Chief Rodney Aran

For the developer, see Rodney Brunet.

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Chief Rodney Aran
Rodney Aran in the e-Manga.
Species	Human
Homeworld	Commands K-2L Afloraltite mining operation.
Death	K-2L
Gender	Male
Hair	Blonde (goatee)
Affiliation	Galactic Federation

Chief Rodney Aran (主任 ロドニー·アラン, Shunin Rodonī Aran) was the father of Samus Aran, and the husband of Virginia Aran. During the attack of Ridley and his Space Pirates at K-2L, he shoots the Afloraltite with an automatic weapon, igniting it and causing a massive explosion, wiping out everything on the colony except the Chozo, Samus and Ridley. His story was told in the Metroid Manga, but he also appeared briefly in a Samus & Joey: Volume 2 flashback.

An unnamed man presumed to be Samus's father also appears in Nintendo Power's Super Metroid comic, as part of a flashback story pertaining to Samus's origins, which is told by an elderly Old Bird to Armstrong Houston.

Rodney's only in-game appearances were in ending art for Metroid Fusion (Japan only), and a copy of the same image in all versions of Metroid: Zero Mission.

"What's the matter? All I said was that Komaytos look like little Metr-"

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An earlier character that was implied, but not explicitly stated, to be Samus's father in Blood of the Chozo was "Chief Avram Aran". Given the context, he could represent another member of Samus' family if Avam is considered part of the series canon.

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