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Samus Aran - character created by Nintendo
 

Samus Aran is a video game character created by Nintendo, and stars in the Metroid game series.

Stats

Species: Human (she was infused with Chozo blood and much later with metroid DNA; the existence of her cybernetic implants is still conjectural)
 
Job: Space hunter, bounty hunter
 
Sex: Female
 
Height: 1 meter, 90 centimeters in the suit according to the Metroid II instruction booklet
 
Weight: 90 kilograms in the suit according to the Metroid II instruction booklet
 
Age: Unknown
 
Official Hair Color: Blonde
 
Official Eye Color: Blue

Biography

Samus Aran is the legendary bounty hunter who is well-known for defeating the Space Pirates and wiping out the dangerous Metroids. At first believed to be an android, Samus revealed her true identity after she defeated the Space Pirates on Zebes. Her reputation grew as her reliability almost always guaranteed success in her hired jobs. Equipped with a heavy armored suit and arm cannon, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Official Game Appearances (by order of release):

  1. 1986 - Metroid (NES)
  2. 1988 - Nintendo's Tetris (NES)
  3. 1991 - Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy)
  4. 1994 - Super Metroid (SNES)
  5. 1996 - Super Mario RPG (SNES)
  6. 1996 - Kirby Super Star (SNES)
  7. 1998 - Kirby's Dreamland 3 (SNES)
  8. 1999 - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
  9. 2001 - Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)
  10. 2002 - Metroid Prime (GameCube)
  11. 2002 - Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance)
  12. 200x (TBA) - Metroid Prime 2 (GameCube)
  13. 2004 - February 9th - Metroid Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)
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