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*Samus Aran was named after Brazilian football player [[wikipedia:Edson Arantes do Nascimento|Edson Arantes do Nascimento]], more famously known as Pelé. Developer Hiroji Kiyotake was a football fan and mistook Pelé's actual name as "Samus Arantes Nascimentos".<ref>{{cite person|quote=Akinori Sao: About 10 years ago when I did a magazine interview, I heard from Sakamoto-san that you’re a football fan and took that name from the real name of Pelé, the King of Football.<br />Hiroji Kiyotake: Yeah. (laughs) Even though it may not really be his name…<br />Akinori Sao: Yeah, it isn’t. (laughs)<br />Hiroji Kiyotake: I thought so. (laughs)<br />Akinori Sao: Apparently, you thought Pelé’s real name is Samus Arantes Nascimentos.<br />Hiroji Kiyotake: Yeah, yeah, something like that.|name=Yoshio Sakamoto|url=https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Nintendo_UK_(May_2016)|title=Nintendo UK 2016 Interview with Hiroji Kiyotake & Yoshio Sakamoto}}</ref> | |||
*Though Samus is usually portrayed with blonde hair, in the original ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', Samus is depicted as a redhead. Within the same game, when using the Varia Suit as Justin Bailey, Samus has bright green hair. When using the Power Suit in ''Metroid'' (1986), Samus' is a brunette. In the Super Metroid Nintendo Power comic, Samus is depicted with lavender-colored hair. In Zebes Invasion Order, she is seen with dark black hair. In a colorized ''Metroid II'', Samus has red hair. | *Though Samus is usually portrayed with blonde hair, in the original ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', Samus is depicted as a redhead. Within the same game, when using the Varia Suit as Justin Bailey, Samus has bright green hair. When using the Power Suit in ''Metroid'' (1986), Samus' is a brunette. In the Super Metroid Nintendo Power comic, Samus is depicted with lavender-colored hair. In Zebes Invasion Order, she is seen with dark black hair. In a colorized ''Metroid II'', Samus has red hair. | ||
*Samus is nicknamed "Sammy" by the [[Bounty Hunter|hunter]] [[Gandrayda]]. | *Samus is nicknamed "Sammy" by the [[Bounty Hunter|hunter]] [[Gandrayda]]. | ||
