This Giant Paper Samus Must Scare Off Burglars
Posted by James Newton
Postmen, milkmen unaffected
If you want an effective — though unbelievably time-consuming — way to ward off would-be burglars, a 6'10" paper model of Samus Aran would probably do the trick.
Flickr user IAmThatOneGuy (via Nintendo-Gamer) decided to recreate Samus in her Varia Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes out of just paper. As the papercraft is based on the bounty hunter's actual in-game polygon model, it's as close as you can get to a real life Samus standing in your home.
Hats off to you, IAmThatOneGuy.
[via flickr.com]
#1
RudyBelmont said:
I give that man my respect.
#2
Dev said:
Cool, it must've taken hours for him to make that. It would've been hours still if he colored it too. I imagine someone who have to be careful when around it, though, because a simple nudge might cause that Paper Samus to tumble apart. He did a nice job.
#3
Jamouse said:
It's only really encouraging me to rob him...
#4
RedBlueSpot said:
Too bad it's the Varia suit and not the Gravity suit. It will not do well under water.
#5
jibberldd5 said:
super paper metroid...
#6
Ulala said:
Paper Suit. Protects against nothing and very light weight, as if you were wearing nothing.
#7
Ulala said:
Lady Gaga wears many kinds of materials, and she could probably wear this to her next concert/music video.
#8
RedBlueSpot said:
The Paper Suit makes you jump high and you can use the wind to travel to distant places... and it scares off burglars.
#9
beatalLiToaD said:
GREAT !!
YOU FULFILED YOUR MISSION.
#10
PixelatedPixie said:
...but...I....ahm....HOW!?
#11
Late said:
Seen other papercrafts like this one. Write "life-size Link papercraft" in youtube's search panel. And this one is great too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m0R9yhYZSQ&feature=related
#12
ueI said:
He is that one guy to make such an ambitious papercraft.
#13
misswliu81 said:
that is amazing! props to him!
#14
jordandrako said:
Nobody here here heard of Cosplay? I'm doing the same thing on Alphonse Elric's armor to wear to cons.
#15
FonistofCruxis said:
Wow, that's awesome. It must have taken a lot of hard work to do.
#16
Late said:
@jordandrako: I'm sure most of us have heard of Cosplay but what has it to do with this? It's a paper Samus, you can't wear it.
#17
Deviant_Mugen said:
Too awesome, but if he was going to go with a suit from Echoes, the Dark or Light suit would've looked more impressive. Great job on this, though (now add color =P)...
#18
MeloMan said:
Wow.
#19
SkywardLink98 said:
O_O Wow. Someone has a little too much time on their hands... (Joking)
#20
CapedGodot said:
LawlOtherMjokes.
#21
Strongo9 said:
@RedBlueSpot If it were the varia suit model from Metroid Prime, I would say that it looks exactly like the gravity suit. That's not the case here though. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes had the even cooler gravity boost attachment for the dark suit.
#22
MagicEmperor said:
That's awesome.
The best thing about this paper Samus, though, is that it won't uncharacteristically freak out over Ridley, it won't fawn over Adam with stupid and dull monologues voiced by a mediocre actress, and it won't all around destroy the Metroid I love. This paper Samus has a better personality than the piece of sludge personality given to her by Yoshio, for Other M.
I'm sorry for not being temperate. Rude of me. All round, this is a great statue!
#23
Ulala said:
The Paper Suit main weakness is.... water,fire,stalagtites, or anything else. (Even sound)
#24
TheAmazingRaccoon said:
best title and subtitle ever. I am still smiling
#25
Rensch said:
The level of epicness in that is absurd!
#26
Henmii said:
Very cool!