Chief Hardy

Chief Hardy is the chief of the Federation Police found in Super Metroid (comic) and Metroid (manga). He is pictured as a short, fat, incompetent black-haired balding mustachioed man who is constantly stuffing his face with a form of sandwiches. His Federation Police force kept its guard down around Planet Zebes and allowed the Zebesian Space Pirates to rebuild their stronghold. His superior is Chairman Keaton who looks down upon him and thinks of him as incompetent. At the end of the series, he is the one who kills the Metroid hatchling with his laser gun.

Hardy later made an appearance (in a story that took place much earlier) in the Metroid manga, who shows up on Jigrad following Samus's actions in destroying the Space Pirate slavers there and chews her and her partners out for disobeying their orders. However, his tirade is cut off when Adam Malkovich appears to survey the trouble and question the Pirate leader. Compared to his prior incarnation, this version of Hardy is considerably more competent. By the end of the manga Hardy appears to be a lot older as he is completely bald.

Chief Hardy also appears in the official strategy guide for Super Metroid. A similar looking character appeared as early as Metroid (1986 manga), though this has not yet been translated.