Metroid is a series of science fiction action adventure video games by Nintendo about a female bounty hunter named
Samus Aran, the main character in Metroid
Samus Aran who battles space pirates and stops them from harnessing the power of the Metroids. Metroid games have been made on every home console, the first game being released on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). Metroid was one of the first Nintendo games to actually have a female protagonist in it.