Changes: Samus Aran

Revision as of 03:54, 26 June 2017

"Sammy" redirects here. For the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Retro%20Studios%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Retro%20Studios%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRetro%20Studios%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Retro_Studios" title="Retro Studios">Retro Studios</a> developer, see <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sammy%20Hall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sammy%20Hall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSammy%20Hall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Sammy_Hall" title="Sammy Hall">Sammy Hall</a>.

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22nihongo%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bnihongo%7C%27%27%27Samus%20Aran%27%27%27%7C%5Cu30b5%5Cu30e0%5Cu30b9%5Cu30fb%5Cu30a2%5Cu30e9%5Cu30f3%7CSamusu%20Aran%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> is an intergalactic bounty hunter and the main protagonist of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EMetroid%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28series%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28series%29%7C%27%27Metroid%27%27%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(series)" title="Metroid (series)">Metroid</a> series.

Orphaned during a Space Pirate raid on her home of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22K-2L%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22K-2L%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BK-2L%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/K-2L" title="K-2L">K-2L</a>, Samus was adopted by the mysterious <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chozo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chozo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChozo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Chozo" title="Chozo">Chozo</a> and taken to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">Zebes</a> where she was infused with their DNA and raised to become a warrior. Once she reached adulthood, Samus joined the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federation%20Police%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federation%20Police%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederation%20Police%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Federation_Police" title="Federation Police" class="mw-redirect">Federation Police</a> where she served under the Commanding Officer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adam%20Malkovich%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adam%20Malkovich%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdam%20Malkovich%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adam_Malkovich" title="Adam Malkovich" class="mw-redirect">Adam Malkovich</a>, but she ultimately left to become a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bounty%20Hunter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bounty%20Hunter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBounty%20Hunter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bounty_Hunter" title="Bounty Hunter">Bounty Hunter</a>, though she was nonetheless recruited by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Galactic%20Federation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Galactic%20Federation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGalactic%20Federation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Galactic_Federation" title="Galactic Federation">Galactic Federation</a> on many occasions. Armed in her cybernetic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a>, Samus has become famous for her accomplishments on missions others thought impossible. Her most renowned achievements are the destruction of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Space%20Pirate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Space%20Pirate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpace%20Pirate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Space_Pirate" title="Space Pirate">Space Pirate</a> base on Zebes, her role in ending the Galactic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phazon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phazon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhazon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Phazon" title="Phazon">Phazon</a> crisis, her extermination of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28species%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28species%29%7CMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(species)" title="Metroid (species)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid</a> species, and her disobedience of orders at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Biologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Biologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBiologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Biologic_Space_Laboratories_research_station" title="Biologic Space Laboratories research station">Biologic Space Laboratories research station</a> where she chose to destroy the deadly <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Parasite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/X_Parasite" title="X Parasite">X Parasites</a> rather than turn them over to the Galactic Federation.

Samus broke ground early in the gaming world in the 1986 game <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a>, her first appearance. Originally players were under the impression that Samus was a male, as even the instruction booklet suggested this. However, completing Metroid in under an hour revealed Samus to be a young athletic woman.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%221uponegirl%5C%22%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.1up.com%5C%2Fdo%5C%2Ffeature%3FcId%3D3152658%7Ctitle%3DOne%20Girl%20vs.%20The%20Galaxy%7Cpublisher%3D1UP.com%7Cdate%3D2006-08-07%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Although Samus wears the Power Suit throughout most of the Metroid series, she traditionally removes it at the end of most games, often as a result of satisfying certain conditions such as completing the game quickly or with a high percentage of the game's items collected or even both.

Biography

Personality and portrayal

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ARodney%20Shoots%20the%20Afloralite.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7C%27%27Metroid%20Fusion%27%27%27s%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Rodney_Shoots_the_Afloralite.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Rodney%20Shoots%20the%20Afloralite%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%27%27Metroid%20Fusion%27%27%27s%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EMetroid%20Fusion%27%3C%5C%2Fi%3Es%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 200?cb=20091105031123 " width="200" height="347" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Rodney Shoots the Afloralite.png" data-image-key="Rodney_Shoots_the_Afloralite.png" type="image" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27With%20the%20death%20of%20the%20planet%20%5B%5BPhaaze%5D%5D%2C%20%27%27%27Samus%20Aran%27%27%27%27s%20arduous%20fight%20against%20%5B%5BPhazon%5D%5D%20has%20ended.%20However%2C%20in%20the%20vast%20regions%20of%20space%2C%20this%20victory%20is%20just%20a%20twinkle%20of%20a%20star%2C%20spreading%20the%20light%20of%20hope%20through%20the%20darkness.%27%27%7C%5B%5BAurora%20Unit%20242%5D%5D%2C%20during%20the%20credits%20of%20%27%27%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%5D%5D%27%27%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Samus' personality has never been explored in-depth within the context of the games, a conscious decision by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> to help the player imagine themselves better as the in-game character, as well as allowing them to imagine Samus' personality and backstory in any way they wish. However, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Fusion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Fusion" title="Metroid Fusion">Metroid Fusion</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption" title="Metroid Prime 3: Corruption">Metroid Prime 3: Corruption</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a> are perhaps the most notable games in the series to give off a glimpse of Samus' personality, as well as other media formats such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22comics%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Category%3AComics%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%3ACategory%3AComics%7Ccomics%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Category:Comics" title="Category:Comics">comics</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22manga%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22manga%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmanga%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga" class="mw-redirect">manga</a>. Prior to Metroid: Other M, her voice would only be represented by text at the beginning narration, as well as throughout Metroid Fusion. Her character depicted in Fusion, though mostly well-received, did garner some criticism from fans at the time, who felt her personality would have been better left to their imagination.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.1up.com%5C%2Fdo%5C%2Ffeature%3Fpager.offset%3D2%26cId%3D3152658%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Typically, Samus is depicted as a melancholic, heroic loner of few words. Despite her great achievements, she remains quite lonely and brooding, and seeks revenge against the Space Pirates, especially Ridley, who is personally responsible for the deaths of her parents. Samus is known to have been inspired by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sigourney%20Weaver%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3ASigourney%20Weaver%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3ASigourney%20Weaver%7CSigourney%20Weaver%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a>'s character <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ripley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AEllen%20Ripley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AEllen%20Ripley%7CRipley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ripley" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Ellen Ripley">Ripley</a> from the Alien series.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22fact%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bfact%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> In Metroid II, Samus bonds with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22a%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22baby%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbaby%7Ca%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Baby" title="Baby">a Metroid</a> who was born in front of her eyes, and decides to spare it, possibly recalling her three-year-old self during the attack on K-2L. It later sacrifices itself at the end of Super Metroid to save Samus, leaving her heartbroken as shown in Metroid: Other M. Her relationship with the Metroid is comparable to Ripley's relationship with a surviving LV-426 colonist named Rebecca "Newt" Jorden. Like the Baby, Newt dies in the sequel, Alien³, and just like Samus, Ripley feels guilt over her death.

Unlike Ripley, Samus is never shown to be traumatized by the Metroids she faces on her various missions, but was petrified when she first battled Ridley in the manga, where she is seen to suffer from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22posttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22posttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bposttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder" title="Posttraumatic stress disorder">posttraumatic stress disorder</a>. However, she apparently learned to cope with this trauma after her first mission, as she has since faced and defeated Ridley without becoming paralyzed by fear. Instead, she appeared to express rage after discovering that he had survived their first battle, and has rarely hesitated to engage her nemesis in their subsequent showdowns.

In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a>, Samus is depicted as going through a period of severe self-doubt and depression after the destruction of her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22childhood%20home%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%7Cchildhood%20home%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">childhood home</a> and the death of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20hatchling%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baby%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaby%7CMetroid%20hatchling%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Baby" title="Baby">Metroid hatchling</a>. During this time she became less self-reliant, and uncharacteristically dependent on Adam Malkovich when she joined him and his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22platoon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2207th%20Platoon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B07th%20Platoon%7Cplatoon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/07th_Platoon" title="07th Platoon">platoon</a> in investigating the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bottle%20Ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bottle%20Ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBottle%20Ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bottle_Ship" title="Bottle Ship" class="mw-redirect">Bottle Ship</a>. Her PTSD regarding Ridley also resurfaced during this mission, to the point that she could barely communicate when attacked by his clone, and could not regain her composure until Anthony Higgs was thought to be killed while trying to defend her. Other M's depiction of Samus has garnered widespread criticism for being perceived as inconsistent with her depictions in all previous games, as well as the questionable implications of her submissive in-game behavior and interactions with Adam.

However, Samus no longer displays these weak or dependent characteristics by the time of the events of Metroid Fusion, suggesting that she has since overcome the weaknesses she displayed in the previous game. In the Fusion manual, it is also implied that Samus keeps a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22journal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Journal%20of%20Samus%20Aran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJournal%20of%20Samus%20Aran%7Cjournal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Journal_of_Samus_Aran" title="Journal of Samus Aran">journal</a>.

Samus' age has never been revealed, with the Japanese Prime site even stating that her age is unknown. Other M concept art reveals that in her early years of around the time of the K-2L attack, that she is "4-6 years old"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart89-child-samus.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart89-child-samus.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart89-child-samus.png">[1]</a>, contradicting early media saying it happened when she was three, and in her Federation military period, she is "15-17 years old"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart49-young-samus.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart49-young-samus.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart49-young-samus.png">[2]</a>.

In Other Media

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamusOriginal1.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7CEarly%20art%20of%20Samus.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SamusOriginal1.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22SamusOriginal1%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Early%20art%20of%20Samus.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Early%20art%20of%20Samus.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 180?cb=20091012181715 " width="180" height="386" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="SamusOriginal1.png" data-image-key="SamusOriginal1.png" type="image" /> In licensed Metroid material outside of the games, Samus’s personality is largely left up to the writer in question. As a result, her personality has varied considerably between major publications. The 2002 manga depicts her as suffering from childhood trauma and often thinking heavily about her role and the role of the Pirates. In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a> comics, Samus is depicted as brash and money-hungry (as just about any bounty hunter would be), though she is willing to compete fairly with Princess Lana for the protagonist Kevin Keene’s feelings, suggesting her behavior is something of a "tough-guy" act.

While Samus does not have royal heritage in any of the games, she was depicted as the queen of Garbage World in A King of Shreds and Patches in Captain N, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anthony%20Higgs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anthony%20Higgs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnthony%20Higgs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Anthony_Higgs" title="Anthony Higgs">Anthony Higgs</a> gives her the nickname "Princess" in Metroid: Other M (although in concept artwork <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22James%20Pierce%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22James%20Pierce%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJames%20Pierce%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/James_Pierce" title="James Pierce">James Pierce</a> says "Heey, Princess!" likely referring to Samus <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B3%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart07-james-pierce.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart07-james-pierce.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart07-james-pierce.png">[3]</a>). Non-canonically, she is also depicted sitting on the throne in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22King%20Conan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22King%20Conan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKing%20Conan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/King_Conan" title="King Conan" class="mw-redirect">King Conan</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Diorama%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Diorama%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDiorama%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Diorama" title="Diorama">Diorama</a> in Corruption. This would seem to indicate that she became an empress to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Reptilicus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Reptilicus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BReptilicus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Reptilicus" title="Reptilicus">Reptilicus</a>, although this is never depicted in-game.

Physical appearance

Samus Aran is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhuman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a>. She is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 198 pounds, without her armor. Despite this relatively high weight, her body is quite lean, although this may be accountable to her muscle/bone density given her superhuman abilities. Her hair color is blonde, her eye color is blue with a green tinge, and she appears to be Caucasian. Samus wears her hair in a high ponytail with a large red hairband, except for two locks on either side of her head. She also has sideswept bangs, with one lock hanging over her nose.

Samus's appearance varied widely in the early games. In the original Metroid, her hair was brown, though it would turn green once the player acquired the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Varia%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Varia%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVaria%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Varia_Suit" title="Varia Suit">Varia Suit</a>. If <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a> was played with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Game%20Boy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Game%20Boy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Game%20Boy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Game_Boy" title="Super Game Boy">Super Game Boy</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Player%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Player%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Player%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Player" title="Game Boy Player">Game Boy Player</a> or <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>, her hair would be colored red. It wasn't until Super Metroid that she officially became blond, although the non-canon comic colored her hair purple.

Samus's signature hairstyle debuted in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission" title="Metroid: Zero Mission">Metroid: Zero Mission</a>, and has been present in every Metroid game released since. The only exception is <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%20Hunters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%20Hunters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%20Hunters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_Hunters" title="Metroid Prime Hunters">Metroid Prime Hunters</a> which, though it retained Samus's ponytail, lacked the two locks of hair on each side of her head. Previously, Samus had been depicted with a ponytail in Metroid Prime and (briefly) at the end of Metroid II and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a>.

Samus's face structure has also varied between games. Metroid II, Super Metroid, and Metroid Fusion gave her a wider face and larger eyes than later incarnations. In Metroid Prime, her jaw was squarer, her eyes were deeper-set, and her lips were more defined. Zero Mission gave her higher cheekbones and a thinner face than previous installments, and that template has been the basis for every game since. Echoes’s incarnation is possibly the most critically panned appearance of Samus, due to the in-game model suffering from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22uncanny%20valley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AUncanny%20Valley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AUncanny%20Valley%7Cuncanny%20valley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Uncanny Valley">uncanny valley</a>. Prime Hunters, on the other hand, gave Samus a face that appeared to be a fusion of Zero Mission’s and Prime’s depiction. Samus retained the deep-set eyes, traditional ponytail, and fuller face from Prime, but also had Zero Mission’s higher cheekbones. Corruption’s is closer to that is Zero Mission, with a thinner, more anime-styled face.

On the other hand, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a> is perhaps the largest change Samus has ever had to her appearance since Zero Mission, as she is depicted for the first time with short hair and green eyes. While her adult appearance still gives her a ponytail, the two locks on either side of her head have been heavily reduced in size, her bangs have been altered and her ponytail has been moved to the nape of the neck. She also has the beauty mark that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a> alluded to in the Super Metroid developer interview, under the left side of her lip. Before the credits, Samus is briefly depicted with her hair down, the first instance of this in 3-D. With her hair down, she has locks of hair hanging over her shoulders. After Anthony steps in, the lock over her right shoulder is no longer there. She then ties her hair back into her ponytail, mirroring the scenes in Metroid II and Super Metroid where she unties the ponytail. A development screenshot pictured her young appearance with black hair.

Powers and abilities

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AZero%20Suit%20Samus%20SSBB2.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CSamus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Zero_Suit_Samus_SSBB2.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%20SSBB2%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220387%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FZero_Suit%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Zero%20Suit%5C%22%3EZero%20Suit%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 250?cb=20070720155209 " width="250" height="206" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Zero Suit Samus SSBB2.jpg" data-image-key="Zero_Suit_Samus_SSBB2.jpg" type="image" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27Even%20without%20the%20Power%20Suit%2C%20all%20that%20training%20she%20did%20with%20the%20Chozo%20has%20made%20her%20a%20super%20athlete.%20I%20don%27t%20think%20a%20normal%20human%20could%20ever%20keep%20up.%20Just%20look%20at%20her.%27%27%7CMei%20Ling%20%28from%20Metal%20Gear%20Solid%29%2C%20%27%27%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%27%27.%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Samus Aran’s infusion with Chozo DNA, as well as her warrior training since her childhood, has turned her into a superior athlete. Her training began at the age of 3 and continued up until she was 14 years old. As a result of the Chozo’s influence, Samus is capable of running and jumping heights far past normal human ability, as well as surviving falls that would otherwise kill an ordinary human. Samus is also more adaptive to foreign alien environments that normal humans cannot survive in, such as the majority of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">Zebes</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elysia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elysia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElysia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Elysia" title="Elysia">Elysia</a>.

Samus also demonstrates good sharpshooting skills. She is an excellent marksman, with incredible aim, and is tremendously deadly in combat. She exhibits prodigious puzzle-solving and hacking skills. She also possesses a lithe figure that allows her to crawl through tunnels and gaps that would normally require usage of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a>. All of these are, of course, augmented further by her Power Suit. If need be, Samus will engage in melee combat, often using kicks and wrestling tactics to weaken her foe for a point-blank shot.

The extent of Samus’ training after she joined the Federation Police is currently unknown, but it is clear that the Federation has made one major augmentation to her abilities: her infusion with Metroid DNA. This infusion was done in a last-ditch attempt to save her life after she was infected with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Parasite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/X_Parasite" title="X Parasite">X Parasite</a>, and thus it was not completely known at the time what the side effects would be.

As a result of the infusion, Samus gained immunity to X Parasites, as well as the ability to absorb them for energy. However, she also inherited the Metroid’s crippling weakness to cold, though this disability was negated after she absorbed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22essence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Unnamed%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnnamed%20Suit%7Cessence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Unnamed_Suit" title="Unnamed Suit">essence</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SA-X%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SA-X%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSA-X%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/SA-X" title="SA-X">SA-X</a>. However, Samus does not seem to have inherited the Metroids' ability to float, or to absorb bio-energy from life forms beyond the X-parasites.

Equipment

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a>

Samus’ most notable piece of equipment is her Power Suit, which has become virtually synonymous with her own identity. This suit was given to her during her time with the Chozo, and was built to be fused with her mind, body, and spirit. The original Power Suit was destroyed when Samus crash-landed on Zebes after an ambush by Space Pirates, but her duel with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ruins%20Test%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ruins%20Test%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRuins%20Test%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ruins_Test" title="Ruins Test">Ruins Test</a> gave her a new, upgraded suit, which is able to absorb dozens of upgrades of alien origin. The Power Suit's main purpose is to protect her from adverse environments and enemy fire, and can be upgraded to dozens of other forms, each with its own different advantages. While some suits are stronger than others and have different abilities, they all maintain the same basic shape and usage.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a>

Beneath the Power Suit, Samus wears a skin-tight body suit known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a>. Because of its negligible weight, this suit allows Samus to perform at top physical performance level, and gives some weak protection from enemy fire. She also owns an emergency pistol known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParalyzer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Paralyzer" title="Paralyzer">Paralyzer</a>, which auto-charges to fire stunning shots, though it has no lethal capacity.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_Gunship" title="Samus Aran's Gunship">Samus Aran's Gunship</a>

For transportation, Samus uses her Gunship, which usually resembles her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22helmet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%27%20helmet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%27%20helmet%7Chelmet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus%27_helmet" title="Samus' helmet">helmet</a>. Samus has been seen in five gunships of unique design. Her first ship design was used and destroyed on her initial <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Mission" title="Zero Mission">Zero Mission</a>, while the second was used in her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%20to%20Tallon%20IV%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%7Cmission%20to%20Tallon%20IV%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">mission to Tallon IV</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Hunters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%3A%20Hunters%7Cmission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime:_Hunters" title="Metroid Prime: Hunters" class="mw-redirect">mission</a> to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tetra%20Galaxy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tetra%20Galaxy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTetra%20Galaxy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Tetra_Galaxy" title="Tetra Galaxy">Tetra Galaxy</a>. She has had other two ships custom-made for her in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aliehs%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aliehs%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAliehs%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Aliehs_III" title="Aliehs III">Aliehs III</a>'s shipyard: Her modular ship used in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22invasion%20from%20Phaaze%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%7Cinvasion%20from%20Phaaze%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption" title="Metroid Prime 3: Corruption">invasion from Phaaze</a>, which combined Chozo and Federation technology, and the ship for which she is best known. This gunship model was first seen in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%20to%20Aether%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%7Cmission%20to%20Aether%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">mission to Aether</a>, and stayed with Samus until its <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22destruction%20in%20SR388%27s%20asteroid%20field%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Fusion%7Cdestruction%20in%20SR388%27s%20asteroid%20field%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Fusion" title="Metroid Fusion">destruction in SR388's asteroid field</a>. After its destruction, Samus is assigned a new ship from the Federation, with an onboard AI to investigate the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22BSL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22BSL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBSL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/BSL" title="BSL" class="mw-redirect">BSL</a>.

It is currently unknown if/how her first two ships and the "iconic" ship are related, although information on the Metroid Prime website suggests that her ship in that game was the same one as her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Mission" title="Zero Mission">Zero Mission</a> model, perhaps salvaged from the wreck on Zebes.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime:_Federation_Force" title="Metroid Prime: Federation Force">Metroid Prime: Federation Force</a>

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20Boss%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20Boss%5Cn%7Cname%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20Samus%5Cn%7Cimage%20%20%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20boss%20fight%20MPFF.png%7C300px%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cgames%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%27%27%5Cn%7Clocation%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BDoomseye%5D%5D%27%27%5Cn%7Cattacks%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BBoost%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BSpider%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BBomb%5D%5Ds%5Cn%7Cweakness%20%3D%20Green%20core%20of%20Morph%20Ball%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Metroid Prime: Federation Force is the first Metroid game where Samus is not the main protagonist or even playable, but plays a role as a secondary character, aiding the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federation%20Force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federation%20Force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederation%20Force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Federation_Force" title="Federation Force">Federation Force</a>. After the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Space%20Pirates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Space%20Pirates%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpace%20Pirates%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Space_Pirates" title="Space Pirates" class="mw-redirect">Space Pirates</a> are discovered in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bermuda%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bermuda%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBermuda%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bermuda_System" title="Bermuda System">Bermuda System</a>, the Galactic Federation asks Samus to investigate their activities. She is briefly seen flying over <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Excelcion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Excelcion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BExcelcion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Excelcion" title="Excelcion">Excelcion</a>, and she destroys one of the missile factories on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Talvania%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Talvania%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTalvania%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Talvania" title="Talvania">Talvania</a> while the Force <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22destroys%20another%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M06%3A%20Infiltration%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM06%3A%20Infiltration%7Cdestroys%20another%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M06:_Infiltration" title="M06: Infiltration">destroys another</a>. During <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M10%3A%20Black%20Hole%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M10%3A%20Black%20Hole%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM10%3A%20Black%20Hole%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M10:_Black_Hole" title="M10: Black Hole">M10: Black Hole</a>, Samus contacts the Force directly to warn them of a fifth <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Missile%20Transport%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Missile%20Transport%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMissile%20Transport%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Missile_Transport" title="Missile Transport">Missile Transport</a> ship, which they destroy. She also assists the Force after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rohkor%20Beetle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rohkor%20Beetle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRohkor%20Beetle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Rohkor_Beetle" title="Rohkor Beetle">Rohkor Beetle</a> battle, using her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ship%20Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ship%20Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShip%20Missile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ship_Missile" title="Ship Missile">Ship Missiles</a> to finish it off. After <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M14%3A%20Tremor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M14%3A%20Tremor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM14%3A%20Tremor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M14:_Tremor" title="M14: Tremor">M14: Tremor</a>, the Force mysteriously loses all contact with Samus.

