Ukiyo-e Heroes by Jed Henry. He has a Kickstarter (naturally!) where you can get these in print form.
In the vast universe, the history of humanity is but a flash of light from a lone star. The life of a single person should be lost in space and time. But among the stars, there is one light that burns brighter than all others. The light of Samus Aran. Her battles extend beyond her life, and etch themselves into history.
– Metroid Prime intro
Samus Aran (サムス・アラン) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Metroid science fiction action game series by Nintendo. Introduced in the 1986 video game Metroid, Samus is an ex-Galactic Federation soldier turned bounty hunter, usually fitted with a powered armor suit with weapons that include beams and missiles. Throughout the series, she executes missions given to her by the Galactic Federation while hunting the antagonistic Space Pirates and their leader, Ridley, along with the energy-draining extraterrestrial parasites called Metroids. Samus has appeared in all Metroid video games and has also been featured in media outside of the series, including the comic book version of Captain N: The Game Master and the Super Smash Bros. series. She is well known as one of the earliest female protagonists in video game history and remains a popular character over a quarter-century after her first appearance.
Dossier
- First Appearance
- Metroid
- Game Series
- Metroid series
- Smash Bros. series
- Species
- Cybernetically-enhanced Human (infused with Chozo DNA from Gray Voice and strands of Metroid DNA. Formerly self-generator of Phazon).
- Homeworld
- Orphaned on Earth colony K-2L at age three, raised on Zebes.
- Born
- Cosmic year ~2000
- Gender
- Female
- Height
- 1 m. 90 cm. (6'3")
- Weight
- 90kg (198lbs)
- Main weapon
- Power Suit, Power Beam, Missiles, Bombs
- Affiliation
- Bounty Hunter employed by the Galactic Federation