| This article is written from the Real Life point of view |  |
| “ | It has been a pleasure to be part of this great project and to work with this team. This experience could not be more exciting!!
Enjoy the game!🤍 |
„ |
—Darin Aranda Ahmed[1] | ||
Darin Aranda Ahmed is a Spanish video game visual effects artist. She worked at MercurySteam from 2016 to 2021, initially as a junior Environment Tech Artist on Spacelords and then a VFX Artist on Metroid Dread. She left MercurySteam in December 2021 to join Saber Interactive Spain.
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![Dread and ZDR cakes made by Ahmed to celebrate the launch of Dread.[2][3]](/wiki/File:Metroid_Dread_and_ZDR_cakes_by_Darin_Aranada_Ahmed.png "Metroid Dread and ZDR cakes by Darin Aranada Ahmed.png (3.25 MB)")
![MercurySteam staff picture.[1]](/wiki/File:MercurySteam_Dread_developer_group_photo_(without_characters).jpg "MercurySteam Dread developer group photo (without characters).jpg (132 KB)")
MercurySteam staff picture.[1]
![Ahmed's name in the credits.[1]](/wiki/File:Darin_Aranda_Ahmed_name_in_credits.jpg "Darin Aranda Ahmed name in credits.jpg (37 KB)")
![Ahmed and Rafael Machó Alcaraz with MercurySteam's Game Award.[4]](/wiki/File:Rafa_and_Darin_with_Game_Award.jpg "Rafa and Darin with Game Award.jpg (137 KB)")
Ahmed and Rafael Machó Alcaraz with MercurySteam's Game Award.[4]
![Ahmed's Dread collection.[4]](/wiki/File:Darin_Aranda_Ahmed_Dread_collection.jpg "Darin Aranda Ahmed Dread collection.jpg (141 KB)")
Ahmed's Dread collection.[4]
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- ^ a b c darin♡ (dariiin_art). Instagram. October 10, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU19e5BI2Vs/
- ^ Jose Luis Márquez (J_Luis_Marquez). "Today is a very special day in the studio. Thank you so much @daariiin for these delicious cakes!. For all those out there who dare to go to ZDR... enjoy the journey! #MetroidDread" 8 October 2021 7:38 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/J_Luis_Marquez/status/1446439783635505152
- ^ Darien (Daariiin). "It has been a pleasure to be part of this great project and i hope i made the ending a little sweeter💕🤗" 8 October 2021 8:59 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Daariiin/status/1446460252719833089
- ^ a b Darin Aranda Ahmed (Daariiin). "One year💜 #metroiddread #metroid #aniversary" 8 October 2022 8:09 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Daariiin/status/1578719150247006209