This hyper-realistic Metroid fan art is signed by Perfect Dark artist and is gorgeous.

Luis Nieves of The Initiative puts a face and armor on Nintendo’s iconic bounty hunter.

The Metroid saga is more alive than ever after Mercury Steam and Nintendo’s tremendous success with Metroid DREAD, which was released last fall and has fans wanting to learn more about Metroid Prime 4. Senior character artist at The Initiative (Xbox) who wants to imagine a new generation of Samus Aran.

Presenting a bounty hunter design of impressive realism, wearing the classic exoskeleton armor or power suit, although it has a slightly different ending to what we’re used to seeing Nintendo’s hero carry. Nieves shared his work via LinkedIn, where he quickly found the support of his colleagues for a work that would undoubtedly be applauded, which makes us wonder why. ideal actress for movie adaptationalthough there are already applicants for the role.

In fact, we look forward to seeing more of Nieves at The Initiative, the Santa Monica development team founded by Microsoft a few years ago and currently working with Crystal Dynamic on Perfect Dark.

The new chapter of the sci-fi saga was presented in 2020 and was one of the shortcomings of the recent Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, focused more on video games and release dates planned for the next 12 months.

As for Metroid Prime 4, where a visual advancement in the iconic hero’s presentation is expected, there isn’t much to say at the moment after its 2019 reboot. Reluctant to have a date on the calendar, he was invited to the next Nintendo Direct.