A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Decoy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Decoy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDecoy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Decoy" title="Decoy">Decoy</a> item in the game deploys a scarecrow-like model of her to distract Space Pirates.

Battle

In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M22%3A%20Convergence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M22%3A%20Convergence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM22%3A%20Convergence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M22:_Convergence" title="M22: Convergence">M22: Convergence</a>, it is revealed that Samus was captured by the Space Pirates and brought aboard their battleship <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Doomseye%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Doomseye%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDoomseye%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Doomseye" title="Doomseye">Doomseye</a>. She is then brainwashed, transformed into gigantic size, and forced to fight against the Federation Force, serving as the game's final boss. After she is defeated, she reverts back to her normal size, freed from the Pirates' control, but is then buried under falling debris. She survives, and later assists the Federation Force in escaping the battleship's destruction, rescuing them with her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Gunship" title="Gunship" class="mw-redirect">Gunship</a> when they are sucked into the vacuum of space. At the end of the mission, she commends the Federation Force and looks forward to their future efforts.

Samus spends the entire fight in gigantic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a> form, laying large destructible <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBomb%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a> in sets of three and attempting to ram the Marine with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boost%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boost%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoost%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Boost_Ball" title="Boost Ball">Boost Ball</a>. She constantly rolls around the field, but does not actively chase the Marines.

Samus is surrounded by a purple shield that negates all the Marines' attacks, although she can be frozen with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Freeze%20Shot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Freeze%20Shot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFreeze%20Shot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Freeze_Shot" title="Freeze Shot">Freeze Shot</a>. However, the shield does not cover the green cores on her sides, which if shot enough times disables the shield and stops her movement. Once the shield is down, the Marine must shoot and push her into the electric fields at the edges of the room, similar to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Blast%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Blast%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBlast%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Blast_Ball" title="Blast Ball">Blast Ball</a>. After enough damage, Samus regains her shield, repeating the process.

Once she loses all her health, Samus shrinks slightly but regains all her health; the process must be repeated two more times. After one full depletion Samus will start using her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Spider%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Spider%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpider%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Spider_Ball" title="Spider Ball">Spider Ball</a> to roll across the ceiling, eventually stopping at the center to drop down to the ground and produce a shockwave. After the second full depletion Samus rolls much faster, drops larger red Bombs, and also lays Bombs while using Boost Ball and Spider Ball. Her Bombs can be destroyed to get <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22AUX%20ammo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22AUX%20ammo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAUX%20ammo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/AUX_ammo" title="AUX ammo">AUX ammo</a>. The mission's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bonus%20objective%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22bonus%20objective%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbonus%20objective%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bonus_objective" title="Bonus objective">bonus objective</a> is to never take damage from Samus's Bombs.

Behind the Scenes

Concept and Creation

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27Samus%20is%20an%20ideal%20role%20model%20not%20just%20to%20me%2C%20but%20for%20many%20women%20to%20look%20up%20to%20as%20a%20powerful%20game%20icon.%20In%20a%20video%20game%20realm%20with%20princesses%20aplenty%2C%20Samus%20stands%20out%20as%20an%20atypical%20Nintendo%20gal%20holding%20the%20title%20of%20one%20of%20gaming%27s%20strongest%20symbols%20of%20courage%2C%20power%2C%20and%20heroism.%27%27%7CMichelle%20Perl%20%28Samus%20cosplayer%29%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMprime%2007%20big.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C150px%7CSamus%20Aran%20in%20her%20signature%20%5B%5BVaria%20Suit%5D%5D%20from%20%27%27%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%27%27.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mprime_07_big.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Mprime%2007%20big%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20signature%20%5B%5BVaria%20Suit%5D%5D%20from%20%27%27%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%27%27.%22%2C%22width%22%3A150%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20signature%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220438%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FVaria_Suit%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Varia%20Suit%5C%22%3EVaria%20Suit%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20from%20%3Ci%3E%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220439%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMetroid_Prime%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Metroid%20Prime%5C%22%3EMetroid%20Prime%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%3C%5C%2Fi%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 150?cb=20150702054122 " width="150" height="287" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Mprime 07 big.jpg" data-image-key="Mprime_07_big.jpg" type="image" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20gestures1.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CEarly%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_gestures1.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%20gestures1%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Early%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Early%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 200?cb=20140819224450 " width="200" height="133" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Samus gestures1.png" data-image-key="Samus_gestures1.png" type="image" /> Samus Aran first appeared in 1986, as the playable protagonist in the video game <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a>. Originally, Samus was created solely as an alternate identity for the player to put themselves into and was given no separate personality or defining features, characteristic of the creative treatment of many video game characters of the time. Partway through the development process, one member of the team suggested: "Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if the character turned out to be a woman?” A vote was held and Samus was changed into a woman. The identity of the developer who suggested making Samus a woman is unknown, and when asked in 2017, Yoshio Sakamoto was unable to remember. He suggested that it may have someone who has since left Nintendo.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gameinformer.com%5C%2Fb%5C%2Ffeatures%5C%2Farchive%5C%2F2017%5C%2F06%5C%2F18%5C%2Fsamus-returns-39-developers-on-bringing-back-2d-metroid-and-why-mercurysteam-is-developing.aspx%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Since the film series <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alien%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alien%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlien%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Alien" title="Alien" class="mw-redirect">Alien</a> was acknowledged as a major influence in the development of Metroid, it is reasonable to assume that the inspiration for making Samus a woman may have very well come from the film's own Ellen Ripley. Indeed, in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Power%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a>-published <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%20%28comic%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%20%28comic%29%7CSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid_(comic)" title="Super Metroid (comic)" class="mw-redirect">Super Metroid</a> comic, her personality was based on a mix of Ripley and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Princess%20Leia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APrincess%20Leia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APrincess%20Leia%7CPrincess%20Leia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Leia" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Princess Leia">Princess Leia</a> from the Star Wars series. Contrary to popular belief, Samus was not created by Metroid producer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunpei%20Yokoi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gunpei%20Yokoi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGunpei%20Yokoi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi" title="Gunpei Yokoi">Gunpei Yokoi</a>. The original game concepts were done by game director <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Makoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Makoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMakoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Makoto_Kan%C5%8D" title="Makoto Kanō">Makoto Kanōh</a> and were designed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hiroji%20Kiyotake%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hiroji%20Kiyotake%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHiroji%20Kiyotake%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Hiroji_Kiyotake" title="Hiroji Kiyotake">Hiroji Kiyotake</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.n-retro.com%5C%2Freportajes%5C%2Forigenmetroid.htm%7Ctitle%3D%20El%20Origen%20de%20Metroid%7Cpublisher%3DN-retro%7Clanguage%3DSpanish%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a> marked the first time Samus ever spoke in a game, narrating the events directly after <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a>. Her speaking role was expanded in Metroid Fusion, where she spoke in more narrative monologues, and also conversations with her computer. Though Fusion was well praised, there was some controversy over Samus’s speaking role and as a result, aside from an opening narration in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission" title="Metroid: Zero Mission">Metroid: Zero Mission</a>, she did not speak again until <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a>, the first Metroid game to give Samus voiced dialogue.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a> based the image of Samus Aran for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a> on actress <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kim%20Bassinger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AKim%20Bassinger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AKim%20Bassinger%7CKim%20Bassinger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Bassinger" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Kim Bassinger">Kim Bassinger</a>. She was also briefly nude when she died in this game with a voice by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minako%20Hamano%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minako%20Hamano%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinako%20Hamano%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Minako_Hamano" title="Minako Hamano">Minako Hamano</a>, but these elements were reconsidered because of American sensitivity to nudity and the voice sounding "too sexual", so <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tomoyoshi%20Yamane%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tomoyoshi%20Yamane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTomoyoshi%20Yamane%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Tomoyoshi_Yamane" title="Tomoyoshi Yamane">Tomoyoshi Yamane</a> added the bathing suit to her and the voice acting was removed. Sakamoto claimed in a Super Metroid interview that he has "a special version of the ROM" with the original death sequence. Sakamoto also claimed in this interview to be the only person to know "where Samus' beauty mark is," which later turned up in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a> under the left side of her lip and was marked in concept art for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a>, but was not added to the model.<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B4%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Findex.php%3Fg%3Dsm%26p%3Dinterview%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Findex.php%3Fg%3Dsm%26p%3Dinterview%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/index.php?g=sm&p=interview">[4]</a> Despite the absence of Hamano's voice in the final game, there is some sound that comes from Samus. When panting on the ground after being weakened by Mother Brain, she begins breathing heavily after the baby leaves, but stops when it comes back to heal her.

Samus first received a voice actor in the game <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a>, where she was voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Hale%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Hale%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJennifer%20Hale%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale" title="Jennifer Hale">Jennifer Hale</a>. Samus has no in-game dialogue, however, and speaks only in various grunts and yells when damaged, a scream when killed, and rarely, breathing when at low energy or when at an extreme climate. Hale has remained her voice actress throughout the entire <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EPrime%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Prime%20series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPrime%20series%7C%27%27Prime%27%27%20series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Prime_series" title="Prime series" class="mw-redirect">Prime series</a> and it is unknown if she will return to reprise the role in future games. Her second voice actress was <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alesia%20Glidewell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alesia%20Glidewell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlesia%20Glidewell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Alesia_Glidewell" title="Alesia Glidewell" class="mw-redirect">Alesia Glidewell</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a>. Glidewell also voices Knuckle Joe and Krystal in the same game. Most surprising about Glidewell's depiction of her is that Samus is given a voice-over with speaking lines for the first time. While she is in her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a> (a separate character known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit_Samus" title="Zero Suit Samus">Zero Suit Samus</a>), she speaks for all three of her taunts, and one victory cutscene. Her lines are:

"Is that all?"
"Try me."
"You’re mine."
"Be still."

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a> features Samus speaking again, voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jessica%20Martin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jessica%20Martin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJessica%20Martin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Jessica_Martin" title="Jessica Martin">Jessica Martin</a>. In the Japanese version, she is voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ai%20Kobayashi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ai%20Kobayashi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAi%20Kobayashi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ai_Kobayashi" title="Ai Kobayashi">Ai Kobayashi</a>.

In the Japanese commercial for Metroid: Zero Mission, Samus is portrayed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chisato%20Morishita%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chisato%20Morishita%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChisato%20Morishita%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Chisato_Morishita" title="Chisato Morishita">Chisato Morishita</a>.

The name Samus is the female variant of the name Seamus, which is Celtic for James, which means: "He who supplants". Her last name of Aran may refer to the Aran Islands on the west coast of Ireland. Combining the two gives the meaning: "She who supplants an island" or "She who conquers an isolated area by force."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2F%3Fg%3Dfeatures%26p%3Dbehind%7Ctitle%3D%20Samus%20Aran%3A%20The%20Woman%20Behind%20the%20Visor%7Caccessdate%3D2010-03-14%7Cwork%3DMetroid%20Database%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Pronunciation of the name over the years has varied from either SAMUHS A-RUHN (as in the verb "run"), A-RAHN (using the "CAT" vowel for the first two As and the verb form of "ran"), but it wasn’t until the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption that pronunciation of her name was finally cemented as SAMUHS ERR-EN, and it is likely to remain this way since. An interview with several of the developers of the original Metroid states that her name originated from the famous footballer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edson%20%3Ci%3EAran%3C%5C%2Fi%3Etes%20%5C%22Pel%5Cu00e9%5C%22%20do%20Nascimento%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APel%5Cu00e9%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APel%5Cu00e9%7CEdson%20%27%27Aran%27%27tes%20%5C%22Pel%5Cu00e9%5C%22%20do%20Nascimento%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pelé">Edson Arantes "Pelé" do Nascimento</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B5%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fm1%5C%2Ffds-interview-p4.php%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fm1%5C%2Ffds-interview-p4.php%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.php">[5]</a>.

Gender

Samus' true identity as a woman was a heavily guarded secret, and was obscured by the already-simple Power Suit’s androgynous appearance. The game manuals for Metroid in Japan used pronouns like "it" mainly because the Japanese language only has gender-neutral pronouns like aista. The American manuals flat-out referred to Samus as a "he", but it is unknown if this was an attempt to keep Samus' gender a secret or simply a mistranslation. Only by beating the game in under an hour could the player gain access to a secret ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit and reveal herself as a woman. It has become a tradition for Samus to do so in every Metroid game since, if the player completes the proper in-game requirements.

In the 1994 Japanese Super Metroid official guide, a number of biography cards were published about each of the members of the development team. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hirofumi%20Matsuoka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hirofumi%20Matsuoka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHirofumi%20Matsuoka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Hirofumi_Matsuoka" title="Hirofumi Matsuoka">Hirofumi Matsuoka</a>, one of the background artists and a designer for Samus in the original game, answered one of the questions (which asked if there were any secrets of Samus that only he knew) with the statement "Samus isn't a woman. As a matter of fact, she's actually a newhalf."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fsm%5C%2Finterview.php%7Ctitle%3D%20When%20Samus%20Was%20Naked%7Caccessdate%3D2015-09-03%7Cwork%3DMetroid%20Database%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Nihongo%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BNihongo%7CNewhalf%7C%5Cu30cb%5Cu30e5%5Cu30fc%5Cu30cf%5Cu30fc%5Cu30d5%7Cny%5Cu016bh%5Cu0101fu%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> is a Japanese slang term used to refer to transgender women or transvestites, roughly equivalent to the English slur "shemale".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wiktionary.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2Fnewhalf%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> The sincerity of this quote has since become a source of heated debate; some fans have cited it as canonical proof of Samus being a trans woman, while others have dismissed it as a crude joke from a non-authoritative source.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.themarysue.com%5C%2Fmetroids-samus-aran-transgender-woman%5C%2F%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%27s%20Samus%20is%20a%20Transgender%20Woman.%20Deal%20With%20It.%7Caccessdate%3D2015%3D09%3D03%7Cwork%3DBrianna%20Wu%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Regardless of Matsuoka's intentions, his remark has been contradicted (and likely overruled) by series co-creator <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a>, who joked in 2004 that a Metroid game on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PlayStation%202%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APlayStation%202%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APlayStation%202%7CPlayStation%202%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> would be "as likely as Samus Aran being a newhalf."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fmetroid.jp%5C%2Fmetroid_version2%5C%2Fdevelopment%5C%2Ffaq3.html%23stage03%7Ctitle%3D%27%27Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%27%27%20FAQ%20%28untranslated%29%7Caccessdate%3D2015%3D09%3D05%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />, as well as canonical material that depicts Samus as being female as early as her toddler years.

Role in other media

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Noncanon%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BNoncanon%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Being one of Nintendo’s flagship franchises, Metroid, and Samus with it, have been featured in a variety of other media, as cameos, or in promotional material, as well as being mentioned or spoofed in other games or on television.

Super Smash Bros. series

Samus is one of the original eight characters in the Super Smash Bros. series and has appeared in all four games to date. The wide array of weapons she can use include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMissile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile" class="mw-redirect">Missiles</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Missile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Missile" title="Super Missile">Super Missiles</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charge%20Beam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charge%20Beam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharge%20Beam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Charge_Beam" title="Charge Beam">Charge Beam</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grapple%20Beam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grapple%20Beam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrapple%20Beam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Grapple_Beam" title="Grapple Beam">Grapple Beam</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScrew%20Attack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Screw_Attack" title="Screw Attack">Screw Attack</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBomb%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a>, as well as a flamethrower. Her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%7CGunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_Gunship" title="Samus Aran's Gunship">Gunship</a> from Metroid II: Return of Samus appears as a trophy in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a>, Brawl and the fourth games.

In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a>, Samus is given access to a powerful new weapon as her Final Smash: the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Laser%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Laser%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Laser%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Laser" title="Zero Laser">Zero Laser</a>. It allows her to fire a gigantic beam of incredible strength, but consumes so much energy that Samus’s Power Suit falls apart, revealing her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a>. Samus's appearance behind the Power Suit is completely original in this installment. In her normal Power Suit form, Samus tends to be a heavyweight character who's rather floaty in midair, but tends to pack a decent amount of power. In the Zero Suit form, however, she becomes far faster and gains access to her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParalyzer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Paralyzer" title="Paralyzer">Paralyzer</a>, which she can use as an energy whip and to fire stunning shots, though at a small cost lacks a bit of her original raw power. In the fourth games, the Zero Laser no longer destroys the Power Suit, and Zero Suit Samus is a separately selectable character.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22This%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20Samus%27%20and%20Zero%20Suit%20Samus%27%20moves%20in%20the%20Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20series%23Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BList%20of%20Samus%27%20and%20Zero%20Suit%20Samus%27%20moves%20in%20the%20Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20series%23Samus%7CThis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/List_of_Samus%27_and_Zero_Suit_Samus%27_moves_in_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Samus" title="List of Samus' and Zero Suit Samus' moves in the Super Smash Bros. series">This</a> is a list of Samus' moves in the series.

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emissary" title="Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary">Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary</a>

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAwesome%20Samus%20Sauce.jpg%7Cright%7Cthumb%7C300px%7CSamus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%27%27The%20Subspace%20Emissary%27%27.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Awesome_Samus_Sauce.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Awesome%20Samus%20Sauce%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%27%27The%20Subspace%20Emissary%27%27.%22%2C%22width%22%3A300%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%3Ci%3EThe%20Subspace%20Emissary%3C%5C%2Fi%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src=" 300?cb=20100513014209 " width="300" height="169" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Awesome Samus Sauce.jpg" data-image-key="Awesome_Samus_Sauce.jpg" type="image" /> Samus also plays a role in Brawl's Adventure mode: The Subspace Emissary. In it, she first appears in her Zero Suit, breaking into the base of the Subspace Army on the Island of the Ancients. Soon she comes across a Pikachu being drained of its electrical power. Samus uses her whip to break the container the Pikachu is being held in, summoning a security force of R.O.B.s. The two join forces to retrieve Samus’s Power Suit, but are confronted by two Shadow Bug clones mimicking it in a similar fashion to the SA-X.

After reacquiring her Power Suit, Samus and Pikachu come across <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ridley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ridley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRidley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ridley" title="Ridley">Ridley</a>. He grabs Samus and starts to drag her against the wall, until Pikachu returns Samus' favor and uses Thunder on Ridley, causing him to drop Samus. An infuriated Ridley attacks. Once they defeat him, the duo exits the base and come across a cave where R.O.B.s are exiting with newly manufactured Subspace Bombs.

Samus and Pikachu make their way through the Subspace Bomb Factory and find the Ancient Minister with the R.O.B. Squad. They prepare to fight, but then realize that he looks very sad. At that moment, Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy and DK burst in. A hologram of Ganondorf appears and orders the R.O.B. Squad to activate the remaining bombs. The Ancient Minister tries to stop them, but is set on fire when Ganondorf orders them to retaliate. After the Ancient Minister is revealed to be a R.O.B. himself, Samus and the other characters all rush out to escape the Island before it is engulfed, but are confronted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Meta%20Ridley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Meta%20Ridley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMeta%20Ridley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Meta_Ridley" title="Meta Ridley">Meta Ridley</a> and duel him aboard the Falcon Flyer.

Samus groups up with the other fighters to lead an assault on the Subspace Gunship, during which she uses her own gunship as a distraction to buy enough time for Kirby to arrive on the Dragoon. She and the other fighters head into the Subspace Realm, but she is defeated by Tabuu and turned into a trophy when Tabuu arrives and uses his Off Waves to defeat all who are attacking him. King Dedede later comes to save her and she continues with the others to lead the final attack on Tabuu.

