Was there any reason for Samus to be a girl?
baka desu senpai
>>343083284
Metroid was inspired by Alien movies, that's should be enough to "justify" Samus genre.
>>343083448
>that's
>genre
>>343083284
>>343083448
This desu. Plus she's canonically transgender.
>>343083284
muscle girls are hot
because this suit would look stupid on a male
>>343083284
Yes, pic related. I wish Samus had black hair as well.
>>343083284
> Was there any reason for Samus to be a girl?
The creator willed it. Problem?
>>343083284
Was there any reason for Samus not to be girl?
Nintendo was scoring progressive points before it was cool
>>343083853
no it was sexualization
that's bad, she needs to wear a burqa
>>343083542
Wu please go
>>343083284
They wanted to surprise the player. That's it.
Metroid would be in better shape today if Samus were just a robot.
>>343083837
Girls don't play video games.
>>343083796
/v/ and most millenials in general have trouble understanding the fact that creators/writers can make characters however they want. With American literacy being at an all-time low, comes the bullshit notion that every fictional character is supposed to be someone the consumer approves of or a relatable self-insert.
>Heres the character you play as in this game. Shes not a white guy.
>Wooooooow
>>343085120
>American literacy being at an all-time low
source?
>>343085379
I was being broad with the word "literacy," by that i dont mean the overall population of those who know how to read, I was thinking more of people who read for leisure.
>>343086152
Oh. In that case yeah, the number of people who read outside of school is depressing.
>>343083284
>Was there any reason for Samus to be a girl?
Was there any reason for Samus to not be a girl?
>>343086291
Yup. And its those people who are perpetuating the meme of characters needing to be relatable.
Yes, the reason was that after finishing the game, the lead designer said “dude, wouldn't it be cool if it turns out, samus was a woman?“
That's literally everything. Samus gender was an afterthought.
>>343084148
She isn't playing the video game.
Was there any reason for her NOT to be?
>>343083284
Nintendo purposely made a socially progressive character because they knew it would piss of some underage virgin on a japanese image board
>>343083284
>"Bet you weren't expecting that!"
>>343087751
it was the 80s japs fuckin loved strong girls back then
It was a joke. The devs said "wouldn't it be neat for players who finish the fastest find out that Samus was a woman? Woah! How wacky!
And that is all. There were no brownie points for being progressive.
>>343083284
Because the faster you beat the first Metroid, the more skin she shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Up0URhCp8
People who defend Samus as the ultimate stronk wimin either never played the original or are just plain delusional.
>>343083772
I don't know what's more alien, the xeno morph of Weaver's mangy mane she calls hair.
In a very old interview, the authors (can't remember the names) said that they wanted a female protagonist to show that even a woman could have been capable to fight monsters with an exoskeleton.
It was a sexist statement, but at that time women in Japan hadn't even the right to vote.
>>343083284
It was a twist.
>>343088109
*or Weaver's
>>343083953
but she does. a powered burka.
>>343083796
>>343085120
Triggered
>>343087874
neither game being progressive
>>343083284
Japan.
>>343088651
Great post
>>343087845
Japs had good tastes back then.
Not any more though, sadly.
>>343083796
>>343085120
Actual intelligence? On my /v/?
>>343089345
don't worry here's a dumb post to cancel it out
>>343083284
Because the developers thought it would be funny.
>>343089230
>unironically like strong girls
just date a man you faggot, at least then you won't be lying to yourself.
