Last spark from the ashes

*Samus' eye is turned to those raised ridges, as well, mentally measuring whether they could serve as ramps to a jump. She sends her own pike skidding sideways, concentrating fire at the minotaurs' leg joints as much as she can. If they're feeling the fire through their shields, she may as well strike to cripple and limit their options. It will also be telling, whether the one supports the other or leaves it to its fate.*

*And then, because riding atomic jet-bikes packed with hair-trigger explosives through a firing range isn't challenging enough, she'll pick up the conversation they'd been having on strategy.*

They tell you to strike your enemies when they're scattered and disorganized, not massed and coordinated, right? Aim for the weak points, not the armor? Winning when it's easy--comparatively speaking.