Cameos in other Nintendo titles

Famicom Wars (1988, Famicom) (Unreleased outside Japan; The Red Star commander on Donut Island is called Samasuun, and her face on the result screen is Samus' helmet.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.samus.co.uk%5C%2Fcameos.shtml%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%20and%20Samus%20cameos%7Cpublisher%3DSamus.co.uk%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Tetris (1989, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>) (Cameo, appears playing the upright bass after the player wins a B-type game of level at least 9 and height at least 2.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
F-1 Race (1990, Game Boy) (Cameo, appears cheering for the player with four other women before Course 7)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Galactic Pinball (Virtual Boy) (Cameo, her ship appears in a minigame where the player must shoot oncoming Metroid enemies, similar to Space Invaders)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, after Mario's party defeats Yaridovich and until Mario travels to Land's End, he may find her sleeping in the Mushroom Kingdom Castle. Also, a Samus figurine appears in the toy box of Booster's Room.)
Kirby Super Star (1996, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, when Kirby uses his stone ability he can become a Samus statue. Also, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScrew%20Attack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Screw_Attack" title="Screw Attack">Screw Attack</a> icon (called the Screwball) is a treasure in the Great Cave Offense segment of the game.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Ffeatures%5C%2Fcameos.php%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%20Database%20%3A%3A%20Metroid%20Cameos%7Cpublisher%3DMetroid-Database.com%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (1997, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, appears after level 5-2, which also contains six <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroids%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroids%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroids%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroids" title="Metroids" class="mw-redirect">Metroids</a>. If Kirby defeats them all using an Ice power, Samus will remove her helmet.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a> (1999, N64) (Playable character)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a> (2001, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Playable character)
Animal Crossing (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (An e-Reader card called "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%27s%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%27s%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%27s%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus%27s_Suit" title="Samus's Suit" class="mw-redirect">Samus's Suit</a>" gives the player a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a> to wear in the game. This is coded on the card, and not the game, however.)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Includes a trailer for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a>.)
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Contains a microgame based on NES <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a> called <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28microgame%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(microgame)" title="Metroid (microgame)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid (microgame)</a>, with Samus firing missiles at the Mother Brain. Though she cannot move, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a> is functional.)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Samus was intended to appear at Starbeans Cafe, among other <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> characters, during a scripted event. Dialog remains in the game's code- "Cashier: Whoa! A power outage? Yikes! Samus Aran! I see you're rocking and rolling as usual! ...Looks like your energy tanks are empty! Sorry, but can't you give your Hoolumbian to Samus? Oh! Feeling better?" She would then give the player an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Energy%20Tank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Energy%20Tank%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEnergy%20Tank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Energy_Tank" title="Energy Tank">Energy Tank</a> in exchange for the drink. Ultimately, most of the items were replaced with similar ones in the final game, though the Energy Tank became a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Grip%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Grip%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Grip%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Grip" title="Power Grip">Power Grip</a> accessory.)
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2004, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Contains <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28microgame%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(microgame)" title="Metroid (microgame)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid (microgame)</a> from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)
WarioWare: Touched! (2005, Nintendo DS) (Contains a microgame based on Metroid)
WarioWare: Twisted! (2005, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Contains two microgames based on Metroid and another full game called "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mewtroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mewtroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMewtroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mewtroid" title="Mewtroid" class="mw-redirect">Mewtroid</a>" starring a rolling cat with an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brinstar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brinstar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrinstar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Brinstar" title="Brinstar">Brinstar</a> music.)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005, Nintendo DS) (Gulliver, the seagull, references Samus saying "Tell me, have you ever heard of the bounty hunter that can turn into a ball?" Also you can get a 1x1 item that is a Metroid in a case. When you touch it, it glows and plays a small clip of Metroid music.)
Geist (2005, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Samus’s helmet and red clothing are seen in a locker within the women’s locker room at Volks Corporation.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Tetris DS (2006, Nintendo DS) (Metroid-based course, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Catch%20Mode%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Catch%20Mode%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCatch%20Mode%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Catch_Mode" title="Catch Mode" class="mw-redirect">Catch Mode</a>; in the title screen, Samus shoots some tetrominoes; A difficulty level on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marathon%20Mode%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marathon%20Mode%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarathon%20Mode%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Marathon_Mode" title="Marathon Mode" class="mw-redirect">Marathon Mode</a> is Metroid Themed, with Samus to the right, and clips of the original Metroid playing on the top screen, but with a more realistic background.)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) for the Wii was intended to include Samus and Link, but Nintendo did not allow Activision to include them. A video shows her using many of her attacks from the series, which would have been motion-activated.)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2007, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Contains a microgame based on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">Metroid Prime 2: Echoes</a>. Samus also occasionally appears in two other games, with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a> cartridge in one and Samus playing an upright bass again (as she had in Tetris) in another.)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a> (2007, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Playable character, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit_Samus" title="Zero Suit Samus">Zero Suit Samus</a> is also a playable character. Mainly partnered with Pikachu, she plays a large role in the game's story, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%7CThe%20Subspace%20Emissary%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emissary" title="Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary">The Subspace Emissary</a>.)
Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Japan 2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Zero Suit is one of two unlockable <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> costumes.)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>) (Samus statue and Screw Attack, now correctly named, appear in this <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/SNES" title="SNES" class="mw-redirect">SNES</a> remake.)
Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, and Varia Suit available in game.)
Phantasy Star Ø (Japan 2008, Nintendo DS) (Samus' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a> is one of two available <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> weapons.)
Dead or Alive: Dimensions (2011, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>) (Samus makes an appearance towards the end of every match on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Geothermal%20Power%20Plant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Geothermal%20Power%20Plant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeothermal%20Power%20Plant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Geothermal_Power_Plant" title="Geothermal Power Plant">Geothermal Power Plant</a> to kill Ridley with her Power Bomb. A recent interview confirmed her unlockability. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%5C%2Farticles%5C%2F2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%5C%2Farticles%5C%2F2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds">[6]</a>)
NES Remix 2 (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>) (Metroid is featured in this NES game compilation for Wii U Virtual Console.)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Nintendo_3DS" title="Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" class="mw-redirect">Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS</a> (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>) (Playable character)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Wii_U" title="Super Smash Bros. for Wii U" class="mw-redirect">Super Smash Bros. for Wii U</a> (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>) (Playable character)
Miitomo (2016, Phone Devices) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, Ridley, T-Shirts and Varia Suit.)

In other media

Samus was also a semi-regular character in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a> comic books, published as part of the Nintendo Comics System. In these stories, Samus has romantic feelings for Kevin Keene, the main character, despite his own affections for another woman, Princess Lana. However, as she states in the story "Breakout", Samus prefers to win Kevin’s affections fairly. Samus <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20gunship%7Cgunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_gunship" title="Samus Aran's gunship" class="mw-redirect">gunship</a> also makes an appearance, though in a very different form than in the games. Interestingly, the ship's class in the comic was "Hunter IV", suggesting that the ship's canonical designation ("Hunter Class") may have been derived from the comic.
In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a> cartoon, Samus did not appear, even though <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMother%20Brain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mother_Brain" title="Mother Brain">Mother Brain</a> was the show's primary villain. Jeffrey Scott claimed in an interview that he didn’t feature Samus in the cartoon because he "never heard of her".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fldloveszh.tripod.com%5C%2Fjs20020126.html%20Interview%20with%20Jeffrey%20Scott%5D%2C%20The%20Unofficial%20Captain%20N%20Homepage%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Samus also starred in her own <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Comics%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Comics%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Comics%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Comics_System" title="Nintendo Comics System">Nintendo Comics System</a> stories, apparently set in the same continuity, titled <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Dece%C3%ADt_Du_Jour" title="Deceít Du Jour">Deceít Du Jour</a>; it was the only ten-page story to have the Metroid umbrella title. In this story, Samus duels with another Bounty Hunter, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/%27Big_Time%27_Brannigan" title="'Big Time' Brannigan">'Big Time' Brannigan</a>, whom <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMother%20Brain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mother_Brain" title="Mother Brain">Mother Brain</a> has hired to capture her, and who claims to be just as efficient as Samus. In the end, Samus proves her superiority by sabotaging her own gun (after he damages her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a>) before handing it over to Big Time. When Big Time attempts to kill her with it later on, it explodes, covering Samus' escape.

In the 1989 movie The Wizard, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a> can be seen briefly (in a full-screen shot) on a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PlayChoice-10%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22PlayChoice-10%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPlayChoice-10%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/PlayChoice-10" title="PlayChoice-10">PlayChoice-10</a>.
A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22super%20deformed%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3Asuper%20deformed%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3Asuper%20deformed%7Csuper%20deformed%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/super_deformed" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:super deformed">super deformed</a> doll in Samus' likeness that Princess Peach desired drove the humorous plot for a Mario VS Wario comic that was published one month prior to the Super Metroid comic.
Samus also starred in two comic adaptations featured in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Power%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a>: a 60-page one for Super Metroid<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fmdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com%5C%2Fsm%5C%2Fcomics.htm%20Super%20Metroid%3A%20Comics%5D%2C%20Metroid%20Database%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> and a 24-page one for Metroid Prime.
Samus also appeared in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20and%20Joey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20and%20Joey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20and%20Joey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_and_Joey" title="Samus and Joey">Samus and Joey</a> series of manga, where she meets a boy named <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Joey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Joey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJoey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Joey" title="Joey" class="mw-redirect">Joey</a> and adventures with him.
Samus once appeared in a Kool-Aid commercial that advertised <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a>. An animated version of her is seen in the back of a bus with two children.
In the episode of the show "Code Monkeys" called "Valley of the Silicon Dolls", Larrity searches for bounty hunters to kill the robotic teddy bear that Dave, Jarry, and Black Steve reprogrammed. Towards the end of the episode, a warped version of Samus' ship rises up and Samus jumps out and kills the teddy bear. She then removes her helmet and reveals that she is actually Mary. She then morphs into a ball and rolls away. This version of Samus has the arm cannon on her left arm instead of her right, probably due to copyright issues with Nintendo.
Samus can be seen on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Monopoly%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Monopoly%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Monopoly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Monopoly" title="Nintendo Monopoly">Nintendo Monopoly</a> representing New York Avenue for $200, and is featured prominently on the box based on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">Metroid Prime 2: Echoes</a> artwork.
Samus is shown on pages 26 and 27 in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22How%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22How%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHow%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/How_to_Draw_Nintendo_Greatest_Heroes_%26_Villains" title="How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains">How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains</a>.
In the official Men in Black 3 game by Gameloft, available for the iOS and Android, one of the recruitable agents from the Locker Room at MIB Headquarters is a woman named Samantha Aran. Both her appearance and name are obvious references to Samus Aran, and her former services included being a counter-terrorist, similar to how Samus thwarts terrorist's plans, most notably the many Space Pirate operations.

Gallery

For additional art, see <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gallery%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%5C%2FGallery%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%5C%2FGallery%7CSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gallery%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran/Gallery" title="Samus Aran/Gallery">Samus Aran's Gallery</a>.

