This article covers something that is not from the Mario franchise. | |
---|---|
Make sure to only provide information (including a profile) relevant to the Mario franchise and related media. |
- "......I'm resting up for Mother Brain."
- —Samus Aran, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Samus Aran is the protagonist of the Metroid series who first appears in Metroid. She is a professional bounty hunter who often fights against the Space Pirates. Samus has made various appearances in Mario-related media, especially the Super Smash Bros. series and WarioWare series.
Profile[]
Samus Aran was an inhabitant of the Earth colony K-2L. Following a space pirate raid on the colony, which led to her parents' death at the hands of Ridley, Samus Aran, as the lone survivor, was adopted by the bird-like species Chozo and was injected with their DNA, making her faster and stronger than the average human. She then grew up to be a bounty hunter, going all across the galaxy armed with her Arm Cannon and Power Suit to complete her missions across the universe, from planet to planet.
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[]
Samus can be found sleeping in the guest room of the royal castle of the Mushroom Kingdom. When Mario talks to Samus, she tells him that she is resting up for her forthcoming battle against Mother Brain.
In the WarioWare series[]
Samus has been playable in various Metroid-themed microgames throughout the series. In most of them, her sprite is reused from Metroid.
Attention Mario Wiki users!: This section is short or lacks sufficient information. We would appreciate it if you help the Mario Wiki by expanding it.
Crossover media[]
In the Super Smash Bros. series[]
Samus makes her first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series in the original Super Smash Bros. as a starting playable character. Samus is a heavy, yet floaty character. Her design is based off her appearance from Super Metroid.
Samus returns as a starting selectable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, in which her moveset has been tweaked. Her design is still based off her Super Metroid appearance. Her new side special move is the Missile. Samus returns in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with an embellished design drawing aspects from multiple Metroid games, though it closely resembles the Super Metroid-based design used in Melee. After using her Final Smash, the Zero Laser, her Varia Suit will fall off, thus making her become Zero Suit Samus.
Samus returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Her appearance now matches the design used in Metroid: Other M, albeit with minor cosmetic additions. However, she can no longer turn into Zero Suit Samus, who is now a separate character.
Timeline[]
This timeline covers Samus's appearances within Mario-related games, including crossovers:
[Edit] Game
|
Role | Year | Console | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tetris | Cameo | 1989 | Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System | Appears in the results screen alongside some Mario characters, Link, and Pit |
F-1 Race | Cameo | 1990 | Game Boy | Appears during Tetris for the Nintendo Entertainment System |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Cameo | 1996 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Found sleeping in the guest room of the Mushroom Castle, where she says she is resting up for Mother Brain. |
Super Smash Bros. | Playable character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
Super Smash Bros. Melee | Playable character | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube | |
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Brief role | 2003 | Game Boy Advance | Playable in the microgame Metroid |
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | Brief role | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | Same as in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! |
WarioWare: Twisted! | Brief role | 2004 | Game Boy Advance | Playable in two microgames, Metroid-Morph Ball and Metroid-Samus |
WarioWare: Touched! | Brief role | 2004 | Nintendo DS | Playable in the microgame Metroid |
WarioWare: Smooth Moves | Brief role | 2006 | Wii | Playable in the microgame Metroid Prime 2 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Playable character | 2008 | Wii | |
WarioWare: D.I.Y. | Brief role | 2009 | Nintendo DS | Playable in the Metroid microgame |
Nintendo Land | Reference | 2012 | Wii U | Miis can wear Samus's Power Suit in the Metroid Blast minigame |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Playable character | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | |
Mario Kart 8 (version 3.0) | Reference | 2014 | Wii U | Samus's Power Suit is featured as one of the Mii clothing |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Playable character | 2014 | Wii U | |
Super Mario Maker | Playable character | 2015 | Wii U | Samus is available as one of several costumes |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Reference | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | Same as in Mario Kart 8 |
WarioWare Gold | Brief role | 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | Returns in the microgames Metroid-Samus and Metroid (originally named Metroid-Morph Ball); sometimes has her amiibo appear in Amiibo Tap |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Playable character | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | |
Paper Mario: The Origami King | Reference | 2020 | Nintendo Switch | Parts of Samus's Varia Suit appear as items |
WarioWare: Get It Together! | Brief role | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | Stars in the Super Metroid microgame |
Nomenclature[]
[Edit] Language |
Name | Translation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Chinese (Simplified) | 萨姆斯・艾仁 Sàmǔsī Àirén |
Samus Aran | |
Chinese (Traditional) | 薩姆斯・阿倫 Sàmǔsī Ālún |
Samus Aran | |
Japanese | サムス・アラン Samusu Aran |
Samus Aran | |
Korean | 사무스 아란 Samuseu Aran |
Samus Aran | |
Russian | Самус Аран Samus Aran |
Samus Aran |
Trivia[]
- Samus is the only female character who appeared in every Super Smash Bros. game, unless Jigglypuff is counted.
- Samus has consistently been the heaviest female character across all games. She would then share this trait with her Echo Fighter, Dark Samus, in Ultimate.
- Samus and Peach are the only female characters to have Echo Fighters. Dark Samus is the Echo Fighter of Samus and Daisy is the Echo Fighter of Peach.
This article is too small or lacks sufficient information. | |
---|---|
We would appreciate if you help the Mario Wiki by expanding it. |
[]
Navigation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|