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Depending on the aforementioned conditions for better endings, it is tradition for Samus to unmask herself in the fair endings, or in the best endings, reveal her true self in the Justin Bailey, Ending Outfit or Zero Suit. Text saying "See you next mission" is also frequently displayed with the item percentage and completion time.



Metroid: Zebes Invasion OrderEdit

While not a video game, this game book features multiple endings resulting from the choices made by the reader in the final story arc.

If the engines of Samus Aran's Gunship go out of control, Samus can choose whether to escape immediately or finish off the Metroid=Mutant first. In the latter scenario, Samus must first successfully defeat the M=M with missiles and then successfully reach the escape pod in time. However, she forgets the Metroid capsule aboard the gunship, and it is lost when the ship explodes. This results in a bad ending where she is unable to complete her mission and solve the mystery of the capsule.

If Samus chooses to escape the Pirate Ship without successfully retrieving the Metroid capsule from the control room, she encounters the M=M in the docking bay. As long as the Pirate Boss does not interrupt the battle, Samus will win. She uses a small spacecraft to escape the Pirate Ship and fires a missile to destroy it. However, the Metroid capsule is therefore destroyed, and the surviving M=M latches onto the small spacecraft with the intent of killing Samus. This is the second possible bad ending.

If Samus chooses to retrieve the Metroid capsule from the control room before escaping the Pirate Ship, she must engage the Pirate Boss in a sword duel without abandoning her cause. If the M=M interrupts the battle, Samus takes the Metroid capsule and runs to the docking bay without further interference. She uses a small spacecraft to escape the Pirate Ship and fires a missile to destroy it. With her mission complete, she reports in to Earth and enters cryostasis. However, the epilogue implies that the M=M survives the destruction of the Pirate Ship. This is the good ending.

Metroid II: Return of SamusEdit

Samus runs throughout the credits, jumps high, and lands (except in the worst ending), with either one of these events occurring depending on how long the player took to complete the game.

If the player took seven hours or more, Samus will stand still throughout the credits.[1]

If the player took between five to seven hours, Samus will continue to keep running.


If the player took less than three hours, Samus will be without her armor, releasing her hair blows in the wind, and wears a tank top and panties.

Super MetroidEdit


Samus's suit disappears.



Samus (JoyRide Studios)Edit

The Grand Finales
"Super Metroid concludes with three different finales, and the ending sequence you see depends on how long it takes you to finish the game."
Finale Time to Beat Game
OK Ending Over 10 hours
Good Ending 3 to 10 hours
Best Ending Under 3 hours

Metroid FusionEdit

Spanish Fusion End Title

An ending score in the Spanish version of Fusion.



Japanese endingsEdit


Metroid PrimeEdit

All endings depict Samus standing atop her Gunship, looking at the destroyed Artifact Temple with her helmet removed. Also, back at the Impact Crater, Dark Samus is born from Metroid Prime's remains. Notably, it is the only ending in the franchise to show Samus unmasked regardless of the player's final score (as even when getting 75% or less, Samus is briefly seen unmasking herself).

Metroid: Zero MissionEdit



Metroid Prime 2: EchoesEdit


Metroid Prime HuntersEdit


Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionEdit


Metroid: Other MEdit


  • "Excellent!" (76%-99%)
  • "Perfect! Congratulations!" (100%)

Metroid Prime: Federation ForceEdit

Sylux in Federation Force

In this game's ending, Sylux breaks into the "Federated Force research station" and causes an Infant Metroid to hatch from its egg. This is a post-credits scene that appears if the bonus objective in M17: Infestation is complete. The bonus objective is to capture one Metroid Egg per player. While Sylux is not confirmed to be the character in this scene, Logan Foster confirmed it was him on his ArtStation profile.

Metroid: Samus ReturnsEdit


Normal Mode
Hard Mode
  • Over 8 hours: Samus will jump back down in her Gravity Suit, and then point her Arm Cannon in two directions before standing back up and raising her Arm Cannon up in a similar pose to that of her Super Smash Bros. Melee artwork, as well as the Hard Mode with 15% or less items ending in Metroid Zero Mission.
  • Between 4-8 hours: Samus will jump back down in her Gravity Suit, minus her helmet, before readying her Arm Cannon and then standing up and pointing her Arm Cannon in a dramatic pose, similar to one of Samus's Victory poses in Melee, Brawl, and Wii U/3DS. Her hair is colored green in reference to the Justin Bailey suit.
Fusion Mode

Regardless of which ending is obtained, a post-credits scene depicts a lone Hornoad hopping across the surface of SR388. It finds Proteus Ridley's discarded mechanical claw and attempts to gnaw on it, only for a resurgent X Parasite to zip past. Unaware of what the gelatinous lifeform is, the Hornoad curiously hops to its rough location, only for the creature to swarm it and (behind a pillar) overwhelm the creature as the Hornoad shrieks in agony with a bright glow. The Hornoad-X then pops up with a pink and cyan hue, crystalline spines, and blank eyes before proceeding to make a feral roar. The Boss Before theme plays during the scene. After it, the game goes black and returns to the Title Screen.


  • Samus breaks the fourth wall in the best endings of Metroid, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Metroid: Samus Returns (Hard Mode only), by looking directly at the player.

