The announcement of Metroid Dread set long-time Metroid fans and curious newcomers alike abuzz with excitement at the prospect of a new 2D installment to one of Nintendo's oldest and most beloved franchises. Along with the announcement of a new game, Nintendo announced two new amiibos to go along with the release.
Similar to the release of Metroid: Samus Returns, the Amiibo announced are of Samus in her new suit, and E.M.M.I., a new robotic enemy players will have to contend with. Luckily, the two figures are being packaged together. As with every Amiibo, these two new additions will have special unlockables when scanned into the game. They are not the only ones though, as every Metroid-related Amiibo has something to add to the game.
8 The New Samus Amiibo Helps Strengthen Samus In-Game
The new Samus Amiibo is one of the best designs in Nintendo's Amiibo lineup. The blue and white suit is a striking design and the detail on the figure itself looks to be quite high quality. Along with looking great, this Amiibo also helps make Samus even stronger in-game. When players scan this Amiibo into their game, it immediately gives Samus a permanent 100-point boost to her health. After this initial bonus, players can scan the Amiibo once per day in order to restore Samus' health, though it will not increase her maximum hp.
This is one of Nintendo's better Amiibo integrations, as it doesn't lock anything major behind an Amiibo paywall and acts as a nice bonus for anyone who did manage to get their hands on this new two-pack.
7 The E.M.M.I. Amiibo Is Far More Helpful Than Its In-Game Counterpart
The E.M.M.I. robot in-game is a relentless hunter and will pursue the player in a terrifying fashion. The E.M.M.I. Amiibo, however, is far less frightening. When scanned into the game, the Amiibo gives Samus a permanent increase to her maximum missile capacity, adding to it by 10. After this initial bonus, scanning the Amiibo once a day resupplies Samus' missiles.
Having a fully stocked arsenal is always a good thing, and with the E.M.M.I. Amiibo, players can ensure their missiles are always topped up.
6 Samus (Metroid) Helps Keep Players In The Fight
This Samus Amiibo is part of an older two-pack celebrating the release of Metroid: Samus Returns, depicting Samus as she appears in that game, similarly to how the newest Amiibo depicts Samus' Dread appearance. Also, like the newest Samus Amiibo, this one restores the player's health when scanned into the game. It's limited to once per day, and unlike the Metroid Dread Samus, it doesn't increase the Samus' maximum health.
This older Samus Amiibo may be hard to find today, but anyone who did manage to get their hands on it will have a useful tool for quickly restoring their health in a pinch.
5 Samus (Smash Bros.) Is Less About Fighting And More About Healing
The first of the Samus amiibos to get released, this version of Samus is how she appeared in Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U. Unlike the version of Samus for Metroid: Samus Returns, this version of Samus is fairly easy to find, which is a good thing as it serves the same function as the previously mentioned Samus (Metroid) Amiibo. When scanned this Samus also restores the players hp once a day.
Having multiple Samus Amiibos may seem like it's unnecessary, but for anyone concerned with how they'll do playing Metroid Dread having multiple Samus Amiibos on hand will ensure they have a safety net in the event they start struggling with the game.
4 The Zero Suit Samus Amiibo Is Another Quick Heal For Wounded Players
The last Amiibo based off the hero of Metroid, Zero Suit Samus is an Amiibo that depicts Samus without her famous suit, instead showing Samus in her full-body jumpsuit worn underneath the Power Suit. Like the other versions of the character, this Samus Amiibo can heal the player when scanned, and just like the other Samus variants, this one can only be used once per day.
Each Samus heals the player once per day, which while an optional bonus, does provide these other Metroid Amiibos with functionality for the game that doesn't break the difficulty.
3 For Once Ridley Helps Samus Instead Of Hurting Her
Ridley is one of, if not the most, well-known villain in all the Metroid series, showing up in one form or another in almost every Metroid game to date. While Ridley's presence in Metroid Dread is up in the air, players who own the Ridley Amiibo can still get plenty of use from that. When scanned into the game, the Amiibo will replenish Samus' missile supply, but will only do this once per day.
Even though it's not really the in-game character, having anything based on Samus' oldest enemy be helpful to the bounty hunter is both very useful, and a little funny.
2 The Metroid Amiibo Gives The Player A Boost Instead Of Draining Them
The Metroid is the titular enemy of the Metroid series. Parasitic creatures that come in various forms, their most recognizable form, and the form this Amiibo is based off of, vaguely resembles a jellyfish. Metroids are known for draining the lifeforce from their foes, so the function of this Amiibo is somewhat ironic. While it doesn't restore health to Samus, it does replenish Samus' missile stock once per day.
While it would be more fitting for the Metroid Amiibo to restore health instead of missiles, having the Metroid Amiibo do anything restorative is a fun bit of irony.
1 The Dark Samus Amiibo Ensures Samus' Arsenal Remains Topped-Up
Another of the more recognizable enemies from the Metroid Series, Dark Samus is the classic trope of a version of the main character who is evil instead of good. There's a bit more nuance to how Dark Samus came to be, but the general idea of this doppelganger is straight from that old classic idea. Based on the character's Smash Bros. incarnation, this version of Dark Samus has the same move-set as Samus does in Smash Bros. It's almost fitting, then, that Dark Samus restores Samus' missiles when scanned, as one of the moves they share is firing missiles.
Like the other Amiibos, Dark Samus will only replenish Samus' missiles once per day, but the idea of Dark Samus lending Samus some of her missiles is fun to think about when scanning this Amiibo.