| “ | I began to see what the worst-case scenario would look like. The ultimate weapon, the Metroid, would be mass-produced, and as soon as an AI that could control them was developed, the plan to create a special-forces unit modeled after the Space Pirates was replaced. But as the AI called MB spun out of control, the facility became a place much like the planet Zebes. If the situation were left alone, galactic society would be put in peril. Even the ringleaders of the operation wanted to avoid that, but they still wanted the Metroids. And that's why they decided to capture the Metroids contained in Sector Zero... and "delete" the rest of the facility, including the Space Pirates, Ridley, and everyone who knew the secret. But before the ringleaders could act, Adam appeared. Adam might have known or suspected the truth about the facility from the beginning. Regardless, since the ringleaders were members of the Galactic Federation, they could no longer act recklessly. And so a Deleter was installed as a member of Adam's team to destroy evidence and plan each subsequent move. But having me added on as a member must have disrupted the Galactic Federation's plans. | „ |
Samus theorising about the ringleaders' plans.
The "ringleaders" (given no nickname in Japanese) is a term used once by Samus Aran to describe a splinter group within the Galactic Federation Army that heads the BOTTLE SHIP's special-forces unit and Project Metroid Warriors. Their plans have repercussions in both Metroid: Other M and Metroid Fusion.
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In Metroid: Other M, the ringleaders are the Galactic Federation conspiracy behind the BOTTLE SHIP's bioweapons projects. Samus first deduces their existence and uses the term "ringleaders" after speaking with MB, realizing that there must be a splinter group in the Galactic Federation behind illegal projects of this scale.
The Colonel appears to be connected to this group, as he seeks to cover up Madeline Bergman's witness of the BOTTLE SHIP disaster. As the BOTTLE SHIP enters Galactic Federation space, he orders a six-man platoon to storm the control room. One soldier fires a Freeze Gun shot aimed directly at Dr. Madeline Bergman, a key witness to the events that have transpired onboard the BOTTLE SHIP. However, the shot is blocked by MB. The six-man group then immediately surrounds Madeline, but their progress is halted by a defending Samus. Once the Colonel arrives on the scene with reinforcements, it is implied that he is to resort to handling the disposure of Madeline in a "discreet" manner. Ultimately, his plan fails due to the survival of Anthony Higgs.
It is unknown if the aforementioned Galactic Federation Army members that appear in the control room are possibly ringleaders, or at the very least, taking direct orders from the Colonel himself.
The Deleter, James Pierce, also works to silence witnesses for the ringleaders, being planted in secrecy as part of the 07th Platoon. The Head Quarantine Officer, who extracts DNA from the surface of Samus's Power Suit, is also involved in the plan. Samus briefly believes that Commander Adam Malkovich is involved, once she learns he has written the report used in Project Metroid Warriors. However, this is proven false when Adam explains that the report was co-opted without his approval. Translated concept art indicates that many of the ringleaders are former Federation Army soldiers.
In the Japanese version of Metroid Fusion, the Adam computer states that the Nightmare was created by the "old" Galactic Federation Army. Since Nightmare is first found on the BOTTLE SHIP in Other M, this means that the ringleaders and the "old" Federation Army are one and the same. This implies that because of Samus, Anthony Higgs, and Madeline Bergman's witness testimonies after Metroid: Other M, at least some of the ringleaders are exposed and incarcerated, and between the two games, the army is restructured as a result.
However, the similar conspiracy of the B.S.L. bioweapons projects in Fusion suggests that at least some of the ringleaders are able to remain in power and manipulate events, including the cloning of Metroids and the collection of Nightmare and Ridley's clone. If so, the B.S.L. project's unnamed overseer is likely a ringleader.
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