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* [[Samus Is a Girl]]:
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** In Super Metroid, Samus saves some Etecoons and Dachora during the escape sequence. At the escape sequence in Fusion, the same animals help control the gunship to escape the space station.
** It also occurs in in Metroid: Fusion, in a posthumous example. After Samus is infected by the X parasite, a cell sample of the same baby Metroid is used as part of the cure that destroys the parasites inside her and saves her life.
* [[An Ice Person]]: Samus, considering all the ice power-ups. She gets this affinity turned around on her in ''Metroid Fusion''; because she has Metroid DNA, cold becomes her greatest weakness. The organism in her old suit, the SA-X, uses her old ice beam to devastating effect whenever she bumps into Samus.▼
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: The [[ROM Hack]] Super Metroid Eris.▼
* [[Arm Cannon]]: Might even qualify as a [[Hand Cannon]].
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Despite the fact that the SA-X is the most powerful enemy in all of ''Fusion'', and despite the X's ability to copy any organic body part, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M98esMR3Q-g it] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JL03zssV5o apparently] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QnBpf88pRI lacks] a brain.
* [[Asteroid Thicket]]: Used in ''Super'' and ''Fusion'', where something crashes into an asteroid in each. The asteroids look like they're only a few hundred feet across, and tightly packed.▼
▲* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: The [[ROM Hack]] Super Metroid Eris.
* [[As You Wish]]: How Samus discovers the identity of her AI CO in ''Metroid Fusion''.
** Many fans realized what the mysterious trailer for ''Other M'' was as soon as Adam said "Any objections, lady?" Prior to this, it was intentionally unclear what the game in question was.
▲* [[Asteroid Thicket]]: Used in ''Super'' and ''Fusion'', where something crashes into an asteroid in each. The asteroids look like they're only a few hundred feet across, and tightly packed.
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Kraid in ''Super Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission'', Metroid Prime, the Adult Sheegoth, Flaaghra, Thardus, Chykka, Quadraxis, Mogenar...
* [[Back Tracking]]: Obtain previously inaccessible power-ups, curb-stomp previously lethal opponents with your new upgrades, and discover brand new shortcuts and secrets -- all by the magic of backtracking through every area of the game at least twice.
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* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: SA-X.
* [[Colony Drop]]: BSL, at the end of ''Fusion.''
* [[Colossus Climb]]: Kraid, although you jump on improvised platforms instead of climbing.▼
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Doors except Return because of monochrome, in which case they're Missile doors.
▲* [[Colossus Climb]]: Kraid, although you jump on improvised platforms instead of climbing.
* [[Comic Book Adaptation]]: There are ''tons of them''. Two of which are tongue-in-cheek semi-guide books, one is a Nintendo Power comic, one is loosely based upon the first Metroid Prime, a prequel manga and a manga based on pre-MP2. Let's not even get started with Samus and Joey series...
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The remixed music in the latest installments, plus pieces of the original Brinstar and Tourian in ''Super Metroid''. Possibly also parts of Kraid and Ridley's lairs, although Kraid's "Lair" (especially the piece in question) is very far from where it ought to be.
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* [[Defeat Equals Explosion]]: Most bosses in the series will explode. This is somewhat problematic for recurring bosses such as Ridley, who has managed to come back from complete annihilation several times throughout the series.
* [[Depth Perplexion]]: Justified. Samus can shoot through walls, but only if she has the Wave Beam, which explicitly has the ability to penetrate solid matter.
* [[Determinator]]: Nothing will stop Samus Aran.▼
** And nothing will stop Ridley from trying to take her down. Not even his own "[[Joker Immunity|deaths]]."▼
** {{spoiler|Same with Crocomire, who comes after Samus even after ALL HIS SKIN HAS BURNED OFF. That's right. He tries to attack you as a SKELETON. [[Hilarity Ensues|And fails miserably.]]}}▼
** The Space Pirates, although they get their space-faring asses handed to them all too often, never give up their goal of galactic domination. Their penchant for finding Phlebotinum and [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] lying around might support this.▼
* [[Destructible Projectiles]]: In various games of the series ([[Super Metroid]] in particular), certain projectiles can be destroyed for health or Missile refills [[Boss Arena Recovery|during boss battles]].
