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==Origin==
==Origin==
Samus made her first appearance in ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' (1986) for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The original game concepts for ''Metroid'' were done by director Makoto Kanoh and designer Hiroji Kiyotake. Like [[Link]], Samus is mostly silent during gameplay and acts as an avatar for the player — however, she is occasionally given spoken dialogue or monologues, with her level of expressiveness varying between games. This carries over to her incarnations in ''Super Smash Bros.'', where Samus is completely silent (although the [[Galactic Avenger]] event description in ''SSB4'' is written as if spoken by her) and her [[Zero Suit Samus|Zero Suit]] self has a small number of spoken lines. ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'' attempted to introduce more emotion and backstory to Samus; however, the game's approach was poorly received by fans and critics, discouraging this kind of storytelling in future games. Titles such as ''Metroid: Samus Returns'' and ''Metroid Dread'' would revert Samus to her traditional silent and stoic depiction, using body language to convey her personality. Samus is a hardened warrior who is fearless in the face of danger, willing to take on enemies much larger than herself. However, her refusal to kill the baby Metroid shows a softer, sympathetic, even maternal side of Samus, and her hopeful desires for peace. She also greatly respects her Chozo heritage, seen in ''Dread'' where, after Quiet Robe beseeches her to stop Raven Beak's plans, she responds in the language of the Chozo people with a promise to end the warlord's ambitions.
Samus Aran debuted in ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' (1986) for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The original game concepts for ''Metroid'' were done by director Makoto Kanoh and designer Hiroji Kiyotake. Like [[Link]], Samus is mostly silent during gameplay and acts as an avatar for the player — however, she is occasionally given spoken dialogue or monologues, with her level of expressiveness varying between games. This carries over to her incarnations in ''Super Smash Bros.'', where Samus is completely silent (although the [[Galactic Avenger]] event description in ''SSB4'' is written as if spoken by her) and her [[Zero Suit Samus|Zero Suit]] self has a small number of spoken lines. ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'' attempted to introduce more emotion and backstory to Samus; however, the game's approach was poorly received by fans and critics, discouraging this kind of storytelling in future games. Titles such as ''Metroid: Samus Returns'' and ''Metroid Dread'' would revert Samus to her traditional silent and stoic depiction, using body language to convey her personality. Samus is a hardened warrior who is fearless in the face of danger, willing to take on enemies much larger than herself. However, her refusal to kill the baby Metroid shows a softer, sympathetic, even maternal side of Samus, and her hopeful desires for peace. She also greatly respects her Chozo heritage, seen in ''Dread'' where, after Quiet Robe beseeches her to stop Raven Beak's plans, she responds in the language of the Chozo people with a promise to end the warlord's ambitions.


The first ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' game saw Samus on her initial mission on the planet {{s|metroidwiki|Zebes}}, sent to stop the {{s|metroidwiki|Space Pirate}}s from harnessing the dangerous {{b|Metroid|creature}}s. Samus successfully carried out the mission by defeating [[Kraid]], [[Ridley]], and finally [[Mother Brain]], the mechanical lifeform controlling the Space Pirate hideout. The game kept Samus's gender a secret (with the intent of surprising gamers after they completed it); even the game's English instruction manual refers to Samus as a male. However, clearing the game quickly unlocks an ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit to reveal a bikini, and the well-known "JUSTIN BAILEY" cheat code would allow her to be playable in a leotard. Since then, almost every game in the series would depict an unsuited Samus in some way, typically as part of an ending sequence. In the game's remake, ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'', an epilogue allows the player to play as [[Zero Suit Samus]] for the first time. After being shot down during her escape from Zebes, she fights her way through a Space Pirate mothership to recover an upgraded Power Suit and escape.
The first ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' game saw Samus on her initial mission on the planet {{s|metroidwiki|Zebes}}, sent to stop the {{s|metroidwiki|Space Pirate}}s from harnessing the dangerous {{b|Metroid|creature}}s. Samus successfully carried out the mission by defeating [[Kraid]], [[Ridley]], and finally [[Mother Brain]], the mechanical lifeform controlling the Space Pirate hideout. The game kept Samus's gender a secret (with the intent of surprising gamers after they completed it); even the game's English instruction manual refers to Samus as a male. However, clearing the game quickly unlocks an ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit to reveal a bikini, and the well-known "JUSTIN BAILEY" cheat code would allow her to be playable in a leotard. Since then, almost every game in the series would depict an unsuited Samus in some way, typically as part of an ending sequence. In the game's remake, ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'', an epilogue allows the player to play as [[Zero Suit Samus]] for the first time. After being shot down during her escape from Zebes, she fights her way through a Space Pirate mothership to recover an upgraded Power Suit and escape.
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In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}'', Samus is sent to the planet known as Aether to find a lost group of Galactic Federation troopers. She learns another Phazon meteorite had struck Aether, splitting it in two at the dimensional level: one dimension of regular Aether and the other an oppressive world called Dark Aether, which boasted a literally corrosive atmosphere of evil. Samus explores the planet, destroying the dark Ing creatures and reclaiming the light of Aether for the native Luminoth species. She also encounters [[Dark Samus]], a doppelganger of herself born from her Phazon Suit and the remains of Metroid Prime. With the help of the Luminoth, Samus stands against the Emperor Ing, destroys Dark Aether and apparently Dark Samus as well.
In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}'', Samus is sent to the planet known as Aether to find a lost group of Galactic Federation troopers. She learns another Phazon meteorite had struck Aether, splitting it in two at the dimensional level: one dimension of regular Aether and the other an oppressive world called Dark Aether, which boasted a literally corrosive atmosphere of evil. Samus explores the planet, destroying the dark Ing creatures and reclaiming the light of Aether for the native Luminoth species. She also encounters [[Dark Samus]], a doppelganger of herself born from her Phazon Suit and the remains of Metroid Prime. With the help of the Luminoth, Samus stands against the Emperor Ing, destroys Dark Aether and apparently Dark Samus as well.


