Raven Beak

Metroid Dread

**Raven Beak (Ashkar Behek)** was the leader of the Mawkin tribe, and is the main antagonist of the *Metroid* series. Once the leader of the Mawkin tribe and a key part of Chozo society, Raven Beak believed the galaxy was untamable and the only way to enforce absolute peace was through absolute power. He is also one of the DNA donors and caregivers of Samus Aran during her youth, and views her as a daughter to rule the galaxy with, to make up for lost time.

## History

### The Chozo Glory Days

Raven Beak was a proud Mawkin warrior during the peak of the Chozo's empire, said to have been a revolutionary figure in society during their rise as an innovative civilization. He was close with Chozo leader Old Bird, and fought in battle alongside Gray Voice several times during the glory days.

Eventually, the X-Parasites began infecting Chozo civilization, which led to the creation of the Metroids. During the conflict, Raven Beak's family was infected and transformed into hideous imitations, forcing the Mawkin warrior to kill what used to be his wife and daughter. The conflict left the once boisterous and charismatic soldier cold, now haunted by the experience.

Raven Beak believed that they could use the Metroids for good, by spreading them across the galaxy to wipe out threats like the X-Parasite for peace. But the Chozo disagreed with his ideals, claiming it was unnecessary and could be chaotic if that power fell into the wrong hands. The grieving general began to believe that Old Bird and the other Chozo elders were weak, and that their lack of innovation with the Metroids was going to be their downfall.

### Raising Samus

His second chance at being a father seemed to come when a young Samus Aran was brought to the Chozo sanctuary of Zebes, where he was stationed for a brief period of time. He was close to the young girl, and saw her grow into a kind, jovial soul. When Old Bird decided to infuse her with Chozo DNA, Raven Beak volunteered to make up the Mawkin half while Gray Voice made up the Thoha half of Samus' Chozo DNA. Raven Beak believed Samus came into his life to be his second chance at fatherhood, and that he could find solace in her.

### Betrayal

When Samus became a teenager, Raven Beak began to oversee the training of her as a true Chozo warrior. But one day, he found out about the Chozo's plans on exterminating the Metroids on SR388 due to their rapid evolution. He finally saw his chance, and fled Zebes with his Mawkin militia. Prior to his departure however, he told Gray Voice to never let her know of what he was about to do.

Arriving on SR388, Raven Beak was met with Old Bird and the other elders in hysterics regarding the Metroids. With no hesitation, Raven Beak killed Old Bird and ordered the deaths of all Thoha Chozo. However, Raven Beak ordered about twenty Thoha scientists, one of them being Quiet Robes, to be kidnapped and used as their tools to controlling the Metroids.

### Rise and Fall of the New Order

Raven Beak sought to recreate the Metroids on a planet known as ZDR, a desolate, stormy planet he believed could be constructed as a breeding ground for an advanced Metroid army. He couldn't take the Metroids from SR388 due to how the Thoha refused to submit to his rule, and how the Mawkins themselves couldn't handle the advanced stages of the Metroid organism. With no way to properly convince the Thoha, and not wanting to kill them, Raven Beak forced the Thoha to recreate the Metroids so they wouldn't be able to evolve beyond their control.

Aboard the planet, Raven Beak founded the New Order, a new empire that would prosper in peace for the galaxy. During the discovery of ZDR, Raven Beak confronted an E.M.M.I. that was residing in Artaria, and destroyed it. The Federation got in contact with Raven Beak after the incident, and due to his status as a Chozo legend, the Federation agreed to let Raven Beak control the E.M.M.I. of ZDR. The two became allies, and Raven Beak used them for information and DNA samples of the Metroids.

Raven Beak slowly but surely built up the New Order, and oversaw the Thoha's research as they created beasts like Drogyga and the wretched Experiment Z-57. To prove how devoted he was to his new empire, Raven Beak fed traitorous Chozo to Drogyga to make an example out of them.

But one day, a team of Mawkin warriors returned from a brief cargo run, one of the soldiers being infected by an X-Parasite. The entire order slowly fell victim to the X-Parasite, until it was only Raven Beak remaining in his floating fortress of Itorash. The X-Parasites were all locked up in Elun, but the damage was done; all of the Mawkin were dead and the Metroid clones being developed were consumed by the X-Parasites. To make up for this, he ordered Quiet Robe and his team to mass produce Chozo warrior robots to fill in the role his prideful Mawkin once took on.

### Return to SR388

Years passed alone in Itorash, with Quiet Robe being the last Thoha alive and using his resources to lock Raven Beak out of the rest of ZDR. The prideful Mawkin was now alone, but he had allies that could have helped him continue his plans for galactic peace and conquest. He fled Itorash and visited the Federation, believing they could help capture the Metroids and drop them off on ZDR. But they refused, due to the recent Metroid Initiative that Mother Brain had planned on Zebes.

Raven Beak knew that the Federation wouldn't want to risk Metroids being weaponized once more, so he went to SR388 himself to contain at least a few. But when he visited the planet, he found out that someone had already driven all of the organisms to extinction. Luckily, the Federation contacted him and said that they retrieved the last Metroid known to exist, and they'd be willing to send it over for cloning and raising it to a more powerful adult state. But once again his plans were foiled, for Ridley kidnapped the Metroid from captivity and the organism was destroyed by Mother Brain in the Final Conflict. As compensation, Raven Beak was granted the bodies of Kraid and other beasts and pirates that were taken by the Federation prior to Zebes' destruction, so Raven Beak acquired them. With the aid of the Chozo robots, Quiet Robes managed to keep Kraid locked away for testing under the Chozo general's orders, due to being curious about a possible clone army of Kraid.

