Character Sheet: Chozo Elders

CHOZO ELDERS

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

The Chozo are among the most important race in the Metroid series, but it's a complicated issue as the bulk of the most important members never appear in the series, having been long dead before it ever got started. Thankfully, we have the Magazine Z comics to fill in those gaps. When Samus was a child, she befriended an old friendly Chozo named Old Bird. After the Space Pirates attacked and killed everyone on her home, she was found by Old Bird and was taken in by him. His companion Gray Voice initially resisted taking her to Zebes, but over time came to love and care for her himself, donating the genetic material that would enhance her enough to wear the power suit and taking on Mother Brain himself to give Samus a chance to survive. Old Bird would survive Mother Brain's betrayal, while Gray Voice would ultimately be killed. Another member of their race, Platinum Chest, would play a major role in the evacuation of the survivors of their people, and is revered by Mauk for his support of his people being accepted into the Federation.

Old Bird is shown with the ability to float in midair, and he also has a healing bubble that he uses to heal a seriously wounded Samus. Gray Voice, during his battle with Mother Brain, dons an ancient suit of armor resembling their statues, complete with a staff that he uses as a melee weapon and with which he can fire energy blasts.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Energy Blast

Gray Voice's staff will be used to fire a blast of energy forward as a projectile.

Side B: Armored Strike

The elder will strike forward with Gray Voice's staff, giving him a long range. His armor will go up during this time, making him invincible temporarily.

Up B: Ascension

The Elder will take up a meditation pose and rise into the air, calling upon their enlightened powers to lift themselves.

Down B: Healing Sphere

The elder will project a healing sphere directly in front of themselves. This sphere will heal anyone caught inside it. Great for team battles.

Final Smash: Chozo Technology

Considering how many times activating ancient Chozo tech plays an important role in the outcome of a given game, I think you could pull from literally any one of them. I kind of like the circle of Chozo statues from Metroid Prime.

Entrance: The elder will appear in meditation.

Taunts: Up, the elder will rise into the air for a second. Side, Pyonchi will appear and run around the Elder. Down, the elder will sit and meditate.

Kirby Hat: Their beaks.

Kart: Based on Chozo tech.

Special Move: They can cast a healing bubble around themselves that protects them from harm and heals them from all status effects for a while.

Spirit Battle: On Tourian, a horde battle.

Victory Screen: A group of Chozo Statues will rise and activate, projecting a sphere of protection around them.

Losing Screen: The Elder will re-enact Gray Voice's death scene.

Color Swaps: Old Bird, Gray Voice, Platinum Chest, Quiet Robe (why not), all in robes. Then all four, but in armor.

Thanks for reading! Now, let's cover the main villain of the Samus & Joey saga.

Character Sheet: Papa Lightning

PAPA LIGHTNING

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

Diesel is a member of a race called the Craftsmen, whose mechanical abilities were renowned across the galaxy. However, when their talents started being used to construct weapons of mass destruction, the Craftsmen, led by Diesel's mentor Papa Lightning, chose to take a vow to never build machines ever again and all withdrew to their homeworld, to live amongst nature. Diesel disagreed with this and refused to take the vow, resulting in his exile from the planet. When Samus, Joey, and Diesel crash-land on the planet during Metroid EX, Lightning and his followers initially refuse to help the crew repair their ship, but have a change of heart when Diesel tries and fails to dismantle a superbomb set by the villain Blast by himself.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Repair

Papa will be faster in this move than Diesel was.

Side B: Disassemble

Same, the main difference between them will be speed.

Up B: Flotation Device

This one will be a bit more rickety and slapped together.

Down B: Remote Detonation

About the same as well.

Final Smash: Craftsman Swarm

A horde of Craftsmen will swarm around the stage, disassembling everything, stealing all items and deactivating most of the players' controls for a short time.

Entrance: He will emerge from the trees with his walking stick.

Taunts: Up, he will seem to go into a zen mode. Side, he will wave around his walking stick angrily. Down, he will sit and fiddle with a small machine.

Kirby Hat: His ears and stripes.

Kart: Assembled from branches and leaves.

Special Move: A swarm of Craftsmen will surround him, disassembling the karts of any who get too close.

Spirit Battle: On Junk Quixote, a horde battle.

