Editing Metroid (section)

==Legacy==
Along with the 1997 [[Konami]] game ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', the early ''Metroid'' games defined a subgenre known as [[Metroidvania]]. Tom Happ, developer of the 2015 Metroidvania game ''[[Axiom Verge]]'', defined Metroidvania games as side-scrolling adventures with continuous maps, rather than discrete [[Level (video games)|levels]], that require the player to collect items and backtrack. Other notable Metroidvania games include ''[[Cave Story]]'' (2004), ''[[Shadow Complex]]'' (2009), ''[[Ori and the Blind Forest]]'' (2014), ''[[Hollow Knight]]'' (2017), and ''[[Chasm (video game)|Chasm]]'' (2018).<ref name="metroidvania" /> ''Metroid'' is therefore among a handful of game series to have genres named after them, along with ''[[Dark Souls]]'' ([[Soulslike]]) and ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'' ([[Roguelike]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gamerant.com/games-created-genres/#demon-39-s-souls-ndash-souls-like | title=8 Games That Started New Genres | date=6 May 2022 | access-date=13 March 2023 | archive-date=13 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313095838/https://gamerant.com/games-created-genres/#demon-39-s-souls-ndash-souls-like | url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[AM2R]]'', a [[Fangame|fan-made]] remake of ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus|Metroid II]]'' was released. Nintendo issued [[takedown notice]]s to halt its distribution, citing the potential damage to its intellectual property.<ref name="fan remake" /> ''AM2R'' was nominated for the [[The Game Awards 2016|Game Awards 2016]], but was removed as it had not been cleared by Nintendo for inclusion.<ref name="game awards" />

===Crossovers===
====''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise====
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Samus is a playable character in all five ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.<ref>{{cite web |author=Peer Schneider |date=1999-04-27 |title=Super Smash Bros. |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/28/super-smash-bros |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227014836/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/28/super-smash-bros |archive-date=2012-12-27 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Fran Mirabella III |date=2001-12-03 |title=Super Smash Bros. Melee |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/03/super-smash-bros-melee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915062546/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/03/super-smash-bros-melee |archive-date=2012-09-15 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref> Games from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' onward also feature Zero Suit Samus, a version of the heroine using the blue form-fitting suit seen in ''Zero Mission'' and the ''Prime'' series.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Lucas M. Thomas |author2=Matt Casamassina |name-list-style=amp |date=2007-01-01 |title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl FAQ&nbsp;— Veterans |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103131442/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=9 |archive-date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Lucas M. Thomas |author2=Matt Casamassina |name-list-style=amp |date=2007-01-01 |title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl FAQ&nbsp;— Newcomers |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105054215/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=12 |archive-date=2012-11-05 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref> Ridley makes cameos in ''[[Super Smash Bros. (video game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', where he can be seen flying through the level Zebes, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' both as an unlockable trophy and in the game's opening, where he is fighting Samus at Ceres Space Station.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=July 31, 2001 |title=Smash Profile: Captain Falcon |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/31/smash-profile-captain-falcon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025162920/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/31/smash-profile-captain-falcon |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=2008-02-26 |website=IGN}}</ref> In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Ridley appears as a boss character in both normal and Meta Ridley forms.<ref name="metroidrid" /> Ridley's clone from ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' appears as a boss on the Pyroshpere stage in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']], where he will join a fighter's side if they manage to knock him out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Paul |date=2014-10-24 |title=Super Smash Bros. Wii U gets 8-player mode, Mewtwo, custom stage creator |url=https://gaming-age.com/2014/10/super-smash-bros-wii-u-gets-8-player-mode-mewtwo-custom-stage-creator/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Gaming Age |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142732/https://gaming-age.com/2014/10/super-smash-bros-wii-u-gets-8-player-mode-mewtwo-custom-stage-creator/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |last2=Simms |first2=Brandon |last3=Graeber |first3=Brendan |last4=Moreupdated |first4=+49 8k |date=2014-04-15 |title=Stage Hazards and Boss Characters - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds/Stage_Hazards_and_Boss_Characters |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142737/https://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds/Stage_Hazards_and_Boss_Characters |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to demand from fans, Ridley was made a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Kraid also appeared in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as a stage hazard in Brinstar Depths and unlockable trophy. Various other characters such as Metroids, Mother Brain and Dark Samus appear as either trophies or stickers in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as well. Dark Samus would later debut as a fighter in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', sharing a moveset similar to Samus. A number of locations from the ''Metroid'' franchise have appeared in ''Super Smash Bros.'' games as battle stages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2018 |title=Super Smash Bros Ultimate Stages - All New Super Smash Bros Ultimate Stages |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-stages-guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214045434/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-stages-guide |archive-date=14 February 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>

