Samus Aran is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the video game series. She is an ex-soldier of the Galactic Federation who became a galactic bounty hunter. She has featured in several other game franchises, including as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. series.
See also: Marss, Alésia Glidewell, Characters in the Super Smash Bros. series, Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid II: Return of Samus, and Chisato Morishita.