Mother Brain

Mother Brain
Official artwork of Mother Brain from Metroid: Zero Mission.
Universe	Metroid
Debut	Metroid (1986)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Metroid Dread (cameo, 2021)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Bio-mechanical supercomputer
Gender	Female
Place of origin	Zebes
Article on Metroid Wiki	Mother Brain

Mother Brain (マザーブレイン, Mother Brain) is a major antagonist from the Metroid series. She appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.

Origin

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 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, 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.

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.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Mother Brain is mentioned in the opening narration of Opening/Menu (Metroid Prime), which refers to her defeat during the events of Metroid and Zero Mission.

Sticker

Mother Brain appears as a sticker in Brawl.

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Mother Brain	Metroid: Zero Mission	+147

Mother Brain (Metroid: Zero Mission)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

Mother Brain attacking Samus on Pyrosphere.

Mother Brain appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy. She uses her signature Laser Brain Attack when summoned, and is guarded by Rinka enemies. She can be killed by hitting her from behind after the Control Capsule's glass shatters following the laser blast.

Mother Brain stands as potentially one of the most damaging Assist Trophies in the game, as her Laser Brain Attack can do up to 90% damage if all hits connect, and will guarantee a shield break if an enemy decides to shield it. Despite such, it only does moderate knockback.

Trophy

Mother Brain

Hailing from the Metroid series, this evil boss resides on the planet Zebes. When she appears in Smash Bros., she attacks with energy projectiles and a beam from her eye. It's actually possible to defeat her, and for once doing so won't start a self-destruct sequence.

A mainstay of the Metroid series and the final boss Samus faces on Planet Zebes. In this game, she grows to a gargantuan size and fires all sorts of energy blasts at you. Good news: you can beat her! Better news: doing so won't trigger a self-destruct sequence forcing you to make your escape!

: Metroid (08/1987)

: Super Metroid (04/1994)

Melissa Bergman (MB)

When Samus first encounter her on the Bottle Ship, she introduced herself as Madeline. Only later did Samus discover that she was actually an android named Melissa, also called MB. As Melissa's hatred for humans grew and became more apparent, the human scientists attempted (and failed) to reprogram her.

When Samus first encountered her on the Bottle Ship, she introduced herself as Madeline. Only later did Samus discover that she was actually an android called Melissa, host to the artificial intelligence known as MB, and that she bore a grudge against humans for trying to reprogram her after she developed emotions.

: Metroid: Other M (08/2010)

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  3DS trophy

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  Wii U trophy

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  Melissa Bergman (MB)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As an Assist Trophy

Samus facing Mother Brain.

Mother Brain returns as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, seemingly without any change in function. However, KOing her will now earn a point. Training Mode describes her Assist Trophy: Shoots a powerful beam from her eye. Rinkas help her out. She cannot appear in Luigi's Mansion, Pac-Land, Rainbow Cruise, Spirit Train, The Great Cave Offensive, Tomodachi Life, Tortimer Island, and Umbra Clock Tower

Spirit

Mother Brain also appears as a spirit, using her artwork from Zero Mission. She can be acquired in The Final Battle as one of Dharkon's spirits, or randomly encountered via the Spirit Board. After reaching level 99, she can be enhanced to Mother Brain (2nd Form), based upon her final form from Super Metroid.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
278		Mother Brain		★★★	1	3165	9497	1693	5081	1472	4416	Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99	Metroid Series
279		Mother Brain (2nd Form)		★★★★	1	4746	11863	2121	5302	2079	5197	Giant	Metroid Series

Gallery

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  Mother Brain in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マザーブレイン, Mother Brain	—
English	Mother Brain	—
French	Mother Brain	—
German	Mother Brain	—
Spanish	Mother Brain	—
Italian	Mother Brain	—
Chinese (Simplified)	母脑	Mother Brain
Chinese (Traditional)	Mother Brain	—
Korean	마더 브레인, Mother Brain	—
Dutch	Mother Brain	—
Russian	Главный мозг	Leader Brain