SUPER METROID (NINTENDO POWER)
Now, let's cover a five-issue comic series released by Nintendo Power comics that somewhat followed the plot of Super Metroid and seems to be set in the same universe as the Magazine Z comics that we will cover tomorrow. Samus heads to Zebes, but she is accompanied by a fellow bounty hunter named Armstrong Houston who really, really, really wants to become her partner. He doesn't do much to help fight, except to cut a spike once in her defense, and mostly exists to receive exposition about Samus's backstory. However, there are aspects that might give us something to work with, in that he wears a blue suit similar to Samus's power suit with the same colors as the Federation marines seen in Other M. Many have even theorized that those designs were directly inspired by him. We will see how it goes.
Other supporting characters include Chairman Keaton, the leader of the Federation, and Captain Hardy, Samus's somewhat incompetent dispatcher, who will reappear in Magazine Z. There is also Old Bird, the Chozo who rescued Samus as a child and will play a massively pivotal role in Magazine Z, who Armstrong takes Samus to to be healed after she is severely wounded in battle.
And that's about it! Here's what we've got so far:
Characters:
Samus
Armstrong Houston: possible Samus/Federation Marine echo basis
Commander Nemo
Chairman Keaton
Captain Hardy
Old Bird: float, healing bubble
Big Time Brannigan: arm cannon
Stages:
Federation headquarters
Next up, one of the best Nintendo comics out there, and possibly the most canon comic as well!
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