Wikitroid:Featured article queue/Month 12, 2010



Commander Adam Malkovich's helmet is the headgear that the Galactic Federation commander wears when in his battle armor. His helmet is identical to that of his soldiers, as it is blue in color, with an 07 logo on the forehead and the nape of the neck, and red emblems on the sides, as well as a yellow visor that can be lifted up.

At the beginning of Metroid: Other M, Adam can be seen wearing the helmet like the rest of his team. However, as he briefs the group, he can be seen with it off. He took it off and left it beside his communication device as he briefed the team. When racing to Sector Zero, he left the helmet behind.

Adam later died in the sector. Days after the incident, Samus Aran returned to the Bottle Ship to "rescue something that can't be replaced." Samus was forced to take a detour as the Elevator that would take her to the Bottle Ship Control Room's top floor was not working. She quickly took the alternate path and reached her goal before the station's destruction. She removed her Power Suit and held the helmet in a tender moment. During the five-minute Countdown, Samus holds the helmet as she escapes in her Zero Suit. As she reaches her Starship, she turns to the helmet and calls it "Adam", apologizing for leaving it behind earlier.

It is unknown what happened to the helmet after Other M, or if it even survived the destruction of Samus's gunship in Metroid Fusion. However, if in the case that it did not, it is possible that it would eventually not really matter to Samus, because Adam's mind was somehow preserved for the game (possibly in the helmet) in the form of her new computer CO, that turned out to be Adam near the end of the game.

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