Victory Screen: He and his people will hold up a bunch of disassembled pieces and dance around.

Losing Screen: He and his people will take their vow to withdraw from the world of technology.

Color Swaps: All the same as Diesel's just a bit older and more faded in color.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Old Bird, Gray Voice, Platinum Chest, maybe we could even toss in Quiet Robe here.

Character Sheet: U-Ton

U-TON

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

U-Ton is yet another supporting character who appears in Samus & Joey, a robot designed as a weapon of war. Joey finds him in Diesel's scrapyard and befriends him, doing a whole Iron Giant bit with him. At the same time, Samus is hired to hunt down the machine, being a defective model that was scheduled to be destroyed, but it went haywire and escaped, and if it malfunctions again, it could kill everyone on Junk Quixote. Though Joey tries to defend U-Ton, Samus ultimately has to put it down.

U-Ton has a number of abilities, including laser blasts, sharp claws, and extendable arms to give it more range. It also has an attack called Delta Mirage, where it projects two illusory copies of itself to escape from harm. It also has a nuclear self-destruct mode that will activate if it starts to lose a fight.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Lasers

It will fire off a series of lasers directly ahead of itself.

Side B: Extend-o-Claws

It will extend its long arms forward and slash with its claws.

Up B: Extendable Arms

It will reach its arms up into the air and grab the nearest ledge it can find.

Down B: Delta Mirage

It will project three clones of itself, which will protect it from getting hit by an attack.

Final Smash: Self-Destruct

It will activate its self-destruct, setting off a nuclear blast that destroys everything within range.

Entrance: It will be hunkering in a junk pile.

Taunts: Up, it will switch its face to "happy" mode. Side, it will hold out its hand for a fist bump. Down, its face will turn angry and alarms will sound from it.

Kirby Hat: He will become the dome material of its helmet, with his own face projected on the screen.

Kart: Itself transformed into a kart.

Special Move: It will project three illusions of itself around it, which projectiles will be drawn to.

Spirit Battle: A battle on Junk Quixote, with Joey defending it.

Victory Screen: It will take up a heroic pose, with its face as a smile.

Losing Screen: It's countdown will reach zero, and it will explode.

Color Swaps: I imagined him having whitish armor, so then we have a red version, a black version, a dark blue version, a green version, a pink version, a silver version, and the black-and-white manga version.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Diesel gets himself an echo.

Character Sheet: Bomad

BOMAD

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

Now, let's cover Bomad, another supporting bounty hunter in the Samus & Joey series. Bomad is first introduced upon Samus and Joey's first landing at Junk Quixote, entering Diesel's workshop to find it has been taken over by a mob boss named Jealousy, who has hired Bomad as protection against retaliation from Samus. Bomad later shows up to help fight against Greed.

Bomad is fast and strong, attacking with lightning fast punches and kicks at the start of the fight, before launching his gravity bombs. These bombs can lift others off the ground, or himself at one point, or can become singularities that suck in all around it (including Jealousy). Much like Zegan, it's not much, but it's there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Gravity Bomb

He will fire a weakened gravity bomb from his shoulder, which will strike a player, lift them off the ground, and get them stuck spinning in a small singularity for a while.

Side B: Lightning Punch

He will dash forward, striking hard with a devastating punch.

Up B: Gravity

He will be hit by his own gravity effects and float up into the air for a little while.

Down B: Lightning Kick

He will kick forward at high speed, fast enough to do high damage while knocking the opponent over.

Final Smash: Singularity

He will unleash a fully-powered Gravity Bomb, which will turn into a singularity that will suck in and destroy all fighters on the stage.

Entrance: He will be leaning in the shadows.

Taunts: Up, he will stand and pose for a second. Side, he will adjust his singular eye. Down, he will open and close his shoulder mechanisms.

Kirby Hat: His one-eyed helmet thing.

Kart: A kart based on his armor.

Special Move: He will set off a gravity bomb that will pull all nearby racers into it.

Spirit Battle: A solo battle on Junk Quixote.

Victory Screen: He will stand over a crater and say he may have overdone it a bit.

Losing Screen: He will float off into the sky, crying out for help.

