Samus Aran

Samus in her varia suit.

Samus Aran is the main protagonist of the Metroid games. She is a space bounty hunter, and is famous for her orange-red Power Suit.

Biography

Much of Samus' life and history remains a mystery. She was living with her parents as part of the Earth Colony on Planet K-2L and at 3 years old she was orphaned when Space Pirates attacked the colony, led by Ridley. The only known survivor, she was discovered by a group of Chozo and was transported to Planet Zebes, a Chozo planet, infused with Chozo blood and eventually given the famous Power Suit. Eventually she became a bounty hunter, which heralded the beginning of her real journey.

After becoming the most famed and capable of all bounty hunters (succeeding in missions everyone considered impossible) Samus was summoned by the Galactic Federation and given the orders to infiltrate Zebes, the formerly Chozo-dominated world which had since been overrun by the same Space Pirates that had attacked K-2L. She had two objectives: 1) To eliminate the threat of Metroids, which the Pirates had brought to Zebes, and 2) To destroy the Mother Brain - the "mechanical life vein" and central computer of Zebes' ecosystem, which had been reprogrammed by the invading Space Pirates. Samus' success in this mission led her to untold wealth and fame, but also cemented her destiny to battle Metroid menace.

Afterward, Samus was sent to investigate a Pirate space station on which the pirates were studying phazon, a highly poisonous, mutagenic material. She destroyed the station and went to Tallon IV in pursuit of Meta Ridley, whom she spotted aboard the frigate. There she found that the planet had been damaged by phazon when a meteorite had struck it 20 years earlier. She soon destroyed Ridley and defeated the Metroid Prime. Samus's adventures were not over, however. After a short rest, she was once again asked by the Galactic Federation to locate Galactic Federation troopers on Aether. There she encountered the Metroid Prime once again, in the form of Dark Samus, and also defeated the Ing, saving Aether and the Luminoth.

Later, our heroine was sent to SR-388 to exterminate the remaining Metroids. She did so, but an Infant Metroid mistakenly took Samus for its mother which made it cooperative enough for Samus to take to the Federation research facility at Ceres. Moments after her departure she recieved a distress call. She returned to find the Ceres facility in ruins with the corpses of scientists littering the floor. She discovered the Metroid hatchling - in the clutches of her old enemy Ridley. After a furious battle Ridley left for Zebes and Samus pursued. It was there that she once again defeated Mother Brain, this time with the help of the hatchling (which died in the process).

Afterwards, Samus was sent, no doubt becuase of her superiority of the troopers, to SR-388 to collect subjects for the Biological Space Laboratories. Another disaster happened: becuase of the lack of Metroids, the X had spread, and Samus was infected by one. She barely survived; being saved by the DNA sample of the infant Metroid she had mothered a long time ago. She was then sent to a BSL Space Station to find out what had caused the explosion in the Quarantine Bay. There she learned of the SA-X, and once again forged contact with Adam Malkovich, her old C.O. What happened after Metroid Fusion remains a mystery.

Samus in her flight suit as seen in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Physical Characteristics

Species: Human; strengthened with cybernetics, infused with Chozo blood as a child, later with Metroid DNA as an adult.

Occupation: Space-faring bounty hunter, often employed by the Galactic Federation.

Gender: Female

Age: Unknown (appears to be a young adult. However, in the e-manga, Samus is 3 in the year 2000 of the Cosmos Calendar; the original Metroid is set in the year 20X5).

Homeworld: Presumably born on Earth colony K-2L, raised on Zebes.

Hair color: Officially blonde, sometimes depicted as violet or auburn in older materials.

Eye color: Officially blue, sometimes depicted as green.

Height: 1.90m (6'3")*, sometimes specified as 6ft, according to an official screenshot released by Nintendo[citation needed].

Weight: 90kg (198lbs, 6oz)*

Bust: 36C [citation needed]

• Samus' height and weight statistics are stated as such in the Metroid II instruction booklet and Super Metroid strategy guide, but whether these figures apply to Samus with or without her suit is unspecified.

Abilities

Samus Aran can upgrade her Power Suit with various items, from such things as the Gravity Booster to the Super Missile. In the Metroid games that take place on Zebes, Samus usually gets upgraded by the Chozo Statues. On SR-388 Samus found similar statues but also uncovered her upgrades lying around.

Preceded by: I-Sha	Guardian of Agon Temple	Succeeded by: Unknown
Preceded by: A-Voq	Guardian of Torvus Temple	Succeeded by: Unknown
Preceded by: O-Lir	Guardian of Sanctuary Temple	Succeeded by: Unknown