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[Jonneh3003]

Something that's always puzzled me about Metroid Other M, among many other things, is the title. What does it mean?

Other M = Mother
Other M = Other Metroid

I can't think of anything else, it's a really strange and confusing title that doesn't make much sense. I suppose Other Mother makes a little sense but it seems really silly. Help GAF!

 

[Eolz]

Both are right if I remember well.

 

[Transistor]

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Other Mario

 

[Zomba13]

Other M being MB?

 

[adamsapple]

Spoiler

Brother from An

Other Mother

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Like a lot of things in Other M, its just a really forced, contrived way for the acronym of the title to be M:OM.

Because Samus is a woman you see, and paternal instincts, the baby, yadda yadda yadda.

 

[Azuardo]

Other M = Mother
Other M = Other Metroid

Yeah, these are exactly what it means.

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

Also this.

 

[JeffGrubb]

Bounty Hunter From Other Mother

 

[the TMO]

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

My sides! Stop the hate on this game! But i laught so hard XD

 

[DiamondDog74]

other Metroid
I believe that's what she obsesses over the "BABY METROID"

 

[mrmickfran]

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

lol

 

[rjc571]

the babby

 

[Broken Joystick]

It's a game from anOther Mother.

So it's not a real Metroid game.

Spoiler

I think this is what people say

 

[Z3M0G]

Is this on WiiU VC by chance?

 

[Astral Dog]

 

[Dantis]

I always thought it was because Other M rearranged to Mother.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Is this on WiiU VC by chance?

Yeah it is, the Prime Trilogy is too.

 

[RurouniZel]

It's BS only for the purpose of making the acronym MOM

 

[sixteen-bit]

I thought it was pronounced "ohtherm"

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

It means the Samus (the mom) and the other Metroid queen.

 

[Mega]

It's Mother 4.

 

[Not]

Mother. It's really really really dumb.

Sakamoto really lays out his ideas for women's primary roles on the table.

 

[rekameohs]

Sakamato's sense of subtlety was really on point when it came to the game's title.

 

[Guevara]

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

lol

 

[Pendas]

Other Metroid...

As in "Go play another Metroid."

Edit: Beaten to it

 

[Opa-Pa]

Considering the plot, I'm sure the M stands for Mother,

Spoiler

as in there's another Mother Brain and all that

.

Also:

Like a lot of things in Other M, its just a really forced, contrived way for the acronym of the title to be M:OM.

Because Samus is a woman you see, and paternal instincts, the baby, yadda yadda yadda.

Yeah.

Maybe it means you should just play an Other Metroid

Lmao.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Other mother of the baby the baby the baby

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Or, it's part of a stupid story.

 

[jett]

Jarosh revealed the true meaning long ago

 

[LegendofLex]

Other Metroid (Baby Metroid + clones)
M:OM / M Other (theme of motherhood)
Another Mother Brain (villain is a Mother Brain clone)
Another MB (villain is posing as another character named MB)

 

[TheDinoman]

Guys, it was there among us all along...

edit: ninja'd by ElectricBlanketFire

 

[nkarafo]

Sakamato's sense of subtlety was really on point when it came to the game's title.

It's amazing that the same person directed Super Metroid, which is a masterclass of subtlety in it's storytelling.

The guy is on a level beyond George Lucas.

 

[Boney]

Other M being MB?

Yeah it's definately about Mother Brain, but people will ignore this since it's not helpful for the hate parade narrative

 

[Green Mamba]

The primary villain of the game is a clone of Mother Brain named "MB." Other M, other mother. Very simple anagram of "Mother" as well, which is what Samus refers to Mother Brain as in the game at one point. The game's initials are also "MOM."

Essentially, the game has the subtlety of a sledgehammer about its themes about motherhood.

The game takes place on a ship that's shaped like a large baby's bottle called "BOTTLE Ship" for chrissake.

 

[TheDanimal]

Pretty sure it means that it takes place in another Metroid universe
I wish ;_;
Never forget "The Baby!"

 

[TheBlackMarvel]

Like a lot of things in Other M, its just a really forced, contrived way for the acronym of the title to be M:OM.

Because Samus is a woman you see, and paternal instincts, the baby, yadda yadda yadda.

Lol.

 

[Not]

It's amazing that the same person directed Super Metroid, which is a masterclass of subtlety in it's storytelling.

The guy is on a level beyond George Lucas.

Some great storytellers really need restrictions.

Lol.

Maybe (s)he meant "parental"

 

[Dargor]

Samus became a mom? Didn't know that.

The more you learn I guess...

 

[Donniewahlberg]

Metroid: other mother

 

[Forkball]

Metroid: Other M = MOM
Other M -> Mother
Other Metroid

The baby

 

[Green Mamba]

It's amazing that the same person directed Super Metroid, which is a masterclass of subtlety in it's storytelling.

The guy is on a level beyond George Lucas.

"Why is Samus purple" is a genuine question Sakamoto asked during the development of the game and is why the Gravity Suit in the final product is a hideous pink glow.

 

[Not]

Metroid: other mother

Don't sully Coraline's good name

 

[DownGrader]

The primary villain of the game is a clone of Mother Brain named "MB." Other M, other mother. Very simple anagram of "Mother" as well, which is what Samus refers to Mother Brain as in the game at one point. The game's initials are also "MOM."

Essentially, the game has the subtlety of a sledgehammer about its themes about motherhood.

The game takes place on a ship that's shaped like a large baby's bottle called "BOTTLE Ship" for chrissake.

And the distress signal was "Baby's Cry."

 

[Iced]

Yeah it's definately about Mother Brain, but people will ignore this since it's not helpful for the hate parade narrative

I don't think the title of the game contributes much, if anything, to the general disliking of the game.

 

[Wil348]

Master Chief is the 'Other M'. Samus X Chief confirmed canon.

 

[B_Bech]

It represents the feelings of the player:


O- Oh god, a new Metroid!
T- "THE BABY!"
H- Huh. She's talking about her feelings
E- Every door is blocked off by a self-imposed restriction?
R- Rage quit at the pixel hunts.

M- Maybe someday we'll play a decent Metroid again.

 

[TheDinoman]

It's amazing that the same person directed Super Metroid, which is a masterclass of subtlety in it's storytelling.

The guy is on a level beyond George Lucas.

Sakamoto is actually the same dude who wrote all those story segments in Super Metroid by himself.

Now look at the recreation of the same scene in Other M. CGI is pretty yes, but it really shows that Sakamoto forgot what made the original scene in SM work, with the lame lines from Samus ("Why am I still alive? The baby...") and the cheesy anime music. There's nothing subtle about it.

 

[Mr Swine]

Should have had Sector 0 to clear this mess up, we would be fighting Mother Brain in the glass jar

 

[Jonneh3003]

Samus became a mom? Didn't know that.

The more you learn I guess...

At the end of Metroid 2. It carries over to Super Metroid too but Other M plays on it throughout the whole game.