't note it since it really can't be confirmed. Parkersvx90210 05:03, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fun Fact
Everyone, you think that SR388 has many gigantic pools of lava, and that this lava lowers whenever you destroy enough Metroids, right? Well, the official instruction manual doesn't use the word lava or magma once. It only refers to this supposed lava as "a dangerous liquid". In game, it would never be possible to tell what this supposed lava is, due to the fact that the game does not have the necessary color palette. I didn't notice something odd about it until (in Metroid II) I kept falling through Metroid shells into invisible pits in the ground. I have this theory, you see. These pits underneath old Metroid shells may be caused by some sort of corrosive byproduct excrement that is produced during the Metroid molting process. If this theorized excrement is causing the pits underneath the old Metroid shells, then it might be possible that the pools of "lava" are actually excrement created by the Metroids. Helping to bolster this theory is the fact that the "lava" pools lower whenever a certain amount of Metroids in the area are destroyed; it doesn't make sense for the "lava" to just randomly lower at such specific intervals.
Helping to further bolster this theory is the presence of a "highly corrosive fluid" in the destroyed Tourian of Metroid Zero Mission. Space Pirates could be extracting this byproduct from their captive Metroids' bodies, using the acidic properties of the excrement for unknown applications; possibly for highly efficient portable energy devices similar to modern alkaline batteries. The fact that this excrement was collected into large pools in Mother Brain's chamber could be from their original containers bursting open, due to the self-destruct sequence that had recently taken place.
This point here is once again, further bolstered by the presence of the same liquid on board the Biologic Space Laboratories research station, suggesting that the scientists were extracting the same substance out of their Metroids, and using the liquid for similar applications as the proposed uses that the Space Pirates used them for.
I've laid down a good amount of evidence here, and I hope some of you will approach it with an open mind. Just remember, I haven't automatically assumed this & transplanted the theories into related articles; I am discussing this topic with you all first. Tell me your thoughts. Armantula513[ADMIN] (Talk•Contribs) 21:42, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
- interesting idea. I think it is within reason but I can't confirm anything you've said as I havn't bought Metrid II as I'm hoping for a remake. However I do not remember the stuff hanging around the BSL could you tell me where it is. Metroidhunter32 23:43, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
- You can find this fluid in the room right before the Ridley-X. It's in a long, horizontal room with lots of Rippers flying around. This substance (the Metroid excrement?) causes damage to Samus even though she has the Varia/Fusion Suit (which is suposed to protect her from acid). Long Live the Squees! Squeemaster 02:42, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
Very interesting sleuthing. One way to look into this would be to get a translation of the Japanese Metroid 2 manual to see if there is mention of lava/magma there. This certainly helps clear the mystery of why the liquid drops when Samus kills enough Metroids, AND it fits in with all those conspriacy theories about Metroid being based off of the Alien movie series, which bled corrosive green liquid. ChozoBoy 02:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)