Samus Aran

Power Suit models

References

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+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22nihongo%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bnihongo%7C%27%27%27Samus%20Aran%27%27%27%7C%5Cu30b5%5Cu30e0%5Cu30b9%5Cu30fb%5Cu30a2%5Cu30e9%5Cu30f3%7CSamusu%20Aran%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> is an intergalactic bounty hunter and the main protagonist of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EMetroid%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28series%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28series%29%7C%27%27Metroid%27%27%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(series)" title="Metroid (series)"><i>Metroid</i></a> series.
-|caption=Samus Aran, as she appears in ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Orphaned during a Space Pirate raid on her home of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22K-2L%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22K-2L%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BK-2L%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/K-2L" title="K-2L">K-2L</a>, Samus was adopted by the mysterious <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chozo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chozo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChozo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Chozo" title="Chozo">Chozo</a> and taken to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">Zebes</a> where she was infused with their DNA and raised to become a warrior. Once she reached adulthood, Samus joined the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federation%20Police%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federation%20Police%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederation%20Police%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Federation_Police" title="Federation Police" class="mw-redirect">Federation Police</a> where she served under the Commanding Officer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adam%20Malkovich%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adam%20Malkovich%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdam%20Malkovich%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adam_Malkovich" title="Adam Malkovich" class="mw-redirect">Adam Malkovich</a>, but she ultimately left to become a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bounty%20Hunter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bounty%20Hunter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBounty%20Hunter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bounty_Hunter" title="Bounty Hunter">Bounty Hunter</a>, though she was nonetheless recruited by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Galactic%20Federation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Galactic%20Federation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGalactic%20Federation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Galactic_Federation" title="Galactic Federation">Galactic Federation</a> on many occasions. Armed in her cybernetic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a>, Samus has become famous for her accomplishments on missions others thought impossible. Her most renowned achievements are the destruction of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Space%20Pirate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Space%20Pirate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpace%20Pirate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Space_Pirate" title="Space Pirate">Space Pirate</a> base on Zebes, her role in ending the Galactic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phazon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phazon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhazon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Phazon" title="Phazon">Phazon</a> crisis, her extermination of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28species%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28species%29%7CMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(species)" title="Metroid (species)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid</a> species, and her disobedience of orders at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Biologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Biologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBiologic%20Space%20Laboratories%20research%20station%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Biologic_Space_Laboratories_research_station" title="Biologic Space Laboratories research station">Biologic Space Laboratories research station</a> where she chose to destroy the deadly <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Parasite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/X_Parasite" title="X Parasite">X Parasites</a> rather than turn them over to the Galactic Federation.
-|species=[[Human]] (cybernetically enhanced with [[Chozo]] DNA from [[Gray Voice]] and [[Metroid (Species)|Metroid]] DNA from the [[baby]]. Formerly self-generator of [[Phazon]]).
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus broke ground early in the gaming world in the 1986 game <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i>, her first appearance. Originally players were under the impression that Samus was a male, as even the instruction booklet suggested this. However, completing <i>Metroid </i> in under an hour revealed Samus to be a young athletic woman.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%221uponegirl%5C%22%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.1up.com%5C%2Fdo%5C%2Ffeature%3FcId%3D3152658%7Ctitle%3DOne%20Girl%20vs.%20The%20Galaxy%7Cpublisher%3D1UP.com%7Cdate%3D2006-08-07%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Although Samus wears the Power Suit throughout most of the <i>Metroid</i> series, she traditionally removes it at the end of most games, often as a result of satisfying certain conditions such as completing the game quickly or with a high percentage of the game's items collected or even both.
-|homeworld=Orphaned on [[Earth]] colony [[K-2L]] at age three, raised on [[Zebes]].
+</p>
-|aliases = Newborn<br/>Entrusted One<br/>The Hatchling<br/>The Hunter<br/>Protector of the Galaxy<ref>[[Super Metroid (Nintendo Power comic)|''Super Metroid'' comic]]</ref><br/>Space Cadet<br/>Princess<br/>Sammy<br/>Lady<br/>
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Biography</h2>
-|born=Cosmic year ~2000
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CBiography%20of%20Samus%20Aran%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-|status=Living
+</p>
-|parents=[[Virginia Aran|Virginia]] and [[Chief Rodney Aran]]
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Personality and portrayal</h2>
-|gender=Female
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ARodney%20Shoots%20the%20Afloralite.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7C%27%27Metroid%20Fusion%27%27%27s%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Rodney_Shoots_the_Afloralite.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Rodney%20Shoots%20the%20Afloralite%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%27%27Metroid%20Fusion%27%27%27s%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EMetroid%20Fusion%27%3C%5C%2Fi%3Es%20artwork%20gave%20various%20brief%20insights%20into%20Samus%27%20early%20life.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/3/3d/Rodney_Shoots_the_Afloralite.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20091105031123" width="200" height="347" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Rodney Shoots the Afloralite.png" data-image-key="Rodney_Shoots_the_Afloralite.png"  type="image" />
-|height=6'3" (1.9 m) in most games, approximately 5'1" (1.56 m) in ''Other M''.
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-|weight=90kg (198lbs) (without [[Power Suit]])<ref name="height and weight">{{cite book | year=1994 | publisher=Nintendo of America, Inc. | title=[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide|Super Metroid Player's Guide]] | pages=18 }}</ref>
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus' personality has never been explored in-depth within the context of the games, a conscious decision by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> to help the player imagine themselves better as the in-game character, as well as allowing them to imagine Samus' personality and backstory in any way they wish. However, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Fusion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Fusion" title="Metroid Fusion">Metroid Fusion</a></i>, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption" title="Metroid Prime 3: Corruption">Metroid Prime 3: Corruption</a></i>, and <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i> are perhaps the most notable games in the series to give off a glimpse of Samus' personality, as well as other media formats such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22comics%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Category%3AComics%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%3ACategory%3AComics%7Ccomics%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Category:Comics" title="Category:Comics">comics</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22manga%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22manga%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmanga%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga" class="mw-redirect">manga</a>. Prior to <i>Metroid: Other M</i>, her voice would only be represented by text at the beginning narration, as well as throughout <i>Metroid Fusion</i>. Her character depicted in <i>Fusion</i>, though mostly well-received, did garner some criticism from fans at the time, who felt her personality would have been better left to their imagination.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.1up.com%5C%2Fdo%5C%2Ffeature%3Fpager.offset%3D2%26cId%3D3152658%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-|ship=[[Gunship]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Typically, Samus is depicted as a melancholic, heroic loner of few words. Despite her great achievements, she remains quite lonely and brooding, and seeks revenge against the Space Pirates, especially Ridley, who is personally responsible for the deaths of her parents. Samus is known to have been inspired by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sigourney%20Weaver%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3ASigourney%20Weaver%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3ASigourney%20Weaver%7CSigourney%20Weaver%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a>'s character <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ripley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AEllen%20Ripley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AEllen%20Ripley%7CRipley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ripley" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Ellen Ripley">Ripley</a> from the <i>Alien</i> series.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22fact%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bfact%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> In <i>Metroid II</i>, Samus bonds with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22a%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22baby%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbaby%7Ca%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Baby" title="Baby">a Metroid</a> who was born in front of her eyes, and decides to spare it, possibly recalling her three-year-old self during the attack on K-2L. It later sacrifices itself at the end of <i>Super Metroid</i> to save Samus, leaving her heartbroken as shown in <i>Metroid: Other M</i>. Her relationship with the Metroid is comparable to Ripley's relationship with a surviving LV-426 colonist named Rebecca "Newt" Jorden. Like the Baby, Newt dies in the sequel, <i>Alien<sup data-rte-washtml="1">3</sup></i>, and just like Samus, Ripley feels guilt over her death.
-|weapon=[[Arm Cannon]]<sub>([[Power Beam]], [[Missiles]])</sub><br/>[[Bombs]]<br/>[[Paralyzer]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Unlike Ripley, Samus is never shown to be traumatized by the Metroids she faces on her various missions, but was petrified when she first battled Ridley in the manga, where she is seen to suffer from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22posttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22posttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bposttraumatic%20stress%20disorder%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder" title="Posttraumatic stress disorder">posttraumatic stress disorder</a>. However, she apparently learned to cope with this trauma after her first mission, as she has since faced and defeated Ridley without becoming paralyzed by fear. Instead, she appeared to express rage after discovering that he had survived their first battle, and has rarely hesitated to engage her nemesis in their subsequent showdowns.
-|alt=[[Morph Ball]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i>, Samus is depicted as going through a period of severe self-doubt and depression after the destruction of her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22childhood%20home%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%7Cchildhood%20home%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">childhood home</a> and the death of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20hatchling%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baby%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaby%7CMetroid%20hatchling%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Baby" title="Baby">Metroid hatchling</a>. During this time she became less self-reliant, and uncharacteristically dependent on Adam Malkovich when she joined him and his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22platoon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2207th%20Platoon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B07th%20Platoon%7Cplatoon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/07th_Platoon" title="07th Platoon">platoon</a> in investigating the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bottle%20Ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bottle%20Ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBottle%20Ship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bottle_Ship" title="Bottle Ship" class="mw-redirect">Bottle Ship</a>. Her PTSD regarding Ridley also resurfaced during this mission, to the point that she could barely communicate when attacked by his clone, and could not regain her composure until Anthony Higgs was thought to be killed while trying to defend her. <i>Other M's</i> depiction of Samus has garnered widespread criticism for being perceived as inconsistent with her depictions in all previous games, as well as the questionable implications of her submissive in-game behavior and interactions with Adam.
-|hair=Blonde<br />Brown (''Metroid'')<br />Green (''Metroid'')<br />Red (''Metroid II'')<br />Violet (''Super Metroid'' comic and artwork)<br />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->However, Samus no longer displays these weak or dependent characteristics by the time of the events of <i>Metroid Fusion</i>, suggesting that she has since overcome the weaknesses she displayed in the previous game. In the <i>Fusion</i> manual, it is also implied that Samus keeps a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22journal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Journal%20of%20Samus%20Aran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJournal%20of%20Samus%20Aran%7Cjournal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Journal_of_Samus_Aran" title="Journal of Samus Aran">journal</a>.
-|eyes="Blue with a slight green." <sup>[http://metroid-database.com/mzm/art/ZSSMZME.png]</sup><br />Green (''Metroid: Other M'')
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus' age has never been revealed, with the Japanese <i>Prime</i> site even stating that her age is unknown. <i>Other M</i> concept art reveals that in her early years of around the time of the K-2L attack, that she is "4-6 years old"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart89-child-samus.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart89-child-samus.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart89-child-samus.png">[1]</a>, contradicting early media saying it happened when she was three, and in her Federation military period, she is "15-17 years old"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart49-young-samus.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart49-young-samus.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart49-young-samus.png">[2]</a>.
-|affiliation = [[Bounty Hunter]] employed by the [[Galactic Federation]]<br />[[Space Pirates]] (brainwashed)
+</p>
-|voice actor=<br />
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In Other Media</h3>
-*[[Minako Hamano]] in <br />''[[Super Metroid]]'' (Unused voice)
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamusOriginal1.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7CEarly%20art%20of%20Samus.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SamusOriginal1.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22SamusOriginal1%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Early%20art%20of%20Samus.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Early%20art%20of%20Samus.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/d/d2/SamusOriginal1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20091012181715" width="180" height="386" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="SamusOriginal1.png" data-image-key="SamusOriginal1.png"  type="image" />
-*[[Jennifer Hale]] in <br />[[Prime Series|''Metroid Prime'' series]]
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->In licensed <i>Metroid</i> material outside of the games, Samus’s personality is largely left up to the writer in question. As a result, her personality has varied considerably between major publications. The 2002 manga depicts her as suffering from childhood trauma and often thinking heavily about her role and the role of the Pirates. In the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i> comics, Samus is depicted as brash and money-hungry (as just about any bounty hunter would be), though she is willing to compete fairly with Princess Lana for the protagonist Kevin Keene’s feelings, suggesting her behavior is something of a "tough-guy" act.
-*[[Chisato Morishita]] in <br />''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' commercial
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">While Samus does not have royal heritage in any of the games, she was depicted as the queen of Garbage World in <i>A King of Shreds and Patches</i> in <i>Captain N</i>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anthony%20Higgs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anthony%20Higgs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnthony%20Higgs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Anthony_Higgs" title="Anthony Higgs">Anthony Higgs</a> gives her the nickname "Princess" in <i>Metroid: Other M</i> (although in concept artwork <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22James%20Pierce%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22James%20Pierce%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJames%20Pierce%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/James_Pierce" title="James Pierce">James Pierce</a> says "Heey, Princess!" likely referring to Samus <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B3%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart07-james-pierce.png%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fmom%5C%2Fartwork%5C%2Fgallery%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fmomart07-james-pierce.png%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart07-james-pierce.png">[3]</a>). Non-canonically, she is also depicted sitting on the throne in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22King%20Conan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22King%20Conan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKing%20Conan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/King_Conan" title="King Conan" class="mw-redirect">King Conan</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Diorama%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Diorama%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDiorama%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Diorama" title="Diorama">Diorama</a> in <i>Corruption</i>. This would seem to indicate that she became an empress to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Reptilicus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Reptilicus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BReptilicus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Reptilicus" title="Reptilicus">Reptilicus</a>, although this is never depicted in-game.
-*[[Alesia Glidewell]] in <br />[[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]
+</p>
-*[[Jessica Martin]] in <br />''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Physical appearance</h2>
-*[[Ai Kobayashi]] in <br />Japanese version of ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27That%20under%20my%20power%20suit%20of%20cybernetic%20armor%2C%20I%20am%20a%20beautiful%2C%20feminine%20woman%20with%20long%20purple%20hair%20and%20green%20eyes.%27%27%3Cref%3E%5B%5B%3AFile%3ASM%20Samus%20profile.png%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%7CSamus%20Aran%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%202D%20endings.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CSamus%20Aran%20in%20the%20top%20endings%20of%20%27%27Metroid%27%27%2C%20%27%27Metroid%20II%27%27%2C%20and%20%27%27Super%20Metroid%27%27.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_2D_endings.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%202D%20endings%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20the%20top%20endings%20of%20%27%27Metroid%27%27%2C%20%27%27Metroid%20II%27%27%2C%20and%20%27%27Super%20Metroid%27%27.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20the%20top%20endings%20of%20%3Ci%3EMetroid%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%2C%20%3Ci%3EMetroid%20II%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%2C%20and%20%3Ci%3ESuper%20Metroid%3C%5C%2Fi%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/b/b1/Samus_2D_endings.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20110509044328" width="250" height="192" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Samus 2D endings.jpg" data-image-key="Samus_2D_endings.jpg"  type="image" />
-{{cquotetxt|''In the vast universe, the history of [[human]]ity is but a flash of light from a lone star. The life of a single person should be lost in space and time. But among the stars, there is one light that burns brighter than all others. The light of '''Samus Aran'''. Her battles extend beyond her life, and etch themselves into history.''|''[[Metroid Prime]]'' intro|color=gray|size=300%}}
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20Aran%20Varia%20suit%20Super%20Metroid%20Player%27s%20Guide%201994.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CFrom%20the%20Super%20Metroid%20Player%27s%20Guide%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_Aran_Varia_suit_Super_Metroid_Player%27s_Guide_1994.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20Varia%20suit%20Super%20Metroid%20Player%27s%20Guide%201994%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22From%20the%20Super%20Metroid%20Player%27s%20Guide%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22From%20the%20Super%20Metroid%20Player%27s%20Guide%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/d/d8/Samus_Aran_Varia_suit_Super_Metroid_Player%27s_Guide_1994.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20130627200806" width="250" height="172" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Samus Aran Varia suit Super Metroid Player&#39;s Guide 1994.jpg" data-image-key="Samus_Aran_Varia_suit_Super_Metroid_Player%27s_Guide_1994.jpg"  type="image" />
-[[File:Vox_x_introcine_00.ogg|center]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus Aran is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22human%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhuman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a>. She is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 198 pounds, without her armor. Despite this relatively high weight, her body is quite lean, although this may be accountable to her muscle/bone density given her superhuman abilities. Her hair color is blonde, her eye color is blue with a green tinge, and she appears to be Caucasian. Samus wears her hair in a high ponytail with a large red hairband, except for two locks on either side of her head. She also has sideswept bangs, with one lock hanging over her nose.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus's appearance varied widely in the early games. In the original <i>Metroid</i>, her hair was brown, though it would turn green once the player acquired the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Varia%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Varia%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVaria%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Varia_Suit" title="Varia Suit">Varia Suit</a>. If <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a></i> was played with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Game%20Boy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Game%20Boy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Game%20Boy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Game_Boy" title="Super Game Boy">Super Game Boy</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Player%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Player%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Player%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Player" title="Game Boy Player">Game Boy Player</a> or <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>, her hair would be colored red. It wasn't until <i>Super Metroid</i> that she officially became blond, although the non-canon comic colored her hair purple.
-{{nihongo|'''Samus Aran'''|サムス・アラン|Samusu Aran}} is an intergalactic bounty hunter and the main protagonist of the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']] series.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus's signature hairstyle debuted in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission" title="Metroid: Zero Mission">Metroid: Zero Mission</a></i>, and has been present in every <i>Metroid</i> game released since. The only exception is <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%20Hunters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%20Hunters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%20Hunters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_Hunters" title="Metroid Prime Hunters">Metroid Prime Hunters</a></i> which, though it retained Samus's ponytail, lacked the two locks of hair on each side of her head. Previously, Samus had been depicted with a ponytail in <i>Metroid Prime</i> and (briefly) at the end of <i>Metroid II</i> and <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a></i>.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%203D%20endings.jpg%7Cright%7Cthumb%7C200px%7CSamus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20the%20Prime%20series%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_3D_endings.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%203D%20endings%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20the%20Prime%20series%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20the%20Prime%20series%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/8/88/Samus_3D_endings.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20100513011922" width="200" height="239" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Samus 3D endings.jpg" data-image-key="Samus_3D_endings.jpg"  type="image" />
-Orphaned during a Space Pirate raid on her home of [[K-2L]], Samus was adopted by the mysterious [[Chozo]] and taken to [[Zebes]] where she was infused with their DNA and raised to become a warrior. Once she reached adulthood, Samus joined the [[Federation Police]] where she served under the Commanding Officer [[Adam Malkovich]], but she ultimately left to become a [[Bounty Hunter]], though she was nonetheless recruited by the [[Galactic Federation]] on many occasions. Armed in her cybernetic [[Power Suit]], Samus has become famous for her accomplishments on missions others thought impossible. Her most renowned achievements are the destruction of the [[Space Pirate]] base on Zebes, her role in ending the Galactic [[Phazon]] crisis, her extermination of the [[Metroid (species)|Metroid]] species, and her disobedience of orders at the [[Biologic Space Laboratories research station]] where she chose to destroy the deadly [[X Parasite]]s rather than turn them over to the Galactic Federation.
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus's face structure has also varied between games. <i>Metroid II</i>, <i>Super Metroid</i>, and <i>Metroid Fusion</i> gave her a wider face and larger eyes than later incarnations. In <i>Metroid Prime</i>, her jaw was squarer, her eyes were deeper-set, and her lips were more defined. <i>Zero Mission</i> gave her higher cheekbones and a thinner face than previous installments, and that template has been the basis for every game since. <i>Echoes’s</i> incarnation is possibly the most critically panned appearance of Samus, due to the in-game model suffering from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22uncanny%20valley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AUncanny%20Valley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AUncanny%20Valley%7Cuncanny%20valley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Uncanny Valley">uncanny valley</a>. <i>Prime Hunters</i>, on the other hand, gave Samus a face that appeared to be a fusion of <i>Zero Mission’s</i> and <i>Prime’s</i> depiction. Samus retained the deep-set eyes, traditional ponytail, and fuller face from <i>Prime</i>, but also had <i>Zero Mission’s</i> higher cheekbones. <i>Corruption’s</i> is closer to that is <i>Zero Mission</i>, with a thinner, more anime-styled face.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On the other hand, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i> is perhaps the largest change Samus has ever had to her appearance since <i>Zero Mission</i>, as she is depicted for the first time with short hair and green eyes. While her adult appearance still gives her a ponytail, the two locks on either side of her head have been heavily reduced in size, her bangs have been altered and her ponytail has been moved to the nape of the neck. She also has the beauty mark that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a> alluded to in the <i>Super Metroid</i> developer interview, under the left side of her lip. Before the credits, Samus is briefly depicted with her hair down, the first instance of this in 3-D. With her hair down, she has locks of hair hanging over her shoulders. After Anthony steps in, the lock over her right shoulder is no longer there. She then ties her hair back into her ponytail, mirroring the scenes in <i>Metroid II</i> and <i>Super Metroid</i> where she unties the ponytail. A development screenshot pictured her young appearance with black hair.
-Samus broke ground early in the gaming world in the 1986 game ''[[Metroid]]'', her first appearance. Originally players were under the impression that Samus was a male, as even the instruction booklet suggested this. However, completing ''Metroid '' in under an hour revealed Samus to be a young athletic woman.<ref name="1uponegirl">{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3152658|title=One Girl vs. The Galaxy|publisher=1UP.com|date=2006-08-07}}</ref> Although Samus wears the Power Suit throughout most of the ''Metroid'' series, she traditionally removes it at the end of most games, often as a result of satisfying certain conditions such as completing the game quickly or with a high percentage of the game's items collected or even both.
+</p>
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Powers and abilities</h2>
-==Biography==
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AZero%20Suit%20Samus%20SSBB2.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CSamus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Zero_Suit_Samus_SSBB2.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%20SSBB2%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20in%20her%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220387%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FZero_Suit%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Zero%20Suit%5C%22%3EZero%20Suit%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%2C%20demonstrating%20her%20athletic%20abilities.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/2/2b/Zero_Suit_Samus_SSBB2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20070720155209" width="250" height="206" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Zero Suit Samus SSBB2.jpg" data-image-key="Zero_Suit_Samus_SSBB2.jpg"  type="image" />
-{{Main|Biography of Samus Aran}}
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27Even%20without%20the%20Power%20Suit%2C%20all%20that%20training%20she%20did%20with%20the%20Chozo%20has%20made%20her%20a%20super%20athlete.%20I%20don%27t%20think%20a%20normal%20human%20could%20ever%20keep%20up.%20Just%20look%20at%20her.%27%27%7CMei%20Ling%20%28from%20Metal%20Gear%20Solid%29%2C%20%27%27%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%27%27.%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus Aran’s infusion with Chozo DNA, as well as her warrior training since her childhood, has turned her into a superior athlete. Her training began at the age of 3 and continued up until she was 14 years old. As a result of the Chozo’s influence, Samus is capable of running and jumping heights far past normal human ability, as well as surviving falls that would otherwise kill an ordinary human. Samus is also more adaptive to foreign alien environments that normal humans cannot survive in, such as the majority of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zebes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZebes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zebes" title="Zebes">Zebes</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elysia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elysia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElysia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Elysia" title="Elysia">Elysia</a>.
-==Personality and portrayal==
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMetroid%20other%20m%20artwork.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7CSamus%20gains%20an%20additional%20boost%20of%20power%2C%20in%20addition%20to%20the%20upgrades%20it%20provides%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20this%20%27%27%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%27%27%20art.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Metroid_other_m_artwork.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Metroid%20other%20m%20artwork%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20gains%20an%20additional%20boost%20of%20power%2C%20in%20addition%20to%20the%20upgrades%20it%20provides%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20this%20%27%27%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%27%27%20art.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20gains%20an%20additional%20boost%20of%20power%2C%20in%20addition%20to%20the%20upgrades%20it%20provides%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20this%20%3Ci%3E%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220391%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMetroid%3A_Other_M%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%5C%22%3EMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20art.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/7/7e/Metroid_other_m_artwork.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20150704020644" width="180" height="158" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Metroid other m artwork.jpg" data-image-key="Metroid_other_m_artwork.jpg"  type="image" />
