I'd bet 9/10 people who are fans of the series never read it. Most people just think of the games.
Its like when people were confused about Metroid Other M depicting Samus as a helpless trauma victim despite every other game depicting her as a badass. It was based on the manga which nobody other than the most hardcore autists read.
Yup, I just played Prime Remastered recently which takes place very early in the timeline (between Metroid 1 and 2), and Samus immediately readies for battle both times she comes face to face with Ridley, by Other M she should be able to deal with him in her sleep.
I'd bet 9/10 people who are fans of the series never read it. Most people just think of the games.
Its like when people were confused about Metroid Other M depicting Samus as a helpless trauma victim despite every other game depicting her as a badass. It was based on the manga which nobody other than the most hardcore autists read.
Even factoring that in, it makes no sense. At that point she had bitchslapped ridley multiple times. It's after super metroid.
Yup, I just played Prime Remastered recently which takes place very early in the timeline (between Metroid 1 and 2), and Samus immediately readies for battle both times she comes face to face with Ridley, by Other M she should be able to deal with him in her sleep.