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Metroid Dread (Switch)

List of All Characters

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This page is a list of all characters in the game Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about each character in the game and what role they play in the story.

List of Characters

Samus Aran

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Samus Aran is the protagonist of Metroid Dread and all other games in the Metroid franchise. She is a bounty hunter hired by the Galactic Federation to go on several missions around the galaxy. She is usually seen equipped with a Power Suit and Arm Cannon.

In Metroid Dread, she has been tasked to investigate a mysterious transmission in planet ZDR. You will control Samus as she traverses the new planet to find the source of the transmission while avoiding the EMMI robots hunting her down.

Samus Aran Character Profile

EMMI

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The EMMI, which stands for Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifier, are research robots that somehow went rogue on planet ZDR. There also seems to be different versions of EMMI, each with their own unique colors and abilities.

EMMI Types Abilities Weaknesses

Damaged
• Instant kill attack • Cannot climb walls
• Omega Cannon

White
• Able to climb walls
• Instant kill attack
• Omega Cannon
• Cannot fit through small spaces

Green
• Able to climb walls
• Can fit through small spaces
• Instant kill attack
• Omega Cannon
• Cannot detect lifeforms using the Phantom Cloak.

Yellow
• Able to climb walls
• Can dash at high speeds
• Instant kill attack
• Omega Cannon

Blue
• Able to climb walls
• Can freeze other lifeforms
• Instant kill attack
• Omega Cannon

Purple
• Instant kill attack • Omega Cannon
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Red
• Detonates Power Bomb • Samus' Metroid Power

They were created by the Galactic Federation and are much stronger than Samus' typical enemies, so they cannot be damaged by her standard attacks. Though they are tough to beat, they can only roam freely in certain zones of the planet.

EMMI Character Profile

The Chozo

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The Chozo were an intelligent race capable of developing advanced technologies, such as the Power Suit and Arm Cannon used by Samus. These bird-like species were once a powerful civilization that sought to bring peace to all galactic races. Unfortunately, the civilization reached its breaking point and collapsed under mysterious circumstances.

Chozo in Metroid Dread

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After Samus arrives at planet ZDR, she encounters a Chozo warrior who suddenly attacks Samus with an Arm Cannon similar to hers. Despite wearing the armor of the Chozo, this mysterious warrior doesn't hestitate in its attack. What could be the reason for its attack on Samus?

Chozo Character Profile

X-Parasite

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X-Parasites are terrifying and lethal organisms that take over other organic creatures and mimic them based on their genetic information. First seen in Metroid Fusion, these parasite attacks were thought to be eradicated, but could they still be lurking on planet ZDR?

X Parasite Character Profile

Metroid

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Metroids are extinct, floating lifeforms created by the Chozo to destroy the X-Parasite found on planet SR388. They attach to other organisms to absorb their energy.

Metroid Character Profile

ADAM

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ADAM is the Artificial Intelligence that controls Samus's gunship.This AI, is named after Adam Malkovich, a general in the Galactic Federation and Samus's commanding officer. Adam Malkovich first appeared in Metroid Fusion.

ADAM the AI communicates with the player in certain rooms of planet ZDR. He can give the player hints based on the data uploaded by Samus as you explore. However, Adam will not be guiding or telling the player where to go.

ADAM Character Profile

Quiet Robe

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Quiet Robe is the last remaining Thoha clan member that Samus met while traversing planet ZDR. He reveals to Samus the true intentions of Raven Beak and helps her find her way back to the planet surface.

Quiet Robe Character Profile

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