-[[File:Rodney Shoots the Afloralite.png|thumb|left|200px|''Metroid Fusion'''s artwork gave various brief insights into Samus' early life.]]
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus also demonstrates good sharpshooting skills. She is an excellent marksman, with incredible aim, and is tremendously deadly in combat. She exhibits prodigious puzzle-solving and hacking skills. She also possesses a lithe figure that allows her to crawl through tunnels and gaps that would normally require usage of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a>. All of these are, of course, augmented further by her Power Suit. If need be, Samus will engage in melee combat, often using kicks and wrestling tactics to weaken her foe for a point-blank shot.
-{{cquotetxt|''With the death of the planet [[Phaaze]], '''Samus Aran''''s arduous fight against [[Phazon]] has ended. However, in the vast regions of space, this victory is just a twinkle of a star, spreading the light of hope through the darkness.''|[[Aurora Unit 242]], during the credits of ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''|color=gray|size=300%}}
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The extent of Samus’ training after she joined the Federation Police is currently unknown, but it is clear that the Federation has made one major augmentation to her abilities: her infusion with Metroid DNA. This infusion was done in a last-ditch attempt to save her life after she was infected with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Parasite%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Parasite%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/X_Parasite" title="X Parasite">X Parasite</a>, and thus it was not completely known at the time what the side effects would be.
-Samus' personality has never been explored in-depth within the context of the games, a conscious decision by [[Nintendo]] to help the player imagine themselves better as the in-game character, as well as allowing them to imagine Samus' personality and backstory in any way they wish. However, ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'', ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', and ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' are perhaps the most notable games in the series to give off a glimpse of Samus' personality, as well as other media formats such as [[:Category:Comics|comics]] and [[manga]]. Prior to ''Metroid: Other M'', her voice would only be represented by text at the beginning narration, as well as throughout ''Metroid Fusion''. Her character depicted in ''Fusion'', though mostly well-received, did garner some criticism from fans at the time, who felt her personality would have been better left to their imagination.<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=2&cId=3152658</ref>
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As a result of the infusion, Samus gained immunity to X Parasites, as well as the ability to absorb them for energy. However, she also inherited the Metroid’s crippling weakness to cold, though this disability was negated after she absorbed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22essence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Unnamed%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnnamed%20Suit%7Cessence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Unnamed_Suit" title="Unnamed Suit">essence</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SA-X%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SA-X%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSA-X%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/SA-X" title="SA-X">SA-X</a>. However, Samus does not seem to have inherited the Metroids' ability to float, or to absorb bio-energy from life forms beyond the X-parasites.
+</p>
-Typically, Samus is depicted as a melancholic, heroic loner of few words. Despite her great achievements, she remains quite lonely and brooding, and seeks revenge against the Space Pirates, especially Ridley, who is personally responsible for the deaths of her parents. Samus is known to have been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Sigourney Weaver|Sigourney Weaver]]'s character [[Wikipedia:Ellen Ripley|Ripley]] from the ''Alien'' series.{{fact}} In ''Metroid II'', Samus bonds with [[baby|a Metroid]] who was born in front of her eyes, and decides to spare it, possibly recalling her three-year-old self during the attack on K-2L. It later sacrifices itself at the end of ''Super Metroid'' to save Samus, leaving her heartbroken as shown in ''Metroid: Other M''. Her relationship with the Metroid is comparable to Ripley's relationship with a surviving LV-426 colonist named Rebecca "Newt" Jorden. Like the Baby, Newt dies in the sequel, ''Alien<sup>3</sup>'', and just like Samus, Ripley feels guilt over her death.
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Equipment</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a></h3>
-Unlike Ripley, Samus is never shown to be traumatized by the Metroids she faces on her various missions, but was petrified when she first battled Ridley in the manga, where she is seen to suffer from [[posttraumatic stress disorder]]. However, she apparently learned to cope with this trauma after her first mission, as she has since faced and defeated Ridley without becoming paralyzed by fear. Instead, she appeared to express rage after discovering that he had survived their first battle, and has rarely hesitated to engage her nemesis in their subsequent showdowns.
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Samus’ most notable piece of equipment is her Power Suit, which has become virtually synonymous with her own identity. This suit was given to her during her time with the Chozo, and was built to be fused with her mind, body, and spirit. The original Power Suit was destroyed when Samus crash-landed on Zebes after an ambush by Space Pirates, but her duel with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ruins%20Test%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ruins%20Test%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRuins%20Test%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ruins_Test" title="Ruins Test">Ruins Test</a> gave her a new, upgraded suit, which is able to absorb dozens of upgrades of alien origin. The Power Suit's main purpose is to protect her from adverse environments and enemy fire, and can be upgraded to dozens of other forms, each with its own different advantages. While some suits are stronger than others and have different abilities, they all maintain the same basic shape and usage.
+</p>
-In ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Samus is depicted as going through a period of severe self-doubt and depression after the destruction of her [[Zebes|childhood home]] and the death of the [[Baby|Metroid hatchling]]. During this time she became less self-reliant, and uncharacteristically dependent on Adam Malkovich when she joined him and his [[07th Platoon|platoon]] in investigating the [[Bottle Ship]]. Her PTSD regarding Ridley also resurfaced during this mission, to the point that she could barely communicate when attacked by his clone, and could not regain her composure until Anthony Higgs was thought to be killed while trying to defend her. ''Other M's'' depiction of Samus has garnered widespread criticism for being perceived as inconsistent with her depictions in all previous games, as well as the questionable implications of her submissive in-game behavior and interactions with Adam.
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a></h3>
-However, Samus no longer displays these weak or dependent characteristics by the time of the events of ''Metroid Fusion'', suggesting that she has since overcome the weaknesses she displayed in the previous game. In the ''Fusion'' manual, it is also implied that Samus keeps a [[Journal of Samus Aran|journal]].
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Beneath the Power Suit, Samus wears a skin-tight body suit known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a>. Because of its negligible weight, this suit allows Samus to perform at top physical performance level, and gives some weak protection from enemy fire. She also owns an emergency pistol known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParalyzer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Paralyzer" title="Paralyzer">Paralyzer</a>, which auto-charges to fire stunning shots, though it has no lethal capacity.
+</p>
-Samus' age has never been revealed, with the Japanese ''Prime'' site even stating that her age is unknown. ''Other M'' concept art reveals that in her early years of around the time of the K-2L attack, that she is "4-6 years old"[http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart89-child-samus.png], contradicting early media saying it happened when she was three, and in her Federation military period, she is "15-17 years old"[http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart49-young-samus.png].
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_Gunship" title="Samus Aran's Gunship">Samus Aran's Gunship</a></h3>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">For transportation, Samus uses her Gunship, which usually resembles her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22helmet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%27%20helmet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%27%20helmet%7Chelmet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus%27_helmet" title="Samus' helmet">helmet</a>. Samus has been seen in five gunships of unique design. Her first ship design was used and destroyed on her initial <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Mission" title="Zero Mission">Zero Mission</a>, while the second was used in her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%20to%20Tallon%20IV%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%7Cmission%20to%20Tallon%20IV%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">mission to Tallon IV</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Hunters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%3A%20Hunters%7Cmission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime:_Hunters" title="Metroid Prime: Hunters" class="mw-redirect">mission</a> to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tetra%20Galaxy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tetra%20Galaxy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTetra%20Galaxy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Tetra_Galaxy" title="Tetra Galaxy">Tetra Galaxy</a>. She has had other two ships custom-made for her in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aliehs%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aliehs%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAliehs%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Aliehs_III" title="Aliehs III">Aliehs III</a>'s shipyard: Her modular ship used in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22invasion%20from%20Phaaze%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%203%3A%20Corruption%7Cinvasion%20from%20Phaaze%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption" title="Metroid Prime 3: Corruption">invasion from Phaaze</a>, which combined Chozo and Federation technology, and the ship for which she is best known. This gunship model was first seen in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mission%20to%20Aether%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%7Cmission%20to%20Aether%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">mission to Aether</a>, and stayed with Samus until its <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22destruction%20in%20SR388%27s%20asteroid%20field%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Fusion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Fusion%7Cdestruction%20in%20SR388%27s%20asteroid%20field%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Fusion" title="Metroid Fusion">destruction in SR388's asteroid field</a>. After its destruction, Samus is assigned a new ship from the Federation, with an onboard AI to investigate the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22BSL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22BSL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBSL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/BSL" title="BSL" class="mw-redirect">BSL</a>.
-===In Other Media===
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">It is currently unknown if/how her first two ships and the "iconic" ship are related, although information on the <i>Metroid Prime</i> website suggests that her ship in that game was the same one as her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Mission" title="Zero Mission">Zero Mission</a> model, perhaps salvaged from the wreck on Zebes.
-[[File:SamusOriginal1.png|thumb|left|Early art of Samus.]]
+</p>
-In licensed ''Metroid'' material outside of the games, Samus’s personality is largely left up to the writer in question. As a result, her personality has varied considerably between major publications. The 2002 manga depicts her as suffering from childhood trauma and often thinking heavily about her role and the role of the Pirates. In the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' comics, Samus is depicted as brash and money-hungry (as just about any bounty hunter would be), though she is willing to compete fairly with Princess Lana for the protagonist Kevin Keene’s feelings, suggesting her behavior is something of a "tough-guy" act.
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime:_Federation_Force" title="Metroid Prime: Federation Force">Metroid Prime: Federation Force</a></i></h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20Boss%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20Boss%5Cn%7Cname%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20Samus%5Cn%7Cimage%20%20%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20boss%20fight%20MPFF.png%7C300px%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cgames%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27Metroid%20Prime%3A%20Federation%20Force%27%27%5Cn%7Clocation%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BDoomseye%5D%5D%27%27%5Cn%7Cattacks%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BBoost%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BSpider%20Ball%5D%5D%3Cbr%20%5C%2F%3E%5B%5BBomb%5D%5Ds%5Cn%7Cweakness%20%3D%20Green%20core%20of%20Morph%20Ball%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-While Samus does not have royal heritage in any of the games, she was depicted as the queen of Garbage World in ''A King of Shreds and Patches'' in ''Captain N'', and [[Anthony Higgs]] gives her the nickname "Princess" in ''Metroid: Other M'' (although in concept artwork [[James Pierce]] says "Heey, Princess!" likely referring to Samus [http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart07-james-pierce.png]). Non-canonically, she is also depicted sitting on the throne in the [[King Conan]] [[Diorama]] in ''Corruption''. This would seem to indicate that she became an empress to the [[Reptilicus]], although this is never depicted in-game.
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><i>Metroid Prime: Federation Force</i> is the first <i>Metroid</i> game where Samus is not the main protagonist or even playable, but plays a role as a secondary character, aiding the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federation%20Force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federation%20Force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederation%20Force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Federation_Force" title="Federation Force">Federation Force</a>. After the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Space%20Pirates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Space%20Pirates%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpace%20Pirates%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Space_Pirates" title="Space Pirates" class="mw-redirect">Space Pirates</a> are discovered in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bermuda%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bermuda%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBermuda%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bermuda_System" title="Bermuda System">Bermuda System</a>, the Galactic Federation asks Samus to investigate their activities. She is briefly seen flying over <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Excelcion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Excelcion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BExcelcion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Excelcion" title="Excelcion">Excelcion</a>, and she destroys one of the missile factories on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Talvania%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Talvania%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTalvania%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Talvania" title="Talvania">Talvania</a> while the Force <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22destroys%20another%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M06%3A%20Infiltration%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM06%3A%20Infiltration%7Cdestroys%20another%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M06:_Infiltration" title="M06: Infiltration">destroys another</a>. During <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M10%3A%20Black%20Hole%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M10%3A%20Black%20Hole%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM10%3A%20Black%20Hole%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M10:_Black_Hole" title="M10: Black Hole">M10: Black Hole</a>, Samus contacts the Force directly to warn them of a fifth <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Missile%20Transport%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Missile%20Transport%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMissile%20Transport%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Missile_Transport" title="Missile Transport">Missile Transport</a> ship, which they destroy. She also assists the Force after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rohkor%20Beetle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rohkor%20Beetle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRohkor%20Beetle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Rohkor_Beetle" title="Rohkor Beetle">Rohkor Beetle</a> battle, using her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ship%20Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ship%20Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShip%20Missile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ship_Missile" title="Ship Missile">Ship Missiles</a> to finish it off. After <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M14%3A%20Tremor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M14%3A%20Tremor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM14%3A%20Tremor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M14:_Tremor" title="M14: Tremor">M14: Tremor</a>, the Force mysteriously loses all contact with Samus.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Decoy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Decoy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDecoy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Decoy" title="Decoy">Decoy</a> item in the game deploys a scarecrow-like model of her to distract Space Pirates.
-==Physical appearance==
+</p>
-{{cquotetxt|''That under my power suit of cybernetic armor, I am a beautiful, feminine woman with long purple hair and green eyes.''<ref>[[:File:SM Samus profile.png]]</ref>|Samus Aran|color=gray|size=300%}}
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Battle</h3>
-[[File:Samus 2D endings.jpg|thumb|250px|Samus Aran in the top endings of ''Metroid'', ''Metroid II'', and ''Super Metroid''.]]
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22M22%3A%20Convergence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22M22%3A%20Convergence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BM22%3A%20Convergence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/M22:_Convergence" title="M22: Convergence">M22: Convergence</a>, it is revealed that Samus was captured by the Space Pirates and brought aboard their battleship <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Doomseye%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Doomseye%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDoomseye%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Doomseye" title="Doomseye">Doomseye</a></i>. She is then brainwashed, transformed into gigantic size, and forced to fight against the Federation Force, serving as the game's final boss. After she is defeated, she reverts back to her normal size, freed from the Pirates' control, but is then buried under falling debris. She survives, and later assists the Federation Force in escaping the battleship's destruction, rescuing them with her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Gunship" title="Gunship" class="mw-redirect">Gunship</a> when they are sucked into the vacuum of space. At the end of the mission, she commends the Federation Force and looks forward to their future efforts.
-[[File:Samus Aran Varia suit Super Metroid Player's Guide 1994.jpg|thumb|250px|From the Super Metroid Player's Guide]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus spends the entire fight in gigantic <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a> form, laying large destructible <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBomb%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a> in sets of three and attempting to ram the Marine with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boost%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boost%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoost%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Boost_Ball" title="Boost Ball">Boost Ball</a>. She constantly rolls around the field, but does not actively chase the Marines.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus is surrounded by a purple shield that negates all the Marines' attacks, although she can be frozen with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Freeze%20Shot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Freeze%20Shot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFreeze%20Shot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Freeze_Shot" title="Freeze Shot">Freeze Shot</a>. However, the shield does not cover the green cores on her sides, which if shot enough times disables the shield and stops her movement. Once the shield is down, the Marine must shoot and push her into the electric fields at the edges of the room, similar to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Blast%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Blast%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBlast%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Blast_Ball" title="Blast Ball">Blast Ball</a>. After enough damage, Samus regains her shield, repeating the process.
-Samus Aran is a [[human]]. She is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 198 pounds, without her armor. Despite this relatively high weight, her body is quite lean, although this may be accountable to her muscle/bone density given her superhuman abilities. Her hair color is blonde, her eye color is blue with a green tinge, and she appears to be Caucasian. Samus wears her hair in a high ponytail with a large red hairband, except for two locks on either side of her head. She also has sideswept bangs, with one lock hanging over her nose.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Once she loses all her health, Samus shrinks slightly but regains all her health; the process must be repeated two more times. After one full depletion Samus will start using her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Spider%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Spider%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpider%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Spider_Ball" title="Spider Ball">Spider Ball</a> to roll across the ceiling, eventually stopping at the center to drop down to the ground and produce a shockwave. After the second full depletion Samus rolls much faster, drops larger red Bombs, and also lays Bombs while using Boost Ball and Spider Ball. Her Bombs can be destroyed to get <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22AUX%20ammo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22AUX%20ammo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAUX%20ammo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/AUX_ammo" title="AUX ammo">AUX ammo</a>. The mission's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bonus%20objective%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22bonus%20objective%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbonus%20objective%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bonus_objective" title="Bonus objective">bonus objective</a> is to never take damage from Samus's Bombs.
+</p>
-Samus's appearance varied widely in the early games. In the original ''Metroid'', her hair was brown, though it would turn green once the player acquired the [[Varia Suit]]. If ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'' was played with a [[Super Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Player]] or [[Game Boy Advance]], her hair would be colored red. It wasn't until ''Super Metroid'' that she officially became blond, although the non-canon comic colored her hair purple.
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Behind the Scenes</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>Concept and Creation</h3>
-Samus's signature hairstyle debuted in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', and has been present in every ''Metroid'' game released since. The only exception is ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' which, though it retained Samus's ponytail, lacked the two locks of hair on each side of her head. Previously, Samus had been depicted with a ponytail in ''Metroid Prime'' and (briefly) at the end of ''Metroid II'' and ''[[Super Metroid]]''.
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cquotetxt%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcquotetxt%7C%27%27Samus%20is%20an%20ideal%20role%20model%20not%20just%20to%20me%2C%20but%20for%20many%20women%20to%20look%20up%20to%20as%20a%20powerful%20game%20icon.%20In%20a%20video%20game%20realm%20with%20princesses%20aplenty%2C%20Samus%20stands%20out%20as%20an%20atypical%20Nintendo%20gal%20holding%20the%20title%20of%20one%20of%20gaming%27s%20strongest%20symbols%20of%20courage%2C%20power%2C%20and%20heroism.%27%27%7CMichelle%20Perl%20%28Samus%20cosplayer%29%7Ccolor%3Dgray%7Csize%3D300%25%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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-[[File:Samus 3D endings.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Samus Aran as she appears in the Prime series]]
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20gestures1.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CEarly%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_gestures1.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%20gestures1%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Early%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Early%20concept%20art%20of%20Samus%20Aran.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/9/97/Samus_gestures1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20140819224450" width="200" height="133" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Samus gestures1.png" data-image-key="Samus_gestures1.png"  type="image" />
-Samus's face structure has also varied between games. ''Metroid II'', ''Super Metroid'', and ''Metroid Fusion'' gave her a wider face and larger eyes than later incarnations. In ''Metroid Prime'', her jaw was squarer, her eyes were deeper-set, and her lips were more defined. ''Zero Mission'' gave her higher cheekbones and a thinner face than previous installments, and that template has been the basis for every game since. ''Echoes’s'' incarnation is possibly the most critically panned appearance of Samus, due to the in-game model suffering from the [[Wikipedia:Uncanny Valley|uncanny valley]]. ''Prime Hunters'', on the other hand, gave Samus a face that appeared to be a fusion of ''Zero Mission’s'' and ''Prime’s'' depiction. Samus retained the deep-set eyes, traditional ponytail, and fuller face from ''Prime'', but also had ''Zero Mission’s'' higher cheekbones. ''Corruption’s'' is closer to that is ''Zero Mission'', with a thinner, more anime-styled face.
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus Aran first appeared in 1986, as the playable protagonist in the video game <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i>. Originally, Samus was created solely as an alternate identity for the player to put themselves into and was given no separate personality or defining features, characteristic of the creative treatment of many video game characters of the time. Partway through the development process, one member of the team suggested: "Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if the character turned out to be a woman?” A vote was held and Samus was changed into a woman. The identity of the developer who suggested making Samus a woman is unknown, and when asked in 2017, Yoshio Sakamoto was unable to remember. He suggested that it may have someone who has since left Nintendo.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gameinformer.com%5C%2Fb%5C%2Ffeatures%5C%2Farchive%5C%2F2017%5C%2F06%5C%2F18%5C%2Fsamus-returns-39-developers-on-bringing-back-2d-metroid-and-why-mercurysteam-is-developing.aspx%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Since the film series <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alien%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alien%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlien%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Alien" title="Alien" class="mw-redirect">Alien</a></i> was acknowledged as a major influence in the development of <i>Metroid</i>, it is reasonable to assume that the inspiration for making Samus a woman may have very well come from the film's own Ellen Ripley. Indeed, in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Power%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a>-published <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%20%28comic%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%20%28comic%29%7CSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid_(comic)" title="Super Metroid (comic)" class="mw-redirect">Super Metroid</a> comic, her personality was based on a mix of Ripley and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Princess%20Leia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APrincess%20Leia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APrincess%20Leia%7CPrincess%20Leia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Leia" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Princess Leia">Princess Leia</a> from the <i>Star Wars</i> series. Contrary to popular belief, Samus was not created by <i>Metroid</i> producer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunpei%20Yokoi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gunpei%20Yokoi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGunpei%20Yokoi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi" title="Gunpei Yokoi">Gunpei Yokoi</a>. The original game concepts were done by game director <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Makoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Makoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMakoto%20Kan%5Cu014d%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Makoto_Kan%C5%8D" title="Makoto Kanō">Makoto Kanōh</a> and were designed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hiroji%20Kiyotake%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hiroji%20Kiyotake%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHiroji%20Kiyotake%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Hiroji_Kiyotake" title="Hiroji Kiyotake">Hiroji Kiyotake</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.n-retro.com%5C%2Freportajes%5C%2Forigenmetroid.htm%7Ctitle%3D%20El%20Origen%20de%20Metroid%7Cpublisher%3DN-retro%7Clanguage%3DSpanish%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-On the other hand, ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' is perhaps the largest change Samus has ever had to her appearance since ''Zero Mission'', as she is depicted for the first time with short hair and green eyes. While her adult appearance still gives her a ponytail, the two locks on either side of her head have been heavily reduced in size, her bangs have been altered and her ponytail has been moved to the nape of the neck. She also has the beauty mark that [[Yoshio Sakamoto]] alluded to in the ''Super Metroid'' developer interview, under the left side of her lip. Before the credits, Samus is briefly depicted with her hair down, the first instance of this in 3-D. With her hair down, she has locks of hair hanging over her shoulders. After Anthony steps in, the lock over her right shoulder is no longer there. She then ties her hair back into her ponytail, mirroring the scenes in ''Metroid II'' and ''Super Metroid'' where she unties the ponytail. A development screenshot pictured her young appearance with black hair.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AZSSMZM.PNG%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CConcept%20art%20for%20Samus%20in%20%27%27Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%27%27%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ZSSMZM.PNG%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22ZSSMZM%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Concept%20art%20for%20Samus%20in%20%27%27Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%27%27%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Concept%20art%20for%20Samus%20in%20%3Ci%3EMetroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/9/91/ZSSMZM.PNG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20091011004434" width="200" height="303" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="ZSSMZM.PNG" data-image-key="ZSSMZM.PNG"  type="image" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a></i> marked the first time Samus ever spoke in a game, narrating the events directly after <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a></i>. Her speaking role was expanded in <i>Metroid Fusion</i>, where she spoke in more narrative monologues, and also conversations with her computer. Though <i>Fusion</i> was well praised, there was some controversy over Samus’s speaking role and as a result, aside from an opening narration in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission" title="Metroid: Zero Mission">Metroid: Zero Mission</a></i>, she did not speak again until <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i>, the first Metroid game to give Samus voiced dialogue.
-==Powers and abilities==
