Ian Malkovich

Ian Malkovich was mentioned in a cutscene in Metroid: Other M. While Samus Aran meets Anthony Higgs in Pyrosphere, she has a flashback of her early days with the Galactic Federation, being onboard a large starship. Ian is mentioned as being in another ship set to be destroyed, with Adam refusing to let Samus save him. Ian is depicted in a photograph on Adam's desk, standing next to Samus, with Adam in the background.