Adam Malkovich

Adam Malkovich File:Adam Malkovich (Other M).png Adam Malkovich as he appears in Metroid: Other M

Game(s) Metroid: Other M Metroid Fusion Off-Game Appearance(s) Metroid Manga Home Planet Unknown Gender Male Voice Actor(s) Dave Elvin (English, Metroid Other M) Family Ian Malkovich Race Human

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General Adam Malkovich is Samus Aran's former commanding officer from her time with the Galactic Federation. Adam appeared in the Metroid Manga, Metroid: Other M, and postmortem in Metroid Fusion.

Metroid: Other M

Adam appears in Metroid: Other M as the commander of the Galactic Federation 07th Platoon and Samus Aran's former commanding officer. The 07th Platoon consists of Galactic Federation troops Anthony Higgs, Maurice Favreau, James Pierce, Lyle Smithsonian, and K.G. Misawa. They are ordered to explore the Bottle Ship and rescue any survivors of MB's rampage. When he and Samus meet aboard the Bottle Ship, he does not disclose the reasons behind the Federation's presence when asked, stating that such information is not for outsiders. However, after the defeat of the Brug Mass, he realizes that Samus's aid could prove beneficial, though he informs Samus that she is now under his command. She agrees, and the platoon is briefed in the Bottle Ship's Control Room, located in the Main Sector. While Adam can only contact the members of his platoon via the Save Stations scattered around the complex, he is able to maintain visual and aural contact with Samus from the room, giving her orders and authorizing the use of her weapons as needed. This contact is inexplicably broken during Samus's fight with Ridley, though Adam may have been attacked by the Deleter (Pierce). Adam is not seen again until Samus finds an infant Metroid in Sector Zero, to which she ventured in order to destroy the Metroids and MB. He shoots her in the back with his freeze gun (the only weapon authorized for use by the platoon), disabling her Power Suit and knocking her unconsciousness. When Samus awakes, Adam informs her that the Metroids in the sector are, unlike the Metroids Samus encountered on her previous missions, unfreezable, and are therefore unable to be dispatched by any weapons at Samus's disposal. He also tells Samus that if enough damage is done to the sector, it will detach from the Bottle Ship and explode. With Samus unable to stop Adam or change his mind, he ventures deeper into the sector, and before the doors close behind him and separate the two permanently, he turns back and asks, "Any objections, lady?", a familiar phrase to which Samus, with tears in her eyes, responds with a familiar thumbs-down.

Metroid Fusion

In Metroid Fusion, Adam Malkovich was mentioned by Samus numerous times throughout the game, explaining their relationship in their jobs as well as society. "Adam", a computer named after him, took a starring role as Samus's computerized commanding officer, which Samus at first assumes to be Artificial Intelligence. Adam gave Samus orders on her mission on the B.S.L station. Adam was implemented in the new ship that Samus received after crashing her red Gunship on an asteroid belt after becoming severely ill due to the X Parasite. Malkovich's identity was not definitely known until the final stages of the game.

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The ship containing the computerized Malkovich

In the beginning, Malkovich, nothing more than a monitor screen, gave orders as a typical computer would, bluntly with no feeling and absolute desire to reach a completed objective. Despite the fact that Samus did not know that the computer giving her orders was in fact Malkovich himself, Samus felt reminded of her former commanding officer by the computer and named it so. Adam, as Samus recalls, seemed to respect Samus, and even called her "Lady" in a respectful tone.

As the events progressed, Adam began warning Samus to "be careful" and "proceed with caution." This revealed that the supposed cold computer did in fact had human feelings. This is especially apparent in the final scenes where Adam refused to allow Samus to progress for her safety. Samus pleads in frustration for permission to continue and to destroy B.S.L, with herself inside, until Adam finally reveals his true identity and allows Samus to progress. Malkovich continues to exist as Samus's Gunship's computer at the end of Metroid Fusion.

Gallery

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  Malkovich with GF armor on

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  Adam ready for battle

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  Adam Malkovich in a very formal uniform

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