Color Swaps: My brain tells me his suit is multiple colors, so that, then a more red-heavy one, a green one, blue one, yellow one, black one, white one, and a black-and-white version.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Joey gets his own Iron Giant.

Character Sheet: Zegan Doh

ZEGAN DOH

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

Next up, let's cover Zegan Doh, a supporting character from Samus & Joey. Zegan first appears toward the end of the series as a bounty hunter who wants to outshine and surpass Samus as the number one bounty hunter. He ends up being given a job by Greed to take her down. Later in Metroid EX, he reappears, helping fight Greed's forces as a means to make up for his actions to Samus.

On the surface, Zegan felt like a one-trick pony, his main attack being his deadly blade that could cut through anything. However, there's a bit more to his fights than that, so it's only fair to cover it all. He has the basic slash that he uses, but he also has a shield that can protect even against Samus's charge beam. He also uses his slash to cut down pillars, buildings, and trees, which often land on top of others, and at one point he leaps really high to come down on Samus.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Deadly Slash

This will just be the basic slash, which will do devastating damage to another player. 

Side B: Felled Tree

He will slash at a tree, which will topple over and land hard on top of another player, pinning them the way he pinned Joey.

Up B: Leaping Slash

He will leap high into the air and come down with a slash at the ground.

Down B: Shield

He will hold up his shield in front of himself, which will be able to block most attacks.

Final Smash: Building Topple

He will slash forward hard, powerful enough to slice right through an entire building, which will then slide down and fall over, crushing all beneath it.

Entrance: He will stand with his blade out in challenge.

Taunts: Up, he will raise his blade into the air and shout "Fight me!" Side, he will slash forward and ask, "who said that?" Down, he will crouch and cross his blade over his shield.

Kirby Hat: His helmet.

Kart: A kart based on his own armor.

Special Move: He will slash forward, cutting through oncoming items and spinning out his foes.

Spirit Battle: A solo battle on Junk Quixote.

Victory Screen: He will raise his blade and proclaim that he is now the number one bounty hunter.

Losing Screen: He will be frozen for a second, then the ice will be shattered by a blast and he will fall.

Color Swaps: I always assumed his armor was whitish in color, then a green version, blue version, red version, pink version, black version, gold version, and a black-and-white drawing.

Thanks for reading! Next up, another bounty hunter who experiences a change of heart.

Character Sheet: Armstrong Houston

ARMSTRONG HOUSTON

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

Now, to the next end of our conundrum surrounding the fates of Armstrong Houston and Dangelo. Samus still has an echo fighter in SA-X, and I'd rather not break the one-echo-rule just yet. So, I have a different idea. How about we "Roy and Chrom" this MF, make them echoes of each other that are only semi-clones of Samus instead.

Armstrong appeared in the Nintendo Power adaptation of Super Metroid, which is part of the same continuity as Magazine Z (featuring three characters who appear in both). Armstrong appears as a fellow bounty hunter who really wants to become Samus's partner, despite her constant refusal. He mostly acts as a receiver for Samus's backstory when it is told in this comic. He wears a suit similar to hers, but with colors that have since become the basis for the Federation Marines. His moveset will combine aspects of Samus and the Marines with that in mind.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Plasma Cannon

This one will pull from the Federation's playbook, rather than Samus's.

Side B: Missile

This one will pull from Samus's, just a little less powerful.

Up B: Space Jump

Pulling from Samus but just a little different.

Down B: Mine

Sort of combining both Samus's bombs and the mines used by the Marines.

Final Smash: Power Beam

Based on Samus's powerful laser attack.

Entrance: He will drop in from his ship.

Taunts: Up, he will raise his cannon and adjust it. Side, he will take up a stance as if trying to stand back to back with a partner. Down, he will take off his helmet and adjust it.

Kirby Hat: His helmet.

Kart: A kart based on his ship.

Special Move: He will be able to backup and defend a fellow racer.

Spirit Battle: He and Samus on Tourian.

Victory Screen: He will stand tall, saying something about "See, Samus, I told you we'd make a great team."

Losing Screen: He will slump down, with his helmet off, saying something about how Samus is better off without him.

Color Swaps: His standard blue and orange, Samus colors, green colors, full red colors, black colors, white colors, purple colors, and gold colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, a couple of supporting bounty hunters from Samus & Joey.

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.