Kreatz

KREATZ

After establishing Old Bird in the Super Metroid comic, Magazine Z ran a series of comics telling the full backstory of Samus, from the destruction of her world as a child, being raised and enhanced by the Chozo, and her people’s betrayal by Mother Brain, issuing in the events of the games. As far as anyone can tell, this comic, if no others, is considered canon to the games and various elements have been referenced in multiple games since. In this comic, we see Samus briefly join the Federation, becoming part of a team with two partners.

The first of these is Kreatz, a sneaky elven alien capable of projecting energy whips from his fingers, who is treated with mistrust by many because his people were responsible for a past war. Despite this, Kreatz proves a loyal friend and ally to Samus throughout her adventures.

As a fighter, Kreatz will be light and quick, utilizing his energy whips for most of his attacks, his moveset pulling from the various ways he uses them in the comic.

Likelihood rating: Non-game.

Character Sheet: Kreatz

KREATZ

And now we have a long list of character who appear exclusively within the Metroid comics, manga, and other non-game media. These will all act as a roster on their own, separate from the standard game roster. They are:

1. Joey Apronika

2. Kreatz

3. Mauk

4. Diesel

5. GFS Tyr Crew

6. Armstrong Houston

7. Zegan Doh

8. Bomad

9. U-Ton

10. Papa Lightning

11. Chozo Elders

12. Greed

13. Bishop

14. Knight

15. Dangelo

16. Pirate Boss

17. Amokmaw

18. Integra

19. Megaroid

In the Metroid manga appearing in Magazine Z, which by all accounts seems to be treated as canon by Nintendo, Samus had a pair of companions during her Federation days that she went on multiple missions with. These two were Kreatz and Mauk. Kreatz was the sneaky, wisecracking member of the team, who frequently faced discrimination because his people had been responsible for a war in the past.

Kreatz's main weapon are his energy whips, which he seems to be able to extend from his fingers. While more simple, he uses them in a number of creative ways. He shoots them forward to strike opponents, swirls them around himself to create a field of damage and protection, and even seems to use them to slow his descent when in midair. He also wears a stealth suit on one occasion to sneak around.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Energy Lash

He will lash his whips straight forward, using them to pierce opponents in front of him.

Side B: Energy Circle

He will spin the whips rapidly around himself, protecting from damage while also dealing damage to those around him.

Up B: Energy Float

He will spin the whips rapidly to his sides, allowing him to lift himself up off the ground and float for a moment.

Down B: Stealth Suit

He will switch on his stealth suit, which will make him mostly invisible for a short time and let him move around unseen.

Final Smash: Operation Overkill

He will do as he and Mauk did to get Samus and the Chozo out and call in Samus's ship to attack the stage remotely and bomb everything in sight.

Entrance: He will rise in his camouflage and take it off.

Taunts: Up, he will hold up his thumb and smirk. Side, he will swirl his whips around himself. Down, he will pull out his binoculars and look around.

Kirby Hat: His hair and ears.

Kart: Based on Samus's ship.

Special Move: He will lash his whips around himself, protecting from damage and striking anyone who gets too close.

Spirit Battle: On Federation Headquarters, with Samus and Mauk.

Victory Screen: He will stand tall and smirk, giving a thumbs up.

Losing Screen: He will stagger as if injured and fall to the ground.

Color Swaps: His normal outfit, a red version, his camouflage hood, a more sandy variant, his stealth suit, a white version, his older appearance, a more green version.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Samus's other companion from the same.

Magazine Z

MAGAZINE Z

Today, we cover Magazine Z, one of the best Metroid comics, and possibly one of the only Nintendo comics to be considered canon to the games, as several characters and plot points from the comic have been referenced in games since. The comic essentially tells the origin story of Samus, from her young childhood all the way down to the start of Metroid: Zero Mission, with the destruction of her home planet and the death of her parents, her adoption by the Chozo, and her brief stint as part of the Federation.

Major characters include Rodney and Virginia Aran, Samus's parents and miners from the planet K-2L. When Ridley and his pirates attack the planet for the precious resource Afloratite, Rodney sacrifices himself by detonating an entire cargo shipment of the stuff to prevent the pirates from taking it, and Virginia is killed defending Samus after the naive little girl comes across Ridley and tries to befriend him.

After them, we have the major Chozo characters. Old Bird, who we met already, is Samus's first Chozo friend and a wise pacifist who teaches her about life. Gray Voice is more serious and stern with her, but as we come to discover, came to care about her deeply and supplied the genetic material used to enhance her, making him her surrogate father. Gray Voice is especially notable for taking up an ancient suit of armor and taking on Mother Brain alone, wielding a staff that he can fire blasts from. Platinum Chest is also important, but not as ingrained in the story as Old Bird and Gray Voice.

Chairman Keaton and Captain Hardy return from the previous comic as well, as major players in the Federation. Samus also has a pair of partners working with her in the federation, Kreatz and Mauk. Kreatz comes from an alien race responsible for a previous war and Mauk's species was only recently recognized as sapient, and both face discrimination for it. Kreatz shoots energy strings from his fingers and uses them in several creative ways, while Mauk is big and huge, slamming and lifting with his immense strength, and later wields a bazooka and shoulder guns. Samus also has a pet named Pyonchi who follows her around, and a young girl named Damara was saved by Samus early on and she crops up again as a new recruit to the academy.

And that's pretty much it! Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Samus

Kreatz: energy strings

Mauk: slam, lift, bazooka, shoulder guns

Armstrong Houston: possible Samus/Federation Marine echo basis

Pyonchi

Damara

Commander Nemo

Chairman Keaton

Captain Hardy

Adam Malkovitch

Rodney and Virginia Aran

Old Bird/Gray Voice/Platinum Chest: float, healing bubble, armor, staff, staff blast

Mother Brain

Ridley

Big Time Brannigan: arm cannon

Stages:

Federation headquarters

K-2L

Next up, a weird concept for a story, but ended up being a really good time all the same.