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Right, you're due in the meeting room. The big dogs are waiting! I gave your suit a polish so you'd be at least somewhat presentable.

—Head Quarantine Officer


The Head Quarantine Officer is featured in Metroid: Other M. He awakens Samus Aran from her bed in a quarantine room, telling her that "everything is normal". After the other Quarantine Officer asks her to go next door, he then prompts her to start a training sequence and directs her throughout it, while also making snarky remarks or comments during the training.

It is revealed that he has some relationship to the ringleaders on the BOTTLE SHIP as MB states that particles of the baby and Ridley were removed from Samus' Power Suit and imported to the ship. The officer states that he "polished" her suit during the conversation, which implies that he took the particles that were sent to the BOTTLE SHIP.

This man bears heavy physical resemblance to Dan Owsen.

Quotes[]

Quote Description
"Ready for a quick test, Samus?"


"Let's start with a little warm-up."

Introduction in the Empty training room
"Try a Charge Beam for me." during Charge Beam tutorial
"Sharp looking Charge Beam, just the way I like it." When all holographic targets are destroyed
"Okay, Morph Ball next." Morph Ball tutorial
"Stop wasting time, will ya?" If Samus wastes time completing the Morph Ball and Kick Climb tutorials.
"Go ahead and drop some Bombs." Bomb tutorial
"C'mon, this should be easy." If Samus takes too long dropping Bombs.
"Okay, get out of Morph Ball mode and return to normal." Unmorphing tutorial.
"C'mon, get out of Morph Ball mode." If Samus takes too long to unmorph.
"Perfect, Samus." upon passing the Morph Ball tutorial
"All right, stand in the middle of the room." preparing the next tutorial
"Heh, surprised?" Dropping Samus into the basement shaft.
"From there, Kick Climb to work your way up." Activating the Kick Climb tutorial.


(There is two versions of this voice clip, one is slightly louder than the other.)

"Just like that, Samus!" Clearing the Kick Climb tutorial
"Let's invite some of your pals." Summoning the holographic Geemers
"This 'ought to be a piece of cake. Get it done." Samus taking too long eliminating the holographic Geemers
"Okay, looking good." Clearing all Geemers, using SenseMove during the Zebesian Hologram fight.
"Let's check your reaction time."


"Here comes some beams. Dodge 'em."

SenseMove tutorial.
"Focus on the timing of the beams." if Samus fails frequently to SenseMove properly
"Okay! Those are the moves I remember." Dodging one beam
"Nice! Remember how that feels." Dodging all beams in the SenseMove tutorial
"Next, how about a Missile test?" Preparing the next tutorial
"Use concentration to replenish your missile supply." Concentration tutorial
"You haven't forgotten, have you?" taking too long to replenish Missiles
"One of your pesky buddies is lurking here somewhere. Find him for me, eh?" Search view tutorial
"Why not say hello with a Missile?" Fire Missiles tutorial
"Ooo, looks like you ticked him off." The Zebesian Hologram hit with a Missile.
"The rest is all you, Samus." Beginning the fight against the Zebesian Hologram
"So you plan to just sit there when something grabs you?"


"Look, if you just stand there, you're going to lose sight of your buddy."

"Instead of just standing there, how about trying to get some range?"

When successfully grabbed by the Zebesian Hologram, when hit in first-person mode (quotes 2 & 3).
"I don't think those Missile are doing much good anymore."


"Looks like he's had enough of your Missiles."

When the Zebesian Hologram dodges Samus's Missiles
"What's wrong? Not feeling so hot?"


"Do me a favor...quit kidding around."

When not attacking/taking too long attacking the Zebesian Hologram in third-person view.
"Now, jump on its head." When not hit fighting the Zebesian Hologram in third-person view
"Samus, now's your chance." Lethal Strike tutorial
"Quick, finish it!"


"Your buddy's just flopping around. Better put him out of his misery."

When the Zebesian Hologram is down.
"How about you try using a Power Bomb?"


"This area's well fortified so don't hold back."

Preparing the Power Bomb tutorial
"What are you doing? Unleash that thing!" Samus taking too long activating a Power Bomb
"Allow adequate room around you during Power Bomb play." After a Power Bomb is used
"All right Samus. That's it for the test." Training complete


Unused[]

Quote Description
"Ready, Samus?" Possibly an alternate intro line to the tutorial training.
"You wanna be getting distance in readying a Charge Shot, don't ya?" Possibly for the Charge Beam tutorial. It is impossible to move through a holographic target and Samus automatically aims at the targets at close range, including the two hovering targets. May also have been for the Zebesian Hologram fight, when in first-person view.
"Focus on aiming." Unknown exactly, as third person view has Samus automatically aim at an enemy when firing. May have possibly been used for first-person aiming.
"Heeeey, what are you doing?" Unknown.
"You getting tired? Maybe I should check your vitals." Possibly used for being hit during Sensemove training. In-game, he simply repeats one line regardless of being hit or avoiding without SenseMoving.
"What are you looking at?" May have been intended for first-person view. In-game, he simply waves when you Examine him. He goes silent when Samus Examines his assistant.
"Don't waste your ammo." Possibly for when Samus uses Missiles. It is only possible to drain ammo during the Zebesian Hologram fight, and even then this line goes unspoken.
"Oof, you're all out of Missiles." Although a full depletion of Missiles can occur during the Zebesian Hologram fight, he does not speak this.
"One more time." Unclear, may have been intended for Overblast training.
"What are you trying to do, incinerate me?" Possibly for when Samus activates a Power Bomb without approval. In-game, Samus can only use a Power bomb when directed to. The recharge time afterwards isn't finished before the fade out to the next scene, making it impossible to lay another Power Bomb.
"Nice Work. I, uh...wouldn't use that anywhere but here." Possibly for clearing the Power Bomb tutorial.
"Remember, those aren't to be used lightly."


"Don't use those when people are around."

Explaining the dangers of Power Bombs. Instead, Adam would be the first to explain the dangerous properties of Power Bombs.


Trivia[]

Head Quarantine Officer Waving (Zoom)

Waving at Samus.

  • He wears glasses for short-sightedness.[1]
  • Audio files lists his name as "docter". Also one of his unused lines mentions checking (Samus's) vitals, furthering referencing his roll.
  • His line after Samus demonstrates the Power Bomb - "allow adequate room around you during Power Bomb play" - references the Wii Remote safety screen that appears before every game.[2]
  • The Head Quarantine Officer does not appear in the Characters log of the pause screen. The reason for this is unknown, as every other individual Samus meets during her adventure appears with a description on their status. This trait is also shared with The Colonel.
  • If looked at via Examine, the Head Quarantine Officer will wave at Samus.
  • It is unknown whether the Officer was ever directly involved in the BOTTLE SHIP conspiracy, or was in fact kept ignorant of the true motives behind his instructions. However, the Officer appears nervous when he describes the procedure to Samus. The fact that he seems to have had something to hide strongly suggests that he was indeed aware of the plan.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gallery Mode, as translated by Metroid Database
  2. ^ Wii Remote Safety Screen - "Allow adequate room around you during game play."


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