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Tattoos of the Metroid series

Text by Infinity's End, Photos by MDb fans
11.30.07-present

In 2002, TJ Rappel, the webmaster of the Metroid Database, got the classic "S-logo" tattooed on his leg to celebrate his fandom of the Metroid series and the release of Prime and Fusion. The next year, I got a game tattoo: Link from Ocarina of Time on my right arm to celebrate my love for the Zelda series and the recent release of Wind Waker.

TJ had made this banner to show what he had done. There was even an ominous, "more coming soon" at the bottom. Unfortunately, time forgot about that promise... until now.

This year, an unprecedented event occurred. I met TJ (the first MDb-er to ever do so) a couple days before the 11th anniversary of the Metroid Database. With myself as a new crewmember, and the "rejuvenation" of the MDb in tow, I took a road trip to visit TJ at his profession in Oshkosh, WI, to have Samus tattooed on my left arm. The pictures do not do this work justice. If there was one person in the world that was fit to do this tattoo, it's TJ.

Though the idea and basic drawing for the tattoo was of my doing, the shading, coloring, and TJ's amazing vision brought Samus to life in the flesh like never before.

I am now a fan for life.

This feature is a celebration of those who have taken the plunge of designating a piece of their body to be forever etched with a symbol of the Metroid series. It is a perfect display of dedication for something that you love and the memories will be with you forever.