* [[Destructive Savior]]: It seems Samus cannot escape the cold hand of destruction, whether it be a large base or the entire planet. So far, her "kill count" includes Dark Aether, Phaaze, Zebes, and SR388, the third of which wasn't even her fault. Granted, the others were of her own doing, Phaaze because it kept popping out Phazon Leviathans to infect other planets, Dark Aether because it was just ''evil'', and SR388 so she could wipe out the X Parasites, but still. Not even space stations are safe, since the Biologic Space Labs orbital station dies with SR388. And Samus' first order of business on Tallon IV? Blow up the Space Frigate.
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** Guess what happens to the Bottle Ship at the end of the [[Playable Epilogue]] of ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''? The music is even the same as during the escape sequence in ''Super Metroid''.
** And no mention goes to the Ceres Space Colony? It wasn't her fault, but it still did collide with an asteroid and blow up right when she left it. And then there's Samus' own ship in the ''Fusion'' prologue, but again, not her fault. She lost consciousness and the ship also collided with an asteroid.
▲* [[Determinator]]: Nothing will stop Samus Aran.
▲** And nothing will stop Ridley from trying to take her down. Not even his own "[[Joker Immunity|deaths]]."
▲** {{spoiler|Same with Crocomire, who comes after Samus even after ALL HIS SKIN HAS BURNED OFF. That's right. He tries to attack you as a SKELETON. [[Hilarity Ensues|And fails miserably.]]}}
▲** The Space Pirates, although they get their space-faring asses handed to them all too often, never give up their goal of galactic domination. Their penchant for finding Phlebotinum and [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] lying around might support this.
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: The extended story of ''Zero Mission'' is kicked off by {{spoiler|Samus being shot down by Space Pirates while leaving the planet, destroying her ship and suit.}}
* [[Die Hard on an X|Die Hard On An Entire Planet:]] Except when it is on a space station, complete with [[Air Vent Passageway|air vent escapes]] and everything!
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* [[Fan Service]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O69x87ahasA Your reward for finishing the game with 100% completion in most games.]
** Also, Samus' death scenes in Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Zero Mission in particular show her armor blowing off, leaving her in a skimpy outfit before the screen fades to white.
* [[The Federation]]
* [[Fly At the Camera Ending]]: In ''Super Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission''.
* [[Force Field Door]]: A staple of the games. Doors that open simply by being shot are handwaved as being set up to keep out unwanted wildlife. Certain fluff scans suggest they don't always succeed.
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** Fans who'd grown to associate Samus with this trope were understandably peeved when in ''Other M'' Samus refers to Adam as "the only father figure she'd ever known".
* [[Has Two Mommies]]: In the manga, Samus' two primary caretakers are Old Bird and Gray Voice, two presumably male Chozo elders. However, in the games, her younger self's depiction of her "parents" includes a third Chozo never shown in the manga. This may be Platinum Chest.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Samus nearly succumbs to this in the third chapter of the manga. On the planet of Jigrad, Samus saves a group of slaves from the Space Pirates. When confronted by Samus, the last remaining Space Pirate pleads with her to show mercy. Driven by her memories of her homeworld K-2L being mercilessly razed by the Space Pirates, Samus is about to murder the last Space Pirate in cold blood when the sound of a small girl crying snaps her out of her rage. Shortly thereafter, the small child thanks Samus for saving her, and Samus tells her that she saved her as well from becoming just as much of a merciless killer as the Space Pirates.}}▼
** {{spoiler|Also applies to the ending of ''Metroid II''. In ''Metroid II'', Samus is charged with the task of eradicating the Metroids once and for all. After destroying the Metroid Queen, Samus finds a newly hatched Metroid. Despite knowing that Metroid is a Chozo word for "ultimate warrior", she still can't bring herself to kill a child.}}▼
* [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]]: In Metroid Fusion, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40RHPimrKk heard when the SA-X is near], but when not in "Chasing you down and trying to kill you violently"-mode. This is basically its [[Leitmotif]].
* [[Heart Container]]: Energy Tanks.
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* [[He Was Right There All Along]]: Acid Worm, Ridley in Zero Mission, Torizo...
** Ridley is an interesting case. He was not even near the planet when Kraid was defeated, only just landing on it when Samus reaches his hideout. In Super Metroid, he plays this pretty much straight, for both encounters.
