Howdy wowdy.

Please play "of The Devil" - It's an episodic Cyperpunk Courtroom Drama with serial killer Lawyers and Cinnamon Roll Androids who love film.

Also, maybe consider commissioning me! After you play "of the Devil" of course.

This is a character that-Elasta-forever.

Like, I started watching Gunbuster for the first time recently, and the build-up was - Whatever - but the resolution was phenomenal.

I think that could just be the pitfall of GAINAX storytelling. Y'gotta have some patience to get to the main event, and some people just don't have it.

Ayy, quality over quantity, always.

Dread's got some amazing character moments too, oh my god, like so good.

In Metroid Dread - The big conflict is about everything up to that point in her life. Metroid Dread is the finale of the story, and she's the most confident we've ever seen her at this point. There have been moments where she falters, or makes bad decisions, or has to live with a regret.

"The cargo is more important." She gets pissed off, telling him that the X-Parasites, Metroids and the SA-X aren't cargo - They're dangerous creatures that threaten the galaxy. It's here - Of course - Where she lets his nickname slip.

In Metroid Fusion, Samus quietly decides to nickname the Federation AI program after her former late C.O. during her time during the federation "Adam". Just as a form of endearment, but she'd been calling him that in private so much of the game, that when the AI says to her...

In Prime II, there's this great moment where Samus sees first hand what led to the deaths of the GF Soldiers who were sent to Planet Aether. She quietly shows her respect for the leader who managed to send his warning.

Playing as Samus having to put down each of them like a dog who could plead for it's life, a life sentence she could have prevented - It's haunting. Especially knowing the very Phazon that turned them is doing the same to her, and if she doesn't move, the very same thing will be done to her.

In Metroid Prime III, Samus meets 3 Bounty Hunters, who were all great wonderful people, who had been corrupted by Phazon. No longer themselves, but minions with the same powers and personalities. If Samus had a choice, she would have saved them.

She spares it, presumably because she feels no different then the pirates who killed her family on K-2L. This single decision comes to both help and hurt her in Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion and Metroid Dread.

This (albeit is mostly explained in the manga) is the catalyst for a lot of her decision making. For instance, after being contracted to eradicate every last Metroid upon SR388, she's widdled the number down to the last one. She watches it hatch. She can't bring herself to kill it.

Actually, yes, often in subtle ways, but certainly often. A lot of it is key events in her life, for instance, when Ridley killed all of the inhabitants of Space Colony K2-L, the only one he left behind was 3-year old Samus Aran. Which leads to her being raised by the Chozo to be a Galactic Warrior.

Careful: X-Fusion is very difficult - So prepare yourself - But at the same time, peak.

So, when she doesn't - It's awkward, and uncomfortable.

Prime 3's dialogue largely doesn't need to prompt Samus to say anything, because they all hinge on the prospect that Samus isn't going to reply. So, any scene where she could respond is far more serious when she doesn't.

Prime 4's dialogue is written like Samus is going to reply.