Metroid Multimedia Stage Roster

METROID MULTIMEDIA STAGE ROSTER

And here's our stages. If this were a real game, where would you pick to play on first?

Final Gate

FINAL GATE

The comic Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether took the plot of echoes and ran with it, showing Samus watching over four survivors of the GFS Tyr while investigating the mystery of the game itself. The comic concludes with an epic battle at the final gate into Dark Aether, where Samus goes in to fight Dark Samus, and the four guard the gate in a final stand, sacrificing their lives in the process.

This stage will be set in that area, with a long flat stage and four large walls of cover, the portal in the background, swirling and fluctuating. Every now and then, a creature from Dark Aether will emerge and land on the stage, and the players will have to defeat it.

Possible theme: Comics don’t have music, but I at least have one joke song I can toss out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCPCa_zEMqw

GFS Tyr Crew

GFS TYR CREW

While in the game, the entire crew of the GFS Tyr were wiped out by the Ing, in the comic, Samus encounters four young recruits who had managed to survive the attack.

These four include Klaus Schneider, the field-promoted rookie team leader, Miguel Luis Garcia, the edgy rebel, Lily Thran, the team medic, and Jeff McCloud, the computer guy. They would accompany Samus on her journey through Aether, and would ultimately give their lives holding the Final Gate, long enough for Samus to defeat the Ing emperor.

As fighters, they will be echoes of Adam Malkovitch and the other Federation Marines, except maybe a bit less durable and well-armed, owing to their damaged armor and equipment. Their moveset will pull from the same pool as their fellows.

Likelihood rating: Non-game.

Pirate Boss

PIRATE BOSS

Other comics will come and go, some more creative than others. One of the more fleshed out was an adaptation of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, entitled “Episode of Aether.” The comic begins with Samus facing a band of Space Pirates, led by a powerful and ruthless leader.

This unnamed Pirate Boss is ultimately inconsequential, but provides an entertaining fight for the first couple of chapters, matching Samus in strength while utilizing cruel and ruthless tactics.

As a fighter, he will be big and strong, attacking with sheer brute force and savagery. His moveset will pull from his fight as shown in the comic.

Likelihood rating: Non-game.

Metroid Multimedia Roster

SUPER SMASH BROS UNIVERSE

METROID MULTIMEDIA

Although I suppose it's not totally necessary, considering it's the same list we saw in the last post, here's the current multimedia roster:

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

And it will mostly remain the same, with only one projected addition left to come that I can think of. But, speaking of that, tomorrow we start with Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order!

Character Sheet: Pirate Boss

PIRATE BOSS

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

And now for a very inconsequential character overall, just an unnamed Space Pirate boss who Samus gets into an extended fight scene with at the beginning of Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether. Then she defeats him, gets down to the Planet Aether, and the story moves on. During his fight, he fights her with both a blade and a gatling gun, chokes someone, stomps them into the ground, and throws civilians as projectiles. Dude put up a fight, I'll give him that.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Gatling Gun

He will pull out his gatling gun and fire off a series of rounds.

Side B: Chokehold

Similar to Ganondorf's, he will dash forward, grabbing an opponent by the throat, and crushing their windpipe, dropping them to the ground.

Up B: Stomp

He will leap up into the air and come back down with a mighty stomp, spiking opponents.

Down B: Civilian

He will pick up a civilian and throw them forward, defending himself from harm in the process.

Final Smash: Space Pirate Fleet

He will call in his fleet from the comic and bombard the stage with laser fire.

Entrance: He will be sitting in a captain's chair.

Taunts: Up, he will stand tall and say that he is not daunted by you. Side, he will spread his arms in challenge. Down, he will hold up a civilian and laugh.

Kirby Hat: His helmet.

Kart: Based on his ship.

Special Move: He will hold up a hostage to defend himself from attack.

Spirit Battle: A battle on Final Gate.

Victory Screen: He will fly away in his ship, leaving the stage to explode behind him.

Losing Screen: He will take a blast to the gut and fall over dead.

Color Swaps: I imagine his armor is mostly black, so then we could have a purple, red, green, white, blue, gold, and his black-and-white colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, evil penguins! Run!!

