The subject of this article is not named in-game.
The current title is from a guide or other published source.
The Brug Mass[1] is a swarm of countless Brugs gathered around an Emperor Brug, forming a vaguely humanoid battle body. It is the first boss in Metroid: Other M, fought in the BOTTLE SHIP Control Room.
Battle[]
When Samus Aran and the 07th Platoon enter the Control Room, they find the corpse of a Lab Worker. A Brug crawls out from under it - Lyle Smithsonian panics, kicking and shooting the Brug until he is stopped by James Pierce. As Samus tries talking to Adam Malkovich about the Platoon's mission, hundreds of Brugs emerge from the walls and ceiling, gather around the Emperor Brug, and coalesce into the Brug Mass.
The Brug Mass attacks with its two tentacles, sweeping the surrounding floor in spin-like motions. It can extend its base/foot to reach someone in close proximity to its front side. If the base/foot makes contact with Samus, the base releases Brugs that crawl all around her, immobilizing her in place (this will also cause her to instantly morph out of Morph Ball). The Brug Mass then unleashes an arm aimed upward, launching Samus high into the air. She can fire a Charge Beam midair to Counter Attack and escape, but otherwise the tentacle will slam her down to the floor for heavy damage. Before the large beast attacks, its "growl" can be heard. The beast may occasionally rear down on its arms and let out a loud roar, its large eye bulging out in the process as the screen vibrates with waves.
Hitting the Brug Mass with the Power Beam reveals that Samus and the soldiers cannot harm it. After scanning the creature, Samus is forced into a SenseMove in Search View to avoid a blow. Adam then authorizes the use of the soldiers' Freeze Guns and Samus's Missiles. Samus must then hit the Brug Mass in the eye with a Missile, Charge Beam, or Overblast (by climbing up its stem from its base when it remains idle) to goad it into unleashing a heavy blow that gets its tentacle stuck in the floor. This allows the soldiers to freeze its arm and make it susceptible to Samus's Missiles for a time - if Samus does not destroy the frozen limb fast enough, it thaws it out. After one of its arms is blown off, it can perform a new attack where it plunges its remaining arm into the ground, which will then pop up at Samus's last known position, damaging her if she doesn't keep moving or perform a Sensemove.
Samus and the Marines battle the Brug Mass.
Once both its tentacles have been destroyed by Samus' Missiles, the Brug Mass attacks with its torso by jumping or body slamming. It will no longer extend its base out to attack anyone in front of it using multiple Brugs. After a body slam, the soldiers can freeze its foot - once Samus destroys the foot, the Brug Mass collapses to reveal the Emperor Brug. The Emperor Brug scuttles away and can be easily finished off by ten Power Beam shots or stronger to end the battle. If Samus fails to finish it in time, the Emperor Brug dives back into the Brugs to reform as the armless Brug Mass again.
Official Data[]
Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition[]
- Bosses (p. 17)
- Brug Mass
- "The Brug Mass is a tall monster that is made of Brugs, small purple insects, and the Emperor Brug. When in its Mass form, the monster stands several feet tall and has two appendages it uses like whips. The only way to destroy this creature is to freeze the appendages (the Galactic Federation uses their freeze guns), then use your missiles to blast off the icy parts. After destroying all the Brugs like this, the Emperor Brug will be exposed. Hit with with a missile to finish it off."
Trivia[]
- The Brug Mass was first shown in the original Metroid: Other M trailer at E3 2009.
- The concept of the Brug Mass's eye being a larger, controlling insect is reminiscent of the Armogohma from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
- The Brug Mass was referred to as Unidentified Life Form 27 in the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine: "An early encounter with a giant one-eyed monster (Unidentified Life Form 27)".[2] "ULF 27" was the Brug Mass's unofficial designation on Wikitroid prior to the release of Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition, under its naming policy at the time for unnamed creatures and subjects in the Metroid series. This official publication was one of the factors that ultimately led to Wikitroid repealing the naming policy.
- If Samus waits long enough after the Brug Mass loses its first arm, one of the soldiers may attempt and fail an Overblast. It is impossible to tell which soldier performs this, as they all have identical models during battle (with the exception of Anthony). This is an intended hint for the player to make Samus attempt an Overblast herself.
- At the start of the Brug Mass battle, it uses the same theme as Fune and Namihe, as well as Nightmare's second battle. Once Adam authorizes Missiles, it switches to the Brug Mass's unique battle theme for the remainder of the fight.
- If cheats are used to fire Super Missiles in third person, a glitch can occur where if damaged by a Super Missile explosion while its arms are frozen, its Energy will drop by 50%. Because of this glitch, it is possible to kill the boss in two indirect Super Missile explosions, skipping its armless phase. When the boss dies from the second explosion, its body immediately vanishes, then the game's following cutscene plays out as normal (minus the Emperor Brug's explosion in real time as it never appeared).
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition
- ^ East, Thomas (26). Dial M for mightily relieved (Review). Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved on 2022-07-22.