In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}'', Dark Samus, now leading the Space Pirates, plots to corrupt the entire galaxy with Phazon, rendering them under her control. Samus also confronts Meta Ridley again. Dark Samus manages to "corrupt" Samus, along with three bounty hunter allies, Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda, while they are attempting to assist with the defense of Norion. The other three are sent off to 3 planets, Bryyo, Elysia, and the Space Pirate Homeworld. But they are completely corrupted and Samus is forced to kill them as she makes her way to the Space Pirate Homeworld. Once there, she and the Galactic Federation travel to the planet Phaaze where Samus defeats Dark Samus once and for all and wipes Phazon off the face of the universe. As Samus once more flies off into space to resume her life as a bounty hunter, an unknown ship (confirmed later on to be Sylux) follows behind her.
In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}'', Samus and three other bounty hunters, Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda, are hired by the Galactic Federation to heal the Aurora Units across the galaxy, which are infected by Phazon. However, Dark Samus, now leading the Space Pirates, plots to corrupt the entire galaxy with Phazon. On Norion, Dark Samus "corrupts" Samus and the three bounty hunters with Phazon, so the Federation attempts to harness it using PED systems. However, the hunters succumb to Dark Samus' influence, forcing Samus to trek across three planets, Bryyo, Elysia, and the Space Pirate Homeworld, to kill the corrupted hunters and complete their missions. Samus and the Federation then travel to the planet Phaaze, the origin of all Phazon, where Samus finally destroys Dark Samus and renders all Phazon inert. As Samus flies off into space, a mysterious ship (later confirmed to be Sylux) follows her.


''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime: Federation Force}}'' marks Samus' first appearance in the series as a supporting character. During the events of the game, Samus is hired to investigate the Bermuda System, a three-planet system with abandoned Galactic Federation resources. As the mech suit-equipped members of Federation Force are already undertaking missions there, Samus occasionally intervenes to assist them. Samus eventually discovers that the Space Pirates are building a "strategic weapon", the battleship ''Doomseye'', to attack Federation headquarters; however, she is kidnapped and brainwashed, and serves as the game's final boss under Space Pirate control. Once freed from the brainwashing, Samus helps the Federation troopers escape from the ''Doomseye'' and rescues them from the void of space using her [[gunship]].
''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime: Federation Force}}'' marks Samus' first role in the series as a supporting character. Samus is hired to investigate the Bermuda System, a three-planet system with abandoned Galactic Federation resources. As the mech suit-equipped members of Federation Force are already undertaking missions there, Samus occasionally intervenes to assist them. Samus eventually discovers that the Space Pirates are building the battleship ''Doomseye'' to attack Federation headquarters; however, she is kidnapped and brainwashed, and serves as the game's final boss under Space Pirate control. Once freed from the brainwashing, Samus helps the Federation troopers escape from the ''Doomseye'' and rescues them from the void of space with her [[gunship]].


