SAMUS ARAN ZERO SUIT VER. - Metroid Other M Statue

Max Factory/Good Smile Company's Metroid Other M Zero Suit Samus Aran is one incredible statue. It executes the promotional shots perfectly and has zero quality control issues! This is the production quality that every collectible-toy company should be striving for...

Standing just about 9" tall, this PVC statue was purchased during its 2nd "re-release" run. I'm not a huge fan of Metroid, as it's not a game I ever played (though I do have 2 figma Samus releases). As a result, I'd been putting off getting this statue, as it was quite expensive on the secondary market and long sold out. When a 2nd run was announced, I quickly pre-ordered it, before changing my mind again and cancelling. But I just couldn't get over how striking the statue looked, so once it was released I went ahead and ordered - and I'm certainly glad that I did.

The sculpt is fantastic: it's sleek and smooth and simple, while still capturing plenty of detail. It's interesting, yesterday I took a look at a Bruce Lee statue where all of the muscles were defined with deep striations and bulges. In contrast, Samus captures detail with subtlety. There are hints of lines and muscles, which makes the illusion of a suit over top of them all the more realistic. The face is incredible, with no stray marks or blemishes to be seen. Likewise, the suit, with 2 different shades of metallic blue and clearly defined black piping, presents no bleed whatsoever. The design tampoed on her back is, again, perfect, and there's a red band holding the ponytail in place as the wind sweeps it to the side. The pose is maybe a slightly bit awkward, with her hip thrust to the side, but it works. Samus holds a nicely detailed and painted blaster in her right hand.

The entire statue pegs into a plain clear stand, with the words Metroid Other M, which also holds a clear rod which attaches to her base-mate: the baby Metroid. It "hovers" near her right elbow, and sports some average detail. Honestly, I think the JAKKS mini version might be a little more detailed, but the baby is not the star of this show. It certainly doesn't detract from Samus, but she honestly doesn't need it, either.

Overall, Max Factory's Samus Aran Zero Suit statue is a home run. She looks right at home alongside other Bishoujo style statues, and it's light-years ahead of the figma version (which I honestly found a bit disappointing). She's a great addition to the collection!

Base

Beside Storm Collectibles Scorpion

With Figma Zero Suit Samus