Samus Aran

Samus Aran (サムス・アラン Samusu Aran?) is an intergalactic bounty hunter and the protagonist of the Metroid series.

The daughter of Rodney Aran and Virginia Aran, she lost her parents during a Space Pirate raid on her home of K-2L. Later, Samus was adopted by the mysterious Chozo and taken to Zebes, where she was infused with their DNA and raised to become a warrior. Once she reached adulthood, Samus joined the Federation Police and served under the Commanding Officer Adam Malkovich. Though she ultimately left to become a Bounty Hunter, she was nonetheless hired by the Galactic Federation on many occasions. Equipped with her cybernetic Power Suit, Samus has become famous for accomplishing missions previously thought impossible. Her most renowned achievements are the destruction of the Space Pirate base on Zebes, her role in ending the Galactic Phazon crisis, her extermination of the Metroid species, and her disobedience of orders at the Biologic Space Laboratories research station where she chose to destroy the deadly X Parasites rather than turn them over to the Galactic Federation. Samus broke ground early in the gaming world when she debuted in the 1986 game Metroid. Originally players were under the impression that Samus was a male, as even the instruction booklet suggested this. However, completing Metroid in under five hours revealed Samus to be a young woman. Although Samus wears the Power Suit throughout most of the Metroid series, she traditionally removes it at the end of most games, often as a result of satisfying certain conditions such as completing the game quickly or with a high percentage of the game's items collected or even both.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) As mentioned above, she broke ground by being the first female heroine in gaming and set the standards of what a strong and independent female character can do
 * 2) She's saved the galaxy countless times from many dangerous threats such as Ridley and the Space Pirates, the Phazon Crisis, the X parasites and the Metroids just to name a few
 * 3) She's very powerful and badass and has a wide variety of weapons and abilities at her disposal. Her Chozo DNA also allows to do amazing superhuman feats and she's had tons of combat training as well
 * 4) She's taken down some of the most powerful threats and Space Pirates in the galaxy.
 * 5) She's fearless, focused, and takes on any challenge or threat without hesitation.
 * 6) She's also caring towards those that she considers her ally and will never hesitate to lend out a helping hand to those who need it
 * 7) She's very beautiful and cute of course, which can easily be seen when she's not wearing her Power Suit
 * 8) Her compassionate side can also be seen where she spares the life of a baby Metroid as opposed to destroying it after defeating the Queen Metroid

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Her characterization in Metroid Other M was extremely bad. She got reduced to being a damsel in distress who constantly needs to be saved and is constantly concerned about Adam's opinion on her to the point where one could question her self-esteem.