Metroid Dread The History Of ADAM (& Its Namesake)

Metroid Dread: The History Of ADAM (& Its Namesake)

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Samus’ Starship is equipped with an on-board AI, which she named ADAM after one of her best friends and former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich.

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Metroid Dread The History Of ADAM (& Its Namesake)

Throughout Metroid Dread, Samus is given advice and information on her surrounding by an AI known as ADAM. The game itself does not expand on the character much, but its history has been depicted in previous Metroid titles. Metroid: Other M, the much derided entry on the Wii, deals specifically with the history of ADAM, and Metroid Dread’s prequel, Metroid Fusion, heavily features the computer companion as well. In addition, a two-issue Metroid manga was released shortly after Fusion, which helps fill in even more background on ADAM.

The origins of ADAM in the Metroid series lie in a time before Samus becomes a bounty hunter. The Metroid manga depicts her exploits as a member of the Galactic Federation Police, where she served under Commander Adam Malkovich. Though Samus was adopted and raised by some of the few Chozo left in the galaxy, Adam became an important father figure to Samus when she joined the Federation. The two grew very close, and Adam began referring to her as “Lady,” a term that Samus later noted would have felt derisive coming from anyone else, but was a dignifying nickname coming from Adam.

Metroid’s prequel manga came out in 2003 and 2004, meaning it released after Fusion, where ADAM, the AI, was first seen in 2002. ADAM never appears in the original game, Metroid II, or Super Metroid. Adam, the man, played a major role in Other M, which came out in 2010, but was a prequel to Fusion, taking place just before it on the series’ timeline. ADAM and Adam’s game appearances are explored below, in their order of release, with massive spoilers for all three titles (including end game spoilers for the recently released Metroid Dread).

ADAM In Metroid Fusion

Metroid Dread The History Of ADAM (& Its Namesake)

ADAM first appeared as the onboard computer in Samus’ new Starship in Metroid Fusion, the Game Boy Advance game released in 2002. At the beginning of the game, Samus is infected by an X Parasite, and falls unconscious while escaping planet SR388. She manages to survive in an ejected escape pod, but her Gunship from Metroid II and Super is lost in an asteroid belt. After being cured of the X with a Metroid vaccine (which results in her acquiring the Fusion Suit), Samus is issued a new Starship by the Galactic Federation, and hired to investigate a disturbance at the Biologic Space Laboratories research station orbiting SR388, where her X-infected Power Suit was being studied.

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Samus’ new Starship is outfitted with an AI companion, which she names after her old commanding officer while listening to it provide the mission brief. Throughout the mission on the research station, Samus frequently convenes with ADAM in the game’s various Navigation Rooms, where new areas are also uncovered on her map. The bounty hunter and AI have a bit of a strained relationship through most of Fusion, since ADAM is working in the interest of the Federation. When Samus learns that the Federation is planning on an attempt to weaponize the X, she angrily calls the computer by the name she’s given it.

Calling the AI “Adam” for the first time seems to awaken a programed memory of the now-deceased Commander, potentially a side effect of the Federation feeding their network the memories and personalities of its greatest military minds. With ADAM now aware of its identity, it decides to instead help Samus destroy X Parasites and the SA-X, a Samus doppelgänger borne out of the fully upgraded, X-infected Power Suit. Samus mentions that she and Adam shared a great deal of trust, and this is likely coming through when ADAM decides to disobey its orders from the Federation to preserve the SA-X, giving Samus her final order with Adam’s signature, “Any objections, Lady?”

Adam Malkovich In Metroid: Other M

Metroid Dread The History Of ADAM (& Its Namesake)

Metroid Fusion references Commander Adam Malkovich sacrificing his own life to save that of Samus. These events are delineated in Metroid: Other M, though the game is widely criticized for its portrayal of the Commander. There is a notable difference in the way Samus and the game describe Adam, and the actions he actually takes. Adam was known to be a military genius, but a common critique of Other M involves the ill-conceived tactical decisions he makes throughout the game.

A particular point of contention for fans in regards to Adam’s portrayal in Other M was his actions toward Samus as well. Both Samus and Adam’s Galactic Federation 07th Platoon respond to a distress signal at a facility known as the BOTTLE SHIP, and joined forces to explore the derelict space station. Samus defers leadership duties to Adam, which results in Samus being bossed around in Other M, and restrictions being placed on which weapons she’s allowed to use, even though her skills at this point in the series (following the events of the first three Metroids and the entire Prime trilogy) likely far surpass any of the Federation troops. Overall, Metroid M was a failure at depicting the previously established relationship of trust between the two.

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Throughout Other M, it’s learned that the BOTTLE SHIP was essentially a Galactic Federation black site used for the development of bioweapons, including Metroids. Just as Samus was about to enter the sector of the BOTTLE SHIP containing the Metroids, Adam inexplicably shot her in the back before destroying an infant Metroid nearby. This scene, in which Adam unnecessarily puts Samus in harm’s way, is often highlighted for Adam’s mischaracterization in Other M. Immediately after destroying the Metroid with a Freeze Gun, he explains to Samus that the Metroids in the sector ahead are genetically modified to be immune to cold, the species’ key vulnerability. Adam’s death follows soon after, when he enters the Metroid-filled sector and jettisons it from the rest of the BOTTLE SHIP.

ADAM In Metroid Dread

As a direct sequel to Fusion, Metroid Dread returns to an inclusion of ADAM as Samus’ on-board AI. Though the computer affectionately refers to Samus as “Lady,” it is still plainly in service to the Galactic Federation, making reference to the E.M.M.I.s as “our lost assets” during the mission briefing in Dread’s opening. ADAM is interfaced with through ZDR’s many Network Stations, since Samus is too far underground to receive remote communications. It is later revealed, however, that Samus has not been in contact with ADAM since she was left powerless in the depths of Artaria, Metroid Dread’s first location, but was instead being fed information by Raven Beak in an attempt to manipulate her into activating her dormant Metroid DNA.

There are several very subtle clues throughout Metroid Dread that point to the absence of ADAM. The AI uses its affectionate nickname for Samus in Dread’s opening cutscenes, but never calls her “Lady” after she arrives on ZDR. Raven Beak as ADAM also frequently insults her capabilities, as can be seen above, presumptively goading her into continued encounters with the E.M.M.I.s so that they can extract her Metroid DNA. The real ADAM has one final line at the very end of Metroid Dread, warning Samus that interfacing with her Starship while in the Metroid Suit will drain the ship’s energy. Luckily, X-infected Quiet Robe appears to revert Samus back to the Gravity Suit with his Thoha DNA.

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