Think back to when you first played Metroid to the end for the first time. Your mind was blown when you found out Samus Aran was a woman, right? But you couldn't do anything like, say, hit on her.

Remember how it blew your mind when you found out that the character you'd been jumping and shooting with in the first Metroid was a woman? Well, it turns out she was hiding a lot more than long, flowing locks under that Varia Suit armor.

How tall would Samus Aran be in real life? The seller on this eBay item claims that it's life-size so, if this crafty piece of artwork's to be believed, she'd be about 5'6" (165 cm, for you metric-heads). The sculpture's made from defunct Nintendo games from the Japanese publisher's legacy systems, like the Game Boy,…

GENZOMAN created one hell of a cover illustration for Screw Attack Magazine's Anniversary issue. Check out the alternative piece w/ full text here.

Samus gets a loving / mind numbing Metroid kiss in this 25 year anniversary illustration by artist Drew Green. Check out more of his work here on Tumblr.

For the past month, artist Chris Furniss has been drawing a picture a day depicting Metroid heroine Samus Aran doing...different stuff. That month has now sadly come to an end.

The name of Metroid's star's name is Samus Aran. The name of soccer's greatest player is Pelé. But that's not his real name.

In 2007, Brooklyn's Michelle Perl was struck with tragedy. Her mother, sick with cancer, passed away. But in her mourning, Perl decided to do something. She decided to change.

This Philips vacuum cleaner looks very familiar. As seen on Wii Nintendo.