agon ist ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Despite ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Ing ▁being ▁very ▁powerful ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁Dark ▁A ether ' s ▁planet ary ▁energy ▁and ▁great ▁amounts ▁of ▁Ph azon , ▁Sam us ▁defe ats ▁the ▁creature ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁remaining ▁planet ary ▁energy , ▁putting ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁Dark ▁A ether ▁and ▁the ▁Ing ▁hor de ▁for ▁good . ▁During ▁her ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁dest abil izing ▁Dark ▁A ether , ▁Sam us ▁is ▁confront ed ▁by ▁Dark ▁Sam us , ▁who ▁she ▁bare ly ▁defe ats , ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ing ▁attempting ▁to ▁stop ▁her ▁from ▁esc aping , ▁which ▁she ▁narrow ly ▁esc apes ▁from ▁using ▁a ▁light ▁portal ▁previously ▁hidden ▁behind ▁a ▁wall ▁of ▁Ph azon . ▁The ▁Ing ▁then ▁per ish ▁along ▁with ▁Dark ▁A ether . ▁ ▁Mother ▁Bra in ▁▁ ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁game ▁b oss ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁ant agon ist ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁Ch oz o ▁created ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁council or , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁" ac cel er ate ▁their ▁plan ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁galax y ▁into ▁one ▁un ified ▁society ." ▁During ▁the ▁Space ▁Pir ate ▁invasion ▁of ▁Z eb es , ▁it ▁saw ▁the ▁Space ▁Pir ates ▁as ▁a ▁" per fect ▁force ▁capable ▁of ▁rest oring ▁true ▁order ▁to ▁the ▁universe ," ▁and ▁successfully ▁established ▁itself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁leaders . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Mother ▁Bra in ▁attempted ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Sam us ▁to ▁be ▁an