Sunday, December 29, 2019

Samus & The Mandalorian

[Mild spoilers for Metroid & the first 6 episodes of The Mandalorian]

Okay so I really like The Mandalorian. And it's impossible to not notice certain similarities to Metroid games. Of course, Boba Fett came before Samus, so some of those similarities originated with Star Wars. But not all of them. Let's take a look at how much of them started where:

Who did it first?


Mandalorians
Samus
Tri-directional visor
X

Bounty hunting
X

Boosted jumping
X

Flame weapon
X

Reluctance to remove helmet in public
X

Grapple (hook/beam)

X
Thermal visor

X
Parents killed in attack on peaceful colony

X
Traumatic reaction to the being that killed parents (droids/Ridley)

X
Rescued as a child by aliens who gave them armor and taught them to fight

X
Upgrading armor using items found on adventures

X
Rescuing/sparing a baby alien that had been flagged as a target

X
Getting rescued by the baby alien they saved

X
Dealing with evil organizations who want to exploit the baby’s powers

X
Betrayed employer by letting morality override job requirements

X
Attacked by monsters that are pretty much just two feet and a head with sharp teeth

X
Cool theme song

X



Total
5
12

Let's hope Samus isn't the suing type.

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