Samus

In Warhammer 40,000

There are reports from planet 6319 of the Great Crusade of a minor warp-entity known as Samus. It was the local equivalent of 'the devil' in legends, capable of possessing people, and jamming private or encrypted vox-channels with a repeated whisper or chant of: His repeated chant applies equally well to : "Samus. That's the only name you'll hear. Samus. It means the end and the death. Samus. I am Samus. Samus is all around you. Samus is the man beside you. Samus will gnaw on your bones. Look out! Samus is here." Warmaster Horus ordered the warp-entity to be destroyed, and ordered the supression of any and all records of Space Marines succumbing to the influence of the Samus entity. Horus is a traitor to mankind, and any reports of the Adeptus Astartes succumbing to Chaos are clearly lies and propaganda. --Commissar Rosethorn

The hunter Samus Aran is indoctrinated by the Chozo and (as of Metroid Fusion) part-Metroid, which would not endear her to Imperial authorities. Her power suit has massive pauldrons that demand respect, and would put a Space Marine to shame. For this reason, not to mention her status as a one-woman Exterminatus, Samus is sometimes portrayed as a Primarch of a legion of Female Space Marines. It's said that the Space Pirate xenos describe the hunter Samus Aran to each other with the same chant as the aforementioned warp-entity: "Samus; it means the end and the death. Samus is all around you. Samus will gnaw on your bones..."

+++ Abstractus on dossier for rogue hunter Aran, Samus +++

She has passed purity examinations; although raised by xenos and exhibiting minor pskyer talent, she shows no sign of Chaos corruption and psyker levels are sub-alpha-tau-positive -- almost negligible, and focused solely on use of Chozo xenotech. Inside the xenotech armor, her warp signature is indistinguishable to any member of the Adeptus Astartes; it is recommended she wear the armor AT ALL TIMES, in passive mode when not deployed on missions. Furthermore, she should be forcibly hibernated during interstellar travel. Warp influence is still a concern, especially since we have yet to determine the method of the xenotech "morph ball" operation; while deployed on a mission, Aran should check in at regular frequency for examination of corruption at designated 'save' points; if she fails to do so, abort the mission immediately and issue an extermination order for Aran.

+++ Thought of the day: The best place for a spy to hide is as a neighbour, friend or lover. +++