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a> based the image of Samus Aran for <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a></i> on actress <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kim%20Bassinger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3AKim%20Bassinger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3AKim%20Bassinger%7CKim%20Bassinger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Bassinger" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Kim Bassinger">Kim Bassinger</a>. She was also briefly nude when she died in this game with a voice by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minako%20Hamano%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minako%20Hamano%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinako%20Hamano%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Minako_Hamano" title="Minako Hamano">Minako Hamano</a>, but these elements were reconsidered because of American sensitivity to nudity and the voice sounding "too sexual", so <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tomoyoshi%20Yamane%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tomoyoshi%20Yamane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTomoyoshi%20Yamane%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Tomoyoshi_Yamane" title="Tomoyoshi Yamane">Tomoyoshi Yamane</a> added the bathing suit to her and the voice acting was removed. Sakamoto claimed in a <i>Super Metroid</i> interview that he has "a special version of the ROM" with the original death sequence. Sakamoto also claimed in this interview to be the only person to know "where Samus' beauty mark is," which later turned up in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i> under the left side of her lip and was marked in concept art for <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a></i>, but was not added to the model.<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B4%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Findex.php%3Fg%3Dsm%26p%3Dinterview%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Findex.php%3Fg%3Dsm%26p%3Dinterview%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/index.php?g=sm&amp;p=interview">[4]</a> Despite the absence of Hamano's voice in the final game, there is some sound that comes from Samus. When panting on the ground after being weakened by Mother Brain, she begins breathing heavily after the baby leaves, but stops when it comes back to heal her.
-[[File:Zero Suit Samus SSBB2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Samus Aran in her [[Zero Suit]], demonstrating her athletic abilities.]]
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus first received a voice actor in the game <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a></i>, where she was voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Hale%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Hale%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJennifer%20Hale%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale" title="Jennifer Hale">Jennifer Hale</a>. Samus has no in-game dialogue, however, and speaks only in various grunts and yells when damaged, a scream when killed, and rarely, breathing when at low energy or when at an extreme climate. Hale has remained her voice actress throughout the entire <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EPrime%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Prime%20series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPrime%20series%7C%27%27Prime%27%27%20series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Prime_series" title="Prime series" class="mw-redirect"><i>Prime</i> series</a> and it is unknown if she will return to reprise the role in future games. Her second voice actress was <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alesia%20Glidewell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alesia%20Glidewell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlesia%20Glidewell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Alesia_Glidewell" title="Alesia Glidewell" class="mw-redirect">Alesia Glidewell</a> in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i>. Glidewell also voices Knuckle Joe and Krystal in the same game. Most surprising about Glidewell's depiction of her is that Samus is given a voice-over with speaking lines for the first time. While she is in her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a> (a separate character known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit_Samus" title="Zero Suit Samus">Zero Suit Samus</a>), she speaks for all three of her taunts, and one victory cutscene. Her lines are:
-{{cquotetxt|''Even without the Power Suit, all that training she did with the Chozo has made her a super athlete. I don't think a normal human could ever keep up. Just look at her.''|Mei Ling (from Metal Gear Solid), ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.|color=gray|size=300%}}
+</p>
-Samus Aran’s infusion with Chozo DNA, as well as her warrior training since her childhood, has turned her into a superior athlete. Her training began at the age of 3 and continued up until she was 14 years old. As a result of the Chozo’s influence, Samus is capable of running and jumping heights far past normal human ability, as well as surviving falls that would otherwise kill an ordinary human. Samus is also more adaptive to foreign alien environments that normal humans cannot survive in, such as the majority of [[Zebes]] and [[Elysia]].
+<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>"Is that all?"
+</li><li>"Try me."
-[[File:Metroid other m artwork.jpg|thumb|right|Samus gains an additional boost of power, in addition to the upgrades it provides, as seen in this ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' art.]]
+</li><li>"You’re mine."
-Samus also demonstrates good sharpshooting skills. She is an excellent marksman, with incredible aim, and is tremendously deadly in combat. She exhibits prodigious puzzle-solving and hacking skills. She also possesses a lithe figure that allows her to crawl through tunnels and gaps that would normally require usage of the [[Morph Ball]]. All of these are, of course, augmented further by her Power Suit. If need be, Samus will engage in melee combat, often using kicks and wrestling tactics to weaken her foe for a point-blank shot.
+</li><li>"Be still."
+</li></ul>
-The extent of Samus’ training after she joined the Federation Police is currently unknown, but it is clear that the Federation has made one major augmentation to her abilities: her infusion with Metroid DNA. This infusion was done in a last-ditch attempt to save her life after she was infected with the [[X Parasite]], and thus it was not completely known at the time what the side effects would be.
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%3A%20Other%20M%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%3A%20Other%20M%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i> features Samus speaking again, voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jessica%20Martin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jessica%20Martin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJessica%20Martin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Jessica_Martin" title="Jessica Martin">Jessica Martin</a>. In the Japanese version, she is voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ai%20Kobayashi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ai%20Kobayashi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAi%20Kobayashi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ai_Kobayashi" title="Ai Kobayashi">Ai Kobayashi</a>.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the Japanese commercial for <i>Metroid: Zero Mission</i>, Samus is portrayed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chisato%20Morishita%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chisato%20Morishita%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChisato%20Morishita%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Chisato_Morishita" title="Chisato Morishita">Chisato Morishita</a>.
-As a result of the infusion, Samus gained immunity to X Parasites, as well as the ability to absorb them for energy. However, she also inherited the Metroid’s crippling weakness to cold, though this disability was negated after she absorbed the [[Unnamed Suit|essence]] of the [[SA-X]]. However, Samus does not seem to have inherited the Metroids' ability to float, or to absorb bio-energy from life forms beyond the X-parasites.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The name Samus is the female variant of the name Seamus, which is Celtic for James, which means: "He who supplants". Her last name of Aran may refer to the Aran Islands on the west coast of Ireland. Combining the two gives the meaning: "She who supplants an island" or "She who conquers an isolated area by force."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2F%3Fg%3Dfeatures%26p%3Dbehind%7Ctitle%3D%20Samus%20Aran%3A%20The%20Woman%20Behind%20the%20Visor%7Caccessdate%3D2010-03-14%7Cwork%3DMetroid%20Database%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Pronunciation of the name over the years has varied from either SAMUHS A-RUHN (as in the verb "run"), A-RAHN (using the "CAT" vowel for the first two As and the verb form of "ran"), but it wasn’t until the release of <i>Metroid Prime 3: Corruption</i> that pronunciation of her name was finally cemented as SAMUHS ERR-EN, and it is likely to remain this way since. An interview with several of the developers of the original <i>Metroid</i> states that her name originated from the famous footballer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edson%20%3Ci%3EAran%3C%5C%2Fi%3Etes%20%5C%22Pel%5Cu00e9%5C%22%20do%20Nascimento%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APel%5Cu00e9%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APel%5Cu00e9%7CEdson%20%27%27Aran%27%27tes%20%5C%22Pel%5Cu00e9%5C%22%20do%20Nascimento%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pelé">Edson <i>Aran</i>tes "Pelé" do Nascimento</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B5%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fm1%5C%2Ffds-interview-p4.php%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fm1%5C%2Ffds-interview-p4.php%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.php">[5]</a>.
+</p>
-==Equipment==
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Gender</h3>
-===[[Power Suit]]===
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Samus' true identity as a woman was a heavily guarded secret, and was obscured by the already-simple Power Suit’s androgynous appearance. The game manuals for <i>Metroid</i> in Japan used pronouns like "it" mainly because the Japanese language only has gender-neutral pronouns like <i>aista</i>. The American manuals flat-out referred to Samus as a "he", but it is unknown if this was an attempt to keep Samus' gender a secret or simply a mistranslation. Only by beating the game in under an hour could the player gain access to a secret ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit and reveal herself as a woman. It has become a tradition for Samus to do so in every <i>Metroid</i> game since, if the player completes the proper in-game requirements.
-Samus’ most notable piece of equipment is her Power Suit, which has become virtually synonymous with her own identity. This suit was given to her during her time with the Chozo, and was built to be fused with her mind, body, and spirit. The original Power Suit was destroyed when Samus crash-landed on Zebes after an ambush by Space Pirates, but her duel with the [[Ruins Test]] gave her a new, upgraded suit, which is able to absorb dozens of upgrades of alien origin. The Power Suit's main purpose is to protect her from adverse environments and enemy fire, and can be upgraded to dozens of other forms, each with its own different advantages. While some suits are stronger than others and have different abilities, they all maintain the same basic shape and usage.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the 1994 Japanese <i>Super Metroid</i> official guide, a number of biography cards were published about each of the members of the development team. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hirofumi%20Matsuoka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hirofumi%20Matsuoka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHirofumi%20Matsuoka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Hirofumi_Matsuoka" title="Hirofumi Matsuoka">Hirofumi Matsuoka</a>, one of the background artists and a designer for Samus in the original game, answered one of the questions (which asked if there were any secrets of Samus that only he knew) with the statement <i>"Samus isn't a woman. As a matter of fact, she's actually a newhalf."</i><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Fsm%5C%2Finterview.php%7Ctitle%3D%20When%20Samus%20Was%20Naked%7Caccessdate%3D2015-09-03%7Cwork%3DMetroid%20Database%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Nihongo%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BNihongo%7CNewhalf%7C%5Cu30cb%5Cu30e5%5Cu30fc%5Cu30cf%5Cu30fc%5Cu30d5%7Cny%5Cu016bh%5Cu0101fu%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> is a Japanese slang term used to refer to transgender women or transvestites, roughly equivalent to the English slur "shemale".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wiktionary.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2Fnewhalf%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> The sincerity of this quote has since become a source of heated debate; some fans have cited it as canonical proof of Samus being a trans woman, while others have dismissed it as a crude joke from a non-authoritative source.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.themarysue.com%5C%2Fmetroids-samus-aran-transgender-woman%5C%2F%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%27s%20Samus%20is%20a%20Transgender%20Woman.%20Deal%20With%20It.%7Caccessdate%3D2015%3D09%3D03%7Cwork%3DBrianna%20Wu%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Regardless of Matsuoka's intentions, his remark has been contradicted (and likely overruled) by series co-creator <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yoshio%20Sakamoto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYoshio%20Sakamoto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Yoshio_Sakamoto" title="Yoshio Sakamoto">Yoshio Sakamoto</a>, who joked in 2004 that a <i>Metroid</i> game on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PlayStation%202%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APlayStation%202%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APlayStation%202%7CPlayStation%202%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> would be "as likely as Samus Aran being a newhalf."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fmetroid.jp%5C%2Fmetroid_version2%5C%2Fdevelopment%5C%2Ffaq3.html%23stage03%7Ctitle%3D%27%27Metroid%3A%20Zero%20Mission%27%27%20FAQ%20%28untranslated%29%7Caccessdate%3D2015%3D09%3D05%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />, as well as canonical material that depicts Samus as being female as early as her toddler years.
+</p>
-===[[Zero Suit]]===
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Role in other media</h2>
-Beneath the Power Suit, Samus wears a skin-tight body suit known as the [[Zero Suit]]. Because of its negligible weight, this suit allows Samus to perform at top physical performance level, and gives some weak protection from enemy fire. She also owns an emergency pistol known as the [[Paralyzer]], which auto-charges to fire stunning shots, though it has no lethal capacity.
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Noncanon%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BNoncanon%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Being one of Nintendo’s flagship franchises, <i>Metroid</i>, and Samus with it, have been featured in a variety of other media, as cameos, or in promotional material, as well as being mentioned or spoofed in other games or on television.
-===[[Samus Aran's Gunship]]===
+</p>
-For transportation, Samus uses her Gunship, which usually resembles her [[Samus' helmet|helmet]]. Samus has been seen in five gunships of unique design. Her first ship design was used and destroyed on her initial [[Zero Mission]], while the second was used in her [[Metroid Prime|mission to Tallon IV]] and the [[Metroid Prime: Hunters|mission]] to the [[Tetra Galaxy]]. She has had other two ships custom-made for her in [[Aliehs III]]'s shipyard: Her modular ship used in the [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|invasion from Phaaze]], which combined Chozo and Federation technology, and the ship for which she is best known. This gunship model was first seen in the [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|mission to Aether]], and stayed with Samus until its [[Metroid Fusion|destruction in SR388's asteroid field]]. After its destruction, Samus is assigned a new ship from the Federation, with an onboard AI to investigate the [[BSL]].
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i>Super Smash Bros.</i> series</h3>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Samus is one of the original eight characters in the <i>Super Smash Bros.</i> series and has appeared in all four games to date. The wide array of weapons she can use include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMissile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile" class="mw-redirect">Missiles</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Missile%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Missile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Missile%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Missile" title="Super Missile">Super Missiles</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charge%20Beam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charge%20Beam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharge%20Beam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Charge_Beam" title="Charge Beam">Charge Beam</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grapple%20Beam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grapple%20Beam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrapple%20Beam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Grapple_Beam" title="Grapple Beam">Grapple Beam</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScrew%20Attack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Screw_Attack" title="Screw Attack">Screw Attack</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bomb%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBomb%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a>, as well as a flamethrower. Her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gunship%7CGunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_Gunship" title="Samus Aran's Gunship">Gunship</a> from <i>Metroid II: Return of Samus</i> appears as a trophy in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a></i>, <i>Brawl</i> and the fourth games.
-It is currently unknown if/how her first two ships and the "iconic" ship are related, although information on the ''Metroid Prime'' website suggests that her ship in that game was the same one as her [[Zero Mission]] model, perhaps salvaged from the wreck on Zebes.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i>, Samus is given access to a powerful new weapon as her Final Smash: the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Laser%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Laser%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Laser%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Laser" title="Zero Laser">Zero Laser</a>. It allows her to fire a gigantic beam of incredible strength, but consumes so much energy that Samus’s Power Suit falls apart, revealing her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit" title="Zero Suit">Zero Suit</a>. Samus's appearance behind the Power Suit is completely original in this installment. In her normal Power Suit form, Samus tends to be a heavyweight character who's rather floaty in midair, but tends to pack a decent amount of power. In the Zero Suit form, however, she becomes far faster and gains access to her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paralyzer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParalyzer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Paralyzer" title="Paralyzer">Paralyzer</a>, which she can use as an energy whip and to fire stunning shots, though at a small cost lacks a bit of her original raw power. In the fourth games, the Zero Laser no longer destroys the Power Suit, and Zero Suit Samus is a separately selectable character.
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22This%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20Samus%27%20and%20Zero%20Suit%20Samus%27%20moves%20in%20the%20Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20series%23Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BList%20of%20Samus%27%20and%20Zero%20Suit%20Samus%27%20moves%20in%20the%20Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20series%23Samus%7CThis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/List_of_Samus%27_and_Zero_Suit_Samus%27_moves_in_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Samus" title="List of Samus' and Zero Suit Samus' moves in the Super Smash Bros. series">This</a> is a list of Samus' moves in the series.
-==''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]''==
+</p>
-{{Infobox Boss
+<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emissary" title="Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary">Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary</a></h4>
-|name     = Samus
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAwesome%20Samus%20Sauce.jpg%7Cright%7Cthumb%7C300px%7CSamus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%27%27The%20Subspace%20Emissary%27%27.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Awesome_Samus_Sauce.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Awesome%20Samus%20Sauce%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%27%27The%20Subspace%20Emissary%27%27.%22%2C%22width%22%3A300%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%20as%20she%20appears%20in%20%3Ci%3EThe%20Subspace%20Emissary%3C%5C%2Fi%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/0/0d/Awesome_Samus_Sauce.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20100513014209" width="300" height="169" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Awesome Samus Sauce.jpg" data-image-key="Awesome_Samus_Sauce.jpg"  type="image" />
-|image    = [[File:Samus boss fight MPFF.png|300px]]
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Samus also plays a role in Brawl's Adventure mode: The Subspace Emissary. In it, she first appears in her Zero Suit, breaking into the base of the Subspace Army on the Island of the Ancients. Soon she comes across a Pikachu being drained of its electrical power. Samus uses her whip to break the container the Pikachu is being held in, summoning a security force of R.O.B.s. The two join forces to retrieve Samus’s Power Suit, but are confronted by two Shadow Bug clones mimicking it in a similar fashion to the SA-X.
-|games    = ''Metroid Prime: Federation Force''
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After reacquiring her Power Suit, Samus and Pikachu come across <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ridley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ridley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRidley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Ridley" title="Ridley">Ridley</a>. He grabs Samus and starts to drag her against the wall, until Pikachu returns Samus' favor and uses Thunder on Ridley, causing him to drop Samus. An infuriated Ridley attacks. Once they defeat him, the duo exits the base and come across a cave where R.O.B.s are exiting with newly manufactured Subspace Bombs.
-|location = ''[[Doomseye]]''
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus and Pikachu make their way through the Subspace Bomb Factory and find the Ancient Minister with the R.O.B. Squad. They prepare to fight, but then realize that he looks very sad. At that moment, Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy and DK burst in. A hologram of Ganondorf appears and orders the R.O.B. Squad to activate the remaining bombs. The Ancient Minister tries to stop them, but is set on fire when Ganondorf orders them to retaliate. After the Ancient Minister is revealed to be a R.O.B. himself, Samus and the other characters all rush out to escape the Island before it is engulfed, but are confronted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Meta%20Ridley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Meta%20Ridley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMeta%20Ridley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Meta_Ridley" title="Meta Ridley">Meta Ridley</a> and duel him aboard the Falcon Flyer.
-|attacks  = [[Morph Ball]]<br />[[Boost Ball]]<br />[[Spider Ball]]<br />[[Bomb]]s
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus groups up with the other fighters to lead an assault on the Subspace Gunship, during which she uses her own gunship as a distraction to buy enough time for Kirby to arrive on the Dragoon. She and the other fighters head into the Subspace Realm, but she is defeated by Tabuu and turned into a trophy when Tabuu arrives and uses his Off Waves to defeat all who are attacking him. King Dedede later comes to save her and she continues with the others to lead the final attack on Tabuu.
-|weakness = Green core of Morph Ball
+</p>
-}}
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Cameos in other Nintendo titles</h3>
-''Metroid Prime: Federation Force'' is the first ''Metroid'' game where Samus is not the main protagonist or even playable, but plays a role as a secondary character, aiding the [[Federation Force]]. After the [[Space Pirates]] are discovered in the [[Bermuda System]], the Galactic Federation asks Samus to investigate their activities. She is briefly seen flying over [[Excelcion]], and she destroys one of the missile factories on [[Talvania]] while the Force [[M06: Infiltration|destroys another]]. During [[M10: Black Hole]], Samus contacts the Force directly to warn them of a fifth [[Missile Transport]] ship, which they destroy. She also assists the Force after the [[Rohkor Beetle]] battle, using her [[Ship Missile]]s to finish it off. After [[M14: Tremor]], the Force mysteriously loses all contact with Samus.
+<ol><li><i>Famicom Wars</i> (1988, Famicom) (Unreleased outside Japan; The Red Star commander on Donut Island is called Samasuun, and her face on the result screen is Samus' helmet.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.samus.co.uk%5C%2Fcameos.shtml%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%20and%20Samus%20cameos%7Cpublisher%3DSamus.co.uk%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</li><li><i>Tetris</i> (1989, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>) (Cameo, appears playing the upright bass after the player wins a B-type game of level at least 9 and height at least 2.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-A [[Decoy]] item in the game deploys a scarecrow-like model of her to distract Space Pirates.
+</li><li><i>F-1 Race</i> (1990, Game Boy) (Cameo, appears cheering for the player with four other women before Course 7)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</li><li><i>Galactic Pinball</i> (Virtual Boy) (Cameo, her ship appears in a minigame where the player must shoot oncoming Metroid enemies, similar to <i>Space Invaders</i>)
-===Battle===
+</li><li><i>Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars</i> (1996, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, after Mario's party defeats Yaridovich and until Mario travels to Land's End, he may find her sleeping in the Mushroom Kingdom Castle. Also, a Samus figurine appears in the toy box of Booster's Room.)
-In [[M22: Convergence]], it is revealed that Samus was captured by the Space Pirates and brought aboard their battleship ''[[Doomseye]]''. She is then brainwashed, transformed into gigantic size, and forced to fight against the Federation Force, serving as the game's final boss. After she is defeated, she reverts back to her normal size, freed from the Pirates' control, but is then buried under falling debris. She survives, and later assists the Federation Force in escaping the battleship's destruction, rescuing them with her [[Gunship]] when they are sucked into the vacuum of space. At the end of the mission, she commends the Federation Force and looks forward to their future efforts.
+</li><li><i>Kirby Super Star</i> (1996, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, when Kirby uses his stone ability he can become a Samus statue. Also, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Screw%20Attack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScrew%20Attack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Screw_Attack" title="Screw Attack">Screw Attack</a> icon (called the Screwball) is a treasure in the Great Cave Offense segment of the game.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.metroid-database.com%5C%2Ffeatures%5C%2Fcameos.php%7Ctitle%3DMetroid%20Database%20%3A%3A%20Metroid%20Cameos%7Cpublisher%3DMetroid-Database.com%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</li><li><i>Kirby’s Dream Land 3</i> (1997, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Nintendo%20Entertainment%20System%7CSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>) (Cameo, appears after level 5-2, which also contains six <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroids%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroids%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroids%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroids" title="Metroids" class="mw-redirect">Metroids</a>. If Kirby defeats them all using an Ice power, Samus will remove her helmet.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-Samus spends the entire fight in gigantic [[Morph Ball]] form, laying large destructible [[Bomb]]s in sets of three and attempting to ram the Marine with the [[Boost Ball]]. She constantly rolls around the field, but does not actively chase the Marines.
+</li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a></i> (1999, N64) (Playable character)
+</li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Melee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a></i> (2001, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Playable character)
-Samus is surrounded by a purple shield that negates all the Marines' attacks, although she can be frozen with the [[Freeze Shot]]. However, the shield does not cover the green cores on her sides, which if shot enough times disables the shield and stops her movement. Once the shield is down, the Marine must shoot and push her into the electric fields at the edges of the room, similar to [[Blast Ball]]. After enough damage, Samus regains her shield, repeating the process.
+</li><li><i>Animal Crossing</i> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (An e-Reader card called "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%27s%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%27s%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%27s%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus%27s_Suit" title="Samus's Suit" class="mw-redirect">Samus's Suit</a>" gives the player a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Suit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Suit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Suit" title="Power Suit">Power Suit</a> to wear in the game. This is coded on the card, and not the game, however.)
+</li><li><i>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest</i> (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Includes a trailer for <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime" title="Metroid Prime">Metroid Prime</a></i>.)
-Once she loses all her health, Samus shrinks slightly but regains all her health; the process must be repeated two more times. After one full depletion Samus will start using her [[Spider Ball]] to roll across the ceiling, eventually stopping at the center to drop down to the ground and produce a shockwave. After the second full depletion Samus rolls much faster, drops larger red Bombs, and also lays Bombs while using Boost Ball and Spider Ball. Her Bombs can be destroyed to get [[AUX ammo]]. The mission's [[bonus objective]] is to never take damage from Samus's Bombs.
+</li><li><i>WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!</i> (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Contains a microgame based on NES <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i> called <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28microgame%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(microgame)" title="Metroid (microgame)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid (microgame)</a>, with Samus firing missiles at the Mother Brain. Though she cannot move, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Morph%20Ball%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMorph%20Ball%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Morph_Ball" title="Morph Ball">Morph Ball</a> is functional.)
+</li><li><i>Mario &amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga</i> (2003, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Samus was intended to appear at Starbeans Cafe, among other <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> characters, during a scripted event. Dialog remains in the game's code- "Cashier: Whoa! A power outage? Yikes! Samus Aran! I see you're rocking and rolling as usual! ...Looks like your energy tanks are empty! Sorry, but can't you give your Hoolumbian to Samus? Oh! Feeling better?" She would then give the player an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Energy%20Tank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Energy%20Tank%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEnergy%20Tank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Energy_Tank" title="Energy Tank">Energy Tank</a> in exchange for the drink. Ultimately, most of the items were replaced with similar ones in the final game, though the Energy Tank became a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Power%20Grip%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Power%20Grip%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPower%20Grip%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Power_Grip" title="Power Grip">Power Grip</a> accessory.)
-==Behind the Scenes==
+</li><li><i>WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!</i> (2004, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Contains <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20%28microgame%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20%28microgame%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_(microgame)" title="Metroid (microgame)" class="mw-redirect">Metroid (microgame)</a> from <i>WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!</i>)
-===Concept and Creation===
+</li><li><i>WarioWare: Touched!</i> (2005, Nintendo DS) (Contains a microgame based on <i>Metroid</i>)
-{{cquotetxt|''Samus is an ideal role model not just to me, but for many women to look up to as a powerful game icon. In a video game realm with princesses aplenty, Samus stands out as an atypical Nintendo gal holding the title of one of gaming's strongest symbols of courage, power, and heroism.''|Michelle Perl (Samus cosplayer)|color=gray|size=300%}}
+</li><li><i>WarioWare: Twisted!</i> (2005, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Game%20Boy%20Advance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGame%20Boy%20Advance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>) (Contains two microgames based on <i>Metroid</i> and another full game called "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mewtroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mewtroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMewtroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mewtroid" title="Mewtroid" class="mw-redirect">Mewtroid</a>" starring a rolling cat with an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brinstar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brinstar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrinstar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Brinstar" title="Brinstar">Brinstar</a> music.)
