[[Samus being a friend to nerds is an amazing headcanon that I support 100%. I'm just picturing some GF soldiers giving some research team a hard time until certified-BAMF Samus walks over and gives them a verbal smackdown. Does she mostly hang with the history nerds 'cuz of Chozo research, or is she friends with geeks in other fields as well?]]
it’s definitely a mixed pot! samus herself is very multidisciplinary, and that extends into the academics she interacts with. i would say that those in the history and anthropology fields geek over her the most; not only is she the last of the chozo, but she’s a human as well, and being a child of two worlds makes her more aware of certain details a native chozo would overlook or neglect to mention because they’re so normalized in their culture or history to the point of being ignored. those specializing in ancient civilizations both living and dead get excited by her a lot, as references to the chozo tend to pop up in the relics of other precursor races across the universe.
those with expertise in xenobiology and adjacent fields like her a whole lot too, some organizations or teams will put ‘bounties’ on specimens or samples they want her to collect for research, or will pay for her to run experiments in the field. it’s reassuring for some of them to know that their work is being handled by someone who understands it well enough where it won’t be mistreated. she has her own rules for what she will and won’t do ( no sentients, for example ), but she also collects her own samples and data as she explores planets and there are those who are eager to get their hands on that information, too.
there’s a sort-of cult that’s formed among academics from many different fields that would give literally anything to get their hands on samus’ powersuit. bio-mechanical engineers, particle physicists, nano engineers, quantum programmers, even some art historians... the list goes on. this group isn’t to be mistaken for those who have actually tried to capture samus for study or steal her suit, but rather they just tend to hover around her and ask questions, because they all know the chance of actually being able to run some tests on it is next to zero. probably got a group chat / forum somewhere where they all debate various theories of her suit, and share new ‘information’ they’ve gleaned. samus’ open nature with her own research and work does not extend to her powersuit, and much of the details about it remain a mystery.
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