20 Video Game Twists That Were Completely Pointless
6. MB - Metroid: Other M
With all the heat Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has received recently, it's easy to forget about the negativity surrounding Metroid: Other M. Though the Wii exclusive had plenty of redeemable qualities, it was derided for its terrible dialogue, lifeless performances, and how it reinterpreted Samus Aran as submissive and emotionally fragile.
Furthermore, Other M concludes with the most preposterous twist possible. Throughout Samus' mission, she's assisted by a scientist called Madeline Bergman. Bergman explains how the Galactic Federation created a machine to control the Metroids, based on the source code of Samu's arch-nemesis, an alien supercomputer called Mother Brain. But in the end, Madeline confesses she's the human incarnation of Mother Brain and was manipulating Samus for the beginning.
Firstly, the villainess barely fooled anybody (especially since Madeline Bergman and Mother Brain have the same initials). Also, this development makes the Galactic Federation look incompetent, since they didn't think it would backfire if they rebuilt one of the galaxy's most dangerous entities.
It's bold to try something different, but revising an emotionless computer like Mother Brain into a human adversary defiles her backstory and mythos.