Editing Metroid (section)

===Crossovers===
====''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise====
{{Main|Super Smash Bros.}}
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>