An Interesting History of the Sexualisation of Samus Aran

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Puppyroach said:

curl-6 said:

Samus has been "sexy" since the very first game though. Metroid Prime is literally the only game in the whole series where she's not portrayed as sexy.

I only remember one scene where she was revealed in the original and the big thing there was that you could she it was a woman.

She was still sexualised in the original.

But sexuality is not inherently an evil. There is nothing wrong with Samus wearing a bikini, or the Zero Suit, or the new Smash costume. The real issue is when her character is degraded, and so far the only offender there is Other M.

Strong, liberated women wear what they like. They just don't turn into incompetent, insecure wimps who need big, strong men to save them.