Editing Ian Malkovich

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{{Quote|Roger that!|Ian Malkovich}}

'''Ian Malkovich''' is [[Adam Malkovich]]'s younger brother and is a member of the [[Galactic Federation]]. He is also one of [[Samus Aran]]'s friends. During one instance of Samus's Federation days, Samus, Adam, Ian, [[Anthony Higgs]], and other Federation soldiers are on board a Federation vessel. Ian is situated in the vessel's drive unit, tasked with repairing a civilian spacecraft attached to it. This makes him responsible for the lives of those on the Federation ship and of those in the civilian spacecraft, a total of three hundred people.<ref>{{cite|Ian, be careful out there. I know this is a routine fix, but don't let your guard down. There are 300 people on board—their lives are in your hands.|Federation Operator|Metroid: Other M}}</ref>

Ian commences to work, and alarms blare shortly thereafter. The drive unit begins to overheat. Eventually, Adam is warned that the entire unit may explode.<ref>{{cite|Commander Malkovich! Unit meltdown imminent! It's going to explode!|Federation Operator|Metroid: Other M}}</ref> Realizing that he must choose between three hundred lives and the life of his brother, Adam orders the detachment of the drive unit, much to Samus's dismay.<ref>{{cite|Prepare to disengage the drive unit immediately!|Adam Malkovich|Metroid: Other M}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Adam, wait! There's still time! I can make it! Please let me go! I mean... That's Ian! That's your little brother out there!|Samus Aran|Metroid: Other M}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Commence drive-unit disposal immediately. That's an order.|Adam Malkovich|Metroid: Other M}}</ref> The drive unit is detached from both vessels, and Ian is killed in the subsequent explosion.

==Trivia==
*Though Ian's last name is never directly revealed, it is assumed that his last name is Malkovich.
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