Director of the Castlevania animated series expresses his depiction of Samus Aran

[Pimienta]

Looks super badass. I wish Sakurai would step backwards a bit about Zero Suit Samus (the Other M ver)

 

[GiantEnemyCrab]

That facial expression reminds me of Michael Myers from Halloween when he's still a kid.

 

[LavaBadger]

I like Zero Suit Samus much more

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You're part of the problem.

To the OP, I would love to see this guy do art for Nintendo is this regard, whether it be related to the game or an animation like the Castlevania series.

 

[Ripcord]

I always imagined Samus as this powerhouse woman who intimidates her foes; so it was sad to see how that all went downhill after Metroid Prime with how Zero Mission and Echoes went more for the sexualized Barbie/Super-Model look. Curious to see your guys thoughts on the art and the direction of Samus/Metroid in general.

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You can't have a Barbie/Super-Model look and still be a badass?

I like this depiction, but she's still fit as hell under that armor and there's nothing wrong with that. If we got a Metroid Netflix series like the Castlevania series I'd die of happiness right after binging the entire series three times.

 

[jon bones]

damn that shit is rad

 

[HardRojo]

Looks like a young, somewhat inexperienced Samus Aran. I love it!

 

[Deleted member 3815]

It's an alright artwork but I never saw Samus as a "hardass, with a no-BS, somewhat military-esque attitude."

Didn't Other M canonicaly prove that Samus is an insecure and subservient mess and not a hardened warrior?

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While Other M story is a mess, Super Metroid and Metroid 2 did display that Samus had a gentle side. The whole Samus is a badass is just something that the fandom came up with.

 

[Thardin]

As many have said, I like it all except the decision to depict her face in an overly grim fashion. She's been a calm, stoic bounty hunter and while I think she is hardened, I feel like this piece of art is too "what if Samus were Doom Guy?"

She can be a stoic, badass without having to be grim and scowling.