====Other games====
Samus has appeared in other Nintendo games such as ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', the NES version of ''[[Tetris]]'', ''[[Tetris DS]]'', ''[[Galactic Pinball]]'', ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' and ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]''.<ref name="trailers" /><ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=1999-03-18 |title=One Ticket to Zebes, Please |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/19/one-ticket-to-zebes-please |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109210209/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/19/one-ticket-to-zebes-please |archive-date=2012-11-09 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=2003-03-21 |title=Wario Ware Is Insane |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/21/wario-ware-is-insane |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234553/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/21/wario-ware-is-insane |archive-date=2012-10-23 |access-date=2008-02-26 |website=IGN}}</ref>

A Metroid-lookalike enemy, called the Komayto, appears in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]; the characters allude to the similarities between the two in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''.<ref name="trailers" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2012 |title=Kid Icarus: Uprising is a Gaudy, Goofy, Surprisingly Hardcore Shoot-'Em-Up<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=https://kotaku.com/kid-icarus-uprising-is-a-gaudy-goofy-surprisingly-ha-5877434 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020204520/https://kotaku.com/kid-icarus-uprising-is-a-gaudy-goofy-surprisingly-ha-5877434 |archive-date=2021-10-20 |access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref> In ''[[Dead or Alive: Dimensions]]'', a [[fighting game]] developed by Team Ninja for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], one stage is a replica of the arena in which Samus fights Ridley in ''Metroid: Other M'' and features both as non-playable characters.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drake |first=Audrey |date=2011-05-23 |title=Dead or Alive Dimensions -- Metroid Secrets |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/24/dead-or-alive-dimensions-metroid-secrets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102062815/http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/05/24/dead-or-alive-dimensions-metroid-secrets |archive-date=2016-01-02 |access-date=2021-10-16 |website=IGN}}</ref> When asked why Samus is not playable in ''Dimensions'',<ref name="non-playable" /> Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi said in an interview that "it would be better to let her focus on her job rather than kicking everyone's butt in [''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'']".<ref name="yosuke hayashi" /> The [[Wii U]] launch game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' has a minigame based on the series called "Metroid Blast".<ref name="NintendoLand" /> A Samus [[amiibo]] figure can be used to unlock a Mii costume based on her appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and a Samus costume in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Mario Maker Amiibo Support |url=https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/games/detail/super-mario-maker-wii-u/ |website=Nintendo.com |access-date=2023-01-29 |archive-date=2022-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128234620/https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/games/detail/super-mario-maker-wii-u/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Nintendo and [[Epic Games]] began negotiations to include Samus in ''[[Fortnite]]'' as a skin. The plans came to light when internal Epic documents were released as part of the ''[[Epic Games v. Apple]]'' case in 2021. Other characters from the batch in the document such as [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] and [[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]] were added to the game in late 2020, but Samus was not.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandom |first1=Russell |title=Fortnite is planning skins for LeBron James and The Rock, documents show |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22417523/fortnite-party-royale-lebron-james-zion-the-rock-epic-apple |website=The Verge |language=en |date=3 May 2021 |access-date=25 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425151010/https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22417523/fortnite-party-royale-lebron-james-zion-the-rock-epic-apple |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, former Epic creative director [[Chair Entertainment|Donald Mustard]] revealed that Nintendo had requested [[Nintendo Switch]] exclusivity for the Samus skin, which was against Epic's policy of maintaining feature parity for ''Fortnite'' across all platforms, and so the character was never included.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Welsh |first1=Oli |title=Nintendo wouldn't let Samus be in Fortnite |url=https://www.polygon.com/24138083/samus-fortnite-skin-nintendo-refused |website=Polygon |date=23 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142733/https://www.polygon.com/24138083/samus-fortnite-skin-nintendo-refused |url-status=live}}</ref>

