![]() While Samus undergoes changes from game to game, there are certain elements that remain the same. It would not be surprising if it were revealed that Samus’ new face was based on a real person. There’s an anonymity to it that makes Samus feel more like a genetic character model than a unique person. The original 2002 Metroid Prime face suffers from the same faults as a lot of video game faces of its era. ![]() Overall, the new look isn’t a huge departure from the original, but a much-deserved one. Samus’ new face resembles Battlestar Galactica and The Mandalorian actress Katie Sackoff whereas 2002 Samus looks like Tricia Helfer, also from Battlestar Galactica. Finally, her ears appear to be smaller and rounder than in the original Metroid Prime. In 2002, her upper lip wasn’t nearly as well-defined. Her lips have a defined Cupid’s Bow, the part of the upper lip beneath the nose that dips in the middle creating two little peaks on either side. Her nose hooks up slightly in the remaster, and her cheekbones are much more prominent than they used to be. The Samus of 2002 had much longer and thinner eyebrows whereas 2023’s Samus’ are thicker toward the nose and thin out as they go. Metroid Prime Remastered retains a lot from its original version, down to the endgame reveal of Samus' face but makes some slight changes to Samus’ face. RELATED: Original Metroid Prime Developer Unhappy About the Remastered Version's Doors ![]() Rather than hold back her face to retain a sense of mystery as the Halo series does with Master Chief, the Metroid series takes a few moments in every game to remind the player that there’s a human beneath that space armor, from the mid-1980s original to the surprise release of a remaster of the 2002 classic. YouTube is loaded with video compilations guiding viewers through the history of Samus face reveals, dating back to the first in the original Metroid released way back in 1986 when her face was a blurry cluster of pixels. The reveal of Samus’ face is always a highlight of any Metroid game. ![]()
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