Owner: TJ Rappel Subject: Super Metroid S-Logo Year of Inking: 2002 Time Spent in Chair:??	Owner: Infinity's End Subject: Samus shooting Metroid Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: 3.5 hours	Owner: Jacob "Calico Jack" Barrons Subject: Super Metroid S-Logo Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour
Owner: "Anskiere" Subject: Super Metroid S-Logo Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours	Owner: Ashley Subject: Metroid Prime S-Logo Year of Inking: 2006 Time Spent in Chair: 45 min.	Owner: "Conyeezy" Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2008 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours
Owner: Alli Foster Subject: Super Metroid S-Logo Year of Inking: 2006 Time Spent in Chair: 45 min.	Owner: Rich "PerfectCr" Criado Subject: Metroid Prime Hunters Samus (part of hardcore gamer sleeve) Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: a long time!	Owner: Stephan Subject: Super Metroid S-Logo Year of Inking: 2006 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour
Owner: "Unfilter" Subject: Zero Mission Samus Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: 2.5 hours	Owner: Dan, aka "vissago" Subject: Prime style Metroid Year of Inking: 2007-8 Time Spent in Chair: 5+ hours Check out his Flickr Gallery for more photos!	Owner: Melanie O'Neal Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2005 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour
Owner:"casehate" Subject: Varia Samus Year of Inking: 2002 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours	Owner:???(if this is you, PLEASE LET US KNOW!) Subject: Prime style Samus and Metroid Year of Inking: ??? Time Spent in Chair: ???	Owner:???(if this is you, PLEASE LET US KNOW!) Subject: Zero Mission Samus Year of Inking: ??? Time Spent in Chair: ???
Owner:???(if this is you, PLEASE LET US KNOW!) Subject: Prime 2 style Samus Year of Inking: ??? Time Spent in Chair: ???	Owner: Sloan Reynolds Subject: Super Metroid Year of Inking: 2008 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours	Owner: Kent "Kraid Raid" Johnson Subject: Super Metroid S-logo Year of Inking: 2008 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours
Owner: George Georgulas Subject: Prime style Metroid and Phazon Suit Ball Year of Inking: 2008 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Malcom Torres Subject: Samus by Torokun Year of Inking: 2008 Time Spent in Chair: 7 hours Check out his Deviant Art Gallery for more photos!	Owner: Jonathan "Axion" Masiello Subject: Metroid Prime Hand Icons (Beam Weapons) Year of Inking: 2009 Time Spent in Chair: 45 min.
Owner: ??? (Tat done by Chris 51) Subject: Metroid 1 Samus Year of Inking: 2009 Time Spent in Chair:???	Owner: ??? (Tat done by Mike Guinn) Subject: Samus Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair:???	Owner: Michelle "Zadra" Perl Subject: Prime style S-logo Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour Check out her Deviant Art Gallery for ZSS cosplay!
Owner: Chris Popp Subject: Metroid Metal Metroid Year of Inking: 2009 Time Spent in Chair: 45 min.	Owner: Josh Subject: Prime style S-Logo Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour	Owner: Curu Dagor Subject: Chozo Statue with Headphones Year of Inking: ??? Time Spent in Chair: ???
Owner: Alexander Tabajdi Subject: Omega Ridley with Metroid Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Alexander Tabajdi Subject: Kraid Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Alexander Tabajdi Subject: Phazon Suit Samus with Metroid Year of Inking: 2009 Time Spent in Chair: 4.5 hours
Owner: Mauro Subject: S-Logo Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 5.5 hours	Owner: Travice Brown Subject: Samus with Super Metroid logo Year of Inking: 1998 Time Spent in Chair: ???	Owner: Steve Zerr (CptTuke) Subject: S-Logo Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 2.5 hours
Owner: Samus Williams (PhazonInfected) Subject: Zero Suit Samus Chest Logo Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours	Owner: Luke B. Subject: Metroid & NES Controller Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours	Owner: Matt Coulcher Subject: Metroid Japanese Logo Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: 1hr. 10min.
Owner: Peter Gray Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 7.5 hours	Owner: Sam Rowe Subject: S-Logo Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair: 1 hour	Owner: Lynore Subject: Samus Year of Inking: 2007 Time Spent in Chair: ?? hours
Owner: Robowski Subject: Samus Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Pachrique Subject: Metroid, Samus (based off art by Ivan Flores), and MP3 Corruption Ship Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair: 30 hours	Owner: Jerome Mayfield Subject: Ridley Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours
Owner: Mae Villaverde Subject: Chozo Statue with Ice Beam Year of Inking: 2011 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours	Owner: Michelle "Zadra" Perl Subject: Ridley from the MDb Bestiary Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Mindtank Subject: Tribal Chozo Statue Year of Inking: 2003 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hours
Owner: Adam Brown Subject: Custom Samus Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: ?? hours	Owner: SegataSanTony Subject: MZM Samus Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: 2.5 hours	Owner: Phazon Steel_x Subject: Stylized S Logo Year of Inking: 2010 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours
Owner: Zach Avery Subject: Metroid Redesign Year of Inking: 2012 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Garrett Wheeler Subject: Missile & Super Missile Year of Inking: 2013 Time Spent in Chair: 2hrs. & 3hrs.	Owner: Sam Rowe Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2013 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours
Owner: Julio Guerrero Subject: Mother Brain Year of Inking: 2013 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours	Owner: Brian Sackett Subject: Samus fighting Ridley Year of Inking: 2014 Time Spent in Chair: 9 hours	Owner: Sean Goffinet Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2014 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hours
Owner: Tannis "Kabutroid" Harder Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2013 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hours	Owner: Gwendolynn "Grimmyr" Derry Subject: Hunter Metroid from Metroid Prime Year of Inking: 2014 Time Spent in Chair: 2.5 hours	Owner: Patrick S. Subject: Ice Beam Year of Inking: 2014 Time Spent in Chair: 40 min.
Owner: Patrick "LordDirk" Stannard Subject: Samus's Arm Cannon Year of Inking: 2014 Time Spent in Chair: ~15-18 hrs. More Pics Here!	Owner: Eric "Zomberic" Cahue Subject: Samus & Baby Metroid Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 9.5 hrs.	Owner: Thomas Danforth Subject: Metroid Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hrs. Artwork by @JoshlegendTattoo
Owner: K. Cota Subject: Samus helmet with pixels Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hrs.	Owner: Roy "RoyboyX" Collins Subject: Screw Attack Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: .5 hrs.	Owner: Tyler Subject: Metroid Sleeve! Year of Inking: 2014-5 Time Spent in Chair: 20 hrs.
Owner: Stephanie Subject: Pixel-style Samus & Baby Metroid Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 20 hrs.	Owner: Alexandra Subject: Metroid Prime S-logo Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 2 hrs.	Owner: Rickard Ahlen Subject: stylized Metroid Year of Inking: ? Time Spent in Chair: ? hrs.
Owner: Jonathan Doan Subject: 8-bit Metroid & Katakana Year of Inking: 2013 Time Spent in Chair: 3+ hrs.	Owner: Mike Guinn Subject: Super Metroid Boss Statue Year of Inking: ongoing Time Spent in Chair: 7.5 hrs.	Owner: Brady Nissen Subject: Metroid Prime beam types Year of Inking: 2016 Time Spent in Chair: 3 hrs.
Owner: Korey Pyne Subject: Metroid II Style Samus Year of Inking: 2016 Time Spent in Chair: 6 hrs.	Owner: Shinjix2 Subject: Metroid Prime S-Logo Year of Inking: 2017 Time Spent in Chair: 1.5 hrs.	Owner: Chevaca Subject: Other M Samus & text: "My past is not a memory | It's a force at my back." Year of Inking: 2016 Time Spent in Chair: 20 hrs.
Owner: Jarrod Rizor Subject: Samus Year of Inking: 2017 Time Spent in Chair: 6.5 hrs.	Owner: Bkolosiej16 Subject: Metroid Prime Beam Hand Symbols Year of Inking: 2017 Time Spent in Chair: ~1 hr.	Owner: Alex "Crescent31" Veens Subject: Varia Suit Samus with 8-bit Metroids Year of Inking: 2016 Time Spent in Chair: 16 hrs.
Owner: Renan "hellupline" Traba Subject: Zero Mission Samus Year of Inking: 2015 Time Spent in Chair: 4 hrs.