▲* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Samus nearly succumbs to this in the third chapter of the manga. On the planet of Jigrad, Samus saves a group of slaves from the Space Pirates. When confronted by Samus, the last remaining Space Pirate pleads with her to show mercy. Driven by her memories of her homeworld K-2L being mercilessly razed by the Space Pirates, Samus is about to murder the last Space Pirate in cold blood when the sound of a small girl crying snaps her out of her rage. Shortly thereafter, the small child thanks Samus for saving her, and Samus tells her that she saved her as well from becoming just as much of a merciless killer as the Space Pirates.}}
▲** {{spoiler|Also applies to the ending of ''Metroid II''. In ''Metroid II'', Samus is charged with the task of eradicating the Metroids once and for all. After destroying the Metroid Queen, Samus finds a newly hatched Metroid. Despite knowing that Metroid is a Chozo word for "ultimate warrior", she still can't bring herself to kill a child.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Mother Brain attempts to finish off Samus with the Hyper Beam at the end of Super Metroid. Before dying, the infant Metroid steals it from her and gives it to Samus...
** Also the Space Pirates in the remake portion of Zero Mission. Turns out the reason Tourian is empty is because the Metroids they were producing got loose and killed them all.
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* [[I Am Not Shazam]]: People who refer to Samus as "Metroid".
** In-universe, however, it's ironically fitting, considering that she has Metroid DNA in her as of ''Fusion''. Also, ''Metroid'' is apparently the Chozo word for "Ulitmate Warrior" (or something along those lines). Which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|pretty much what Samus is]].
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: To space pirates, Samus is [[The Hunter]].▼
▲* [[An Ice Person]]: Samus, considering all the ice power-ups. She gets this affinity turned around on her in ''Metroid Fusion''; because she has Metroid DNA, cold becomes her greatest weakness. The organism in her old suit, the SA-X, uses her old ice beam to devastating effect whenever she bumps into Samus.
* [[In Case of Boss Fight Break Glass]]: ... well, how else are you going to [[Attack Its Weak Point|Attack Mother Brain's Brain]]?
* [[Insectoid Aliens]]: The "[http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Ki-Hunter Ki-Hunter]" pirates of ''Super Metroid'', ''Fusion'', and ''[[Metroid: Other M|Other M]]''.
** The main Space Pirate species as well, particularly in the ''Prime'' series but still obvious in the main games. Metroids have some insectoid features as well, especially in their "natural" life cycle.
▲* [[In-Series Nickname]]: To space pirates, Samus is [[The Hunter]].
* [[Interquel]]: All of the games released after ''Fusion,'' though their exact placement in the timeline varies.
* [[Interspecies Adoption]]: Samus was raised by the Chozo, who also taught her everything she knows as a bounty hunter.
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*** Samus herself, of course, has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvGrd8jnCdM&feature=related Appearance].
** The Brinstar Theme has become rather iconic in its own right, despite not necessarily being the main theme of the game.
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Present in some form in every Metroid game.▼
* [[Le Parkour]]: Samus can do it in every game except Prime, and that may count too because she still has awesome [[Cutscene Power to the Max|cutscene moves.]]
▲* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Present in some form in every Metroid game.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: At least one in every game which will inevitably result in the destruction of a nearby planet (if not the planet under Samus' feet).
** ...except Metroid II. At least, during the course of the game...
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* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: All over the franchise.
* [[Mama Bear]]: The {{spoiler|baby Metroid's death}} in Super Metroid results in an asskicking so epic that the Space Pirates refer to Samus Aran as "She Who Must Not Be Named."
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* [[Temple of Doom]]: Chozodia.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: This occurs in every Metroid, but perhaps the most gratifying moment is in ''Zero Mission'' when, after running for your life from Space Pirates with nothing but your [[Emergency Weapon|Emergency Pistol]] and defeating the Chozo Ghost, Samus' unknown items transform into the Plasma Beam, Gravity Suit, and Space Jump Boots. At this point, you can finally kill the Space Pirates, and with ease I might add.
* [[Tomato Surprise]]: See [[Samus Is a Girl]] above.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In ''Super Metroid'', Samus' surrogate Metroid child returns. {{spoiler|It's gone from tiny to around four times as big as Samus. It later holds off Mother Brain.}}
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