Clash of the Titans: Master Chief vs. Samus Aran
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Master Chief is the protagonist in the Halo series of video games and related media. Also known as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the character first appeared in the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved, a military science fiction first-person shooter that became a long-running game series. The character also appears in spin-off Halo media such as the 2012 film Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, the 2022 Halo television series, and several graphic novels and books.
The Master Chief is a towering supersoldier known as a "Spartan", trained from childhood for combat. The designers intended for players to be able to project their own intentions into the character, and thus reduced his voiced lines and concealed his appearance under his armor. In the video games, the character is voiced by former disc jockey Steve Downes, who based his performance on Bungie's description calling for a man of few words, similar to Clint Eastwood. In spin-off media, he is portrayed by different voice and physical actors, most notably Pablo Schreiber in the 2022 live-action Halo TV series.
The Master Chief has been seen as a mascot for Halo and the Xbox brand. The character has received a generally positive reception for his character design. While publications have praised how the narrative allows players to inhabit the character, others have criticized him as under characterized.
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Samus Aran (Japanese: サムス・アラン, Hepburn: Samusu Aran) is the protagonist of the video game series Metroid by Nintendo. She was created by Japanese video game designer Makoto Kano. She was introduced as a player character in the original 1986 video game Metroid. Raised and infused with the DNA of the Chozo, Samus Aran is an ex-soldier of the Galactic Federation who became a galactic bounty hunter, usually fitted with a powered exoskeleton that is equipped with weapons such as directed-energy weapons and missiles. Throughout the series, she executes missions given to her by the Galactic Federation and the Chozo while hunting the antagonistic Space Pirates and their leader Ridley (and his robotic duplicates), along with the manipulative cybernetic supercomputer Mother Brain, the energy-draining X Parasites and Metroids (with Samus adopting one of the latter), as well as rogue Chozo Raven Beak.
Samus is the protagonist of several Metroid games, including the Metroid Prime series. She also appears in other media, including films, manga series, and a comic book continuation of the TV series Captain N: The Game Master. She also appears in several other game franchises, including as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. series.
In terms of gender representation in video games, she has received largely positive reception. She is also recognized as one of the earliest female video game protagonists and has remained a popular and well-received character. Her role in Metroid: Other M was less well-received due to how she was portrayed.