Metroid Retrograde

Metroid: Retrograde – The story follows Samus Aran responding to a distress signal on a distant, derelict planet. She uncovers a rogue Space Pirate operation experimenting on a new Metroid variant, turning the creatures into living weapons. As she navigates abandoned labs, caverns, and alien-infested corridors, she faces relentless enemies, environmental hazards, and the moral weight of her mission. Major characters: Samus Aran – Legendary bounty hunter, skilled, strategic, and driven by duty. Zadriun – Mysterious warrior with abilities mirroring Samus, testing her limits and motives. Space Pirates – Ruthless faction seeking to control Metroids for galactic domination. Metroids – Life-draining creatures weaponized by the Pirates, central to the conflict. The story builds to a tense confrontation between Samus and Zadriun, leaving unresolved tensions and the Metroid threat looming, setting the stage for future installments. Zadriun’s Backstory Zadriun was once a captive of the Space Pirates, part of an experimental program designed to recreate Samus Aran’s abilities. Genetically enhanced and subjected to extreme combat training, he developed extraordinary strength, agility, and reflexes. Unlike other test subjects, he retained his free will, rejecting the Pirates’ control and forging his own code of honor. Haunted by the memories of the experiments and the lives lost around him, Zadriun wanders the galaxy as a lone warrior, testing himself against the strongest opponents, questioning his purpose, and seeking redemption for the part of himself shaped by the Pirates’ manipulations.