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The Federation needs you alive and on duty, Samus... 
— Adam Malkovich
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Samus Aran is an intergalactic Bounty Hunter and the main protagonist of the Metroid series. She first appeared in Metroid in 1986 and has been included in every Metroid game since. Her birth planet is K-2L, an earth colony. Samus Aran is a bounty hunter of prestige fame, often employed by the Galactic Federation. Samus's history is somewhat mysterious and is often left with wide gaps. Her past is best described in the Metroid Manga, although it is debatable whether the manga is canon or non-canon, though images from the Manga appear in the Japanese Metroid: Zero Mission Gallery. Other than the Metroid Manga, primary sources for her history are Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Other M.
Biography
Samus started out as a young girl on the mining colony of K-2L with her parents Rodney Aran and Virginia Aran. When she was three years old, her hometown was visited by the Chozo, a bird-like race. They came in peace, and Samus immediately found a spark of interest with one of the Chozo elders, Old Bird. The two became close and built up a loving friendship.
Much to Samus's dismay, a Space Pirate flagship came to the innocent colony and a raid started, led by none other than Ridley. Samus's three-year old mind could not comprehend the nature of violence, and asked Ridley if they could become friends. Feeling humiliated, Ridley made a strike to kill Samus, but her mother got in the way, taking a fatal hit herself. Rodney also sacrificed himself to destroy the flagship. Ridley left the scene, but one mistake was left under all the dust of the battle; the mistake was indeed Samus Aran, the only survivor of the attack. After her mourning sorrows, she vowed to have her revenge on Ridley.
When all hope for a young Samus seemed to be lost, Old Bird and the rest of the Chozo came to her aid. The Chozo voyagers brought Samus to their home planet, Zebes. Unfortunately, Mother Brain predicted that Samus's frail body could not withstand harsh life in Zebes. The Chozo hoped to get evade this problem by infusing her with Chozo blood and giving her the Power Suit, a bio-mechanical suit with many weapons and functions, thus giving birth to the powerful bounty hunter popularly known in today's Metroid franchise. For many years to come, Samus was taught by the Chozo their culture and their ways of battle. As a teenager, her physical attributes far overwhelmed those of a regular human's. However, when the time came, Samus left the Chozo to join the Galactic Federation.
The Female Hunter
When Samus arrived at the Federation academy, she exceeded far above all the other volunteers. She was given even greater superhuman strength, and was issued into the Star Trackers, an organization in which one in a million officers reaches its expectations. She was placed under the order of Commander Adam Malkovich, who gained a great trust with Samus. He always finished an order by stating "Any objections, lady?" as a symbol of trust. A few years later, however, Samus mysteriously disappeared. The period of absence is covered with mystery, and when she returned as a bounty hunter, a whole new story began.
First encounter with Metroids
In the original Metroid, Samus began a mission in which she first encountered the Metroids. She was assigned to infiltrate the Space Pirate base on Planet Zebes and destroy their base of operations and the organic supercomputer Mother Brain.
Metroid Homeworld
After the events of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Samus was ordered to eradicate the Metroid population on the planet of SR388. Samus successfully destroys all but one of the remaining Metroids. Having defeated the fearsome Queen Metroid, she discovers the last surviving member of the species, a newborn Metroid Hatchling. Samus decides to save the last remaining Metroid and brings it to Federation scientists. This Metroid hatchling later saves Samus's life twice, as Samus notes in Metroid Fusion.
Return to Zebes
After Samus's mission on SR388, she brings the Infant Metroid to the Ceres Space Colony to have scientists harness its power. After it is stolen by Ridley, she returns to Zebes to find it. Upon arrival she finds Zebes once again crawling with Space Pirates along with her old adversaries, Ridley and Kraid. Eventually she discovers that the Space Pirates have managed to rebuild Mother Brain and are once again planning to turn the Metroids into a weapon of mass destruction. Samus fights her way through the Space Pirates' defenses and confronts Mother Brain in the newly constructed Tourian area. With the help of the last Metroid, Samus is able to defeat Mother Brain and put a stop to the Space Pirates' plan once and for all.
Super Smash Bros. Series
Samus has appeared in all three games of the Super Smash Bros. series. Her basic special attack is her Charge Beam, which she begins charging when the B button is pressed. She will finish charging when the B button is pressed again, or the beam is fully charged. This can then be fired by pressing B once more. She can fire Missiles, which can either home in on opponents, but with weak attack power, or fully charge them, at the expense of their homing capabilities. She also has the ability to switch to Morph Ball form temporarily, in order to drop Morph Bombs, which can be used to perform 'bomb jumps'. She uses her Morph Ball form for another attack, Screw Attack, which attacks opponents while jumping highly. She also has a Grapple Beam, which can be used to grab opponents, or the edge of the stage, helping her chances of survival. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, she also gains the ability to switch between Power Suit and Zero Suit form, via her Final Smash. For her Power Suit Final Smash, Zero Laser, she fires a massive full-power beam, the power of which is so great it shatters her Power Suit, leaving her in Zero Suit form. The broken remnants of the Power Suit can then be picked up and thrown at opponents to cause a small amount of damage. To regain the Power Suit, Zero Suit Samus must utilize her Final Smash again.
Samus's Character Info
Samus:
- 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.
Trophy Info
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Samus:
- 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.
Sprites
Trivia
- Though Samus is usually portrayed with blonde hair, in the original Metroid and on a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Samus is portrayed with brown hair.
Gallery
See this article's gallery page, featuring character art and screen-captures of Samus Aran.
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