In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'', which is set just after ''Super Metroid'', Samus responds to a distress signal from the Bottle Ship, a Galactic Federation research station. There she reunites with Adam Malkovich, her former commander in the Galactic Federation, and his platoon. Samus soon discovers that the scientists on the Bottle Ship were creating illegal bioweapons from the Space Pirates and their technology, but they had broken out and the ship was riddled with monsters. She later discovers that they had used the remnants of the Baby Metroid from Zebes, which were attached to her suit, to create Metroids for use as bioweapons. However, in order to control them, they created an android with Mother Brain's AI, naming her "MB." When the MB began to develop emotions and opposed the Bottle Ship scientists' policies, she was scheduled for reprogramming. She tried to protect the Metroids when everyone else wanted to destroy them and abandoned the project, leading to chaos throughout the Bottle Ship. In the end, Adam sacrifices himself to kill the remaining Metroids, Samus destroys the Metroid Queen, and the Galactic Federation kills MB. Samus is able to leave the Bottle Ship with Anthony Higgs (a Federation Platoon 07 survivor and an old friend) and Madeline Bergman (a surviving scientist and MB's former companion). After Samus leaves, the Galactic Federation decides to destroy the Bottle Ship via self-destruction. Samus is allowed to return to secure Adam's armor helmet, which she succeeds in after a brief battle with Phantoon. Samus makes her escape just as the station is destroyed.
In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'', set just after ''Super Metroid'', Samus responds to a distress signal from the Bottle Ship, a Galactic Federation research station. There she runs into Adam Malkovich, her former commander in the Galactic Federation, and his platoon, including her old colleague Anthony Higgs. They discover that the Bottle Ship's staff were creating illegal bioweapons from the Space Pirates and unintentionally Ridley, but they had broken out and the ship was riddled with monsters. She later discovers that they had used the remnants of the Baby Metroid, which were attached to her suit, to create Metroids as bioweapons. However, in order to control them, they created an android with Mother Brain's AI, named MB. The android staged a bioweapon rebellion, leading to the chaos throughout the Bottle Ship. In the end, Adam sacrifices himself to kill the remaining Metroids, Samus defeats the Queen Metroid, and the Galactic Federation kills MB. Samus leaves the Bottle Ship with Anthony and Madeline Bergman (a surviving scientist and MB's mother figure). After Samus leaves, the Galactic Federation decides to destroy the Bottle Ship via self-destruction. Samus is allowed to return to secure Adam's armor helmet, which she succeeds in after a brief battle with Phantoon. Samus makes her escape just as the station is destroyed.


In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Dread}}'', which is set after ''Metroid Fusion'', Samus is dispatched by the Galactic Federation to ZDR, having received supposed video evidence of X-Parasites on the planet despite their supposed destruction in the BSL. As the only being in the universe with immunity against the X Parasites, Samus seeks to uncover whether they truly still exist. Soon after arriving on ZDR, Samus encounters a hostile, living Chozo named Raven Beak, leader of the warmongering Mawkin tribe (who previously appeared in the Chozo Memories of ''Metroid: Samus Returns''). Raven Beak attacks her and steals her abilities, though a new power awakens in Samus enabling her to temporarily escape his grasp. As she wakes up and explores the planet in search of a way back to her ship, Samus encounters the E.M.M.I. robots, which have gone rogue and now seek to kill her and extract her DNA. A friendly Chozo chieftain, Quiet Robe (leader of the peaceful Thoha, rival tribe to the Mawkin) warns Samus of Raven Beak's plans to dominate the galaxy using the power of the Metroids, with Samus vowing to stop him. Samus' latent Metroid abilities begin to awaken, one of many side effects of the Chozo DNA granted to her by Raven Beak along with the "Metroid" vaccine that saved her from the X. This culminates in Samus obtaining the Metroid Suit and unleashing tremendous, but wild power, destroying Raven Beak, the remaining X and ultimately, ZDR itself. Samus' new condition almost dooms her when she nearly drains her ship's batteries inadvertantly, but an X-possessed Quiet Robe restores her original condition, allowing her to escape once more.
In ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Dread}}'', set after ''Metroid Fusion'', Samus is dispatched by the Galactic Federation to ZDR, having received supposed video evidence of X-Parasites on the planet despite their supposed destruction in the BSL. As the only being in the universe with immunity against the X Parasites, Samus seeks to uncover whether they truly still exist. Soon after arriving on ZDR, Samus encounters a hostile, living Chozo named Raven Beak, leader of the warmongering Mawkin tribe (who previously appeared in the Chozo Memories of ''Metroid: Samus Returns''). Raven Beak attacks her and steals her abilities, though a new power awakens in Samus enabling her to temporarily escape his grasp. As she wakes up and explores the planet in search of a way back to her ship, Samus encounters the E.M.M.I. robots, which have gone rogue and now seek to kill her and extract her DNA. A friendly Chozo chieftain, Quiet Robe (leader of the peaceful Thoha, rival tribe to the Mawkin) warns Samus of Raven Beak's plans to dominate the galaxy using the power of the Metroids, with Samus vowing to stop him. Samus' latent Metroid abilities begin to awaken, one of many side effects of the Chozo DNA granted to her by Raven Beak along with the "Metroid" vaccine that saved her from the X. This culminates in Samus obtaining the Metroid Suit and unleashing tremendous, but wild power, destroying Raven Beak, the remaining X and ultimately, ZDR itself. Samus' new condition almost dooms her when she nearly drains her ship's batteries inadvertantly, but an X-possessed Quiet Robe restores her original condition, allowing her to escape once more.


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