They are known for having destroyed the entire civilization on that planet.

However, the more actively the Space Hunters worked, the more the weaker Space Pirates joined together with their stronger comrades, forming a massive organization with immense power.Īs this is going on, a Special Investigations Group creates a team to conduct research on the recently discovered Metroid from planet SR388. The Space Pirates, so-named after the pirates on planet Earth, have been working in secret, and the Federation Police (a sect of the Galactic Federation) want to stop them.Ī bounty was placed on the Pirates, creating a new occupation in the galaxy: Space Hunters. It is unknown if the book had any influence upon these games, or if it is only a coincidence. While it is not considered canon, some plot elements from Zebes Invasion Order (most notably the large mutant Metroid and the post-Mother Brain storyline) were later reused in games such as Super Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission. The Metroid Database translated the entire book and released it on December 25, 2018, adapted in the form of a Twine text adventure game that streamlines the gameplay experience. An unofficial translation by former Wikitroid editor MetroidLuver13/Looh was in development in 2017 before being cancelled. It has never been officially translated into English. The book loosely follows the plot of Metroid, released earlier that year. The book contains the earliest depiction of Samus Aran's face and Gunship the former is a secret in the original game, while the latter would not be officially introduced until Metroid II: Return of Samus. Written by Nobuyuki Shioda and illustrated by Sumi Arisaka, it is the fifth book in the Famicon Bouken Game Book series. Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order ( メトロイドゼーベス侵入指令, Metroid: Zebes Shin'nyū Shirei ?), also translated as Metroid: Zebes Incursion Directive, is a Metroid gamebook that was published only in Japan in December 1986 by Futabasha. Non-canon warning : This article or section contains information that may not be considered an official part of the Metroid series in the overall storyline by Nintendo. 'What's the matter? All I said was that Komaytos look like little Metr-'

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