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The original ''Metroid'' kept Samus' gender a secret (with the intent of surprising gamers after they completed it); even the game's instruction manual refers to Samus as a male. However, clearing the game would unlock an ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit to reveal a bikini, and the well-known "JUSTIN BAILEY" cheat code would allow her to be playable in a leotard. Since then, almost every game in the series would depict an unsuited Samus in some way, typically as part of an ending sequence. ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' and later games would consolidate Samus' appearance and abilities outside of the suit, resulting in the version of the character known as [[Zero Suit Samus]]. | The original ''Metroid'' kept Samus' gender a secret (with the intent of surprising gamers after they completed it); even the game's instruction manual refers to Samus as a male. However, clearing the game would unlock an ending where Samus would remove her Power Suit to reveal a bikini, and the well-known "JUSTIN BAILEY" cheat code would allow her to be playable in a leotard. Since then, almost every game in the series would depict an unsuited Samus in some way, typically as part of an ending sequence. ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' and later games would consolidate Samus' appearance and abilities outside of the suit, resulting in the version of the character known as [[Zero Suit Samus]]. | ||
Much like [[Link]], Samus is largely silent during gameplay and defined by the player's actions, although she is occasionally given spoken dialogue or internal monologues, | Much like [[Link]], Samus is largely silent during gameplay and defined by the player's actions, although she is occasionally given spoken dialogue or internal monologues, with her level of expressiveness varying between games. This carries over to both her incarnations in ''Super Smash Bros.'', where the "standard" Samus is completely silent (although the [[Galactic Avenger]] event description in ''SSB4'' is written as if spoken by her) and [[Zero Suit Samus|her Zero Suited self]] has a small number of spoken lines. ''Metroid: Other M'' attempted to introduce more personality, characterization and backstory to Samus; however, after the game's approach resulted in significant fan and critical controversy, the subsequent ''Metroid Prime: Federation Force'' would revert Samus to her previous, largely-silent depiction despite her reduced role in the game. | ||
The original ''Metroid'' saw Samus on her first mission on the planet Zebes, sent to stop the Space Pirates and destroy Mother Brain, the mechanical life-form that controlled the fortress and its computers. Samus successfully completed the mission. Later, the remake ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' would reveal more about Samus's backstory, establishing that she was born on the Earth colony K-2L, and her parents died when she was 3 years old, murdered by the Space Pirate leader known as [[Ridley]], she was then raised by the Chozo who took her to planet Zebes. As she grew up, she trained with them and she was given a Chozo power suit and eventually left the planet to become a bounty hunter. | The original ''Metroid'' saw Samus on her first mission on the planet Zebes, sent to stop the Space Pirates and destroy Mother Brain, the mechanical life-form that controlled the fortress and its computers. Samus successfully completed the mission. Later, the remake ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' would reveal more about Samus's backstory, establishing that she was born on the Earth colony K-2L, and her parents died when she was 3 years old, murdered by the Space Pirate leader known as [[Ridley]], she was then raised by the Chozo who took her to planet Zebes. As she grew up, she trained with them and she was given a Chozo power suit and eventually left the planet to become a bounty hunter. | ||