#metroiddread

[kdinjenzen]

Samus has a unique taste in gunships.

Comic by @hoshizoralone All voices by ME~

[rekhtion]

Samus Aran by Rekhtion ⚡️ 040

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HOW TO DRAW

[lacabranix]

I'm on fire! Now I'm drawing #Samus from the game Metroid Dread (varia suit). I thought doing it chibi would be easier, but I can't ignore details, not to mention that I struggle to draw armor… I also want to draw the one from Metroid Prime 4.

[woodenplankstudios]

Metroid Med (Everyone is Home)

[architect-mouse-studios]

Dread Gunship V2.0

Updated design using the in-game model as a reference. Modeling, printing, and painting by me. File is available for download here; prints available for purchase here.

So, two years or so after I made my initial model of the Dread gunship, I discovered that someone had ripped the in-game model. Considering I built my first one based on blurry screenshots before the game even came out, this was an interesting opportunity to figure out how good of an estimation I'd done.

Left: new. Right: old.

All things considered, I think I did alright, but I have to admit that the actual design is a lot sleeker.

For instance, the protruding vents (?) on the top rear of the hull. In my version, they stick out quite a lot, while on the original they meld into the design much more smoothly. The engine also looks a lot cooler.

Of course, the ripped model didn't include the detailed textures, and most of the shots of the ship in-game are still under moody dark lighting, so I still had to speculate a lot with the rear and underbelly.

One major improvement over my first draft was that this time, I made the wingtips detachable, to let you swap between modes without printing a whole new ship. If you still want the old model, it's still available on Thingiverse, but the new one is better in pretty much every way.

[alligator-with-a-top-hat]

Reasons I love Metroid

- The villains call themselves the Space Pirates. Not just any space pirates. THE Space Pirates

- It’s established that destroying planets is the easiest and best way to deal with your problems

- Pinball

- The soundtrack is “the most beautiful, haunting melody you’ll ever hear” and “beep boop”, with no in between

- The most deadly, virulent parasite in the universe looks like fruit gummy

- Official comics repeated show that Samus is addicted to circles

- Samus’ pet raccoons are apparently highly skilled star pilots

- The Japanese tagline for the series is “Metroid Fun-roid”

- Despite all of these things, the series never takes itself anything less than 100% seriously

[nintendocafe]

Metroid Dread

Art by Henry Vargas

[snagback]

Metroid dread