Welcome to the Metroid Database!

Ryan

Webmaster, Site Designer/Artist, Social Media Editor (all), Discord Admin, Twitch Streamer

Formerly known as “Infinity’s End” throughout the lifespan of the MDb. Ryan has been a huge Metroid fan ever since the original version. Super Metroid’s release caused this kid to rent the game on four separate occasions before he actually went out and bought his own copy. He has been playing it through at least once annually ever since. Ryan brings his skills to the table, as he is a college graduate in fine arts, and hopes to one day be a professional artist in the gaming industry. He has been visiting the MDb since ’99 and is the proud owner of a Samus tattoo that was given to him by TJ. Ryan also makes pixel art paintings as a hobby.

Philipp

Social Media Editor (Twitter), Discord Mod

Born in Germany, started with Metroid II and has since then played every game that even just had a Metroid cameo. It is not clear if his love for astronomy made him a Metroid fan or the other way around, but one thing is for sure, if you watch the movie Alien with age 6 you turn into an oddball. He can’t guarantee that he will not blow up the earth in a physics experiment at some point.

Rue

Site Editor, Social Media Editor (Instagram/Facebook), Discord Mod

His love for Metroid started when an instruction manual for Metroid II was inexplicably among the inserts and instructions of a newly purchased Game Boy system. Studying the miniature booklet, he became so intrigued with the alien world and Samus’ suit design that he soon purchased the game and never looked back. Three years later, Super Metroid cemented his love for the series with its amazing gameplay, music & atmosphere. Rue has been visiting the MDb site since the year 2000 and is pretty obsessed with retro games & culture from his youth (particularly Nintendo).

Carl

Social Media Editor (Facebook), Discord Mod

Carl is a lifelong Metroid fan and has the ink to prove it… a whole leg’s-worth! Like many others, the love started with Super; making homemade maps before he had Internet access. Something about item hunting must have resonated with him as he’s developed a fascination with metroid memorabilia and has quite the collection of statues and figures going. Web developer by trade and electrical and mechanical engineer by hobby, if he’s not in front of the screen, you can find him hunched over his next big invention. He likes to imagine when Samus isn’t in battle, she’s the same way with her ship.

FirEmerald

Site Maintenance

FirEmerald was first introduced to Metroid when he was given a copy of Zero Mission as a child. Out of the three games he owned at the time, he found it to be the most enjoyable, and eventually moved to discover more of the series. Later on, he found his favorite gaming series in the Metroid Prime trilogy and owns each title individually as well as the Metroid Prime Trilogy collection. He puts his enthusiasm for the franchise into the Minecraft mod Metroid Cubed as the current owner and developer. He first began work on maintaining the MDb website after the creation of the Metroid Dread game page in July 2021 and has since helped fix a few minor web issues.

TJ | Time worked: 1996 – 2006

Founder and Webmonster of the MDb

Of course this site would be nothing without TJ. Although he is no longer directly involved, we will always be grateful for his support and for founding this website. Please feel free to visit TJ’s retro game blog, Retro Game SuperHyper!

Asaic | Time worked: 1996 – 2004

Contributing Editor, Mapmaker

Asaic has been a diehard Metroid fan since the original game came out in 1987. He stumbled upon the Metroid Database the very day it went live in 1996 and he and TJ became fast friends. He was around back before sequence breaking was a thing, discussing ideas on the forums such as picking up Power Bombs early in Super Metroid. His creative outlet is creating maps for his favorite video games, and the Metroid series is no exception.

Devin | Time worked: 2006 – 2018

Site Editor, Music Archivist, Social Media Editor, Forum Administrator

Formerly known as “CapCom” throughout the lifespan of the MDb. Soon after his first introduction to the world of Metroid through Metroid II, Devin quickly absorbed Metroid and Super Metroid before stumbling on the MDb. After becoming closely involved in fan submissions, Metroid music recordings and remixes, TJ asked him to take over the reins of the site. Since then, he has concentrated on translations of interviews and manga and general Metroid lore. He currently teaches game design and game history.

Jesse D | Time worked: 2007 – 2014

Web Developer, Contributing Editor, Forum Administrator

Jesse is another very close friend of the site, who greatly assisted in development for the site’s previous design, which lasted for 10 years. Jesse also contributed greatly to our Bestiary. One of Jesse’s earliest websites can still be found online: Metroid 2 Secret Worlds!

Aurora Unit | Time worked: 2011 – 2014

Contributing Editor, Forum Moderator

Aurora Unit is a mysterious man who previously contributed to the blog posting staff for a time.

Rondus18 | Time worked: 2011 – 2017

Web Developer

Rondus18 assisted with the development of the Bestiary and was one of the lead site developers for the last 6 years. We’ll always be grateful for his contributions.

Apothem | Time worked: 2014 – 2017

Forum Moderator

Life long Metroid fan and frequent forumite since 2008, Apothem first came upon the MDb looking to make off with a few easy Metroid Prime 3 friend credits but was hooked by the sites excellent community full of awesome people. Proud owner of every original physical U.S. series release, franchise completionist, and amateur speed runner. Brought on in late 2014 to lend his signature verbosity – once constrained to the forums – to the MDb front page, dutifully reporting on any and all things even remotely Metroid related. Has a thing for geometry. Also recognizes the irony in the brevity of his own bio blurb.

Michael | Time worked: 2012 – 2018

Contributing Editor, Forum Moderator

Formerly known as “James Pierce” throughout the lifespan of the MDb. After spending a ridiculous amount of time posting various Metroid related news and cameos, Michael was added to the team in the later half of 2012. Michael’s first Metroid game was Corruption which captivated him with the intuitive controls, and another fan was born. Since then Michael has acquired every Metroid game except for Zero Mission, and hopes to get it someday. A big fan of tracking down cameos.

Jarrod | Time worked: 2017 – 2018

Web Developer, Social Media Editor

Jarrod has been a long time Metroid fan ever since Metroid 2. He is a die-hard fan of Metroid Prime and Super Metroid and makes sure to play them both at least once a year. He works as a web and database developer full time and spends free time playing Metroid, working with birds of prey at a local animal rehab center and playing Magic the Gathering and other collectible card games.

Matthew | Time worked: 2010 – 2020

Site Editor, Social Media Editor (Facebook)

Matt started his Metroid journey with Super Metroid. The atmosphere intertwined with the mesmerizing music was an instant hit with him. When he finished the games, he needed more and turned to creating fanfiction to do so before discovering an entire world of Metroid merchandise and fans among the MDb and joined shortly after it’s inception as a lurker among the original forum. Spending time as a forum moderator and scanlator for the Metroid Manga and some of the early Samus and Joey helped him to finally contribute something worthwhile to the Metroid community.

Lillith | Time worked: 2018 – 2021

Social Media Editor (Instagram), Discord Mod, Twitch Streamer

Lillith started her Metroid journey when her parents played the original game. Instead of Baby Mozart, Lillith listened to the various beam noises and wonderful soundtrack of the game in-utero. Her first video game was the critically-acclaimed Super Metroid, and as a child she pored over the official game guide until she memorized everything. Lillith wrote the Metroid fanfic “Virtual Reality” on the Nintendo nSider forums back in the day, and continues to doodle Metroid fan art on the daily. A self-proclaimed Samus fanatic, Lillith enjoys walks in the park and destroying alien scum.

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