The life of a bounty hunter
is one of desolate loneliness
mixed with great adventure.
Alone on the planet Zebes
with no companions,
only a hoarde of enemies.
When I was a child,
Metroid was my favorite game.
I didn't understand why.
Something about the aloneness
and the fight for survival
on an alien planet.
I connected with it.
Something about loneliness
and adventure.
I don't know why there were weapons
on the planet Zebes,
or who put them there.
But finding those weapons:
the freeze ray, the high jump boot,
was like finding golden treasure.
And the loneliness was okay.
I could defend myself
with the Varia suit.
I learned to survive
and even to love the alien world
and when I destroyed Mother Brain,
The joy was mixed with loss.