-[[File:Mprime 07 big.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Samus Aran in her signature [[Varia Suit]] from ''[[Metroid Prime]]''.]]
+</li><li><i>Animal Crossing: Wild World</i> (2005, Nintendo DS) (Gulliver, the seagull, references Samus saying "Tell me, have you ever heard of the bounty hunter that can turn into a ball?" Also you can get a 1x1 item that is a Metroid in a case. When you touch it, it glows and plays a small clip of <i>Metroid</i> music.)
-[[File:Samus gestures1.png|thumb|left|200px|Early concept art of Samus Aran.]]
+</li><li><i>Geist</i> (2005, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20GameCube%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20GameCube%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube" title="Nintendo GameCube">Nintendo GameCube</a>) (Samus’s helmet and red clothing are seen in a locker within the women’s locker room at Volks Corporation.)<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22SCUcameos%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-Samus Aran first appeared in 1986, as the playable protagonist in the video game ''[[Metroid]]''. Originally, Samus was created solely as an alternate identity for the player to put themselves into and was given no separate personality or defining features, characteristic of the creative treatment of many video game characters of the time. Partway through the development process, one member of the team suggested: "Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if the character turned out to be a woman?” A vote was held and Samus was changed into a woman. The identity of the developer who suggested making Samus a woman is unknown, and when asked in 2017, Yoshio Sakamoto was unable to remember. He suggested that it may have someone who has since left Nintendo.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/06/18/samus-returns-39-developers-on-bringing-back-2d-metroid-and-why-mercurysteam-is-developing.aspx</ref>
+</li><li><i>Tetris DS</i> (2006, Nintendo DS) (<i>Metroid</i>-based course, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Catch%20Mode%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Catch%20Mode%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCatch%20Mode%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Catch_Mode" title="Catch Mode" class="mw-redirect">Catch Mode</a>; in the title screen, Samus shoots some tetrominoes; A difficulty level on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marathon%20Mode%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marathon%20Mode%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarathon%20Mode%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Marathon_Mode" title="Marathon Mode" class="mw-redirect">Marathon Mode</a> is <i>Metroid</i> Themed, with Samus to the right, and clips of the original <i>Metroid</i> playing on the top screen, but with a more realistic background.)
+</li><li><i>Marvel: Ultimate Alliance</i> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) for the Wii was intended to include Samus and Link, but Nintendo did not allow Activision to include them. A video shows her using many of her attacks from the series, which would have been motion-activated.)
-Since the film series ''[[Alien]]'' was acknowledged as a major influence in the development of ''Metroid'', it is reasonable to assume that the inspiration for making Samus a woman may have very well come from the film's own Ellen Ripley. Indeed, in the [[Nintendo Power]]-published [[Super Metroid (comic)|Super Metroid]] comic, her personality was based on a mix of Ripley and [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia|Princess Leia]] from the ''Star Wars'' series. Contrary to popular belief, Samus was not created by ''Metroid'' producer [[Gunpei Yokoi]]. The original game concepts were done by game director [[Makoto Kanō]]h and were designed by [[Hiroji Kiyotake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-retro.com/reportajes/origenmetroid.htm|title= El Origen de Metroid|publisher=N-retro|language=Spanish}}</ref>
+</li><li><i>WarioWare: Smooth Moves</i> (2007, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Contains a microgame based on <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">Metroid Prime 2: Echoes</a></i>. Samus also occasionally appears in two other games, with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Metroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a> cartridge in one and Samus playing an upright bass again (as she had in Tetris) in another.)
+</li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20Brawl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i> (2007, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Playable character, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zero%20Suit%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZero%20Suit%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Zero_Suit_Samus" title="Zero Suit Samus">Zero Suit Samus</a> is also a playable character. Mainly partnered with Pikachu, she plays a large role in the game's story, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdventure%20Mode%3A%20The%20Subspace%20Emissary%7CThe%20Subspace%20Emissary%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emissary" title="Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary">The Subspace Emissary</a>.)
-[[File:ZSSMZM.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Concept art for Samus in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'']]
+</li><li><i>Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse</i> (Japan 2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Zero Suit is one of two unlockable <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> costumes.)
-''[[Super Metroid]]'' marked the first time Samus ever spoke in a game, narrating the events directly after ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''. Her speaking role was expanded in ''Metroid Fusion'', where she spoke in more narrative monologues, and also conversations with her computer. Though ''Fusion'' was well praised, there was some controversy over Samus’s speaking role and as a result, aside from an opening narration in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', she did not speak again until ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', the first Metroid game to give Samus voiced dialogue.
+</li><li><i>Kirby Super Star Ultra</i> (2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>) (Samus statue and Screw Attack, now correctly named, appear in this <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SNES%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSNES%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/SNES" title="SNES" class="mw-redirect">SNES</a> remake.)
+</li><li><i>Animal Crossing: City Folk</i> (2008, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, and Varia Suit available in game.)
-[[Yoshio Sakamoto]] based the image of Samus Aran for ''[[Super Metroid]]'' on actress [[Wikipedia:Kim Bassinger|Kim Bassinger]]. She was also briefly nude when she died in this game with a voice by [[Minako Hamano]], but these elements were reconsidered because of American sensitivity to nudity and the voice sounding "too sexual", so [[Tomoyoshi Yamane]] added the bathing suit to her and the voice acting was removed. Sakamoto claimed in a ''Super Metroid'' interview that he has "a special version of the ROM" with the original death sequence. Sakamoto also claimed in this interview to be the only person to know "where Samus' beauty mark is," which later turned up in ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' under the left side of her lip and was marked in concept art for ''[[Metroid Prime]]'', but was not added to the model.[http://www.metroid-database.com/index.php?g=sm&p=interview] Despite the absence of Hamano's voice in the final game, there is some sound that comes from Samus. When panting on the ground after being weakened by Mother Brain, she begins breathing heavily after the baby leaves, but stops when it comes back to heal her.
+</li><li><i>Phantasy Star Ø</i> (Japan 2008, Nintendo DS) (Samus' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a> is one of two available <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> weapons.)
+</li><li><i>Dead or Alive: Dimensions</i> (2011, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>) (Samus makes an appearance towards the end of every match on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Geothermal%20Power%20Plant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Geothermal%20Power%20Plant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeothermal%20Power%20Plant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Geothermal_Power_Plant" title="Geothermal Power Plant">Geothermal Power Plant</a> to kill Ridley with her Power Bomb. A recent interview confirmed her unlockability. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%5C%2Farticles%5C%2F2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%5C%2Farticles%5C%2F2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds">[6]</a>)
-Samus first received a voice actor in the game ''[[Metroid Prime]]'', where she was voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]]. Samus has no in-game dialogue, however, and speaks only in various grunts and yells when damaged, a scream when killed, and rarely, breathing when at low energy or when at an extreme climate. Hale has remained her voice actress throughout the entire [[Prime series|''Prime'' series]] and it is unknown if she will return to reprise the role in future games. Her second voice actress was [[Alesia Glidewell]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Glidewell also voices Knuckle Joe and Krystal in the same game. Most surprising about Glidewell's depiction of her is that Samus is given a voice-over with speaking lines for the first time. While she is in her [[Zero Suit]] (a separate character known as [[Zero Suit Samus]]), she speaks for all three of her taunts, and one victory cutscene. Her lines are:
+</li><li><i>NES Remix 2</i> (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>) (<i>Metroid</i> is featured in this NES game compilation for Wii U Virtual Console.)
+</li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Nintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Nintendo_3DS" title="Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" class="mw-redirect">Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS</a></i> (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%203DS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%203DS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>) (Playable character)
-*"Is that all?"
+</li><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Smash%20Bros.%20for%20Wii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Wii_U" title="Super Smash Bros. for Wii U" class="mw-redirect">Super Smash Bros. for Wii U</a></i> (2014, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wii%20U%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWii%20U%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>) (Playable character)
-*"Try me."
+</li><li>Miitomo (2016, Phone Devices) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, Ridley, T-Shirts and Varia Suit.)
-*"You’re mine."
+</li></ol>
-*"Be still."
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In other media</h3>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamus%20the%20Riveter.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CPromotional%20poster%20released%20by%20%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%20in%20March%202015%20to%20commemorate%20Women%27s%20History%20Month%20in%20the%20style%20of%20%5B%5BWikipedia%3AWe%20Can%20Do%20It%21%7CRosie%20the%20Riveter%5D%5D%3A%20%27%27%26quot%3BAt%20the%20end%20of%20the%20first%27%27%20Metroid%20%27%27game%2C%20Samus%20Aran%20shocked%20players%20by%20revealing%20her%20gender%2C%20making%20many%20fans%20question%20why%20they%20assumed%20she%20was%20male%20in%20the%20first%20place.%26quot%3B%27%27%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samus_the_Riveter.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samus%20the%20Riveter%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Promotional%20poster%20released%20by%20%5B%5BNintendo%5D%5D%20in%20March%202015%20to%20commemorate%20Women%27s%20History%20Month%20in%20the%20style%20of%20%5B%5BWikipedia%3AWe%20Can%20Do%20It%21%7CRosie%20the%20Riveter%5D%5D%3A%20%27%27%5C%22At%20the%20end%20of%20the%20first%27%27%20Metroid%20%27%27game%2C%20Samus%20Aran%20shocked%20players%20by%20revealing%20her%20gender%2C%20making%20many%20fans%20question%20why%20they%20assumed%20she%20was%20male%20in%20the%20first%20place.%5C%22%27%27%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Promotional%20poster%20released%20by%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220547%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNintendo%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Nintendo%5C%22%3ENintendo%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20in%20March%202015%20to%20commemorate%20Women%27s%20History%20Month%20in%20the%20style%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220548%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FWe_Can_Do_It%21%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22extiw%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22wikipedia%3AWe%20Can%20Do%20It%21%5C%22%3ERosie%20the%20Riveter%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%3A%20%3Ci%3E%5C%22At%20the%20end%20of%20the%20first%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20Metroid%20%3Ci%3Egame%2C%20Samus%20Aran%20shocked%20players%20by%20revealing%20her%20gender%2C%20making%20many%20fans%20question%20why%20they%20assumed%20she%20was%20male%20in%20the%20first%20place.%5C%22%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/8/8d/Samus_the_Riveter.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150320060703" width="241" height="302" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Samus the Riveter.jpg" data-image-key="Samus_the_Riveter.jpg"  type="image" />
-''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' features Samus speaking again, voiced by [[Jessica Martin]]. In the Japanese version, she is voiced by [[Ai Kobayashi]].
+</p>
+<ul><li>Samus was also a semi-regular character in the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i> comic books, published as part of the Nintendo Comics System. In these stories, Samus has romantic feelings for Kevin Keene, the main character, despite his own affections for another woman, Princess Lana. However, as she states in the story "Breakout", Samus prefers to win Kevin’s affections fairly. Samus <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22gunship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20gunship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%27s%20gunship%7Cgunship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran%27s_gunship" title="Samus Aran's gunship" class="mw-redirect">gunship</a> also makes an appearance, though in a very different form than in the games. Interestingly, the ship's class in the comic was "Hunter IV", suggesting that the ship's canonical designation ("Hunter Class") may have been derived from the comic.
-In the Japanese commercial for ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', Samus is portrayed by [[Chisato Morishita]].
+</li><li>In the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Captain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaptain%20N%3A%20The%20Game%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i> cartoon, Samus did not appear, even though <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMother%20Brain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mother_Brain" title="Mother Brain">Mother Brain</a> was the show's primary villain. Jeffrey Scott claimed in an interview that he didn’t feature Samus in the cartoon because he "never heard of her".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fldloveszh.tripod.com%5C%2Fjs20020126.html%20Interview%20with%20Jeffrey%20Scott%5D%2C%20The%20Unofficial%20Captain%20N%20Homepage%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</li><li>Samus also starred in her own <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Comics%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Comics%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Comics%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Comics_System" title="Nintendo Comics System">Nintendo Comics System</a> stories, apparently set in the same continuity, titled <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDece%5Cu00edt%20Du%20Jour%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Dece%C3%ADt_Du_Jour" title="Deceít Du Jour">Deceít Du Jour</a></i>; it was the only ten-page story to have the <i>Metroid</i> umbrella title. In this story, Samus duels with another Bounty Hunter, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%27Big%20Time%27%20Brannigan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/%27Big_Time%27_Brannigan" title="'Big Time' Brannigan">'Big Time' Brannigan</a>, whom <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mother%20Brain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMother%20Brain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Mother_Brain" title="Mother Brain">Mother Brain</a> has hired to capture her, and who claims to be just as efficient as Samus. In the end, Samus proves her superiority by sabotaging her own gun (after he damages her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arm%20Cannon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArm%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Arm_Cannon" title="Arm Cannon">Arm Cannon</a>) before handing it over to Big Time. When Big Time attempts to kill her with it later on, it explodes, covering Samus' escape.
-The name Samus is the female variant of the name Seamus, which is Celtic for James, which means: "He who supplants". Her last name of Aran may refer to the Aran Islands on the west coast of Ireland. Combining the two gives the meaning: "She who supplants an island" or "She who conquers an isolated area by force."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/?g=features&p=behind|title= Samus Aran: The Woman Behind the Visor|accessdate=2010-03-14|work=Metroid Database}}</ref> Pronunciation of the name over the years has varied from either SAMUHS A-RUHN (as in the verb "run"), A-RAHN (using the "CAT" vowel for the first two As and the verb form of "ran"), but it wasn’t until the release of ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' that pronunciation of her name was finally cemented as SAMUHS ERR-EN, and it is likely to remain this way since. An interview with several of the developers of the original ''Metroid'' states that her name originated from the famous footballer [[Wikipedia:Pelé|Edson ''Aran''tes "Pelé" do Nascimento]] [http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.php].
+</li></ul>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASamuswaxpack.png%7Cthumb%7C%5B%5BTopps%5D%5D%20waxpack%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Samuswaxpack.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Samuswaxpack%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BTopps%5D%5D%20waxpack%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220559%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTopps%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Topps%5C%22%3ETopps%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20waxpack%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" alt="" src="https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/1/10/Samuswaxpack.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20100429203056" width="180" height="244" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Samuswaxpack.png" data-image-key="Samuswaxpack.png"  type="image" />
-===Gender===
+</p>
-Samus' true identity as a woman was a heavily guarded secret, and was obscured by the already-simple Power Suit’s androgynous appearance. The game manuals for ''Metroid'' in Japan used pronouns like "it" mainly because the Japanese language only has gender-neutral pronouns like ''aista''. The American manuals flat-out referred to Samus as a "he", but it is unknown if this was an attempt to keep Samus' gender a secret or simply a mistranslation. Only by beating the game in under an hour could the player gain access to a secret ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit and reveal herself as a woman. It has become a tradition for Samus to do so in every ''Metroid'' game since, if the player completes the proper in-game requirements.
+<ul><li>In the 1989 movie <i>The Wizard</i>, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i> can be seen briefly (in a full-screen shot) on a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PlayChoice-10%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22PlayChoice-10%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPlayChoice-10%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/PlayChoice-10" title="PlayChoice-10">PlayChoice-10</a>.
+</li><li>A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22super%20deformed%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3Asuper%20deformed%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3Asuper%20deformed%7Csuper%20deformed%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/super_deformed" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:super deformed">super deformed</a> doll in Samus' likeness that Princess Peach desired drove the humorous plot for a <i>Mario VS Wario</i> comic that was published one month prior to the <i>Super Metroid</i> comic.
-In the 1994 Japanese ''Super Metroid'' official guide, a number of biography cards were published about each of the members of the development team. [[Hirofumi Matsuoka]], one of the background artists and a designer for Samus in the original game, answered one of the questions (which asked if there were any secrets of Samus that only he knew) with the statement ''"Samus isn't a woman. As a matter of fact, she's actually a newhalf."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/sm/interview.php|title= When Samus Was Naked|accessdate=2015-09-03|work=Metroid Database}}</ref> {{Nihongo|Newhalf|ニューハーフ|nyūhāfu}} is a Japanese slang term used to refer to transgender women or transvestites, roughly equivalent to the English slur "shemale".<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newhalf</ref> The sincerity of this quote has since become a source of heated debate; some fans have cited it as canonical proof of Samus being a trans woman, while others have dismissed it as a crude joke from a non-authoritative source.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themarysue.com/metroids-samus-aran-transgender-woman/|title=Metroid's Samus is a Transgender Woman. Deal With It.|accessdate=2015=09=03|work=Brianna Wu}}</ref> Regardless of Matsuoka's intentions, his remark has been contradicted (and likely overruled) by series co-creator [[Yoshio Sakamoto]], who joked in 2004 that a ''Metroid'' game on the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] would be "as likely as Samus Aran being a newhalf."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metroid.jp/metroid_version2/development/faq3.html#stage03|title=''Metroid: Zero Mission'' FAQ (untranslated)|accessdate=2015=09=05}}</ref>, as well as canonical material that depicts Samus as being female as early as her toddler years.
+</li><li>Samus also starred in two comic adaptations featured in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Power%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Power%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a></i>: a 60-page one for <i>Super Metroid</i><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22MDBcameos%5C%22%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fmdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com%5C%2Fsm%5C%2Fcomics.htm%20Super%20Metroid%3A%20Comics%5D%2C%20Metroid%20Database%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> and a 24-page one for <i>Metroid Prime</i>.
+</li><li>Samus also appeared in the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20and%20Joey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20and%20Joey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20and%20Joey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_and_Joey" title="Samus and Joey">Samus and Joey</a></i> series of manga, where she meets a boy named <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Joey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Joey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJoey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Joey" title="Joey" class="mw-redirect">Joey</a> and adventures with him.
-==Role in other media==
+</li><li>Samus once appeared in a Kool-Aid commercial that advertised <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20II%3A%20Return%20of%20Samus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus" title="Metroid II: Return of Samus">Metroid II: Return of Samus</a></i>. An animated version of her is seen in the back of a bus with two children.
-{{Noncanon}}
+</li><li>In the episode of the show "Code Monkeys" called "Valley of the Silicon Dolls", Larrity searches for bounty hunters to kill the robotic teddy bear that Dave, Jarry, and Black Steve reprogrammed. Towards the end of the episode, a warped version of Samus' ship rises up and Samus jumps out and kills the teddy bear. She then removes her helmet and reveals that she is actually Mary. She then morphs into a ball and rolls away. This version of Samus has the arm cannon on her left arm instead of her right, probably due to copyright issues with Nintendo.
-Being one of Nintendo’s flagship franchises, ''Metroid'', and Samus with it, have been featured in a variety of other media, as cameos, or in promotional material, as well as being mentioned or spoofed in other games or on television.
+</li><li>Samus can be seen on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Monopoly%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nintendo%20Monopoly%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNintendo%20Monopoly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Nintendo_Monopoly" title="Nintendo Monopoly">Nintendo Monopoly</a> representing New York Avenue for $200, and is featured prominently on the box based on <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetroid%20Prime%202%3A%20Echoes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes" title="Metroid Prime 2: Echoes">Metroid Prime 2: Echoes</a></i> artwork.
+</li><li>Samus is shown on pages 26 and 27 in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22How%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22How%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHow%20to%20Draw%20Nintendo%20Greatest%20Heroes%20%26%20Villains%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/How_to_Draw_Nintendo_Greatest_Heroes_%26_Villains" title="How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes &amp; Villains">How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes &amp; Villains</a></i>.
-===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
+</li><li>In the official <i>Men in Black 3</i> game by Gameloft, available for the iOS and Android, one of the recruitable agents from the Locker Room at MIB Headquarters is a woman named Samantha Aran. Both her appearance and name are obvious references to Samus Aran, and her former services included being a counter-terrorist, similar to how Samus thwarts terrorist's plans, most notably the many Space Pirate operations.
-Samus is one of the original eight characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and has appeared in all four games to date. The wide array of weapons she can use include [[Missile]]s, [[Super Missile]]s, the [[Charge Beam]], the [[Grapple Beam]], the [[Screw Attack]], and [[Bomb]]s, as well as a flamethrower. Her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|Gunship]] from ''Metroid II: Return of Samus'' appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''Brawl'' and the fourth games.
+</li></ul>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Endnoncanon%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BEndnoncanon%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Samus is given access to a powerful new weapon as her Final Smash: the [[Zero Laser]]. It allows her to fire a gigantic beam of incredible strength, but consumes so much energy that Samus’s Power Suit falls apart, revealing her [[Zero Suit]]. Samus's appearance behind the Power Suit is completely original in this installment. In her normal Power Suit form, Samus tends to be a heavyweight character who's rather floaty in midair, but tends to pack a decent amount of power. In the Zero Suit form, however, she becomes far faster and gains access to her [[Paralyzer]], which she can use as an energy whip and to fire stunning shots, though at a small cost lacks a bit of her original raw power. In the fourth games, the Zero Laser no longer destroys the Power Suit, and Zero Suit Samus is a separately selectable character.
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-[[List of Samus' and Zero Suit Samus' moves in the Super Smash Bros. series#Samus|This]] is a list of Samus' moves in the series.
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Gallery</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><i>For additional art, see <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%27s%20Gallery%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Samus%20Aran%5C%2FGallery%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSamus%20Aran%5C%2FGallery%7CSamus%20Aran%27s%20Gallery%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="/wiki/Samus_Aran/Gallery" title="Samus Aran/Gallery">Samus Aran's Gallery</a>.</i>
-====[[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]]====
+</p>
-[[File:Awesome Samus Sauce.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Samus Aran as she appears in ''The Subspace Emissary''.]]
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Samus Aran</h3>
-Samus also plays a role in Brawl's Adventure mode: The Subspace Emissary. In it, she first appears in her Zero Suit, breaking into the base of the Subspace Army on the Island of the Ancients. Soon she comes across a Pikachu being drained of its electrical power. Samus uses her whip to break the container the Pikachu is being held in, summoning a security force of R.O.B.s. The two join forces to retrieve Samus’s Power Suit, but are confronted by two Shadow Bug clones mimicking it in a similar fashion to the SA-X.
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-After reacquiring her Power Suit, Samus and Pikachu come across [[Ridley]]. He grabs Samus and starts to drag her against the wall, until Pikachu returns Samus' favor and uses Thunder on Ridley, causing him to drop Samus. An infuriated Ridley attacks. Once they defeat him, the duo exits the base and come across a cave where R.O.B.s are exiting with newly manufactured Subspace Bombs.
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Power Suit models</h3>
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-Samus and Pikachu make their way through the Subspace Bomb Factory and find the Ancient Minister with the R.O.B. Squad. They prepare to fight, but then realize that he looks very sad. At that moment, Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy and DK burst in. A hologram of Ganondorf appears and orders the R.O.B. Squad to activate the remaining bombs. The Ancient Minister tries to stop them, but is set on fire when Ganondorf orders them to retaliate. After the Ancient Minister is revealed to be a R.O.B. himself, Samus and the other characters all rush out to escape the Island before it is engulfed, but are confronted by [[Meta Ridley]] and duel him aboard the Falcon Flyer.
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+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2>
-Samus groups up with the other fighters to lead an assault on the Subspace Gunship, during which she uses her own gunship as a distraction to buy enough time for Kirby to arrive on the Dragoon. She and the other fighters head into the Subspace Realm, but she is defeated by Tabuu and turned into a trophy when Tabuu arrives and uses his Off Waves to defeat all who are attacking him. King Dedede later comes to save her and she continues with the others to lead the final attack on Tabuu.
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-===Cameos in other Nintendo titles===
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22succession%20box%20%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bsuccession%20box%20%7C%5Cn%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20%5B%5BGuardian%20of%20Agon%20Temple%5D%5D%5Cn%20%7C%20years%20%3D%7C%5Cn%20%7C%20before%20%3D%20%5B%5BI-Sha%5D%5D%5Cn%20%7C%20after%20%3D%20Incumbent%7C%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Famicom Wars'' (1988, Famicom) (Unreleased outside Japan; The Red Star commander on Donut Island is called Samasuun, and her face on the result screen is Samus' helmet.)<ref name="SCUcameos">{{cite web|url=http://www.samus.co.uk/cameos.shtml|title=Metroid and Samus cameos|publisher=Samus.co.uk}}</ref>
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22end%20box%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bend%20box%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Tetris'' (1989, [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]) (Cameo, appears playing the upright bass after the player wins a B-type game of level at least 9 and height at least 2.)<ref name="SCUcameos" />
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22start%20box%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bstart%20box%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''F-1 Race'' (1990, Game Boy) (Cameo, appears cheering for the player with four other women before Course 7)<ref name="SCUcameos" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22succession%20box%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bsuccession%20box%5Cn%7Cbefore%20%3D%20%5B%5BA-Voq%5D%5D%5Cn%7Ctitle%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BGuardian%20of%20Torvus%20Temple%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cafter%20%20%3D%20Incumbent%5Cn%7Cyears%20%3D%20%7C%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Galactic Pinball'' (Virtual Boy) (Cameo, her ship appears in a minigame where the player must shoot oncoming Metroid enemies, similar to ''Space Invaders'')
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22end%20box%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bend%20box%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' (1996, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) (Cameo, after Mario's party defeats Yaridovich and until Mario travels to Land's End, he may find her sleeping in the Mushroom Kingdom Castle. Also, a Samus figurine appears in the toy box of Booster's Room.)
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22start%20box%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bstart%20box%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Kirby Super Star'' (1996, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) (Cameo, when Kirby uses his stone ability he can become a Samus statue. Also, the [[Screw Attack]] icon (called the Screwball) is a treasure in the Great Cave Offense segment of the game.)<ref name="MDBcameos">{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/features/cameos.php|title=Metroid Database :: Metroid Cameos|publisher=Metroid-Database.com}}</ref>
