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** In a few issues of ''Nintendo Power'' there was a tie-in comic series to ''Super Metroid''. A new character - a male bounty hunter - was added in as a sort of rival and irritant to Samus. While she continued blasting her way through the underground tunnels, he would stop to pick up the space pirates' "ears" or claws or whatever alien body part they were. After he started going on about how rich he was going to be after turning these body parts in for the bounties, Samus actually expressed disgust at his mercenary ways. |
** In a few issues of ''Nintendo Power'' there was a tie-in comic series to ''Super Metroid''. A new character - a male bounty hunter - was added in as a sort of rival and irritant to Samus. While she continued blasting her way through the underground tunnels, he would stop to pick up the space pirates' "ears" or claws or whatever alien body part they were. After he started going on about how rich he was going to be after turning these body parts in for the bounties, Samus actually expressed disgust at his mercenary ways. |
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* Captain Falcon from ''[[F-Zero]]'' falls into a similar rut, although the focus of his series is mainly on his side-business, racing. All of his Bounty Hunting is literally [[All There in the Manual]]. |
* Captain Falcon from ''[[F-Zero]]'' falls into a similar rut, although the focus of his series is mainly on his side-business, racing. All of his Bounty Hunting is literally [[All There in the Manual]]. |
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* The ''[[Super Mario Bros.]].'' are allegedly plumbers. However, the only thing they ever seem to do involving plumbing is their habit of traveling via pipe -- [http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF213-Mario_Too.jpg which real plumbers are not noted to do either], but never mind... |
* The ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario Bros.]].'' are allegedly plumbers. However, the only thing they ever seem to do involving plumbing is their habit of traveling via pipe -- [http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF213-Mario_Too.jpg which real plumbers are not noted to do either], but never mind... |
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** In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|live-action movie]] and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', they ''do'' use their plumbing skills to stop an attempted sabotage/flooding at a dig site and then in a castle basement. Likewise, the animated series would occasionally show them using their plumbing skills and equipment, either for actual plumbing or for dire situations. |
** In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|live-action movie]] and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', they ''do'' use their plumbing skills to stop an attempted sabotage/flooding at a dig site and then in a castle basement. Likewise, the animated series would occasionally show them using their plumbing skills and equipment, either for actual plumbing or for dire situations. |
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** Referenced in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Tooie]]'', when Loggo the toilet complains of being clogged: |
** Referenced in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Tooie]]'', when Loggo the toilet complains of being clogged: |
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