I've been wanting to work on another Samus fanart piece for a while, and finally found the time to whip something up!
When I played Metroid and Super Metroid, I always viewed Samus as a hardass. Someone with a no-BS, somewhat military-esque attitude. After the more recent titles in the series, I'm not sure Nintendo had that in mind for the character, but that's how I always viewed her growing up, and how I kinda wanted to portray her in this image.
Now I need to run through Super Metroid again.
When I played Metroid and Super Metroid, I always viewed Samus as a hardass. Someone with a no-BS, somewhat military-esque attitude. After the more recent titles in the series, I'm not sure Nintendo had that in mind for the character, but that's how I always viewed her growing up, and how I kinda wanted to portray her in this image.
Now I need to run through Super Metroid again.
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Your picture here just hits it. As I said on your other picture, even though you kept her given design with the hair and the like, it's awesome how you didn't show her as that stupid sexy bitch, known as Zero Suit Samus. I would only say, she looks a little too angry for my taste. I imagine Samus as a very calm and controlled person, who'd usually wear something like a poker face. But I'd be fully happy with this scene, as if it's her success over a heavy enemy and her eyes saying "that's what you get for messing around".
Great picture, thank you. Once again, my respect! You as the art director for a Metroid movie. If that'd come, I would have never been less patient to see the result before.
I too found it hard she served in the military, but I like to think she had no choice.
Here's why : when the Chozo suddenly left, they let no explanation for why, nor anymore tips of how to atteign to the Varia suit, and even less it's antigravity function.
Let's imagine Samus left with her power suit. It's basic and can barely function at the height it's expected. As a whiny kid growing up, she might just get angry and say to Old Bird (her mentor) to show her. But as a kind of Yoda, he would comment that she needs to control her anger, acquire discipline and concentrate. "Little steps, baby chicken".
And suddenly, Old Bird and (most of) the others dissapear.
"Great! Now how am I going to acquire the Varia threshold?!" she would mumble.
She then chooses to hide the fact that she has technology that can surpass the Federation's suits until that moment Ian Malkovich was in trouble. She implied she could help him (Chozo DNA augmented and all), but because Adam didn't know about the higher suit's functionnality, saying she lacks something (and she yet may had), he didn't give her the permission.
And that's why she left; Adam didn't have faith in her, and thus she could not see herself trusting her with the secret of her Chozo legacy... until probably hours before her leaving she managed to acquire the Varia's full power in front of him and close friends, then leave with an angry gaze, as if "Well, I don't need your sh*t anymore... So I guess I'll be on my way."
Last but not least, MotherBrain, one of the Chozo's greatest invention (along with Samus' suit and the Metroid), did suggest that they left of fear of a great danger, and calculated that it was the Federation itself that would become this danger, pining Samus against her own kin. This might pull into the equation further on.
Again, I might be implying and turning to false conclusion, but according to what I gathered so far, I like to think it went something like that.
Just my view here.
I see, why would we need Nintendo, if Samus' story gets subtiley told by the fandom - a story, that's enjoyable. Another element that I really don't like, is that they gave her the ability to simply generate the suit. That's so lame, only made for them to make it so simple to not needing to care about the complexity of actually taking the suit on and off. But I see the suit as classic massive technological armor, pretty much like Iron Man. If a movie would be made, I would be the right man for the technological design of everything, because I enjoy to think of how something actually works. My creations are damned awesome but still believable, what her generating the suit is not.
Thought I have to remind you, in Other M, there are flashbacks galore.
When you write "I will simply take your story here and take it for granted in the Metroid timeline, it makes all sense, as if Other M was before all other existing games.", according to a very detailled YouTube video (I forget which one), Other M is the second to last story of Samus Aran's adventures -- right before Fusion which I dislike completely. But the flashbacks we get throughout are from before Zero Mission which takes place right before the Prime trilogy. But I agree with you that Other M has problems.
There is also a manga that, for the first half, is very well made. It explain somewhat the importance of the morphing ball -- it's not just about reaching hard to get places but also about interfacing just like MotherBrain does. You can find it at mangafox.
Peace out and have a nice day!
There are too many overly cutesy wootsy versions out there.
she look so cool and strong!
She is alone,
for she had been the sole survivor.
Where she goes,
there shall soon be but one survivor.
Always but one survivor.
The Hunter.
Lo, and the Hunter will hunt.
A red goddess of ruin and woe.
The Hunter will hunt.
The Orange Apocalypse descends.
The Hunter will hunt.
Crimson Catastrophe.
No pause. No pity.
Verily,
Abandon all hope.
For the Crimson Hunter will hunt...
Until it is as it began:
A sole survivor.
None else but ash.
Wicked work, man.
Thanks for this masterpiece.
Nice work!
Its hardcore and I fuckin love it! This helps to PURGE the false Samus character designs they've butchered her franchise with (they may as well remake Aliens with Megan Fox cast Ripley for all their careless post-Super Metroid heresy). And for that, I thank you!
BTW, I've read alot of people's comments everywhere saying she looks "manly". She doesn't, she looks like a women that's going into combat : media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/… (Here represented by a female troupe of the IDF).
I think the lopsided image of women in VG sparks from games like GoW, which shows ABSURDLY clean looking women alongside gritty and dirty looking men, like there is a bubble of magical soap hanging around them at all times. : www.gameplayer.com.au/wp-conte… (The labelling not mine but works perfectly).
Also, she reminds me of the Bride.