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'''Mother Brain''' ({{ja|マザーブレイン|Mazā Burein}}, ''Mother Brain'') is a major antagonist from the {{uv|Metroid}} series. She appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an [[Assist Trophy]].
'''Mother Brain''' ({{ja|マザーブレイン|Mazā Burein}}, ''Mother Brain'') is a major antagonist from the {{uv|Metroid}} series. She appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an [[Assist Trophy]].


==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:MotherBrainSM.png|thumb|left|The bipedal Mother Brain using Laser Brain Attack on Samus in ''Super Metroid''.]]
[[File:MotherBrainSM.png|thumb|left|Mother Brain as she appeared in ''Super Metroid'' in her mechanized bipedal form using Laser Brain Attack on Samus.]]
Mother Brain is a recurring antagonist in the ''Metroid'' series, first appearing as the final boss of the original ''Metroid'' in 1986. She is an artificial intelligence housed within a giant brain-like cyborg body, who controls the Space Pirate forces on the planet Zebes and organizes their plot to control the Metroids. Fitting her appearance, she is extremely intelligent and serves as a dangerous leader despite her physical limitations.
Mother Brain is a recurring antagonist of the ''Metroid'' series, and a major leader of the Space Pirates. She appears in ''Metroid'' (and its remake ''Zero Mission''), ''Super Metroid'', and in a flashback sequence in ''Metroid: Other M''.
 
In ''Metroid'' (1986), Samus faces Mother Brain within the depths of Tourian, after fighting through hordes of Metroids propagated by Mother Brain and the Pirates. Samus must fire missiles to create an opening in Mother Brain's Control Capsule, then continue to fire missiles through that opening to damage her, all while avoiding an onslaught of security systems such as Rinkas and acid. After Mother Brain's defeat, a time bomb is activated and Samus must escape Tourian before it explodes, ending the game.
 
In ''Super Metroid'', the Space Pirates of Zebes return alongside Mother Brain to harness the Metroids once again. The first half of Mother Brain's battle is almost identical to the one in ''Metroid''. After Mother Brain is seemingly defeated, she attaches to a giant bipedal body with incredible attack power. After sustaining enough damage, she uses her Laser Brain Attack to completely overwhelm Samus and bring her to her knees. Samus is only saved by the Baby Metroid, which sacrifices itself to weaken Mother Brain and heal Samus, granting her the Hyper Beam. Samus uses the Hyper Beam to destroy Mother Brain's new body, activating another time bomb that this time consumes all of Zebes. This is the final demise of Mother Brain in the series timeline.
 
The ''Metroid'' e-manga explained some of Mother Brain's backstory. She was created by the Chozo and originally served them by managing their systems on Zebes. She even helped raise the young adopted Samus. However, over a decade later she became arrogant and betrayed the Chozo to help the Space Pirates invade the planet. Though she was attacked by Gray Voice, she was defended by Ridley, while Samus evacuated the planet with the Chozo and her colleagues. This is how Mother Brain came into power on Zebes.
 
[[File:MotherBrainZM.png|thumb|left|Mother Brain in ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.]]
In the ''Metroid'' remake, ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', Mother Brain's battle is nearly identical to the original form. However, after the Control Capsule is broken, she opens her eye and fires blasts in retaliation. In ''Metroid: Other M'', Mother Brain's fight with Samus in ''Super Metroid'' is depicted in a flashback, and the Galactic Federation later creates an AI based on her called MB. Although Mother Brain herself is absent in ''Metroid Dread'', brain mechanisms similar to Mother Brain called Central Units appear in the game along with Rinkas. She is also depicted in some art adorning the walls of Chozo structures in Ferenia.


In ''Metroid'', Samus had to fire missiles to create an opening in Mother Brain's Control Capsule, then continue to fire missiles through that opening to damage Mother Brain while avoiding enemy Rinkas. In ''Super Metroid'', the first half of the battle is similar to the battle in ''Metroid''. After Mother Brain is seemingly defeated in ''Super Metroid'', she transforms into her bipedal form with a mechanized body, and she also opens her eye. Towards the end of the battle, she will fire Laser Brain Attacks from her eye that almost kill Samus before being saved by a Metroid. In the ''Metroid'' remake, ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', the battle is identical to how it was in ''Metroid'', except after the Control Capsule is broken, she opens her eye and fires blasts from it. Although Mother Brain herself is absent in ''Metroid Dread'', brain mechanisms similar to Mother Brain appear in the game along with enemy Rinkas.
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[[File:MotherBrainZM.png|thumb|left|Mother Brain as she appeared in ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.]]
Overall, Mother Brain's appearance in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' is based off her appearance in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', as her Control Capsule is damaged and she has her eye opened; however, the Laser Brain Attack she uses originates from ''Super Metroid'', but was only used in her mechanized bipedal form.
Overall, Mother Brain's appearance in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' is based off her appearance in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', as her Control Capsule is damaged and she has her eye opened; however, the Laser Brain Attack she uses originates from ''Super Metroid'', but was only used in her mechanized bipedal form.
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