{"id":4068,"date":"2010-02-19T03:23:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T09:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2010-06-26T03:20:08","modified_gmt":"2010-06-26T08:20:08","slug":"most-requested-figures-metroids-samus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4068","title":{"rendered":"Most Requested Figures: Metroid’s Samus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I\u2019m taking the reins of the Most Requested article to talk about a character I\u2019ve wanted to see made into a decent toy for a long time. It starts with the Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s still one of the coolest Christmas presents I ever received and the three games I got with it will always be some of the best games ever made. Super Mario Bros., Castlevania, and Metroid. I was only eight at the time. And while I eventually learned to beat Mario and its many fake-princessed castles, you can probably imagine how annoyed I was with the other two games (especially Castlevania, that game was just evil). It wasn\u2019t until I grew a little older that I was able to best the games, but even with all that frustration, those games gave me some of my fondest gaming memories.<\/p>\n

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This brings me to our Most Requested figure this week, Samus Aran.<\/p>\n

Not only is Metroid one of the important \u201cLegacy\u201d games in the Nintendo library, but Samus herself has surpassed her own series popularity, allowing her to guest star in other Mario & Kirby games, be included in all three Smash Bros., and even make it as a main character in the old Captain N comic books.<\/p>\n

Samus\u2019 recognizability and popularity can be attributed to a couple things. First, she was one of, if not the first female lead in video game history. The best part being that no one knew it until they had beaten the game. As a kid, that\u2019s kind of a big deal. You go through the whole elaborate story, with tons of exploration, puzzles, and difficult bosses. By the time you reach the end, you\u2019ve connected with this cool little space suit guy with a gun arm. Then, the shocker. The space suit guy you\u2019ve connected with turned out to be a girl. I guarantee that was a memorable moment for everyone who beat that game back then.<\/p>\n

The second reason why Samus is so memorable is her personality, or lack thereof. After nine games that are all in continuity with each other, we still know very little about Samus\u2019 personality. Sure we\u2019ve gotten tidbits of her back story. We learned why she hates the Space Pirates so much. We even learned where she got her Power Suit from. But in all that time, we\u2019ve never heard her speak. She doesn\u2019t ponder herself or the things around her much. The armor she wears doesn\u2019t just protect her from her enemies, but it also keeps the players out too. She\u2019s tough, determined, and vengeful, yet we\u2019ve seen her be compassionate at times. In essence, she is an enigma. Or perhaps just a blank slate, that the player can prescribe her the way he or she wants to see her. Either way, it makes us want to know more.<\/p>\n

So what greater honor does the first video game heroine deserve more than a well-made, well-produced action figure that isn\u2019t limited to near obscurity?<\/p>\n

In 2003, the now defunct Joyride Studios released a Samus figure. This figure is lacking, to say the least. Here\u2019s a
\nreview<\/a> if you want to see what it\u2019s like. <\/p>\n

Recently First 4 Figures has been making a series of statues<\/a> for the Metroid series. All of those seem like great statues, but I\u2019m a toy guy. There are also some Japanese Garage Kits out there that look really good, but are incredibly hard to find and expensive to buy when you do find them.<\/p>\n

Basically, there\u2019s a mint to be made here. Sell that license to one of those awesome Japanese toy companies like Revoltech. It would be amazing to see a Zero Suit Samus in the Frauline line. So, come on Nintendo! Let us get our toys, and you can have our money. Sounds fair to me.<\/p>\n

-AdventureVault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[18,10],"tags":[453,452],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-13C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14767,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=14767","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Metroid’s Samus Aran, A Dimension Diver Kit","date":"October 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Any of you have a Holy Grail?\u00a0 A toy that you covet so much that it becomes an obsession in your hunting?\u00a0 That\u2019s what this Samus Aran figure is for me.\u00a0 After years of searching I was finally able to acquire one for a reasonable trade.\u00a0 Definitely feels good. I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/DSC01857.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20111,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20111","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":1},"title":"Vault Review: Figma Samus Aran","date":"August 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, the wait is finally over and I have one of my most requested characters in action figure form.\u00a0 What\u2019s even better news is that Good Smile has picked up a few more of my favorite Nintendo licenses and Samus won\u2019t be alone on my video game shelf for long!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/samu12.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16800,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16800","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":2},"title":"Sponsor Announcement: Past Generation Toys","date":"February 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This week @ PastGenerationToys.com FREE SHIPPING at Past Generation Toys on ALL orders shipped within the lower 48 United States! Pre-Orders Marvel's the Avengers Marvel's the Avengers Action Figures and Vehicles Marvel Legends Marvel Legends Series 2 Action Figures Living Dead Dolls LDD Series 23 includes Quack, Teddy, Betsy, Agatha,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sponsors"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1731,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=1731","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":3},"title":"Most Requested Figures: Xevoz","date":"September 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Requests"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4379,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4379","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":4},"title":"Most Requested Figures: Dino Riders!","date":"March 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Requests"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1655,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=1655","url_meta":{"origin":4068,"position":5},"title":"Most Requested Figures: Ghostbusters Minimates","date":"September 19, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Ghostbusters"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6771,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions\/6771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}