Metroid Dread - Trailer 2

is the second trailer for Metroid Dread. It was shown on August 27, 2021, with the sixth volume of the Metroid Dread Report, supplying detailed information about the trailer, following immediately thereafter. The trailer was the 17th trending video on YouTube from August 27-28th. By August 29th, it had fallen to #43.
The trailer can be viewed in English here, and in Japanese here. On the UK Nintendo YouTube channel, the trailer title is Samus' greatest threat yet!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7von46uQ8j0 Clips of the trailer as well as a recap were included in the August 2021 edition of Nintendo Monthly Rewind.
==Description==
The trailer begins with Samus Aran, now wearing an orange version of the new suit, emerging from an automatic door in the Chozo monument seen in a prior teaser.
She is about to cross a bridge, but finds an armored Chozo figure with an Arm Cannon much like her own standing in her way. The camera shifts to the Chozo's profile, before cutting to the title and showing a closeup of hieroglyphs depicting the figure. The extent of the trailer then commences, splicing gameplay clips and footage of Samus's fight with the Chozo. The gameplay reveals the return of Samus's Grapple Beam (highlighting its ability to grapple to blue magnetic strips and pull objects), Ice Missiles, Screw Attack, the Speed Booster and Shinespark, and reveals the new Spin Boost, Flash Shift, Storm Missile and Cross Bomb abilities. Samus's new Gravity Suit is also shown for the first time.
During the battle with the Chozo, Samus rushes toward him as he fires a powerful laser that obliterates the monument she emerged from. The Chozo jumps high into the air and attempts to land on Samus. She opens fire on the Chozo, only for his armor to absorb her attacks. The Chozo clenches his fist, causing his body to glow, and then he rushes at Samus. She counters him, stopping the glow effect. Samus fires a Super Missile at him, which hits his face and cracks the armor around his left eye. The Chozo rushes at Samus again and lifts her up by the neck; their height difference is displayed prominently. He then aims his Arm Cannon point blank at her face and begins to charge a shot. Samus struggles, with her eyes visible through her visor. The Chozo says "Hadar Sen Olmen", with Samus appearing to be unnerved by these words. Her eyes close, only to open again in shock, glowing with a purple energy. According to Volume 6 of the Dread Report, this represents the Chozo stealing her upgrades. An eerie arrangement of Tension Before a Confrontation from Metroid Fusion plays during the final scene.
Samus is also seen confronting Kraid, as well as Robot Chozo Soldiers, and an Omnithon. In another clip, Samus is shown aiming at a number of spherical robots with glowing red eyes, which are found next to a Chozo warrior statue.
At the end of the trailer, the logo flashes onscreen, followed by a new key art that depicts Samus, and the Chozo behind her (pictured in the thumbnail above). The Chozo's left eye has an intensely red glow.
Part of the trailer was later included in a gif attached to a tweet from Nintendo of America, after Dread was released.Nintendo of America (NintendoAmerica). "Time for the weekend, time for more #MetroidDread. Who’s got plans on Planet ZDR? ¶ http://ninten.do/6012Xxxer" 15 October 2021 7:00 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1449148110953975809
==Nintendo tweets==
;Nintendo of America
:"What lurks in the shadows may be Samus Aran’s greatest threat yet.
:#MetroidDread arrives on 10/8."Nintendo of America (NintendoAmerica). 27 August 2021 8:01 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1431225369072488448
;Nintendo UK
:"The greatest threat Samus has ever faced is one she never thought she'd have to…
:Metroid Dread. 08/10/2021."Nintendo UK (NintendoUK). 27 August 2021 8:01 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1431225281751179266
==Gallery==
Metroid Dread - Trailer 2 trending at 17 on YT.png|The trailer trending on YouTube.
Metroid Dread - Trailer 2 trending at 43 on YT.png
Nintendo Monthly Rewind August 2021 thumbnail.jpg|Nintendo Monthly Rewind August 2021 thumbnail, referencing the trailer.
==External links==
*English (US)
*English (UK) ("Samus' greatest threat yet!")
*Japanese
*Dutch ("Samus' grootste dreiging ooit!")
*French ("La pire menace à laquelle Samus doit faire face !")
*Italian ("La più grande minaccia mai affrontata da Samus")
*Spanish ("¡La mayor amenanza de Samus hasta la fecha!")
*German ("Die bisher größte Bedrohung für Samus!")
*Russian ("Самус против величайшей угрозы!")
*Czech ("Samusina dosud největší hrozba!")
*Hungarian ("A Samusra leselkedő eddigi legnagyobb veszély!")
*Polish ("Największe jak dotąd zagrożenie dla Samus!")
*Belgian ("Samus' grootste dreiging ooit!")
==References==
Category:Trailers
Category:Nintendo Switch