===In other media===
{{See also|List of Metroid media}}
====Television====
A ''Metroid'' animated series was considered for the ''Super Mario Bros. Power Hour'', a cancelled animation block that would have aired in the 1980s. Concept art was produced for the series, which notably featured a male incarnation of Samus. ''Power Hour'' never moved forward in the intended format, instead being replaced by ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' which aired in 1989.<ref name="cartoon" /> Mother Brain was the primary villain in the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' TV show.<ref name="captain N" />

====Manga====
Various magazines have published [[Comic book|comics]] and [[manga]] based on ''[[Metroid (video game)|Metroid]]'',<ref name="diesgaudii" /> ''[[Super Metroid]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/?g=sm&p=comics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306073357/http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/?g=sm&p=comics |archive-date=2008-03-06|title=Comics & Manga |access-date=2008-02-20 |date=2006-01-01 |publisher=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref> ''[[Metroid Prime]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/index.php?g=mp&p=comics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320015327/http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/index.php?g=mp&p=comics|archive-date=2008-03-20|title= Comics |access-date=2008-02-20|date=2002-01-01|publisher=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref> ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metroid-database.com/manga/?vid=10&cid=35 |title=Manga |access-date=2008-12-23 |date=2002-01-01 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008061101/http://metroid-database.com/manga/?vid=10&cid=35 |archive-date=2011-10-08}}</ref> and ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/index.php?g=mzm&p=manga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320015332/http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/index.php?g=mzm&p=manga|archive-date=2008-03-20|title= Manga |access-date=2008-02-20|date=2004-01-01|publisher=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref> in both the United States and Japan. Samus Aran and other ''Metroid'' characters also featured in the ''Captain N: The Game Master'' comic books by [[Valiant Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Webster Swenson |url=http://cnn.captainn.net/com_cn1_wtvl.html |title=Captain N Volume 1 |access-date=2008-02-20 |date=1990-01-01 |publisher=Valiant Comics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305212018/http://cnn.captainn.net/com_cn1_wtvl.html |archive-date=2008-03-05}}</ref> In Japan, a ''Metroid'' manga series was published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Monthly Magazine Z]]'' beginning in November 2003, and ran for 16 chapters which were later collected into two [[Tankōbon]] volumes. The series chronicled Samus' life up through the events of the original game, and went on to influence the plots of subsequent games in the franchise.<ref name="trailers" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/22715304/metroid-dread-fusion-recap-story-lore-samus-aran-chozo|title=Everything you need to know before you play Metroid Dread|first=Maddy|last=Myers|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=October 8, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012213559/https://www.polygon.com/22715304/metroid-dread-fusion-recap-story-lore-samus-aran-chozo|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in Japan, ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' published a three-volume manga starring Samus, {{nihongo foot|[[w:ja:メトロイド サムス&ジョイ|''Metroid: Samus and Joey'']].|メトロイド サムス&ジョイ|Metoroido Samusu& joi|group=lower-alpha}}<ref>{{cite web|title=English Translation Of Metroid EX: Samus & Joey Manga Finally Complete |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/10/english_translation_of_metroid_ex_samus_and_joey_manga_finally_complete |work=[[Nintendo Life]] |publisher=Gamer Network |first=Damien |last=McFerren |date=2015-11-07 |access-date=2016-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210065605/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/10/english_translation_of_metroid_ex_samus_and_joey_manga_finally_complete |archive-date=2015-12-10}}</ref>

====Proposed film====
In 2003, two producers optioned the rights to create a live-action film based on ''Metroid'', but the rights expired.<ref name="trailers" /> The director [[John Woo]] acquired the rights a few years later,<ref name="movie" /> and his studio Lion Rock Productions was to produce and release the film before 2006.<ref name=":2" /> The writers included [[David Greenwalt]], who had worked on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', and ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Producer Brad Froxhoven stated that the film would have explored Samus' [[origin story]], describing her as an "exceptionally talented", but a "flawed" character seeking redemption, and that the film would have been faithful to the original games.<ref name="IGNMetroid" />

According to Foxhoven, Nintendo was protective due to the failure of the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] film.<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> Nintendo had no answers to the team's questions about Samus' personal life, relationships, and other personal characteristics, and was uncomfortable with the film team "being the ones to propose those answers".<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> Foxhoven said Nintendo left the discussions appreciating that they needed to develop the franchise further if it were to become a Hollywood film.<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> In 2013, Sakamoto said he could support a film directed by Ryuji Kitaura, the director of the CG scenes in ''Other M'', if the concept and methodologies were good enough.<ref name="gamestm" />