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22succession%20box%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bsuccession%20box%5Cn%7Cbefore%20%3D%20%5B%5BC-Pul%5D%5D%5Cn%7Ctitle%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BGuardian%20of%20Sanctuary%20Temple%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cafter%20%20%3D%20Incumbent%5Cn%7Cyears%20%3D%20%7C%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Kirby’s Dream Land 3'' (1997, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) (Cameo, appears after level 5-2, which also contains six [[Metroids]]. If Kirby defeats them all using an Ice power, Samus will remove her helmet.)<ref name="MDBcameos" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22end%20box%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bend%20box%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' (1999, N64) (Playable character)
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bosses%20in%20Metroid%20Prime%20Series%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BBosses%20in%20Metroid%20Prime%20Series%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (2001, [[Nintendo GameCube]]) (Playable character)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Humans%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BHumans%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Animal Crossing'' ([[Nintendo GameCube]]) (An e-Reader card called "[[Samus's Suit]]" gives the player a [[Power Suit]] to wear in the game. This is coded on the card, and not the game, however.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bounty%20hunters%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BBounty%20hunters%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest'' (2003, [[Nintendo GameCube]]) (Includes a trailer for ''[[Metroid Prime]]''.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Metroids%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMetroids%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' (2003, [[Game Boy Advance]]) (Contains a microgame based on NES ''[[Metroid]]'' called [[Metroid (microgame)]], with Samus firing missiles at the Mother Brain. Though she cannot move, the [[Morph Ball]] is functional.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%2207Platoon%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7B07Platoon%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' (2003, [[Game Boy Advance]]) (Samus was intended to appear at Starbeans Cafe, among other [[Nintendo]] characters, during a scripted event. Dialog remains in the game's code- "Cashier: Whoa! A power outage? Yikes! Samus Aran! I see you're rocking and rolling as usual! ...Looks like your energy tanks are empty! Sorry, but can't you give your Hoolumbian to Samus? Oh! Feeling better?" She would then give the player an [[Energy Tank]] in exchange for the drink. Ultimately, most of the items were replaced with similar ones in the final game, though the Energy Tank became a [[Power Grip]] accessory.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Chozo%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BChozo%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'' (2004, [[Nintendo GameCube]]) (Contains [[Metroid (microgame)]] from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'')
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22BioMech%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BBioMech%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''WarioWare: Touched!'' (2005, Nintendo DS) (Contains a microgame based on ''Metroid'')
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Food%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFood%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''WarioWare: Twisted!'' (2005, [[Game Boy Advance]]) (Contains two microgames based on ''Metroid'' and another full game called "[[Mewtroid]]" starring a rolling cat with an [[Arm Cannon]] and [[Brinstar]] music.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22GF%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BGF%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-#''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' (2005, Nintendo DS) (Gulliver, the seagull, references Samus saying "Tell me, have you ever heard of the bounty hunter that can turn into a ball?" Also you can get a 1x1 item that is a Metroid in a case. When you touch it, it glows and plays a small clip of ''Metroid'' music.)
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22es%3ASamus%20Aran%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22es%3ASamus%20Aran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bes%3ASamus%20Aran%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://es.metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Samus_Aran" class="extiw" title="es:Samus Aran">es:Samus Aran</a>
-#''Geist'' (2005, [[Nintendo GameCube]]) (Samus’s helmet and red clothing are seen in a locker within the women’s locker room at Volks Corporation.)<ref name="SCUcameos" />
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ru%3A%5Cu0421%5Cu0430%5Cu043c%5Cu0443%5Cu0441%20%5Cu0410%5Cu0440%5Cu0430%5Cu043d%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ru%3A%5Cu0421%5Cu0430%5Cu043c%5Cu0443%5Cu0441%20%5Cu0410%5Cu0440%5Cu0430%5Cu043d%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bru%3A%5Cu0421%5Cu0430%5Cu043c%5Cu0443%5Cu0441%20%5Cu0410%5Cu0440%5Cu0430%5Cu043d%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://ru.metroid.wikia.com/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD" class="extiw" title="ru:Самус Аран">ru:Самус Аран</a>
-#''Tetris DS'' (2006, Nintendo DS) (''Metroid''-based course, [[Catch Mode]]; in the title screen, Samus shoots some tetrominoes; A difficulty level on [[Marathon Mode]] is ''Metroid'' Themed, with Samus to the right, and clips of the original ''Metroid'' playing on the top screen, but with a more realistic background.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22it%3ASamus%20Aran%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22it%3ASamus%20Aran%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bit%3ASamus%20Aran%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" href="http://it.metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Samus_Aran" class="extiw" title="it:Samus Aran">it:Samus Aran</a>
-#''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' ([[Wii]]) for the Wii was intended to include Samus and Link, but Nintendo did not allow Activision to include them. A video shows her using many of her attacks from the series, which would have been motion-activated.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3ACharacters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' (2007, [[Wii]]) (Contains a microgame based on ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''. Samus also occasionally appears in two other games, with a [[Super Metroid]] cartridge in one and Samus playing an upright bass again (as she had in Tetris) in another.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3AGenetically%20Engineered%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2007, [[Wii]]) (Playable character, [[Zero Suit Samus]] is also a playable character. Mainly partnered with Pikachu, she plays a large role in the game's story, [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]].)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3ABosses%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' (Japan 2008, [[Wii]]) (Zero Suit is one of two unlockable [[Nintendo]] costumes.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3AFinal%20Bosses%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' (2008, [[Nintendo DS]]) (Samus statue and Screw Attack, now correctly named, appear in this [[SNES]] remake.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3ASamus%20Aran%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''Animal Crossing: City Folk'' (2008, [[Wii]]) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, and Varia Suit available in game.)
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3AGalactic%20Federation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="635-5984827865950854dc7890" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />
-#''Phantasy Star Ø'' (Japan 2008, Nintendo DS) (Samus' [[Arm Cannon]] is one of two available [[Nintendo]] weapons.)
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-#''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'' (2011, [[Nintendo 3DS]]) (Samus makes an appearance towards the end of every match on the [[Geothermal Power Plant]] to kill Ridley with her Power Bomb. A recent interview confirmed her unlockability. [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds])
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-#''NES Remix 2'' (2014, [[Wii U]]) (''Metroid'' is featured in this NES game compilation for Wii U Virtual Console.)
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-#''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014, [[Nintendo 3DS]]) (Playable character)
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-#''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (2014, [[Wii U]]) (Playable character)
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-#Miitomo (2016, Phone Devices) (Samus Helmet, Metroid, Ridley, T-Shirts and Varia Suit.)
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-===In other media===
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-[[File:Samus the Riveter.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Promotional poster released by [[Nintendo]] in March 2015 to commemorate Women's History Month in the style of [[Wikipedia:We Can Do It!|Rosie the Riveter]]: ''"At the end of the first'' Metroid ''game, Samus Aran shocked players by revealing her gender, making many fans question why they assumed she was male in the first place."'']]
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-*Samus was also a semi-regular character in the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' comic books, published as part of the Nintendo Comics System. In these stories, Samus has romantic feelings for Kevin Keene, the main character, despite his own affections for another woman, Princess Lana. However, as she states in the story "Breakout", Samus prefers to win Kevin’s affections fairly. Samus [[Samus Aran's gunship|gunship]] also makes an appearance, though in a very different form than in the games. Interestingly, the ship's class in the comic was "Hunter IV", suggesting that the ship's canonical designation ("Hunter Class") may have been derived from the comic.
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-*In the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' cartoon, Samus did not appear, even though [[Mother Brain]] was the show's primary villain. Jeffrey Scott claimed in an interview that he didn’t feature Samus in the cartoon because he "never heard of her".<ref>[http://ldloveszh.tripod.com/js20020126.html Interview with Jeffrey Scott], The Unofficial Captain N Homepage</ref>
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-*Samus also starred in her own [[Nintendo Comics System]] stories, apparently set in the same continuity, titled ''[[Deceít Du Jour]]''; it was the only ten-page story to have the ''Metroid'' umbrella title. In this story, Samus duels with another Bounty Hunter, [['Big Time' Brannigan]], whom [[Mother Brain]] has hired to capture her, and who claims to be just as efficient as Samus. In the end, Samus proves her superiority by sabotaging her own gun (after he damages her [[Arm Cannon]]) before handing it over to Big Time. When Big Time attempts to kill her with it later on, it explodes, covering Samus' escape.
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-[[File:Samuswaxpack.png|thumb|[[Topps]] waxpack]]
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-*In the 1989 movie ''The Wizard'', ''[[Metroid]]'' can be seen briefly (in a full-screen shot) on a [[PlayChoice-10]].
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-*A [[Wikipedia:super deformed|super deformed]] doll in Samus' likeness that Princess Peach desired drove the humorous plot for a ''Mario VS Wario'' comic that was published one month prior to the ''Super Metroid'' comic.
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-*Samus also starred in two comic adaptations featured in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'': a 60-page one for ''Super Metroid''<ref name="MDBcameos">[http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/sm/comics.htm Super Metroid: Comics], Metroid Database</ref> and a 24-page one for ''Metroid Prime''.
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-*Samus also appeared in the ''[[Samus and Joey]]'' series of manga, where she meets a boy named [[Joey]] and adventures with him.
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-*Samus once appeared in a Kool-Aid commercial that advertised ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''. An animated version of her is seen in the back of a bus with two children.
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-*In the episode of the show "Code Monkeys" called "Valley of the Silicon Dolls", Larrity searches for bounty hunters to kill the robotic teddy bear that Dave, Jarry, and Black Steve reprogrammed. Towards the end of the episode, a warped version of Samus' ship rises up and Samus jumps out and kills the teddy bear. She then removes her helmet and reveals that she is actually Mary. She then morphs into a ball and rolls away. This version of Samus has the arm cannon on her left arm instead of her right, probably due to copyright issues with Nintendo.
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-*Samus can be seen on [[Nintendo Monopoly]] representing New York Avenue for $200, and is featured prominently on the box based on ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' artwork.
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-*Samus is shown on pages 26 and 27 in ''[[How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains]]''.
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-*In the official ''Men in Black 3'' game by Gameloft, available for the iOS and Android, one of the recruitable agents from the Locker Room at MIB Headquarters is a woman named Samantha Aran. Both her appearance and name are obvious references to Samus Aran, and her former services included being a counter-terrorist, similar to how Samus thwarts terrorist's plans, most notably the many Space Pirate operations.
+</p>
-{{Endnoncanon}}
-{{showhide|1=Official data|2=
-'''''Super Smash Bros.'''''
-:''"Samus Aran is the toughest bounty hunter in the galaxy. Using a special suit powered by the technology of the bird people which allows her to execute daring acrobatic feats, Samus pursues the airborne life form, Metroid, throughout the universe."''
-:Works: ''[[Metroid]]'' (NES), ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'' (GB), ''[[Super Metroid]]'' (SNES)
-;'''''Super Smash Bros. Melee''''' [[Trophy|Trophies]]
-:''"This intergalactic bounty hunter's full name is Samus Aran. Clad in a Power Suit made by the Chozo race and infused with their enhanced blood, she cleared the planet Zebes of a Metroid infestation. Samus is an orphan, the sole survivor of a Space Pirate raid that destroyed an Earth colony named K-2L."''
-:''[[Metroid]]'', 08/89
-:''"Samus has an abundance of projectile weapons, making her a long- distance attack specialist. The most powerful weapon in her arsenal is the Charge Beam, but be warned: It can be reflected. Her missiles have homing capabilities, but when fired as Smash Attacks, they fly on a straight trajectory and have boosted power."''
-:[B: Charge Shot] [Smash B: Missile]
-:''"While Samus' arsenal missile weapons is indeed formidable, her enemies are in for a rude awakening if they guard against nothing else. Her grappling beam captures foes and latches on to walls, and the Screw Attack drags foes upward in a series of spins that doubles as a recovery move. Samus can also use her Bombs to perform Bomb Jumps."''
-:[Up & B: Screw Attack]
-:[Down & B: Bomb]
-;'''''Metroid Prime'' website'''
-:''"The bounty hunter Samus Aran was hired by the Galactic Federation to exterminate the Space Pirate army on Planet Zebes. Samus was successful in not only defeating the Space Pirate army, but in neutralizing the Metroid threat as well. Performance and professionalism were very impressive.''
-:''With her Chozo-built Power Suit, Samus prefers hi-tech weaponry to deal with enemy threats, although the bounty hunter also undoubtedly also possesses excellent melee combat skills."''
-;'''''Metroid Prime'' [[Pirate Data]]: "The Hunter"'''
-{{Logbook
-|title      = The Hunter
-|game       = mp1
-|text       = [[Security Command]] issued an all-points alert after the fall of Zebes. The alert concerns bioform Samus Aran, also known as the Hunter. Subject is a female hominid, and is heavily armed and extremely dangerous. Subject uses a powered armorsuit of unknown design in battle, along with a number of potent Beam and concussive weapons. All combat units are instructed to terminate Aran on sight, preferably in a fashion that will allow salvage of her powered armorsuit and weapons. A considerable bounty will go to the unit who delivers Aran to Command. Dead or alive, it matters not.
-}}
-'''''[[Samus and Joey]]'''''
-;Volume 2
-:''"Legendary bounty hunter, called the galaxy's strongest warrior."''
-;Volume 3
-:''"Acknowledged by everyone as the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy. Accepted Joey and allows him to travel along."''
-;'''Metroid.com (Metroid Prime Hunters)'''''''
-:''"Samus Aran is well known throughout the galaxy as an efficient and experienced bounty hunter. Few other hunters can compete with Samus' long history of successful missions, most of which are carried out against seemingly insurmountable odds."''
-;'''''Hunters'' manual'''
-:''"One of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy. Her Power Suit has the ability to transform her into a Morph Ball."''
-'''Unused ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' [[Lore]] entries'''
-{{Logbook
-|placement  = top
-|title      = Samus Aran
-|temp       = Galactic Federation Datafile SA-003.<br />(Samus Aran)<br />Data moved to Logbook for review.
-|text       = GFDF SA-003<br />Subject is a "bounty hunter", who enjoys a considerable reputation throughout the galaxy. She was instrumental in many incidents with Space Pirates and the parasitic life forms known as Metroids. Suit systems and weaponry of this subject are based on modified Chozo technology; the exact link to the Chozo requires further investigation. It is known that Samus Aran harbors extreme hostility to the Pirates, which is definitely mutual.
-}}{{Logbook
-|placement  = bottom
-|title      = Return of the Hunter
-|temp       = Space Pirate data decoded.<br />Entry: (Return of the Hunter)<br />Data moved to Logbook for review.
-|text       = Entry 06.003.8<br />The news of our spies confirmed our worst suspicions - Samus lives. Though she is drawn by Dark Samus, she resists her call, where her allies bent. Somehow, she remains the master of her will! Like always, she stands up to affront us, to challenge us and to try our power.<br />This time, Samus will not see us fail. Her former brethren lie in wait for her. The spirit of the great Dark Samus has captured these great hunters, wiped out the lies of the Federation, and shown them the glory of her reign. Blessed Phazon flows through their veins, and increases their strength many times. Now, certainly, this is the end of Samus Aran!
-}}<ref name="The Cutting Room Floor">http://tcrf.net/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption</ref>
-;'''''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy'''
-:''"The intergalactic bounty hunter named Samus Aran. Orphaned at an early age, she was taken in and raised by the alien race known as the Chozo. The Power Suit she wears is a product of their technology. Her unique combat skills combined with her athleticism and Arm Cannon have seen her through countless missions."''
-:''[[Metroid]]'' (1987)
-:''[[Super Metroid]]'' (1994)
-'''''Brawl'' stickers'''
-*'''Dark Suit Samus''' [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]] - [Throwing] Attack +16 (All)
-*'''Gravity Suit Samus''' [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] - [Weapon] Attack +11 (Samus, [[Zero Suit Samus]])
-*'''Running Zero Suit Samus''' [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] - [Weapon] Attack +25 (All)
-*'''Samus''' [[Metroid Fusion]] - [Electric] Resistance +16 (Samus, [[Zero Suit Samus]])
-*'''Samus''' [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]] - [Explosive] Attack +18 (All)
-*'''Samus''' [[Metroid]] - [Specials: Indirect] Attack +15 (Samus, [[Zero Suit Samus]])
-*'''Zero Suit Samus''' [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] - [Leg] Attack + 9 (Samus, [[Zero Suit Samus]])
-'''''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]'''''
-;Manual
-:''"'One of the most skilled bounty hunters in the galaxy."''
-;[[Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet|Art booklet]]
-:''"[[Samus]] lived with her parents on the planet [[K-2L]], a human colony in the [[Galactic Federation]] domain. When Samus was three years old, K-2L was attacked by a band of [[Space Pirate]]s lead by the brutal ruffian [[Ridley]]. When the Space Pirates left and the smoke cleared, a single figure remained standing. It was Samus Aran, the sole survivor of the attack on K-2L.''
-:''Samus was rescued from the charred ruins of K-2L by the [[Chozo]], a race of beings who resemble giant birds. They had received the colony's distress signal during the attack and came to assist. The Chozo took Samus back to their homeworld, [[Zebes]].''
-:''Being a highly technologically advanced race, the Chozo crafted a [[Power Suit|power suit]] for Samus that gave her incredible strength. They trained her to become a fearsome warrior. Once her training was complete, Samus parted ways with the Chozo and became an intergalactic [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]].''
-:''Samus carried out countless missions. Many that other bounty hunters deemed impossible. She became the most famed and capable bounty hunter in the universe, yet she was not fulfilled. Samus didn't become a bounty hunter to achieve fortune or fame. Her purpose was to avenge the death of her parents by slaying Ridley and the rest of the Space Pirates.''
-:''Before long, the opportunity to fulfill her purpose would arise."''
-'''''[[Metroid: Other M]]'''''
-;Interactive Web Ad: "See the other side of a hero"
-:'''Samus Aran (Young Samus displayed)'''
-:''"A [[Galactic Federation]] soldier. Always with something to prove."''
-:'''Samus Aran ([[Zero Suit Samus]] displayed)'''
-:''"The woman within the suit. Haunted by her past."''
-;'''Samus Aran ([[Varia Suit]] displayed)'''
-:''"Intergalactic [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]]. Feared by enemies."''
-;[[Metroid.com]]
-:'''Samus Aran'''
-:''"Strong-willed and fiercely independent, this accomplished [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]] has saved the galaxy on multiple occasions from maladies as menacing as [[Metroids]]-and beyond. Echoes of her complicated past with the [[Galactic Federation]] are about to resurface, following a mysterious distress call."''
-:Story
-:''"Samus Aran is a [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]] with a long and complex history-fraught with danger, trauma, and triumph. For the first time, she will have to confront her mysterious past, as well as the [[Galactic Federation]], the military force she left to become a bounty hunter...''
-:''Having traveled to planet [[SR388]] to destroy the powerful and menacing alien species known as [[Metroids]], Samus battled the ferocious [[Queen Metroid]] and rid the galaxy of their threat. One last [[Baby|baby Metroid]] remained, which Samus took with her, seeing peaceful scientific applications of Metroid biology. Before those experiments could come to fruition the [[Ceres|science station]] was attacked, and the baby fell into the hands of the [[Space Pirates]], led by [[Mother Brain]].''
-:''Samus infiltrated Mother Brain's stronghold on planet [[Zebes]] to rescue the baby Metroid. Taken down in battle by Mother Brain's power, Samus was unexpectedly restored to health by the baby Metroid. Furious, Mother Brain destroyed the baby, only to be defeated by a newly vigorous Samus-with extraordinary powers given by the Metroid. At last, Mother Brain, the Space Pirates, and the Metroid species were obliterated once and for all... along with the entire planet of Zebes.''
-:''As time passed, so did the memory of Metroids and Space Pirates from the collective consciousness. Samus resumed something of a normal bounty hunter's life, when a mysterious SOS signal suddenly reached her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|ship]]. the signal, code named "[[Baby's Cry]]," seemed to be calling out specifically to her..."''
-;'''''[[Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition]]'''''
-:''"Up until now, not much was known about Samus Aran. Orphaned at a young age when her family was killed by Space Pirates, Samus was raised by the Chozo, the same race that created her Power Suit. Eventually Samus used her cybernetic enhancements to become a freelance bounty hunter. But before she was traveling through space on a bounty mission she was a part of the Galactic Federation. Little as is known about Samus's life - even less is known about her time in the Galactic Federation.''
-:''Prepare to accompany Samus on a new mission with old friends from the Galactic Federation. As Samus, you will venture down the dangerous hallways of the BOTTLE SHIP, and you'll also traipse down memory lane."''
-'''''[[Metroid: Other M Art Folio]]'''''
-;Young Samus at [[Galactic Federation Headquarters]]
-:''"My time as a member of the Galactic Federation Army was bound to end - though I was a soldier, I was also a child with a chip on my shoulder. And I was angry. I felt that if I let my guard down I would easily be broken. So, after a certain incident, I left [[Adam Malkovich]]'s command and set out on my path as a solitary [[Bounty Hunter]]."''
-;Young Samus in Military Dress
-:''"I always had something to prove while enlisted in the Galactic Federation Army - at the time, I felt surrounded by people who treated me like a child, or used kid gloves because I was a woman. In the face of the well-meaning behavior of the other soldiers, my response was to become increasingly bitter."''
-'''''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' issue 59, page 77'''
-;Samus Aran
-:''"[[Nintendo]]'s first lady should need little introduction. The death-dealing bounty hunter responds to a distress call from a mysterious space station called The Bottle Ship. Could her old adversaries, the Space Pirates, be up to some mischief?"''
-'''''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'''''
-;'''Samus Trophies'''
-;NTSC (3DS):''"Samus Aran has fought her way across a variety of planets in the Metroid series. She wears a Power Suit designed by the Chozo, giving her incredible versatility in a fight. She can wade in, but she favors beams and missiles. A fully charged Charge Shot packs a serious punch!"''
-;PAL:''"The heroine of the Metroid series, Samus Aran. Her missions take her across the reaches of space, and her Power Suit gives her immeasurable fighting prowess. In this game, she uses a variety of ranged attacks based around beams and missiles. When her Charge Shot is fully charged, it can launch foes with devastating force."''
-;Samus (U):''"Samus Aran is known for her numerous battles across alien planets in the Metroid series. She wears a Power Suit designed by the Chozo, giving her incredible versatility in a fight. She can wade in with kicks and punches, but she favors beams and missiles. A fully charged Charge Shot packs a serious punch!"''
-;'''Samus (Alt.)'''
-;NTSC (both versions):''"Samus protects herself from overhead enemies with her up smash, [[Cover Fire]], which can land multiple hits on anyone it connects with. Samus also fires a homing missile by holding sideways and pressing the special- attack button or launches a Super Missile by quickly tapping sideways instead."''
-:This trophy description is the same in both versions.
-'''Palutena's Guidance (''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'')'''
-*Viridi: "Oh, look. There's Metroid."
-*Pit: "That's not a Metroid! That's Samus!"
-*Palutena: "Just like Link isn't named Zelda."
-*Viridi: "And like Pit's name isn't Icarus!"
-*Pit: "OK, this joke has officially run its course."
-*Palutena: "Moving on, then. Pit, you can reflect Samus's Charge Shot with your Guardian Orbitars."
-*Palutena: "However, Samus can throw a storm of shots at you. If you use your Orbitars too often, she'll know what you're up to."
-*Palutena: "So try to reflect strategically, as opposed to your...usual game plan."
-'''''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Official Game Guide'' Trophy Description'''<br />
-''"Samus Aran has fought her way across a variety of planets in the Metroid series. She wears a Power Suit designed by the Chozo, giving her incredible versatility in a fight. She can wade in with kicks and punches, but she favors beams and missiles. A fully charged Charge Shot packs a serious punch!"''
-;'''Strategy (''SSB4 Official Game Guide'')'''
-:''"Samus has a variety of projectiles to attack opponents from long range and some good tools to rack up damage in the air. She is somewhat unique in that she is a fairly heavy character with decent ground speed who is also rather floaty. While she has a strong long-range game, she can also be effective up close. Her main weaknesses are her horizontal recovery and her KO power.''
-:''For Samus’s long-range game, you have a lot of choices. You have Charge Shot, which you can use in quick bursts or fully charged up, and you have two Missile variations. Since a fully charged Charge Shot has good KO potential, consider keeping it fresher by using it less. Mixing up Homing Missile and Super Missile will throw off your opponent’s timing. If you ever hit with a Super Missile, immediately send out more Homing Missiles or charge up your Charge Shot. (When it comes to knockback, Super Missiles are much more effective than Homing Missiles.) If playing in free-for-all modes, use a lot of Bombs around you as small traps to keep you safer while using your projectiles. Since the bombs don’t damage Samus, it literally doesn’t hurt to have one around. You can even use the blast from one to bounce Samus and make her stay in the air longer.''
-:''Screw Attack has a tiny bit of invincibility and is a decent out-of-shield option, but it’s primarily used for Samus's vertical recovery. Don’t forget you can also shoot these projectiles in the air to create a vertical minefield for your opponents to avoid!''
-:''Up close, Samus’s Side Tilt attack is very quick, given its excellent range, but its damage output is fairly low. Down Tilt is also good for its speed and knockback. You can also use Samus’s long-range grapple to throw opponents while on the ground, as it prevents opponents from approaching recklessly. For KOs, go with Side Smash, Down Tilt, or a fully charged Charge Shot. Up Smash can work for KOs as well, but because it’s hard to use against standing opponents, use it against airborne opponents instead. In the air, Samus has a couple of good damage-racking options with Up Air and Forward Air. For KOs in the air, however, go with Back Air. When opponents are off-stage, use your missiles to edge guard, as this may interrupt their recoveries. If you successfully interrupt them, try to follow up with Down Air for a meteor smash."''
-'''''Metroid Prime: Federation Force'' official website'''<br />
-'''''GALACTIC FEDERATION INTEL FILE: SAMUS ARAN'''''
-''"Orphaned during a Space Pirate raid on her home, Samus Aran went on to become the most feared Bounty Hunter in the galaxy, often aiding the Galactic Federation. Armed with a versatile Power Suit and a bevy of advanced weaponry, Samus Aran is often called upon to complete missions that would otherwise be considered impossible. To date, she has completed all of these missions."''
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-==Gallery==
-''For additional art, see [[Samus Aran/Gallery|Samus Aran's Gallery]].''
-===Samus Aran===
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-<gallery widths="150" captionalign="center">
-Smguide pg6.jpg|''[[Super Metroid]]'' guide.
-Ob4.PNG|''Metroid Fusion''/''Metroid Zero Mission''
-Sammie.PNG|''[[Metroid e-Manga]]''
-First-Zero-suit.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''
-SamusandAdam.PNG|''[[Metroid (2002 manga)]]''
-Metroid_v02_ch0071.png|''Metroid (2002 manga)''
-Merge.PNG|''Metroid (2002 manga)''
-Samus ChozoLeader.jpg|''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''
-Metroidzero02.png|''Metroid: Zero Mission''
-Metroidzero04.png|''Metroid: Zero Mission''
-Metroidzero08.png|''Metroid: Zero Mission''
-Helmetless Samus.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime]]''
-File:Samus bare hand MP1.PNG|Model of Samus's right hand from ''Metroid Prime''.
-Zerosuithunters.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]''
-Zero_Suit.png|''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
-Zerosuitcorruption.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
-Metroid_II_Best_Ending.png|''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''
-File:Metroid Samus Returns - Samus.png|''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]''
-.jpg|''[[Super Metroid]]''
-Sammylittle.PNG|''Metroid: Other M''
-Samus Aran MOM.jpg|''[[Metroid Other M]]''
-Samus_MOM.png|''Metroid: Other M''
-SamusAran.png|''Metroid Other M''
-File:Samus Aran.JPG|''Metroid: Other M''
-Samus textures MOM.png|''Metroid: Other M'' (textures)
-Mfend1.png|''Metroid Fusion''
-</gallery>
-}}
-===Power Suit models===
-{{Scroll box|content=
-<gallery captionalign="center">
-MZM Manga Powersuit 2.jpg|''[[Metroid E-manga]]''
-Metroid v2 ch16 140.png|''[[Metroid (2002 manga)]]''
-Metroidzm 03 big.jpg|''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''
-Gravitysuit.gif|''Metroid Zero Mission''
-Mprime 07 big.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime]]''
-Samus p3.jpg|''Metroid Prime''
-Phazon Suit.jpg|''Metroid Prime''
-Gravity Suit incomic.jpg||''[[Metroid Prime (Comic)]]''
-MPH Samus2.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt]]''
-Samus.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]''
-Samus model6.png|''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
-Samus DarkSuit.png|''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''
-Lightsuit.jpg|''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''
-Samus3.jpg|''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''
-Samus Aran MP3.jpg|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
-Hazard Shield 50% Corrupted PED Suit.png|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
-Hazard_Shield_No_Corruption.png|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
-File:Metroid Prime Federation Force - Samus.png|''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]''
-Samus2016.png|''Metroid Prime: Federation Force''
-File:Samus MPFF credits.png|''Metroid Prime: Federation Force''
-M2Powersuit.jpg|''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]''
-Samus artwork 12.jpg|''Metroid II: Return of Samus''
-File:3DS MetroidSamusReturns char 01.png|''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]''
-Introduction.png|''[[Super Metroid]]''
-Gravity Suit.jpg|''Super Metroid''
-Picture-12.png|''Metroid: Other M''
-Power_Suit_Other_M_intro.png|''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
-Mom samus.jpg|''Metroid: Other M''
-Generalsprites2.gif|''[[Metroid Fusion]]''
-Fusion Suit art 2.jpg|''Metroid Fusion''
-FusionVaria.png|''Metroid Fusion''
-Fusion Gravity Suit Scene.png|''Metroid Fusion''
-Mfusionguide r 20.jpg|''Metroid Fusion''
-</gallery>
-}}
-==References==
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-{{Bounty hunters}}
-{{Metroids}}
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