It's REALLY frikkin' LATE...but hell...the drawing was actually started when it mattered...so there

HAPPY [belated] 25th ANNIVERSARY SAMUS AND METROID!

After seeing how Link & Co. got a massive celebration package (Ocarina remake, World Tour Orchestra, free Virtual Console downloads, etc) ...it kinda sucked that poor Samus & Co got a passing mention with the availability of Super Metroid for those who noticed on the VC.

So, its not much, but I wanted to celebrate in SOME way at least...

Oh, the cake the lil' metroid has for our beloved heroine...is a mango-lemon flavor cake with strawberries (to match the suit). The icing is falling apart since...well...its a metroid, not a pastry chef. There's also a lovely celebratory card XD

Enjoy! and don't forget METROID! cuz' it sure seemed that Nintendo isn't gonna be quick do to anything super special....

Metroid and all related characters and items are (C) Nintendo
this illustration (C) Alfred Pangkerego

Addendum:
-Utensils- .5 non-photo blue leads, .5 standard lead mechanical pencil, assorted Prismacolor markers, Photoshop
-Working Time- 2 hrs. penciling, 1 hr. inking and cleanup, 10 mins. Photoshopping. Total: 3 hrs. and 10 mins.