### The BSL Station

Hope was not lost for Raven Beak however, for he met with the science division of the Galactic Federation to negotiate a new plan; to use the BSL Station to clone and breed new Metroids from the DNA they have. With this, Raven Beak would finally have what he needed to wipe out the X-Parasites and return to his prior plan.

Once again the X-Parasites interfered, but Raven Beak planned this and locked the Metroid breeding lab away so that they would be safe. But the BSL Station was being tampered with by some unfamiliar force, which led to Raven Beak briefly intercepting a certain bounty hunter's transmission with the station's AI and getting a clearer picture of the culprit. The bounty hunter was furious that the station was sabotaged and crashed into SR388, now knowing that the one who's been foiling his plans was on their way to his planet.

### Reunion on ZDR

Raven Beak planned an ambush for the bounty hunter on ZDR, as he ventured into Artaria to release a distress beacon. The saboteur finally arrived and battled Raven Beak, the two seeming similar in combat expertise despite the Chozo general's superior speed and strength. But as he drained the being of their life essence, Raven Beak finally recognized who this person was after peering through their mask visor; Samus Aran. He dropped Samus unconscious and fled the scene, utterly horrified that he almost repeated history.

From that point forward, Raven Beak oversaw Samus' venture through ZDR, even pretending to be ADAM. He monitored Samus defeating Corpious, Kraid, and battling several other foes. He was even shocked Samus destroyed one E.M.M.I., and even outran the others. But once Samus met Quiet Robes, Raven Beak activated the Chozo soldiers to assassinate Quiet Robes and test the young warrior's might. As she ventured on, killing Drogyga, Experiment Z-57, and several E.M.M.I. and Chozo soldiers, Raven Beak noticed a new power brewing within the bounty hunter. Once the X-Parasites were released from Elun, he finally realized that Samus had part of Metroid DNA within her. Finally, as she reached the old base of the New Order, and unlocked her life sucking abilities akin to a Metroid, Raven Beak openly invited her to Itorash to reveal everything.

### Confrontation on Itorash

When Samus arrived on Itorash, Raven Beak revealed everything to her; his role as ADAM, his plan, and his role as her father. Raven Beak wanted to convince Samus to use her Metroid DNA for his plan, and to clone Metroids from her blood to do so. Samus was worried, confused and unsure of the right choices to make upon this revelation, so Raven Beak had to convince her that the galaxy needed repairing. After the Space Pirates, Federation, X-Parasites, and every other threat that she has faced, the potential she holds could be used to end pain and suffering in the galaxy. Raven Beak wanted to not only help save the galaxy from more bloodshed and war, but to reunite with who he believed was his daughter and help her find a place. But after a worthwhile talk, Samus refused his offer and believed she already found her place.

The two had a battle in his throne room, the spry bounty hunter proving to be a challenge to Raven Beak. He even got one of his wings blasted off, before he ripped off the other one out of rage. Eventually, Raven Beak defeated Samus and planned on sucking out enough of her energy to make her unconscious. But Samus fully evolved into her Metroid stage, and absorbed energy back from Raven Beak. She even destroyed the flying fortress due to the overwhelming power of her arm cannon, causing the ship to crash into the planet. But Raven Beak was still relentless, battling Samus out of anger across the falling debris. Tired of her disregard for his feelings and ideals, he delivered a brutal finishing move by blasting her in the stomach with a charged shot and sending her to be crushed by the falling rubble.

### The End of Tyranny

Raven Beak landed safe enough by hanging onto pieces of Itorash, as he approached the wounded, nearly dead Samus Aran. Raven Beak tried convincing her still, but no matter what he said his daughter was stubborn. With no remorse in his maddened bones, Raven Beak decided to kill Samus and use her DNA for an army of humanoid Metroids, and to create a daughter for himself that genuinely loved him. But as he taunted Samus about her lack of purpose, his sly tongue was his undoing. Samus grabbed Raven Beak by the chest and sucked energy out of his body slowly, declaring that she is not his daughter and that her purpose is not to be a weapon or a bounty hunter; that her purpose is help others and to be her own. As Raven Beak tried desperately to pry himself out of her grasp, Samus delivered one last powerful shot to his chest, blasting him back and defeating him.

With Samus up and energized after sucking Raven Beak's life force, Raven Beak wearily stood up with an open wound and blood leaking from his stomach as he tried his best to stand up to her. But alas he fell, succumbing to his wounds and bleeding as he crawled on the ground. However, an X-Parasite rose from the smoke of the crashed Itorash and hovered above the Chozo general. He pleaded for mercy and help from Samus, but she did nothing, allowing the X-Parasite to invade Raven Beak's back and slowly mutate his body into a horrific monstrosity.

As he screamed in pain and horror, Raven Beak became a mass of flesh and bone, as he mindlessly lumbered towards Samus. With one last charge beam, Samus eradicated Raven Beak and the X-Parasite within with a long, powerful beam from her cannon. Even in his final, monstrous moments, Raven Beak mindlessly muttered his phrase, "*Hadar Sen Olmen*". Finally, the tyranny of Raven Beak was no more.