Character Sheet: GFS Tyr Crew

GFS TYR CREW

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

So, we had a bit of a conundrum here. Samus, as we know, already has an echo in SA-X. Our comics and manga, offered up two more contenders for that, Samus's wannabe partner Armstrong Houston and the villainous copycat Dangelo. However, one could make the argument that Armstrong Houston, at least, could be an echo of Adam Malkovitch and the Federation Marines. Unfortunately, there ended up being a strong contender for that echo as well. So, what did I do? Well, we'll get to Houston and Dangelo later. For now, let's cover the four survivors of the GFS Tyr from Episode of Aether.

Now, in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, the Tyr was the doomed ship whose absence Samus had been called in to investigate, only to find the entire crew had been massacred by Dark Splinters. The comic adaptation of the game leaves four left alive for Samus to interact with during her adventure, though sadly, none of the four would survive the end of the comic, sacrificing their lives to hold the gate open long enough for Samus to defeat Dark Samus. These four are Klaus Schneider, Miguel Luis Garcia, Lily Thran, and Jeff McCloud.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Plasma Cannon

As echoes of the Federation Marines, they will use the same plasma cannons.

Side B: Freeze Gun

Same.

Up B: Extraction

The rescue they never got.

Down B: Mine

Same.

Final Smash: Final Stand

All four will appear together, holding up rifles, as Klaus shouts "For Samus," and the four will fight to their last stand, firing at all enemies around them.

Entrance: They will emerge from behind cover.

Taunts: Up, they will flip a knife around. Side, they will pace back and forth to stand guard. Down, they will pull out Jeff's computer and work on it for a second.

Kirby Hat: Their federation helmets.

Kart: A kart based on the Tyr.

Special Move: The other three will appear, forming a line across the track to prevent anyone from passing them.

Spirit Battle: All four on Final Gate.

Victory Screen: The four will take off in a relief vessel and cheer in victory.

Losing Screen: The screen will look like the scene Samus came upon when she finally emerged after her final battle.

Color Swaps: Klaus, Miguel, Lily, and Jeff, and black-and-white drawing versions of each.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll go over what I decided to do with Armstrong.

Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether

METROID PRIME: EPISODE OF AETHER

Our last comic of any real substance is Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether, an adaptation of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The story mostly followed the events of the game, except adding in four surviving soldiers of the attack by the Ing at the beginning.

Samus is our main character, alongside the Federation soldiers Klaus Schneider, Miguel Luis Garcia, Lily Thran, and Jeff McCloud. Between the four of them, they used knives, guns, machine guns, and tech. The four would ultimately act as guards at the Final Gate, holding off the Ing horde while Samus fought Emperor Ing and Dark Samus. All four would ultimately lose their lives.

A Space Pirate boss would also play a major role in the opening chapters, fighting Samus by stomping his enemies, choking them, using a blade and a gatling gun, and throwing civilians as projectiles.

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

Characters:

Samus

Joey: Field Knuckles, punches, energy barriers, wheels, stick, sparklers, Space Pirate gun, Space Pirate's skin, absorb energy, Exodus

Diesel: flotation device, weld, fix things, detonate bombs, viruses, Junk Hawk

Papa Lightning: disassemble, drill, rocket

Kreatz: energy strings

Mauk: slam, lift, bazooka, shoulder guns

Armstrong Houston: possible Samus/Federation Marine echo basis

Klaus Schneider/Miguel Luis Garcia/Lily Thran/Jeff McCloud: knife, gun, machine gun, tech

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

U-Ton: extendable arms, laser blasts, claws, Delta Mirage

Mother Brain

Ridley

Greed: Mind control, electrocution, drain, black hole

Bishop: plasma beam, impenetrable shield, block trap, void obliteration

Knight: sword, slice, slash, defend, force blow, guillotine blast, meteor return, explosive divide

Zameel/Golon/Chrysta/Blast/Rockets/Defen

Dragud

Doruba: mech, lasers

Big Time Brannigan: arm cannon

Jealousy

Pirate Boss: stomp, choke, blade, gatling gun, throw civilians

Bomad: kick, punch, gravity bomb

Zegan Doh: blade hand, shield

Dangelo: Samus's suit, invisible

Megaroid: drain energy, break apart, living shards

Amokmaw: slide, eat, jet, shoot lasers, sound waves, giant

Integra: grab, underarm blasters, power bombs

Stages:

Federation headquarters

K-2L

Junk Quixote

Liberty

Degrade

Hall of the Gods

Final Gate

Next up, all of the less substantial comics left to cover!