Quote Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9 View Post
People were just pissed that she played a "subordinate." Simple fact is, this game is a prequel to all the others, and she wasn't going to be in the independent badass that she becomes without something happening. This game gave a pretty good start to how she became what she was. I had no problems with how it was handled, and it honestly made sense to me. Sure it wasn't the Samus I knew from the other games, but I understand how it leads her to become such a woman.

THE JACKEL
Canonically, it's the fourth game of five. So she's already done all the badassery, really. The only game that takes place after this, even if you count the Metroid Prime games, is Metroid Fusion.