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Federation Marines are members of the Galactic Federation Police(By the time of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes the Galactic Federation Marine Corpes A.K.A The GFMC) who wear advanced suits of powered armour. These suits allow them to use potent weapons and resist heavy damage in battle, causing few who can match them in combat. One of the most common sites on Federation worlds, the marines are the police of the Galaxy. Many a young child dreams of becoming one, to have such glory.

Although they are mentioned frequently throughout the series in the instruction booklets, they are first introduced in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(though a similarly armoured corpse is seen in Super Metroid) , when a Space Pirate Frigate crashed on Aether and they met the Ing. Echoes tells the story of GFMC Task Force Herakles's fight against the Ing Horde, revealing much background information about the federation police. They travel around the Federation in patrol ships. These are the backbone of the Federation Armed Forces. The marines mostly fight against the pestering Space Pirates that attack planets, space stations, and other things located in the Federation. Some think that thay appear in the Metroid Fusion introduction movie, as there are Characters that look very similar, yet it is possible that they are merely environment suited scientists.